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Show .4 "-.-.! PAGE.,4g;yffeggVgg SUNDAY HERALD jmisbmProvo i-OifVediiMdiiy Only - Heralded jt&e most'lmportant -t event in SO years of motion pics' pic-s' - k- - . r. . -xecroucoior production ox "Wilson "Wil-son is scheduled -for a onerday .'engagement Wednesday. Ljhe .Paramount theater. ' . The Paramount has been leased Tby the ana Century-Fox for -. 'Wednesday only, matinee and n v vavAMc - - v v Mwn irnwwiniiiii uiuu c twhich was more than two and 3 V half years In the making. a ..greatest project ever undertak- en by 20th Century-Fox. It has "shattered all previous Hollywood production records. ' Heading the largest cast ever 'assembled for a single motion pic-iure pic-iure (12.000 players) are: Alex-J.3ander Alex-J.3ander Knox as Wilson; Charles "Coburn as the President's -intimate "'friend "Professor Homes"; Geral-dine Geral-dine Fitzgerald as Edith Boiling . Gait; Thomas Mitchell as Joseph .Tumulty, Wilson's secretary; Ruth ' Nelson as the first Mrs. Wilson; Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge; Vincent Price as William GIbbs McAdoo; "William -Eythe as George Felton; 'and Mary Anderson as Eleanor ."Wilson. The deeply moving story of an American family, set against the drama of our country's most ex- -citing- era, was directed by Henry King who was responsible for such memorable hits as "The White Sister," Alexander's Ragtime Rag-time Band" and "The Song of Bemadete.' Ace Scenarist Lamar Trotti devoted two years to the preparation of the "Wilson" screenplay, during which time he travelled 30.000 miles, crisscrossing crisscross-ing the country time afer time, to gather material dealing with Wilson Wil-son and his era. The story begins In 1909, with Wilson an inconspicuous university univer-sity president It ends twelve years later, on the day he leaves the office as President of the United States. Choice Picture' l!ov at Paramount Alan Ladd returns to the screen in what is one of the most beauti ful love stories ever written, we are told. "And Now Tomorrow' opens today at the Paramount tneater with the charming Loret- ta xoung co-starring with Ladd as she did in "China", another splendid film. In direct contrast to his previ ous roles. Ladd in "And Now Tomorrow" portrays the part of noted nby&lclan. a stralam characterization which he handles excellently. Miss Young plays the part of the elder daughter of fabulously wealthy parents, who is stricken with a serious illness at a reception announcing her engagement en-gagement to Barry Sullivan. upon her return from an un successful operation. Loretta is advised that the family physicians has called in a young doctoi whose experiments had attracted considerable attention. Loretta agrees to undergo treatments with tne young medic, but does so with obvious condescension and pessimism. Ladd, in entering the case, al so enters her life, for he falls madly in love with his patient. The tense, dramatic qualities of tne story are said to be intensified inten-sified by the restrained interorer tetion of his performance. Miss Young gives one of her finest delineations de-lineations in her glorious screen career it is said, as th- beautifully despondent heiress. Susan Hay-ward Hay-ward as her sister is pert, gay and emotionally eloquent in her dual role of a loving sister and an erring one. Barry Sullivan has his most important assignment to date as the bewildered fiance of the two sisters. INSIDE GOSSIP ABOUT THE STARS Andrea King back at work in Warner Bros.' "Hotel Berlin" after week of flu . . . Ted Weber, Chicago Sun amusement editor, here on business . . . Col. Robert Lee Scott, the author, and stars Dennis Morgan and Raymond Massey of "God Is My Co-Pilot." will be guests of honor at Boy Scouts' annual dinner Dec. 11th at Ambassador Hotel . . . Cameraman Cam-eraman James Wong Howe bat tling a flu attack . . . Louise Randall Ran-dall Pierson writing Photoplay magazine article on Rosalind Russell's Rus-sell's portrayal of the author in latter's biography, "Roughly Speaking" . . . Fred Allen and ft V us " : L If , f . x M' aaBHaBHravHaBaB1arHaHBMBMaaMawriMaMaM ' . . . .x-. . ? xvVvvrAgf Av PILOT'S DAUGHTER TO PORTRAY PILOT'S WIFE HOLLYWOOD Andrea King. rWho made her film debut in the Dennis Morgan-Eleanor Parker picture, "The Very Thought of fTou." and followed with a featured fea-tured role in Warner Bros.' "Hollywood "Hol-lywood Canteen," was born in (Paris, France. I Miss King's mother was an am-ILulance am-ILulance driver in World War I, when she met and married a fyoung pilot of the famous La-payette La-payette Escadrille. After his death, hhe young mother brought Andrea fto America to reside with relatives. J Miss King portrays the wife of two more flu sufferers . . JCol. Robert Lee Scott, opposite 1 Miller fell and injured Dennis Morgan, in "God Is My; wrists in her final incompleted Co-Pilot," film version of the! dance number for film at Co-pamous Co-pamous pilot's best-selling novel. Uumbia. Forget your troubles take in a show there's plenty of variety varie-ty in the current billings. Upper left: Alan Ladd and Loretta Young in Rachel Field's "And Now Tomorrow," opening today at the Paramount; upper right: Simone Simone and James Ellison in "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore." at the Scera; center: Geraldine Fitzgerald and Alexander Knox. featured stars in "Wilson" at the Paramount for one day only, Wednesday; lower left: Jon Hall and Louise Albritton in the comedy romance, "San Diego, I Love -You," at the Strand; and lower right: Ginny Sims and George Murphy at the Uinta, in "Broadway Hythym." Top-Notch Movie At Uinta Theater Melody, mirth and romance form the Ingredients of the tasty little dish Metro-Goldyn-Mayer is Portland Hoffa headed east after serving at the Uinta theatr, where "Broadway Rhythm" holds the screen. Co-starring George Murphy Mur-phy and Ginny Sims In technicolor, techni-color, plus the music of Tommy finishing "It's in the Bag" Barbara Stanwyck back from Chicago visit with hubby. Lieut. Robert Taylor . . . Edward "Teddy" "Ted-dy" Haworth has joined Warner Bros, art department . . . Susanna Foster and writer Stanley Davis, Ann both apt THE CODE OF DEATH! Nazi super-sneaks who decipher Allied secrets... and seal their treachery 1 v -,:i3:-j.'j.'S.---y - x 1 with murder - , ; j Double Show Value! j 4e-:Sk OALf EVANS ft t Dorsey and his orchestra, "Broadway "Broad-way Rhythm" is a must-see on your movie list. It's the story of a theatrical family that has attained success and the impact on them of the presence of a very lovely Holly wood movie star. It's gay and I colorful and the story has sever al new twists. Charles Winninger clowns and toots a trombone in a duet with Dorsey, George Murphy sings and dances, Ginny Simmis raises her glorious voice in song, Lena Home danced a spectacular boogie-woogie number and sings two songs. Hazel Scott does things to a piano, and Dean Murphy and the Ross Sisters contribute outstanding out-standing moments to the film. Accompanying picture on the Uinta program is "The Black Parachute:' a story that's happening hap-pening now in the headlines! A Yank correspondent "chutes" into Balken guerrillas and makes a life-and-death scoop! Heroic mountaineers smash Nazis! Beau- tiful spy trades kisses for lives. Live with them. ... as these un derground fighters cut the ground from under the Nazi invaders. Thrill to them. . . as they cry. . . . . "10 Nazis for every patriot!" Included in the cast are John Carradine, Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates and Osa Masse n. Two Comedies Are Slated For Scera The screen has seldom produced a more hilariously funny motion picture than "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore," which will play at the Scera theater Monday and Tuesday. From beginning the end, it qualifies as one long howl of laughter. In the cleverness of tne plot, in the constant flow of laughable incidents and in the performance of its accomplished cast of players, the film is a positive posi-tive delight. Simone S imone, James Ellison and William Terry are co-starred. Also on the same program will be seen the comedy-drama, "The Sultan's Daughter. Ann Corio, long famous as "the loveliest lady of burlesque" is starred in the title role and is a ravishing figure in the graceful and lovely costumes cos-tumes of the mysterious East. Charles Butterworth is the Sultan Sul-tan and brings to the screen the distinctive comedy talents which have made him one of the screen s favorite comedians. DIRECTOR URGES STAR TO TRY FILM SINGING HOLLYWOOD Director Howard How-ard Hawks still is trying to talk Humphrey Bogart into making a calypso record with Sir Launce- lot, negro singer from Trinidad who had a featured role in their Warner Bros, picture, "To Have and Have Not." Hawks contends Bogart has a more than fair singing voice and believes that after he hears himself him-self In a record he may agree to sing in a picture. The director also feels that if anything can "turn the trick" it is the calypso rhythm. Bogart is crazy about it Jon Hall Stars In Strand Movie Universale handsome Jon Han, who seems to have been special izing 'in the portrayal of pic-turesaue pic-turesaue characters opposite Ma ria Montez in exotic turns, is try ing his acting hand at comedy In "San Dieao I Love You" which co-stars him with Louise Albritton and which is currently playing at the Strand theater. In the Mlcliael Fessler-Ernest Pacrano oroduction. Hall is cast as a young San Diego millionaire. who refuses to finance an invention in-vention of Edward Everett Hor ton. the screen father of Miss Albritton. An unusually strong supporting cast includes Eric Blore, who plays a handyman, and Buster Keaton. who was brought out 01 retirement for the role of a bus driver. An easy-going but straight- shooting Civil War cavalry sergeant ser-geant in the person of handsome Rod Cameron is the star 01 unl- versal's exciting new action film, Boss of Boomtown, accompany ing picture at the Strand Playing her first role in an outdoor out-door drama is lovely Vivian Austin, Aus-tin, Universal contract player, who enacts a carefuly reared Eastern girl who inherits a frontier fron-tier gambling house. Also prominent in the cast of the fast-moving film story are a pair of long-established favorites, I Fuzzy Knight and Tom Tyler. There's a perfectly natural reason rea-son for all the noise around the house all day long school's out! Sugar Stamp 37 Becomes Invalid Spare stamp 37 for 20 pound! of canning sugar became invalid December 1, and no more applications applica-tions for canning sugar will be accepted by the war price and rationing boards, S. G rover Rich, OPA district rationing executive, stated today. The expiration of this stamp does not in any way affect the sugar certificates received before that date," Mr. Rich explained. "Canning sugar certificates are valid until February 28, 1943 as Is sugar stamp No. 40. Grocers may accept either the stamp or the certificates until that date. Some confusion has arisen as to the validity of the sugar certificates cer-tificates given applicants by the ration boards, and OPA has been informed that some grocers are refusing to honor the certificates. It is hoped this release will clarify clari-fy the matter." OK FOB KHUMBA RIDGEWOOD. N. J Dec S OJJD Rotarians at a luncheon watched two men and a young woman demonstrating their successful suc-cessful adjustment to artificial limbs as an example of how similarly sim-ilarly handicapped war veterans could be helped. Ud iumoed Dav- ton Hope, veteran of the Italian campaign and wearer of two artificial arti-ficial legs. He made a date with the girl demonstrator to go rnumba dancing. DESCENDANT OF NOTED ACTOR IS IN CAST Douglas Henderson. 25. mem ber of the cast of Warner Bros.' -Objective, Burma,", is a great-grandson great-grandson of the noted stase actor of other days, Richard Mansfield. The plum blossom is China's national flower. . Child Burn cfd to Death In Crib WENATCHE, Wash, Dec.,9 (UJO Two-year-old Betty Brazda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Brazda of Wlnthrop was burnCd' to death in her crib late yesterday yester-day when fire, caused by an exploding ex-ploding heating stove destroyed the Brazda home. Mrs. Brazda had left the child asleep in the crib while she went next door to borrow some bread. When she came out of the neighbor's neigh-bor's house a few minutes later, she saw her own three-room house engulfed in flames. The child's father, an employe of the Wagner Lumber Company, was at work in the woods near Twisp when the fire broke out. WEDNESDAY ONE DAY ONLY! r 1 Qtmm L warn mmsmmm Exclusive Road Show Engagement! PARAMOUNT NOW! ENDS. TUES. 'DOORS OPEN' lp.m. l I t s-rJ jss wm sr um aw d. -"w mmmm SW rf Mm LOUISE ilLLBRITTCN- if CO-HTTt mjhi arm men uo nm The Screen Biases With Western Action "BOSS OF BOOM TOWN" ROD CAMERON - FUZZY KNIGHT ' 1 STARTING WEDNESDAY i - irr J j j" ff-NA ; 1 ' i ikj- mootil It V" : I - .- It A Carnival of Joy! Get Hi the swing of Ms ulfry mythmi! Hcsm Mended by a glorious South American the . most exciting entertainment of the season! SONGS ' 8rox "MoenhfM ntsti "Vtqntra Sent" TITO GUIZAR VIRGINIA BRUCE tixim Everett kostdh cntcOT mn:;Gsra veloz & mm rnamvin bonindva -ROY ROBERS sms wa (mm Jj IUSS GO TO WE BIG SHOW t KUTs BB0ADWAY rr n wwvnw 'zmm at m tarrlaa cauut m nitu WINNINGER-Ol HAVEN um tuR SCOTT oss 'ECCnrSTQT moan ma turn rs mc sour m sus ttfos tm sismt kumt KriY K2SET MB IS 8SCSSTM CO-HIT: 1 1 Thrilling AcUont I DOORS I OPEN w 1p.m. eta. 2 ii II. U) 0 CtC I I a jji I S in th. Most S.nsoilona! I iV- Rol. of His A ; ?XSk' kyrockt!ng Carrt A - vxC -v ;.' .-i.'V "no M Nr I - ,-' :aw f MEM m i-.xw iviv - r I Ladd b a doctor who knows how to treat Ihis pampered beauty! Loretta cones to him at first became la- returns because the wants fit: L Another erect dram by th CUthor oJ "All TMt And Htovtn Too" BeaTah Bond! Cecil Kctlaway Directed by Irving Piehel Screen Pisy by Frsak Parita aW KarBoad Ckaaaler A Psr&saotsl Ptctare ADDED: Further Predictions Predic-tions of Nestradamas! 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