Flicka and the Wildcat Spell Ties Fortunes and Hearts
Ken McLaughlin chooses Rocket’s filly Flicka over a yearling and bonds with her as his father, a retired officer, frets over schooling. After Flicka is injured Ken carers for her, sparking family conflict and new affection. Nell seeks escape via a town movie as tensions rise.
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Ken McLaughlin
Wyoming
Rocket
Ken
Flicka
Corral
Nell
Night Ride and Deserted Home on the Lincoln Highway
Nell escapes to Cheyenne enjoying neon lights and a Rogers and Astaire film. At the ranch Rob comforts her after a wildcat encounter, then Ken faces school plans and Flicka’s rapid illness. The tale tracks rural labor, looming trouble, and a filly's decline as autumn nears.
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Lincoln Highway
Nell
Cheyenne
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Goose Bar Ranch
Rob
Ginny Simms Honored by Purple Heart Group 1945
Western Union News reports Ginny Simms, star of Johnny Presents, made an honorary member of the Order of the Purple Heart for 1945 after touring veterans' hospitals in New Mexico and Texas. She performed 88 shows for wounded servicemen and replied to a proposal request with a cheerful yes. The piece also notes 20 ace stunt men in The Spanish Main and Harold Lloyd hosting NBC Comedy Theater before joining Preston Sturges in a new film.
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Inny Simms
Ginny
New Mexico
Texas
RKO
Harold Lloyd
NBC
Preston Sturges
Lloyd
Stars and Stardom Shine in Christmas Camp Shows
Luke Cosgrove marks his 82nd birthday with cake as crew note a Christmas screen show for 82 GIs featuring The Princess and the Pirate with Bob Hope. Nancy Porter eyed for South Seas musical leads while Marlene Dietrich inspires Danny Thomas news. Jennifer Jones gears up for Love Letters and Duel in the Sun alongside Gregory Peck. Sam Grenza narrates navy training film after FBI clearance, and Marie McDonald inks five year pact for technicolor features.
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Samuel Goldwyn
Bob Hope
Overseas
Motion Picture Service
Army Pictorial Service
Hope
Marlene Dietrich
France
Sam Jacobs
Sam
Danny Thomas
Dietrich
Marlene
Danny
Household Cleaning Tips From a Past Era
Quick practical hints cover washing clothes and walls, rug handling, brick hearth cleaning, and making a simple shower cap from an oiled silk cover. Also includes advice on flourishes like sealing a card table top with linoleum after cleaning and oiling.
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Ry Mary Chara
Gus
Guernsey
Studebaker
Mr. Gibson
Howard
Tim
McLaughlin
Western Newsp
Virginia Vale
South Pacific
Ginny Simms
Luke Cosgrove
Ministry of Fear
Ray Milland
Marjorie Reynolds
Dorothy Lamour
Nancy Porter
Isle of Tabu
Nancy
Jennifer Jones
Joseph Cotten
Paramount
Gregory Peck
Cluny Brown
Fox
Ernst Lubitsch
Walter Grenza
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy
FBI
Frank
Wilson
U. S. Secret Service
Mystery Theater
Paul Douglas
Ed Wynn
Fox Movietone News
Marie McDonald
International Pictures
Rother
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Aunt Sassie
Debbie Peters
Sassie
S.A.S
Debbie
Royal S.A.S
Standard Brands Inc
Grand Central Annex
New York 17
Aay Say
Tom Yop Tid