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Show WE THEATRE IN SUGARHOUSE (the sweetest tpot m towB)j s ' y- i . v 'i Villi tWs? y't'W The excitement during the filn Century-Fox's CinemaScope, DeLi to the South East Theatre, was as explosive as a fourth of July celebration. Firstthe red carpet was rolled out for Janet Gaynor, signalling her return to motion pictures after an absense of 19 years. And then the welcome mat was dusted off for Pat Boone, the nation's singing sensation who was making his screen debut. Terry Moore also came back to the screen after a year's absence and a bunch of young . players headed by Ronnie Burns, son of George Burns and Gracic Allen, were getting thteir first big break in the feature film. Chief among them is Richard Sargent, who takes a giant step toward stardom in the picture. There was a round of welcome home parties for Miss Gaynor before shooting started. Everyone Every-one remembered when she was top ranking star at the old Fox studio and recalled the first Oscar award she won in 1928 for "Seventh Heaven." The most excited person in the cast was P(t Boone, himstelf a center of attractoin. Accustomed Accus-tomed to giving autographs, he spent most of his time asking the stars on the lot for theirs. ling of "r.crnerdinc," Twentieth lxe color comedy, coming Sunday Every day for lunch he managed man-aged to get a center table near the front of the studio commissary, commis-sary, Cafe de Paris, so he could see the stars come and go. Pat frequently took his pretty wife, Shirley, and their three young daughters to the studio. One observer ob-server remarked: "What a far cry from the days of Francis X. Bushman, when matinee idol was supposed to be a free-wheeling bachelor!" "Bernardine," is a serpen adaptation! of Mary Chascfs Epoedavay tomedy of several seasons ago and tells the heartwarming heart-warming story of a group of high school seniors and their trouble with girls and parents. Bing Crosby is going to surprise his legion of fans with his straight dramatic role in Sol C. Seigel's M-G-M production of "Man on Fire," the first picture in which Crosby has been given a part enterely without song. Unfolding a gripping story of the problems of divorce and its reprecussions on a boy who becomes be-comes the pawn in a court battle for his custody, the hard-hitting drama brings a group of new faces to the screen in co-starring roles. "'44 " ft ft J- $S3&&fc! Bing Crosby and Inger Stevens in a scene front Sol C. SiegeVs M-G-M production of "3fan on Fire" explosive drama of the effects of divorce on a boy and his estranged parents. Crosby, in .his first straight dramatic role, portrays the father who battles Jfor the custody of his son. Miss Stevens, a member of his legal staff, attempts to hide her love for the unhappy father. I |