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REELING THRU THE LOBBY “Son Of Fury”! Tyrone Power cuts another notch in his movie star gun by his perform nmnttholnxythute.ruln- jamin Blake, hero of the story of the same name being presented on the screen at the Hamrick house under the title of “Son Of Fury. It is a tale of high adventure and of a man's fight for freedom, a tale which divides its locale between England and the South Seas. It is perhaps one of the best films Power has ever appeared in and certainly one in which the support ing cast is of the highest quality. Gene Tierney plays the feminine and such sterling talent as is pos mwmmmmlwnmm.w McDowall, John Carradine, Elsa Lanchester, Harry Davenport, Kay Johnson, Dudley Digges and num erous others lift the production to high standards of excellence. The story is a thriller from start to finish and the action Is maintained throughout the film. Were it not for the fact that Tyrone Power turns in so grand a performance, he might have had the picture stolen right out from under his nose by the detestable but capable Sanders. One seldom sees a better job of acting than that done by George in the role of Sir Arthur Blake. And just to make it unanimous, our reliable friend, Lloyd Nolan, shares honors at the Roxy in an other of his famous Michael Shayne stories . . . this time “Blue, White and Perfect.” If you don’t get a boot out of this one, you'll have to check off all mystery stories from your calling list as this one is a peach! Mary Beth Hughes, the “throw in‘est” woman west of the Rockies, plays the feminine lead and does her usual fine job of it. Nolan is one of the most capa ble actors in Hollywood and when given good material with which to work, always comes through with a fine performance and one which is sure to please the patrons, - - - For The Duration! HOLLYWOOD Ensign Wayne Morris, movie actor on active duty with the navy, and Patricia Ann O'Rourke of Beverly Hills, were married Wednesday night. ————-”-‘ e Script Called for One Practical Cat Humphrey Bogart thinks that one of the funniest items he ever SAaw on a movie call sheet was listed for Warner Bros.' “All Through the Night,” the gangster vs. gestapo film story that is cur rently showing at the Blue Mouse theater. The item: “One practical cat.” The feline was to work with Bogart, Kaaren Verne and Frank McHugh in a cellar coal bin scene, in which a dead body is found. Naturally, the color specified was black! “Practical” in movie parlance means “that will work,” or that can be used. So a “practical cat” means a live one, not a atuffed cat from the prop department. S Your postmaster can tell vou how to invest in U, 8. Defense Bonds. Betrayed Jack Holt is a betrayed man in “Fugitive at Large’’ the film now at the Cameo theater. On the same bill is Buster Crabbe in a western film titled Billy the Kid's Roundup.” Formerty W CLUB MODERNE ™ ACE Of ANI Acrobetic Dancers RIPPLE REJANE ALSO The Trumpeter Wizard “TINY” ROSEN SAT. NIGHT ONLY CHOICE TABLES Call Now LA 3211 NOTICE! MONDAY and THURSDAY MORNINGS ARE SPECIAL, NEW | BIG DATES FOR ICE SKATERS Mr. Alex Lundgren, our Figure Skoting Instructor, offers his | services to all potrons from 10 till noon each MONDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING. Phone for Appointment. | REGULAR LOW ADMISSION PRICES Season Tickets Not Acceptable At These Special Sessions LAkewood 2176 Hal Webb, Manager Alex Lundgren, lnstructor . 77777727 7777777, s § swing shift dance ‘ \ saturday night, feb. 28 ? 3 dancing from | { | —— LADIES FREE N Admission, sl, inc. tex 5 & Bus Leaves Bth ond cent“r < Pocitic ot 1 y g DANCE TONITE, SATURDAY & SUNDAY With JAN KING and HIS ORCHESTRA ce - L Music a la King ADMISSION 47¢, Plus Tox Girls Frea Tonite Before 9:30 (GRAVEYARD SHIFT DANCE SUNDAY) i “"Major” Wendy Hiller is cast in the title role of “Major Barbara” which comes to the beautiful Lokewood theater on Sunday. The oflcm\g.as from the pen of George Bernard Shaw and shows Miss Hiller to the best advontage. § - Durante Misses ] } When Jimmy Durante checked in At the Warner Broa' lot for “The Man Who Came to Dinner” first star he Asked o meet was Bette Davis “1 always wanted to work with you, Miss Davis,” Jimmy said, “We were made to go together like beer and pretzeis, What an opportunity! Durante and Bette Davis in a tragedy!” “But wait a minute,” Miss Davis corrected, " “The Man Who Came to Dinner' is a comedy, Jimmy, & light comedy.” “I've been trapped.” was Jim my's lament. “I've been mysti gated! Call my agent! 1 thought any picture with Bette Davis was a tragedy, and what am I, still a comic!” “The Man Who Came to Din ner” is currently showing &t the Music Box theater, | - \ NOW PLAYING AT FIRST RUN RIALTO Pred Mac Murray in “The Jlady Is Willing.” 1:00, 400, 7.00 and 10:00. also Joan Davis in “Two Latins Prom Manhattan,” 132:00 100 600 and 9.00 ROXY--Tyrone Power in “Son of Pury™ 11:55, 3:15, 6:35 and 10..00 also Lloyd Nolan in “Blue, White and Perfect” 1:40, evoo and 825 MU SIC BOX—Monty Woolley In “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” 1130, 255 620 and 9.50: also George Montgomery in “The Last of the Duanes ™ 1:45, 5:10 and 8 40, BLLE MOUSE - Humphrey Bogart in “All Through the Night" 11:40, 300, 6:20 and 940. also uurh Her ~ bert in “Don’t Get Personal” 1:48, ' _5:05 and 8:35 RIVIERA “After Mein Kampf? ’ 11:35, 2:20, 5:00. 7:40 and 10:20; also return showing of W, C. Plelds in “Never Give a Sucker an Even Break.” 1:00. 3:40. 6:20 and 9:08, RETURN SHOWING BEVERLY Walt Disney's “Dumbeo.* also Edmund Lowe In “"Plying Cadets CAMEO Jack Holt In *“Pugitive at large” also Buster Crabbe In “Billy the Kid's Roundup " COMMUNITY Orson Welles in “Citi zen Kane” also Charles Starrett in “Pinto Kid ~ KAY STREET - Robert Mnnt‘omrv in “Rage In Heaven " also Ronald Regan in “International Squadron LAKEWOOD - Deanna Durbin in “It Started With Eve ” also Laure! and Hardy in “Great Guns ™ PARK-—-William Holden in “Texas"™ also Leon Erro] In “Hurry, Charlle Hurry PROCTOR - Richard Dix in “"Badlands of Dakota” also Frances lLangford in “Swing It Soldier REALART - Eddie Poy. ir. In “"County Pair” also Willlam Holden in Texas * . REN - William Holden in “Texas " also John Howard in “Tight Shoes ™ SHELL —~Nat Pendieton in “Top Ser geant Mulligan also “Riders of Death Valley " also “Rhythm of the Rio Grande SUNSET - William Holden in "Texas ™ also Wayne Morris In “Smiling Ghost TEMPLE —~Betty Grable in “Hot md also Greta Oarbo in "“Two. Woman LIBERTY. Pusaliup - Robert Young in “H M. Pulham, Esq. also “Some More of SBomoa | RIVIERA. Sumner Charlle Ruggles in “Parson of Panamint” also Jimmy Lydon in “Henry Aldrich | for President” Y.M.B.C. 79 m Till 22? THURS., MARCH § 2 Complete Shows, 9:30, 12:00 Games——Keno Door Prizes CRESCENT BALLROOM Advance Sele Tickets $)1.00, incl. tox, of cigar stores, YMBC ottice 770 Commerce ond members All Men Invited THE POPULAR PLACE T 0 GO EVERY DANCE i 3 NIGHT A ® Dancing Sterts ot 9 P M ® Musc by “Midnte Rhythm Moken™ L Blocks Soulh of Alrport Hoad on o Park Ase W Meiden - Cinire Trever Robert Monigomery i FTEXAN el RAGE IN HEANVENS ’ alne 145 ulee | W, Motris Brenda Marshall Konald Began in sSMILING GO “Internationsl squadron™ COMING TO KAY STREET THURSDAY, MARCH STH M NEW SECANDINAYVIA PrOC.BAM RUT HOLM in “HANNA IN SOCIETY" Che Cacoma Cimes Will Offer - Little Theater Has Spring Presentation Guaranteed to bring plenty of Jaughs for a 4 gEay evening's en. tertainment, the Tacoma Little Theater and Drama League will present “George Washington Slept Here” by George Kaufman and Moss Hart for the spring presens tation of the Drama lLeague for ten days beginning March I 8 through March 38 at the Little Theater on No. 2nd and [ sta This comedy ran for many months on Broadway, upholding the repu. tation of the authors of those other two popular plays, “Yéu Can't Take It With You"™ and “The Man Who Came to Dinner ™ Mrs. Bernice Riehl of the Drama League will direct "George Wash ington Slept Here” In addition to directing a number of one.act plays and skits for members only, Mrs. Riehl directed "Knickerbocker Holiday” and “"Susan and God, two plays that proved popular with Tacoma audiences, Swedish Film Is i . Coming Thursday ' Well known for her numerous Imm appearances with Edvard | Perason, Rut Holm, favorite Swed. | ish comedienne, will arrive at the ' Kay Street theater Thurasday, i March 5, in her latest screen vehi 'rlo. “Hanna in Society.” { Telling of tribulations of a do | mestic servant who suddenly in ‘honu A large fortune, and the | difficulties she meets in keeping | her money the film is one of the | brightest of Swedish comedies | In Swedish dialogue, the pie ture is supplied with English sub titlesa, ! - pa— - New Vocalist to Make Her Debut ] At the awing shift dance Satur | day night, Connie Stevens will appear with Jan King and his orchestra, presenting “"Music a Ia King” at the Century ballroom | This will be the last swing ahift | dance King will play for for over {a month as he ia leaving for a | road tour Dbeginning Saturday, March 7, opening in Enumclaw | and ending in April at Jantzen Beach, Portland. King will be at | the Century Fridays and Sundays i during this time, but his Saturday spot will be filled by various name Ihtml- and a well known local | band which will open with a “new | style” of music, Toughie Nat Pendleton is a plenty tough “Top Sergeant Mulli gan” in the film of the some name now at the Shell theoter, The attroction ends its run Saturday night. CAMED V 1 FOR 400 | g i & SHOwWS! “"FUGITIVE AT LARGE" “BILLY THE KID'S ROUNDUP” OMMUNITY ORAOGS WELLESY » "CITIZEN KANE' '~l-l'vl.‘.;‘--"' ) “PINTO KiD” EALAR “COUNTY FAIR" T UTEXAS” What a Premium! WNnhomtmgolFonhimNMo“,Cm.W loce Butcher ot Comp Callan, Son Diego, cashed in on “Love Insuronce.” His “benefit’”. Mollywood date with Columbia starlet Jonet Blair. He didn't know o kiss went with it ‘Baby Corey Has His Troubles Too Like grown.up players, little Baby Corey, the seven-months-old “wonder” child in “The Lady Is Willing.” has his bad days too The youngster ecaused Mariens | Dietrich and Fred Mac Murray, screan parents, no little grief one day during proeduction of the com. edy now at the Rialte theater, The reason wis not discovered until the child was taken home “He's got & new tooth!” axclaimed Mrs. Stuart James, the baby's mother, after quieting & ery which found the Infant's mouth spensd wide. The tooth, just eutling, was his fourth, 'Backgroundz Used in | # ’ Dumbo’ Are Simple The simplest and al the same time the most dramatically effec tive backgrounds ever Lo appear in |a Disney film are used in Walt Disney's feature - length produe. tion, “Dumbo,” now At the Beverly i ilhnlor | By eliminating detail and by | stressing the daminant mood of each scene, whether 5 circus tent, A sawdust ring or some of the dawn scenes in the Black Crow sequence, the artists were able to lconcentrate the staging effects on 'the characters and enhance their “acting.” Moving In front of these back grounds I 8 A menagerie of unfor gettable new Disney charsciers; shy little Dumbo himself, the sle. | phant baby with ears 8o lnrge that he can fly, hin side-kick and train. ler, Timothy Mouse. five mucous ! black crows, a hilarious new Dise Iney comedy team;. the haughty | dowager elephanis who do pothing but goasip, and especially Casey | Junijor, the brisk little lncomotive | which pulla the circus train, They're NOW IHOWING S et 118 TG, BEVERLY “ouso” i Cotos” - . . & /7] : ROBRERT YO NG = y " “H. 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