Cagney at the Iowa Friday in Great Guy
James Cagney stars in a racketeer exposure drama at the Iowa theater Friday titled Great Guy. The film follows a crusading hero fighting short weight packages amid political scheming with Mae Clarke and others in support. An added feature Racing Lady stars Ann Fiera and Smith Ballew.
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James Cagney
Iowa
Saturday Evening Post
Johnny Cave
Marty Cavanaugh
Marty
Johnny
Janet
Mae Clarke
James Burke
Henry Kolker
Ann Fiera
Smith Ballew
Citronella Oil Temporarily Stimulates Sight Sense
The scent of citronella oil temporarily stimulates the sense of sight, causing a brief perceptual effect.
White Hunter stars Warner Baxter and June Lang at Paramount
Warner Baxter and June Lang reunite as romantic leads in White Hunter coming to the Paramount for three days. Baxter plays a white guide amid a savage land with Gail Patrick Alison Skipworth Wilfrid Lawson and George Has sell in supporting roles. The second feature Mad Holiday stars Elissa Landi and Edmund Lowe in a Chinatown murder mystery with Lowe as a film star Detective.
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Warner Baxter
June Lang
Paramount
Baxter
Gail Patrick
Alison Skipworth
Wilfrid Lawson
George Hassell
Elissa Landi
Edmund Lowe
Chinatown
Lowe
Miss Landi
After The Thin Man Plays At The Paramount
Starting Friday for four days at the Paramount the sequel to The Thin Man stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as a renowned detective who returns to San Francisco determined to quit sleuthing. A murder case draws him into Nob Hill and Chinatown with a sharp-witted supporting cast including James Stewart Elissa Landi and Joseph Calleia.
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Paramount
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Ace Detective
New York
San Francisco
Nob Hill
The
Golden Gate
Chinatown
James Stewart
Elissa Landi
Joseph Calleia
Stand-ins rely on noses to match stars’ shadows on set
Gregg Toland, photographic chief, says stand-ins must resemble Hollywood stars in every detail. A small nose difference alters shadows and light setup, risking delays the stand-ins are meant to prevent.
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Hollywood
Stern
Gregg Toland
Four 1930s film attractions headline Cedar Rapids lineup
The notice highlights major movies and stars coming to Cedar Rapids venues. William Powell and Myrna Loy in After the Thin Man show at the Paramount Friday for four days, Warner Baxter and June Lang in White Hunter at Paramount Tuesday, Glenda Farrell and Victor Moore in The Gold Diggers of 1937 at the Iowa theater, Louis Armstrong and his band in a Paramount stage show through Monday, James Cagney in Great Guy at the Iowa Friday, Sonja Henie in One in a Million at the New State next Saturday with Don Ameche, and Barbara Stanwyck with Joe McCrea in Banjo on My Knee at the New State.
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Cedar Rapids
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Paramount
Warner Baxter
June Lang
Glenda Farrell
Victor Moore
Iowa
Louis Armstrong
James Cagney
Guy
New State
Sonja Henie
Don Ameche
Barbara Stanwyck
Joe McCrea
Mississippi River
Getting Rest Is Janet Gaynor's Beauty Formula
Janet Gaynor advocates simple rest breaks for busy modern women with homes and jobs. She notes women rush through phone calls and tasks, and suggests short daytime breaks to close eyes and relax. She asks readers to notice how passengers often drive with the same intensity as the driver.
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Janet Gaynor
Janet
Gold Diggers of 1937 at the Iowa theater
The Iowa theater presents Gold Diggers of 1937 a musical comedy with songs dances and a troop of 200 chorus girls. Stars Dick Powell and Joan Blondell headline the production praised for its lavish numbers and entertaining spectacle.
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Iowa
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Powell
Million Dollar Life Policy Sparks Theater Intrigue
Victor Moore, a leading theatrical producer, hires a life insurance salesman after a million dollar policy purchase. Moore grows fond of the salesman and appoints him head of his stage enterprises as Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell reprise their famed gold digging roles. Romance between Joan and Dick intensifies while Glenda schemes to win Moore.
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Victor Moore
Moore
Joan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
Joan
Glenda
Air Thriller Tops Rialto Twin Bill Today
The thriller Fugitive in the Sky headlines Rialto showings from today through Tuesday starring Jean Muir and Warren Hull with Gordon Oliver Carlyle Moore Jr. Howard Phillips Winifred Shaw and Mary Treen. The second feature Boss Rider of Gun Creek stars Buck Jones with Muriel Evans Harvey Clark Tom Chatterton and others. A comedy and Cats round out the program.
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Rialto
Jean Muir
Warren Hull
Gordon Oliver
Carlyle Moore, Jr
Howard Phillips
Winifred Shaw
Mary Treen
Gun Creek
Buck Jones
Buck
Muriel Evans
Harvey Clark
Tom Chatterton
Joseph Swickard
Lee Phelps
Earnest Hilliard
Banjo On My Knee at New State theater
Review notes a river folk musical drama based on Tobacco Road with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in lead roles. Walter Brennan as Newt Holley provides comic rhythm with a one man band act. Twin bill includes Laughing at Trouble with Jane Darwell and a supporting cast.
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Mississippi River
New State Theater
Tobacco Road
Harry Hamilton
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Miss Stanwyck
Helen Westley
Buddy Ebsen
Walter Catlett
Anthony Martin
Katherine de Mille
McCrea
Jane Darwell
Sara Haden
Lois Wilson
Margaret Hamilton
Pert Kelton
John Carradine
Mercury Revealed as Dry Waterless World
Spectroscopic photographs show Mercury with no atmosphere and a sun baked, desert landscape. The planet appears arid and devoid of liquid water.
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Mercury
Anthony Adverse Headliner At The Palace Today
Anthony Adverse features today with showings Monday and Tuesday at the Palace. Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland lead a large cast in a sweeping drama spanning three continents with ninety eight speaking parts. The companion feature Here Comes Trouble stars Paul Kelly and Arline Judge.
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Anthony Adverse
the Palace
Fredric March
Olivia de Havilland
Edmund Gwenn
Claude Rains
Anita Louise
Steffi Dunn
Donald Woods
Ralph Morgan
Louis Hayward
Paul Kelly
Arline Judge
One In A Million Opens At New State With Star Cast
Sonja Henie headlines a dazzling ice musical at the New State theater with Don Ameche Adolphe Menjou Jean Hersholt Ned Sparks and the Ritz Brothers in a lavish Twentieth Century Fox spectacle. The program also features Crack Up with Peter Lorre and Brian Donlevy as a tense second feature.
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Sonja Henie
Don Ameche
Adolphe Menjou
Jean Hersholt
Ned Sparks
Ritz Brothers
Arline Judge
Borrah Minevitch
Dixie Dunbar
Leah Ray
Shirley Deane
Twentieth Century Fox
New State Theater
Peter Lorre
Brian Donlevy
Jack Mills Orchestra Set for Danceland Engagement
Jack Mills and a twelve member group, fresh from a Pacific coast and far west run, will perform at Danceland next Thursday night from 9 to 1. Manager Frank Brookhiser announces with Kay Austin as featured vocalist. Earlier, the band played Mission ballroom San Diego and Cocoanut Grove Seattle and appeared on NBC CBS and KFI. Tonight Bob Snyder headlines Danceland.
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Jack Mills
Danceland
Frank Brookhiser
Pacific Coast
Far West
Mission Ballroom
San Diego
Garden Dance Palace
Spokane
Rainbow Gardens
Denver
Club Victor
Seattle
Cocoanut Grove
Mills
NBC
CBS
KFI
Los Angeles
Calif
Brookhiser
Kay Austin
Bob Snyder
Helen Broderick Learns To Truck For We, the Jury
Helen Broderick adapts to a new film role in We, the Jury and teases a dancing partnership with Victo r Moore. The comedian began as a chorus dancer and has limited screen dance since switching to pictures, previously performing a solo comedy dance with Moore in Swing Time.
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Helen Broderick
Jury
Miss Broderick
Victor Moore
Moore
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