Films and plays headlining at Iowa Paramount and State theaters
Movie listings announce Bob Burns and Martha Raye in Rhythm on the Range at the Par next Friday, The Case of the Velvet Claws at the Iowa Friday, Shakedown with Lew Ayres at the Iowa, White Fang with Michael Whalen at the Paramount Tuesday, Public Enemy's Wife at the State next Saturday, and And Sudden Death at the State. A feature on upcoming stage biographical dramas notes Burns, Byron, Poe, Balzac, Bashkirtseff, Wagner, Lenin, Napoleon, Lincoln, Jackson, Benedict Arnold, Billy the Kid, Charlotte Corday, Mus tappa Kemal, Frederick the Great, and Meyerling tragedy plays and films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Burns
Lord Byron
Edgar A. Poe
George Middleton
Honore Balzac
Max Gordon
Marie Bashkirtseff
Paris
Michelangelo
Richard Wagner
Lenin
Napoleon
Benedict Arnold
Billy the Kid
Charlotte Corday
Marat
Bath
Mustapha Kemal
Frederick the Great
Guild
Anderson
Meyerling
Rudolf
Mme
Maria Vetsera
Stage
Biographical Plays Dominate Coming Theater Season
New York dramatic editor reports about 25 forthcoming plays focusing on real historical figures. From Elizabethan times to modern stage, biographical drama aims to bring poets painters philosophers and rulers to life on the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert W. Gabriel
Valveraal Sccrce
New York
Rhythm on the Range stars Crosby in Paramount release
Bing Crosby leads a musical comedy romance in Rhythm on the Range with Frances Farmer Bob Burns Martha Raye opening Friday at Paramount theater. The film promises song, laughter and romance with seven new songs including I Cant Escape From You and Roundup Lullaby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Frances Farmer
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Paramount Theater
Bing
Comedienne
Arkansas
Jill
Warren William Mystery Thriller at Iowa Friday
Warren William stars as Perry Mason in The Case of the Velvet Claws at the Iowa theater with a double feature. The plot blends romance and suspense as Mason faces a strang e honeymoon, a kidnapping, a murder, and a client who may be guilty while a secret love affair haunts the case. Also showing is the comedy mystery Blackmailer with William Gargan, Florence Rice and HB Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Dodd
Warren William
Wim Shaw
Iowa Theater
Perry Mason
Erle Stanley Gardner
William Gargan
Florence Rice
HB. Warner
Shakedown to Open at Iowa Theatre as Double Bill
Lew Ayres and Joan Perry lead a Tuesday start for the Iowa theater double feature. The mystery plot involves a voluntary kidnapping that turns fatal, with a lovely woman accused. Aries plays a gay young man in love with a millionaire’s daughter. Valerie Hobson and G P Huntley co star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Lew Ayres
Joan Perry
Iowa Theater
Aries
Valerie Hobson
G P Huntley
Callander
Ontario
Pouthe
New Type Of G Man Picture At State Theater Saturday
A new G man film from Warner Brothers features Cesar Romero and Dick Bouin with Margeret Linds Robart in a public free showing at the Slate theater Saturday. The state screening promises a distinct style and action heavy scenes according to promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Brother
Brien Margaret Linds
Robart
Cesar Romero
Dick Bouin
Ote
Thrilling Train Hold Up and Gangster Shootout on Screen
A film program features a criminal gang rampage with guards overpowered on a train and a dramatic escape, bride kidnapping, a battle with G men, and a ship seizure to flee with captives. The climactic gunfight ends with the death of the gang chef. The second feature is Three on the Trail starring William Boyd, Jimmy Ellison and Onslow Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G-men
Secret Service
William Boyd
Jimmy Ellison
Onslow Stevens
Stampede at Rialto Promises Roaring Cattle Feud Drama
Peter B Kyne's Stampede stars Charles Starrett as Larry Carson in a Milford cattle feud where slain buyers block cattle sales. The plot follows Larry's pursuit of justice with Ann Sethern and Lloyd Nolan in a dual bill alongside a crime busting feature. A comedy and a news reel fill the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B Kyne
Rialto
Charles Starrett
Milford
Larry Carson
Starrett
Lloyd Nolan
Orgamiered Crime
Douglass Dumbile
John Aldridge
Burton Chuoremil
Mary of Scotland comes to Iowa Theater August 14
The photoplay Mary of Scotland opens at the Iowa theater on Friday August 14 with Katharine Hepburn and Frederic March as Mary Stuart and Bothwell. Florence Eldridge as Elizabeth and Ian Keith as Moray support a drama drawn from Maxwell Anderson stage work directed by John Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary of
Scotland
Mary Stuart
Iowa Theater
Katharine Hepburn
Fredric March
Eart of Bothwell
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hale
Maxwell Anderson
John Ford
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science
Petrified Forest at Palace headlined by Davis and Howard
Bette Davis and Leslie Howard lead The Petrified Forest at the Palace today through Wednesday. The desert drama follows a heartbreak survivor drawn into a dangerous bond with a desert girl. Supporting cast includes Bogart and Foran. Second feature Desert Gold by Zane Grey stars Crabbe Hunt and Cummings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette Davis
Leslie Howard
Genesieve Tobin
Humphrey Bogart
Dick Foran
Zane Grey
Larry Crabbe
Marsha Hunt
Robert Cummings
White Fang and Educating Father Next At Paramount
Paramount to present a double feature Tuesday with White Fang starring Michael Whalen and Jean Muir and the Jones Family comedy Educating Father starring Jed Prouty Shirley Deane and Dixie Dunbar. The program blends Jack London drama with family comedy and the canine tale follows Call of the Wild themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Whalen
Jean Muir
Lightning
Jack London
Paramount Theater
Slim Summerville
Charles Winninger
North Country
Jones Family
Hollywood
Father
Jed Prouty
Shirley Deane
Dixie Dunbar
Reser Orchestra Plays Cedar Park Big Night
Lynne Gordon teams with Harry Reser's orchestra at Cedar Park ballroom for a bustling program. The ace banjoist leads a versatile group including Ernie Weber trio and Johnny Zellner on electric organ, with Miss Gordon adding charm and star power. Al Sky and His Musical Stars also perform this week at Cedar Park amid a thriving scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Gordon
Harry Reser
Cedar Park Ballroom
Reser
Ernie Weber
Johnny Zellner
Miss Gordon
Cedar Park
al Sky
Methodist Aid Society to Hold Monthly Ing Service
The Lone Tree Methodist Episcopal Aid society will hold its monthly meeting this Wednesday with devotionals led by Mrs. L. O. Adams and Ruth Ramer. Hostesses include Ivy Larew F. H. Kirchner and Mrs. H. A. Larew. The Past Noble Grands club of Hukill Rebekah lodge meets Monday evening with Mrs. Rose Lennabaugh and assisting hostess Mrs. Stella Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Aid Society
L. O. Adams
Ruth Ramer
Ivy Larew
F. H. Kirchner
H. A. Larew
Noble Grands Club
Hukill Rebekah Lodge
Rose Lennabaugh
Stella Krueger
And Sudden Death and Absolute Quiet double feature review
The State theater presents a safety themed double feature headlined by And Sudden Death a drama about highway peril with Frances Drake and Randolph Scott and a romance as he campaigns for road safety. The second film Absolute Quiet is a romantic comedy about a plane crash with Stuart Erwin Lionel Atwill and Irene Hervey in supporting roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Theater
Frances Drake
Randolph Scott
Miss Drake
Scott
Stuart Erwin
Lionel Atwill
Irene Hervey
Squid Movement Through Tentacles Fins and Jet Propulsion
Squids move by three methods crawling with tentacles swimming forward using fins and swimming backward by expelling water from the mantle cavity.
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