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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1939
Page
39
Mrs Spencer leaves her husband over a pampered dog and his defense of their pet. He files an eight page penciled statement in probate alleging she deserted him and sought separate maintenance while claiming she demanded the dog’s death. The case highlights long running dog related tensions in court.
Darryl F. Zanuck presents Young Mr. Lincoln directed by John Ford starring Henry Fonda as a young Abraham Lincoln in seven years of youth and a famed moonlight murder trial. The feature pairs Torchys Runs For Mayor with a cast including Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver Ai Lee Whelan.
Paramount screens Jeanette MacDonald in Broadway Serenade showing the versatile star in a musical about a young singer and her husband. Lew Ayres plays Jimmy Seymour with Frank Morgan Ian Hunter and Al Shean in supporting roles. A second feature, The Kid from Texas stars Dennis O Keefe Florence Rice and Buddy Ebsen with a light comedy western plot.
Friday screening of The Sun Never Sets with Basil Rathbone. The Mikado in technicolor features Jean Colin and Kenny Baker at Town theater. Lucky Night with Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy at Paramount. First Offenders starring Walter Abel and Beverly Roberts heads to Iowa Tuesday. Broadway Serenade with Jeanette MacDonald and Lew Ayres opens Tuesday at Paramount. Pygmalion with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller at State theater. Young Mr Lincoln stars Henry Fonda opening Thursday at State.
A film pairing presents First Offenders with Walter Abel as a crusading district attorney who quits his job to rehabilitate delinquent youths aged 16 to 21 by running a trade farm. Johnny Downs plays Abel’s toughest former ward seeking revenge, alongside Beverly Roberts and Iris Meredith. The companion feature is Trouble at Sundown starring George O’Brien.
Lavishly mounted film version of Shaw’s Pygmalion plays at the State theater through Wednesday. Leslie Howard shines as Professor Higgins and Wendy Hiller, a new screen star, makes Eliza Doolittle memorable. Supporting turns by Wilfred Lawson and Marie Lohr add to the presentation alongside the companion feature On Trial with Lindsay, Litel, and Chapman.
Jackie Cooper headlines The Gangster Boy at the Rialto today through Tuesday. Supporting cast includes Robert Warwick Louise Larimer Tommy Wonder Selmar Jackson and Bobby Stone. Cooper plays Larry Kelly a high school athlete with drum and dance highlights in the program alongside Frontier Pony Express with Roy Rogers and the Lone Ranger serial.
The Palace screens Jesse James today through Wednesday, starring Tyrone Power in the title role with Henry Fonda as Frank James and Nancy Kelly as Jesse's wife. The second feature Peck's Bad Boy With The Circus introduces a new comedy series with Tomy, Kelly, and Ann Gillis leading.
A 62 year old retired Lynn, Massachusetts postman John F. Spencer sues for divorce after his Maine wife Susan clashes over his elderly police dog. The couple traveled through eighteen states then returned to find furniture gone and Spencer left to sleep on the floor as billing and dog care disputes strained the marriage.
Tonight Boyd Rae burn and his nationally known orchestra perform a lively dance program. Dancing from 9 p m to 1 a m with admittance five cents for ladies and five cents for gents. a popular social event with stylish entertainment.
Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor headline the Paramount comedy Lucky Night a sparkling Manhattan romance. Cora Jordan and Bill Overton meet by chance at a park bench, marry after a fling of luck and quarrel over wealth before a reunion. The film showcases New York’s nightlife and a buoyant mood.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr Basil Rathbone Virginia Field and Barbara O Neill head the cast in The Sun Never Sets a drama tracing the British empire from Queen Elizabeth to modern times and a feud between two brothers one loyal to service the other rebelling. Pan amd Lady with Lucille Ball and Allan Lane screens as co feature.
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