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and how he is trapped comprises the rest of the story. James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte, Frank Latimore, Walter Abel. Director: Henry Hathaway. ©Three Little Girls in Blue.. ..639 (90) Oct. ’46 Musical. Background is Atlantic City in the 1900s, where three farm girls go to snare weahhy husbands, investing all their money in expensive clothes and living quarters. June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, Vera-E'len, Frank Latimore. Director: Bruce Humberstone. ©Wake Up and Dream... .649.. . (92) Dec. ’46 Musical Fantasy. From Robert Nathan’s “Enchanted Voyage.” The tale of a strange journey inspired by an old man’s dreams and a little girl’s blind faith. June Haver, John Payne, Charlotte Greenwood, Connie Marshall. Dii’ector: Lloyd Bacon. Wanted for Murder.... 644.... (91) Nov. ’46 Mystery Melodrama. A handkerchief is the only clue in a London park murder case, but Scotland Yard ultimately traps the murderer. Eric Portman, Dulcie Gray, Derek Farr, Roland Culver, Stanley Holloway. Director: Lawrence Huntington. ©Western Union. ...719.... (95) June — Reissue Drama. Robert Young, Randolph Scott, Dean dagger, Virginia Gilmore. United Artists (July 19, 1946 thru May 30, 1947) Abie’s Irish Rose....541....(96) Dec. 27, ’46 Comedy Drama. A remake of the Paramount film released in April, 1928, based on the stage classic concerning the marriage of a Jewish lad to a Catholic girl, and their efforts to reconcile both fathers. Michael Chekhov, Joanne Dru, Richard Norris, George E. Stone, Vera Gordon. Director: A. Edward Sutherland. (Bing Crosby Productions.) ©Adventures of Don Coyote, The. ...554 (65) May 9 Drama. Mexico’s cowboy Caballero fights the bad men of the West and woos his way into the heart of a beautiful damsel in distress. Richard Martin, Frances Rafferty, Val Carlo, Bennie Bartlett, Marc Cramer. Director: Reginald LeBorg. (Comet Productions.) Angel on My Shoulder.. .533 (101) Sept. 20, ’46 Melodrama. A murdered gangster returns to earth with Satan to create chaos around the lives of a crooked judge and his sweetheart. Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, Onslow Stevens. Director: Archie Mayo. (Charles R. Rogers.) Bachelor’s Daughters, The.. ..534 (90) Sept. 6, ’46 Comedy. Four sales girls pool their rent money, move into a big home, and get a bachelor friend to pose as their wealthy father, in order to attract rich, prospective husbands. Gail Russell, Claire Trevor, Ann Dvorak, Jane Wyatt, Adolphe Menjou, Billie Burke. Director: Andrew Stone. (Andrew Stone.) ^©Caesar and Cleopatra.. ..531 (126) Special— Aug. 16, ’46 Drama. An ultra-lavish super-spectacle, presenting the romantic side of Caesar, as well as the historic side. Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson. Director: Gabriel Pascal. (J. Arthur Rank.) Chase, The....538.... (86) Nov. 22, ’46 Mystery Drama. An ex-sailor helps an un happily married young woman escape to Cuba, where she is murdered. His efforts to clear himself led him on a dangerous “chase.” Robert Cummings, Michele Morgan, Peter Lorre, Steve Cochran. Director: Arthur Ripley. (Seymour Nebenzal.) Coi7acabana....557....(91) May 30 Musical Comedy. A girl gets two jobs in New York’s Copacabana, one as a Brazilian singer, the other as a French singer. The manager thinks he hired two persons, and a mixup soon develops. Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Gloria Jean, Andy Russell, Steve Cochran. Director: Alfred E. Green. (Sam Coslow.) Dangerous Venture ...556.. . (59) May 23 Western. Hopalong Cassidy and his pals become involved in an archeological expedition and uncover a plot to capitalize on valuable buried Indian relics. William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Betty Alexander, Douglas Evans. Director: George Archainbaud. (Lewis J. Rachmil.) Devil’s Playground, The. ...537.. (65) ..Nov. 15, ’46 Western. Hopalong Cassidy and his pals run into skulduggery involving a gang of desperadoes after hidden gold loot. William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley. Director: George Archainbaud. (Lewis J. Rachmil.) Dishonored Lady . . 548.... (85) May 16 Drama. Story of an ultra-sophis''icated girl, who seeks new surroundings and companions to cure her boredom, and is innocently involved in the murder of a former suitor. Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O’Keefe, John Loder, William Lundigan. Director: Robbert Stevenson. (Stromberg-Chertok.) Fabulous Dorseys, The. ...545. .. (88) Feb. 21 Musical Drama. Biography of the Dorsey brothers and how they were started on musical careers through the efforts of an understanding father. Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman, William Lundigan. Director: Alfred E. Green. (Charles R. Rogers.) Fool’s Gold . . 543.... (63) Jan. 31 Western. Hopalong Cassidy foils swindlers attempting to pawn off a worthless mine by gilding copper bricks to look like gold. William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Jane Randolph. Director: George Archainbaud. (Lewis J. Rachmil.) Fun on a Weekend. ..;549.... (93) Mar. 14 Comedy. A youth stranded at a swanky Florida resort meets a girl in the same predicament. Together they bluff their way to fortune and happiness. Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway, Allen Jenkins, Arthur Treacher. Director: Andrew Stone. (Stone.) ©Little Iodine.,..535....(57) Oct. 11, ’46 Comedy. Precocious Little Iodine engineers synthetic romances that create jealousies, and almost breaks up her parents’ marriage. Jo Ann Marlowe, Hobart Cavanaugh, Marc Cramer, Eve Whitney. Director: Reginald LeBorg. (Comet Productions.) Macomber Affair, The... .551.... (89) Mar. 21 Drama. A hunting expedition in the wilds of Africa precipitates a tragic love triangle involving a wife and husband and the other man. Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, Robert Preston, Reginald Denny. Director: Zoltan Korda. (Benedict Bogeaus.) Mr. Ace....532....(84) Aug. 2, ’46 Melodrama. A beautiful, wealthy woman runs for governor against a powerful political machine, against the wishes of her husband, and is implicated in a scandal with the opposition’s leader. George Raft, Sylvia Sidney, Stanley Ridges, Sara Haden, Jerome Cowan. Director: Edwin L. Marin. (Benedict Bogeaus.) New Orleans. ...553. ...(89) April 18 Musical. The birth and development of ragtime, forerunner to jazz and boogiewoogie, with musical interludes presided over by the original New Orleans Dixieland band, headed by Louis Armstrong. Arturo de Cordova, Dorothy Patrick, Marjorie Lord, Irene Rich, Woody Herman and band. Director: Arthur Lubin. (Jules Levey.) Private Affairs of Bel Ami, The.. ..547 (98) Mar. 7 Drama. Story of a scoundrel who furthered his social and financial career by trading upon the love of wealthy women. George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak, Frances Dee, John Carradine, Marie Wilson. Director: Albert Lewin. (David Loew.) Ramrod. ...550.... (94) May 2 Outdoor Drama. A ranch foreman is the “ramrod” of a vengeful woman owner of a sheep ranch, whose lust for power causes opposition from a band of ruthless cattle barons. Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp, Don DeFore, Preston Foster, Arleen Whelan. Director: Andre de Toth. (Enterprise — Harry Sherman.) Red House, The.. ..544.... (100) Feb. 7 Drama. Based on George Agnew Chamberlain’s mystery novel, the plot centers around an eccentric farmer, his sister and an adopted daughter. Strange events unfold when a young man accidentally trespasses on their land. Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, Judith Anderson, Ona Munson. Director: Delmer Daves. (Sol Lesser.) Scandal in Paris, A... .528.... (100) ....July 19, ’46 Drama. Story of Vidocq, the master crook of Paris in 1810, who hoodwinks the minister of police into naming him prefect of police so he can rob the bank of France. George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Carole Landis, Akim Tamiroff, Jo Ann Marlowe. Director: Douglas Sirk. (Arnold Pressburger.) Strange Woman, The. ...536.... (100) ..Oct. 25, ’46 Drama. From the Ben Ames Williams novel portraying a beautiful but wicked, conniving woman who was regarded as an angel by everyone except the important men in her life who knew her best. Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward, Gene Lockhart, Hillary Brooke. Director: Edgar G. Ulmer. (Hunt Stromberg.) Susie Steps Out. ...540.... (65) Dec. 13, ’46 Musical Comedy. A sweet, young nightclub entertainer is unwittingly the cause of a rift between her sister and her sister’s fiance, and employs shrewd strategy to reunite them. David Bruce, Cleatus Caldwell, Ann Hunter, Howard Freeman. Director: Reginald LeBorg. (Comet Productions.) Unexpected Guest. ...546.... (59) March 28 Western Mystery. Hopalong Cassidy solves a murder and saves a valuable ranch from a pair of conniving crooks. William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Una O’Connor. Director: George Archainbaud. (Lewis J. Rachmil.) Universal-International (October 1946 thru September 1947) Brute Force . . 620 . ..(98) August Drama. Story of an ambitious head prison guard who stirs up trouble among the pris BOXOFFICE 161