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PAGE FIVE "Lady In a Jam, " With Irene Dunne, Opening Engagement At Craterian MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1942. EUGENE PALLETTE TOP COMEDY CAST Ralph Bellamy And Queenie Vassar In Supporting Roles Action Plentiful. "My Favorite Spy" Here Wednesday! "Men of Texas" Coming To Holly P VV. -if 7S r? r ssMIBtnt Jf 1 JLJi Irene Dunne, one of Holl' wood's lovliest screen stars, t turns to the field of gay comei in "Lady in a Jam", which ops' a three day engagement tod at he Cool Craterian Theat In "Lady in a Jam" U Dunne portrays an irresponsi New York heiress who ir broke and then proceeds to West, to the badlands of Arizo, to work an abandoned gold mi. in a ghost town. V" Patrick Knowles and Eugene Pallettte have supporting roles with Ralph Bellamy and Queen ie Vassar, a newcomer who is sure to be heard from again, ac cording to advance reports from other points. Knowles plays a sane young man who is in love with Miss Dunne and follows her to Ari zona, much to the dismay of the local yokels. Ralph Bellamy is said to have hn finest role as a definitely slaphappy cowboy who is also in love with Irene. It all starts when Miss Dunne, after she finds herself flat on Wall Street, decides to go to Arizona where she is sure her old aunt, known in them parts as "Cactus Kate", has a secret gold mine hidden away on some family property. Irene buys an old rattle-trap Ford and sets out for cactus country. The situation that catches up with her and her hectic past, make for one of the funniest Irene Dunne comedies since 'The Awful Truth". 0 irv;, Judy Canova Stars In Tuneful Comedy On Holly's Screen What the advance reports de clare to be the snappiest, tuniest, looniest laugh picture about an army camp since "Caught in the Draft", is opening a three day run today at the Holly Theatre. It is "True to the Army", A four-star foursome heads the caper-cutting cast Judy Canova, Allan Jones, Jerry Col- guy in t,Mf .. . which comes to the Craterian Theater Wednesday for a four day engagement. Kay gets into all sorts of trouble as an under- jter-espionage agent rmy and especially has been summoned . u ease by mistake. His fam ous band, with Harry Babbitt. Ish Kabibble, Sully Mason, Trudy Irwin and others are featured. onna and Ann Miller. Judy plays a tight-rope walk er in a small-town circus and while she's doing her stunt she sees, and is seen, by a group of gangsters who kill the circus owner and who also want to kill her because she knows too much. In order to escape from them and the police, who want her to testify against them, Judy hides out In an army camp where her boy-friend, Jerry Col onna, is a bewhiskered chief of the pigeon-trainers. Jerry and Allan Jones, an ex producer drafted into the army, get Judy into a uniform, cut her hair and try to pass her off on Sergeant William Demarest as Just one of the boys. The trouble this leads to, and the fun is said to make "True to the Delicious Home Cooked CHICKEN DINNERS Served as you like 7C them. Family style Best Place in Jacksonville to get a cold bottle of Beer AMY'S CAFE Under new management ol Merle Guches Jacksonville Everyone in So. Oregon Is Trying To Get a Seat! NOW! Thru THURSDAY NIGHT! NOW YOU CAN SEE IT AT OUR REGULAR PRICES! SUPERB! ENTHRALLING! AMAZING! Waft 2)iAnei4 INCOMPARABLE Mm will CytCvJrXz AMAZIA! tnn Filmed in TECHNICOLOR Army" truly hilarious comedy treat. In addition, Ann Miller docs a sensational tap dance, her pace matching the lightning rat-a tat of a .30-calibre Browning heavy machine gun, which is going some. "Dudes Are Pretty People", a new streamlined comedy from the producers of "Tanks a Mil lion" and "About Face", plays as the companion feature. Based upon a popular - Collier Maga zine story, "Dudes Are Pretty People" stars Jimmy Rogers, son M - "Fantasia" Stars Flashing six-guns and two fisted bad-men come to the screen of the Holly Theatre Wednesday for a four day run in "Men of Texas", which stars Robert Stack, Brod Crawford, Jackie Cooper, Ralph Bellamy and Leo Carrillo. "Theres" One Born Every Minute", starring Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Guy Kibbee and Edgar Kennedy, will play as the companion feature. These two happy-go-luck? characters are only two of fl ;e hundred-odd who are provid.ng entertainment at the Rialto 1 he atre in Walt Disney's feature- length cartoon "Fantasia, which stays on through Thurs day night. Filmed in breath-tak ing Technicolor, the eagerly- awaited treat is playing to cap acity crowds. In Roxy's Drama w r- , rv t; of Will Rogers, Noah Berry, Jr., and Joan Woodbury. Naed No Permit For Trip To Dead Indian The road to Dead Indian Soda Spring is open and no permit is necessary for visitors to the resort, according to Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Tyrrell who main tains a year-round residence at the lodge where they specialize in home-cooked chicken and trout dinners. A swimming pool is operated In connection with the resort and cabins are available. Portland, Aug. 1 (JF) A milk shortage in the Portland area is threatened for early fall, J. H. Mapes, administrator of the Oregon Milk Control board, warned yesterday. PHOTOS 3 for 15c Complete Line Novelty Jewelry Engraving FREE Camp White Bus Terminal Open Evenings. Sundays They've Got an Army Camp A-Stampin' With Their Clownin' and Their Vampin'! Judy's a tweet cookie to every rompin' rookie . . Jerry goet topsy-turvy for every little curvie ... Allan and Ann do the best they can! You'll sure roar some at this happy foursome! William Damarest Clarence Kolb A starts THREE BIG DAYS 2 Rip-Roaring Fun Hits! di. Prairie Pretty Who Makes the Cowboys Cow-Punchy! .vsy 'yum m .Sid Will Rogers' ton Jimmy and hit pal prove that blondes and mus tangs don't mix ... In this new streamlined comedy from msk- Tanks a Million" I I I k stream ... J "s UA1AV' WW . M TODAY'S 8TARTINO TIMES: Army" at 2:00-4:30-S:OS-10:3S. "Dudes" at 3:45-7:30 9:50 CONTINUOUS SHOWS TODAY - DOORS OPEN AT 1:45 WALK TWO BLOCKS MORE - PAY 10c LESS SEE TWICE AS MUCH! Vhomas Mitchell, one of Hol lywood's leading character act ors, stars with Jeffrey Lynn, Gerald Fitzgerald and James Stephenson in "Flight from Des tny", which plays today and Monday night only at Roxy The atre. "SecTets of the Lone Wolf," starring Warren William, plays as the companion mystery show. The Grange Eagle Point Crange Those attending the last meet ing of Eagle Point Grange were treated to a musical program presented by Mrs. Prentice's "Little Troupers", with their accordions. Arlene and Doris Hickson gave a piano and accor dion duet. Two names were balloted on to become new members and two proposals for membership were read. II E C. is preparing to make quilts for the emergency hospi tal, as their defense project. Program for next meeting will be in charge of Barbara Smith, as Ceres. ANN MUELLER twin CARD and CRYSTAL READER Krerrthlnt Mried snflSearlal 121 Sherman. Dial t31J Jg cue nn vmOUG? DOES SHE uu n Well She DoesntUo aa 17 C I h " t..t towB iB. take, over w'hee;V. men In bar P - ,iot of in"' J - J 4 sK fy m tut 'f--a . in u Cava's. 1 M 9i s "MHI OF THE FLEET" ibebe mni .d stlU more ru wllh PATRIC KNOWLES EUGENE PALLM t. RALPH BELLAMY - Mati (til 40e-25e lle inc. tax Eves (after SI 50c 25c-llc (inc. tax MATS J, 1:45 3:30 30: j JSelle I IncLTax r 3 Opens 1:43 ' THEATtjLTV 40c LI , V y I M ill IncLTax
