Lunts in Amphitryon 38 at Iowa Theater March 17
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne star in Amphitryon 38 a comedy by Jean Giraudoux adapted by S N Behrman The cast includes Richard Whorf Barry Thomson Sydney Greenstreet and Edith King The curtain rises at 8 30 PM and prologue admission ends at start of show New York London and Chicago runs are noted as background details
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Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Iowa Theater
New York
London
Chicago
Richard Whorf
Barry Thomson
Sydney Greenstreet
George Meader
Edith King
John Barclay
Kathleen Roland
Jacqueline Paige
Jupiter
Amphitryon
Alkmena
Jean Giraudoux
S. N. Behrman
Miss Fontanne
Mr. Lunt
Zaza to Start Thursday At State Theatre Program
The State theater opens Thursday with two top pictures, Zaza and The Girl Downstairs. Zaza stars Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall in a half comic half tragic tale of a French music hall actress. The Girl Downstairs features Franchot Tone and Franciska Gaal with a lively comedy triangle.
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Herbert Marshall
Miss Colbert
Bert Lahr
Helen Westley
Constance Collier
Genevieve Tobin
Walter Catlett
Mr. Tone
Miss Gaal
Walter Connolly
Rita Johnson
Reginald Owen
Franklin Pangborn
Reginald Gardiner
Nancy
Boys Town Feature at Palace Theater
Palace Theater shows MGMs Boys Town today through Wednesday. Spencer Tracy stars as Father Flanagan guiding needy boys with a sincere natural portrayal in this acclaimed juvenile rehabilitation story.
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Palace Theater
M.G.M
Spencer Tracy
Father Flanagan
Come Famous Shares Honors With Tracy In Boy Town Program
The program features Boys Town praised as grand entertainment and a tribute to Hollywood with Mickey Rooney as a standout. Also shown is Speed to Burn a second feature packed with thrills and romance led by Michael Whalen and Lynn Bari.
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Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Hollywood
Michael Whalen
Lynn Bari
Idiot's Delight on Screen at Paramount Friday
Hollywood reports peak progress in film with Idiot's Delight adapted from Robert Sherwood's stage hit starring Norma Shearer and Clark Gable. Clarence Brown directs. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produces.
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Hollywood
Hal Sheridan
Paramount Theater
Mr. Sheridan
Robert Sherwood
Norma Shearer
Clark Gable
Paramount
Miss Shearer
Gable
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Clarence Brown
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fortanne
New York
Jan Garber Coming Feb 22 To Danceland
Manager F. E. Brookhiser announced Jan Garber and his orchestra will perform at Danceland on Wednesday February 22 with Lee Bennett as featured singer. Garber, once a postwar debut, now cited among the nation’s top eight band leaders. The event follows nightly Chicago broadcasts from the Blackhawk restaurant. Lloyd Hanson’s orchestra from Omaha also plays at Danceland tonight for dancing.
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Jan Garber
Danceland
F. E. Brookhiser
Blackhawk
Chicago
Lee Bennett
Garber
Lloyd Hanson
Omaha
Blondie Heads Rialto Bill With Penny Singleton
Blondie series characters from Chic Young’s strip appear at the Rialto today through Tuesday in Blondie with Penny Singleton in the title role. Dogwood is played by Arthur Lake and Baby Dumpling by four year old Larry Simms. The second feature is Wild Horse Canyon starring Jack Randall. A Nag In The Bag comedy Looney Tunes and news complete the program.
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Bumsteads
Blondie
Dogwood
Baby Dumpling
Chic Young
Rialto
Penny Singleton
Bobby Breen on Iowa Bill Friday
Bobby Breen stars in Fish erman's Wharf at the Iowa theater Friday with Leo Carrillo Henry Armetta Lee Patrick and Slicker the seal. The San Francisco Bay setting frames a father son loving tale with Carrillo as a widowed father and Breen as the son in a light hearted musical drama.
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Fisherman’s Wharf
Bobby Breen
Iowa Theater
Leo Carrillo
Henry Armetta
Lee Patrick
Slicker
Seal
San Francisco
Bay Country
Carrillo
Angle
End Scene Shows Father and Son Reconcile on Boat
In a final tableau a father and son fix their rift aboard a boat as Bobby performs six songs from modern tunes to classics like Santa Lucia and Return To Sorrento. The co feature Beauty For The Asking stars Lucille Ball and Donald Woods as women disclose beauty secrets to attract a man's attention.
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Bobby
Santa Lucia
Sorrento
Lucille Ball
Donald Woods
Off The Record Hits At The State Theater
The play Off The Record stars Pat O Brien and Joan Blondell at the State theater where it runs through Wednesday. The plot centers on Joan and Pat helping Bobby Jordan, once the Dead End kids’ Angel, as he faces reform school after trouble with the law.
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Pat O’brien
Joan Blondell
Joan
Pat
Bobby Jordan
Angel
Bobby
Apprentice News Photographer Works With Pat On Paper
Pat hires a sympathetic lad as apprentice news photographer and together they stage notable news and picture stunts. The plot thickens when Bobby's older brother escapes from prison, with Alan Baxter Joe King and William Davidson among the contributors. The companion feature The Last Warning headlines the Crime Club pictures with Preston Foster and others.
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Pat
Bobby
Alan Baxter
Joe King
William Davidson
Preston Foster
Frank Jenks
Kay Linaker
E. E. Clive
Frances Robinson
Unusual 1935 Solar Eclipse Seen at Midnight
A solar eclipse in the south polar region ended a day early and reached its peak at midnight, though it was an eclipse of the sun.
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South Polar
Jesse James in Color at Paramount with Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power stars as Jesse James in a Technicolor Paramount release directed by Darryl F. Zanuck. Henry Fonda plays Frank James and Nancy Kelly portrays Zee. The film presents a balanced view of Jesse as hero and outlaw, with strong leads and critical praise for Power and Kelly.
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Henry Fonda
Tyrone Power
Nancy Kelly
Randolph Scott
20Th Century Fox
Jesse James
Paramount Theater
Shanghai
Iowa
James Craig
Betty Furness
Middle Center
Joan Blondell
Pat O'Brien
New State Theater
John Barrymore
Virginia Weidler
Peter Holden
Iowa Theater
Clark Gable
the Glamour Girls
Herbert Marshall
Claudette Colbert
Edward Bromberg
Brien Senlery
John Mussell
Jane Barwell
Henry King
Century-Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck
Suez
James
Frank James
Jesse
Zee
North of Shanghai and Women Doctor at Orient Iowa Theatre
Two Amercans in a war torn Orient collide as a news photographer and journalist fall in love amid danger. The companion tale follows a woman surgeon who sacrifices family for career, featuring Frieda Inescort. Cast includes James Craig Betty Furness Henry Wilcoxon Sybil Jason Claire Dodd.
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Orient
Shanghai
Iowa
James Craig
Betty Furness
Craig
Miss Furness
Frieda Inescort
Henry Wilcoxon
Sybil Jason
Claire Dodd
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Zaza
Cedar Rapids
Monpay Fee
Montrose Hotel
Hein
Dassion
Lions Club
Jeve
Dia
Star Jeve RY CO
Columbia
Arthur Lake
A, Ms Peane
Looney Tones
Mary Bird
2Ic “Inc
Mere S
RAW
Mere
Roy
Bill
Amd ‘Orchestra
Poreye
Paramount News World
Rooney
Ness Marsh
Henry Hull
Michael‘ Whalen
Sherk Hablects
Tesse James
Lafayette Cafe
Lafayette
Lor
Towa Ane Nats Lee
Blan
Chinatown
Lincoln
White House
S Theater
Third Avenue
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