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PAGE FIVE Veronica Lake, Preston Foster In Thrill Packed Drama At Craterian LAIRD CREGAR IN Tarzan Visits New York In Wednesday Thriller Murder Mystery On Holly's Bill! Crossroads" Roxy Headliner MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1942. "In WITH ALAN LADD Tully Marshall, Marc Law rence in Cast "March of Time" Shown. Back to the screen comes Veronica Lake, a vivacious blonde bomber, in the adventure-thriller, "This Gun For Hire," which opens a three-day run today at the Craterian the atre. She is co-starred with Preston Foster with a first-class supporting list headed by Laird Cregar and Alan Ladd, a new comer for whom the Hollywood bigwigs are planning a great future. "This Gun For Hire" is the sensational story of a killer with a "gun for hire" to those who can pay the price. Preview wit nesses are reporting that Alan Ladd s portrayal of a cold blooded killer has seldom been matched. Veronica Lake, who was last seen in the comedy "Sullivan's Travels" is said to turn in a role of power and sympathy as the girl forced to accompany the killer on his marrow-chilling sorties, who in the end effects redemption of sorts. Preston plays a detective on the blood-stained trail of the killer who ha so feelings until a girl's kindness arouses in him the first sparks of human emo tions. Laird Cregar, who amazes film-goers with his unusual characterizations In all sorts of pictures, can be depended upon to turn in another striking per formance as a man who orders killings for a fifth-column ring but who is revulsed by violence his weakness being blondes. From all reports, "This Gun For Hire" is bound to be rated as the top thrill picture of the year. Others in the cast Include Tully Marshall and Marc Lawrence. nJA. ..Trf?-- s -V, VY ;"V The "royal family of the jungle" pays a visit to civiliza tion in "Tarzan's New York ad venture", which bring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sulli- Kansas City, July 18. (P) Eight hundred employes of seven flour mills struck today and then settled down to clavine games as both sides agreed the wage controversy simply was a matter for the government labor conciliation department to decide. Cm Mall Tribuna want ada. Buy War Bonds Day and Night van and little Johnny Sheffield to the Cool Craterian Theatre Wednesday for a four-day run. Tarzan runs into all sorts of trouble which causes many an Preston Foster, Patricia Mor rison and Albert Dekker have leading roles in the triple threat murder mystery, "Night in New Orleans", which comes to the 'Holly Theatre for Wed nesday and Thursday night with "The Man Who Wouldn't Die", featuring Lloyd Nolan, as the added mystery hit. exciting moment including daring leap from the Brooklyn Bridge. YdUng Sheffield made an appearance here last month in behalf of war bonds and stamps. Gene Tierney And 1 Victor Mature In Shanghai Picture One of the screen's most eagerly Iooked-forward-to pic tures, 'The Shanghai Gesture," opens a three-day run today at the Holly theatre. The film has a remarkable stellar cast headed by Gene Tierney, Victor Ma ture, Walter Huston, Ona Mun son, Phyllis Brooks, Albert Bas serman, Maria Ouspenskaya and Eric Blore. The exciting story centers around the gambling casino of Mother Gin Sling, fascinating, dangerous ruler of Shanghai's underworld, who runs a busi ness of trading women for gold. T lis role is played by Ona Mun son who will be remembered for her role of Belle Watling in "Gone With the Wind." Vic tor Mature portrays Dr. Omar, a smooth Arab mystic, and Miss Tierney is seen as Poppy, a girl who falls into the clutches of Mother Gin Sling. Walter Hus ton plays Sir Guy Charteris, manager of a large trading com pany who comes into Shanghai to rid the city of Mother Gin Sling and her underground ma chine. She discovers that he is a part of her ' past" and uses this as a weapon to destroy him and his company. Out of this strange gathering of wanton human beings comes one of the most exciting stories ever brought to the screen. "The Man With Two Lives," starring Edward Norris, plays as the added feature with "The Shanghai Gesture." March Of Time On Craterian 'Screen; India Is Feature Playing today at the Crater ian theatre on the same program with 'This Gun For Hire" is the latest March of Time sub ject: "India at War". About two months ago March of Time film ed the first of this two-part sub ject which played at the popu lar Central Street theatre under the title of 'India In Criss". The first covered the complicat ed political and -social back ground while this issue, "India at War", shows the effort now being made to protect India from invasion. . The highlights of the subject are the many exclusive scenes of India's vast war potential be ing geared for all-out effort. How effectively this is being done is shown in exclusive scenes of Indian shipyards, her industries, and the rush on the part of Indian youth to swell the ranks of the Royal Indian navy and Royal Indian flying force. WHEAT PRICE NERVOUS Chicago, July 18 IP) Trad ing in the wheat pit today ex hihttvri n nervous undertone and rininff Tirices were off fraction ally from the preceamg session. Other grains followed the bread cereal lower. PAIR TO DIE IN BORROWED CHAIR Huron, S. D., July 18. IP) Two men, condemned for murd er, will be executed in South Dakota in a borrowed electric chair. The South Dakota board of Charities and Corrections dis closed yesterday that arrange ments had been completed to borrow the electric chair at the Illinois state prison at Joliet, and that the executions, sched uled for the week of August 9 and November IS, would be car ried out. The necessity of borrowing a chair arose when the South Da kota legislature re-enacted capi tal punishment in 1939, after a 25 year absence, but made no provision for a chair. Warden G. Nortch Jameson of the state prison at Sioux Falls, tried un successfully to borrow chairs in Indiana and Vermont, before ar ranging for the one at Joliet. Cluing Urn tor ClaaaHled Ms a. m. Too lata to ClasaUr 13 M p. m. ANN MUELLER SwtH CARD and CRYSTAL READER Everything strictly ronndentlal 728 Sherman. Dlal tail Washington, July 18. UP) The FBI announced today the arrest of a song-composing team at Los Angeles on charges of try ing to extort $250,000 from Louis B. Mayer, motion picture executive. It named the pair as Meyer Philip Grace, former prize fight er turned lyricist, and Channing Drexel Llpton, ex-filling station employe with a talent for music. The Justice department said sev- William Powell provides the mystery and Hedy Lamarr the glamour for the grandest hit of the year and their first co-starring picture together, 'Cross roads," playing currently to ca pacity crowds at the Rialto Theatre where it will show through Thursday. The local showing marks the world prem iere of the picture. Others in the cast are Basil Rathbone, Claire Trevor, Felix Bressart and Sig Ruman. eral of their songs have been published. Grace, 39, was said by the FBI to have fought some years ago under the name of "Young Jack Dempsey." Lipton is 25. CANCEL CONTRACT Washington, July 18. (P) The Maritime commission an nounced today that it had can celled a contract with the Hig gins Industries, Inc., of New Orleans, for a huge merchant shipbuilding plant in order to divert all available steel into the construction of ships at plants already in existence. Golden-voiced Frances Lang ford heads a cast of radio fun sters in "Swing It Soldier", which plays today and tomor row night only at the Roxy Theatre with "Bedtime Story", co-starring Fredrie March and Loretta Young. Ken Murray, Don Wilson, Brenda and Cobina and Skirt ney Ennis and his band have roles with Miss Langford. NAVY REJECTS YACHT Seattle, July 18 The million-dollar Fantome, owned by A. E. Guiness, London brew ery magnate, is still riding at anchor here apparently rejected by the navy as a possible auxil iary ship. NEW PORTLAND COACHES Portland, July 18 (JP) John R. Lewis and Mason McCoy, for mer University of Oregon ath letes, will become coaches at Roosevelt high school here next fall. The first successful American ! beet sugar factory was estab lished by E. H. Dyer In Alvar ado, Calif., in 1879. I PHOTOS 3 for 15c Complete Line Novelty Jewelry Engraving FREE Camp White Bus Terminal Open Evenings, Sundays Delicious Home Cooked CHICKEN DINNERS Served as You Like Them Family Stylel 75c AMY'S PLACE Under new management of Merle Guches Jacksonville starts TODAY-for THREE DAYS! People Live in Shanghai for Many Reasons Most of Them BAD! 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The blazing story of the "Raven" . . a killer whose passion for murder dominated every other emotion . until this girl, for whom he felt ttrange, unknown compassion, melt ed the Ice that was hit heart! is $ r f f f I vt mt kto lift covkf Z Iwm him wwf 1 1 I t i r "f HE ANGtll (m.taw.S J tnwt lie he. enly nl H. I J mknMt . . . lMirl 111 J Ut JHT BOTI ffm, f e)iile'.wttlainl. " - i tS ft :TF : XT ' a V, 11 i 1 ( I Alan Ladd , , , i r .jhv aiacovery, 1 In a role you'll ' never forget I v i Ul 4. . -' - VERONICA LAKE-ROBERT PRESTON ..LAIRD CREGAR 'ALAN LADD Plus This Specially Added Treatt MARCH OF TIME Presents: "INDIA at WAR' The Thrilling Climax to Great Britain' Indian ProblamI LATEST WORLD NEWS EVENTS J Continuous Shows Every Sunday Lx323 mi IT'S Doors Open at One o'clock Sharp
