Unexpected Names Lead Box Office Attractions
A Hollywood readers poll highlights top box office lures led by Gregory Peck Ingrid Bergman Robert Mitchum Cary Grant Bette Davis Bing Crosby Joan Crawford Barry Fitzgerald Rosalind Russell Jimmy Stewart Runners up include Paul Henreid John Garfield Ray Milland Lana Turner Dana Andrews Joan Caulfield Orson Welles Katharine Hepburn Ronald Colman Elena Verdugo signs with Paul Kohner Maureen O Hara to England with Bronwyn for Britannia Mews Kirk Douglas stars in My Dear See Bob Preston to earn more for Blood on the Moon Dinah Shore moves to TV with a film short A Day With Dinah Rita Hayworth and Bob Schiffer linked Dinah O Keefe shifts to tougher roles Dennis O Keefe in Raw Deal Brian Donlevy MGM one picture a year deal
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Kiss Length Decided By Professor on Film Set
Hollywood report says Dr. Franklin Fearing, a psychology professor, settled a debate over kiss length for the movie Accused. Director William Dieterle pushed for long clinches while Loretta Young favored quick kisses, leading to a four and a half second sizzler that was finally approved.
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William Dieterle
Loretta Young
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Hollywood Authors Never Write Of Familiar Scenes
Hollywood reporters note writers lack firsthand knowledge of settings in film scripts. Teddi Sherman, a New York trained writer, produces westerns at Enterprise Studio while admitting no real outdoor experience and preferring to remove guns from her scripts. She cites research on frontier towns and western slang as her method.
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Enterprise
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Rooney Divorce Settlement Ties Up Wide Cash For Kids
Betty Jane Rose Rooney testified at an uncontested divorce in Hollywood claiming Mickey Rooney ordered her to Alabama. She secured more than 125000 in property and support including 100000 over ten years 25000 for a house and 5000 yearly for two children ages 3 and 17 months plus guaranteed education funding. She described his volatile temper and constant presence of young men at home.
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Mickey Rooney
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Betty Jane Rose Rooney
Rooney
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Mickey, Jr
Timothy
Diamond Brooch Worth 50000 Stolen At Club
Hollywood police questioned waiter Paul Badlegar who said he found the 50,000 diamond brooch on the nightclub floor and hid it thinking no stone so large could be real. Joan Crawford reported the loss at the station after dancing with her escort attorney Greg Bautzer.
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Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Paul Badlegar
Miss Crawford
Greg Bautzer
Bearded Men Prepare for Silver Creek Centenary Pageant
In Silver Creek New York about 150 men grow beards for the village 100th anniversary on June 15 to portray village fathers in a historical pageant. Worldwide 837 vessels launched last year included 530 motorships with nearly half built in Northern Ireland and Britain.
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Silver Creek
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New York
Northern Ireland
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