The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1942 Page: 5 of 10
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THE BALLINGER LEDGER
'Shanghai Gesture’ Ranks High
As Daring and Dramatic Play
FI truing of "The Shanghai Oe«- and 12.
ture." fatuous Broadway play, by
Arnold Prckaburger. must be
rankrd as one of the outstanding
achievement* of the Hollywood
year Headed by a cast of superb
players Oene Tierney. Victor
Mature. Ona Munson. Walter
Huston. I’ll v 11 Is Brooks. Albert
Bassermun. Marie Ouspcnskava.
and Eric Blore ‘•The Shanghai
Gesture" had a gala premiere Aak
Oeature" is to be shown at the
Texas Theatre In midnight pre-
view Saturday night, followed by-
regular presentations Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday. May 10. 11.
Josef von Sternberg, one of
Hollywood's most outstanding
directors, handled the megaphone
on "The Shanghai Oeslure" and
h 1 s brilliant craftsmanship has
turned It into u motion picture
that audiences of all kinds will
rush to see For “The Shanghai
Oeslure." set In the most colorful
city In the world, rocks with
excitement, color, drama and
emotion
Acting honors for uniformly
brilliant portrayals go to Oene
Tierney as Poppy, the girl who
rushed headlong Into disaster:
Virtor Mature, as an Arab mystic
; with an avid Interest In pretty
legs, to Ona Munson, the fascin-
ating and glamorous Mother Oin
I Sling, mistress of Shanghai's
underworld, to Walter Huston, is
Sir Guy Charter!*; and to other
[ members of the cast who help to
make The Shanghai Oeslure" the
I exciting and unforgettable picture
| it is.
The settings, the clothes and
the production of "The Shanghai
Gesture" are rich and magnificent
The most dramatic scene unwinds
at a dinner given by Mother Gin
Sling during the Chinese New
Year, At this dinner the daring
story reaches Its climax a climax
which is exciting and provocative
and above all entertaining
Konastlr Comedy-Drama and
Western at Texas Friday
and Satneday
"Unexpected Uncle" a subtle
comedy-romance, and "Stick to
Your Guns." a "Hopalong" Cassidy
outdoor drama, are the full-length
pictures at the Texas Theatre
tomorrow and Saturday Thu
plus-program also contains two or
three short flints.
A shopgirl Cinderella whose
"fairy godmother" happens to be
a lovable old reprobate who poses
as her uncle In order to guide her
romance with a wealthy young
man. Is the unique role played by
Anne Shirley In RKO Radio's J
| Unexpected Uncle"
Charles Coburn. In the title
l part, and James Craig as the
! handsome young millionaire, are
co-featured with Miss Shirley tn j
thus exciting comedy-drama based
on Eric Hatch's widely read story
Stirring all-out range warfare
animates "Stick to Your Guns." In
which Paramount stars William
I Boyd
Boyd, shooting It out with a
; band of rustlers or tracking his
: prey across the plains. Is excellent
again In the role of reckless
"Hoppy.” who has an answer at
his command or a gun at hU side
for every situation. Andy Clyde'
tops hU remarkable series of
appearances as "California," dour
aide-de-camp to the Indefatigable
I"Hoppy "
In the fine cast, tn addition to
! Boyd and Clyde, are Brad King,
j newest cowboy And. and Jacqne-
| line Holt, daughter of Jark Holt.
♦
All things come to him who
I orders hash.
Sergeant Edgar J Doyle of the
i United States in a r I n e a once
scored 201 consecutive bull's eyes
at a distance of 500 yards with
J his service rifle
Our Job Is to Save
Dollars
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I hr Jeep and the Prrp have become famous In t'nrie Ham's army,
but there Is something new—the "beep." Pretty Klalnr Gunderson, a see-
relary Goern Field. Boise. Idaho., delivera a pa. ka*r In lei hnh al
scrgeanl James I add. from the carrying baa of a ' beep." With a speed
uf 25 m pli . this aulo-gllde i.ooler la the army’s answer la the rubber
shortage.
American Traditions Pictured
In 'The Vanishing Virginian’
There U the flavor of American | Rene A Deajardln
tradition and a warm atmosphere Kathleen Holt
of family life In "The Vanishing
Virginian." to be show n at the
Ritz Theatre next Saturday. Sun-
day, Monday and Tuesday. May 9.
10. 11. 12
The picture lx based on the best-
selling biography by Rebecca Yan-
cey Williams It closely follows |jr-t(ifi»rcJ
Charles R Hefner and
Bessie Jo Hand
Harry Harvey and M: Geneva
Dorcus Price
Rubin Whitley, Jr and Miss
Anna Beth Pullln
Bernard I Smith and Ml»s Jean
the narrative, with Frank Morgan
appearing In the title role as
Cap'n Bob Yancey, the author's
father Morgan Is completely In ^
command of the fiery, lovable CHAMP
character he impersonates
The story Is without artificiality
In plot of treatment It is merely
the account of Cap’n Bob Yancey,
for many years the state’s attor-
ney for the city of Lynchburg, and
hi-, remarkable family
of home und the lofty Ideals fixed
by him light the picture as they
did the book Tlie two e tiler
daughters enter into
romances with his blessing and hr
faces triumph and defeat alike
with courage and fortitude, but
always amusingly
Nick J Purencln and Miss Ruth
McCullough
JOINS l'. S MXKINF ( (litPS
BUFFALO, N Y May 6 Ger-
many-. amateur bovoig champion
of 1921 23. Georg. Streltwieser
has Joined the United States
The love m*rl,w r,,r‘>s
Streltwieser. 36.
teur bantamweight
of Germany in 192
their featherweight tltleli
later He retired
when he c-.inie to th>
in 1926
The group of
on the ama-
ehampionshlp
a n (1 became
ler two years
rom the ring
United Sta'es
marine corps
spring Bylnfton Is completely ^, rulJrs ‘‘«'«'<’Pted 1». - also Include
endearing as the absent-minded Ri*> L King 31 of Smelhport.
Pennsylvania, memberw of Lucky
Teeters original Hell Divers"
King, who has made more than
60 parachute Jumps as a stunt
man. hopes to qualify as a marine
paratrooper
♦
Captain and Mrs Jamr Parrish,
recently at Camp Hlanding Florida,
are here for a visit with their
j parents. Mr and Mrs T J Par-
rish and Mr ami Mrs A. a Cord ill
After a few days here they will go
to Fort Henning Georgia where
(’apt Parrish will take a 30-day
refresher course and from there is
to Join the noth division at Camp.
Forrest Trill e re Thr 80th a
new division Just being f. mini
but Jealous wife, and Kathryn
Grayson scores an outstanding
success as Rebecca Yancey, the
daughter who wants to be a
musician
Other excellent portrayals are
offered by Natalie Thompson as
the daubhter who wants to become
a woman lawyer. Douglass New-
land and Mark Daniels as the
respective swain* of the two
grown-up daughters, and by-
Juanita Quigley. Scotty Beckett
and Dickie Jones
♦
23 Couples Issued
Marriage Licenses
In Previous Month
County Clerk John B Rayburn j
issued a total of twenty-three
marriage license-, in April Tins Is
less than It has been for the past
several months but about par for
the same month In previous years
Three couples requested that
their names not he published and
the remainder of the list for April
follows
Benjamin Franklin Stlefel and
Miss Ann McCutchen
Willie D Armstrong a n d Miss
Edna Ruth Wade
William P Burchard and Nils...
Lucille LaMotte
Grady CerU Roe and Miss Mabel
Marie McMillan
F L Tarver and Mis* Dollle Mae
Cox
Jack A Root and Miss Annie1
Buabong
Leroy Kurt* and Mia* Lillie
Machann
Daniel Al Jones and Mrs Kstella
Jones
Wesley Jones and Mias Jimmie
Ella linker
Hen Liverman and Mrs Eliza-
beth Brown
Raul Rivera and Miss Ynosencla
Menese*
Troy M. reland and Mlsa Thelma
Marguerite Hamilton
Roosevelt Thompson and Mias
Meivma Washington
James Perry Ash and Miss Velma
Paralee Bryan
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The Ballinger Ledger (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1942, newspaper, May 7, 1942; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1162954/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.