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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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In Dallas, Texas, 16-year-old Julius Earl Wiley shot himself during the climax of the movie 'Smart Money' at the Oak Cliff Theatre, timing the shot with an explosion scene to mask the sound. He was accompanied by his uncle Richard Randall and had been upset after being scolded by his father for keeping the family car out late.
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DALLAS, Tex. Feb. 17 (UP) At the suburban oak cliff theatre last night the picture was "Smart Money," a story of oil well fire fighters.
At the climax of the picture a tremendous charge of dynamite was used to blow out a gushing oil well.
In the audience sat Julius Earl Wiley, 16, by the side of his uncle Richard Randall, 19. Julius had seen the picture before but he had prevailed upon Richard to go with him to the same show again.
"He had been moping around for several days because his dad scolded him because he kept the family car out too late and I thought the show might cheer him up" Richard said. "I couldn't understand why he wanted to see the same picture twice."
Richard said he was engrossed in the picture when the explosion scene came. Simultaneously Julius slumped in his seat.
"I didn't realize he had been shot, Apparently the sound from the explosion blended with the shot. Julius must have planned it that way."
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Dallas, Tex. Suburban Oak Cliff Theatre
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Feb. 17
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Julius Earl Wiley, 16, shot himself in the Oak Cliff Theatre during the explosion climax of 'Smart Money,' masking the gunshot sound. He was with uncle Richard Randall after being scolded by his dad for late car use and had insisted on rewatching the film.