American Madness to Bow in Ohio Wednesday
Columbia's American Madness opens at the Ohio Theater in Athens on Wednesday. Walter Huston stars as a banker whose courage forestalls bank ruin amid a sweeping, timely drama directed by Frank Capra with a vast bank set and over 1000 extras.
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Athens
Columbia
Ohio
America
Walter Huston
Constance Cummings
Pat O'Brien
Hildy Johnson
Huston
Kay Johnson
West Coast
Gavin Gordon
Robert Riskin
Frank Capra
Capra
Columbia Studios
Night of June 13 Opens at Ohio Theater
The drama follows four intertwined families in a near suburban setting. John Curry and Elna endure tragedy after an auto crash ends her piano career and sparks jealousy with neighbor Trudie Morrow. The Morrows, Strawns, and Currys collide over love, envy, and small town secrets.
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Ohio Theater
Laurel Street
John
Elna Curry
Clive Brook
Adrianne Allen
Elna
Helen Jerome Eddy
Strawns
Maizie
Mary Boland
Currys
Junior
Billy Butts
Grandpap
Charles Grapewin
Phil
Two Englishmen in Blond Venus vie for Marlene Dietrich
Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant compete for the affections of Marlene Dietrich in the Paramount Josef von Sternberg production Blonde Venus. Both actors began their careers on the London stage.
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Marlene Dietrich
Paramount-Josef von Sternberg
Venus
Herbert Marshall
Cary Grant
London
Comedian Bert Roach Joins Evening For Sale Cast
Bert Roach, formerly with Maurice Chevalier in Love Me Tonight, is cast in Par amount’s Evenings For Sale alongside Herbert Marshall Sami Maritza Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland.
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Bert Roach
Maurice Chevalier
Paramount
Herbert Marshall
Sami Maritza
Charlie Ruggles
Mary Boland
Early Charlestonist Raft Performs Charleston Five Years Early
Paramount actor George Raft, famed for his film career, danced the Charleston on stage years before the dance craze took hold, highlighting his early influence on the popular routine.
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George Raft
Paramount
Greta Garbo Plays Lead in As You Desire Me at Nelsonville Majestic
Greta Garbo stars in As You Desire Me at the Nelsonville Majestic opening today. Directed by George Fitzmaurice and photographed by William Daniels, with Gilbert Adrian costumes, the film follows Zara the cafe singer who resembles a dead woman, provoking a dramatic clash with Count Bruno and a lurking novelist.
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Greta Garbo
Luigi Pirandello
Nelsonville Majestic Theater
Miss Garbo
Sweden
United States
George Fitzmaurice
William Daniels
Gilbert Adrian
Budapest
Miryn Douglas
Gloria Swanson
Count Bruno
Zara
Erich von Stroheim
Salter
Owen Moore
Hedda Hopper
Rafaela Ottiano
Warburton Gamble
Albert Conti
William Ricciardi
Roland Varne
Gillespie Estate
Santa
Constance Cummings Stars in American Madness at Ohio
Constance Cummings headlines the new play American Madness opening Wednesday at the Ohio Theatre.
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Constance Cummings
the Ohio
Directors join film project cast for Island of Lost Souls
Directors Stuart Walker and Erle C Kenton join Ernst Lubitsch Cecil B DeMille Rouben Mamoulian and Norman Taurog in selecting the Panther Woman for Paramounts Island of Lost Souls after tests.
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Stuart Walker
Erle C. Kenton
Ernst Lubitsch
Cecil B. DeMille
Rouben Mamoulian
Norman Taurog
Panther Woman
Paramount
Island of Lost Souls
Mary Forbes Signed by Paramount for A Farewell to Arms
Character actress and Ralph Forbes’s mother Mary Forbes is signed by Paramount for the film A Farewell to Arms. The cast includes Helen Hayes Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou in supporting roles.
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Mary Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Paramount
Helen Hayes
Gary Cooper
Adolphe Menjou
Cantor's Palmy Days at Court Theatre Opens Today
Cantor's Palmy Days at Court Theatre begins today with Samuel Goldwyn presenting Cantor in a rowdy comic tale. Eddie plays a reluctant holy of holies in a futuristic bakery as Hollywood’s decorators swirl around a moonlit garden and a pool scene. Cantor, Morrie Ryskind and David Freedman wrote the lively spoof centered on crooked fortune tellers and an efficiency expert plot.
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Samuel Goldwyn
Court Theater
Eddie
Dor
Hollywood
Cantor
Morrie Ryskind
David Freedman
Good OP Days bunk says actress Skipworth debuts in Madame Racketeer
Alison Skipworth disputes the notion of "good old days" and discusses her career now in talkies under Paramount. She stars in Madame Racketeer with Richard Bennett, at the Nelsonville Majestic Theater this Tuesday, recalling stage friends like Sir Henry Irving and Eva Le Galliene.
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Alison Skipworth
Paramount
Richard Bennett
Madame Racketeer
Nelsonville Majestic Theater
Jackie Cooper in Divorce in the Family at Majestic Theater
Jackie Cooper stars in Divorce in the Family based on Maurice Rapf story directed by Charles F. Riesner. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama centers on a scientist father and a divorce that unsettles his children with key scenes of custody, a stepfather, and family tragedy. Notable cast includes Conrad Nagel Lewis Stone Jean Parker and Barbara Weeks with Barbara Weeks debuting as leading chorus.
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Majestic Theater
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Maurice Rapf
Charles F. Riesner
Conrad Nage
Lewis Stone
Letty Lynton
Lois Wilson
Maurice Murphy
Jean Parker
Lawrence Grant
Richard Wallace
David Newell
Stone
Nagel
Terry
Barbara
Bobbie
Weeks
Goldwyn
Hollywood
Walter Catlett
Spencer Charters
Paul Page
Charles Middleton
Harry Woods
Eddie
Huddle leads Ramon Novarro to Yale football role at Majestic
Ramon Novarro takes a bold turn in Huddle as Tony Amatto a tough Italian mill worker who wins a Yale scholarship and becomes a football hero. The film shot with real Yale settings features stars Ernie Pinkett Jess Hibbs Dale Van Sickel and more with Sam Wood directing and a music team including Don Conrad and Cliff Friend.
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Ramon Novarro
Majestic Theater
Tony Amatto
Yale University
Navarro
Ernie Pinckett
Jess Hibbs
Dale van Sickel
Don Hill
Rosalie
Tony
Francis Wallace
Madge Evans
Una Merkel
Ralph Graves
John Arledge
Frank Albertson
Kane Richmond
Martha Sleeper
Henry Armetta
Ferike Boros
Rockcliffe Fellows
Joe Sayers
Sam Wood
Radio Programs Spotlight Rohmer Critique Of Police Methods
Sax Rohmer the criminologist outlines flaws in police work on WABC at 12 30 pm while supervising Fu Manchu radio dramas. Sir Eric Drummond and Éamon de Valera speak from Geneva on the League of Nations station via WABC. Various British celebrities and musical programs fill the day on networks WLW and WEAF.
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Sax Rohmer
League of Nations
Geneva
United States
WABC
Daily radio program schedule highlights variety acts
A long list of 30 plus time slots features acts from Mexican typica to orchestras, choirs, drama, melodious solos, dance bands, religious programs, and special guests like Paul Whiteman, Jane Froman, Irene Beasley, and Ozzie Nelson scheduled across the day ending with dance music formats.
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Saxophone Ooette
Reid Murdock
Pictures Revue
Roamos
Morin Sisters
Paul Whiteman
Los Amigos
Vera Ross
Josef Cherniavszy
Frank Luther
Vox Humana
Columbia System
Little Jack Little
Irene Beasley
Chicago Knights
Angelo Patri
Theater Symphony
Dramatic Laboratory
The
Gauchos
Ann Leaf
Ozzie Nelson
Evening Cinema Schedule Highlights Classic and New Faces
The call board lists upcoming screenings across MAJESTIC and COURT venues with stars such as Clive Brook Walter Huston Jack Oakie Ramon Novarro Eddie Cantor Elissa Landi Marion Nixon Tom Tyler Greta Garbo Allison Skipworth Kay Francis Charles Bickford and others. Titles include Night of June 13 American Madness Once in a Lifetime Divorce in the Family Jindale Palmy Days The Yellow Ticket Rebeck of Sunnybrook Farm Men From Arizona As You Desire Me Magame Racketeer Street of Women The Last Man.
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Chito
Clive Brook
Walter Huston
Jack Oakie
Jackie Cooper
Jindale
Ramon Novarro
Ramon Novarro. Court—Sun
Eddie Cantor
Elissa Landi
Rebecch
Sunnybrook Farm
Marion Nixon
Arizona
Tom Tyler
Majestic
Nels
Greta Garbo
Allison Skipworth
Kay Francis
Charles Bickford
Career of Miss Skipworth From Stage To Silent Screen
The article chronicles Miss Skipworth's rise in American theatre and her transition to film. It notes her first appearance two hours after docking in New York, her long Frohman association, and roles in The Swan and various silent and talking pictures including Night Angel Tonight or Never Devotion and Sinners In the Sun.
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Daniel Frohman
London
New York
Broadway
Skipworth
Frohman
Equity
Tomorrow's Radio Schedule Highlights Various Programs
A dense listing of WLw and WEAF daily programming from early evening through late night, featuring acts such as The Sunbirds, Sisters Three, Amos n Andy, Jack Benny, Jane Froman, and Paul Whiteman, with numerous times and show titles across stations. The lineup includes musical interludes, dramatic sketches, weather updates, and serials, reflecting a broad broadcast slate.
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Wiz
Lowell Thomas
Amos 'N
Andy
Stebbins Boys
Jones and Hare
Pat Barnes
Jack Benny
Wilfred Glenn
Jane Froman
Pickens
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Nelsonville Majestic
Nelsonville, Ohio
Waterloo
Mae Clark
Kent Douglas
Helen Twelvetrees
John Garrick
Harry Carey
Nelsonville
Melvyn Douglas
Met
Goldiayn Hyer
Sidney Fox
the Majestic
Forbes
Charlotte Greenwood
Don Conrad
Cliff Friend
Rohmer
Sir Eric Drummond and
Éamon de
Valera
League of Na
J. B. Priestly
George Bernard Shaw
Jarold Nicholson
Effie Shannon
WLW
Jarin Dayas
Dan Beddoe
Cincinnati Conservatory
Over Weaf Tonight
Georgea Backus
WEAF
Orchestra
Sunday Forum
May
Lawnhurst
Radio Forum
Trio
Charmante
Art Quintet
Catholic Hour
Donald Nevis
Georgie Price
David Lawrence
Seth Parker
George Kaufman
Louise Fazenda
Zasu Pitts
Walter Winchell
N. Y
News & Cartoon
Iuaent
Lila Lee
Gene Raymond
Frances Dee
Paramount Picture
Talent Bureau
the Sunbirds
Sisters Three
Becker and Greater
Tony Cabooch
Bill
Artists Bureau
Josef Cherniavsky
School of the Air
Louis John Johnen
Watson
Josef Koestner
Captain Jim
Man Sunshine
Amos ’N’ Andy
Chandu
Harriet Lee
Lanny Ross
Goldbergs
Ralph Kirbery
Lew Conrad
CESRI
Charlotte
Greenwood
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