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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1933
Page
8
A detective trapped by his own schemes colludes with a wife to expose a jealous husband and a blackmailer. Kay Francis stars with George Brent in a Havana bound intrigue set with comic relief from the detective’s helper. A cartoon and film bits complete the program.
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell co star in Tess Of The Storm Country at the Olympic set aboard a three masted schooner then in a Maine fishing village. Dudley Digges June Clyde Claude Gillingwater George Meeker Matty Kemp and DeWitt Jennings also star as a tempestuous romance unfolds between a sea captain’s daughter and a millionaire’s son. Alfred Santell directed with a screenplay by S N Behrman and Sonya Levien from Grace Miller White’s novel.
The local scene heats up as stars make personal appearances and stage shows return. George White's Scandals at the Town tours April 1920 21 with a chorus of beauties and comedians. George Raft headlines at the Paramount this week with Pick Up. Also billed are talkies at the Amiemen Paramount and Tawa Theater with major screen stars including Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell and Rin Tin Tin in Tess of the Storm Country showing at Olimore early week.
George Raft, featured in Pick Up and known for gangster films, will perform on the Paramount stage starting Tuesday with afternoon and evening shows through Thursday. The event marks a series of personal appearances by screen and stage stars, complemented by film screenings from major companies and additional acts and cartoons on the program.
The article notes an upcoming engagement Friday featuring Clark Gable and Helen Hayes in White Sister, a stage adaptation of Marion Crawford's classic love story, following a Monday night performance.
Rialto marks its sixth anniversary with a two feature bill headlined by Richard Barthelmess and Bette Davis in Cabin In the Cotton and Rin Tin Tin Jr in The Pride of the Legion. The program includes a Broadway Brevity and musical numbers with Red Shadow from Dr. Song.
The Iowa theater opens Monday for a four day engagement featuring Parole Girl a romantic drama with Mae Clark and cast members Raron Bellamy Marie Prevost and Hale Hamilton. An added attraction is Williamson Beneath the Sea a deep sea adventure with storms piracy and sharks accompanied by Universal world news and organ music.
The United Commercial Travelers announce a benefit dance on April 22 at the Memorial Building auditorium with main floor concessions and a canteen in the armory. Committee members include R L Maize Hunter T Baylor Lloyd T Connelly Carl Neitzel William Sarset Warren Ross O P Mood and R F Carne. Plans aim to be one of their largest affairs yet.
The Walker school board completed its staff for the upcoming year led by Supt. Ivan L. Gritman. Jay B Speake Rita Houlahan Davidene McGinnis Grace Bishop and Julia Kuhn named. Domestic science dropped and all salaries cut twenty per cent.
Wheeler and Woolsey appear in Hold Em Jail at the Palace theater today and tomorrow in a comedy described as a royalflash. Edna May Oliver and Edgar Kennedy co star in the production.
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