MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: SLAVES (1969)

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Deanna Durbin on The Eddie Cantor Show – Part 3

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In 1936, Deanna Durbin made her first stage appearance with Eddie Cantor’s radio entertainers at the Keith Boston Theatre:

What a huge, beautiful place! Deanna said: “In radio, you have to get new numbers ready every week and Sunday seems to creep up very quickly. On stage, you do the same numbers and the same routine every show, which gives you a confidence you never get in radio.”

When Deanna arrived in New York City she was most keen on seeing the Statue of Liberty:

A 1937 photo of Deanna Durbin with “Mad Russian” Bert Gordon on The Eddie Cantor Show:

Deanna Durbin with her parents preparing to leave for New York City for The Eddie Cantor Show in February 1938:

And another picture taken at the same time with Eddie Cantor:

How sweet! All rights to Deanna Durbin Devotees!

 

 

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Family Feud: Havana vs. Las Vegas in the 1950s. Part 2

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The great Havana building boom of 1956-1958 saw the completion of the biggest, most extravagant hotel-casinos outside of Las Vegas.  First to be erected was the glittering Hotel Capri, a modern 19-story edifice with the novelty of a rooftop swimming pool.

The Capri’s casino was fronted by the actor George Raft who had built his career playing gangsters and hanging around with them, such as Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel.

However, the Capri’s real owner was Santo Trafficante, Jr.

Next to appear was Meyer Lansky’s ultra swank Hotel Riviera a 21-story, 440-room masterpiece of Miami Modern design situated directly on the Malecon facing the sea.

The last and biggest was the Habana Hilton built in Havana’s Vedado entertainment district and visible from any vantage point in the city.

Life Magazine’sMarch 10, 1958 issue featured the article “Mobsters Move In On Troubled Havana and Split Rich Gambling Profits with Batista.”  The piece…

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