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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1932

Page

8

So Big Get Featured At Ohio Thea ter Era

Edna Ferber's So Big arrives at the Ohio Theater with Barbara Stanwyck in the lead and George Brent as her co star. Critics call it one of Warner Bros ace productions of the season and among Hollywood's most elaborate. The cast includes Dickie Moore Bette Davis Mae Madison Hardie Albright Robert Warwick and many others in an all star lineup. The film directed by William A Wellman is praised for its authentic Ferber atmosphere and for bringing the Pulitzer prize winning novel to the screen.

Bo Big Ohio Theater Barbara Stanwyck Edna Ferber Warner Bros Ace Het Hollywood Barbara George Brent Dickie Moore Chic Sale Manhattan Bette George Ariss God Mae’ Madison Prunetie Bette Davis Hardie Albright Robert Warwick Arthur Stone Earle Foxe Alan Hale Dorothy Peterson Dawn O'Day Blanche Fredericl Rita LeRoy Martha Mattox Lionel Belmore Miss Stanwyden William A. Wellman

Under Eighteen Heads Nelsonville Bill

Marian Marsh stars in her first leading vehicle Under Eighteen at the Nelsonville Majestic. The Warner Bros production follows a poor girl striving to win a place among the idle rich amid obstacles and romance with a strong supporting cast led by Warren William and Anita Page. Archie Mayo directs from Marsh’s Svengali debut.

Marian Marsh Arid Nelsonville Majestic Warner Broe Mies Marsh Teading Jady John Barrymore Edward G. Robinson William Powell Warren William Regis Toomey Anita Page Joyer Compton Emma Gunn J. Farrell MacDonald Judith Vosselli Norman Foster Dorothy Appleby Maude Eburne Claire Dodd Murray Kinnel Paul Porcasi Mary Deran Walter McGrail Archie Mayo Miss Marsh Svengall Tighteen

Beauty and the Boss at Ohic Thursday

A radiant romance with witty humor plays at the Ohio Theater through Thursday. Marian Marsh and Warren William star in a Paris Vienna setting based on a Broadway hit, with a stylish cast including Charles Butterworth and Mary Doran delivering frothy continental comedy.

Warner Brose Ohio Theater Marian Marrs Debonair Warren William Charles Butterworth Joseph Jackson Paul Frank Ladislaus Foder Roy Det Ruth Miss Marsh Paris Omilady Vienna Sho del Ruth David Maniners Frederick Kerr Mary Doran Lilian Bond Yola D'Avril Robert Greig Barbara Leonard

Lowe Gets Hole In First Cummings Directed Film

Edmund Lowe is signed for the lead in an Irving Cummings directed Columbia Pictures production centered on criminal court drama. The untitled film will showcase Lowe in a highly dramatic role following his rise as Sargeant Quirt in What Price Glory.

Lowe Edmund Lowe Irving Cummings Columbia Pictures Sargeant Quirt Scotland Spider

Spencer Tracy Envy of Cowboys Propels Rise to Stardom

A long ago NYC theater memory frames Spencer Tracy’s ascent from stock and stage heavy roles to Hollywood star status. Envying Western on screen, he pursued opportunities until success with films like Up The River Quick Millions She Wanted A Millionaire and Sky Devils sparked acclaim and momentum.

New York City Manhattan Wisconsin Theater Guild George M. Cohan Spencer Tracy Hollywood Sky Devils

Hollywood Gossip on Copious Star Rumors and Trips

Filmland’s Capital reports a flurry of Hollywood gossip with Gary Cooper Sally Eilers Mary Brian Ken Murray Claudette Colbert Jack Dempsey Estelle Taylor James Cagney and Tallulah Bankhead among those seen. Revisions note no remarriage for Bankhead and plans for new films and trips dominate the chatter.

Hollywood Gary Cooper Sally, Eilers Mary Brian Ken Murray Lilyan Taghman Chico Marx Adolphe Menjou Howard Hughes Cotton Club Zasti Pitts Guesa Claudette Calbert Jack Dempsey Estelle Taylor Remar- Talitiah Bankhead Martene Dietrich Sylvia Sidney B. P. Schulberg James Cagney Jimmy

Film star Tracey headlines Young America at Nelsonville Majestic

Tracey firms up fame in Young America as a grouchy druggist who objects to a boy in his home. Doris Kenyon Bery Mercer Ralph Bellamy and juveniles Tammy Conlon Raymond Borzage direct by Borzage. Movie opens at the Nelsonville Majestic Tuesday.

Movie Schedule Listings with 1930s Casts

A dense recap of theater cards listing films and stars across Ohio and nearby venues. Notes include titles such as Beauty and the Boss, Letty Lynton, Destry Rides Again, Under Eighteen, Young America, The Secret Witness, and more starring Marian Marsh Barbara Bl… and other actors.

Ohio Sim Barbara Destry Tom Mix Lonv Dorothy’ Mackaill

Hotel Continental at Columbia Theater Promises Glamour and Suspense

The screening of Hotel Continental at the Columbia Theater presents a glamorous revival of a famed hotel doomed to demolition. Ex-convict Jim Bennett hunts a hidden hundred thousand dollars amid a love plot and gang schemes, with Peggy Shannon and a strong supporting cast. Buck Jones then visits New York to greet Rangers Club members before returning to film Born to Trouble for Columbia Pictures.

Columbia Theater Mnd Hotel Continental Manhattan Finstelry Jim Bennett Bennett Christy Cabanne F. Hugh Herbert Fanl Perez Peggy Shannon Theodore von Eltz Alan Mowbray Or. Farrell MacDonald Ethel Clayton Henry B. Walthal Rockcliffe Fekowes Bert Roach New York Fexas Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas Buck Jones

Soldiers of the Storm film deal bought by Columbia

The Thomson Burtis adventure romance Soldiers of the Storm has been purchased by Columbia for early filming. The novel follows the Texas Border Flying Patrol and unfolds in a plains town akin to Corpus Christi.

Thomson Burtis Columbia Texas Border Flying Patrol Plains Corpus Christi Burtis Border Patrol Army Air Service

Ursula Parrott Story Heads to Majestic Theater

Columbia Pictures transfers Ursula Parrott story to screen for two day Majestic engagement led by Dorothy Mackaill and Humphrey Bogart with Jo Swerling adapting. Parrott, known for best sellers and film hits, earlier wrote Love Affair and Divorces and Strangers May Kiss.

Ursula Parrott Columbia Pictures Majestic Theater Jo Swerling Dorothy Mackaill Humphrey Bogart Miss Parrott Fx- Wile Amerea

This Is the Night Opener at Majestic Theater

Paramounts This Is the Night brings Lily Damita Charlie Ruggles Roland Young and Avery Hopwood to the Majestic in a Broadway style farce with musical numbers. The plot centers on a Parisian actress hired to pose as a wife to fool Cary Grant shaping a web of mistaken affairs and comic misadventures with Thelma Todd and others.

Lily Dam Charlie Ruggles Roland Young Cary Grant Thelma Todd Broadway Talking Pictures Ax Witness Paramount Majestic Theater Lily Damita Sons of Guns Ali Talkies Great White Way Battling Butler Hghts Rollo Hilarity Confectioners 47Th Street Avery Hopwood Gertie Hew Young Grant Thelma Ruggles Venice Lily Reyvolue Todd Chester Morris Marx Brothers

Gun Justice stars McCoy in new Columbia production

Murdock MacQuarrie and Ed Le Saint are cast in key roles for Columbia Pictures upcoming Tim McCoy feature Gun Justice. P. Ross Leder man directs with Alberta Vaughn and Wallace MacDonald already signed.

Tom Mix and Tony Are Coming to Columbia

Tom Mix returns to the screen in Destry Rides Again at Columbia Theater for three days starting Thursday. Tony cannot talk, but Tom Mix drives the show with the sign language salute to his legacy. Cast also features Claudia Dell Zasu Pitts Harte Fox and others.

Jom Mix Destry Columbia Tom Mix Tony Mix Leack United States Tom Mix Pictures Max Max Brand Claudia Dell Zasu Pitts Harte Fox Stanley Fields Francis Ford Frederick Howard Edward Peale George Ernest

New Hula Dance Debuts in The Bird of Paradise

Busby Berkeley at Radio Pictures trims the old hula with a faster tempo and jazz inflections to create a new dance for the film The Bird of Paradise starring Dolores Del Rio.

Busby Berkeley REQ Radio Pictures Studio Dolores del Rio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Nelsonville Beauty and the Boss’ ‘At Ohic Thursday Aeliss George Arliss New Yorke Warner Bros. Studios California Mra. Ar- Yikes Europé America Tate Mr. Arliss Warner: Bros. Studios Mary Astor John Adolfi Evalyn Knapp Grans Mitchell David. Torrence William Janney Filmland Keny Francis Yosemite Kenneth McKenna Europe al Jolson Vivienne Osborne Tom Cou Richard Wallace Tallulah Bankhead von Sternherz-Dietrich Venus Bankhead Gary Conners Ralph Graves Merion of Aliywood Hollinond Harald Lievyd Tregeore Bing Crosby Seque The Roclliffe Fellowes Fogey Shannon Marrathc Columbia Attraction Charfie Garamount Gide Avery Hapweot Majestic Ecco Eas Henry Santry Paramount News George Brent Creme Davis Anita Spencer Doris Tracy Kenyon Tommy Conlon FOX Evelyn Brent George Sidney Guy Kibbee William Collier, JR
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