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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1939

Page

20

Kid From Kokomo At Iowa Friday

The Kid From Kokomo comes to the Iowa theater Friday with Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell and May Robson in a comedy about a fight manager and a groomed heavyweight champion who turns the tables and wins the title. Also shows The Zero Hour and other double features with cast lists and plot notes.

Kokomo Pat O’brien Wayne Morris Joan Blondell May Robson Iowa Theater Morris Maxie Rosenbloom Jane Wyman Wayne Stanley Fields Sidney Toler Otto Kruger Frieda Inezcort

Lincoln Picture Makes Hit At State

The State theater shows Young Mr. Lincoln through Wednesday, a lively departure from the sober statesman image. Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Aileen Whelan star with Henry Fonda as young Lincoln, supported by Eddie Collins and others. Torch y Runs for Mayor plays as the companion feature with Glenda Farrell and others.

Mr. Lincoln Abe Lincoln Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver Aileen Whelan Henry Fonda Young Lincoln Eddie Collins Pauline Moore Richard Cromwell Donald Meek Eddie Quillan Doris Bowden Glenda Farrell Torchy Marion MacLane Tom Kennedy

One Third of a Nation at Paramount Tuesday

Sylvia Sidney and Leif Erickson star in the screen version of the Broadway play One Third of a Nation at Paramount Tuesday. The film, drawing on Roosevelt’s call to aid the ill housed and nourished, follows Sidney’s slum daughter as she confronts vested interests with Erickson’s aid. A second feature, Winner Take All, with Tony Martin and Gloria Stuart, plays as well.

Sylvia Sidney Leif Erickson Paramount Theater Roosevelt America Miss Sidney Sweetheert Erickson Tony Martin Gloria Stuart

Rogers And Astaire In Palace Feature

Melody romance and dancing drive the musical comedy Carefree starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire at the Palace theater today and on Monday and Tuesday. Astaire plays a psychiatrist aiding his lawyer friend Ralph Bellamy whose fiancée is Rogers as the two lead a modern John Alden Miles Standish style plot with jokes built on psychoanalysis.

Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire Palace Theater John Alden-Miles Astaire Ralph Bellamy Miss Rogers

Astaire Rogers Film Stands Out as Fresh Classic

The review lauds the greatest Astaire-Rogers picture as a fresh standout not a carbon copy of prior work, highlighting a ripening of their talents. The second feature Lawless Valley stars George O'Brien in a blend of action and romance set amid gun smoke.

Astaire-Rogers Lawless Valley George O’brien

News Reel Shows King George and Queen Elizabeth in Washington

A special news reel featuring King George and Queen Elizabeth will be shown at the Iowa theater in Washington starting today. The installment captures royal scenes and promises a glimpse of the British monarchs for local audiences.

Washington Iowa Pore King George Queenlizabeth England Washington, D. C Iowa Theater

They Made Her a Spy at Iowa Theater Tuesday

A female government agent infiltrates a ruthless foreign spy ring in Washington. Sally Eilers and Allan Lane headline the film, with Miss Eilers using forged credentials to enter the organization and gain assignments at its secret capital headquarters.

Allen Lane Miss Eilers Fritz Leiber Frank M. Thomas Theodore von Eltz Addison Richards Michael Whalen Dolores Costello Virginia Weidler Washington Sally Eilers Allan Lane Iowa

Want Ads Promise Quick Cash On Unneeded Items

Advertisement suggests extra vacation cash by selling unused items through the Want Ads.

Western At Rialto Stars John Wayne

The Rialto presents Red River Range with John Wayne in a heroic lead alongside Ray Corrigan Max Terhune and Polly Moran through Tuesday. Also showing Under the Big Top with Annie Nagel Marjorie Main and Jack La Rue and The Lone Ranger Returns ends its serial. The Flying G Men opens with G men in the clouds plus a comedy and a Disney cartoon.

Red River Range John Wayne Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Polly Moran Annie Nagel Marjorie Main Jack la Rue

Return Of The Cisco Kid At State Theater Opens Thursday

Warner Baxter stars as The Cisco Kid in a romantic action tale opening at the State theater Thursday. Lynn Bari shines as the beauty pursued by Baxter and Cesar Romero plays the loyal yet fierce Lopez. Kane Richmond also appears as a rival for Bari’s character in this Western adventure.

Warner Baxter O. Henry Darryl F. Zanuck Lovely Lynn Bari Cesar Romero Lopez Cisco Kid Henry Hull Miss Bari Kane Richmond Cisco

Claudette Colbert Stars in It's a Wonderful World at Paramount

Claudette Colbert and James Stewart star in It's a Wonderful World at the Paramount. Colbert plays Edwina Corday the poetess as the duo solve a murder mystery with clever deductions and daring exploits. Supporting cast includes Kibbee Pendleton Drake Kennedy Truex and director W S Van Dyke II.

Claudette Colbert James Stewart Paramount Theater Miss Colbert Edwina Corday Stewart Guy Kibbee Nat Pendleton Frances Drake Edgar Kennedy Ernest Truex W. S. van Dyke II the Thin Man

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