Performance of McGuire Tops In Staircase
Carl Kane notes Dorothy McGuire delivers a poignant silent turn as Helen in The Spiral Staircase at the Iowa theater. He praises her against Ethel Barrymore and the suspenseful direction by Robert Siodmak, with Riverboat Rhythm as the co feature and Leon Errol delivering comic relief.
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Dorothy McGuire
Iowa Theater
Miss McGuire
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Ethel Barrymore
Miss Barrymore
Robert Siedmak
Kent
Second Guesser is Ruled a Flop by Critics
Chicago critics panned Al Schacht's new play Second Guesser at Civic Opera House calling it no hit no run and one error. They criticized wit romance and cast with one suggesting a shortened third act as a vaudeville sketch.
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al Schacht
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Claudia Cassidy
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Harry T. Murdock
the Sun
Bobo Newsom
Ashton Stevens
the Herald-American
Kay Francis and Pryor Star In Windy Hill Iowa Stage
Kay Francis returns to the stage with Roger Pryor in Windy Hill at the Iowa theater on Tuesday evening March 5. Reservations by mail start immediately. The cast includes Patsy Ruth Miller Ruth Chatterton producer Ellabelle Moore and James Hagen with a modern spicy comedy about war correspondents and love.
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Roger Pryor
Windy Hill
Iowa Theater
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Hollywood
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Army Air Forces
Patsy Ruth Miller
Ruth Chatterton
Lawrence Fletcher
Eileen Heckart
Ruth Conley
Don MacClelland
Grant Gordon
Ellabelle Moore
James Hagen
Cleopatra executes bearer of bad tidings for false speech
A historically framed note states Cleopatra ordered the execution of a messenger not for truth’s absence but for presenting falsehoods, illustrating ruler’s ruthless stance on unreliable information.
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Cleopatra
The Outlaw Clears Chicago Censor Board
Chicago board of censors approved the long banned motion picture The Outlaw amid debate over Jane Russell's display. Memphis banned the film for excessive shooting but Chicago authorities moved ahead under Lt. Timothy Lye who heads the board.
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Dom
Timothy Lye
Censorship Board
Beegg net PARAMOUNT film times and titles listing
A dense schedule listing theater brand Paramount with film titles such as The Harvey Girls and The Spiral Staircase along with showtimes. It also includes entries for Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion theaters with titles like Yolanda and the Thief Anchors Aweigh They Made Me a Criminal Dangerous Passage The Clock and My Name Is Julia Ross.
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Palace
Guy
Marion
Julia Ross
Rest for Joan Fontaine Cancel Cuba Trip
Actress Joan Fontaine canceled a planned Cuba vacation after her doctor ordered three months of rest in the desert to recover from a recent influenza attack.
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Hollywood
Joan Fontaine
Cuba
Yolanda and Fred Astaire Shine Despite a Light Plot
The review praises Fred Astaire’s dancing and Technicolor production while noting a weaker fairyland plot. Lucille Bremer plays the heiress of Patria with Leon Ames as her guardian angel. Fred deserts heiress wealth but is drawn back by the guardian’s intervention.
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Fred Astaire
Fred
Landa
Patria
Lucille Bremer
Frank Morgan
Leon Ames
Whitgsey
Musical Numbers Elevate Meet Me in St. Louis Co Feature
The review notes the film’s strong musical routines with songs like Angel Coffee Time Will You Marry Me and Yolanda. Miss Bremer the former night club dancer appears as an eyeful and follows Fred’s steps in style. The comedy and supporting cast deliver solid backing as Laurel and Hardy appear in the co feature.
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Lucille
Fred
Angel
Yolanda
Miss Bremer
St. Louis
Mall Maildrea Atwick
Laurel and Hardy
Five Pedigreed Dogs Die After Saving Owner Fire
In Kankakee Illinois Mrs Alice Rosendahl mourns five pedigreed boxer dogs that woke her as flames swallowed the house escaping through a rear door while the basement kennel burned. The dogs valued at 1500 dollars per Mrs Rosendahl.
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Ill
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