Word: rko
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Winchester; RKO Radio), based on A. B. Guthrie Jr.'s 1947 novel, can best be described as a northwestern-the story of a grueling, 1,200-mile fur-trading trek up the uncharted...
...RKO happily reports that Kong continues to triumph over prudery...
Hollywood, frantically casting about for a movie formula which will bring customers back into the theaters, last week agreed that one studio at least had struck pay dirt. After thriftily digging into its storehouse of possible reissues, RKO dusted off the 19-year-old King Kong, the adventures of a snarling, 50-ft. prehistoric monster who saved RKO from bankruptcy in the thirties and seems destined to gross at least $2,500,000 for his masters...
Inspired by King Kong's phenomenal success in the Middle West (already grossing at 2 ½ times the rate of a normal A picture), RKO will launch the picture all over the U.S. and in Canada before school starts in the fall...
Gina Lollobrigida is a well-curved, 24-year-old Italian film star whose appearance in a tight sweater has pulled many a man's eyes over the wool. RKO's Howard Hughes has signed her to a contract; LIFE made her a cover girl. In Rome last week, Gina's lawyer was in court, fighting for her honor...