Ben Hur revival swirls through Hollywood and Italy
Hollywood reports Irving Thalberg plans another Ben Hur production while MGM eyes an Italian remake with Mussolini's studio aid. Walter Wanger lobbies for the project as Victor Jory shifts to Australian shoots, and Capra affiliate Buddy Colman rises to directing.
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Hollywood Glitz and Rabies Talk Span Across Columns
Seein' Stars notes celebrity moves with Murray and Brown while Adolphe Menjou heads Europe. Rabies debate features medical caution and a columnist defense of modern tonsil removal amid reader feedback and salon-style chatter.
Hair Growth Oils and Skin Cleansing Practices in 1936 Q&A
The article discusses claimed hair growth oils like olive oil mineral oil and cold cream with skepticism and notes no proven stimulate. It favors rosewater unguent for skin cleansing and good condition. It also compares tomato and orange juice vitamin content, noting oxidation reduces vitamin C after opening and factory canned tomato juice benefits, especially for infants.
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U.S
B. Pharmacopoeia
Theaters Listings: White Fang and Educating Father
In Paramount the top features include White Fang with Michael Whalen and Jean Muir and the Jones Family in Educating Father. Iowa shows Shakedown with Lew Ayres and Joan Perry and August Weekend with Valerie Hobson, plus new Dionne quintuplets photos. Randolph Scott and Frances Drake star And Sudden Death in state theaters along with Absolute Quiet with Lionel Atwill and Irene Hervey. Palace offers The Petrified Forest with Leslie Howard and Bette Davis and Desert Gold with Larry Crabbe and Marsha Hunt. Rialto features You May Be Next with Ann Sothern and Lloyd Nolan and Stam pede with Charles Starrett.
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Eminent physician endorses electro coagulation tonsil removal
An official medical association article argues electro coagulation is a salvation for tuberculous exophthalmic goitre and heart disease patients needing tonsil removal. It cautions about dangers and buried infection but questions public fear of the procedure.
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