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| SHOWING

TO-DAY

QUEEN'S

at 2.30, 5.15,

7.15 .9.15 p.m.

WHAT A GUY WAS DO

TO DIY THOS...

Three Little Girls in Blue

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At 2.30, 5.15 7.20 & 9.30

Meer the firse of the flaming gold-diggers * * * the ravishing red- head who was per petual emotion to London's bluebloods

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PAUL

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ANNE

CLAUDE

BAXTER

RAINS Angel Ox My Shoulder

Released thru United Autists

THE STRANGE STORY OF EDDIE KAGLE.

man

ALSO LATEST GAUMOUNT BRITISH NEWS:

By STEPHEN WATTS

Command film show, it appears, is complete without him.

In 1948, the first such show fen- tured "A Matter of Life and Death," in which ho starred.

In 1947, he was on view again, in "The Bishop's Wife," the "dark horse" Goldwyn plcture which has been chosen as Hollywood's best for

the occnsion.

loc.

Filming on ice

Washington, with flm stars testify- ing against one another's polities, there is one really baffling idea. The Investigating committee is apparent- ly convinced that Communistic in- fluence films.

la subverting Hollywood

I suggest that if a sample million social content the result would hardly be visible to the naked eye.

feet of celluloid wero sifted for

But lest I am charged with im-

NE of those research bureaus which canvass public opinion has just completed a poll on the some what Ambiguous question. "Who is the First Lady of the Screen?"

THE diligent render o

Beam ficar contest it The winners are:

dit titles will have noticed the is an American domestic affair, let Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis and name of Gamond Borradale Hoa me quote a native source. Greer Garson (left to right leading specialist in his own

Total vacuum He supplies far-flung back- above). The voting was close, grounds.

This was an American poll, but it

WOLCOTT GIBBS, a precise and He went to Australia for "The deadly deflator happens that I have been question- Overlanders," Africa for "Sanders recently wrote, on retiring from the of pretensions. ing a particularly well-informed In- of the River." Indin for "Elephant scaring task of film criticism, that dividual about feminine star popu- Boy" and "The Drum," Canada for "a series of strict, external endes Inrity in Britain.

"The 49th Parallel."

overning their and

(Alms) political posed.

nioral content has been im- .This makes it impractie- able to name political philosophies or explain what they stand for."

These restrictions, he concluded, make Hollywood's average film what it is an astounding parody of life thing is physically devoted to a Society In which any- possible, including

and materially perfect happi- ness, to

race of people cho Is Hollywood Red?

operate Intellectually on the level of the the flm exhibitor. Bis, except for what it is costing nessee, and politically and mornily DEHIND the free circus-free, that morally on that of Dayton, Ten- New York Daily News,

andi

Buarantee his reliability Impartiality. He knows the cinema backwards and has no axe to grind. And his unhesitating answer put the same three names in his top four. The only difference is that at the British box-office there is the formidable

native contchder, Mar- goret Lockwood,

My informant varies the order of the three Hollywood names, and brackets Misses

Anci Lockwood Berginan in first place, the two dream girls of America has had little chance to ree

Lockwood Mish

yet. The point is that stor appent is clearly universal. Whatever the differences of taste in alms between the Middle West and Middle Wallop. the taste in people in muchi the

Game.

Niven again

David Niven were not a modest man, given to taking a depreca- lory view of his own abiiltles and eminence, he might be getting bit above himself these days. No Royal.

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A BIG! BARBAROUS! BEAUTIFUL!

THE

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Romántic

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racing

with

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IN WONDROUS COLOR

COLUMBIA PICTURES

présents

JON HALL MICHAEL O'SHEA

LAST OF THE REDMEN

Ma

›ANKERS BISHOP CHABBE HENRY

Directed by GEORGE SHERMAN · Predvomi by SAM XATZMAN (S

33 YEARS MARRIED

AND HAPPY

By PATRICIA CLARY

Hollywood ured him to provide the big game stuff from Kenya for "The Macomber Affair."

Now the Ealing film, "Scott of the Antarctic," has taken him into new territories.

Thriving on diMculties, he has had a wonderful six months in the Antarctic. He and his assistant bad to elimb a 600ft. hill of solid ice every day before starting work.

the

taxpayer

in

progress

Л

In Jn a total vacuum."

Stars eat fire,

fight wild bulls

Fans from the form bells watch

That's why Johnson was coached In

Ven milking

and other rural tasks for his part in "Romance of Rosy Ridge."

HOLLYWOOD.

·STAR'S LIFE is never dull ms critically. Ahe might be called on at any moment to become a wild- animal trainer, fencer or flier.

No matter how big a name a star may have, he or she has to go On learning.

Joan Blondell, for her role in "Nightmare Alley," a story of carl-

ITALIANS

val life, had to learn to become a ARE ARDENT

fire-eater in one week!

Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power

hold more "degrees" than any other FILM FANS

celebrities. They've taken about all the courses Hollywood can offer

Power once said: "The studio han

1RANK MORGAN, celebrat-m

ing his 33rd wedding anni versary, suggests the secret of a third of a century of wedded bliss.

""Don't ask questions," the movie and radio comedian Outtered. "You may get an answer!"

an

_By_FRANK-BRUTTO-

SHE HAD ALL LONDON ON A Marry GO ROUND

Patric Knowles » Cecil Kellawty Reginald Owen a Constance Collier Produced by Karl Tunberg Divered by Mitchell Leima A'Paramusim Pleurs,

Killy

Paulette GODDARD Ray MILLAND

Mitebell Leisen

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Olivia DeHavilland.

To Each His Own"

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to

spent thousands on my education. I ROME-Despite atrikes, dis- hold degrees in fighting bulls, fene-orders, political unrest ing, playing the violin, ice-skating. rationed paper supplies, the shooting and riding."

Italian press gives space Gary Grant and Loretta Young Morgan says the rule applies to both went through Intensive Hollywood stars and starlets married or unmarried men. There course

In ico-skating for "The who come to Italy. was the time, he recalled, when he Bishop's

Sam Goldwyn's, Wife,"

Italians dote on American was working as a brush salesman; Royal Command Performance film, movies, and their stars are for before he became an actor.

Neither of them had ventured on them the acme of that Never- first customer was a-skates before. Borgeous blonde," Morgan littered.

was taught by Never Land-America — from Turning on the natural Morgan magician Harry Mendoza to per- where more than a thousand charm, I made rapid progress. She form fancy shuffles for his role as a ships laden with food, fuel and

card sharp in "The Foxes of Har-clothing have sailed to Italy,

"My

Rex

bought seven toothbrushes.

"Foolishly I asked, a question.row." Why Beven?' She said they were

children.

Harrison

Mendoza also coached

Gun for

Veronica

even

Italy, for the big and little stars' from Hollywood are gladly viewed press agents, is a dream. Visitors and thoroughly are packed, when mobs are demonstrating in the Traffic Jam Tyrone Power, who was here in do his own plane, caused as big ધ

traffic jam as did the funeral

for herself, her husband and Ave Lake in card tricks for her carly Morgan said the answer shatter- For The Foxes of Harrow." Rex ed what might have been a lusting Harrison also had to learn to jump friendship.

a high fence on horseback,

As handsome stars often have to show proficiency in manly sports, boxing and fencing instructors big business here.

Rule for Women The second rule for the Morgan marriage is for ladies: never keep your husband waiting.

"Опсе

streets.

John Gardeld and Mickey Rooney Gervasio Federici, youthful he starts looking at the

for

Chris-

street

are the two latest boxing experts. tian, Democrat killed in, a clock, he's losing interest," Morgan They had to learn for their roles in fight with Communists on the eve of declared. "It's only a short

*and Soul" and until he starts looking at something

"Killer Rome's municipal elections last Oc-

tober.

stepCoy."

clse."

It inkes weeks to teach П star In a heavy traffic angle of Vin Morgan said his latest movie, with no musical experience to fake Sistina, a cafe window

sports 1 "Green Dolphin Street," proves that plano-playing convincingly.

legny picture of Linda Christian, it doesn't pay to keep a lady waiting either.

Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine and under it-for those who just "I woo actress Gladys Cooper," bo others have put on

Hepburn, Robert Alda and many possibly might have missed it in the n show very newspaper-an account of the havoc explained. "Naturally, she reclpru-uccessfully in this way. cates, but I have to leave for several

her eyes have wrought on Studios And they must "cram" "Five men," says the caption, "have years.

their act

actors.

committed suicide because of Ker "On my return I find her married with two grown daughters. Things they really are the experts they are

Unless players look as though eyes." like that can break an engagement."supposed to be, fans deluge

Morgan, who recently won the with letters of protest: Honolulu yacht races, advises hus-

bands to let the mate take the wheel occasionally,

"It's comparatively safe-at sea," he said.

Against Primping

But he was firm on the question of roadside repairs.

"Never, never paint up in public," he told wives. "It's dis- illusioning. Above all, don't leap to meet your husband with cold cream smeared all over your face. He may have a weak heart."

When a man is alck, the happy marriage expert said, he wants

When pampering.

ho's blue, ho needs cheering up.

"But most wives do just the op- posito," he sighed.

sick!

The correct treatment of a husband is to draw the shades, ply ice packs and

him with pills and

leave him alone.

"Alone," said Morgan, he has a chance to think about what a won-. derful wife he has.”

them

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Directory

QUEEN'S—Three Little Girls in

men.

She Caused It! At the height of Milan's "Umbrella Insurrection" in November 1047, when thousands of demonstrators thronged around that Industrial city's prefecture, the Rome's paper, La Republica, reported that Linda

also

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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

The Cudahy fortune was founded was in Milan, and that, perhaps, on the U.S. meat packing business "was the cause of the trouble."

who has

and young Miko Cudahy, of the Advertisers are requested to noted Rita Hayworth, (June Haver, George visited Italy, is known here as " present generation has a fondness that not less than 24 hours notice Montgomery)

for animal hides-on a drum in a Bella" the Too Beautiful. Troppo

prior to the day of publication should KING'S-Kilty (Paulette

be given for all commercial display Ged-Italian newspapers like to point to hot band, dard, Ray Milland)

her Latin surname of Cansino

Cudahy, 23, has realised an ambi-advertisemante, change of copy sto LEF-Angel on My Shoulder some, without further ado, say

tion to get away from the meat | Motices and Claselfied Advertias (Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Is

Italian. Her

packing business and has wrapped ments will be received up till 4.80 ex-husband, Claudo Rains)

"Wonder Boy" Orson

talents Welles, here up his

founding a p.m. for the following day, V CENTRAL-Teheran (Derek Farr, for the lead part in "Cagliostro," gramophone recording company.

Marta Labarr) · ORIENTAL — Nailonal

an

and sho

Mike not only founded his own now being filmed, immediately up- Velvet peared in whiskered prente in the company but he has been the in-

POSITIONS -VACANT ́· (Mickey Ronney,

Elizabeth Italian press.

Ventor of several novel devices in Taylor)

Others who recently have been the recording business. CATHAY -Lady_in_the_ Dark given much of Italy's one and two Cudahy is the originator of the BALESMEN On salary and commission required for stock and indept, sales of (Ginger Rogers; Ray Milland) sheet newspaper space include "double groove" in records and it metals, dyes, chemicate, optical goods, ALHAMBRA-Last of the

Red-Nancy Guild, who was the leading isn't a hep-cat term, his company watches, radios and batteries. Excellent men (Jon Hall)

femining lead in "Cagliostro": and claims. It's

American sote British and a mechanical process Bales experience and good knowledge of MAJESTITO Esch Ills Own Janis Carter, here for the Alming of whereby the same side of a record English essential Interview Mr Nalsom,

(Olivia de Havilland)

"Eternal" Melody," based on the can play two distinct and separate Z. Azadian Fila, 10, First Floor, 18-Iow STAR-My Deputation (Barbara music and story of

Stanwyck)

Puccini's "La recordings without turning the re-House Street, 11000. Boheme."-Associated Press.

cord over.

agencies,