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when lie takes to heart the affairs of but he turns In an effective and pertly directed by Daniel Mann Hunt for 6 Cons 1 Shirley Booth Triumphs in Her 1st Film By KATE CAMERON. dramatic piece of acting. Terry Moore is admirable as the college girl and Richard Jaeckel is fine as the ardent youth. But it is Shirley Booth' picture as she comes through with an unforgettable portrait of the indolent and pathetic wife, whose moronic behavior nearly drives her husband to distraction. The play was deftly adapted to the screen by Ketti Frings and ex his first screen-assignment.

It was Mann who directed the stage play and Wallis induced him to try his hand at directing it for the screen. Due Back From Tanner Mayor Impellitteri is due in New York today from his two-week Florida vacation. His plane is scheduled to arrive at LaGuardia Field at 10 P. M. a young college girl, who is renting the spare room in the Delaney home.

Afraid that Marie is about to pass up her chance at a happy marriage for an amorous fling with a college athlete, Doc takes to the bottle and in an alcoholic delirium almost kills hit wife, Lola. Burt Lancaster plays tfie role of Doc with conviction. He may not be as impressive as Sidney Black-mer was in te part on the stage. In Portland Area Portland, Dec. 23 (U.R).

State police centered a search in the Portland area today for six convicts who tunneled out of Washington State Prison at Walla Walla yesterday. A seventh man, Ralph Courser, 45, was wounded and captured here yesterday a few hours after the jailbreak. NEW SHOWS Sina'AVE MARIA' in TODAY our Christmas Greeting i -jv ZD I cr CI ca v. fX Even before "Come Back. Little Sheba" had its first public exhibition at the Victoria Theatre last night, Shirley Booth was acclaimed the best actress the year by the National Board of Review after its critics had seen the Paramount picture in a screening room.

Alias Booth received many awards for her performance in the stage production of the William Inge play iMl TECHNICOLOR Mama! THE BOLDEST ROGUE WXO EVER LEO A COL'OLE LIFE! Man tough! his head. his he led a daring life os King and commoner! 1 1 SI ETIERNEYr.Ttf& MGM, The HOUR of M'-rt iwfoeo Om aooams NEW L- (Via COLBERT 'OUTPOST in MALAYA' TRIBORO XT i I I tTCINIMV ST 1 I ASTom ONE BIG AFFAIR- ttEltn XEYES I I pa OEDSEC THE 'ZING A LITTLE I lLJ I I I ZONG MUSICAL GEM! I I rzm. uinu LnuoDT STREET rT( nY.V i Si 0 ma STREET JaneWYMH 1 I us vmtti IcANAl COMMODORE in Paramount Gay OElAMCti lUWODD ii li I AMERICAN JIT NATIONAL IEXIN61U nivMPIJk a 10 $HEmON tforring Sfewart Deborah James ICT0i llSth STREtl Shirley Booth and Burt Lancaster in "Come Back, Little Sheba." LOOKIHG FO TREASURE sa TROUUE! 'HURRICANE SMITH' IfOST ROAD HIllSIDE WIHARD cnnfJGEn Enn r.inson 4SIH STREET lit Nt VVONNt JOHN DeCARLO IRELAND I IIIRAIACE I acunusi and she justifies her appraisers by giving a brilliant characterization stupid, lazy, well-meaning Louis CALHERN Jane GREER 00W VICTOR eoNii i. wile in the Hal B. Wallis screen MITCHUM WAYWARD ft production of the drama.

flATA HAMMO A'KOWS! SMOKIWO GUNS 1 1 jr 1 KftMEU KINGS THE LUSTY MEN' AND BATTLE ZONE' Jonn MOCHAH This is Shirley's first appearance on the screen, but, given the right roles, it will not be her last, as she yllli TECHNICOLOR) Hibl ably pits her histrionic skill in I IT II HM TIMNC WAV OF A GAUCHO' "Come Back, Little Sheba against the dramatic talents of the best a-Jt-URE OF THE WILDEBrrtSS' JOS. COTTER -'The STEEL TRAP actresses of the screen. T. VERHOM BOWZO GOES TO COLLEGE" him lovn vOG.Ibert ROLAND Glcnda FARRELL Barbara RUICK I InurjI. MARIO LANZA tlClKM TM'tf AUM' an LINS -MOLIDAV FOB SINNEWS' The play is a deeply "moving story of a fruitless marriage, in which the husband tries to forget his disappointment in his professional career and his-utter frustra mi- Ji.ft' tion in his marriage by drinking.

Doc Delaney joins Alcoholics Ananymous and makes a valiant eflort to stay on the wagon. There is a wonderful scene of an AA meeting, which is a highlight of the picture. Denaley goes off, however. i i aW4 A aft Coat Back, Little Sheba." a Paramount picture, directed by Daniel Mann, and produced by Hal B. Wallis.

The screenplay by Ketti Frings based on the play by William Inge. Presented at the Victoria Theatre. Running time: 1 hour, 39 minutes, THE CAST: -i Vr-i' I 'kt -la i LrrridF Doc T-lry l.ota Iv-Inrj Mane BuHthoider Turk Fiaher Burl Lancaster hirlrjr Booth Terry Sloore -Richard Jaeckel Philip Ohw Ed win Mas r7r. Tv m-triXiT Ed AmVrraotL. KIma Huston Mrs.

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