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MAY 8, 1946
An Unusual Story
Hollywood, which is always do
ing surprising things, has never
done anything more surprising
than filming Charles Jackson’s
extraordinary book, “the Lost
Weekend,” which is due to arrive
next Sun., Mon., Tues., at the Star
Theatre. If you were among the
many thousands of people who
read the best-seller about the now
famous five days out of a man’s
life, you have probably shared in
the general astonishment that any
studio would have the courage to
depart so drastically from the
conventional as to put the soul
searing story of “The Lost Week
end” on £he screen.
Paramount not only has had the
courage to do so, but, according
to all advance reports, Producer
Charles Brackett and Director
Billy Wilder, who also get credit
for the screen adaptation, have
turned out one of the finest and
most exciiung motion pictures ever
made.
Wilder, who dared to adapt and
film, with great success, another
challenging story, “Double In
demnity,” is said to have outdone
himself’ in directing this unusual
portrayal of the agonizing depths
to which Don Birnam, the story’s
hero, sinks in the five days he
abandons himself completely to an
alcoholic debauch.
Ray Milland is cast in the star
ring role and as Don Birnam, re
port has it he rises to amazing
Where Rockets Will Be Launched
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This is the launching field at White Sands Proving Grounds, N. M.,
where German V-2 rockets—-the type that just about put London
out of business during the latter months of the war—will be fired
in tests May 10. Arrow points to launching tower, and at right is
tba concrete control house.
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^iram-atio heights. It is a difficult
part and one that .demands the
very finest histrionic ability. Ac
tually, it is Milland’s first oppor
tunity to show what a truly great
artist he is, and his.many fans
should lookforwar d with great
anticipation to seeing him in “The
Lost Weekend.”
Co-starred with Milland is love
ly Jane Wyman. They are sup
ported by Phillip Terry, Howard
da Silva, Doris Dowling and Frank
Faylen.
It tells the dramatic story of a
man’s struggle with a tragic weak
ness for alcohol, and what happens
to him during five days when he
gives himself over to it completely.
According to reports, nothing like
it has ever been seen on the screen.
Milland, as the bedevilled hero,
gives a dramatic performance that
marks him one of the great actors
of our time.
KENTUCKY IN LIMELIGHT
Louisville.—Charles W. Ander
son was sworn in on May Ist as
an assistant in the Commonwealth
Attorney’s office in Louisvilles
Court House. This is the first
appointment of its kind in the
blue ridge state and the first in
Dixie since reconstruction days.
Mr. Anderson has practiced law
for fifteen years in Louisville
court. This will not make it nec
essary for Anderson resigning
from the state legislature because
in Kentucky, legislators are paid
per diem.
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