Durante Comedy at Iowa Rates Well
Jimmy Durante shines in Strictly Dynamite at the Iowa theater delivering clowning singing and slapstick as Moxie Slaight. A satirical look at radio writers and performers the film pairs Durante with Lupe Velez and William Gargan in a light entertaining feature praised for music by Isham Jones orchestra and a standout Rachmaninoff Prelude.
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Jimmy Durante
Moxie Slaight
Iowa Theater
Durante
Moxie
Mills Brothers
Norman Foster
William Gargan
Lupe Velez
Marian Nixon
Isham Jones
Rachmaninoff
Walter Catlett
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Mrs Cord's Sister Denies Magnate Was Threatened
Beverly Hills reports say E L Cord and his family fled California for England amid kidnap threats. Mrs Don P Smith, Cord’s sister in law, calls the rumors ridiculous and asserts the trip is a planned pleasure journey delayed by work and a young child’s age.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
INS
E. L. Cord
California
England
Don P. Smith
Cord
Mrs. Smith
Undescended Testicles in Boys Question Operative Need
Dr. William Brady reviews cryptorchidism findings from Boston and St. Paul schools. Spontaneous descent occurs in many cases by age fourteen, with some delaying to fifteen or sixteen. Operation is not universally successful and is not always indicated. Drake and Newell argue against delaying until after puberty.
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Boston
St. Paul
Carl B. Drake
E. D. Newell
Drake
Aluminum ware myths and public health warnings
A 1934 column debunks claims that aluminum cookware poisons users and warns readers about self styled experts. It argues aluminum ware is safe, criticizes impostors posing as doctors, and urges reliance on reputable education over fear mongering.
Theaters Show Mix of Classics Across Downtown Venues
Paramount presents Manhattan Melodrama featuring Clark Gable William Powell and Myrna Loy. Iowa venue offers Strictly Dynamite with Jimmy Durante and Lupe Velez. State shows Double Door with Mary Morris Evelyn Venerable and Kent Taylor. Palace screens Silver Dollar and I Am Suzanne with Edward G Robinson. Rialto offers Song of the Fagie with Charles Bickford and Mary Brian and Ghost Valley with Tom Keene. Olympic showcases Lucky Devils with Bill Boyd and Rosco Ates and Fid diin Buckaroo with Ken Maynard and Gloria Shea.
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Paramount
Clark Gable
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Iowa
Jimmy Durante
Lupe Velez
State
Mary Morris
Evelyn Venerable
Kent Taylor
Palace
Edward G. Robinson
Am Suzanne
Rialto
Charles Bickford
Mary Brian
Ghost Valley
Tom Keene
Pippin faces love and choices in a tense lunch
Pippin endures a lunch with Edward. Sonia wants a white wedding with her sister as maid of honor. Edward asks Pippin to be bridesmaid with Kathleen, while Kevin presses Pippin about Bill's departure and her own loneliness. The scene blends romance, ambition, and the pressure of social ties.
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Pippin
Edward
Kathleen
Sonia
Kevin
Mother
Louis
Bisherty
Mathiaes
Mary
David
Bill
Navy
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A dialogue driven scene follows characters Pippin and Kathleen discussing fate, control, and Edward in a strained relationship. Amid reflections on personal patterns, Kathleen remarks on pink and blue, while Pippin notes Edward’s supposed strength and honor driving him toward marriage. After days of meetings, no progress or proposal occurs, leaving her hopeful but unkissed.
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Pippin
Edward
Sonia
Kathleen
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