Comedies and Capers in a London Set Farce with Ball and Hope
A breezy Hollywood column reviews a light farce featuring Lucille Ball and Cary Hope as a rich London party troupe hired to perform as their stage selves. Eric Blore earns laughs as an unintelligible old Englishman while misadventures with a fox hunt and mistaken romances drive the plot. The review notes several musical numbers and Ball’s continuing star appeal, though some gags feel overlong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Eric Blore
Blore
Hope
London
Lucille Ball
Lea
Teddy Roosevelt
John Alexander
Bruce Cabot
Lucille
Miss Ball
Agency
Zachary Scott
Pilot King Brings Reporters From Front to City in Korea
Lt. Baird King of Cedar Rapids Iowa flies a four seater over enemy lines to spot targets for the 25th Infantry Division artillery. He ferries two correspondents from the frontline to a coast city then back to the airstrip for onward dispatch to Tokyo. He reflects on his rough night but deems his job worth it.
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Korea
Baird King
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
25Th Infantry Division
King
Tokyo
Anit- Bee
Brucetown Social News and Historical Note
Brucetown notices guests and travel reports from local families including Roy Campbell and James Campbell. Summaries of movements mention Skyline Caverns trips and dinners with neighbors in the region. Also noted is a historical query about Richard Lee’s offices and wealth in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Roy Campbell
New York
Roosevelt, L. I
James Campbell
Charles W. Shearer 3d
Philadelphia
J. Swimley
Robert Mowery
Paul Shirkey
Skyline Caverns
Douglas Jenkins
Los
Joseph Starkey
Summit Point
W. Va
Andy Whitacre
HADACOL Promises Quick Vitality Boost for Shuff Family
An Louisiana housewife Mrs Hilton Shuff shares how HADACOL vitamins improved her energy and sleep after a deficiency in B1 B2 Niacin and Iron. She reports better housework stamina after 15 bottles with guaranteed money back and trial sizes offered by The LeBlanc Corporation in 1950.
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Hilton Shuff
Ville Platte
Louisiana
The
LeBlanc Corporation
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City OF
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Harry W. Copenhaver
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Richard Lee
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York County
Lee
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du Barry
Gouese
Virginie Harvey
Mount, N.C
Formet du Barry Foundation
F.H.A
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Roy Rogers
King of
the Cowboys
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Uur
Ozark Ike
Ozark
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Blondie
Patent Office
Feud For Thought
Chic Young
Henry
By Carl Anderson
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Uncle Jumpy
Big Sister
U. 8. Patent Office
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Etta Kett
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Junior
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