Variety Poll Seeks Ten Worst Films of 1920
Variety will run a national poll to pick the ten worst pictures of 1920. Editor Abel Green cites noted remakes and misfires like The Great Profile and Gold Rush Maisie, while other contenders include Earthbound and The Man Who Talked Too Much. Public nominations welcome.
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Litvak Signs Two-Year Warner Producer-Director Pact
Hollywood filmmaker Anatole Litvak has agreed to a two year contract as a Warner Brothers producer director. His forthcoming project is the motion picture King's Row.
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Neighborhood Theaters and Select Listings
A jumble of theater names and film titles appears, listing Acme Avon Elmwood and Manhattan venues with numerous movie pairs such as All This and Heaven Too Lady Must Live Golden Fleecing Girls of the Road and Boom Town plus West with the Peppers and Argentine Nights.
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Diana Barrymore Makes Broadway Bow in The Romantic Mr. Dickens
Diana Barrymore 19, member of the theater’s royal family, debuted on Broadway in The Romantic Mr. Dickens. She described feeling galvanised with horror after the show, held her mother Michael Strange’s hand, and voiced bright thrills about acting as her life. Her role mirrored the family’s famed love drama, contrasting with Elaine Barrie’s prior portrayal.
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Expert declarer defends to protect stoppers in contract bridge
A detailed card play analysis of a South dealer match point deal shows how the expert declarer foresees dangers, protects heart stoppers, and communicates between hands. The play involves choosing the club route to establish five clubs, two diamonds, one heart, and one spade, securing the three no trump contract against East's opening heart four. The article contrasts expert logic with average play and notes the danger of spade shifts and dummy misreads.
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Bergman Loaned to M G M for Rage in Heaven
Hollywood reports Selznick will loan Ingrid Bergman to M G M to co star with Robert Montgomery in Rage in Heaven. Bergman is the third top Selznick femme to work at other studios, with Joan Fontaine and Vivien Leigh also engaged on new projects. Ruth Hussey rises with a salary boost as she joins The Vanishing Virginian via Rebecca Williams, while Roy Rogers previews Border Legion with a coast to coast broadcast and a Cocoanut Grove square dance at the Ambassador tonight.
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10 Keith Tickets Offered Winners Of Slang Contest
Ten pairs of guest tickets to Tin Pan Alley opening Thursday at Keiths will be awarded to the first 10 entrants submitting correct answers to a slang quiz by RKO Schine. Questions cover mythical streets, Mazda Lane and several slang meanings. Entries must be mailed to RKO Schine Keiths Theater Syracuse by midnight Saturday.
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Babes on Broadway Musical Planned by Hollywood-Republic
Hollywood-Republic Pictures plans a large scale musical film titled Babes on Broadway with an early cast including Mary Lee Lois Ranson Jane Frazee and June Johnson.
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The Long Voyage Home at Sea Drama Showtimes
Movie listings show The Long Voyage Home starring Thomas Mitchell and John Wayne with times 12 50 3 57 7 03 10 09. Also featured are Father is a Prince with Grant Mitchell Nana Bryant and Arms and the Men U S A at RKO Paramount with multiple showings.
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Dr Kildare's Crisis Promises Medical Drama on Screen
The film blends science and emotion in Dr Kildare's Crisis featuring Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day with guest Robert Young. A standout is the human heart shown breathing on an X ray screen using new technique.
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Bouncer and Lady Renamed as The Bouncer and the Lady
The 20th Century Fox film It's Bouncer and Lady has been rereleased under the new title The Bouncer and the Lady. The change updates promotional materials and listings for the comedy drama feature.
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Fitzers Buy Elks Temple in Syracuse Property Deal
Morris and Mitchell Fitzer, Syracuse theater operators, acquire the four story Elks Temple at 125 South Clinton Street from Eagan Real Estate for Domicile Realty. They plan a bowling alley on the third and fourth floors and use the second floor auditorium for theater in conjunction with the Rivoli Theater. The Elks temple, home to Syracuse Lodge 31 BPOE, was dedicated September 7 1909 and has served continuously until about five years ago.
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