Olsen and Johnson in Musical Comedy at Town Theater
Olsen and Johnson bring a 40 day engagement to the Town Theater featuring the duo in a vaudeville style musical comedy with dances by Bobby Connolly, songs by Vincent Youmans and Herb Nacio Brown. Also shown is the film Once to Every Woman with Ralph Bellamy and Fay Wray.
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Olsen and Johnson
Huanity and Company
Theaten Stari Ag
Schwab Ami
Eric
Comsey
Esra Warar
Jack
Petanna Ty
Bev
Chic Johnson
Betty Allen
Bobby Connolly
Vincent Yougmans
Herb Nacio Brown
Ralph Bellamy
Fay Wray
Footlight Parade at the Palace in grand musical show
A large Hollywood cast headlines Footlight Parade at the Palace today through Tuesday. Stars James Cagney Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell lead a lavish musical with 250 chorus girls, lavish sets including By A Waterfall and a giant fountain, plus WC Fields in a cartoon and current news bits.
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the Palace
James Cagney
Joan Blondell
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Hollywood
The Lost Patrol Comes to Iowa This Friday
The Lost Patrol features Victor McLaglen Boris Karloff Wallace Ford and Reginald Denny as twelve British cavalrymen in a desert siege during WWI. An unseen Arab sniper threat tests their resolve as John Ford directs for a dramatic climactic finish.
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Lost Patrol
Iowa
Hollywood
Victor McLagren
Boris Karloff
Wallace Ford
Reginald Denny
John Ford
The
Iron Horse
Bolero at Paramount Promises Star Power and Dance
The film Bolero starring George Raft comes to the Paramount theater for a four day run starting Friday. Co stars include Carole Lombard Sally Rand and Frances Drake. The story follows an ambitious youth who gains fame by denying his emotions while romance and rivalries intertwine.
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George Raft
Paramount Theater
Sally Rand
Carole Lombard
Frances Drake
William Frawley
Maurice Ravel
Raft
Miss Lombard
Possessed with Crawford and Gable at the Majestic
The Majestic shows Possessed with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable as star-crossed lovers in a Park Avenue tale of a factory girl who rises to fame. Supporting players include Wallace Ford Skeets Gallagher Frank Conroy Marjorie White John Miljan and Clara Blandick.
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Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Park Avenue
the Majestic
Wallace Ford
Skeets Gallagher
Frank Conroy
Marjorie White
John Miljan
Clara Blandick
Octavus Roy Cowen
Jim Hanvey
C. Aubrey Smith
Jim
Hanvey
Dorothy Mackaill
Paul Cavanagh
Marion Shilling
Russell Hopton
Authelma Stevens
Paramount
World News
Uproarious Stage Play by Thompson David Boehm
A lively stage production features sparring dialogue and clever situations with unique twists. The piece blends sharp wit and physical comedy, delivering rapid-fire exchanges and surprising reversals throughout.
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Thompson David Boehm
Dunn And Eilers Cast In Feature At Olympic Today
Dunn and Eilers star as young lovers in a metropolis set tale at the Olympic with a department store backdrop. The supporting cast includes Toomsen Francs Peterson Clem ent and Clyde headliners. The second feature is The Kiss Before the Mirror with Carroll Morgan Lukas Stuart. A Century of Progress color cartoon and organ recital finish the program.
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Olympic Theater
James Dunn
Sally Eilers
Department Store
Opporing
Mech
June Clyde
Kenneth Toomsen
Noel Francs
Dorothy Peterson
Clay Clement
Nancy Carroll
Frank Morgan
Faul Lukas
Gioria Stuart
Sign Of The Four and Rafter Romance At The Colonial
A screening at the Colonial features Conan Doyle tales Sign Of The Four and Rafter Romance. The program mixes detective fiction with adventure cinema, presenting a night of mystery and intrigue.
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Sign of the
Colonial
Sidaucy And March Star In Good Dame Mhiete At Paramount
Sidaucy and March reunite for Good Dame Mhiete at the Paramount theater Tuesday for three days. Abunt two years earlier Bylvin Bid ney and Vredrle March starred together in Mercy We Clo To Melt. The film follows a stranded chorus girl who, to fund her escape, joins a carnival company after her money is stolen by a confederate.
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Abunt
Bylvin Bidney
Vredrle March
Paramount Theater
Dave
Mrs Sadner
Lille "Taye
Bad Boy Fredric March in Love Caper With Laurel and Hardy
A drama flyer notes Fredric March as a roguish lover who finally yields to love. The bill features Laurel and Hardy in a twenty minute comedy Dirty Work, Mills Blue Rhythm Band with Bally Godin and the Three Dukes, and Grantland Rice presenting Horse Power. In Delhi Delhi Delhi declamatory prelims at Delhi Tuesday evening entrants include Bernadette McEimeel Arthur Powell Marjorie Swartz Will Ryan with judges Ruth Burnstedt Elvera Grimes Helen Guyan.
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Fredric March
Love
Laurel and Hardy
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Bally Godin
the Three Dukes
Grantland Iice
Manchester
Delhi
Oneida
Earlville
Bernadette McEimeel
Arthur Powell
Marjorie Swartz
Will Ryan
Genevieve Chapel
Wilma Gibbs
Charmion Hansen
John McGuire
Lois van Gerpen
Bernard Haas
Donald Nagel
Roberta Rector
Ruth Burnstedt
University of Iowa
Elvera Grimes
Iowa State Teachers College
Helen Guyan
Grinnell College
Paul Muni Stars in World Changes at Rialto Three Days
Paul Muni stars in World Changes a sweeping drama tracing seventy five years of American history A pioneer rises to power builds a fortune but is betrayed by wife and son The cast includes Aline Mac Mahon Mary Astor Donald Cook Patricia Ellis Margaret Lindsay Jean Muir and Guy Kibbee The second feature is Girl Trouble a western comedy Broadway Brevites and Looney Tunes complete the program.
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Paul Muni
Rialto
America
Muir
Aline MacMahon
Mary Astor
Donald Cook
Patricia Ellis
Margaret Lindsay
Jean Muir
Guy Kibbee
Easy To Love at State theater sparks marital mixups
Warner Brothers film Easy To Love opens at the State theater with a comic tangle of mistaken spouses. Genevieve Tobin leads a strong cast including Adolphe Menjou Mary Astor and Edward Everett Horton in a tale of romantic confusion and social comedy.
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Warner Brothers
State Theater
Genevieve Tobin
Adolphe Menjou
Mary Astor
It Happened One Night teams Colbert and Gable in Iowa
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, two Hollywood stars, are teamed for the first time in It Happened One Night now showing at the Iowa theater. The film, from Capra's team, blends comedy and romance with sharp dialogue and brilliant direction.
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Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Hollywood
Iowa
Frank Capra
Gable
Miss Colbert
Pogether
Listen to Leon! staged by Coggon High School cast
The three act comedy by Janice Gard will be presented at the Coggon opera house Wednesday evening with an all high school cast. Participants include Lorraine Kinley George Lyons Darlene Knott A J McEnamy Clarence Blanchard A D Whitney Harriet Hamilton and Philomena Laurence. Miss Darlene Duke and Miss Eva Larson are instructors.
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Coggon
Leon
Janice Gard
Coggon Opera House
Lorraine Kinley
George Lyons
Darlene Knott
A. J. McEnamy
Clarence Blanchard
A. D Whitney
Harriet Hamilton
Philomena Laurence
Darlene Duke
Eva Larson
McKinley Junior High to Stage Big Time Play
McKinley junior high students will perform the school play Big Time in the auditorium on March 5 and 6 with a 2 p.m. matinee Monday and a 7 45 p m public show Tuesday. The production features a two act structure plus a one act Driftwood and a backstage epilogue Large Cast under director Miss Esther Copp with Miss Ina Hibbard of Washington High School assisting.
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McKinley Junior High
Nancy
Janet Drew
Peggy Bode
Mary
Pauline
Maregaret Ann Foster
Harriett
Burton Peddycourt
Gardner
Void
Robert Rummell
Douglas
Jack Holman
Rupert
Jack Swan
Bill
Lee Dvorak
Gregory
Hercules Brown
Larry McKay
Harry
Grant Wetzel
David
Union Jack composed of three crosses
The flag of Great Britain combines the crosses of St George St Andrew and St Patrick into one banner. The royal union dates to historic agreements and represents three nations within the United Kingdom.
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Great Britain
St. George
St. Andrew
St. Patrick
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March
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Virginia McLean
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