Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 21, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Page 4 Winnipeg free saturday August 21. 1948 the Bride goes wild Hollywood which has be itself a. Little too effete an grown up to consider slapstick material As the basis for a a film discovered recently there still Gold in them thar Box office for comedies which Are spice with gags and slapstick. Sitting pretty the mating o Millie the Fuller Brush a have already clicked with the paying customers and the lates to join the list is the Bride Goe wild which opened at the me theatre Friday. The Bride Goe wild pays Gleeful obeisance t the Good old Mack Sennett situation peppering its slender Plo with antics and ending with Chase which has the Audiene roaring with laughter i along with it. The Only time the Bride goes wild loses its punch is in those moments which it takes itself seriously in furtherance of the Romance of Van John son and june Allyson. An in visible orchestra consisting largely of Lush violins plays and you la find yourself Yawn ing and waiting for the next gag. Luckily it is never very far in the offing und you can count upon a thoroughly enjoyable hour and 40 minutes providing you re not the Type who insists on your com Edies being of the cerebral variety. The plot of the Bride goes wild is one of those inevitable things. Van Johnson is a Playboy writer patents Parade you might have invented these o a recent Patent in wide use is for Graphite tipped Golf tees to Mark scores with. 2 an incentive to saving for children is a Coin tube stand ing on a base and having a projecting upon it. The thickness of each Coin dropped in lifts the a Little till it equals the child s height. Adjustable for differ ent starting Parent previews no. 5 Fetherston Haugh co. Potent Jwon nun i who turns out books for children under the revolting name of Uncle bumps. Miss Allyson is a Prim new England schoo marm who wins a contest to illustrate Van s newest Book. No one needs to be told that before Many reels miss Allyson will begin to thaw out and that Playboy Johnson will Start to yearn for a life of quiet Domestic Bliss. Broad situations wisely however the movie re fuses to take the thing seriously and dresses it up with All sorts of Broad and noisy situations. These include a Horren Dous orphan boy Butch Jenkins who kicks people to gently in the shins puts ants in their trousers and generally be haves like an Imp Van Johnson out of hades. It s funny in t it that a child of this Ype who can be such a pain in he neck in person can often Man Ige to be amusing on the screen think the idea that we fall or this sort thing is that we ave inhibitions of our own and somebody else s discomfiture helps to relieve them. The picture should help to push Van Johnson s popularity a notch publicity and bad roles have Cost Van a Good Many fans and he is really in need of Good material. However my a has plenty of Faith in him and have Given him a seven year contract which should net him some thing like a in Ilion dollars by the time it expires. Flair for Light comedy the studio in trying to develop Ohnson As a serious actor have Ost sight of the fact that the thing hich endeared him to audiences the first place was his Brash Ood natured flair for Light com by. He is Given every Opportunity exercise it in the Bride goes Vild and his is a thoroughly like ble characterization. June Allyson As the schoo marm earners the real honors however. Radio programmes maj. Top ranking Supply expert Gen. George a. Horkan above has been assigned As chief quartermaster of the . Army european command according to Art announcement from washing ton. Horkan formerly in charge of the return and burial of american War dead will take Over direction of operation the airborne freight line supplying soviet blockaded Berlin. Saturday Krc Winnipeg 630 news 4.00, 5.00, 6.00. 6.45, 10.00. 11.00, 3.03 Al Lowen s 7.30 Freddy Martin Roundup Orch. 5.10 Peter pan 6.05 supper club 8.30 Gay nineties Vox pop 9.00 can you Tell a 6.55 supper club Story 7.00 20 questions 9.30 Dick Jurgens Orch. 10.15 Oil Leicester Square 11.10 sports final sat. Night party Blue Bird of happiness sat. Night party sky Winnipeg 990 news 5.15, 8.00. 12.00 1.00 on the teen beat 3.00 musical Prog. Hive Tea dance 2.00-i musical 7.30 can. Short Starlei 2.30 Greg my grit Chile this week 3.00 memo from Lake s.1g the Parsons Success 8.30 serenade in 3.30 musical Prog rhythm Ballet club radio playhouse 10.00 Hawaii Calls 10.30 dance Orch. 10.45 Sarnia Pacific pianoforte 11.30 chamber music weather and sign off Job 1340 . 103 news every hour 4.05 show gems s.05 the Coronette club 1340 sunny boys e.05 dance bands anything com 7.30 Friendly tavern 10.10 when Day is 7.45 David Hose show Fred Orch. 12.05 bandwagon night owl club a Kab St. Boniface 1250 Nouvelle Avis de decks. 1.15 Mcsique de Syleste Nouvelle Marche de siesta 6.25 Chron que Sportive provisions do Temps 6.30 Chan Sonnette condition Dei 7.00 Nouvelle routes concert Leger 5.30 Yvan i let Repede 7.30 Mcsique Haw Vienne 5.45 Evene ments soc Aux 8.00 polkas it Crit la Iuit Nouvilles 9.15 d Artega Villec do Tamedl soil 10.00 Nouvelle fins Des emissions coh Watrous 540 2.30 musical Prog. 5.00 piano classics 3.00 memo irom Lake 5.15 Csc olympic games 7.30 to see sky Goren on Bridge who wants Johnson Back. Others in the cast include Bichard Derr Lloyd Corrigan Elizabeth Krisdon Clara Blan Dick Kathleen Howard a n d Cecil Cunningham. An intelligent actor Cronyn on e of the most Intelli gent actors on the screen has terminated his1 contract with m pm and is devoting his time for the present to writing. He has helped to write the scenario of the Alfred Hitchcock picture rope and is currently working on the movie Ingrid Bergman is making for Hitchcock in England. He is rear Mied to Jessica Tandy who has scored after seasons of neglect in Hollywood a giant hit. As the Star of the pulitzer prize play a Street car desire. Success club sketches science Prog. Orb. To Romance Plano arte forecast sky 1s4e h. Quiz q. Opens with 1 heart and you hold what is your response q. South you hold the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 heart 1 Sixto pass 2 3 it pass t what do you tid Hott q. 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Block owners Buffalo extra deeply i refuse cans som Only by Buffalo Sheet Metal works casings. 251 Princess St. Phone 22 36i fyr bismark 550 time dance Orch. Hit Parade you top Ole opry Grill Orch. Orch. Band Here Are few Genues who can dispense whimsy As miss Allyson does without be coming unbearably Sticky this is because she is a resource Ful Little actress with a real sense for humor. Tho screen has few comedienne like Allyson her and certainly less than a hand Ful of actresses who can Sprinkle sentiment without drowning it. She romps through the Bride goes wild having a thoroughly Good time and giving you one too. Another Stalwart in the movie is Hume crony i the Canadian who has Given so Many Good performances in recent years. Cronyn plays John Mcgrath the fussy and continually harassed publisher of children s books. He adds to the fun no end and is ably assisted by Una Merkel As his Secretary. Arlene Dahl exceptionally Lovely to look upon appears briefly As the lady enjoy a River trip on sunday l . Keen Ora Here s a wonderful Way to spend sunday afternoon and eve Down the picturesque red River to Lockport and return. The . Keen Ora leaves Redwood Dock at 2 . And returns at e . Tickets go on Sale every tuesday and. May be reserved until Friday at 4 . Adults 95c children under 12 50c the Selkirk navigation co. Ltd. Redwood Avenue Winnipeg phone 55100 Cripps May visit Canada for ilk. Loan discussion Ottawa aug. 21 up an authoritative source Friday night indicated sir Stafford Cripps uni Ted kingdom Chancellor of the exchequer will visit Canada shortly to discuss a possible Extension of the Canadian loan to the United kingdom under agreements completed in 1946, Canada agreed to loan the United kingdom Over a period of years to be repayable beginning in 1952. Of that amount the . Already h As drawn about the remainder about was Frozen by. The Canadian government in april. 17 die Asb-29 crashes Burns rapid City aug. 21 a seventeen men were skilled late Friday when a b-29 crashed and burned in. A wheat Field just off the Edge of the army air Force Field. Capt. Thomas Siegler Public in formation officer said 17 bodies were recovered from the wreck age of the plane which burned for 1% hours. The heavy bomber was taking off on a training flight when it crashed shortly before 9 . . Captain Siegler said All aboard were Kihei. Siegler said the plane was about to take off when one engine caught fire. The plane barely got off the ground. As it passed the Edge of the runway the left Wing hit the ground and the plane turned Over and burst into flames. National network Abc dance Date hit Parade playhouse sport you top this die opry Columbia network lbs it again Collingwood world tonight Amsterdam dance show America sunday a Kkt Winnipeg 630 10.30. 12.30, 5.0c, 10.00, Hou and life Houi Lue hour Israel fed. 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Ban the a bomb Nagasaki Eye witness Here get your Oklahoma recordings on Victor records from Stewart electric Oklahoma Kansas City and others records latest releases popular classic private Booths Stewart electric everything Portage a the mall pm. 37 097 a Temps l Here Uomini Caje a Kab St. Boniface 1250 Petit concert do Dimanche Heifetz Den Nouvelle de Chez Nous survivor of the atom borne at tack on Nagasaki where he was being held As prisoner of War by the japanese George Alexander Turne is in Deer Lodge Hospital awaiting a Check up. Or. Turner is a British sex ser Viceman and was one of the comparatively few who escaped when the bomb exploded directly Over their Camp of 770 men who were in the Camp Only 112 escaped death he said when interviewed and o those s6 were badly burned. Or Turner is now settled with i family at Brandon. When the War with Japan ended or. Turner and other . S were transferred to England crossing Canada on the Way. Arriving at Liverpool he received his discharge and returned to his civil occupation. He was far from satisfied will living conditions in England he explained and deeded at the firs Opportunity to come to Canada he had been favourably impressed by this country he added and the reception he got while passing through it. He and his family sailed from England in March this year. As a disabled Soldier or. Turner is in receipt for a 20 per cent pen Sion. The pension is not for and definite injury received when the atom bomb exploded although this has had its effect on him he said he is subject to recurring attacks o malaria contracted while serving in the far East. How he escaped death when the atom bomb fell or. Turner said it was at 10.55 . Aug. 9, 1944 that he heard a plane and looking up saw. Three parachutes floating Down. I heard a noise like wind blow sunburn insect bites Poison Ivy olym Pene brings Quick and sure Relief to these Holiday Joy killers. Invaluable in cases of sprains and strains sore Muscles and aching Leet. Get olym Pene today take i with you on your vacation. Sold at a druggists . Mainline service resumed Vancouver aug. 21 up resumption of Normal mainline passenger schedules Between Here and Toronto was announced Fri Day by Canadian National rail ways following completion of re pairs to flood damaged tracks in the Kamloops area. Indian Reserve Church to open fort Frances ont aug. 21 special father v. De Varen nes . Pastor announced Fri Day that Bishop h. H. Cahana. Of St. Boniface Man., will arrive sunday to perform the rites of Blessing at the opening of the newly constructed Church on the Couchi King Reserve. The new Church replacing the historic land Mark that was destroyed by fire last november will adopt the same name notre Dame of Lourdes. It will seat .300 and will have fixed to the Steeple a Beacon Light to guide Lake boats. The Steeple is in a direct line with the Straits of Lake 10 Miles away. The Church serves pupils of St. Mar. Garets Indian Industrial school and residents of Couchi King Reserve Csc news neighbourly Newi Prairie Gardiner recital bbl news 11.15 songs and singers time Watrous 540 12.00 Alan Mills David and Man in Moon 12.30 to 7.00 see ski Robert Shaw choir Ici l on chante Csc to Sec Cox 12. Csc weather can. Short Starlei prelude to blog Crosby news news eternal Light America United round table 2.00 first piano Quartetti Haemer bismark 550 one Man s family quiz kids 5.00 author meets the critics 6.00 Catholic hour 6.30 Star review 7.00 let s talk Houy Wood 7.45 summer Robert Shaw chorale 8.30 . America 9.00 news 9.15 Gaffaney and Shipley show 9.30 gems from classics 10.00 take it or National network Abc 9.00 Manhattan merry it go round 10.30 Horace Heldt 9.30 album of familiar 11.00 Neu s music 11.30 Dave tar Rowan 10.00 take it or leave news or. 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Wbk Watrous 540 10.00 to sky news 12.15 to cos lost Erickson children found after 23 hours a 23-hour search for two Young children lost in the dense under Brush bordering Riding Mountain National Park came to a successful end about 6 . Friday when William Turner Erickson District Farmer stumbled across the fear stricken youngsters huddled in a thick Bush two and a half Miles Northeast of their farm Home. The children Jean seven and Marilyn five Are the daughters of or. And mrs. Paul Swistoski the Erickson District. They were first missed by their parents at supper time thursday. For three and a half hours or. And mrs. Swistoski hunted alone for the children. Then they called on . For Assis Tance. Sixty townspeople joined the Wasagaming . Detachment in a search which continued through a heavy rainstorm until 3 . Friday. The Hunt for the lightly Clad was Wear ing a Sun suit and the other Slacks and concentrated in the Vicinity of Hie Swistoski farm which is in in area thick with Ninde Thrush. A River runs near the farmhouse. Nearly 150 persons had taken part in the search including More than 50 cadets and officers from the Clear Lake training Camp. Ing through the tree he said and diving Flat to the ground 1 heard a terrific report followed by a vivid Blue the extraordinary part of the blast was or. Turner said that although the bomb exploded immediately Over his head a Mere 300 Yards above he was not Hurt. The Only explanation he can offer is that he was in the Blind spot of the explosion being directly underneath the bomb. Only 25 Yards away other . S were badly burned he added. Or. Turner had another escape when the ship in which he Malj other . S were being taken to Nagasaki was torpedoed by a . Submarine. For 11 hours hoi said he was clinging to wreck age in the water until picked up by the japanese who put him to work in a factory. Or. Turner had been taken Pris Oner in Java. Through under feed ing and other privations he at one time weighed Only s9 pounds. The atom bomb experience he he will never forget. I never saw such a sight in my life and Don t for stomach disorders Karr s i does it again another Karr s feature afr conditioned for your Comfort. Poi tack ask
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