Movie News and Industry Notes From 1947 Era
The feature reviews discuss Warner Brothers casting Dennis Morgan and the challenges of portraying Lillian Russell in a stage worthy film. Debora Kerr’s daughter Melanie Jane Bartley arrives, and Oscar Derby plans are set for March 20 at Shrine Auditorium. Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby lead rural fans’ year end picks, with The Yearling named best picture and a top 10 list highlighting The Jolson Story and Life With Father among others.
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Academy of Motion . Picture, Arts and Sciences
Shrine Auditorium
Hollywood
Looers
Ingrid Bergman
Bing Crosby
Country Gentleman
Claudette Colbert
June Allyson
Greer Garson
Jeanne Crain
Gregory Peck
Cornel Wilde
Alan Ladd
van Johnson
Jolson
Egg
Ruth
Margie
Film Timetable for LOEWS STATE and Paramount listings
The page lists showtimes for LOEWS STATE Captain from Castile Good News Tycoon and other titles at LOEWS STRAND and Empire, with varying afternoon and evening slots. Times include 08 2 54 4 45 76 10 27 1 299 and 21 15 1 43 4 11 6 56 940 12, reflecting a dense newspaper timetable.
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Castile
Empire
Loew’s Strand
Loew’s Strand—Killer MeCoy,” 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10, 1:10. Eckel
Marine's League Hosts New Year Party at Club Rooms
Members of the Marine Corps League sponsor a New Year’s Eve party tonight at 8:30 in the club rooms at 622 North State Street. There will be dancing and refreshments. Commandant Richard Lawless announced the next league meeting for January 12. Marine veterans may obtain bonus applications at the club rooms.
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Marine Corps League
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Richard Lawless
Mrs Leard Wins Spur Jingle Contest First Prize
Mrs Leard BP Leard of 205 Searlwynrd wins the $500 first prize in the Spur jingle contest sponsored by Canada Dry Bottling Co of Syracuse Inc. Second prize went to Mrs May E Hensberry of 608 Tompkins St for a Philco console radio phonograph combination. Third prize awarded to Mrs George R Smith of 994 Burnet Ave for a streamlined Rollfast bicycle.
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Stuart BP. Leard
Searlwynrd
Canada Dry Bottling Co
Syracuse, Inc
Hollywood producers plan on location shoots with Horizon Productions
John Huston and Sam Spiegel announce Horizon Productions to shoot films on location, starting with The Idiot. Jules Buck joins from Mark Hellinger. Space rented at Santa Goldwyn studio signals a new year start. Hollywood stars travel, Merlyn Leroy and Kitty head to New York January 5 for a viewing of Command Decision and Annie Get Your Gun. Bing Crosby plans a long trip with Dixie as his radio show runs to March 17. John Wayne ill, John Carroll remains in favor for Western roles amid Romance of the Gaucho. Crosby jewels and holiday glow noted.
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Huston
Spiegel
Jules Buck
Mark Hellinger
Sant. Goldwyn
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New York
Mervin Leroyn
Kitty
Mervyn
Clark Gable
Paul Kelly
Gable
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John Wayne
Hal Young
Republic
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Bing Crosby
Dixie
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Anthony Quinn
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Joe Yule
Dale Carnegie
Arthur Murray
Robert Mitchum
Jane Greere East
Jean Peters
Cesar Romero
John Sutton
Lee
Antonio Lee Thomas Gomez
Alan Monbra
Barbara Lawrence
George Zucco
Roy Roberts
Marc Lawrence
Lamar Trott
Samual Shetleberg
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Marine’s League
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Pretty Able Citizen
Sam Spiegel
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