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PAGE ELEVEN EVENING NEWS, HARRISBURG, WEDNESDAY, 194f IN NEW HIT Marsha Doesn't Want to Live Havvilii Ever After Attraction at Loew's -Maisie's on the loose again MGM'S "Blossoms in the Du i Tec hnic olor Opens at Loew's Tomorrow with a series of the most thrilling; Actor's Life Is Dull Copy, 1 Says Pidgeoii "T'D RATHER be. killed off after side-splitting adventures to date. playing five vital minutes in the The. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, "Ringside Maisie," starring Ann veals for the first time the full One of the most memorable stories beautv of Miss Garson. When you first reel of a screen play than live happily ever after." That's how Marsha Hunt explains her preference for brief but pungent character 1 Sothern, is based around a fast see the red-headed star holding a red-headed baby-in her arms you will agree that only Technicolor ever brought to the screen is that of a woman who fell In love with 2000 babies.

She is Mrs. Edna Gladney of Fort Worth, superintendent of Dugan" she was a choru3 girl with a heart of gold and a head of the same tint; only it was synthetic. Again, the adoring friend of Miss Garson in "Blossoms in the Dust," she plays another brief but biting role. "A fade-out is lucky for me," says Miss Hunt. "I don't care if it only takes me five minutes to disappear from a picture, just so I can make those five minutes remain with the audience;" moving plot, the story concerns what happens to Maisie when, on the hunt for a new job," her.

path She. means it, too. Miss -Hunt could do them justice. The story Films' in Demand Filmed in Magic New Technicolor Miss Garson plays Mrs. Gladney from' her young womanhood in Wisconsin, when she.

was Edna Kahley and met and fell in love with Sam Gladney, of Texas. Walter Pidgeon, who scored a sensational hit in "Flight Command," is given his finest acting opportunity as Sam, who shared with his wife a great humanitarian interest in child welfare. The picture is one of the first essentially dramatic films to be made in with a new, natural color scheme developed after weeks of experimentation and planned to be a part of the picture's mood. It also reveals for the first time the magnificent coloring of the redheaded, green-eyed Irish star. The theme is particularly timely with so many childless homes today bein brightened by adopted babies.

Mervyn LeRoy, director of "Escape" and "Waterloo Bridge," is the director. Irving Asher, who produced "Billy the Kid," brings the picture to tha screen. the Texas Children's Home and Aid reallv has two Ereat love themes, ft (V; the romance of Sam Gladney and crosses those of a youthful fight Society, who has devoted thirty years IStar Calls Himself Just Another Business Man turned down an excellent opportunity to play the ingenue lead in a feature for the role of Greer Gar-son's chum, in, "Blossoms in the Dust," coming Thursday to the Loew's Theater. This is a part in of her life to child welfare to. finding childless homes that needed a baby to bring complete happiness Edna Kahley and their love of bad ies.

Mrs. Gladney, who has accom' plished her- work quietly and sim dIv. will now receive the acknowl champion, his Invalid mother and his hard-boiled When Maisie is hired as a companion for When Gladney learned that her life had inspired a motion picture edgment her work merits, that of Walter Pidgeon will tell you that he is the dullest copy in the mother and then proceeds to which she is seen but briefly, as she immediately named the star she wanted to recreate her life Greer one of America's foremost humanitarians. The screen has never dealt DO YOU KNOW THAT Walter Pidgeon, co- fall in love with the manager, she was when she donned specs. Hollywood.

He believes it, feel Garson, the lovely red-headed, green pulled her-hair back, sang in a eyed actress who rose to stardom iijj? that an actor who lives a com things happen at a speedy rate, Opens July 31 at Loew's. starred with Greer Garson in "Blossoms in the Dust," showing at Loew's squeaky voice, hid her beauty and overnight as "Mrs. Chips in "Good' pletely average, normal life can theater, wears the biggest shoe of any actor in Hollywood, a size 13? with a theme more timely nor powerfully dramatic. Featured in the outstanding supporting cast are Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt, Fay Holden, Samuel B. Hinds, Kathleen Howard.

George Lessey, William Henry and more than 800 children and babies. The picture was directed by Mervyn William Henry, featured in bye, Mr. Chips." Starred with Miss Garson in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, which opens Thursday at became the ugly duckling of the Bennet sisters in "Pride and Prejudice." fans, critics were pleased, and so was Miss Hunt. be very exciting. "To me, acting is a business," "Blossoms in the Dust" at Loew's Theater, is one of the few Holly THAT Fay Holden, playing says.

"Being an actor is a job In "Cheers for Miss Bishop," wood actors who can claim Holly enjoy. I sleep like a top, have GREER GARSON wood as a birthplace. He grew up Leroy, who made "Escape" and "Waterloo Bridge." A stirring, unforgettable entertainment treat for the the Loew's theater, is Walter Pidgeon, who recently gave an outstanding performance in "Flight Command." He play's Sam Gladney, who shared his wife's enthusiasm for making a better world for babies. Filmed in Technicolor, the film re healthy appetite and work eight Greer Garson's mother in "Blossoms in the Dust," at Loew's theater, was paid to order her own husband around in the film? She's Mrs. Dave Clyde, and Clyde plays the butler in this picture.

More than 200 babies and 650 children were used for the orphan save for a few brief scenes at the beginning, the actress played a woman of fifty with a grown-up in the industry, making his film debut at the age of eight in "Lord hours a day. You can't make any career while attending Hollywood High School. entire family is "Blossoms in the Dust." I age scenes in "Blossoms in the Dust," at Loew's theater. daughter. In "The Trial of Mary I Jim," and continued his acting thing sensational out of that." Pidgeon doesn't think it is par ticularly noteworthy that he has reputation for always turning in competent performance no matter what his role.

He will laugh any one down who refers to him as an "artist." 4He isn't, temperamental and never has turned down a part, "It's too late for me to get ex cited now that I am getting a few breaks," he says. "I started out be singer in an act with Elsie After I had appeared in few New York musicals I received Hollywood offers and came out to try my luck in 1926. When the talking pictures came in I did a few singing pictures. I don recall the titles because I don't want to, but one of them was billed 'The picture in which Walter Pidgeon sings only one I hat will give you slight idea of my success as singer on the screen." Hasn't Sung Since Since then Pidgeon hasn't sung song, even in the bathtub, and his present Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer con tract has a clause in it which sav he doesn't have to. After he bowed i out as a vocal bust, Pidgeon stayed on, mostly playing the "other man" in picture after pic ture.

He numbered his friends in the hundreds, was regarded as one of the nicer people in Hollywood but seemed lost in the shuffle of more handsome screen heroes "Then a couple of years ago," he says, "I did a film with Deanna Durbin, 'It's a which was sort of a turning point. After that made several Nick Carter pic tures and loved 'em. But all of this probably very interesting." It is interesting that Hollywood has suddenly appreciated what it has in Pidgeon. "Flight Command" set off the fireworks for him. The public reaction to his playing the a dron Walter Pidgeon leader was enthusiastic and em phatic.

Right off he was given yC rt 1 llllli si Kt 'Mi mm 1 yWH 1 -ll lfe ilr 1 the finest role of his career, star red with Greer Garson in "Bios soms in the Dust," which opens Thursday at the Loew's Theater for an engagement of six days, The heart-warming story was in spired by the life of Mrs. Edna Gladney of Fort Worth, supenn tendent of the Texas Children's Home and Aid Society, who has found happy homes for more than 2000 babies. Pidgeon plays Mrs Gladney's husband, Sam, who was her strongest supporter further Ing the humanitarian work she ac complished. MOTHER fj fJM! You've rarely witnessed such 'stirring per- xvlg -LJ000 o1111110688 "Blossoms in the Dusf'affords iifrfK Tf yu lively Greer Garson surpasses her 5 1 You've rarely witnessed such stirring performances as "Blossoms in the Dusf'affords you. Lovely Greer Garson surpasses her triumphs in "Goodbye Mr.

and "Pride and while Walter Pidgeon adds new laurels to those won in "Flight Command" and "Man These stars and a superb supporting cast make this an experience you'll long remember! Here's an exciting story filled to over flowing with vivid romance, thrilling conflict, emotional drama and the most glorious Technicolor you've ever seen in your life From the moment that the love story of the red-haired beauty and the, handsome Texan begins, right down through the smashing climax, you'll enjoy it as you've enjoyed few other pictures! pmI i if if -1111111 1 liniii niiiiimii WITH and starring A MERVYN LcROY PRODUCTION IIOTOC RA Pll IN TEC with FELIX BRESSART MARSHA HUNT FAY HOLDEN SAMUEL Screen Ploy by Anita Loos Story by Ralph Wheelwright Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Produced by Irving Aher IINICOLOR 5 HINDS An M-G-M Picture THE SCREEN'S MOST POPULAR MOTHER Fay Holden takes over the mother job in "Blossoms in the Dust," which opens Thursday on the Loew's LAST TIMES TODAY itarls Tmirroi7 screen, and adds Greer Garson to WALLACE BEERY as 0 her long list of screen children. Miss Holden has mothered many of Hollywood's stars, including Jeanette MacDonald, Lana Turner, Jackie Cooper, Robert Cummings, Frances Farmer, William Henry 250 Plus Tax Till 5.30 P. M. Kiddies 15 at All Times "BARNACLE BILL'! With MARJORIE MAIX LEO CARRILLO and Alan Curtis, but it is as "Ma Hardy" that her fans know her best..