Glitzy Cedar Rapids Week At Local Theaters
This week at Cedar Rapids cinemas features Ginger Rogers in Magnificent Doll at the Iowa with David Niven as Burr and Burgess Meredith as Madison. Paramount offers The Strange Woman with Hedy Lamarr. other titles include The Secret Heart and Shadow of a Woman. multiple venues host Westerns, dramas, and a Tom Sawyer reissue.
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Frank Borzage
Boston
Chester Morris
Ida Lupino
Robert Alda
Andrea King
Bruce Bennett
Morgan Conway
Bill Rides Again in The Perils of Pauline
William Farnum stars as himself in Paramount’s The Perils of Pauline with the same western outfit he wore in Riders of the Purple Sage. The silently famed actor headlines a revival of adventure and stunt filled entertainment.
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Film Listing Prominent Cast in State Showings
The Thursday page notes the Ben Ames Williams based picture with George Sanders and Louis Hayward. It highlights George Raft as Mr. Ace in the film at the State and also mentions Shadow of a Woman starring Helmut Dantine and Andrea King as a suspense feature.
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Stand-In Dream: UCLA Student Lands Elizabeth Taylor Job
Dorothy Miller a UCLA sophomore earned a chance to stand in for Elizabeth Taylor after writing a fan letter when Taylor’s stand-in left for New York. MGM brought her for an interview and hired her to stand in during The Rich Full Life. She continues night classes and will return to regular courses after filming.
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Hollywood gift leads Linda Darnell to invite fan
Mrs Helen Pidgeon of Los Angeles painted Linda Darnell’s portrait as Amber on a silk scarf and sent it to the actress. Darnell sent a studio car to fetch her fan and brought her to the set as a guest.
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Theaters Schedule Sunday Showings by Block
Feature times listed for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion venues. Main features include The Secret Heart The Man I Love Dick Tracy vs Cueball Mr Ace North of the Border Canyon Passage Swamp Fire Lawless Empire City a Conquest Perilous Holiday Night in Paradise Gypsy Wildcat Blood on the Sun Three Little Girls in Blue Ac Complice with multiple daily showings.
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Mozart Gives First Concert at Age Six
A historical note records Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart giving his first concert at the age of six, marking an early display of prodigious musical talent. The event reflects the young prodigy's early engagement with public performance and the beginnings of a legendary career in classical music.
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Thornhill to Lead New Orchestra at Danceland Thursday
Claude Thornhill return from service brings a new orchestra to Danceland for Thursday evening concerts. Thornhill, noted pianist composer and arranger, heads the group with classic and popular music roots and a background directed by Artie.
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Hollywood Blonde Kristine Miller Rekindles Film Career
Hollywood actress Kristine Miller, once discovered by Hal Wallis in San Francisco, discusses her entry into cinema. Her breakout scene in I Walk Alone featured a warm kiss from Kirk Douglas as she begins to navigate Hollywood work.
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Film Collector Jane Withers Buys 16 mm Prints
Film collector Jane Withers is purchasing 16 mm prints of all pictures in which she starred and is currently making Danger Street.
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Snowflake-Dropping On Movie Sets Sparks Whimsical Snow Scene
Hollywood reports an odd occupation on a wintry set at a railroad depot. A special-man drops artificial snowflakes on Phyllis Calvert to imply snowfall, using bleached cornflakes for snow scenes due to their white fluffy appearance.
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Promotions for Tri States Men in Cedar Rapids
MH D Grove promoted to Des Moines home office leaving State Theatre in Cedar Rapids to Vernon D Kinkead newly appointed manager. Robert R Ken becomes assistant manager at the State while Francis C Gillon shifts from Paramount to city manager for Tri States in Cedar Rapids.
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Young Actress Began Silent Roles as Young Mother
In her earliest silent films she played the mother character. She was only fourteen years old at the time.
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