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"SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Brian Donlevy, Hume Cronyn, Robert Walker, Tom Drake and Joseph Calleila in _ the swspensetill Alam Mexico, sequence of "The. Beginning Or The End," thrilling story of the atom bomb, which comes to starting Monday. New ent TODAY Biltmore--"Mom and Dad" 2.00 and 7.00 p.m. (for women and high school-age girls only). 9.00 p.m. (for men and high school-age boys only). Marks--"Blondie Knows Best" at 12.30, 250, 5.25, 8.00, 10.30. "Wild West," at 1.40, 4.10, 6.45, 9.20. Last complete show at 9.10 pm, Regent -- "Two Smart People" 1.40, 3.30, 5.25, 7.20. 9.20. Last complete show 8.55. REGENT BRINGING CATACLYSMIC TERROR TO SCREEN! hy a certain day less than a year age. A . Arnold Gillespie, chief of the ~G-M special effects department, was of the opinion that he had learned about all he could in his unique pro- fession of furnishing cataclysmic terror for the screen. He and his staff could produce an explosion, & storm at sea, An earthquake, a cyclone or a tornado without batting an eye. The supplying of such calasiiophie happenings was BILTMORE--Clandestine meeting in enemy territory where every moment may be their last! tense scene from their new adventure-thriller, at the Biltmore Theatre on Monday. becoming routine And then came the dawn--and the atomic bomb. The world's number one problem, being respecter of persons, proved more than just a headache or Mr Gillespie and his crew of ex assignment, on the face To oe simple enough--just to reproduce the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the criginal test at Alamagordo, New Mex- 'The bombing reproductions and the bomb were needed for M-G-M's thrill. ng story of the atomic project, "The tho og Or The End," which will be Rows Monday on the Regent's screen. this film was to be more than "Ju another picture." was to be the "official" atomic bomb film produced with the cooper- of the government and with a prs SA gue) ear physicists and Army ad been associated in the os he the bomb, looking over e picture-maker's shoulders to make suré that this was IT. were Yo be no ordinary ex- no flashes in the pan, as it , And that nomenon--the mush« room cloud effect, which now is fam- iliarly associated by the public with Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the more recent Bikini tests, would have to be duplicated. And there, for Mr. Gillespie snd his staff, was the real rub. They never had been called upon to produce anything like nat bet ore. And they had + no atomic bomb to work with! seven weeks, virtually day and hy, the M-G-M special effects ex- experimented behind closed doors fore they were satisfied they had solved the filming lem. Then they really went to wo! M-G-M spe- cialists "bombed Hiroshima" twentye five times before they obtained the pholographic and sound result desired. e New Mexico test, proving some- what easier, was a three-shot affair. But would the film receive the ap- proval of the scientists and the Army ~men who had witnessed the real thing? A special showing for a rep- resentative group of these atom spe- &lalists was arranged and as the studio- produced scenes were projected on the same program brings Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet, Willlam Prince, Stuart Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald are shown above in a "0.8.8." starting a two-day Companion picture on the Erwin and Louis Armstrong and his orchestra to you in a delightful romantic, hilarious feature "Pillow To Post" adapted to the screen from the highly suc- cessful stage play of the same name, screen it soon wag apparent from thelr enthusiasm that the material was "in the bag." Among the select audience in the projection reom that day was Colonel Charles Sweeney, the pilot of the B-29 from which the bomb had been drop- ped over Nagasaki and who had flown an accompanying plane on the Hi- roshima m is was his verdict: "I don't know how you did it, but that is what I saw from the plane." The microphone was thrust before embarrassed hero was asked to ad-. the winning jockey, and the very dress thie nation, Breathlessly he said: "May I take this cpportunity to pass a tribute to the. other jockeys without whose co-operation my vic- tory would have been impossible." OLD VIRGINIA MARKS--Ginger Rogers and David Niven co-star in "Magnificent Doll", whiché s a 3-day engagement at the Marks starting Monday. Madison and the men in her life. of the United States, and the country's most infamous traitof, for the love in the land, is an enthralling tale, spiced with all the color of the first lad and dash of Colonial times. It is the story of The tense conflict between a President | 8 soldier-loose army town. Directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Alex Gottlieb, "Plllow To Post" was adapted for the screen from the successful stage play by Rose Simon Kohn. BILTMORE ALAN LADD, IDA LUPI LUPINO AND SYDNEY GREENSTREET STAR IN DOUBLE PROGRAM MONDAY A dl and Ba argad sry is "promis filma fans for two days starting Monday when the Blitmore Theatre presents Paramount's dramatic action picture, "0.8.8. ) Alan Ladd and Geraldine Pitegerald. "0.8.8." is the first dramatization of the vernment's colorful undercover intelligence organization, known simply as the Office of Strategic Services, whence comes the abbreviated initials of the film's title. The picture was made with the full approval and co- operation of the United States govern- ment, many of the hitherto secret fac- tual records incorporated in the film's script. Probably no other production ever had a staff of so many technical advisors, to ensure accuracy of every exciung detail, In "0.8.8." Ladd will be seen as a member of the secret operating team known as "Applejack." Geraldine Fitz- erald is another. They, 2ther with wo other men, portrayed by Richard Benedict and Don Beddoe, are dropped by parachute into France with instruc- tions to destroy a vital bridge in pre- paration for the D-Day landing. Ladd is resentful of Miss Fitzegerald's presence on the team, thinking that her sex will act as a deterrent. How- ever, it is her handling of the sinister Colonel Meister, played by stage star John Hoyt, that saves not only team "Applejack" from disaster, but also a number of French underground workers "0.88." 1s, according to all reports, packed with thrilling, authentic in- cidents, brilliantly enacted by Ladd, Miss Fitagerald and the other per- formers, including Patric Knowles in a featured role. Richard Maibaum pro- duced and wrote '"O.8.8.""--Irving Pi- chel directed. ADDED FEATURE They're Sensational! "The DAVIES" and They're COMING WED. MAY 21 JAMBOREE LADD... Every Saturday Round anJ Square Dancing! BARNHART'S PAVILION CURLY ™% and his Home Ranch Boys dst 15 Couples Admitted Free Dancing 9 "til 12 p.m. Full of flu and nonsense and as heartwarming as a spring day, Warner Bros.' latest comedy romance, 'Pillow To Post," will be the added hit on the Biltmore's double bill starting Monday. Starring Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet and. William Prince, the farce comedy presents a screen full of shy kisses, sly glances and hilarious situasions, With cast of supporting players that includes Stuart Erwin, Ruth Don- nelly, Johnny Mitchell and Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, "Plllow To Post" concerns itself with the an- tics of charming, lovable travelling salesworffan and with the innocent but hilarious scrape she gets herself into in DANCE AT GENEVA PARK FRIDAY, MAY 23rd DANCING FROM 9 UNTIL 1 [ACL {el R], [eR fo lV Ee 1") I SA THs RVAT- Tel [ 11 FINE CUT o COLD STORAGE o HERMANIZING HERMAN FURS, CANADA'S LARGEST FURRIERS, OFFER THIS EXCLUSIVE SERVICE © MODEKRN VAULTS COLD STORAGE ® MOTH-PROOF, DUST-PROOF ® FIRE-PROOF, THEFT-PROOF ® 2% OF FAIR VALUATION HERMANIZING' ® CLEANS FUR 'AND LINING ® PROTECTS NATURAL OILS ® RESTORES BEAUTY OF FUR ©® SAVES REPAIR BILLS CHT 7 LULDIA EZ 44 dq: 456 CENTRE ST. OSHAWA ANING (0 : HONE 2 ONTARID A BONDED MESSENGER WILL PICK UP YOUR COAT BIG --in ACTION! --in LOVE! --in DANGER! THE SCREENS MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE! WITH LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ORCHESTRA STUART ERWIN JOHNNY MITCHELL RUTH DONNELLY only starting MONDAY | Continuous Daily FROM 12.30 P.M. "Hitchhike to Happiness"--Big Cast! "Rustlers of the Badlands"-~Chas. Starrett do The every woman... The toast of every man! The stoey of America's magnificent "Doll" --~who lived with «.and loved with reckless daring! DAYS Starting MON. R ROGERS Doll" ALSO STARRING DAVID NIVEN and BURGESS MEREDITH ah THE GREATEST THING 43 YOUR LIFE... Will it bring peace... or war.' .. disaster... M.G.M.' or happiness ? . picture of pictures TOM DRAKE "HURD HATFIELD A great cast..inadrama of danger, suspense and .adventure. a best ey secret of all time. The story of the atomic bomb..and men and women whose bravery and devotion to duty is bringing a new era to mankind. TRUE! AUTHENTIC! STRANGER THAN FICTION! AND TWICE AS THRILLING! Starts MONDAY