Stromboli sparks nationwide uproar over Bergman star
Hollywood reports film Stromboli stirs controversy as Bergman headlines trigger protests. An Ohio theater chains refuse to book Bergman titles while J P Fineran’s chain denounces films starring discredited figures. Memphis censor Lloyd Binford bans Bergman films in his jurisdiction. A Long Beach church group urges a national boycott and an Akron theater replaces Bergman with And Baby Makes Three.
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NBA
Stromboli
Ingrid Bergmen
Roberto Rossellini
Bergman
Hollyood Film Labs
REO
Columbus
Ind
J. P. Fineran
Syndicate Theaters, Inc
Midwest
J.P
Lloyd T. Binford
Memphis, Tenn
Long Beach
Calif
Women of America
Akron, O
Ingrid
Great Showmanship Lauded In Samson
Hollywood praise for Cecil B. DeMille s Samson and Delilah lauds its showmanship and prewar spectacle. Viewers and Paramount stockholders are urged to celebrate a film touted as the era s strongest entertainment since Gone With the Wind. DeMille predicts future Bible adaptations.
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NEA
Cecil B. DeMille
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C. B
Harpo Marx Prepares Silent Road Tour With Pantomime Act
Hollywood reports Harpo Marx rehearses a coast to coast road tour featuring a pantomime act with recordings, orchestra, sound effects, whistling and animal noises while he remains silent. Katharine Hepburn to return to film work this summer in another comedy with Tracy and others in the cast of As You Like It.
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Hollywood
NEA
Harpo
Hepburn
Film Hollywood
MGM
Katharine Hepburn
S, Tracy
Tom
Dick and
Harriet
Katie
Groucho Marx on Hollywood and a Certain Individual
Groucho Marx criticizes a particular figure in Hollywood noting he dislikes her and asserts he never will change his opinion. The brief remark reflects his candid, sharp wit about the film industry.
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Hollywood
NEA
Groucho Marx
McKinley High Annual Production Embraces Variety Show
McKinley Junior High presents a Friday night variety show directed by Miss Ruth Irvin and Mrs. Ruth Shankey. Eight boys perform tumbling on mats and trampoline, followed by two one act plays about the Maxwell family with young cast members and musical interludes by Richard Jones and Pete Carruthers.
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McKinley Junior High School
Ruth Irvin
Ruth Shankey
Merle Williams
McKinley
Connie Maxwell
Barbara Scott
Kay Adams
Pete Carruthers
Coralee Weikel
Peg~igy Cox
Dorothy Potter
Virginia Schwall
Carol Maire
Richard Jones
Robert Spaulding
Lacy King
Dorsey Blankenship
Ralph Bush
Robert Wellman
David Willight
Howard Watson
Harvey Mason
Maxwell Family
Wilbur
Bill Hilz
Connie
Mrs. Maxwell
Juanita Brewer
Betty Lou
Susan Rugo
Mr. Maxwell
Benny Weaver
Jan Sterling Rising Star Through Born Yesterday Path
Jan Sterling rose from New York society to stage fame in Born Yesterday after Garson Kanin dubbed her with the “dumbest face” line. She later gained Hollywood notice, signing with Paramount and starring in Union Station while aiming for strong character roles over ingénues.
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Erskine Johnson
NEA
Hollywood
Jan Sterling
New York
Garson Kanin
Jan
Billy Dwan
Chicago
Judy Holliday
Broadway
Judy
Ezz
Alan Ladd
United State Mail
Columbia
Paramount
Union
William Holden
Paris
London
Rio de Janeiro
Fay Compton
Studio of Dramatic Arts
England
Kanin
Warner Brothers Broaght
Ballet Swimming Act For Esther Williams
Esther Williams performs a ballet swimming routine for The Duchess of Idaho. She ascends a bridge then glides down a slide into the water as Jack Donohue cues from poolside. In rehearsal all looked fine but on camera she begins slightly off-center.
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Esther Williams
Duchess of Idaho
Jack Donohue
Esther
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