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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1932

Page

14

Jewel Robbery Plays at Rha Ohld Theater With Powell and Francis

William Powell and Kay Francis reunite for Jewel Robbery at Rha Ohld Theater as Warner Bros brings the Viennese romance to the screen. Powell portrays a debonair bandit while Francis is a jewel loving baroness, with strong Broadway supporting cast including Helen Vinson and Hardie Albright.

Pttdiohés Warner Broz Rha Ohld Bereen Wiliam Powell Kay Francis Becausa Two Continents Warner Bros William Powell Powell Europe Ray Francis Vienna Helen Vinson Broadway Marianne Berlin Hardie Albright Paul Barbara Stanwyck

Will Rogers Film Starts Coming Week at Court

Will Rogers and Fifi D'Orsay reunite for the Fox comedy They Had To See Paris at Court Theater. The story follows Rogers as a widower guiding two sons toward marriage and business with Fifi’s French dancer Fleurette as catalyst, supported by a notable cast.

Will Rogers Fid Dorsay Fox Paris America Court Theater Vhi Fifi Fiti Frank Borage Liliom George Ades Andy Edwin Burke Rogers Titi Fleurette Indroll Sir Boss Silly Jones Yen Will

Society Girl Opens at Nelsonville Today

Society Girl starring Peggy Shannon and James Dunn opens at the Nelsonville Majestic Theater today. Dunn, known for Bad Girl, plays a working youth drawn to Miss Shannon's pampered society world in a New York City romance set amid boxing and high society.

Nelsonville Fox James Dunn Peggy Shannon Nelsonville Majestic Theater Dunn Wil Kushang Miss Shannon New York City America Southampton Spencer Tracy Clogest

Gordon Harker Wins Fame After Early Struggles

English actor Gordon Harker rises to prominence after twenty four years on stage and wartime service. He gains notice in Edgar Wallace's The Ringer and becomes a popular film star in early talking pictures. At the Ohio Theater he appears in The Hunger with Wallace's mystery tale.

Gordon Harker Ohio Theater Argar Wallace Doner Joseph Larker Oscar Asche Lily Brayton Hampshire Regiment Gallipoli Egypt Edgar Wallace Samuel Hackett Pne Herker

Constant intrusion sparks ring clash in film drama

The plot centers on Pal who resents Miss Shannon’s interference at the training camp. Dunn is beaten in the ring until the conflict is cleared. the trio reunites in friendship. Sidney Linfield directed Society Gin based on John Larkin Jr.'s play with Elmer Hirris dialogue. Walter Byron leads a supporting cast including Bert Hanlon and Marjoria Gateson.

Walter Byron Bert Hanlon Marjoria Gateson Eula Guy Todd Ding

A Man's Land: Hoot Gibson Film Coming to Court Theater

The Court Theater will show A Man's Land featuring Hoot Gibson as a swindler banker. Adele Buffington based the story on real cases from local court records, with Phi Rogen directing to emphasize realism and entertainment value.

Hoot Gibson John Thomas Robert Bren Ag Jz Adele Buffington Phi Rogen

Blonde of the Follies Opens at Majestic with Star-Studded Cast

The Majestic Theater debuts Blond e of the Follies a Cosmopolitan comedy drama directed by Edmund Goulding starring Marlon Davies Robert Montgomery and a growing list of guest artists including Jimmy Durante Clyde Cook and the Rocky Twins as the plot follows two New York tenement girls seeking Broadway fame with Frances Marion scripting the tale.

Marlon Davies Robert Montgomery Majestic Theater Edmund Goulding Sarah Padden Louise Carter Park Avenue Yoo Golding Jimmy Durante Clyde Cook Rocky Twins Paris Marion Davies Frances Marion Emma Miss Marion Mary Pickford Norma Talmadge New York

Wynne Gibson Shines in Nelsonville The Strange Case

Wynne Gibson stars in The Strange Case of Clara Deane at the Nelsonville Majestic Theater in a 20 year dramatic arc. The film follows Clara Deane through trials from marriage to embezzlement to her sentence and her daughter’s upbringing by the city detective chief.

Wynne Gibson Taramount Clara Deane Nelsonville Majestic Theater Arthur MM Prilant Gibson Gieill Paramount Clare Deane

By Whose Hand A Majestic Train Murder Mystery

A Columbia melodrama set on a single night train shows five murders amid a cast of thirteen. Reporter Ben Lyon and Barbara Weeks star alongside Nat Pendicton William Mong Kenneth Thomson Etiel Kenyon Dolores Rey Loria Baker William Halligan Dwight Frye Helene Millard Tor Dugan with directing by Ben Stoloff. The Majestic Theater opens it Wednesday.

Columbia Feiure Hana Pullman Ben Lyon Barbara Weeks Nat Pendicton Killer Delmar William V. Mong Kenneth Thomson Etfiel Kenyon Dolor¢s Rey Loria Baker William Halligan Dwight Frye Helene Millard Delmar Tor Dugan Majestic Theater Ben Stoloff

Ironic joy and a threat to a wedding in melodrama

Discretion hides a mother from her daughter's alliance with a worthy suitor while the husband faces a possible blackmail plot that could ruin the bride elect. Clara Deane stars as the heroine as the tale peaks with a heart stopping climax and ends with tempered happiness.

Clara Deane

Modern Fairy Tale Formula Boosts Studio Romance Films

Paramount director Rouben Mamoulian pioneers a modern fairy tale approach in motion pictures with Maurice Chevalier Love Me Tonight. A charming prince’s tailor invades a castle and awakens Princess Jeanette MacDonald with a kiss as the plot centers on timeless romantic fantasy.

Rouben Mamoaulian Paramount Maurice Chevali Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald

Dracula at the Majestic stars Bela Lugosi in Count Dracula

Bela Lugosi stars as Count Dracula in the new Dracula at the Majestic Theater shown Thursday at 11 00 p m The program includes a spook party with Ah Din performing spirit slate writing talking dolls and snakes Edna Best appears with him in Tendon

Bela Lugosi Count Dracula Ah-Din

Former Stars Back Home at Paramount Studios

At Paramount studios an old home week celebrates four former stars and two directors back at work. Thomas Meighan Lile Lee and Edward Everett Horton return for films Madison Square Garden The Night of June 13 and The Honest Finder Kay Francis comes back for The Honest Finder. Directors Frank Borzage and Cecil B DeMille direct new projects A Farewell to Arms and The Sign of the Cross.

Paramount Studios Thomas Meighan Lile Lee Edward Everett Horton Madison Square Garden Kay Francis Frank Borzage Cecil B. de Mile

Marshall To Leave For London For Possible Films

Herbert Marshall of Paramount will return to London next month to pursue either Reunion in Vienne or Another Language. He made his Hollywood debut opposite Marlene Dietrich in Blonde Venus and is currently in The Honest Finder with Miriam Hopkins and Kay Francis. His contract requires him to stay in England until next May.

Herbert Marshall Paramount London Vienne Hollywood Martene Dietrich Ernst Lumitach Miriam Hopking Kay Francis England

Jewel Robbery and Stage Features Highlight Week

The call board lists Kay Francis and William Powell in Jewel Robbery with Patrick Curwen. Includes Blondie of the Follies with Robert Montgomery and Young as You Feel with W. H. Rogers. Also shows Man’s Land with Hoot Gibson, Strange Case of Clara Deane with Wynne Gibson, and Passport to Hell on Saturdayamong other screenings.

Kay Francis William Powell Jewel Robt Patrick Curwen Sun Blondle the Follies Robert Montgomery Ben Lyon Spedtreck Hoot Gibson James Dunn Clara Deane Wynne Gibson Jack Holt Ralph Graves

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