Hollywood predictions for 1940 from Louella Parsons
In Washington predictions for 1940 include Vivien Leigh rising to major star status and possibly winning an Oscar with Jimmy Stewart for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Bigger road show productions, longer runtimes, and shifts away from double features are forecast. Marriages involve Marshall and Lee Russell Olivier and Leigh Shearer and Raft. Durbin and O Her a and Fitzgerald poised for stardom. Norma Shearer to star in The World We Make at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with a 100000 dollar bid. contracts extend.
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Vivien Leigh
Hollywood
Vivien
Jimmy Stewart
Mr. Smith
Washington
Herbert Marshall
Lee Russell
Laurence Olivier
Norma Shearer
George Raft
Maureen O'Hara
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Mary Martin
Deanna Durbin
Gselagy Shearer
Sidney Kingsley
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Norma
New York
Kingsley
M-G-M
Noel Coward
Immy Roosevelt Chooses The Bat For First Production
Immy Roosevelt selects The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart as his debut show. Walter De Leon adapts the mystery after scripting Cat and the Canary for Paramount. Also buys Storm in Paradise by Boehm and Verstappen for young Roosevelt's globe productions.
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Immy Roosevelt
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Avery Hopwood
Walter de Leon
Paramount
Young Roosevelt
Globe Productions
Paradise
George Boehm
Henri Verstappen
Ten to Thirty Years Ago in the Gazette
Mrs Elmer Burkhart traveled to Des Moines for a family reunion and to see her father after sixteen years. Two Cedar Rapids babies born in 1930 nearly tied for first, DeVerne Hersom Jr and Joseph Gaskill Jr. Visitors include Mrs Monroe Dill from Canada and Mrs Isa belle Dill. Locals welcome Mr and Mrs Frederick Luberger from Cincinnati to visit Pinney family. Y M C A appoints T S McFeaters of Johnstown as religious social and employment secretary. reception honors Rev. F W Garber new pastor at Church of the Brethren. The year begins with a temperature below zero.
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Elmer Burkhart
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
DeVerne Melville Hersom, Jr
DeVerne Hersom
Joseph Gaskill, Jr
Joseph Gaskill
Monroe Dill
Calder
Saskatchewan
Canada
H. W. Smith
Frank Hoppe
Dill
Isabelle Dill
Frederick Luberger
Cincinnati
F. B. Miller
Church of the Brethren
F. W. Garber
Mercury
Make Yourself at Home at Greene's Opera House
Local attendees enjoyed the comedy Make Yourself at Home at Greene's Opera House today. Henry Woodruff performed The Prince of Tonight among birds shown at the Waterloo state poultry show. Miss Sarah Hrbek received nineteen books from the Council on Higher Education for her University of Iowa work, a Nebraska faculty member visiting home for holidays. The city council approved a New Year play ground project north of the packing house near the former Sinclair church. Mrs. L. R. Weller and daughter Kate returned from Minneapolis after Christmas with Mrs. Weller's other daughter.
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Greene's Opera House
Waterloo
Sinclair
L. R. Weller
Kate
Minneapolis
Will of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. may stay private
The will of Douglas Fairbanks Sr may remain sealed if legally possible. It is known that his film property The Californian was left to Douglas Fairbanks Jr with the condition he produce and act in the film as part of his father’s wish.
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Fredric March
Freddy
Northwest Mounted Police
Cecil de Mille
C. B
Louis Hayward
Eddie Small
Madeleine Carroll
General Service
Paramount
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Douglas
Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Jack Holt Celebrates 24th Year as Movie Star
Hollywood buzz reports Jack Holt marks 24 years as a film star amid plans for a Hollywood harbor renaming and a three month leave by James Hilton to craft a new novel. Notables Claire Windsor Jack Mulhall Bryant Washburn Betty Compson Roscoe Ates join an Oakland personal appearance tour.
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Jack Holt
James Hilton
Warners
Hollywood
Chris Christensen
20Th Century-Fox
Santa Monica
Hollywood Harbor
Claire Windsor
Jack Mulhall
Bryant Washburn
Betty Compson
Roscoe Ates
Oakland
Hollywood snapshot notes New Year social swirl
Eyewitness column catalogs Lew Ayres June Lang Claire Trevor Anita Louise and other stars at cafes, hotels, and Palm Springs retreats. It notes Rose Bowl and races drawing Hollywood crowds to Arrowhead Springs and Mayflower lounge with Don Kahn, Keith Carlin, and Governor Young connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Washington
Lew Ayres
June Lang
Claire Trevor
Anita Louise
Hartford
Conn
Arrowhead Springs
Harry Joe Brown
Sally Eilers
Joan Bennett
Edward G. Robinson
Palm Springs
Gene Raymond
Jeanette MacDonald
Don Kahn
Ann Rutherford
Keith Carlin
Governor Young
California
Stevens
Mr. Carlin
June Preisser
David Hopkins
Cherry Preisser
Cherry
Harry Hopkins
David
Gulliver's Travels Sticks Around Paramount Theater
Gulliver's Travels continues at the Paramount for three more days for Cedar Rapids and nearby residents. The feature includes Gabby the town crier and the tiny Lill characters, with short further attractions like Football Review Think First Crime Doesn't Pay and late Paramount News.
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Gulliver
Paramount Theater
Cedar Rapids
Lillput
Gabby
Paramount
Paramount News
Thanksgiving, World Peace, And Gambits In Social Advice
A reflective note hopes for world peace and safety while praising personal liberty. A Miss Manners column covers two letters about age gaps in friendships with a 14 year old and dating multiple partners, advising balance, variety, and considerate behavior to avoid harming others or damaging reputation.
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Miss Manners
Rachel
Hunchback of Notre Dame heads to Iowa stages
At the theaters in Iowa The Hunchback of Notre Dame plays with Charles Laugh ton Maureen O'Hara and Cedric Hardwicke. Paramount offers Gulliver's Travels a full length technicolor cartoon. Other shows feature Call A Messenger and Panama Lady with stars in multiple venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
the Hunchback of
Notre Dame
Charles Laughton
Maureen O’hara
Cedric Hardwicke
Paramount
Gulliver's Travels
Gabby
Gulliver
Sheathing Boards Improve Wind Dust Moisture Protection
Various sheathing boards on the market retard wind filtration and moisture while insulating against heat cold and noise. The sheathing provides maximum protection when used on outer walls with color paneling on interior walls.
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Ins
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Susan Hayward
Aileen Whelan
Ronnie Reagan
Capitol
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Ray
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Mary Carlisle
Universal
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Cassidy's
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Williams
Curly
Trwkrtians
H. J. Whitfield
C. W. Kidd
T. W. Mason
T. S. McFeaters
Johnstown
Y.M.C.A
Victor Hugo
Clifton Fadiman
FRANKLIN P_ ADAMS
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Oscar Levent
Ster Im
Merrie Melody
Graf Spee
Lee
Sonja Henie
Ray Milland
Robert Cummings
Billy Halop
Huntz Hall
Palace
Errol Flynn
Olivia de Havilland
Dodge City
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Rialto
Gene Autry
Danger Flight
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Strand
Pat O’brien
Margaret Lindsay
Tarzan
Johnny Weissmuller
Touchdown Review
Pargent
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Paramount Picture
Danceland
Lloyd Wells and His Orchestra
WMT
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Sheridan
Panama
Lucille Ball
Allan Lane
Singer Theaters
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Duam
Ogre
Sophie Tucker
Leave IT TO Me
Cole Porter
Bellz and
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Clyde Bysom
Geo
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