Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 21

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Caller-Times Sun Feb 17 1957 5B ZzM I Profited By Losing Oscar Race the old cowpoke In Stop" think it's better to lose far but ho too sure he wants to'a while" bo surmises' And who get nominated jean blame him for thinking so SHOWS START J3-9: 14 UMC24 TAB HUNTER NATALIE WOOD Power Failure Offers Ericson Rare Opportunity HOLLYWOOD John Ericson former MGM contract player and now a'CBS-TV regular recalls his professional debut with a little theatre group in Gatlinburg Term Was a great chance for me to demonstrate my stage presence as a power failure shut off all the lights Just as I stepped on stage for my big scene also was a wonderful opportunity to puve I could hold an aiidciice I pulled out my cigarette lighter and started delivering my dramatic oration by its faint glow 1 was going or so I until I heard the director whispc? offstage: doesn't the knucklehead just light the candles behind Iron Ore Deposit Discovered In India MADRAS India Feb 16 Imn ore deposits deemed capable of yielding 389 million tons of iron have been discovered in the Gunur and Nellore districts of Andrha State geological survey reports award He had bet on What has happened to O'Connell since? He only has become the highest profited more by losing sn Oscar pried character actor in Holly-! than winning it wood at $5000 a week a 500 O'Connell was the trapped ba- percent increase in me year He chelor of one of last played the same rale in the stage jyear'a memorable performance version of at $100 a week ft He was the outstanding favorite and he came out here for the to win the award for best sup-! movie at $1000 It was his first porting actor He didn't win picture 1 Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pul-' he comments ver of was: became a cause celebre In the the victor Lemmon's perform-! controversy Producer either lanes was just is memorable but! venting sorrow for ms or anger jliis win touched off a controversy iat the academy kept doubling Many argued that Lemmon was a my salary without my asking for jstar in and' it It's should have been entered is' He's mode two pictures I such His studio entered him in'Monte Carlo Story" in which he the supporting category co-starred with Marlene Die- trich and another called in which he is the only star He's also up for a nomination again this year for his role of THE GIRL IIE LEFT Wood and Tab Hunter are shown above in a scene from the film 'The Girl He Left which opens today at the Ritz Theatre MAMON HARGROVE'S THE BOY WITH THE" BARRACKS BAG AND THE GIRL WITH THE OVERNIGHT CASE! James Cagney was entered in the top actor division from the same picture It touched off a controversy that will rekindle this year because a number of other stars are planning to drop down to the supporting category As Vic Mature once commented: give the same statuette for both Even Lemmon said after his win that he had lost $50 on the came in Without exception all wanted her to portray dope addict wives or equally downbeat roles can't win" she moans about ready now to settle for a part of a sweet girl singing through an open window especially if Fox can get Don Ameche back to Today Solution Vivian Blaine Fights Battle on Typecasting By JAMES BACON movie scripts were tossed at her HOLLYWOOD Feb 16 iff) I was type cast again Vivian Blaine is an actress whoj Every script had me playing Ade-always has to prove herself but: aide The character was the she does it loo well same only the story was differ- Sometimes she wonders if it cut Five years is a long time wouldn't be better to be mediocre with one character so I turned in -a role them would be less typecast-! She had to prove herself again ing" she argues And die has a1 so she went once more to what Girl He Left NOT TOO FA BEHIND with JESSIE ROYCE LANDIS JIM BACKUS HENRY JONES SUNDAY MONDAY JOHN LANA I VAYIIETURIIERJ f-Sbk2Utse mSm iMKnH'Bura ffa MmiMMMaweaASlaew PLUS CARTOON "SArAM'' 'Victor Mature IKK" Joan Crawford SHOWS AT 1-3 :0 J-504-7 TOWERS 3 SHOWINGS TODAY 4:30) MATINEES 2 PM and 4:15 (Out at EVENING SHOW AT PM in the trade is called shock-casting From comedy to tragedy She currently is touring with the downbeat play of It's the role of 'the narcotic addict's wile a part that rails for heavy dramatics When the play hit Hollywood her reviews were raves Once more the movie scripts mt-manm tm eomn I I3I3QD aos Wherever he rodeHIS PAST was always AHEAD OF MM! nttire DOOM JoPCN start It CORPUS CHRISTI THEATRES PROGRAM OSAGE DRIVE IN-Now In The Night" with Natalie Wood Chase" with John Wayne Tueaday-Wedneaday With Me with Abbott Costello Thureday-Friday with Nancy Kelly with Stewart Granger GULF DRIVE Now For with Kirk Douglas with Glenn Ford Tueeday-Wedaeeday Laughed Frankie Laine Tkarsday-Friday People" Krrt-Now He Left Behind" with Tab Hunter Starts Thursday with Van Johnson Now At Table Richard Egan Starts Wedheedly Hymn" with Rode Hudson Now of The August with Marlon Brando AYERS-Now Before with Robert Wagner Starts Thursday at with Martha Hyer TWO TOP-FLIGHT HITS! He oust rovoaKnf Kfe-inspind story point In the World War II days Vivian was one of top musical stars Billed as Cherry she had fame a four-figure salary check swimming pools minks in fact the whole movie star bit Even more important her picture were all big moneymakers she recalls always played the same part in every picture I was the sweet girl who sang through the open window to Don Ameche or Tyrone Power Everybody in the front office liked me the fans liked me but I as an actress didn't like Myself" So she chucked the whole thing Heading for Broadway she made the break with a new platinum hair job and her once voluptuous curves trimmed to a svelte chassis On Broadway she became famed in the toughest acting medium of them comedy Her five years as Adelaide in and is a' theatrical monument It won her the Donaldson Award in 1951 the equivalent of the Oscar Last year she returned to Hollywood to repeat her and role for the screen It was a triumphant return and more KINGSVILLE DRIVE-IN THEATRES ifKiRiMlMiW A -4r i 'l yt i Z7 -y i i i ii a V- xi i Adults 90c Children 35c Free Fcrkinf if DRIVE-IN xhiatre -ON THE SAME PROGRAM Munc1- ONI "runbw iaSboI It Always Imb Wtararaf AHDmCOU! 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