Fighting Women
Maureen O'liafa, at a shapely fighting form of 125 lbs. ahd Gloria Grahame, 14 lbs. lighter but in equally g'ood fdrm,, stagd a terrific fight in R.K.O.-Radio.'s "The Long Denial." Finger-nailS t were filed down and otner pre'cautions were taken to avoid injury t'o the coriibatants .. and the • girls went into it hammer an:d ' tohgs.^ But director' Nicholas Ray wris not jsritisfied. He tcld them that their | aimless flailing was til'd f dshiori'e'd ; j that fighting women these days | connect with good blows more I often than not. [ "How do you knOw so much I about fighting women," Maureen asked him. "I spent two wefeks doing fesearch work in Hollywood night clubs" Ray replie'd with a grin. Eddie Cantor plans a European trip and expects to see Kirig |Chrislian of Denmg,rk to thahk jhim for what he did fdr th'e Jews. Cantbr picks Charlie Chaplin as the greatest cbrii'edian of dll time.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1948, Page 4
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154Fighting Women Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1948, Page 4
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