Mexican intrigue and a tuscan plot unfolds in Mexico City
Colonel Flag and the U S intelligence chief G 2 fear 200000 European troops may strike across the border. Benning gathers Fincke’s confidences about Van Hassel while maneuvering to glimpse the enemy’s headquarters map and tap critical intelligence. A tense dinner introduces Bravot, a disguised Gaujos, as Benning’s memory links past deception to present danger.
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Flagwill
U. S. Intelligence Department
G-2
Mexico
United States
Con
Benning
Fincke
van Hassel
Palace
Alameda
Jalisco
Mexico City
Bravot
Washington
van Hasselt
Bromlitz
Himmelcreuz
Air Corps
van Hassek
Europe
Sergeant Gaujos
Masquerade in Mexico City Reveals French Agent Plot
Captain Benning, posing as Bromlitz, infiltrates Mexican HQ to verify Bravot spy ring. A French operative, Lucette Ducos, arrives to complicate the ruse as Van Hasselt presses for Benning’s exact role in the deception.
Mexico Mission Gains Dangerous Allies
Benning secures a position among Van Hasselt's troops and teams with Mlle Ducos to extract intelligence. They pose as lovers while sharing notes on Van Hasselt's air bases in Tamaulipas and a growing fleet, with Bromlitz at large and Bromlitz's escape blamed on a mistaken embassy secretary.
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Mademoiselle
Mexico
Heinie
van Hassel
Benning
Alameda
van Hasselt
Bromlitz
Vincennes
Vera Cruz
Ducos
Avenida Hidalgo
Colonel Bravot
Mlle. Ducos
Air Service
Mexico City
Jesus Maria
Mile
Tamaulipas
Boggio
Stu Insignia
Screen Radio Notes on Reed Hadley and Casting Buzz
Virginia Vale reports Reed Hadley, praised by Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, is being groomed for The Uniform at Metro with no test required after an interview with Clarence Brown. He is also cast in Man From the City with Robert Sterling and Marsha Hunt as Ray Milland joins Reap the Wild Wind by Cecil B. DeMille. John Wayne stars as a sea captain in Technicolor with Milland.
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Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
Reed Hadley
Texas
New York
Hollywood
Miss Lombard
Gable
Hadley
Clarence Brown
Metro
Rosalind Russell
Brown
Robert Sterling
Paul Kelly
Marsha Hunt
Ray Milland
Cecil B. DeMille
Florida
Milland
Charleston
John Wayne
Screen tests costly in Hollywood, says Harold Lloyd director
Richard Wallace explains screening costs from 1500 to 3000 dollars for a screen test. A candidate is flown to Hollywood, makeup, hair, wardrobe, and a crew are assigned, an experienced actor paired opposite, and salaries for crew accrue, with the risk the candidate may be unsatisfactory.
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Richard Wallace
Harold Lloyd
RKO
Hollywood
George Raft Changes Wardrobe for Manpower Role
George Raft, known for lavish wardrobes, buys twenty two fifty suits for a power line man part in Warner Bros Manpower. Humprey Bogart was to co star with Raft and Marlene Dietrich but Raft refused to appear. Ida Lupino also resisted Bogart for The Gentle People. Warners offered a large role in Bad Men of Missouri which he declined, leading to suspension.
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George Raft
Warner Bros
Humphrey Bogart
Raft
Marlene Dietrich
Ida Lupino
Mr. Bogart
Warners
Missouri
Director John Loveton tightens mob scene rules at theater
John Loveton producer of The Court of Missing Heirs enforces sane words in mob scenes. He recalls a radio drama mishap where silence caused his voice to blurt Gobble Gobble Gobble. Now a director he punishes unsensible murmurs and requires meaningful background chatter.
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John Loveton
the Court of Missing Heirs
Veronica Lake Star Sparks Harlow Garbo Comparisons
Paramount touts Veronica Lake as a new sensation coined as sultry and blonde, drawing parallels to Jean Harlow Clara Bow and Greta Garbo after her feature in I Wanted Wings. Critics praise her impact more for appearance than acting.
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Paramount
Jean Harlow
Clara Bow
Veronica Lake
Greta Garbo
New York
Miss Lake
Film and TV Notes on Universal and RKO Lineup
Universal picks up an option on Baby Sandy's one week old brother for screen services. The F B I 1941 screens on March of Time focuses on espionage prevention. Mutual presents The People's Playhouse sketches from public ideas. Parachute Battalion stars Robert Preston Nancy Kelly and Harry Carey at RKO. Tommy Harmon appears in Harmon of Michigan on screen.
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Universal
Baby Sandy
March of Time
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mutual
People’s Playhouse
RKO
Parachute Battalion
Robert Preston
Nancy Kelly
Harry Carey
Tommy Harmon
Harmon
Michigan
Nitrogen Needs Of Orchards In Spring Time
Extension horticulturist E F Serr explains how nitrogen availability in soil drives spring growth in fruit trees. He notes pale foliage with low nitrogen, the seasonal low in early spring, and the impact of late cover crops on nitrogen access, highlighting peaches as especially responsive to soil nitrogen fluctuations.
Broody Chickens Raise Calls for Quick Nest Cleanup
New Jersey agriculture expert J C Taylor of Rutgers warns that broodiness lowers profits in poultry. Removing broody birds to pens, inspecting pens nightly, and avoiding feed restriction are key to preventing losses.
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J. C. Taylor
New Jersey College of Agriculture
Rutgers University
Taylor
Sudan safe pasture if caution is used
Veterinarians report little danger of prussic acid poisoning from feeding Sudan grass alone to cattle. Tests show no poisoning cases with Sudan alone, but sorghum or cane mixtures can be risky. Use caution when mixing with other feeds to avoid potential harm.
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Sudan
W. L. Boyd
University Farm
St. Paul
Doan
Feeding Iodine to Cattle for Dairy Herds
Practical methods to supplement iodine in cattle diets include mixing one ounce of potassium iodide with 300 pounds of salt, pre-mixing with eight ounces of slaked lime or cornstarch. An alternative uses iodine tablets from veterinary supply houses dissolved in water as directed.
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Henri
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Lucette
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
E. F. Serr
University of California
Chandlers
Chandler Distributors
N. 4Th
St.Louis
Mo. Steel & Wire Co
N. Broadway
St. Louis
STFEL
ST. Louis Iron & Supply CO
S. E. Corner
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Wellington
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