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Cover Girl Shines on Normandy Beachhead Post Invasion
Columbia's technicolor film Cover Girl, featuring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly, was the first movie shown to troops on the Normandy front after D-Day on June 16, according to Col. E. L. Munson. The article also notes career moves of several actors and upcoming productions across major studios.
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