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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1932

Page

14

Congorilla Featured at Ohio Starting Today

Martin Johnson and his wife unveil Congorilla at the Ohio Theater with authentic jungle sounds. The film captures gorilla confrontations and wildlife without Hollywood makeup, filmed in the Belgian Congo after two years of prep and risk.

Ohio Martin Johnson Ohio Theater Johnson Africa New York Belgian Congo Chicago Hollywood Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson The

Cooper and Bankhead Star in Devil and the Deep at Court Theater

Gary Cooper returns from Africa to co star with Tallulah Bankhead in Devil and the Deep opening Tuesday at the Court Theater. The film depicts a suspenseful north African start and a sinking submarine climax with Bankhead, Cooper, and Charles Laughton delivering standout performances under Marion Gering.

Africa Gary Cooper Tallulah Bankhead Court Theater Miss Bank- Head Charles Yaughton Marion Gering North African Benn W. Levy Marry Hervey Maurite Larrouy Charles Laughton Laughton Lon Chaney

Life Begins Preview For First National Executives

A New York preview of Life Begins housed in a maternity hospital setting signals a sensational release. Loretta Young and a large cast are led by director James Flood with Eliott Nugent as co director as the world premiere approaches.

Raffles Opens At Pastime Theatre Today

Ronald Colman, after a long rise from boyhood work in Sussex and a wartime stint with the Contemptibles, stars in Raffles at the Pastime. From stage beginner to leading man, Colman gains stardom in The Rescue Bulldog Drummond Condemned and finally Raffles.

Ronald Colman Ronald Sussex England Britain Steamship Company London London Scottish Earl Kitchener France Ypres Messines Colman Rabindranath Tagore Ronnie States New York Robert Warwick Henry King Lillian Gish Banky-Colman Raffies Pastime

Fox State Fair film stars Sally Eilers and Janet Gaynor

A strong cast including Sally Eilers Robert Montgomery Phillips Palmes Spencer Tracy Louise Dresser joins Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers in State Fair, Fox’s screen adaptation of Phil Stong novel directed by Henry King.

Sally Eilers Robert Montgomery Phillips Palmes Spencer Tracy Louise Dresser Janet Gaynor Will Rogers Fox Phil Stong Henry King

Molly Louvain opens at Nelsonville Majestic with Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak stars in The Strange Love of Molly Louvain transferred to film by First National Pictures. Lee Tracy plays a hard-boiled reporter who helps the young woman find happiness after a betrayal. The cast includes Guy Kibbee and Evalyn Knapp with director Michael Curtiz.

Talking Pictures Bayard Veiller Nelsonville Majestic Theater Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mary Dugan Harry Beaumont Helen Twelvetrees Robert Young Lewis Stone Jean Hersholt John Miljan Monroe Owsley Robert Warwick Gertrude Michael Wilfred North Maurice Watkins Molly Louvain First National Pictures Lee Tracy Ann Dvorak Chicago Miss Oxorak Tracy Guy Kibbee Leslie Fenton Evalyn Knapp Mary Doran Frank McHugh C. Henry Gordon Ben Alexander Willard Robertson Michael Curtiz the Doctor Erwin Gelsey Brown Holmes Watkins

Richard Dix Heads Majestic Program Roar of the Dragon

Richard Dix stars in Roar of the Dragon at the Majestic starting today. Gwill Andre from Copenhagen makes her debut as a Russian noblewoman amid frontier violence in Manchuria. The cast includes Arline Judge Edward Everett Horton Zasu Pitts and Dudley Digges with Wesley Ruggles directing.

Richard Dix the Majestic Miss Wilson Eric Linden Arline Judge Aileen Pringle John Halliday Reginald Barlow RKO Radio Majestic Theater Far East Dix Gwill Andre Copenhagen Miss Andre Hollywood China Yao Lu Edward Everett Horton Zasu Pitts Dudley Digges Outward Bound C. Henry Gordon William Orlamond Tasha Muri Wesley Ruggles Gwili Andre Edward Everett Horton Zasu Pitts Dudley Digges

Theater Schedule for Ohio Screens Weekend Guests

The Call Board lists Ohio venues MAJESTIC and PASTIME showing a slate of classics and new features. Appearances include Joan Blondell Richard Dix Tom Mix Tallulah Bankhead and Ken Maynard with titles such as Roar of the Dragon The Age of Consent The Rider of Death Valley and Whistlin Dan across Sun to Sat with varied double bills and court notices.

Ohio Martin Johnson Big City Joan Blondell Richard Dix Arline Judge Death Valley Tom Mix COURT Sun Joe E. Brown Tallulah Bankhead Ken Maynard Majestic Nels Molly Louvain Ann Doorak Dan

Scenic Western Outdoors Star in Whistlin Dan Film

The Tiffany Pictures Western Whistlin Dan stars Ken Maynard and features extensive outdoor scenery praised as the film’s strongest asset. Phil Rosen returns as director and the release is handled by Lone Art World Wide Pictures. The plot centers on Bob Lee and Silent Sims at a cursed gold mine haunted by a mysterious Black Hawk.

Mother Nature California Ken Maynard Tiffany Productions Court Theater Maynard Joyzelle Georges Benavent Harlan Knight Don Terry Jessie Arnold Phil Rosen Tiffany Megaphone Lono Art-World Wide Pictures Bob Lee Sims Golden Star Black Hawk Bob Richard Cavanaugh

Big City Blues Opens At Ohio Theater Thursday

Warner Bros drama stars Joan Blondell as a country boy and city chorus girl who collide in the metropolis. In three days they face murder suspicion, police chase, and a tangle of city life across a large cast. The first chapter Pirates of the Air unfolds at the Pastime Theater Friday.

Dorothy Wilson Richard Cromwell Majestic Theater Martin Flavin Broadway Warner Bros Joan Blondell Ohio Theater Metropolis Indiana Black Hawk Pirates of the Air

Radio Programs From Local Interference Tonight

President Hoover and officials lay Washington Post Office cornerstone Monday at 3 30. NBC and WJZ carry concerts and talks by John W Green Herbert Atkeson and others through tonight. CBS and WABC present symphonic works and dramatizations including Battle of Lake Erie.

United States Post Office Washington NBC Pau Whiteman WJZ John W. Green William Faversham Perry Lake Erie CBS

Daily Radio Schedule Highlights By Time and Network

The page lists a full day of programs on multiple stations Columbia System WEAF and WIZ including concerts, dramas, weather, forums, and varying acts from 8:00 to 11:30 PM with frequent orchestras, choirs, soloists such as Vera Ross and Ozzie Nelson, and special hours like Baseball Scores at 1:00.

Crosley Choir the Angelus Vera Ross Josef Cherniavsky Frank Luther Columbia System Ann Leaf Irene Beasley Little Jack Little Angelo Patri Theater Symphony Dramatic Laboratory Orch The Gauchos Ozzie Nelson California Melodies

Radio Program Schedule Montage

A dense listing shows tomorrow’s broadcast slate from 6:30 AM through 11:05 PM including Morning Devotions, Talent Bureau, various orchestras, dances, bands, comedies, operatic and guest performances, and radio forums across multiple acts and time blocks.

the Sunbirds Talent Bureau Vic and Sade Becker and Greuter Tony Cabooch Pat Barnes Bill Harry Kogen Orch

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Nelsonville State Fair Devil and the Deep Nelsonville Majestic Icesat New Western Big City Blues Mr.d Mrs FOX Movietone News Fox Picture Hoover Green Brown Senator Smoot President Hoover Reed Smoot Utah WSAZ Huntington Herbert Atkeson Stella Trio Pop Anson WABC Beethoven Egmont Columbia FRAB James Maloney Glass Bottle Blowers Association WLW Moon River WEAF Wayne King Sunday Forum Jane Froman May Lawnhurst Art Quintet String Quartet Donald Nevis Georgie Price David Lawrence Seth Parker Paul Whiteman Palais D'Or Orchestra the Beachcomers Lowell Thomas Amos 'N’ Andy Ford Rush Bob Newhall Jones and Hare Hink and Dink Jack Benny Orchestra Band Mike and Herman Tales of Terror Varsity Four Southern Singers Hotel Orch Myrt Marge Charles Carlile Edwin Hill Sam Kate Smith Mills Brothers Mysteries Boswell Sisters Colonel Stoopnagle Royal Canadians Symphony Orch Ram Sid Gary Ted Weems Wiz Amos N’ Andy Stebbins Boys Wilfred Glenn Bassa Pickens Sisters Harriet Lee Lanny Ross Goldbergs Kansas Radio Forum Inn Orchestra Dream Singer Manchuria Gwili Andre David O. Selznick Burns and Allen Roscoe Ates M. G. M. News
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