The Currency Family Of Penny The Puppies And A Stray Dog
The tale centers on a dog named Dumpy who has repeatedly returned money to her owners. She birthed seven puppies on Nov 30 1938 named Penny Nickel Dime Two Bits Four Bits Six Bits and Dollar. The family tracked the dog as she led them toward an old gravel pit then evaded capture while bringing home mostly singles and occasional five dollar bills. Authorities were notified and the story attracted newspaper attention, leaving the family with little privacy.
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Dumpy
Cobb
Five Came Back shines in Iowa theaters with an all star cast
Iowa Picture Friday features Five Came Back opening Friday at the Iowa theater with Chester Morris Lucille Ball Wendy Barrie John Carradine Allen Jenkins Joseph Calleia C Aubrey Smith Kent Taylor Patric Knowles Elisabeth Risdon in a tale of plane passengers stranded in the Brazilian jungle amid love triangles heroism and a tense rescue the co feature Blondie Takes A Vacation stars Penny Singleton Arthur Lake and Larry Simms in the Chic Young comic strip adaptation
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Hat
Iowa
Chester Morris
Lucille Ball
Wendy Barrie
John Carradine
Allen Jenkins
Joseph Calleia
C. Aubrey Smith
Kent Taylor
Patric Knowles
Elisabeth Risdon
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Dagwood
Larry Simms
Daisy
Hardy Family At The Paramount Now
The Hardy troupe returns in Andy Hardy Gets Spring, featuring Polly Benedict and Rose Meredith in a love triangle. Andy writes a class play to win a lead, while the Judge recoups losses and Rose reveals an engagement, leaving Andy to reconfirm Polly as his true love.
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Hardys
Andy Hardy
Paramount Theater
Andy
Polly Benedict
Rose Meredith
Rose
Fay Holden
Sara Haden
Mother Hardy
Aunt Milly
Cecilia Parker
Marian
Ann Rutherford
Polly
Helen Gilbert
Terry Kilburn
Stickin
Mutiny on the Bounty and The Champ At State Theater
State theater shows two Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hits Mutiny on the Bounty and The Champ. The Bounty features Clark Gable Charles Laughton Franchot Tone in a sea epic of a harsh captain and shipboard drama. The Champ stars Wallace Beery with Jackie Cooper Irene Rich and Roscoe Ates in a heartfelt boxing drama celebrated as Beery’s top performances.
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Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studios
Clark Gable
Charles Laughton
Franchot Tone
High Seas
Laughton
Gable
Tone
South Sea Islands
Mystery of Dumpy the Money-Collecting Dog
A dog named Dumpy repeatedly finds and returns one dollar bills daily, drawing reporters and neighbors who fail to uncover the source. Bank tests confirm the bills are genuine. no counterfeit, no “wanted” notes. By months in, $166 exists in the hoard as Dumpy continues her strange routine.
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Dumpy
Maisie at the New State theater in Big Horn Wyoming
The film Maisie opens at the New State theater on Thursday. Ann Sothern plays a stranded honky tonk showgirl in Big Horn during Rodeo week, while Ruth Hussey’s character tries to split up an affair. Robert Young portrays a rehabilitated ranch manager amid rivalries and a fatal turn. It Could Happen to You co stars Stuart Erwin and Gloria Stuart.
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East
New York
Young
Hunter
Stuart Erwin
Gloria Stuart
Streets of New York at Rialto Stars Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper headlines the Rialto in Streets of New York where he plays a mature regular boy guiding young gangsters away from crime. The film showcases his effort to teach that the wrong path is not the best path.
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Jackie Cooper
Rialto Theater
New York
Hollywood High School Boy in The Night Riders Run
Jackie appears in a functionally themed picture to show good fellowship. supported by Martin Spellman and Marjorie Reynolds with Dick Purcell and George Cleve land. The Night Riders stars John Wayne Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune in a fast western adventure. Flying G Men chapter and a Donald Duck cartoon complete the attractions.
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Jackie
Hollywood
Martin Spellman
Marjorie Reynolds
Dick Purcell
George Cleveland
John Wayne
Ray Corrigan
Max Terhune
Kennedy
Donald Duck
Beery And Taylor In Palace Picture at Palace Theater
Beery and Taylor headline Stand Up and Fight a Palace Theater action drama set in 1850 detailing railroad versus stagecoach rivalries. Florence Rice leads, with Broderick and Bickford in featured roles. Second feature Beauty For the Asking stars Ball, Knowles, Woods. Also notes a La Grange monument for 17 soldiers and Santa Anna’s 1842 execution plan.
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Wallace Beery
Robert Taylor
Palace Theater
Beery
Taylor
Florence Rice
Helen Broderick
Charles Bickford
Lucille Ball
Patric Knowles
Donald Woods
la Grange
Tex
Santa Anna
Paramount and Iowa Theaters Feature 1949 Stars In New Films
The page lists current and upcoming premieres with stars including Shirlay Ross Bob Hope and Gene Krupa in Soma Like It Hot at the Paramount. It Stole A Million with George Raft Claire Trevor at the Iown theater. A Woman Is The Judge with Frieda Inescort Otto Kruger opens Tuesday at the Iowa theater. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever stars Mickey Rooney Cecilia de—al Rutherford Fay Holden Lewis Stone Sara Haden at the Paramount. Maisie starring Ann Sothern Robert Young arrives Thursday at the State. Mutiny On The Bounty with Franchot Tone Clark Gable and Charles Laughton is now at the State.
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Gene Krupa
Shirlay Ross
Bob Hope
Paramount
Iown
George Raft
Claire Trevor
Frieda Inescort
Otto Kruger
Iowa
Andy Hardy
Paramount Theater
Mickey Rooney
Cecilia Eal Ann Rutherford
Fay Holden
Lewis Stone
Sara Haden
State Theater
Ann Sothern
Robert Young
Maisie
Franchot Tone
Clark Gable
Charles Laughton
Dumpy the clever dog returns with a dollar find
In 1938 Dumpy, a Doberman Irish setter cross owned by Mrs. Harvey C. Stiles of Granary Cottage San Jose Mission San Antonio Texas, carried home a crumpled one dollar bill crusted with earth. The remarkable gift drew awe from neighbors as the dog stood by awaiting praise.
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Dumpy
Harvey C. Stiles
Granary Cottage
San Jose Mission
San Antonio
Texas
Hope Ross Krupa Star In Swing Hit
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross reunite for a Paramount swing comedy Some Like It Hot with Gene Krupa and his orchestra. The film opens at the Paramount theater Tuesday and features songs Thanks for the Memory Two Sleepy People The Lady’s in Love with You and Some Like It Hot.
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Bob Hope
Shirley Ross
Paramount
Gene Krupa
Paramount Theater
Bob and Shirley
Remo Biondi
Frank Loesser
Bob
Inside Information
June Lang
Dick Foran
Harry Carey
The
Force
A Woman Is the Judge Comes to Iowa Theater Tuesday
The drama features a judge who resigns from the bench to defend her daughter accused of murder. Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, and Rochelle Hudson star with Rochelle Hudson in a standout role. The companion feature Timber Stampede stars George O'Brien.
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Iowa Theater
Frieda Inescort
Otto Kruger
Rochelle Hudson
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D. MacBride
Allison
Rialto
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the Champ
Beery and
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Rial
Rt Payson Terhune’s
Atales of Realdogs
Vet Metel
M. Rinehart & Edgar Allen, Ltd
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Lee
Mickey
Murat
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Iecturesque Ie
Paramount News World
Lafayette
John Thomas
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Ross
Krupa
Tre
Thornwood
Cedar Rapids
Henry Senne
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