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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1940

Page

20

Virginia City at Paramount stars Flynn Hopkins Scott Bogart

Errol Flynn leads as a Union officer amid Civil War gold smuggling in Virginia City a lavish melodrama alongside Miriam Hopkins and Humphrey Bogart Randolph Scott and a strong supporting cast. Week also features Popeye cartoon Stealhiaint Honest and previews Dr Kildare's Strange Case and Charlie Chan in Panama with Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore and Sidney Toler.

Virginia City Nev Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins Randolph Scott Humphrey Bogart Paramount Theater South Humphrey Bofart Frank McHugh Alan Hale Guinn Big Boy’ Williams Paramount News Paramount Dr Kildare Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Dr Gillespie Laraine Diy Samuel S Hinds

Raffles at State Theater Stars David Niven

David Niven leads the mystery drama Raffles at the State Theater opening Thursday based on The Amateur Cracksman by E W Hornung Olivia de Havilland also stars in the production as Gwen Manders the sister of Niven's school friend Scotland Yard confronts the suave gentleman crook who thrives in high society.

David Niven Olivia de Havilland Raffles State Theater E. W. Hornung Scotland Yard Gwen Manders

Star-studded film slate at local theaters this week

The Paramount opens Strange Cargo with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. Virginia City with Miriam Hopkins and Errol Flynn plays at Paramount. 3 Cheers for the Irish featuring Priscilla Lane arrives Tuesday at the Town. Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton and Marjorie Lord at the Iowa theater April 24. Dr Kildare’s Strange Case starring Laraine Day and Lew Ayres opens Tuesday at the Paramount. Raffles with Olivia de Havilland and David Niven starts Thursday at the State. Til We Meet Again with Merle Oberon and George Brent opens Friday in town. Of Mice and Men now at the State with Betts Field and Burgess Meredith. The House of Seven Gables starring Margaret Lind say is current at the Town.

Clark Gable Joan Crawford Paramount Virginia City Miriam Hopkins Errol Flynn Edward Everett Horton Marjorie Lord Henry Iowa Theater Laraine Day Lew Ayres Olivia de Havilland David Niven Merle Oberon George Brent State Theater Betts Field Burgess Meredith

Film program notes feature Raffles and varied casts

The program highlights Dudley Digges as Inspector MacKenzie guiding to the amateur cracksman in a jewel theft climax tied to a cricket match with actor David Niven, plus Dame May Whitty. Musical Ma He's Making Eyes at Me stars Tom Brown and Constance Moore. Also showing Of Mice and Men with Burgess Meredith and Betty Field, and Double Alibi with Wayne Morris and Margaret Lindsay.

MacKenzie Dudley Digges David Niven Dame May Whitty Tom Brown Constance Moore Richard Carle Anne Nagel Jerome Cowan John Steinbeck Burgess Meredith Betty Field Lon Chaney Double Alibi Wayne Morris Margaret Lindsay

Byron Dunbar Band Performs At Danceland Tonight

Byron Dunbar and his Hotel Biltmore orchestra will play for dances tonight at Danceland offering a lively ballroom program. The event promises music for dancers and a festive evening in a popular venue.

Byron Dunbar Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Danceland

Henry Horton and cast bring Springtime for Henry to Iowa

Henry Horton a stage star in theater and film, headlines the Iowa engagement of Springtime for Henry on Wednesday April 24. The cast also features Marjorie Lord and Gordon Richards, highlighting Horton’s extensive stage background and a coast to coast tour of the nation.

Edward Everett Horton Henry Iowa Horton New York Hollywood Brooklyn N. Y Baltimore George Washington Horton Columbia University Marjorie Lord Lupe Velez Miss Lord Helen Menken Judith Anderson Gordon Richards England Beerbohm Tree George Alexander Forbes Robertson Europe Mary Dugan Virginia

Another Thin Man at Palace Theater Today

The screen couple William Powell and Myrna Loy star as Mr and Mrs Thin Man at the Palace through Wednesday in the latest Thin Man adventure with Asta and Tiny Thin Man Jr The double feature includes City of Chance a one night gambling resort tale with Lynn Barr C Aubrey Smith and Donald Woods Also noted that a plane can land safely on one propeller.

Deanna Durbin Stars In First Love At Rialto

Deanna Durbin appears in First Love at the Rialto today through Tuesday. The orphan girl clashes with a rich aunt and snobbish cousins then triumphs. Harold Bell Wright's Wild Brian Kent features Ralph Bellamy and Mac Clark. The serial Zero's Fighting Legion returns with its second chapter, plus Snow Follies and a cartoon.

Rialto Theater Deanna Durbin Harold Bell Wright Brian Kent Ralph Bellamy Mac ‘Clark Zero Fighting Legion

Goodbye Mr Chips heads Strand with top 1939 critics pick

Goodbye Mr Chips starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson will headline the Strand today and Monday. The film, adapted from James Hilton and featuring a famed police pursuit subplot, is complemented by a second feature with Gladys Swarthout Lloyd Nolan and supporting players Ernest Truex and Broderick Crawford.

Mr Chips Robert Donat Greer Garson Strand Theater James Hilton Gladys Swarthout Lloyd Nolan Ernest Truex Broderick Crawford

Merle Oberon and George Brent In Iowa Show

George Brent and Merle Oberon star in Til We Meet Again a tragic romance aboard a liner with a dying girl and a man facing a death penalty. The program also features In Old Missouri Three Cheers for the Irish Midnight Limited and The House of Seven Gables with Black Friday on the same bill.

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