The Man Who Came to Dinner on Screen at Warner Bros
Warner Brothers transfers The Man Who Came to Dinner from stage to screen with witty lines and a picked cast led by Monty Woolley. Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan shine as a chaotic household erupts in satire with eccentric guests and madcap hijinks. A Technicolor Ballet Russie short accompanies the feature.
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Jimmy Durante
Grant Mitchell
Billy Burke
Elisabeth Fraser
George Barbier
Leonide Massine
Ballet Russe
Galle Parisienne
Dennis R. Smith
Mrs Manville No. 5 Gets Speedy Divorce
Reno dispatch reports Bonita Edwards wife No. 5 of Tommy Manville obtained a divorce after hobbling into court on crutches. The ski accident left her with a fractured ankle. Married November 18 1941 at Ridgefield Connecticut they separated 17 days later following an undisclosed cash settlement. She alleges extreme cruelty during their marriage.
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Tommy Manville
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Cupid Bows to Defense in Painesville Schools
In Painesville Ohio on January 22 boys and girls at McKinley schools will skip Valentine cards and instead donate their usual spending on romantic tokens to buy defense bonds, redirecting a school tradition toward a patriotic fund drive.
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Weekend theater listings mix glow with classic gems
The amusements guide presents modern musicals in Technicolor such as Louisiana Purchase with Vera Zorina and Bob Hope, No Hands on the Clock with Chester Morris, and The Man Who Came to Dinner with Bette Davis and Monty Woolley. It also features How Green Was My Valley, That Hamilton Woman, The Chocolate Soldier, and star pairings including Vivien Leigh, Spencer Tracy, and more in varied venues across town.
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Victor Moore
Chester Morris
Ohio
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Ann Sheridan
Jimmy Durante
Palace
Walter Pidgeon
Maureen O’hara
Donald Crisp
Anna Lee
Roddy McDowell
Green Was
My Valley
McKinley
Vivien Leigh
Dancer Julie Bryan to Head Grand Show
Julie Bryan known as the Ziegfeld girl leads the Grand theater burlesque bill opening Friday. The lineup features Slats Taylor Bennie Moore Ermaine Parker Lorraine Lee Elsa Greenwell with Billy Earle and Palmer Cote as straight men. Midnight shows begin Friday and run each night with matinees on Fri Sat Sun at 12 15 a m.
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Bennie Moore
Grand Theater
Ermaine Parker
Lorraine Lee
Elsa Greenwell
Billy Earle
Palmer Cote
Grand
World stamps bring wartime issues from Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula delivers two revised stamps from Perak and Pahang in new colors and designs, printed in London and arriving before occupation. A brown 1 value Free French Equatorial Africa tuberculosis issue funds De Gaulle. Argentina issues Lavalle commemorative, Serbia overprint, Dominican Republic postal stamps, and Swiss League of Nations stamp to be withdrawn by end of 1942.
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Real Estate Boards Study Multiple Listing Plan
Walter Fox of Akron reviewed the Akron Real Estate Board's listing system at a Canton Real Estate Board luncheon at the Courtland hotel. He described how such a voluntary plan spreads exclusive listings among brokers, broadens options for sellers and buyers, and enhances property choices through shared listings. Canton plans to form a committee to study systems used by other boards and report back.
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Ralph Cook
C. A. Seran
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Ann Frazer
George Missig
Akron Board
Louisville Rotary Aims Highlight Club Meeting
Rev Roland Luhman district governor urged Louisville Rotary members to lift ideas and work higher. He spoke on The Place of Rotary in This Modern World. M R Bixler named chairs for the February 16 17 benefit play at the high school auditorium with Amos Haider Pat Shoemaker Lawrence Rebillot Don Lothamer and Bernard Schrader in key roles and all members serving on committees.
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Pat) Shoemaker
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Don Lothamer
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California scientist unveils curved sun dial
A California scientist demonstrates a sun dial with curved hour lines where the shadow of the pointer marks hours and minutes, offering a novel approach to tell time using the sun.
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