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...original idea for a joint petition was born when Ivy Films and the Liberal Union realized that both organizations had scheduled "Treasure of Sierra Madre" in their spring series...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ivy Films, HLU to Petition Watson For Film Controls | 2/19/1953 | See Source »

...interest of harmony, the two groups have agreed to divide the gross receipts from last Tuesday's showing, sponsored by the Liberal Union--in exchange for a similar arrangement for a future Ivy Films picture with equal drawing appeal. "Treasure of Sierra Madre" grossed $280 and had an audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ivy Films, HLU to Petition Watson For Film Controls | 2/19/1953 | See Source »

Died. Alan Curtis, 43, cinemactor (Gung Ho, High Sierra) ; following a kidney operation; in Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Feb. 9, 1953 | 2/9/1953 | See Source »

...Naked Spur ambitiously tries to dig into the theme of human greed, but it is neither a Greed nor a Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Nonetheless, Director Anthony (Bend of the River) Mann has richly fleshed out the picture with the red meat of action. Shot in the Colorado wastelands, the plot is unfolded almost entirely with the camera rather than with words. A striking exercise in violence, it is a western with real form, rhythm and authentic style. Best sequence: a three-way shooting match between Ryan, Stewart and Meeker up & down a cliff jutting over a raging, impassable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Feb. 2, 1953 | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...hundreds of Camp Fire Girls, aged eight to 16, who thronged the four camps around Lake Vera in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada had a wonderful time. They hiked through the pinewoods, splashed in the little lake, cooked and slept outdoors. Along with sunburned necks and scraped knees, most of them got a few mosquito bites. They were used to that. And after 1,500 girls had scattered to their homes, a few got sick. That was natural...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Disease Detectives | 1/19/1953 | See Source »

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