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History of Western Wagon Trek Among Film Offerings for Week

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By DICK MITIVAY : Lucky Boy ba! st run : : t ar ape he Bn week! ‘Westward the Women” Co-star Denise Darel is cast are: History of a westward wag- (Loew's, coming) gives Robert in a role directly opposite of her

7 7 ¢ : : last. In “Battleground” she was On trek by 200 women and four Taylor a Job. any man would one girl with 200 men. Although men; a tale of silver and cow-

g d da bi- He 1s the escort for 200 ghe has 199 competitors in “WestPoy: 2 light comedy and a bl- husband-hungry women who are ward the Women,” Denise still

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e's “DOUBLE DYNAMITE" ography of Pe of America's, aking a covered wagon trek to has enough charm to captivate ; 3 great Song. Writers... California. Taylor, The next attraction at the Most westward travelers in the » a =n Loew's is ‘Westward the Wom-!

: early 1850s were heading for the . en” starring Robert Taylor! ii folds. But not these gals. Lots of Action

three other guys, Denise Darcel rp. arg after men. If the men! “Silver City” (Lyric, Tuesday) and, 199 other females. happén to have gold, all the bet- features a plot that's as twisted = The Lyric will feature “Silver ter, Unable to find suitable pros- as a 5-cent pretzel. City” Tuesday. It is an Edmond pects in the East, they sign with! In the opening scenes, the hero O'Brien - Yvonne De Carlo ve- John McIntire who has come to is a villain, but as the film hicl& Chicago to draft eligible females progresses he yields to Hollywood Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra to marry his California ranchers. dictate and reforms. The victim] and Jane Russell are billed in| Main event of the film is a shin-iof the hero's early villainy later

» Dy te” which opens kickin - , no-punches- bh 8 mber of the not-so- movie is Yvonne De Carlo who * ge le P Rieking: oy Pee me dresses up any picture. Head bad-| Clifton Webb Believes Times Preview of the week Erskine and Lenore Lonergan. Portraying the character who man is Barry Fitzgerald. His role] features “I'll See You in My They even had a special instrue-|is still kicking at the end is Ed- is a change from his usual happy- Ol e Shi i c } Dreams,” opening Wednesday at tor for the bout. He was a former mond O’Brien. Opposing him is/go-lucky parts. ympics 13 roque the Indiana. Danny Thomas and welterweight boxer, Johnny In- Richard Arlen. O’Brien agreed to use a double | Doris Day are starred. drisano. Legal blows during the! The man-tamer (female) of the in one sequence. It was a dive! HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 12 (UP)— contended. “Why it has not been I i a Ee. co lt li cL II ss aS kt IIe jim fue 2 faite Jes) ihe committees that runs the included as a regular event in the stream some 95 feet below. Ho. | Olympic games is in for a rude Olympic games is beyond my (ing the scene is Harvey Perry shock. {comprehension and I am going |whose only comment ‘after com-| Clifton Webb thinks the com-|to launch a crusade to give the pleting the action was: “Water'simitfee missed the boat when it game appropriate recognition.” Harned woul. 'did not include croquet as one of, Webb long has attempted to Light its regular competitive events, In squeeze a croquet sequence into A super, comic, a popular support of this thesis, he is out to one of his pictures, including his lcrooner and a decorative bit of teach the world how to play the current film, 20th Century-Fox's

Denise Darcel in "Westward the Women" (Loew's, coming); Edgar Buchanan, Yvonne de Carlo and Edmond O'Brien starred in "Silver City" (Lyric, Tuesday), and "Double Dynamite," billing Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx (Circle, today). ‘

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{loveliness are co-starred in game. |“Elopement.” | Double Dynamite” (Circle, to-, He is doing .it by means of a “They say the game isn't exday). book, “The Wicket Way,” on citing enough,” he snorted. “Bah.

| They are Groucho Marx, Frank wpien he is ‘now doing the final [t's one of the greatest thrills in [Sinatra and Jane Russell—enough!

said? editing. the world to send a ball spiraling | Zany Marx, whose TV program,| The debonair Webb bows to nojthrough a couple of wickets.” [“Yqu Bet Your Life,” is one of one on the croquet court—just as| Webb will give you argument the most popular, steals the show na hoasts that he never has after argument, showing the adI a a ey Eo bowed to anyone in anything helvantages of his favorite game. “ , ever attempted. “Perfect for the boulevardier,

plenty of competition. -. Frankie's fans may feel slighted Hig book will include the usual he says. “Half a dozen matches does instructional material. Inter-/in a row and not so much as a

because “The Thin Man” little singing, sticking mostly to spersed with the rules of the game | wrinkled tie.” comedy. routines with Groucho will be a sprinkling of aphorisms! He also likes the fact that croIn a plot that is so silly it is and other observations in what |quet need not he taken so serihardly worth detail here, first Webb calls “the usual Webb man-|ously that one becomes “a comSinatra and then Russell, both of ner.” Wehb also will illustrate the pletely competitive, silent opponthem banktellers, are accused of book with his own drawings. {ent, It gives you a. chance. to fixing the bank’s books. The real/~ “Croquet is one of the noblest|trounce the other chap but still lculprit {s—well it's in the movie./games ever devised by man,” helenjoy his bon mots.”

ANOTHER WEEK—Indianapolis movie goers are continuing to toss a buck at the Loew's box office girl so "Quo Vadis" will be held over another seven days. Featured performers in this technicolor spectacle are Lea Genn, Peter Ustinov, Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr,

I'll See You In My Dreams’

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Doris Day composes a. tune for the lyrics of a poor but aspir- _ ing song writer, Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas), in "I'll See You in My Dreams” ‘(Indiana, Wednesday). She then sells them to publisher .» James Gleason. Gus is thrilled that his lyrics are finally appreci- - ~ ated. He begins dating Doris, who urges him to ‘continue. his lyric

Doris tricks Gus into compos- ., The Kahns prosper as Gus Writes more and more hits, including “the lyrics to a Van Alstyne . ing "Pretty Baby." During World War |, Gus ahd Doris travel many melody. Yearning of the fraud he is furious. But the audience's applause soothes him and he proposes to Doris.

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lin Hollywood— Hollywood Royalty Use Lots of Gold and Silver

By Erskine Johnson HOLLYWOOD, Jan, 12—It's my fiendish pleasure, since I don't subscribe to the current rhubarb that ‘Hollywood stars are just like your next-door neighbors land folksy as all get-out, to mention that film royalty

lis eating from gold and silver |plates. cigarets. Greer Garson presents | And 1defy Dagmar, Sid Caesar, friends’ babies with silver porring{Imogene Coca, Jackie Gleason, ers and Alan Ladd, who's a horse {Sara Churchill, Howdy Doody or|fancier, persuaded Adler to turn {any other upstart TV stars to out a silver dresser set with

[make that statement. handles of carved horse heads. Yep, in spite of tax liens and .| hw { i

salary cuts, movie biggies are | GRpACIE ALLEN came to him | stil munching off fancy plat- |, 4av with an idea for silver | ters. : : troughs for corn-on-the-cob. Adler A famous silversmith named worked out. some corn-shaped jAllan Adler, who's been designing vessels that make it possible for silver and gold knick-knacks foriq,.,.js and her guests to swish celluloid kings and queens at his|i) i orn around in melted butter Sunset |Siin studio since 1939, |; ctead of struggling with blobs Adler knows every piece of ex-|*f the stuff on knives, I[pensive metal in the stars’ cup-| “The other day,” he related, boards and his files are stuffed “Gracie called us and she was (with the contemporary silver flat-| fantic.. Her maid and butler ware designs he's dreamed up for| had just walked out on her and | Thespians such as Gregory Peck, | she was giving a dinner party |Greer Garson, Diana Lynn, Mau-| that night. She wanted to know [reen O'Sullivan, Jerry Lewis and| If We'd all come over’and polish {Dean Martin, Katharine Hepburn| her silver. We did, too.” ‘and Joan Crawford. | There's a hig demand for sijver Once he hammered out a $50,000 pieces on which the signatures of order of solid gold dinner plates, (Stars are engraved and it's all |water goblets and a tea service that Adler can do to keep up with for a male star. the orders, “When he sets his table— | He's forever copying their handwow!” sald Adler, a blue-eyed, {writing scrawls on cuff links, but- | youngish man. “I ean’t reveal |tODS, buckles and Hizgret cases, | his name, though. He's afraid | he | of being burglarized. Once some | JAMES MASON is drooling | robbers broke into his house, over his role of a sadistic Eng- | but they didn't take the gold {lish sea captain with Alan Ladd | stuff. They figured it was (and “ Pat Medina in Bounty brags” Bay. Hes Telnag iH 3 I song ‘Except for monograms on their 0 Make: Capt. Bligh look like a knives, forks, spoons and plates Sunday School teacher. 1 {Greer Garson’s’ hubby, Buddy, “Fogleson, has his cattle brand on! {the handles of his steak-knives) (stars play it pretty straight in} {their table-setting. § | 2 2 =n 4 { IT'S WHEN they get around to giving silver and gold presents at the wacky note is sounded, ! Adler said. He decided that he'd master the poker-faced technique of facing star customers, when a producer ordered a gold-plated telephone encrusted with jewels.for a beauty g who was still waiting for her final

decree. is “And I haven't crackeda smile since,” said Adler: He also mentioned: “gold plated potties for babies, a | silver grater for a screen-

writer whe loved potato pancakes, and silver keys to her apartment for a certain blonde around town.” Edgar Bergen, the artisan re called, had him make up a silver key chain and cuff links for {Charley McCarthy, Gary Cooper once ordered a silver cigaret box| that * would hold exactly 20!

VOCAL LOVELY — Cutie Gwen Parke is the featured vocalist wtih Don Reid and his Orchestra, who will appear tonight and tomorrow evening at the. Indiana Roof. A

first joins with Walter Donaldson © While Gus is convalescing, :

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an argument causes them to part. The stock market * forget his diff br th ‘into a fancy home. Soon after moving, he receives a call from - crash adds to Gus’ troubles. He is forced to move to a tenement il ferences, and the

artners team again. Su : When he fails: Felon bar Bus 3 all oo : of Doris saves him. to hi, wife and two children.

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