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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1937

Page

13

Kay Francis Stars In Stolen Holiday At Iowa Friday

Kay Francis headlines Stolen Holiday at the Iowa theater beginning Friday. She portrays a Paris mannequin who rises to fashion dictator while a rash of political scandals and riots unfold around her. Co feature We’re On The Jury stars Helen Broderick and Victor Moore in courtroom comedy.

Kay Francis Iowa Theater Miss Francis Coutouriere Kay Claude Vis France Paris Ian Hunter Alison Skipworth Alexander D'Arcy Betty Lawford Walter Kingsford Helen Broderick Victor Moore Miss Broderick Billy Gilbert Robert McWade Philip Huston Louise Latimer

Sitting On The Moon Heads New Rialto Program

Rialto presents Sitting On The Moon with Port Kelton and William Newell supporting stars Roger Pryor and Grace Bradley. Musical comedy features Henry Wadsworth Pierre Wat kin Henry Kolker William Jan ney June Martel Pat Gleason. No. 2 stars Johnny Mack Brown in The Undercover Man a G man era tale of stagecoach duels and rough justice.

Port Kelton William Newell Roger Pryor Grace Bradley Rialto Henry Wadsworth Pierre Watkin Henry Kolker William Janney June Martel Pat Gleason Johnny Mack Brown

Girls Dormitory Leads Palace Theater Lineup

Palace today through Wednesday features Girls Dormitory with Simone Simon in her American screen debut alongside Herbert Marshall and Ruth Chatterton in a revealing tale of first love. The Perfect Gentleman headlines with Frank Morgan headlining the cast and Cicely Courtneidge, Heather Angel, Herbert Mundin, and Una OConnor in supporting roles.

Simone Simon Hollywood the Palace Herbert Marshall Ruth Chatterton Frank Morgan Cicely Courtneidge England Heather Angel Herbert Mundin Una O’connor

Black Legion Melodrama At New State Theater

The New State hosts the melodrama Black Legion about a young auto mechanic who joins a patriotic order that becomes a racket. He participates in crimes, loses his family, faces murder charges, and exposes officers in court before they are sentenced for life.

Black Legion New State Theater Humphrey Bogart The Dick Foran Erin O’brien-Moore Dickie Jones

Join The Marines Opens Tuesday At Iowa Twin

Olympic javelin champion joins the marines to win a colonel’s daughter on a South Sea island. Paul Kelly plays the New York cop and sailor who becomes a marine hero after adventures against bushmen and plagues. Supporting cast includes Parnell Pratt and Reginald Denny.

Pacific Paul Kelly June Travis Iowa Theater Kelly New York Europe South Sea Parnell Pratt Reginald Denny Warren Hymer Sterling Halloway Sylvia Sidney London Oscar Homolka Desmond Tester John Loder

Glamorous Kay Francis in Stolen Holiday at Iowa

The Iowa theater screens Kay Francis in Stolen Holiday on Friday with George Brent also featuring in a double bill. Sylvia Sidney stars in The Woman Alone at the Iowa Tuesday while Victor Moore and Helen Broderick lead We're on the Jury opening Friday. Black Legion with Bogart and O'Brien Moore plays at New State through Monday.

Kay Francis Iowa Theater Upper Center Paramount Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Gladys Swarthout Major Bowes Paramount Theater Sylvia Sidney Victor Moore Helen Broderick Iowa Humphrey Bogart Erin O’brien-Moore New State Beverly Roberts George Brent James Oliver Curwood

Merle Oberon Turns Bath Time Into Sherry Spa

Merle Oberon favors using sherry in her bath for a pick me up after long studio days. She says a glass sprinkled into hot water soothes fatigue and headaches, followed by twenty minutes of rest with an ice compress and hazel pads.

Anna Merle Oberon Merle

Martha Raye Stars in Paramount Twin Bill This Week

Martha Raye appears in a two film program at the Paramount starting Tuesday. Hideaway Girl features Shirley Ross and Robert Cummings in a jewel theft tale with romance aboard a yacht after posing as a married couple. Sinners Take All follows a newspaper man helping a millionaire and daughter solve a murder spree.

Paramount Theater Martha Raye Shirley Ross Robert Cummings Margaret Lindsay Bruce Cabot Miss Ross Cummings

God's Country And The Woman Opens At New State

Warner brothers brings God's Country And The Woman to the New State theater for a week long run starting Saturday February 6. Starring George Brent and Beverly Roberts with a large supporting cast and scenes shot in natural color. The second feature is Mysteri ous Crossing with James Dunn Jean Rogers Andy Devine and Hobart Cavanaugh.

Warner Brothers James Oliver Curwood George Brent Beverly Roberts New State Theater Brent Miss ‘Roberts Barton MacLane Robert Barrat Allen Hale el Brendel Billy Bevan Joseph King Ree James Dunn Jean Rogers Andy Devine Hobart Cavanaugh

Florist Rates Co Stars by Flower Type

Hollywood florist Stephen MacDonald ranks silver screen stars by flowers with Greta Garbo as the water lily and Jean Harlow as an orchid. Helen Hayes appears as a varied hued dahlia while Eleanor Powell is a chrysanthemum and Joan Crawford a gardenia.

Jean Harlow Stephen MacDonald Helen Hayes Eleanor Powell Hollywood Florist MacDonald Joan Crawford Jean Parker Luise Rainer Madge Evans Greta Garbo

Hollywood Keeps Dead Soldiers for Staged Bottles

Hollywood studios store pre war and prohibition empty bottles as props. The bottles sit on shelves in the property department ready to be filled for future scenes.

Hollywood Calif

Vintage bottles aid film props in period and current scenes

Old champagne and wine bottles, tea and raspberry soda containers already emptied, serve as props in films. Some vintages are rare or unavailable, others are current liquids, saving the property department from creating new empties for period pictures.

Gene Raymond Presents Jeanette MacDonald Schnauzer Pups

Gene Raymond gives actress Jeanette MacDonald a pair of Schnauzer puppies. The gesture highlights their friendship and shared interest in dogs.

Gene Raymond Jeanette MacDonald

Garbo Skips Belts in New Garbo Film Madame Walewska

For the first time in years Garbo will wear no belts in her new picture Madame Walewska. She believes belts bring bad luck for her films and Adrian is banning them as they clash with the gowns he designs for her.

Garbo Madame Walewska Adrian

Japanese Sandman Remains Harlow Favorite Since First Hearing

The article notes that "Japanese Sandman" has long been actress Jean Harlow's favorite song, dating back to the first time she heard it.

Jean Harlow

Champagne Waltz to Open Friday at Paramount Theatre

The Texas Rangers duo Fred MacMurray and Jack Oakie star in Champagne Waltz coming to the Paramount for four days. Oakie leads much of the humor as MacMurray’s press agent with Herman Bing and others adding laughs. Set in modern Vienna, the plot pits swing against traditional waltz with Veloz and Yolanda performing solos and a 350-strong chorus, supported by Gladys Swarthout Fritz Leiber Vivienne Osborne and Frank Forest.

Texas Rangers Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Paramount Theater MacMurray Herman Bing Ernest Cossart Benny Baker Vienna Strausses Veloz Yolanda Gladys Swarthout Fritz Leiber Vivienne Osborne Frank Forest

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