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Movie Love #22

Aug 1953 · Eastern Color · 0.10 USD
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"Vanquished" stars John Payne and Coleen Gray in a story involving a man and woman reaching for the moon on a lonely trip, with complications arising from Roger and financial matters including foreclosures and back taxes on Fair Oaks plantation. Meanwhile, at Grayson Manor, evidence emerges against characters named Hale and Kirby, involving a note from Rose Slater that proves crucial to the investigation. "Who Am I?" tells the story of a Czech skater who competed in the 1936 Olympics and later caught the attention of Hitler, but after insulting him, she and her mother fled Czechoslovakia when the Nazis invaded, eventually immigrating to America with only thirty dollars.

Contains 3 stories
Vanquished
20 pp · Romance, Western-Frontier
Dr. ColfaxGeneral HildebrandtGeneral MorrisJane ColfaxJim GraysonMr. WheatonCaptain Kirby (villain)Roger Hale (villain, death)Rose Slater (villain)

During the harsh Reconstruction era in Galveston, a weary Confederate veteran named Jim Grayson returns home to find the town under the brutal rule of Roger Hale, a man bent on vengeance against those who once scorned him. When Hale offers Jim work as a tax collector—leveraging the respect his family name still commands—Jim accepts, unknowingly becoming the instrument of Hale's cruel designs and turning himself into a hated figure in the eyes of the townspeople he once called friends. As Jim finds himself entangled in a web of moral compromise, old bonds with Jane Colfax strain under the weight of his choices, while schemes of greed and power threaten to consume everything around him.

Joseph Cotten
2 pp · Biography
Joseph Cotten [also as John Smith]Katherine HepburnLeonore KipMr. CottenMr. KordaOrson Welles

Joseph Cotten's path to stardom began with a hunch from his wife Leonore Kip, which led him to New York and a fateful meeting with Orson Welles, who invited him to join the Mercury Theatre. From there, Cotten's career skyrocketed—landing roles opposite Katherine Hepburn in "Philadelphia Story" and joining Welles in Hollywood for "Citizen Kane," with director Mr. Korda recognizing his talent for leading roles. By 1953, after years of persistence and the steady encouragement of those who believed in him, Cotten had achieved the success he'd long pursued.

Vera Ralston
2 pp · Biography
Vera Hruba RalstonAdolf HitlerHerbert J. YatesMrs. Ralston

Vera Ralston rises from poverty in New York to become a skating sensation, then negotiates her way into dramatic acting roles in Hollywood after being brought to Republic Pictures. Her journey takes her from struggling auditions with Mrs. Ralston to starring alongside major names, culminating in her marriage to Herbert J. Yates, president of Republic, as she continues building her film career.

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artist, inker Harold LeDoux

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