Competition Heats Up For New Talkies Across Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids movie scene fills with top attractions as townsfolk flock to local theaters. At the Paramount Clark Gable leads Men in White while Fredric March stars in Death Takes a Holiday. other venues feature Wonder Bar at Town and Lady Killer with James Cagney at State, plus Maedchen in Uniform at State and The Private Life of Henry V at Majestic.
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Fredric March
State Theater
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Iowa
Paramount To Screen Fredric March In Death Takes a Holiday
Fredric March stars as Death who takes a holiday from his grim task to savor life at a house party in the film Death Takes a Holiday adapted from Alberto Casella. He presents a refined gentleman persona as he tests love and human longing against his own fate and the meaning of life. The film opens at the Paramount theater for a four day engagement following his acclaimed Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde performance.
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Fredric March
Death
Paramount Theater
March
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Alberto Casella
Maxes
Iowa Theater To Screen Frank Buck Wild Cargo Friday
The Iowa theater will show Frank Buck in Wild Cargo on Friday. Buck recounts his perilous Asiatic jungle expeditions including capturing a rhinoceros and escaping a venomous cobra. The program promises excitement adventure and the dangers Buck faces in his wild cargo deliveries across continents.
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Frank
Buck
Mr Buck
Iowa
Iowa Theater
Frank Buck
Nien In White Is Current Feature at Paramount Theater
A garbled OCR snippet references a feature at the Paramount Theater titled Nien In White with showtimes around 5 and 9 PM and a Saint event note, though details are unclear due to text corruption.
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Nien In White
Paramount Theater
Ten Star Wonder Bar Acclaimed by Iowa Theater Fans
Local theatergoers in Iowa praise the Ten Star Wonder Bar for its entertainment value. Patrons cite standout performances and nostalgic appeal, noting audiences respond with enthusiasm during the run.
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Iowa Theater
Paramount Books Unusual Picture Starts Tuesday
Paramount Books opens a three day run featuring a topical comedy with light gags and a few dramatic moments. Reviewers note a satisfying balance of humor with an added musical number and a camera adventure reel in the extended program.
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Paramount Books
Hokum
Leekerg
Spencer Trai
Judith Wood
Paramount
Paramount Sound
Phil Spitaing
Bowery and Constant Woman at Olympic theater
The Bowery and Constant Woman headline a double bill at Olympic today featuring Wallace Beery and Fay Wray in The Bowery plus a sobering drama Constant Woman about a man and a woman facing tragedy. The program includes a Cocoanut Grove ensemble sequence and a Mickey Mouse cartoon.
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Wallace Coorge
Raft Fay Wray
Omer
New York
Reta
Ooore
Trub
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Cocoanut Grove
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Mickel
Henry VIII Heads Double Program At Majestic Theater
The Majestic Theater opens a double feature tonight with The Private Life of Henry VIII starring Charles Laughton and the comedy Sons of the Desert with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The program features the two films plus a full cast, with Stan and Ollie delivering broad slapstick and household hijinks for a lively cinema bill.
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Henry VIII
Majestic Theater
Mostic
Bordes Brunets
Fei
kKng
Kates
Jane the Pic
Charles Laughton
Laughton
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Stan
Ollie
Charlie Chase Mae Bush
Dorothy Christie
Lucien
Littlefield Paramount
Elysia and Midnight At State Theater Feature Limited Run
Elysia Valley of the Nude and Midnight, Universal’s Theater Guild production, headline the State Theater program through Tuesday. Elysia explains nudism with illustrations. Midnight stars Hegete and Sidney Fox in a dramatic tale of a quiet family drawn into a murder mystery by fate.
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Elysia
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Midnight
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O P Hegete
Sidney Fox
A.y . Peig
Peace Pipe Ceremony Rules Choctaw Tribal Court
David Redwing describes Choctaw peace pipe rituals in southeastern Oklahoma. The chief presides, cases are heard in a circle, and a smoking debt settlement ends with a feast and restored unity. Redwing, a Cedar Rapids resident and former traveler, outlines hierarchy, witnesses, and lack of appellate review.
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Oklahoma
David Redwing
Lake Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Redwing
Japan
China
Australia
Europe
Hovland
Hepburn Stars In Little Women At Marion Theater
Katharine Hepburn leads the film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women at the Garden Marion, with Joan Bennett Frances Dee and Jean Parker as the March sisters and a supporting cast including Paul Lukas Douglass Montgomery John Davis Lodge Spring Byington Edna May Oliver and Henry Stephenson. The production follows the original story and aims to set new box office records after a year in release.
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Ife
Louisa Malcott
Garden Theater
Marion
Katharine Hepburn
Joan Bennett
Unwritten Law Heads Double Bill At Palace Today
The Palace presents The Unwritten Law with Greta Nissen in the lead along with Skeets Gallagher Mary Brian and Louise Fazenda. The second feature is Thundering Herd a Zane Grey western with Randolph Scott Judith Allen Harry Carey Noah Berry Raymond Hatton and Monte Blue. A double reel comedy and current news events round out the program.
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Greta Nissen
Skeets Gallagher
Mary Brian
Louise Fazenda
Randolph Scott
Judith Allen
Harry Carey
Noah Berry
Raymond Hatton
Monte Blue
Turkish village elects woman headman for Emir village
Ummil Hanum named headman of Emir, the third woman to hold such a post in Turkey. She fought near her village in the War of Independence under Mustapha Kemal, noted for heroism and strong, vigorous leadership as a speaker.
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Istanbul
Emir
Ummil Hanum
Mustapha Kemal
Cagney In Lady Killer Headlines Rialto Lineup
Rialto schedule for the first days of the week features James Cagney in Lady Killer as the main 3 star feature with Margaret Lindsay co starring. The program also includes The Invisible Man with William Harrigan and Gloria Stuart plus a Clark and McCullough comedy and Cats and the Fiddle.
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Rialto
James Cagney
Hollywood
Cagney
Mae Clarke
Cagney Spring
Cagneyan
Margaret Lindsay
Leslie Fenton
Raymond Hatton
Douglass Dumbrille
George Blaewood
William Harrigan
Gloria Stuart
Notre Dame
Clark and McCullough
Sally Rand to Perform in Iowa Theater Show
Famed fan dancer Sally Rand will appear live at the Iowa theater with an all star Broadway revue of thirty five performers. She will present her original Fan Dance as at the Chicago World’s Fair, backed by vaudeville acts including William and Joe Mandel in Quiet PaLeeze and Benny Ross with Maxine Stone, Ching Ling Foo Jr., the Chinese Wonder Workers, and sixteen Chicago World Fair Girls dancing ballet.
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Sally Rand
Iowa Theater
Sally
Chicago
Miss Rand
William
Joe Mandel
Benny Ross
Maxine Stone
Ching Ling Foo, Jr
Contests Planned For Carioca I Series At Iowa Theater
The Iowa theater plans weekly Carioca contests each Thursday with cash prizes. Winners advance to finals on Thursday the 3rd while the Stars of Tomorrow show continues. Carlton's growing popularity drew a full house and a new cast of dancers singers and comics selected for the upcoming performance.
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Iowa Theater
A. H. Talbot
Stars of Tomorrow
Carlton
Iowa
Soviet Plans Shift To Political Departments
MOSCOW. Political departments similar to those in collective farms state farms transport and civil aviation will be established throughout the commissariat of heavy industry according to well informed observers.
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Commissariat
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