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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
5
Hollywood buzz ties Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein to a potential screen rerelease of Rain as a musical. They would cast Marlene Dietrich as Sadie Thompson if she agrees, with Somerset Maugham’s stories and the Broadway hit influencing the project.
Daily showtimes announced by management include Paramount with Dr Broad way and United We Stand. Iowa with The Big Shot and Blondie for Victory. State with Jackass Mail and Tough as They Come. Palace with The Westerner and On the Sunny Side. Rialto with Mystery and The Wife Takes a Flyer. Times with The Maltese Falcon and Whistling in the Dark. Marion with Sweetheart of the Fleet and The Turtles of Tahiti.
Jimmy Butler of Cedar Rapids, previously in Hollywood, lives at 1608 C Avenue NE. He appears in the new Dead End Kids Little Tough Guys picture titled Tough as They Come now showing at the State theater.
The Iowa Electric company seeks a 15 year Williamsburg operating franchise to replace an unissued grant. A special election is scheduled for Sept. 17. The plan includes a $30,000 improvement program with a new $18,000 substation to boost town and country lines.
In August guest writers describe Hollywood life with humor and meals. OBITUARY? No. The piece highlights actors including Sancy Yurka and Livia de Havilland sharing parties, food like baked beans and fruit cups, and a light, celebratory show town atmosphere amid wartime restraint.
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