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Veronica Lake's New Comedy Hit, "Sullivan's Travels" Opens Today
MEDFORD MAIL TKIBUXE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1SJ2
JOEL MCREA IS
CO-STARRED IN
Co-starring glamorous Ver
onica Lake and broad-shouldered
Joel McCrea, "Sullivan's
Travels" brings one of the
year's top laugh hits to the
Craterian theatre today for a
three day run.
That honey-blonde Veronica,
who scored so impressively In
"I Wanted Wings" as an allur
ing siren, was chosen for the
chief feminine role in the up
roarious comedy, has occasion
ed quite a stir among film fol
lowers. Veronica, In the minds
of many, was destined to go
on playing "vamp" roles.
But these film devotees, after
all, had seen Veronica in only
one picture and didn't know
her versatility. Then, too, they
didn't reckon on a fellow
, named Preston Sturges, who
sees a lot that most directors
don't. Pairing tall, handsome
Joel McCrea and luscious Ver
onica Lake as a romantic com
edy screen team Is a stroke of
good judgment that can be at
tributed only to wily Sturges.
Advance reports are that they
make an exciting and smooth
working duo.
The story of "Sullivan's Tra
vels" sounds like a natural for
comedy. Sturges creates a char
acter named John L. Sullivan,
a screw-ball Hollywood direc
tor wno nas made a success
directing comedies, but who
wants to make pictures of soc
ial significance heavy with
"messages." Of course, if we
know Sturges and we do by
now he plays this up kidding
ly. The idea is that Sullivan,
played by McCrea, goes out into
the world dressed as a hobo,
ready to learn about the
tougher aspects of life. What
he learns convinces him that
he can best serve people by
bringing more laughter into
the world which is what he
does.
In between he meets beauti
ful, provocative Veronica, and
takes her along with him on
his travels, dressed as a hobo
ette. To be sure, Veronica gets
plenty of opportunity to wear
glamour clothes and bathing
suits. What happens to them
as they go careening around
the country provides many of
the hilarious "Sullivan's Trav
els" situations.
Professors Investigate in "Ball of Fire"
Gneiienau Damage Heavy
New York. April 25. UP) The
British radio reported today ttu
26,000-ton German battleship
Gneisenau was so heavily dam
aged during the German fleet's
mid-February dash through the
channel that she has laid up at
the Baltic port of Gydnia "for
extensive repairs."
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America's No. 1 Cowboy:
GENE AUTRY
SINGING
America's No. 1 Song:
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he could Just as well well:
Gary Cooper is the absent
minded professor who, with his
colleagues, endeavors to re
write the encyclopedia and
iiires cabaret dancer Barbara
Stanwyck to explain "slang
uage," all of which leads to
some of the most hilarious
brand of fun ever filmed In
"Ball of Fire," coming Wednes
day to the Craterian theatre.
Needless to say, the professor
succumbs to the dancer's
"schmalzando."
The Grange
Eagla Point Grange
Grange was called to order
by Master I. R. Kline. Two of
ficers were absent.
Agriculture committee chair
man J. C. Lusk reported there
would be a representative of
the county agent's office at the
Grange hall in Eagle Point on
April 28 at 9 a. m. with poison
ed grain. People of the com
munity are urged to be there at
that time and Join in distribu
tion of this grain for eradica
tion of squirrels.
Ways and means committee,
with help of the H. E. will
sponsor a supper party soon. .
A gift was presented to our
newly-wed members, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Hanscom.
H.E.C. will meet April 29.
Ladies are reminded to bring
plants for the sale and come
prepared to work, either clean
ing hall or working in yard.
MAC-HI UPSET
Pendleton, Ore., April 25
(AP) La Grande high school
upset the favored Milton-Free-water
team today in the annual
Pendleton quadrangular track
meet. La Grande scored 72' i
points, Milton-Freewater 70V4,
Walla Walla 42. Pendleton 19.
NO HITTER BUT LOSES
Eugene, April 25. (P) Gor
don Elfving pitched a seven-inning
no-hit game for Cottage
Grove high school but lost to
Eugene high, 8 to 0.
NAVY GAME SET
Brooklyn, April- 25. W) It
will be Navy day In Brooklyn,
Friday, May 8, when the Dodg
ers and the New York Giants
play the first of their two base
ball games for the benefit of
the navy relief society.
NAZARENE MEET
Portland, April 25. P) The
Church of the Nazarene has se
lected Salem for the site of its
annual north Pacific district as
sembly, May 4-10.
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ley have starring roles with Ed- Vincent Benet. The comedy
ward Arnold. Walter Huston. fe?J? 'ht..!!SiS
Simone Simon and Jane Dar
well In "All That Money Can
Buy," from the Saturday Eve-
Bullet Scars," featuring Regis
Toomey, as the companion fea
ture.
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Berlin (from German broad
casts), April 25 (JT) Gen. Henri
Honore Giraud, commander of
a group of armies in the "battle
of the bulge" in northern France
two years ago, has escaped from
the fortress at Koenlgstein, Ger
many, the Berlin radio said to
day.
Gen. Giraud had been a pris
oner of war since May 21, 1940.
I The Germans said he had been
granted special facilities because
of poor health.
A 100,000 marks reward was
offered for his recapture and
the Germans said anyone assist
ing him in his flight would be
punished by death.
Portland. April 25. (?)
Produce prices steady, unchanged.
Bad Man
Dener.s Morgan has one of the
two-gun roles with Wayne Mor
ris and Arthur Kennedy as the
"Bad Men of Missouri," which
heads bill playing for today and
tomorrow only at the Roxy
theatre.
"Buy Me That Town," featur
ing Lloyd Nolan, plays as the
companion excitement hit with
the Western.
ADDITIONAL DAY
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Portland, April 25. (JPt-
Oregon housewives today re
ceived an additional day of
grace to make sugar purchases
preparatory to registration and
rationing.
W. S. Dirker, state sugar ra
tioning director, said sales
could be made up to Monday
midnight Instead of halting
Sunday midnight as he an
nounced yesterday. No sugar
will be sold from April 28 until
rationing begins on May 6.
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People's Music In
New Film Musical
Blues in the Night
Sweet and low-down. Tho
soft wail of a muted trumpet.
The dull pulsating rhythms of
a bass drum. Music of the peo
ple. The streets. Of slamming
doors and roaring trains. That's
the sort of music audiences will
hear In "Blues In the Night."
which opens a three-day run to
day at the Rialto theatre. It It
a down to earth story of a barn
storming Jazz band whose musi
cians have their own Idea of
what "swing music" means.
In the starring roles are new
comer Richard Whorf, lovely
Priscilla Lane and Betty Field.
Besides such fine performers in
the lead, the rest of the cast
consists of one of the season's
finest group of supporting play
ersLloyd Nolan, Jack Carson,
Ella Kazan, Wally Ford and
many others. All contribute
their share in making "Blues in
the Night" something really dif
ferent in the way of film musi
cals. "You're Telling Me,"
starring Hugh Herbert, plays as
the added feature.
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. when Veronica Lake gives him
the eye!... With the kisses she
dishes and the curves she serves,
does Sullivan get what he deserves?
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