Sullavan slated for Roxanna lead after recovery
Margot Sullavan’s arm injury delays her acting for six weeks. Universal options Roxanna by Kelland with James Whale directing and Eddie Grainger producing. Paramount may delay Hotel Imperial until late May. Cary Grant’s stature rises after Sylvia Scarlett, now loaned to MGM for Suzy opposite Harlow and Tone. Dorothy Parker writes Legal Holiday for Hornblow, aiming for Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper.
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Suzy
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Claudette Colbert
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Gary Cooper
Mustache Row Rocks Casting Over Public Enemy Roles
Cesar Romero faces pressure to shave his mustache after director Nick Grinde asks him to remove facial hair for Public Enemy's Wife at Warner Brothers. The dispute echoes earlier clashes involving Ronald Colman and Darryl Zanuck over Clive of India.
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Nick Grinde
Senator’s Widow in Puzzle Page Mystery Scene
A cryptic quiz and Hollywood gossip column describe figures like Adrienne Ames and Mary Astor, with Romero and Grinde in a stalemate over a project. It notes Lyle Moraine’s debut, a Kennedy-backed Pathe revival rumor, and a snapshot of Patsy Lee Parsons amid film-business chatter.
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Louise
Joseph Kennedy
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Television at Our Front Door Says Columbia Plans
A newspaper snippet notes the claim that television could be on the doorstep within eighteen months and mentions Columbia as part of the discussion. The fragment suggests anticipation and debate over the technology's arrival.
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RKO Starlets and Hollywood Moves Highlight Brief
RKO signs Madeline Carroll as a child wonder with plans for a Bel Air home. Lucille Ball opens an artificial flower shop and begins land-office business. Albert Lewin signs with MGM to work on Marie Antoinette and The Prisoner of Zenda. Buck Jones to shoot a color western. Bob Montgomery performs a high rope stunt for his upcoming film. See you tomorrow.
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al Lewis
M-G-M
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Zenda
Bob Montgomery
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Buck Jones
Stu Erwin
Kiwanians To Entertain Wives And Children At Easter Party
Kiwanis club Easter party Wednesday noon in the Montrose hotel will feature LaRoy the Mystic a sleight of hand and magic act plus two talking picture reels beavers dam building and Felix the Cat. The event includes Easter luncheons for children wives and guests with brief talks from a Boy Scout Sea Scout and Camp Fire Girl. A T Pleune club president will preside.
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Montrose Hotel
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Built Fish Trap To Feed His Hogs
Reedport Oregon report says Jack Clark used Umpqua river tides to feed hogs by a fish trap on tidelands near his home. Hundreds of sturgeon stocked the trap as water receded and were tossed to hogs. Author notes uncertainty about pork flavor.
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Will Sing Leading Tenor Role in Opera Aida Here
Elbert Wheeler dramatic tenor will sing Rhadames in Aida at Cedar Rapids on Wednesday April 29. The Coe college music department and Festival Opera company of Chicago sponsor the performance. Wheeler, raised near Arlington Heights Illinois, trained in Chicago and Italy under Maestro Emilio Piccoli, and began his American stage career last winter with Festival Opera. Five other stars of the opera.
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Aida Stage Set for Shrine Temple Performance
The Festival Opera company will present Aida at the Shrine temple on April 29 with stage scenery costumes and a cast for 250. Coe College choir and orchestra will be joined by local singers and Cedar Rapids Symphony players for the orchestral and choral parts.
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Irvin S Cobb Stars in Everybody's Old Man at the State
Irvin S Cobb appears Wednesday at the State theater in Everybody's Old Man. The screen legend brings his Kentucky drawl and genial wit, supported by Rochelle Hudson Johnny Downs and Norman Foster as a vibrant young cast.
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Johnny Downs
Norman Foster
Cobb
Retired Captain Takes On Rival's Reckless Heirs
A seasoned industrialist adopts the children of a former competitor to reform their failing business. Cobb uses shrewd plans that threaten the old plant's stability while guiding a budding romance between Rochelle Hudson and Norman Foster as the story unfolds.
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Iowa Screening of The House of a Thousand Candles
Phillips Holmes and Mae Clarke star in Panic era thriller shown in Iowa. Public notice lists screening details and venue for local film lovers.
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Phillips Holmes
Mae Clarke
Movies Shipped to Theatres on Weekday Lineup
The listings show Palace with Collegiate featuring Joe Penner Jack Oakie and Frances Langford alongside This Is the Life with Jane Withers. Rialto presents East of Java with Charles Bickford Elizabeth Young and If You Could Only Cook with Herbert Marshall Jean Arthur. Olympic screens Transatlantic Tunnel with Richard Dix Madge Evans Caravan with Charles Boyer Loretta Young and Star of Midnight with Ginger Rogers William Powell.
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Jack Oakie
Frances Langford
Jane Withers
Java
Charles Bickford
Elizabeth Young
Herbert Marshall
Jean Arthur
Richard Dix
Madge Evans
Charles Boyer
Loretta Young
Ginger Rogers
William Powell
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