Today—Saturday
What has been called “ the live
liest cops-and-robbers opus in a
long, long time,” Columbia’s Pic
ture’s’ “the Detective" open* to
day at the Orpheum Theatre. Alee
Guineas, a comedian whose pres
ence on the screen in any sort of
role is a guarantee of frolicsome
entertainment, is the star.
“The Detective” is based upon
the memorable Father Brown
stories by G. K. Chesterton, and
as a detective, Guiness blithely
tracks down an international art
thief in order to reform him.
Keeping a constant step ahead
of Scotland Yard, Guiness not only
gets his man but he gets his man
romantically paired off with the
girl in the care. Joan Greenwood
and Peter Finch are also starred.
Sunday and Monday
“Love Me Or Leave Me” , is the
of a song made famous in the
-rate. Twenties by Ruth Ettiag, one
r»f show business’ most glamorous
and successful singing personali
ties. blow M*$-M has given this
title to its film story of Miss Ett<
4ng in a Cinemascope picture in
•color, showing Sunday and Mon
day at the Orpheum.
James Cagney, who recently won
an Oscar for his performance in
ttiis picture, is starred with Doris
’Day. The picture offers a parade
the hit songs of the 20’s and
early Wj: ■ agj»*istr backgrounds
ranging trow., third-rate night
clubs to the opulence of the Zieg
feld Pollies. Doris Day sings thir
teen favorites of the past together
with two new songs
The picture, on the top list,
opens in a Chicago dime-a-dance
hall, and concerns the rise of the
famous Ruth Etting, to eventual
stardom. Of the songs heard in
“Love Me Or Leave Me,” two,
“I’ll Never Stop Loving You” and
“Never Look Back,” were especial
ly written for the picture. Other
songs included are “Ten Cents a
Dance,” “It All Depends On You,”
“You Made Me Love You,” “Every
body Loves My Baby,” “Shaking
the Blues Away,” and “At Sun
down.”
Tuesday and Wednesday
“West of Zanzibar,” the film
showing Tuesday and Wednesday,
digs deep into the thrilling real
life drama of darkest Afrida, and
the result is said to he one of the
most spectacular jungle adven
tures ever filmed. It is Universal
Internatlpnal release
The picture was actually filmed
in the jungles and coast lands of
East Afrtca. in .depicted the
natural habitats-Of the jungle, the
hippopotamus, bull elephants and
the creatures of swamp and tide
lands. Colorful tribal dances are
shown, and the teeming port of
Mombassa. Twelve thousand miles
were covered in filming, the re
motest spot being a tiny place call
ed Shimeni, with only three Euro
pean inhabitants;
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Thursday and Friday
“Destry,” which comes to the
Orpheum the latter part of the
week, is described in advance no
tices as “Max Brand’s rough, rauc
ous best-loved classic.” It is filmed
in Technicolor, and stars Audie
Murphy and Marie Blanchard.
Special Tonight
An Alaskan Premier of the
Swedish film, “One Summer of
Happiness,” will be shown tonight
following the regular picture. The
one performance begins at 11:20
with a slight increase in prices
Manager Fletcher says that due to
photographic content of the film,
no one under 18 will be admitted.
ANNUAL BABY SHOW
MEETS WITH GOOD RESPONSE
Announcement of the annual
Baby Show, sponsored by the VFW
Auxiliary, is meeting with a good
response, according to Connie
Christofferson, chairman of the
event. The show will take place at
the Orpheum Theatre, May 6.
Excellent cooperation has been
forthcoming from the merchants
of the City, with the prizes donat
ed far exceeding..those of any pre
vious year. Parents.who are.enter
ing their babies in the popiilar
contest may secure entry blanks
from Knudsens or Berts-Wodlinger
Drug Store.
. The Chairman emphasizes that,
as in previous years, no costumes
or uniforms will be allowed to be
worn by the entrants. Entrants
will be placed in one of three cate
gories. There will be the infant
class, ohe year olds to two, and
two year olds to three. The latter
must not be more than one month
over the age of three. There will
be a king and queen in each group.
In the recent poster contest pub
licizing the event, the following
children won prizes: First prize
went to Roger Wiliams. 2nd to
Glennis Sundberg and 3rd prize 10
Danny Price.
The show will be held at the
Orpheum Theatre, May 6, at 12:20
p. m. Doors open at 12 noon.
Father is never too old to learn,
and his sons are never too young
to think they can't teach him.
CHINA AND JAPAN SHOWN
v.;.
IN LAM ME TRAVELOGUE
Colorful and sometimes exotic
scenes of the Orient were shown
on the screen to Rotary members
Tuesday. A running commentary
was furnished by Bill Lamme, in
which he brought to life the beau
ty and foreign strangeness of such
far-off lands as China and Japan,
taken on a trip by freighter in
1952.
The Sacred Shrines of Shinto,
and the people who go to see them
were shown in the 35mm slides.
The Japanese dancing girls, in
their colorful costumes, and the
ing or persuing their occupations,
or persuing their occupations,
proved interesting shots
Quickly transported to China,
the members viewed the great har
bor city of Hong Kong, with sam
pans everywhere. Lamme said the
whole drama of life is unfolded on
these characteristic crafts of the
Chinese coast. The Englishman’s
reaction to the invasion by Red
Chinese troops was elaborated on.
Scenes from Corregidor and Man
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ila brought out the beauty of these
lands, “rte narrator said the hos
pitality of residents of Manila was
“unbelievable.”
Indonesia was the next land to
be visited. A quick tour was made
into ports of this vast archepelago.
over which the Netherlands have
held sway until recent years. Fab
ulcus Singapore came under the
scrutiny of the camera.
The travelogue ended due to
lack of time, but will be continued
at a later date, when scenes from
the yearlong trip around the
world will be shown.
Among the guests attending the
meeting were Leonard Denney,
John Cushing, John Gtiffen, Capt
Helmick and O. K. Kincaid.
MRS. WICKMAN IS VISITOR
Mrs. Ann Wickman of Ladysmith.
Wisconsin, is visiting her son and
daughter-n-law. The Wickman’a
are owners of the Kodiak Laundry.
Although, she has been here only
two weeks, Mrs. Wickman. finds
Kodiak a friendly and pleasant
town. She plans to stay indefinite
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