Judy Garland Musical Opens at Paramount Theatre this Week
Judy Garland stars as Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis adapted from Sally Benson's Kensington stories. Margaret O'Brien co stars. Tom Drake plays the romantic lead. The musical features The Trolley Song and a cast including Marjorie Main, Mary Astor, Joan Carroll, Lucille Bremner, June Lockhart. Here Come the Waves is also showing with Bing Crosby Sonny Tufts and Betty Hutton in supporting roles.
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Sally Benson
New Yorker
St. Louis
Judy Garland
Paramount Theater
Judy
Tom Drake
White Cliffs of
Dover
Marjorie Main
Leon Ames
Mary Astor
Joan Carroll
Lucille Bremer
June Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Bing Crosby
Sonny Tufts
Betty Hutton
Bing
The
Navy
Paramount
New Ann Miller Musical to Open At Iowa Thursday
The Columbia comedy musical Badie Was a Lady featuring Ann Miller Joe Besser and Hal McIntyre will open at the Iowa theater Thursday for a four day run with a burlesque backdrop about a society girl entering show business. Co feature I Love a Mystery stars Jim Bannon and Nina Foch plus George Macready and Barton Yarborough. Also shown is On Guard from This Is America. Walter Winchell praised the film. Also playing: Objective Burma with Errol Flynn and Minstrel Man starring Benny Fields.
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Badie
Ann Miller
Joe Besser
Hal McIntyre
Iowa Theater
Jim Bannon
Nina Foch
George Macready
Barton Yarborough
FBI
Walter Winchell
Iowa
Burma
Errol Flynn
William Prince
Henry Hull
James Brown
John Alvin
Dick Erdman
Benny Fields
Lina Romay to Wear 150-Year-Old Gown on Screen
Lina Romay will sport a gown aged about one hundred fifty years for Weekend at the Wal orf film. The dress once belonged to her great great grandmother and will be shown on screen as a link to historic fashion.
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Lina Romay
Metropole
Reuben’s
Milton Berle
Henry Youngman
Lindy’s
Stork
Leon
Eddie
Meet Me in St Louis and More At Local Theaters
A rundown of upcoming film openings and celebrity sightings: Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis at Paramount with Leon Ames Mary Astor Lucille Bremer and Esther. Ann Miller in Eadie Was a Lady at Iowa. Charles Laughton in The Suspect at the State. Betty Hutton Bing Crosby in Here Come the Waves at Paramount. George Tobias Tony Caruso Errol Flynn in Objective Burma at the Iowa. Gene Tierney Vincent Price in Laura at the State. Includes a Don Wahn poem and a flurry of showbiz notes and gossip from New York.
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Dad
Leon Ames
New York
Mom
Mary Astor
Rose
Lucille Bremer
Esther
Judy Garland
Judy
St. Louis
Paramount
George Tobias
Tony Caruso
Errol Flynn
Buddy Yarus
Burma
Iowa
Allmale
Cobra Woman Heads Rialto Program with Double Feature
Cobra Woman leads the Rialto today through Tuesday in a colorful program of beauty romance and Oriental intrigue. The double bill includes The Old Texas Trail with Rod Cameron Fuzzy Knight and Eddie Dew. Short subjects feature a musical comedy a cartoon news and chapter eight of Mystery of the River Boat serial.
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Rialto Theater
Maria Montez
Jon Hall
Sabustar
Edgar Barrer
Lon Chaney
Texas Trail
Rod Cameron
Fuzzy Knight
Eddie Dew
Together Again at Marion Opens Two Day Engagement
Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer star in Together Again a comedy romance at Marion theater today for a two day run. Mona Freeman Jerome Courtland and Elizabeth Patterson also appear in this small town mayor love story with a hat purchase and a sculptor. Co feature is a comedy A Wac a Wave and a Marine.
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Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Charles Coburn
Marion Theater
Mona Freeman
Jerome Courtland
Elizabeth Patterson
Irene
Boyer
Story of Janie Tops Palace Double Bill
Janie a comedy about American teenagers leads the Palace double feature today through Wednesday. It follows Janie Conway and friends with juvenile attitudes and reactions giving the film its meaning beyond surface gaiety. Principals include Joyce Reynolds Robert Hutton Edward Arnold Ann Harding and Robert Benchley. The companion feature The Great Moment concerns a Boston dentist who discovers an anesthesia with dignified direction by Preston.
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Janie
Palace Theater
Janie Conway
Joyce Reynolds
Robert Hutton
Edward Arnold
Ann Harding
Robert Benchley
Boston
Preston
Veloz and Yolanda to Perform at Paramount Stage
Internationally known dancing couple Veloz and Yolanda will perform a single show at the Paramount theater on March 21. Tickets go on sale March 1 at the box office. The duo, a husband and wife team, are described as the nation’s foremost ballroom dancers and have a history of capacity crowds and acclaimed performances.
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Veloz
Yolanda
Paramount Theater
Harry Moore
Paramount
Cedar Rapids
Sturges Comedy Features McCrea Field and Demarest Cast
The film blends humor with a solid ensemble including Joel McCrea Betty Field and William Demarest. Their performances drive the lighthearted narrative as Sturges shapes a witty period comedy with sharp timing.
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Betty Field
Wm. Demarest
Sturges
Joel McCrea
William Demarest
State to Present Charles Laughton In The Suspect
The State theater opens The Suspect starring Charles Laughton and Ella Raines on Thursday with Rosalind Ivan as Laughton’s wife. A murder plot unfolds as a wary detective and a disreputable neighbor pursue the truth, while co features include She Gets Her Man and Laura with Fighting Lady held over.
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Ella Raines
Charles Laughton
State Theater
Laughton
Rosalind Ivan
Miss Raines
Stanley C. Ridges
Henry Daniels
Joan Davis
Joan
Sherlock Holmes
William Gargan
Leon Errol
Vivian Austin
Milburn Stone
Ian Keith
Laura
Gene Tierney
Dana Andrews
Clifton Webb
Sunday Theater Timetable With Serials and Feature Runs
The Gazette lists Sunday showtimes for Paramount IOWA STATE Palace Rialto and Marion theaters. Feature films include Here Come the Waves Objective Burma Laura Fighting Lady Janie The Great Moment Cobra Woman Old Texas Trail Jack London Crazy House Together Again A Wad a Wave and a Marine with multiple daily screenings and short subjects through the day.
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Rialto
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