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Already, in the space of just a couple of weeks. Bob Hope and his SEVEN LITTLE FOYS have generated more public love for a motion picture than almost any other picture we can remember, regardless of companyo There's one thing about our industry that never fails: when the picturegoing public falls in love with a picture, you knov/ it. We knew it with ROMAN HOLIDAY, and we know it now with THE SEVEN LITTLE FOYS,
The Western premiere of the loveable comedy at the Para¬ mount in Hollywood proved it last week; and this week's premiere at the Criterion in New York supported the fact that THE SEVEN LITTLE FOYS is the best film Bob Hope ever made.
sembled at the Paramount Theatre to greet the Hope family, the Foy families (both cinematic and actuaf) , and the great throng of Holly¬ wood luminaries gathered to greet one of the happiest films in a decade.
From Hongkong Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Odell are among those att¬ ending the glamorous premiere at the Criterion. Mr. Odell is managing director of Commonwealth Enterprises Corp., of which Hongkong circuit the renowned Empire is chief theatre. With them of course are six of the Hope film's "seven little Foys."
HOLLr^'OCD At the premiere of THE SEVEN LITTLE FOYS, Charlton Heston is out of his character as 'Moses' in THE TEN COMKiANDMFUTS for the evening as he accompanies Y. Frank Freeman, Paramount Los Angeles Manager A1 Taylor, and Roy Wolff, managing director of the Paramount.
In the Critexd-on lobby. Bob and Mrs. Hope are with six of the pict¬ ure's "seven little Foys." At left is daughter i^inda Hope, at right is son Tony Hope, Other young lady is Mel¬ inda Wayne, daughter of John Wayne.
AT TOP Exterior of the Criterion Theatre immediately prior to the pic¬ ture's opening.
ON THE STAGE of the Cidterion Theatre, at the premiere. Bob Hope recei¬ ves the Cereb¬ ral Palsy award for his devoted and tireless services to this great cause. Making the pre¬ sentation is Lieutenant Gen¬ eral James H. Doolittle. In centre is Leon¬ ard Goldenson, chairman of the board of United Cerebral Palsy and president of United Para¬ mount Theatres.
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL REMEMBERED is this dance routine scene in a picture already labelled "The Best Picture Bob Hope Ever Made," and known simply as THE SEVEN LITTLE FOYS, Scene is the one in which Bob Hope as Eddie Foy, and James Cagney as George M. Cohan, engage in a dance— routine contest that's one of the best comedy sequences in the entire history of films
"SEVEN LITTLE FOYS" WINS HEARTS OF AMERICAN PICTUREGOERS IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK PREMIERES