Danny Kaye's "The Kid From Brooklyn" was the big movie opening that week. The movie coverage also included a rundown of the News ratings, on the four star system. of the weekend's top attractions. "Lost Weekend" and the schmaltzy "The Green Years" were the two four star attractions in the opinions of the News reviewers. More of the Sunday News on movies here.
Drama critic John Chapman discussed the controversial decision of the New York Drama Critics Circle had decided not to name a Best Play that year, despite a number of worthy contenders and Robert Sylvester dished out the Broadway news in the Sunday News theater coverage,. "Life With Father" and "Oklahoma" were the longest running plays on Broadway.
The coverage of books in the Sunday Times was limited to a best seller list. Arch of Triumph and The Egg and I were the number one fiction and non-fiction titles,
According to Douglas Watt's column, the number one record of the week was Frankie Carle's "Oh What It Seemed to Be."
Celebrity news was a mainstay of the News. In addition to gossipy feature stories and photos of starlets, Ed Sullivan covered New York nightlife and Hedda Hopper reported in from Hollywood for the paper.
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The Sunday News ran a schedule and highlights of the day's programming as well as a radio column. Jack Benny and Fred Allen were the reigning kings of Sunday night radio.
Movie ads dominated the advertising in the section. which also carried a number of ads from nightclubs, mostly the cavernous midtown joints not the snooty, hard-to-get into places. Among the talent appearing that week were Milton Berle, Jane Froman and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Judging from the paucity of restaurant ads, the average News reader didn't go out to eat all that much and travel was pretty much limited to Atlantic City, Coney Island or maybe a cabin rental up in Ulster County.