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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...
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...
Ivory Hunter--Lions and tigers and everything, filmed in technicolor in Africa. At the RKO Memorial...
Lydia Bailey--An adaptation of Kenneth Robert's novel of sex and voodoo in Haiti. Starts Wednesday at the RKO Memorial...
Death, drama, and danger boarded the night express to Los Angeles in Chicago. Close behind them came a handful of unknown actors and a crew of skilled cameramen. All stayed on to the end of the line, and 90 minutes later, RKO walked off the train with a four-star film in its pocket and only a small dent in its poke...