The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 21, 1943, Page 3

[THE MOST FASCINATING SCOUNDREL OF ALL] (TIME GIVES THE NAZIS THE DOUBLE CROSS! starring as THE LONE WOLF witl ERIC BLORE HILLARY BROOKE —and— “WHITE EAGI (Sat. Mat.) E” LATEST NEWS e s - Wiil Byrnes Solidify South in "44¢ Here I Idea Just fo Toy Wih (Continued from Page Three) eral bigwigs in both parties here- abouts and all I've gotten, aside from a worried look or a staring eye, has been the counter-question, why didn’'t Roosevelt pick Byrnes in 1942? the answers to that are probably three: (1) Byrnes was too valuable as floor manager and smoother-outer of Democratic con- venticn ailments to be used for gnything else; (2) We weren't in tHe war then and Byrnes had grossed the “New Deal” on home front issues, often enough to raise the probability that he wouldn't al- ways string along on everything that the Administration prc d and (3) Byrnes probably wou t have had the job under any ci cums es. (It's pretty well esta lished that he had his heart set RECKLESS! DARING! ROMANTIC! Undle Sam's Boys in the ROBERT STACK DIANA BARRYMORE JON HaLL S noar BARRIZR i 3 A g STARTS INDAY —— COMPANION FEATURE — | BGB “The Gredat Train Robbery®™ Here's Plenty of | on yFEELE in Action and Melodrama! the supreme court post.) the fourth point e on sevelt felt that Henry id would help with midwest m VvC which were more important then than the still-solid South It is, of course, too early to make any predictions about 1944, but the powers that be in both parties al- dy are awing the lines that Byrnes, who didn't earn political spurs by being a yes- could probably win enough re; his man confidence in the south to stem any threatened . rebellion there, is not to be ignored One thing is becoming more ap- parent every day: the %Vhite House is not ave term issue discussed openly. from the President to some of those who h been uting it from the miki and house-tops would have put a ~[up to it weeks ago. CHIANG LAUDS MISSIONARIES CHUNGKING, May 21.—Gener- alissimo Chiang Kai-Shek praised; the Christian church and its mis- sionaries in China today and said the “abolition of unequal treaties had fread the Christian from all association with imperialism or aggression.” In an address to the opening ses- sion of the first national Christian cenference held since the outbreak of the war, the Chinese leader said: foreign “We still need them (the mission-| Christians other lands who serve the of China with true sym- and devotion. Don't feel you are guests. You are comrades work- ing with us to save our people and build a new nation.” Chiang and his wife odists “Christians Christians in same heartedly together struction of China,” - aries) and welcome from are Meth- from abroad China are on and for the recon- Chiang said. BUY WAR BONDS We Appreciate Pan American Airways appreciates the patience and understanding of our friends in Alaska at this time when every passenger and every ounce of cargo is subject to military priority. After Victory, Pan American will pioneer new standards of service for gy Alaska. LPAN AMERIC: IV IR > observers that Pres- The | to having the fourth| A word! church | the | footing and can work whole-| DEBONAIR I§ | "LONEWOLF" Capital Shows Latest W. William Feature Even more debonair iting, more entertaining the Lone Wolf returned to the Cap- litol Theatre yesterday in “Counter- Espionage,” his latest thrill-packed adventure for Columbia Pictures pensefully directed by Edw vk, the melodrama once more Warren William k in the Michael Lanyard, alias the ne Wolf; while other members the cast who return in familiar include Eric Blore as Jameson, befuddled valet; Fred Kelsey Dickens, the bewildered detec- and Thurston Hall as Inspec- Crane, the baffled police chief Dramatically filmed against the back nd of London at war, this new thriller is jammed with excite- ment as the Lone Wolf turns spy to turn Nazi agents pale with ter- vor and cops green with envy! Ac- |tually working for the Br 1 In- | telligence ce, Lanyard sets a trap for the Naz spies by openly involving himself in a robery of |come vitally important beam detec- tor plans | In addition to perform- ers mentioned above, we must give {a word of praise to Miss Hillary Brocke, the lovely young actress {who plays the feminine lead - - Escape of ~ Convid Is I \ more ex- than ever ard Le of | roles the |as tive; | tor those ~ (ostly One That Is, As Far As Movie. Production Goes—Tay- lor for ""Russia” By ROBBIN COONS HOLLYWOOD — Roger Touhy, the gangster, wasn’t thinking about $5,000 limits on movie sets when he made his escape from Stateville prison, Illinois, last year. He could {bave been a lot more considerate about it Lee Marcus, producing the story of Touhy, almost weeps when he hears about convicts who, with |some decent regard for their movie biographers’ budgets, escape in gar- |bage cans or dig simple little holes |under walls. Because Touhy got fancy, the studio had to spend a lot ‘ux money taking the gangster !Pxe\»‘ ton Foster) through a whole series of sets: the prison kitchen, the the schoolhouse the loading tunnel »md finally the ‘the powerhouse, the storeroom, 1 at Tower 3. . . Robert Taylor, for “Russia,” is taking lessons in symphony conduc- ;;ing from Albert Coates, who is |also playing the piano for the film. | | Walter Lawrence is hero of al jstory of classic frustration. Young Lawrence is an inventive fellow who makes a sideline of movie work | {and can be found now on the set| {of “Sherlock Holmes Faces Death.” | One of his inventions is an am-| plified steam whistle—a great big| noise which, he insists, could be heard over a radius of 50 miles |and put a crimp in the air raid| siren business, especially if they'd let him mount it | tall building downtown. They won't. Furthermore they won't let him| blow it. Not once, just for practice. I doubt that it means a new era| /of inter-studio friendliness &nd| \love, but here is 20th Century-Fox! putting out a little picture that| will boost a Warner Bros. feature. The featurette is “Three Sisters [of the Moors,” all about the Bronte sisters who wrote books. The pic- ture ntended as a preview ad for Charlotte Bronte’s ‘“Jane Eyre,” nroduced by 20th. But Warner Bros. also has a movie called “Devotion” ~based on the lives of the Brontes. Aubrey Mather first hit Holly- wood six years ago in the road company of a Leslie Howard play, ind he then had offers from all the studios. They wanted him to irop out of the play at once and et to work in pictures. Mather said 1e'd finish his tour and come back. “The tour ended three weeks la- er,” he says. "I rushed back to Hollywood. None of the people who had offered me those choice roles remembered me,” He stayed on. “I was fascinated by a town where uch fabulous things could happen. ¢ got some run-of-the-mill roles, waiting for the unexpected to hap- in. The suspense has been suspense ended recently Mather, who weighs 218 pounds and s bald, fiftyish, and a colorful ‘haracter, got called. for the role if the mercenary mayor of Lourdes n “The Song of Bernadette.” It's v choice assignment. - Daniel Lambert, who died in 1809, weighed 739 pounds and is IN NEW FilM | "Counter - ESpionage” at| garbage platform, the yard, Tower ? 2 | surgery on top of some | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASK ; GOOD ADVICE FOR YOU AND ME! CAMP LIAKIN | KWITCHERBL | AMERICAN AIRMEN in Iceland have kept their sense of humor as is evidenced by the name given their camp by this group at the United States Navy fleet air base there; Just pronounce the camp's nick- name—Kwitcherbelliakin—slowly, you'll get the idea. (International) AERIALBLOW Ex- Lunma (dhlefv : STRIKES AXIS | . cromech T 21.—The a broadcast Vichy re- LONDON radio May in reports corded the Associated Press that IN 2 Admiral Jean Esteva, whose where- abouts had been a mystery since the eve of the fall of Tunis, has arrived at Vichy by plane and has H H been received by Marshal Petain Allied Fighters, Bombers ™p,"scon, by Marsiut petain . . information on the strange disap- Hit Concentration of | eieance trom athica of the former * resident-general in Tunis. Enemy Air Forces s (o ON SIX WEEKS' TRIP T0 INTERIOR PARTS Field Agent for Credit, Office of Indian Affairs, is cheduled to leave today by plane on a six weeks (rip to the Interior on with his work, visit Fairbanks and vi- the district around ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, May 21.—Allied fighters and bombers in mighty smashes on the Axis air power, de- stroyed 73 planes Wednesday in the greatest aerial blow inflicted since the collapse of the German ground forces in rth Africa Twenty-nine pl were downed in a tierce dog fight off the Sicily and Sardinia area where the Ger- |man and Italian air forces concen- trated hundreds of aircraft in an attempt to stem the continuing Al- lied onslaught At least 44 other planes were de- stroyed on the ground. - Louis Peters, will as well as He cinity, Nome. - FIRE THIS MORNING AT USO BUILDING stove at the USO the Fire Depart- out at 6:15 o'clock this morning. There was no damage. R - An overheated Building . called ment to for Jes St admitted yesterday Birchett was Hospital e Ann’s Empire Classifiecs Pay! VICTORY GARDENS suemaRmes,s&\wF‘f . WE GOT ONE GOOD GIN QAND SOME ASH-CANG, BES\DES, WE'RE N DORETFIL CONSOLN'- HOWSOMENER l;aid to have been the heaviest man that ever Itved. IN RELAYS_Up and down the Pacific coast stewardesses and other women, employes ul’ l'nilnl /\|r Lines have started victory gardens in which they can work, no Arian, Mv.wardus Car nml w'.mln-rgur and l';\\wngl.r A:anl Bcwrly Hughes. (Copr 1543, King Features Syndicate, lnc., RS FRENCHACTOR | EXCELS IN NEW AMERICAN FILM Jean Gabin Makes Amer- ican Debut in “"Moon- tide,” 20th Century R BIG PICTURES PLAYI [< .“,,[g'l TURY IN':::::/ing 1:00 P. M. /7["¢5 MATINEE ‘SATURI‘AY A dynamic new personality has come to the screen in the person of Jean Gabin, whose first Ameri- picture, Moontide,” is now the 20th Century The- ong a French star bin won i« prai of movie critics with his expert portrayals in such French ctures as “Pepe Le Moko,” “Grand Hlusion” and “Port of Shadows Mcontide” is tailor-made for Gabin. Most of the action takes place on the Southern California waterfr 1 a rugged roman- ic enture-seeking dock worker s the central character. Much of in’s life had been spent on the focks in France, so the role was with A “matural” for tim THOMAS MITCHELL - CLAUDE RAINS Mark Hellinger was selected to Directed by ARCHIE MAYD « Praduced by MARK HELLIGER produce Gabin's first American ef- A 20th CENTURY-FOX PICTURE fort, and he and his director, Ar- % chie Mayo, ‘1‘..]‘ Ida Lupino 1;: play ZG—MINUTES LATEET WOELD NEWS-Zfl opposite the French star. One of the best dramatic abtresses in Hol- 514 i lywood, it was felt that Ida Lu- Cartoon: ONE MAN NAVY pino and Gabin would make a per- fect team The featured cast was carefully selected; and inchudes two. of the THEGANG’S most sought-after character actors in the movie capital, Thomas Mit- THEATRE ALL "ERE chell and Claude Rains. Jerome Cowan and Helene Reynolds were iven important supporting parts The. problem of translating the no- vel “Moontide” into shooting” | seript was presented famous | wthor John O'Hara, did an| outstanding job | >-oe a to who as | ANDS OF ' REBEKAHS MEET| t Noble Grands of Rebekah Lod will meet tonight at 8 o'- clock at the home of Mrs. Dan Ross on Glacier Highway. Routine ! business will be introduced and dues collected. Refreshments are planned PAST - oL e e HER REPORT € S. 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