Bette Davis Stars in The Great Lie at Paramount
This week at the Paramount the Bette Davis drama The Great Lie headlines a feature lineup. George Brent co stars with Davis in a modern love story of Maggie a wealthy woman who seeks a simple country life on her Maryland farm.
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Harry Warren
Carmen Miranda
Don Ameche
Alice Faye
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Paramount Showcases Rio Stars in That Night In Rio
A lineup of films playing at local theaters includes That Night In Rio starring Alice Faye Don Ameche and Carmen Miranda at the Paramount. The Great Lie with Bette Davis and George Brent opens Friday at the Para mount. Flame of New Orleans features Marlene Dietrich and Bruce Cabot at the Iowa theater Friday. Pastor Hall with Nora Pilbeam and Lina Barrie is at the State. Here Comes Happiness with Edward Norris and Mildred Coles plays at the State. Joan Blondell stars in Model Wife with Dick Powell and Lee Bowman at the Town. Convoy a sea drama with Clive Brook opens at the Iowa Tuesday. That Uncertain Feeling comedy opens Thursday at the State with Burgess Meredith Melvyn Douglas Merle Oberon.
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Dick Powell
Lee Bowman
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Clive Brook
Edith Fellows
Wilbur Evans
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John Wayne
Frances Dee
Misidentified duo shared screen with witty supporting cast
The two characters are mistaken for each other. The supporting cast includes comedians S. Z. Sakall Curt Bois and Leonid Kinskey. J Carroll Naish portrays an overzealous Brazilian banker in the scene.
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Paul Moorhead Plays At Danceland Tonight
Paul Moorhead headlines Danceland tonight in a show inspired by Will Osborne style. The act features lively bandstand music with a focus on danceable tunes and broad audience appeal.
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Anti Nazi Drama Opens At Coe Playhouse Wednesday
Coe college presents Margin For Error a three night murder mystery about a German consul tied to Nazi crimes. Kent Andrews calls it a strong anti Nazi rebuttal with a staged murder scene and a mix of dialects. LeRoy Hall and Ralph Bushee join the cast as Cedar Rapids aids supply uniforms and more. Reservations via the Coe alumni office.
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John White
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Frances Baymer
Eveleth, Minn
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Bryce Fisher
John Bowne
Margaret Fortsch
Sophie Banmer
Dance show lineup and events announced for week
Tony Moreno headlines a show from 9 to 1. Moorhead returns Tuesday for Beat the Clock night. Dance land books Henry Busse and his trumpet for Thursday May 8.
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That Unearthly Feeling Opens at State Theater
Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas star in That Uncertain Feeling a Freud influenced comedy opening Thursday at the State theater. Burgess Meredith appears in support as an eccentric pianist with a quirky urge.
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Boys From Syracuse Romps at Rialto
The Boys from Syracuse opens today at the Rialto for a three day showing. Universal’s musical features Allan Jones Martha Raye Joe Penner Rosemary Lane Irene Hervey Charles Butterworth Alan Mowbray Eric Blore and Samuel S Hinds. Miss Lane hails from Indianola Iowa. Fans of Joe Penner and Charles Butterworth will enjoy the duo’s comedy and rhythm.
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Martha Raye
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Charles Butterworth
Alan Mowbray
Eric Blore
Samuel S. Hinds
Miss Lane
Escape on Palace Screen Leads Star Packed Adventure
Norma Shearer stars as a countess in Ethel Vance's Escape with Robert Taylor and Nazimova, Veidt, Bressart, Bassermann in a gripping adventure seen at the Palace through Wednesday. Trail of the Vigilantes, Franchot Tone in a comedy western, also features Warren William and Mischa Auer in a hunt for a frontier assassin.
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Norma Shearer
Robert Taylor
Ethel Vance
Miss Shearer
Nazimova
Conrad Veidt
Felix Bressart
Albert Bassermann
Hellzapoppin props overload drives big backstage task
The Iowa engagement of Hellzapoppin features Edward Duryea Dowling as general stage director and Milton Stern overseeing 620 cues with 340 for the stage manager. Props staff handle 1270 cues for items from a hot dog outfit to six motorcycles and a horse in the box, reflecting the show’s famed prop variety and backstage hustle. United States mints report 180,000,000 new nickels produced in the past fiscal year.
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Edward Duryea Dowling
Milton Stern
United States
Dietrich Leads In Flame Of New Orleans At Iowa
Marlene Dietrich stars in The Flame of New Orleans at the Iowa Theatre with Bruce Cabot and Roland Young directed by Rene Clair. The program also includes War District Attorney Convoy Her First Romance and a March of Time segment Australia at War plus Model Wife and A Man Betrayed.
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Marlene
Roland Young
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Eddie
Rochester” Anderson
Jack Benny
Joe Pasternak
Pepe Durbin
Florence Rice
Dennis O'Keefe
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