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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1942

Page

23

Midnight Show Features Barrymore and Donlevy in War Drama

A double feature at the SaYY midnight show presents Diana Barrymore and Brian Donlevy in a melodramatic mystery with a murder plot, sabotage conspiracy, and a climactic chase. The cast includes John Hubbard and Martha O Driscoll in Youth On Parade, with Lynn and Miss Bennett in Law of the Tropics scenarios.

Hollywood Diana Barrymore Brian Donlevy Rince Miss Barrymore Philip MacDonald Henry Daniels Donlévy John Hubbard Martha O'Driscoll Lynn Miss Bennett Jersey City Roxy Lucky i Jin x Falkenburg Yma Enoch Ellery Queen Garet Lindsay William, Gargan Fearee Sanders Jane Randolph Alaska Jean Parker Feareeres Lyne Tropics Constante Bennett Martha

Law of the Left Handed Romance at Rony Theater

A complicated and mirth provoking left handed romance featuring Benne and Jeffrey Lynn will be presented at the Rony theater in Lockport from Sunday through Tuesday on the second bill.

Constance Benne Jeffrey Lynn

Week's Theater Attractions in Rialto Majestic Roxy Wilton

Rialto features Thun Birds with Gene Srasien Tierney Jeston Foster and John Sutton through Saturday. Princess offers Road to Morocco with Crosby Hope and Dorothy urv plus Tenting Tonight On the Old Camp Ground. Majestic two doubles In Old California with John Wayne and Call Out the Marines plus Deep in the Heart of Texas. RIO and ROXY present a string of double features and star casts including Clark Gable Lana Turner Mississippi Gambler and Ginger Rogers Robert Montgomery. Wilton shows Shanghai Gesture Bambi Bandit Ranger Desperate Journey and Kid Glove Killer with Van Heflin.

RIAL Gene Srasien Tierney Jeston Foster John Sutton Eves Murphy Sadly Garland Genelly Henry King Ore Works Ratetee Florence Rice Anner Princess Big Town John Litel H. B. Warner John Hubbard Virginia Grey Lloyd Corrigan Majestic Old California John Wayne Binnie Barnes Albert Dekker Victor McLaglen Edmond We Wilton Gene Tierney Victor Maure Timolt Errol Flynn Ronald Reagan van Heflin Marsha Hunt John Howard Henry Fonda Lucille Ball

Youth On Parade: Campus Musical Turns into Genius Mystery

On a South American campus a clever musical lampoons grading by number. Students create a mythical student to pool intellects and later reveal the figure is a genius. A New York actress is brought in to play the unknown student, sparking lighthearted chaos.

South America Collegians New York

Wings For the Eagle opens Sunday at the Rio theater

Rio theater presents Wings For the Eagle opening Sunday. The film follows airmen and ground crews amid the endless stream of bombers fighters and training planes. Strong ensemble cast brings to life the war effort and the lives of those who keep them rolling.

America Rio

Ann Sheridan and Dennis Morgan at Lockheed Plant

In a wartime drama Morgan reunites with old friend Jack Carson and his wife played by Ann Sheridan. Carson’s rift with the couple over a phony engineering school ends with Ann leaving Carson for the plant. Dennis pursues Ann then bonds with Carson before joining the U S Air Forces after Pearl Harbor.

Ann Sheridan Dennis Morgan Lockheed Aircraft United States Morgan Jack Carson Sheridan Carson Ann Dennis Lockheed Pearl Harbor U. S. Air Forces

Reagan Leads Five British Fugitives in Escape Tale

Ronald Reagan stars with Alan Hale Arthur Kennedy and Ronald Sinclair in a wartime adventure about five British airmen shot down over Germany. They evade Nazi capture after a confrontation with Raymond Massey, then flee by night across Germany toward the Dutch border. They disguise themselves as soldiers to improve their odds of escape.

Ronald Reagan Germany Flynn Reagan Alan Hale Arthur Kennedy Ronald Sinclair Raymond Massey Massey Holland

Illinois Oil Production Declines Sharply in 1942

The State geological survey reports continued drop in Illinois oil output from a 1940 peak of 147.6 million barrels to 1942 estimate of 106.3 million barrels. In 1942, 2,048 wells were drilled with 837 dry, leaving 11,556 productive wells at year end.

Ilinois State Geological Survey Illinois

Survey Finds New Jersey Farms Could Yield Six Million Tons Scrap

A survey of 50 typical New Jersey farms showed an average scrap yield of more than one ton per farm. If this rate held nationwide, the country’s farms could produce at least six million tons of scrap.

New Jersey

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