Midtown Vignette and Times Square Ticker Bits
A collage of social snatches from Manhattan and Times Square era chatter. Notes on Fannie Brice’s son Billy, Berlin debutante Mary, club quips at the 66 Club, and remarks by Gleason and Berle. Silly banter, film gossip, and wartime social observations mix with political gripes about absenteeism and postwar resignations.
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Manhattan
Fannie Brice
Billy
Peeman
Mary Fit
Berlin
Deb
Irving Berlina
Murray
Ti Donald
H. Ford I
West Sind Street
Milton
Times Square
Duke Elington
Samson
Vincent Sheean
Chums
Salerno
Doug Fairbanks
John Steinbeck
Mussolini
Isle of
Ponza
FDR church attendance tale and playful quip
A fragment recounts a morning phone call to the rector of President Roosevelt’s church in Washington regarding the President’s church attendance. The rector notes he cannot promise a specific guest but says they trust God to draw a good crowd. A humorous aside on a magician’s trick precedes the piece.
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Polar Bear Club
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Fdr
Chretien
Presiming
Roosevelt
Washinton
Vic
Kate Smith stage mentor Ted Collins shapes stars
Producer Ted Collins, famed for Kate Smith tours and Speaks, is a renowned talent finder. His eye launched Abbott and Costello and other acts, as he previews tunes, mentors aspiring performers, and notes Kate Smith’s rare gift of perfect pitch. He cites Kate and Bing Crosby as natural singers.
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ED Collins
Kate Smith
Kate
Abbott and Costello
Ruaily Vottee
Alditch Palmily
Tommy Kites
Betty Lou
Ecores
Ted Collins
Bing Crosby
Tommy Dorsey
March of Time to Release Challenge to Hollywood
The March of Time unveils Challenge to Hollywood, highlighting British filmmakers aiming for larger, more dynamic pictures to win world audiences. Their $5,000,000 Caesar and Cleopatra is pitched as the project with the strongest prospect.
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March of Time
Hollywood
Barry Wood Skips Deer Hunt With Deerless Connecticut Farm Visit
Barry Wood a singing star from Johnny Presents spends winter weekends at his Connecticut farm with wife and three daughters. He relaxes hunts and cooks venison but Connecticut law bans deer hunting so he hunts pheasant instead. It is unclear if he does the cooking.
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Barry Wood
Johnny
Connecticut
Barry
Portrait of Maria and Hollywood Buzz in Brief
Dolores Del Rio stars in Portrait of Maria produced in Mexico and released in the U S by MGM International Films with English subtitles. Also noted are TV and film tidbits about Duffy’s Tavern history and cast updates from Oscar Levant Joe Louis Roy Rogers Jimmy the raven and Henry Carmichael in upcoming or recent projects.
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Dolores del Rio
Portrait of
Maria
Mexico
MGM International Films
Duffy's
Williamsport
Duffy
Radio
Archie
Oscar Levant
Humoresgie
Joe Louis
Joe Palooka
Champ
Roy Rogers
Jie
Trigger
Jimmy
Republic
Henry Carmichael
RKO
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Jackie Glen
Vince Curran
Vilage
Gleason
O'Dwyer
Nateh
Vince
Fred Allen
Claudette Colbert
Bob Hope
Petrilla
South Pacific
Brotherhood of Man
Theodore’s
Lissen
Ruban Bleu
Veriwell
Pelham Heath Inn
Leone's
Howie's
R. Hannegan
Jesse Jones
Lord Halifax
Chas. Ox
Emily Hatin
Japan
Goering
Billy Rose
Lawrence Dilworth
Vincent Vannone
North Bergen
N. J
San Antonio
Kyle MacDonnell
New York
Texas
Mollie Wyndham-Quin
Robert Cecil
Westminster Abbey
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
G.ls
Toler New Age
Virginia Vale
Virginia Maya
Datiny Kate
the Kid From
Brooklyn
Sam
Uel Goldwyn
Fred Derry
William Wyler
Birmingham General Hospital
Danny Kaye
Jack Carson
Jack Benny
Red Skelton
Joe E. Brown
Eddie Bracken
William Bendix
Virginia
Toyewritere
Sofes
Giy
ANT Fon Company
U.S
Vicks
Scott
Scotts
Reese Sie
Dean
Doans
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