Beaux Hunks and Hollywood Temptations in 1930s Era
A survey of rumors surrounding Beaux Hunks a Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy comedy praised for sex appeal. Notes on Hal Roach and Jean Harlow with Platinum Blond framing. Quotes about Howard Hughes deafness and a security incident after soundproofing. Elissa Landi Nils on a London trip and Anna Q Nilsson set for a comeback with weight concerns. Dena Dix noted, and a drowning accident in Toledo reports a toddler drowned in a rain barrel.
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Los Angeles
Hal Roach
Roach
Stan Laure
Olver Hardy
Jean Harlow
Hoach
Migs Harlow
Movie listings and week schedule at Majestic and Columbia
The page lists multiple film showings across Majestic and Columbia houses with titles such as Bad Girl Monkey Business and Laughing Sinners. It notes accompanying stars like Sally Briers Lonel Barrymore Joan Crawford Clark Gable and others, along with weekday show plans and theatrical pairings.
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Jamea Dunn
ofto—Sun
Sally Briers
Eri
Bat
Alexander Hamilton
Georges Arliss
Lonel Barrymore
Ay Francis
New York
Buster Eaton
Shura
Fri
The
Era
Jack Holt
Ralph Marx
Columbia
Hay Wray
Majestic
Neis
J—Sun
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Pentad
Sam
Leon Jannay
Junior Coghlan
Phillips Holmes
Frances Dee
Buck Jones
Los Angeles Leads as Largest Screen Leading Lady in Dirigible
The Columbia Pictures epic Dirigible opens at the Columbia Theater with Jack Holt Ralph Graves and Fay Wray as leads. Claiming the Los Angeles airship as the biggest leading lady the piece extols its size at 650 feet tall and its daring polar expedition theme over romance.
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Thers
Columbia Pictures
Dirbible
Columbia
Jack Holt
Ralph Graves
Fay
Frank Wicber Wead
United States Navy
Fay Wray
Los Angles
Jos Angeles
America
South Pole
Marx Brothers at Majestic in Monkey Business caper
Marx Brothers Chico Harpo and Zeppo visit the Majestic Theater for three days in Monkey Business. A ship voyage subplot features four stowaways hiding in barrels, a captain’s cabin, and antics with Woods Fellowes and Ruth Hall. The farce unfolds with impersonations barbering and shipboard escapades amid quarantine interviews.
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Chico
Harpo
Zeppo
Majestic Theater
New York
Marx Brothers
Groucho
Harry Woods
Woods
Rockline Fellowes
Fellowes
Ruth Hall
Woods and Fellowes
Grou
Ohio Highway Map for Motorists in 1931
The 1931 Ohio Highway Map is off press and obtainable from the Department of Highways in Columbus. It mirrors the previous edition for routes and city-directory cross indices, and adds city map inserts for Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Akron Canton Youngstown and Dayton to aid motorists in following state routes. The back has been revised for clearer navigation through major centers.
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Qhin Department of Highways
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Dayton
Delmar Novel On Screen At Ohio Theater
Delmar novel “Motherhood” becomes a Fox feature at the Ohio Theater with Sally Eilers and James Dunn, directed by Frank Borzage. The film follows a young couple facing pregnancy and home life, with strong performances by Eilers, Dunn, Minna Gombell, and Willam Pawley, noted for lavish production and emotional depth.
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New York
Sally Eilers
James Dunn
Frank Borzage
Ohio Theater
Borzage
A& Young
Sally Hilere
Ving Delmar
Sally
Minna Gombell
Frank Darien
Willam Pawley
Jamen Dunn
Miss Ellers
Edna
William Pawley
Stege
Reinhart to become state conservation commissioner in Ohio
William H. Reinhart of Sandusky is expected in Columbus next week to begin familiarizing himself with duties ahead of October 19 when he becomes state conservation commissioner succeeding J. W. Thompson who has resigned.
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Columbus
R—Wiliam H. Reinhart
Sandusky
J. W. Thompson
Elida, O
Laughing Sinners Opens at Nelsonville Majestic
Miss Crawford returns to the screen in Laughing Sinners directed by Harry Beaumont with Neil Hamilton and Clark Gable leading alongside Joan Crawford. The drama adapts The Torch Song by Kenyon Nichols, featuring a musical number written for Crawford and a story of temptation, love, and redemption set around a traveling singer.
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Nelsonville Majestic
Miss Crawford
Harry Beaumont
Joan
Kenyon Nicholson
Martin Flavin
Montana Moon
Martin Groenes
Arthur Freed
Neil Hamilton
Clark Gable
Salvation Army
Ife
Hamilton
Norma Shearer
Gable Jnst
J Goan Crawford
George Arliss Portrays Hamilton In New Film
George Arliss stars as Alexander Hamilton in Warner Bros. biography at the Ohio Theater opening Thursday. Arliss, noted for a lean, intense look,plays the young Hamilton while at the age of forty, bringing a fiery champion of human sights to the screen.
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George Arliss
Alexander Hamilton
Warner Bros
Ohio Theater
Arliss
Columbia Theater Change in Management by Fred Cornwell
Announcement of a new manager at the Columbia Theater as Fred Cornwell takes over the house from Elden Byrne starting October 1. Cornwell is known in Athens for two terms as Athena County auditor and has since toured for a Columbus stationery firm.
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Columbia
Fred Cornwell
Elden Byrne
Cornwell
Athens
Athena County
Columbus
Child Actors Dominating Screen Today Says Beaudine
Beaudine, a leading child casting director, notes that talking pictures let young actors convey natural performances without shouting. He cites Booth Tarkington's Penrod and Sam, with Leney and Junior Coghlan starring, as an example of new child-led productions. The Nelsonville exhibit highlights the shift from silent era instruction to relaxed direction, as young performers align with camera focus and actors like Duke the dog share the screen.
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Tite J
Beaudine
Natioan
Henwoods
Booth Tarkington
Penrodey
Lenney
Junior Coghlan
Matt Moor
Dorothy Peterson
Johnny Arid
Zasu Pitts
Charles Sellon
Way E Boteler
Duke
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Lionel Belmore
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Gwendolin Logan
John T. Murray
Charles Evans
John Larkin
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Columiia
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