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Spencer Tracy In Newest Screen Version Of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1941.
LANA TURNER WITH
IN STRONG ROLES
Famous Novel of Robert
Louis Stevenson In New
Screen Portrayal.
Once again Spencer Tracy Is
said to prove his right to his
place as a two-time Academy
award winner with his portrayal
of that favorite of fiction, "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Sharing
honors with the star in the new
k picture, opening today at the
JCraterian theatre, are Ingrid
Bergman and Lana Turner.
Surprise of the production is
the casting against type of the
two leading ladies. Contrary to
expectations, Lana Turner Is the
sedate Beatrix Emery, and In
grid Bergman the little barroom
entertainer, Ivy Peterson. Both
prove their versatility in the un
usual roles. One of the high
lights of the drama is Miss Berg
man singing "You Should See
Me Dance the Polka" to the be
fuddled Mr. Hyde.- Miss Turner,
in her best role to date, proves
herself a front-rank performer.
But it is Tracy's performance
which dominates the film. Tracy
resorts to no agargantuan make
up to denote his transformation
from the good Dr. Jekyll into
the evil Mr. Hyde. With a mini
mum of facial horror, the star
achieves his personality change
through change of expression.
The Robert Louis Stevenson
novel tells the story of young
Dr. Jekyll, scientist interested in
man's dual personality He be
lieves that in all men are good
and evil. In some evil predom
inates over the good, in others
the reverse is true. Over the
objections of friends, colleagues
and sweetheart, Jekyll continues
his experiments In this field.
He drinks the resulting potion.
It is then his eVil self asserts it
self and he becomes Mr. Hyde.
Joan Blondell And
Binnie Barnes Top
Rialto Comedy Cast
, ArmCd with one of the wit
tiest scripts of the season, Joan
Blondell, Binnie Barnes "and
)Joan Blair (as the "Three Girls
About Town") come to the Ri
alto theatre for today and to
morrow In what Is said to be the
funniest and friskiest comedy
farce of the year "Three Girls
About Town," with Robert
Benchley, John Howard and Eric
Blore in supporting roles.
It purports to tell the answer
to American wifedom's most
vexing enigma: what goes on at
hubby's out-of-town conventions
after the business sessions. In
the process, the audience Is
taken behind the scene of a
strike conference, a morticians'
conclave and a "murder" inves
tigation. "We Go Fast," an exciting
story of a love bout between
motorcycle cop and society de
butante, plays as the companion
feature with "Three Girls About
Town." Lynn Bari and Allen
Curtis have featured roles.
Rotary
Whiskers To
Wail Japan's Defeat
Kodlak, Alaska, Dec. 13.
(AP) None of those rotary pow
ered razors for Kodiak's Rotary
club.
Members took a vow to let
their beards grow until Japan is
defeated.
Meanwhile, whiskered Rotar
ians and others with or without
fuzzed cheeks observed nightly
blackouts, effective at 9:30 p.m.,
placed sand at strategic points
for fire protection at this naval
air base, and had belongings of
women and children packed and
ready for evacuation in case of
dire emergency.
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"International Squadron" Coming
Proving ground or rather
"air" for the Yankee fliers in
the R. A. F. is the famed Inter
national Squadron, and now
the screen has made a thrilling
motion picture based on the
adventures of that intrepid
group of fliers in "International
Squadron," which comes to the
Craterian theatre Wednesday for
a four-day showing.
Ronald Reagan, Olympe Brad
na, James Stephenson, William
Lundigan, Reginald Denny, Cliff
Edward; and Julie Bishop are
among those in the featured
roles.
Telephone Galls Kit
New High Records In
First Few War Days
TeleDhone calls handled hv
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
eraDh comDanv in Oreenn Run.
day, Monday and Tuesday of
last week soared to all-time
highs, with local calls generally
up Deiween au and 40 percent
and long distance calls up 20
to 30 percent.
The normal number of calls
per day handled bv the com
pany in Oreoon before the
emergency was approximately
1,1UU,UUU.
In many exchanoes the call.
ine rate was much hioher than
the average for the state as a
wnoie. in seaside Monday, for
example, calls jumped from a
normal ot z.BUO to 11,461, an in
crease of more than 300 percent.
Many of the long distance
calls were concentrated on long
haul routes to east, north and
south. As a result of advance
engineering and . construction
work, under way for several
months in anticipation of Just
such an emergency, a large pro
ject was rushed to completion
which added a large number of
circuits to the east. Other pro
jects throughout the state near
ing completion also will aug
ment materially the number of
long distance circuits.
FARM HANDS I
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Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 13.
VP) Sorely-needed agricultural
workers, some of whom fled the
dust storms and drought of the
middle west In the late 1930's,
are joining a growing movement
of farm workers out of Califor-
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alto theatre for Tuesday and j
Wednesday in the turbulent
mystery drama that rocked I
Broadway as a stage play. "La
dies In Retirement," which alsoi
stars Elsa Lanchester and Edith j
Barrett as Miss Lupino's sisters,
around whom is wound the most '
amazing story ever brought to
the screen. Others in the cast
are Louis Hayward, Emma Dunn
and Evelyn Keyes.
'The Gentleman From Dixie,"
featuring Jack LaRue, Marian
Marsh and Clarence Muse and
his Sineers, will play as the
added feature.
Bob Hope Back
RUSSIANS BELIEVE
20 FRONT AGAINST
JAP
Bob Hope, teamed with Dor
othy Lamour, brinas laughs to
the screen of the Roxy theatre
for three days starting today in ,
the hlliarious service comedy,
"Caught in the Draft."
Eddie Bracken, Lynne Over
man, Paul Hurst and Clarence
Kolb are also featured in the
laugh hit.
nla because ot unfounded fears
of Japanese air attacks, the De
partment of Agriculture said to
day. Lyman Lantz, assistant direc
tor, issued an urgent appeal to
the workers to remain on their
farms.
His appeal, concurred in by
the U. S. D. A. defense board
and the committee on agricul
tural resources of the state
council of defense, declared:
. "Production of food and fibre
is so important to national de
fense and victory that the serv
ices of farmers and farm hands,
thousands of whom live in Cali
fornia agricultural camps, are al
most indispensable at this time."
Lantz said a check of plant
quarantine stations at California
borders "Indicates there has
been a considerable movement
of farm workers out of California,
NICE OF DOROTHY
Hollywood, Dec. 13. (")
Dorothy Lamour observed her
birthday she didn't say which
one by sending cartons of cig
urets to men in the military
services "It's much more fun
than rece'vlng gifts," she said.
She wasn't forgotten, however.
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PRICESJECLINE
Chicago, Dec. 13. (IPs Soy
bean, lard and grain prices tum
bled today after the office of
price administration announced
the fixing of temporary ceilings
on fats and oils, except butter.
soybeans dropped 6 cents a
bushel, the limit permitted in
one session. Soybean oil is a
major item in the fats and oils
group. Trading in lard and cot
tonseed oil futures was suspend
ed for a while.
Wheat fell more than 2 cents
a bushel with other grains off
almost that much.
SHIP'S GROUNDING
Astoria, Ore., Dec. 13. UP)
A marine board Investigation of
the grounding of the Matson
steamer Mauna Ala continued
today after board members
heard First Mate O. S. Anderson
tell of an unexpected signal that
warned the vessel to halt a half
hour before she went ashore on
Clatsop Spit.
Anderson said the signal was
blinded from another ship, but
officers were not questioned on
its identity.
He said he acknowledged the
message and Capt. C. W. Saund
ers, Jr., of Raymond, Wash., ord
ered "dead slow" speed, com
menting, "Strange, we are not
told what to do."
Anderson added they expected
to find the Columbia river en
trance lighted. Markers have
been blacked out since United
States' entrance into the war.
Washington. Dee. 13. (Spe
cial) Soviet Russia believes the
interests of the allied cause
against the axis will best be
served If she remains out of the
Pacific conflict for the time
being.
This was learned on high
authority Friday following So
viet Ambassador Maxim Litvin
off's emphatic assurances that
Russia intends to continue fight
ing Germany.
The Soviet union's aUitude
in respect to the Pacific war is
understood to be as follows:
If Russia were to enter the
Pacific conflict at this time the
only important contribution she
could make to the war against
Japan would be to bomb Nippon
cities, and possibly units of the
Japanese fleet.
The Soviet government be
lieves that the bombing of Lon
don and Moscow by the German
air forces has shown conclusive
ly that air raids alone will not
put an end to the resistance of
the people attacked. On the
contrary, It is felt that it tends
to strengthen their determina
tion to resist.
Army Transporting "Out"
With the Japanese navy in
control of the sea of Japan,
Russia could not transport any
army to attempt an Invasion of
the Nippon empire.
Russian entry into the Pacific
conflict would precipitate im
mediately a Japanese air, land
and sea attack on the Soviet
maritime provinces. Japan al
ready has several hundred thou
sand Loops massed In Manchu
kuo ready to attack.
While the Soviets are eonffc
dent that their far eastern forcea
could hold the Japanese in
check, nevertheless they feel
the strain that a war on two
fronts would put on Russia's
supplies might seriously weaken
Russian resistance against Ger
many on the western front.
Nasis H.ld Chief Menae
The Soviet government la
convinced that the advantage
the alllid cause might derive
from Russian air attacks on the
Japanese fleet and mainland
would not be worth the risk
of weakening Russian resistano
to Germany in the west. . . ,
Soviet Russia feels it la agreed
among oil the nations resisting
aggression that Nazi Germany
is the chief menace. If Germany
can be defeated, the Soviets are
confident Japan ran be dealt
with quickly. Therefore, Mos
cow believes the common cause
ot the allied powers will best
be served if the Soviet armed
forces are permitted to concen
trate on bleeding the German
army to death.
SIGNS DARKENED i .
Portland. Dec. 13. UP) Al
though the army has ordered
discontinuation of the blackouts
in this region Mayor Earl Riley,
of Portland decreed that all
advertising signs must remain
dark.
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