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THE OWENSBORO, MESSENGER 5UNPAY, NOV. 28, 1948i-B Betty Grable, Dan Dailey Starred In "When My Baby Smiles At Me Malco Film Is Story Of DOUBLE ATTRACTION AT STRAND THEATER TODAY bhowreoDle -v a 4 I vnm i I I i Betty Grable and Dan Dailey, that wonderful team of "Mother Wore Tights," have been brought together in another story about show business that for human warmth, dramatic appeal and tffrr 1-r-n-iiiir -i riailliMiT.mWiilriliariin-fiWifiiriiirilr -ifci 5J I A '-rr song-and-dance excitement is even grander than its memorable predecessor. The picture Is "When My Baby Smiles At Me." photographed in color by Technicolor, and it opens today at the Malco theater. This is the story of show people as they really are, told in the on-stage, back-stage and off-stage life of a couple who tried to climb the ladder of the "big time" together. Briefly, "When My Baby Smiles At Me" is the dramatic love story of the devotion of a beautiful burlesque soubrette in the days when burlesque was at its greatest married to a lovable but undepend-able comic, with talents outstripping his sobriety.

It's a story packed with honest emotion, the color and excitement of the flam- Gloria Henry and Pat Phelan are happy over winning the game in "Triple Threat," a Columbia picture with 10 top "pro" stars. The picture opens today at the Strand. Gene Autry serenades some desert beauties in this scene from Column tia't "The Last Round-Up." The picture opens today at the Strand Theatre for three days. "WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME," starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey with Jack Oakie, June Havoc and Richard Arlen, opens a three-day engagement at the Malco theater here today. The picture is in Technicolor.

boyant world that was the stage, and the give-and-take drama of show business itself. Betty Grable's singing, dancing and. acting are at their peak in her portrayal of "Bonny Kane," while Dan Dailey reaffirms his status among the screen's most talented and refreshing stars, with an expert performance as her hoofer-husband. June Havoc is Betty's chorine girl-friend; Jack Oakie is on hand, playing a typical burlesque comic; Richard Arlen is of the film which George Jessel produced with all the know-how that has made him one of the greatest showmen of all time. Walter Lang has given Lamar Trotti's screen play spirited and sensitive direction.

Betty's patnt suitor; and Jimmy Gleason is seen as the sympathetic stage manager. Two new song hits, "By The Way" and "What Did I Do?" by Mack Gordon and Joe Myrow, highlight the scintillating musical score THE LAST ROUND-UP" STARS GENE AUTRY ishing to those who have followed the spectacular career of America's favorite singing cowboy in Gene Autry's astonishingly high degree of popularity with movie fans of all ages is not at all aston LITTLE LULU 'DOG SHOW OFF' In Technicolor NOW SHOWING TODAY FOR 3 DAYS Features At 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 and Last Complete Show 9:00 films, on records and over the air. The magnetic appeal, the heartwarming simplicity, the two-fisted ruggedness of this great cowboy star are qualities which appeal to people the world over. Autry's newest picture, "The Last Round-Up," opens today at the Strand theater. The film has cowboy and Indian scrapes, tender romantic moments, high-powered drama, roaring cattle stampedes, bruising fist fights, ringing Western melodies and, of course, a sensational climax in which our hero wins out against overwhelming odds.

Basically, the plot Is a story of modern times, thundering with all the thrills of the old West. Autry plays the role of a cattle rancher determined to protect the interests of ranchers and Indians alike against unscrupulous land manipulators. In addition to Autry and his famous horse, Champion, the cast includes Jean Heather, Ralph Morgan, Carol Thurston, Mark Daniels, and the Texas Rangers. The latter group collaborates with the colorful cowboy star in rendering such tuneful ditties as "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain," "The Last Round-Up, "One Hundred and Sixty Acres," "You Can't See the Sun When You're Crying" and "An Apple for the Teacher." MOVIE CALENDAR MALCO: Today through Tuesday: "WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME" with Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc and Richard Arlen, lu Technicolor. Wednesday through Saturday: "RED RIVER" with John Wayne.

Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, Coleen Gray and Noah Berry, Jr. SIRANU: Today through Tuesday: "TRIPLE ITHREAT" with Richard Crane and Gloria Henry and "LAST ROUNDUP" with Gene Autry and Jean Heather. Wednesday through Thursday: "THE IRON CURTAIN" with Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney. Friday through Saturday: "ARTHUR TAKES OVER" with Lois Collier and Jerome Cowan and "SILENT CONFLICT" with Bill. Boyd, Andy Clyde and Rand Brooks.

SEVILLE: Today through Tuesday: "THE EYES OP TEXAS" with Roy Rogers and Lynne Roberts, In Trucolor and "THE LONG NIGHT" with Henry I'onda, Barbara Bel Geddes and Vincent Price. Wednesday through Thursday "GREEN DOLPHIN STREET" with Lana Turner, Van Heflln and Donna Reed. Friday through Saturday: "WATERFRONT AT MIDNIGHT" with William Gargan and Mary Beth Hughes and "THE TIOGA KID" with Eddie Dean and Jennifer Holt. ISLE II: Last times today: "THE VIGILANTES RETURN" with Margaret Lindsay and Jon Hall and "T-MEN" with Dennis O'Keefe and Mary Meade. Coming Saturday and Sunday: "MERTON OP THE MOVIES" with Red Skelton and Virginia O'Brien and "MARSHALL OF RENO" with Bill Elliott and Bobby Blake.

STARLIGHT DRIVE IN: Sunday and Monday: "LADY IN A JAM" with Irene Dunne and Patrick Knowles. VICTORY THEATER, CALHOUN, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday: "UNCONQUERED" with Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard and Boris Karloff, in Technicolor. Wednesday and Thursday: "BUCK PRIVATES" with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Friday and Saturday: "UNDER CALIFORNIA STARS" with Roy Rogers. Jane Frazee and Andy Devlne, plus "BLOCKHEADS" with Laurel and Hardy.

'The Long Night" Stars Barbara Geddes, Vincent Price "The Lone Night," which opens really romantic roles in a long career. After winning many of the important Broadway stage awards, Baroara Bel ueddes introduces a completely new personality to the screen in her portrayal of the heroine. Vincent Price has the today at the Seville theater, is an absorbing love story of a boy and a girl struggling desperately for happiness again.it the sinister influence of an older man. Co-stars Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price and Ann Dvorak deliver memorable performances which combine to create strong emotional pull. Henry Fonda as a young steel worker, enacts one of his few strong role of a sinister though suave magician, and Ann Dvorak is striking as his glamorous as sistant.

The conflicting romantic motives and frustrations of the four princi- pals, and the sharp contrast in their personalities, present a vivid picture of love, hate, fear and suspicion, with glimpses of happiness and a final note of promise for the lovers, after highly spectacular scenes of turbulence attending the hero's defiance of a siege. Fonda, central figure of the story, is barricaded in his room with the massed police force splin-terms? it with shots to bring him out. His vigil while awaiting possible, death evokes memory scenes of events leading up to his precarious situation. His retrospection is interrupted at times by renewed bursts of police gunfire. Henry Fonda achieves a brilliant characterization in the role of a man torii between love and doubt.

Barbara Bel Geddes, as the heroine, makes her film debut a refreshing experience for all who have their first view of the young New York sensation on the screen. Vincent Price gives an extraordinary interpretation of the polished menace of the story. Ann Dvorak is perfectly cast as a shapely show girl, and impacts warmth and sympathy. Other players are David Clarke, Howard Freeman, Moroni Olsen, Queenie Smith, Patty King, Elisha Cook, Robert A. Davis, and Charles McGraw.

msMgmMmmimsimMgi fm-mi i ty i m) iiiiiil wJUcTau -r-- Ann Dvorak trie to win Henry Fonda's love in this scene from RKO's "The Long Night," co-starring Barbara Bel Geddes and Vincent Price. The picture opens today at the Seville. KDHiVE I THEATRE A. I Top Grid Stars Appear In Picture "Triple Threat" 1 'PARAMOUNT NEWS' 'Navy's Flying-Jef Wing' "Triple Threat," an exciting full-length feature drama of a girl and a football team, with the game's top "pro" titans, opens at the Strand theater starting today. According to advance reports on the film, some of the most spec- amilor rlav pvpp nlonnprt will ho i- -1, 'FOOTBALL'S CLIMAX' SO.

METHODIST 13 BAYLOR UNI 6 MICHIGAN 13 OHIO STATE 3 HARVARD 20 YALE 7 Tonight Monday 2 Shows About 6:45 9 p. m. WHAT A LADY! WHAT A JAM! IRENE DUNNE As The "LADY IN A JAM" With Patric Knowles Ralph Bellamy No tig trucks admitted presented for movie fans, adroitly worked into the story of a cocky quarterback who has his signals mixed until he meets up with a girl who starts him on the way to touchdown glory. The all-star gridiron line-up in-jcJudes "pros" Sammy Baugh STARTS WEDNESDAY FOR FOUR DAYS wayne "RED RIVER" MSsr (Washington Redskins'. Paul Christman (Chicago Cardinals), Johnny Clement (Pittsburgh Steelers), "Boley" Dancewlcz (Boston Yanks), Bill Dudley (Detroit Lions), Paul Governali (New York Gians), "Indian" Jack Jacobs (Green Bay Packers), Sid Luck-man (Chicago Bears), Charles Trippl (Chicago Cardinals), Steve Van Buren (Philadelphia Eagles) and Bob Waterfield.

Assigned to describe their sensational plays and add to the film's thrill-a-second realism are three of the country's leading football announcersHarry Wismer, Tom Harmon and Bob Kelley. The featured Hollywood actors are Richard Crane and Gloria Henry, with Mary Stuart, John Litel and Pat Phelan in important supporting roles. Directed by Jean Yarbrough for producer Sam Katzman, "Triple Threat" was made with the cooperation of the National Football League. U3- 'j Li '5 '1 Show every night, rain or clear 111 I ff Jj 11 I sjpjUHMWKMsVhaBMI SHOVING TODAY THRU TUESDAY! NOW SHOWING TODAY THRU TUESI THRILL A SECOND FOOTBALL DRAMA TRIPLE SHOW LAST TIMES TODAY VICTORY THEATRE CALHOUN, KY. SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, NOV.

28, 29, 30 HOLLYWOOD BRIEFS Alfonso Bedoya, talented Mexican character actor signed for an important role in Paramount's Technicolor Western, "Streets of Laredo," appeared in 175 pictures south of the border before making his American cinematic debut in "Treasure of the Sierra Madre." "Streets of Laredo," Paramount's Technicolor Western, marks the first Western characterization for Macdonald Carey since making his screen debut in 1941, although he has starred in ten pictures during that period. Montgomery Clift, starred in William Wyler's "The Heiress" for Paramount, prefers a T-shirt and slacks to all other outfits. He says' he owns only one presentable suit. A Story of Strange Destiny! i i iTrii mv ami au ioi wirwkiD i MIL mm STEVE UK 1URU sfJtf i tin lurvuiU aihi pnureyin A O'KEEFE "BflLtT" DAMCfWICZ mm CLEMENT JON MARGARET HALL tr LINDSEY If ut BOY TANGLES WITH RANGE OUTLAWS! tan" it? If 'Vigilantes Return" CHAPTER OF THE "VIGILANTES" LEITCHFIELD.ROAD DRIVE IH 7:30 SUNDAY 7:30 if, JJC. k3 "CATTLE STAMPEDE" UULJ 11 UlSilf "CHAHMON" Buster Crabbe.

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