Stars in new films at local theaters this week
Movie listings show Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round at State with Jack Benny Nancy Carroll and Gene Raymond. Night Alarm starring Judith Allen and Bruce Cabot plays at the Iowa February 11. The Gilded Lily with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray is Paramount’s top pick. Weaver Bros and Elviry bring Tome Folks to Iowa for four days starting Monday. Wallace Beery stars in The Mighty Barnum at Paramount next Saturday. Virginia Bruce and Adolphe Menjou co star in Read Wet Tires at the Iowa. Baby LeRoy and W C Fields headline His a Gift at the Paramount Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Benny
Nancy Carroll
Gene Raymond
State Theater
Judith Allen
Bruce Cabot
Iowa
Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
Paramount
Weaver Bros
Elviry
W C_ Fields
Eva the 14 Year Old Elephant Stars In Iowa Show
Eva a 14 year old elephant weighing 3600 pounds headlines the Iowa theater revue with dance, plank walking, and a mouth organ act. The show features Gruber’s Oddities of the Jungle, a Broadway style revue, and a drama The Best Man Wins starring Edmund Lowe and Jack Holt. A short film of Little Jack Little singing also plays to audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck
Eva
Iowa
Rigo
Fras
Gruber
Charlie Kemper
George
Tack Dormonde
Bill Talent
Flo Merit
Charles
Helen Stone
Doris Keyes
Dorothy Vc Kinley
Teresa Hine
Edmund Lowe
Jack Holt
Little Jack Little
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Two Thrillers On Olympic’s Program For Four Days
Olympic theater presents two thrillers starting Sunday for four days. Murder In Trinidad stars Nigel Bruce Heather Angel Victor Jory and an all star cast. The Morn ing After features Sally Eilers and Ben Lyon with romance and light thrills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Theater
Trinidad
Nigel Bruce
Heather Angel
Victor Jory
Trinidad Isle
Sally Eilers
Ben Lyon
Ilm
W. C. Fields New Picture Coming To Paramount Screen
The WC Fields film It s a Gift arrives at Paramount for a three day engagement as the top feature of a double bill The story follows a shiftless grocer who endures a restless home life until he inherits money and invests it, with Baby TeRoy providing first dialogue lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WC Fields
Paramount Theater
Fields
Baby TeRoy
Trans Atlantic Merry Go Round Opens at State Theatre
Jack Benny and his radio gang star in Trans Atlantic Merry Go Round a sparkling comedy drama with melody romance and mystery opening at the State theater today Benny plays a genial MC broadcasting from the high seas Nancy Carroll stars Sally Marsh Gene Raymond is the young Raffles with a romance Also featuring Mitzi Green Frank Parker Boswell Sisters Patsy Kelly Jean Sargent and Jimmy Grier Grind Hotel remains a notable satire The Firebird follows with Verree Teasdale Ricardo Cortez Lionel Atwill and Anita Louise in a clandestine romance and murder mystery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Benny
State Theater
Benny
High Seas
Nancy Carroll
Sally Marsh
Gene Raymond
Raffles
Mitzi Green
Frank Parker
Boswell
Patsy Kelly
Jean Sargent
Jimmy Grier
Firebird
Austria
Verree Teasdale
Ricardo Cortez
Lionel Atwill
Anita Louise
Miss Teasdale
Miss Louise
Atwill
Mystery Woman Leads Paramount’s Double Program
A family travels to California seeking a new life only to find an orange ranch miscalled a lemon. The second feature on the double bill is Mystery Woman starring Mona Barrie with Gil bert Roland John Halliday Rod LaRoque and William Faversham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ifornia Orange Ranch
Golden State
Orange Ranch
Paramount
Mona Barrie
Gilbert Roland
John Halliday
Rod LaRoque
William Faversham
Miss Barrie
Australia
Hollywood
Fox
Red Hot Tires At Iowa Shows High-Speed Thrills
Fast racing drama opens the double bill at Iowa, led by Ike Talbot as a premier auto racer with Mary Astor as his love interest and mechanic. A rival driver’s wreck and a jail break drive a sensational plot alongside a courtroom verdict and a hairline race victory. The Ghost Walks follows as a mystery melodrama with John Milan and June Collyer in romantic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Ivle Talbot
Mary Astor
Roscoe Karns
Gavin Gordon
Frankie Carro
John Milan
June Collyer
Toles
Spencer Charters
Richest Girl In World Tops Palace Double Feature
The Palace opens with The Richest Girl In the World starring Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea in a tale of wealth and love. A second feature, By Appointment Only, features Lew Cody Aileen Pringle Sally O Neil and Edward Morgan in a witty drama about a famous doctor and feminine issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Miriam Hopkins
Joel McCrea
Lew Cody
Aileen Pringle
Sally O'Neil
Edward Morgan
Girl In Danger Leads Rialto Double Bill Today
The Rialto presents The Girl In Danger with Shirley Grey and Ralph Ballamy in a gripping society girl jewel heist drama. Also shown is Dawn Trail featuring Buck Jones with Marian Seegar in a thrilling adventure romance. A musical comedy Cats and the Fiddle rounds out the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspector Trent
Ralph Ballamy
Rialto
Shirley Grey
J. Carrol Naish
Charles Sabin
Arthur Hohl
Buck Jones
Marian Seegar
Jones
Charles Moton
Erville Alderson
Ed le Saint
Hank Mann
Hauptmann Films at Paramount Good on Screen
Paramount News covers the trial of the century with actual courtroom shots of Bruno Hauptmann and the Lindbergh case. Claudette Colbert shines in The Gilded Lily, Fred MacMurray stars as a newspaper man, and Lottery Lover offers witty plotting though uneven pacing with Lew Ayres in Paris misadventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Wilentz
Claudette Colbert
America
Fred MacMurray
Mack Murray
Lew Ayres
Paris
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Ralph Bellamy
Sun
Vitagraph
G& Spe
W. C. Fields
Paramount Screen
Cortez
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Tenue
Johnny Reeves
Phese
Ertu
Patty de Quans
Edmck D
Florence Rice
Ten Tron
Salle Filers
Czechoslovakia
New York
Tor
Cuaudette
Nenne
Pat Paterson
Peggy Fears
Gay Jauchier
Sealth
Claudette
Ray Milland
C. Aubrey Smith
Mauptman
Joel M’crea Fay Wray
Mickey Mouse Cartoon Pictorial
Tues
Jack Benny Broadcasting
D'ja
Cedar Rapids
Mitth
Melody
Jack U Benny
RADIO
Ricardo
Lionet Atwell
Akita
Louise
Patsy Killy
Gun Raymond Mitzy Green
Boswell Sixters
Talph Morgan
Ap Silvers
Hauptmann Films
Paramount Good
Kubelik
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Hawaii
Hungary
Roumania
France
England
Jan Kubelik
Violinist
Czech Fine Arts Society
Morrie Banford
Withrunner's
Brabbit-Taylor
Muslc
Machacek
Ride Lest Trust and Saw
Bank
Zastera Drur
Ace Brigode
Danceland
Brina Ravel
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