Mrs Miniver and stars in wartime cinema notes
Virginia Vale surveys wartime film notes and industry chatter. She highlights Mrs Miniver as a standout war picture, praises its direction by William Wier and acting, and notes its tribute to American women. The column also covers actors Buddy Clark Alan Ladd Gary Cooper Ronald Colman Eric Blore Warren Hull and others, with career moves and war work details.
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Mrs. Miniver
William Wier
Greer Garson
Ronald Colman
Ypres
Messines
Mons
Navy men prefer Camels over gob insult remedy
A Navy oriented ad states sailors hate the term gob and favor Camels. It notes soldiers and Coast Guard also buy Camels from service stores and local dealers feature Camel cartons for sending to armed forces members, urging immediate purchase.
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Buddy Clark
RKO
Lucille Ball
Victor Mature
Peter Lind Hayes
Arnold Stang
Mature
Alan Ladd
New York
Paramount
Joan Crawford
Christina
Russell Hoyt
North Carolina
Hollyswood
Gary Cooper
San Francisco Seals
Lefty O’doul
Yankees
Eric Blore
Panount
Mary Martin
London
Hollywood
Warren Hull
Parks Johnson
Alexandria
Ph Baker
Newygeem
James F. Ballard
Int
St. Louis, Mo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Dean
Doan
National Llood
Baltimore
ED Wheelan
Myra
ED Weei
Hal
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Merrill
Gene Byrnes
Lala Palooza
J. Millar Wait
Rube Goldberg
Rufus Pickens
Sax
Vincent
Lissen
Rufus
Loros
Frank Jay Markey
Mrs. Owen
Fleischmann
Susan
Madison Aves
Lang Armstrong
the Neighborhood League
Gloyas Williams
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