Gregory Peck In
'12 O'CIock High'
Gregory Peck in "12 O’clock
High," Twentieth Century-Fox’s
mid-century movie which had its
triumphant world premiere on the
West Coast at the tag end of 1949
and is the first major Hollywood
product of Is50, has been an
0 nounced as the attraction at the
Marco Theatre, where its engage
ment will begin Tuesday.
The intimate and yet spectac
ular dramatic story of “12
O’CIock High” telis, through*the j
eves of a dozen colorful fleers. |
of aviation’s part in the recent :
war and the rising prestige of
daylight bombing. The definitive
aviation film of the war, it con
tains specially staged crash se
quences quite unlike any ever at
tempted before as well as authen
tic German and American com
bat footage not previously re
leased to the public.
The picture stars Peek in the
role of General Frank Savage,
commander of the fictional 918th
Bomb Group, which is reportedly
based on actual history of the
305th Bomb Group. Authors Sy
Barlett and Bernie Lay, Jr. wrote
it from their own experiences.
The key part of Savage, whose
real life prototype is General
Frank Armstrong, Peck has called
his finest role. And in it he is said
to give his finest performance.
One of the longest and toughest
assignments Peck has ever drawn,
the pint calls for him to risk his
personal stability for the sake of
transforming a demoralized,
straggling army group at the out
set of the war into trim, efficient
fighting unit that had a great deal
to do with the winning of it. To
accomplish this, General Savage
must adopt a steel exterior and
drive his men, like himself, hard.
Eventually, as he must, he cracks
but not before his job is done,
and done well.
For the screen's leading male
ilur Twentieth Century-Fox has
provided the stellar hacking of
an auspicious cast, including
Hugh Marlowe and Gary Mer
rill, both well-known on the New
York stage but new to movies;
the popular character actor Mil
lard Mitchell; the young favorite
Robert Arthur; the skillful Paul
Stewart, respected for his fine
work in such recent films as
“Champion" and “The Window”;
and newcomers John Kellogg, Hob
Patten, and Joyce MacKenzie. Al
so featured is Dean Jagger, re
membered for his starring suc
cess as Brigham Young in the
picture of that name, and said to
add a new dimension to his career
in “12 O’clock High.”
"12 O’clock High" is another of
Darryl F. Zannek’s personal pro
ductions, more than ever the
stamp of screen leadership in
view of Zanuek's recent record
as producer of “Pinky," "The
Snake Pit" and "Gentlemen's
Agreement.” The veteran master
of scores of great movies, and a
longtime aviator, Henry King,
directed "12 O'clock High."
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Pictured above is Charles Mor
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has studied dancing for six years
under Mrs. Rufus Armstrong and
two seasons in New York at the
Jack Stanley School of Tap and
Ballet, and the famous American
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September 1st.
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Gregory Peck and Joyce MacKencie. principal male and female stars
of Twentieth Century-Fox's important new air epic, “12 O’clock
High," coming Tuesday to the Marco Theatre.
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j or daughter of the late Felix J.
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in Dalton in 1889, Charles F. Mon
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that the institution paid off nine
ty-nine percent of its obligations.
Declining health forced his re
tirement in April, 1940, and he re
turned to his old home. While he
was a sick man and received treat
ment in various hospitals through
out this State and in other re
gions, he seldom complained and
seemed to get much out of life;
During thh past few months his
condition worsened fairly rapidly,
and little hope was held for his re
covery when he entered (he hos
pital last Sunday afternoon. He
was a patient in the hospital a
short time previously, hut had re
turned home when his condition
seemed improved.
Dr. Biggs was married on June
18. 1902, to Miss Lucy Dunn, dau
ghter of the late W. A. Dunn, pro
minent Scotland Neck attorney,
and the late Mrs. Kate Speed
Dunn.
He was a member of the Wil
liamston Memorial Baptist
Church, a gift to the congregation
by his mother. Holding membei
ship there for about sixty years,
he was one of, if not the oldest,
member in dumber of years. The
church along with other worthy
institutions and organizations re- j
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He lived at peaee with and for his '
fellowman, never shirking fin ob- i
ligation or turning a deaf ear to:
the needy and less fortunate.
Surviving besides his widow
are a brother, Harry. Alexander
Higgs; a sister, Mrs. Carrie Biggs |
Morrison; and a niece, Mrs. Fran
ces Herriotl, all of Willlamston
and Virginia Beach.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the home on Halifax
Street Wednesday afternoon *at
-1:00 o'clock, and burial will be in
Woodlawn Cemetery.
It was his request that no flow
ers be sent.
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