Gateways and Gals on Screen at Local Theaters This Week
The week brings many film options including Career which comes Friday at the Iowa with John Archer and Alice Eden in their screen debut. Also Good Girls Go to Paris with Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas, Invitation to Happiness at the Paramount, The Lady From Kentucky at the State, Lady and the Mob with Ida Lupino, Man About Town with Jack Benny and Dorothy Lamour, and Susannah of the Mounties starring Shirley Temple Randolph Scott and Margaret Lockwood.
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John Archer
Alice Eden
Phil Stong
Joan Blondell
Melvyn Douglas
Paris
Paramount
Irene Dunne
Fred MacMurray
State Theater
Kentucky
Hugh Herbert
Zasu Pitts
George Raft
Ellen Drew
Fay Bainter
Ida Lupino
Jack Benny
Dorothy Lamour
Paramount Theater
Shirley Temple
Randolph Scott
Margaret Lockwood
Susannah of the Mounties
The
State
Career at the Iowa theater opens with Hawkeye tale
The Iowa theater debuts Career next Friday, a vivid adaptation of Phil Stong’s Hawkeye state novel. Anne Shirley Edward Ellis lead a cast with Alice Eden John Archer and others, weaving romance, bank collapse and a mob stand into a human photo drama. Street of Missing Men and a March of Time feature accompany the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
Phil Stong
Hawkeye State
Anne Shirley
Edward Ellis
Alice Eden
John Archer
Ellis
Samuel Hinds
Janet Beecher
Leon Errol
Raymond Hatton
Charles Bickford
Harry Carey
Tommy Ryan
Mabel Todd
Guvin Williams
Invitation to Happiness at the Paramount
The Paramount presents Invitation to Happiness starring Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray with Charlie Ruggles. MacMurray plays a prize fighter whose rise to world champion strains his marriage with Dunne after he must barnstorm abroad for backing.
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Paramount Theater
Paramount
Irene Dunne
Fred MacMurray
Charlie Ruggles
Billy Cook
William Collier, Jr
Marion Martin
Charlie
Collier
Fred
Irene
Racing drama with Lovely Ellen Drew in Kentucky stable
A noble sport tale centers on Lovely Ellen Drew as a gentlewoman inheriting a Kentucky racing stable. Raft leads a bookie operation while Hugh Herbert and Zasu Pitts provide comic support as the plot follows racing, fortune, and a fall into debt. Big Town Czar by Ed Sullivan promises a New York racketeer warfare expose with Barton MacLane and Eve Arden among the cast.
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Lovely Ellen Drew
Old
Kentucky
Hugh Herbert
Zasu Pitts
Raft
George
Ed Sullivan
America
New York City
Barton MacLane
Tom Brown
Eve Arden
Jack LaRue
Frank Jenks
Walter Woolf King
Shirley Temple Stars in Susannah of the Mounties at State Theater
Shirley Temple headlines Susannah of the Mounties a Northwest frontier drama showing through Wednesday at the State theater. She plays the sole survivor of an Indian massacre adopted by a Mountie post with Martin Good Rider as a young Blackfeet ally. Also featured are Randolph Scott and Margaret Lockwood. The Bulldog Drummond mystery Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police accompanies the show with John Howard and Heather Angel in the cast.
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Old Northwest
Shirley Temple
Susannah
The
State Theater
Shirley
Randolph Scott
Margaret Lockwood
Martin Good Rider
Hollywood
J. Farrell MacDonald
Maurice Moscovich
Victor Jory
Secret Police
John Howard
Heather Angel
H. B. Warner
Reginald Denny
E. E. Clive Head
Mystery Story Is Rialto Headliner
The Rialto will open Sunday with Hugh Wiley’s detective tale “Mr Wong, Detective” starring Boris Karloff. Cast includes Grant Withers Maxine Jennings and Evelyn Brent. Co feature is Rough Riders Roundup with Roy Rogers. Also Flying G Men chapter three and a Disney Donald Duck cartoon.
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Hugh Wiley
Collier’s Magazine
Rialto Theater
Boris Karloff
Mickey Rooney stars in Huckleberry Finn at Palace
Huckleberry Finn starring Mickey Rooney brings Mark Twain’s whimsy to life on the Palace screen. With Walter Connolly William Frawley Lynne Carver and Jo Ann Sayers in key roles the film leads today and through Wednesday. A second feature Twelve Crowded Hours stars Richard Dix with Lucille Ball in a brisk melodrama set in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Rooney
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
Mickey
Walter Connolly
William Frawley
Lynne Carver
Jo Ann Sayers
Palace Theater
Richard Dix
New York
Lucille Ball
Recall in American politics origins during Continental Congress
The recall concept emerged in colonial America when Pennsylvania delegates refused to sign the Declaration of Independence and were recalled, with replacements sent by other delegates.
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Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Kay Francis Stars In Aviation Drama
Kay Francis leads in Women in the Wind a Warner Bros drama opening Tuesday at the Paramount. The film follows a woman who wins a transcontinental women only air derby earning 15000 dollars to fund a cure for her crippled brother. Cast includes William Gargan Victor Jory Maxie Rosenbloom Eve Arden and Sheila Bromley. A second feature Charlie Chan in Reno stars Sidney Toler with Ricardo Cortez and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Brothers
Kay Francis
William Gargan
Paramount Theater
Victor Jory
Maxie Rosenbloom
Eve Arden
Sheila Bromley
Charlie Chan
Quick Divorce
Reno
Sidney Toler
Ricardo Cortez
Brooks
Slim Summerville
Fay Bainter Stars In The Lady And The Mob At Iowa
Fay Bainter appears in The Lady And The Mob at the Iowa theater on Tuesday alongside Ida Lupino. The film follows a stalwart Valley Forge matron who buys an armored car and forms a mob to chase racketeers, risking her son's romance and inviting legal trouble. Also shown is Racketeers of the Range starring George O'Brien with Marjorie Reynolds in the leading role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Bainter
Ida Lupino
Iowa
Lee Bowman
Warren Hymer
Henry Armetta
Tom Dugan
George O’brien
Marjorie Reynolds
Arizona
Weeds as Helpful Allies in Garden Beds
An article argues weeds can aid soil health when left to decompose forming humus. It suggests cutting weeds near the surface and leaving roots to enrich soil, notes humus improves moisture retention, and advises on handling large weeds to prevent re-sprouting.
Lady's From Kentucky at State Theater Opens Thursday
Paramount romantic drama of the race track stars George Raft and Ellen Drew. A small time gambler and tout leading a twist filled plot opens this Thursday at the State theater.
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Hollywood
George Raft
Ellen Drew
Paramount
Kentucky
State Theater
George
Ancient Kusham Coin Found In Southern Rhodesia
A bronze Kusham dynasty coin from north-west India, dated around 150 A D, was found in Inyanga district Southern Rhodesia. The obverse bears Kusham ruler Havishka. No known local importers link the coin to recent activity, making its presence a mystery to archaeologists.
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Salisbury
S. Rhodesia
INS
Inyanga
Rhodesia
British Museum
Kusham
North-West
India
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Drummond
John Howard Beather
Angel E. E. Clive
Paramount Hit
Margaret On
Cedar Park
Thoma
Gary Wayne
Battle OF Music
Mystery Story
Rialto Headliner
Huckleberry Finn
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Hanford Post OF
American Legion
Ama
J. L. Rhea
Rialto
Netty
Mary Bart Batten
Disney
Lafayette
Lafayette Cafe
John Thomas
Morth. Singe
Louis
Galento
Aramouint
Aloe Curtis
Jean Peery
Directed By
Alexander Tell
Charley Grapewin
Jane Bryan
Irene Dan
Fred MacMarre
Southern Rhodesia
Andy Hardy
Aes Atic Lynne Carver
Ann Sayers
Henry Senne
Tiny Hill
Thornwood
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