Barrymore returns to stage in My Dear Children at Iowa theater
John Barrymore stars in the farcical comedy My Dear Children at the Iowa theater on Friday May 5. Doris Dudley joins as leading lady amid changes in the cast tied to Elaine Barrie’s divorce suit. The production features Tala Birell Philip Reed and Otto Preminger with Donald Oenslager design and a Swiss Alps setting.
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John Barrymore
America
Iowa Theater
Doris Dudley
Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Miss Dudley
Bide Dudley
New York Evening World
My Dear Children
Tala Birell
Philip Reed
Otto L. Premingcer
Vienna
Swiss Alps
Donald Oenslager
Europe
Cordelia
Allan Manville
New Topper Picture Is Round Of Laughs
State theater audiences laugh long and loud at Topper Takes a Trip the sequel to the prior Topper film. Hal Roach again crafts ninety minutes of solid entertainment with Roland Young returning as Topper pursued by a ghostly presence.
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Topper
State Theater
Hal Roach
Roland Young
Story of Vernon and Irene Castle at Iowa theater
A biopic of Vernon Castle and Irene Foote follows their rise from Broadway slapstick to international fame for dance. Irene inspires Vernon to embrace dancing, as the couple become toast of two continents before WWI. Supporting cast includes Edna May Oliver and Lew Fields.
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Vernon
Irene Castle
New Fit
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Iowa Theater
Vernon Castle
Lew Fields
Irene Foote
Irene
Edna May Oliver
Walter Brennan
Etienne Girardot
Janet Beecher
Japan
Walt Disney
Love and Tragedy Transform a Belle of Society
A hard riding society belle reforms through love and tragedy and becomes a mature, courageous woman. An exceptional supporting cast includes George Brent Humphrey Bogart Geraldine Fitzgerald Henry Travers and Ronald Reagan. The co feature Fixer Dugan stars Lee Tracy Peggy Shannon and Virginia Weidler in leading roles as a back of the scenes look at circus life.
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George Brent
Humphrey Bogart
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Henry Travers
Ronald Reagan
Bing Crosby in East Side of Heaven at Paramount Friday
Bing Crosby and Joan Blondell headline the cast for East Side of Heaven opening at the Paramount next Friday. Mischa Auer stars in supporting roles with Irene Hervey as the mother and Sandy the 10 month old sensation from Los Angeles. Other cast members include Jerome Cowan J Farrell MacDonald and Mary Carr.
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Bing Crosby
Joan Blondell
East Side of Heaven
Paramount Theater
Rowmance
Mischa Auer
Sandy
Los Angeles
Irene Hervey
C. Aubrey Smith
Jerome Cowan
Hollywood
Broadway
J. Farrell MacDonald
Mary Carr
Robert Kent
Douglas Wood
Arthur Hoyt
Jackie Gerlich
Jack Powell
Russell Hicks
Dorothy Christy
Errol Flynn Stars in Dodge City Cast at Parae Moon
Errol Flynn heads the cast of Dodge City a Warner Bros technicolor western showing at the Parae Moon. He plays a rugged Irish soldier of fortune turned Texas cowboy who leads a trail drive to Dodge City as the cattle town rises after the Santa Fe line. Olivia de Havilland co stars as a frontier newspaper girl with Ann Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh and Alan Hale rounding out the ensemble.
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Errol Flynn
Dodge City
Warner Bros. Technicolor
Flynn
Texas
Chisholm Trail
Santa Fe
Olivia de Havilland
Ann Sheridan
Bruce Cabot
Frank McHugh
Alan Hale
Shirley Temple In Just Around the Corner at Palace
Shirley Temple lights up the Palace with Just Around the Corner a sunny comedy about a girl who confuses a wealthy banker with Uncle Sam. Cast includes Charles Farrell Joan Davis Amanda Duff Bert Lahr and Bill Robinson. A Man To
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Palace Theater
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Sam
Charles Farrell
Joan Davis
Amanda Duff
Bert Lahr
Bill Robinson
Stage Coach At The State Thursday
Opening at the State theater Thursday is the long awaited picture Stage Coach led by Claire Trevor and John Wayne. The nine riders on a 1860s stage trip from Tonto to Lordsburg face adventures and evolving relationships ending in a dramatic denoument. The companion feature Code of the Streets stars Harry Carey, Frankie Thomas and Leon Ames.
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State Theater
Claire Trevor
John Wayne
Tonto
Lordsburg
Louise Platt
Donald Meek
Berton Churchill
George Bancroft
Andy Devine
Thomas Mitchell
John Carradine
Harry Carey
Frankie Thomas
Leon Ames
Shadow on Water Revealed by Suspended Particles
A surface shadow appears when enough suspended particles scatter light near the water surface. If the water is not very muddy, reflections may accompany the shadow on the surface.
Mexicali Rose Rialto Feature and Crime Takes a Holiday
Gene Autry stars in Mexicali Rose at the Rialto today through Tuesday with Smiley Burnett supporting. Noah Beery is a Mexican bandit. cast includes William Farmil, Leroy Mason, William Royle and Wally Albright. Luana Walters leads. The second feature stars Jack Holt in Crime Takes a Holiday. The Lone Ranger Returns in ninth chapter. vaudeville reel and Cats and the Fiddle complete the program.
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Gene Autry
Rialto
Smiley Burnett
Noah Beery
William Farmim
Leroy Mason
William Royle
Wally Albright
Luana Walters
Jack Holt
Holt
New Bette Davis Picture Saturday
The next Saturday at the Iowa theater showcases Dark Victory where Bette Davis delivers a deeply moving love story. Davis portrays a central character allowing her full artistic expression in a performance hailed as outstanding among today’s screen stars.
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Jezebel
Bette Davis
Iowa Theater
Miss Davis
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