Yellow Jack at New State Promises Pearly Era War Drama
The New State hosts Yellow Jack opening Thursday chronicling a post Spanish American War Cuban yellow fever commission. Robert Montgomery leads volunteers as human guinea pigs under Major Walter Reed with Virginia Bruce as a nurse and Lewis Stone as Reed. Companion feature Over the Wall stars Dick Foran June Travis and John Litel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Montgomery
Virginia Bruce
New State Theater
Cuba
Montgomery
O’hara
Miss Bruce
Washington
Lewis Stone
Walter Reed
Andy Devine
Henry Hull
Charles Coburn
Buddy Ebsen
Henry O'Neill
Janet Beecher
William Henry
Alan Curtis
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing Prison
Warner Brothers
United States
Dick Foran
June_ Travis
John Litel
George E. Stone
New State
Two Features On Iowa Bill Tuesday
A tender tale of a girl near adulthood fronts the Iowa theater lineup Tuesday with The Girl Was Young starring Nora Pilbeam in her first adult role as the daughter of a widowed police officer. She aids an accused murderer and endures a string of perilous adventures alongside Derrick De Marney in the lead. The co feature The Marines Are Here stars June Travis and Gordon Oliver with Guvnn Williams, Ray Walker, Billy Dooley, and Pat Gleason in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Nora Pilbeam
Derrick de Marney
Percy Marmont
Edward Rigby
Pamela Carme
June Travis
Gordon Oliver
Guvnn Williams
Ray Walker
Billy Dooley
Pat Gleason
Three Comrades at Paramount Theater
The film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's postwar novel "Three Comrades" plays at the Paramount theater featuring Robert Taylor and Margaret Sullavan in a story of European chaos and friendship after war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erich Maria Remarque
Paramount Theater
Robert Taylor
Margaret Sullavan
Turbulent Europe Love Story Brings Franchot Tone to Fore
Franchot Tone and Robert Young star in a Remarque inspired romance set after World War I era upheavals. Taylor deepens as Erich, returning from the front to find hope in Patricia’s embrace. Tone shines as Koster sacrificing his racing car to fund Patricia’s operation. Young plays Lenz, killed amid a political demonstration. A Henry King musical closes the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franchot Tone
Robert Young
Europe
Taylor
Erich
Patricia
Miss Sullavan
Tone
Koster
Lenz
Henry King
Kidnaped Pleases New State Crowds
The world’s great stories inspire the great motion picture Kidnaped now showing at the New State theater. Starring Warner Baxter Freddie Bartholomew and Aileen Whelan the adventure follows Alan Breck leading clans against George III’s domain with David Balfour targeted by an unscrupulous uncle. Cast includes C Aubrey Smith Reginald Owen John Carradine Nigel Bruce Ralph Forbes H B Warner. The companion feature Little Miss Thoroughbred stars John Litel Frank McHugh Ann Sheridan and Janet Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
New State Theater
Warner Baxter
Freddie Bartholomew
Aileen Whelan
Alan Breck
North Country
George III
David Balfour
America
C. Aubrey Smith
Reginald Owen
John Carradine
Nigel Bruce
Ralph Forbes
H. B. Warner
Mayerling Arrives in Iowa On Friday
The film Mayerling arrives at the Iowa theater Friday presenting the doomed romance of Archduke Rudolph and Baroness Marie Vetsera with Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux. The co feature The Saint in New York follows a romance between a mysterious girl and a young adventurer opposing gangster barons, starring Louis Hayward Kay Sutton Sig Rumann Paul Guilfoyle and Charles Halton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Strauss
Paris
Mayerling
Iowa Theater
Archduke Rudolph
Charles Boyer
Marie Vetsera
Danielle Darrieux
Rudolph
the Saint
New York
Louis Hayward
Kay Sutton
Sig Rumann
Paul Guilfoyle
Charles Halton
The Girl Was Young shines at the Lowe on Tuesday
Nova Pilbeam stars in The Girl Was Young making her screen debut as the Lowe presents the film this Tuesday. The page also lists other new screenings at multiple theaters including Three Comrades at Paramount and It Met My Love Again at Paramount with Joan Bennett and Henry Fonda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Robert Taylor
Margaret Sullavan
Franchot Tone
Robert Young
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Irene Dunne
Roberta
Joan Bennett
Henry Fonda
Jay Mills at Thornwood Tonight with His Orchestra
Jay Mills returns from an eastern engagement to headline at the New Thornwood ballroom tonight with his orchestra and entertaining features. An accompanying act by Marshall Vanpool and twelve versatile artists appears next Saturday with Ethel Powell and Lee Cornwell providing vocal interpolations. Powell has recent experience with Jack Crawford's and Henry Busse's orchestras.
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Jay Mills
United States
Thornwood Ballroom
Marshall Vanpool
Thornwood
Ethel Powell
Lee Cornwell
Miss Powell
Jack Crawford
Henry Busse
Buccaneer Heads New Bill At Palace
Palace theater shows The Buccaneer a sweeping 1812 era epic with Fredric March as Jean Lafitte. Margot Grahame stars as a New Orleans belle in love with March, Franciska Gaal appears as a Dutch girl survivor turned maid. The companion film Night Spot features Parkyakarkus and cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Republic
Palace Theater
Fredric March
Jean Lafitte
Gulf Coast
Margot Grahame
New Orleans
March
Franciska Gaal
Parkyakarkus
Joan Woodbury
Alan Lane
Silent Barriers Headlines Rialto Program
Close to a million dollars funded the feature Silent Barriers starring Richard Arlen Lilli Palmer and Antoinette Cellier filmed entirely in the Canadian Rockies. Notable scenes include a forest fire under shifting winds a train sinking in bogs and a mountain side dynamiting. The bill also includes The Call Of The Mesquiteers western thrill feature and the Lone Ranger ninth chapter serial along with the Three Stooges comedy We We Mon sieur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Richard Arlen
Lilli Palmer
Antoinette Cellier
Canadian Rockies
Call of the Mesquiteers
Three Stooges
Former Cutlery Grinders Become Famous Singers
In Solingen Germany baritone Max Kohl, 15 years a table cutlery grinder, appears in grand opera and sparks talk that grindstone history may influence voice. Others from Solingen rising to fame include Max Roth of Stuttgart Opera, F E Engels of Cologne station, and Carl Hartmann debuting as tenor at Bayreuth this year.
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Solingen
Germany
Ins
Max Kohl
Sheffield
Kohl
Max Roth
Stuttgart
F. E. Engels
Cologne
Carl Hartmann
Gladys Swarthout Credits Diet For Marital Happiness
Gladys Swarthout credits an anti divorce diet for marital happiness. Stars including Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond, Gary Cooper with Sandra Shaw, Claudette Colbert with Joel Pressman, Bing Crosby with Dixie Lee, and Dorothy Lamour with Herbie reveal private routines to preserve marriages as Hollywood faces a divorce rate drop in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Swarthout
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Sandra Shaw
Claudette Colbert
Joel J. Pressman
Bing Crosby
Dixie Lee
Dorothy Lamour
Herbie
Hollywood couples map five year plan ending with baby
The passage notes Kaye and Dorothy pursuing a five year plan culminating in Dorothy's retirement this year to have her first baby. It asserts many Hollywood marriages now follow programs to ensure harmony in domestic relations.
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Kaye
Dorothy
Hollywood
Jealous Comedienne Forces Scene Cut From Film
A famous comedienne’s furious jealousy led to a less prominent but deserving actress taking a notable scene. The star screamed, the scene was cut, and the studio allowed the outburst to go unpunished.
Juveniles From Dead End Get New Softer Roles
Hollywood notes say the Dead End gang are easing from tough guy parts. Bobby Jordan and Bonita Granville show budding gentleness amid industry talk of changes for Huntz Halli and Rigaud return to first names. Donald O Connor eyed as a versatile kid star amid studio guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Huntz Halli
Dippy
Hall
Warner Brothers School
Beth Clapton
Humphrey Bogart
Love And Hisses Heads Strand Bill
The Strand presents Love and Hisses an all laughter comedy starring Walter Winchell Ben Bernie and Simone Simon as the headline act with The Last Stand a Bob Baker action feature pairing for a double bill. Winchell and Bernie trade barbs while a staged fraud plot unfolds and Simon’s contractual ties to Bernie are revealed. The Kohinoor diamond note appears as a separate royal era fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
Bem
Bernie Simone Simon
Ben Bernie
Simone Simon
Strand Theater
Bob Baker
Winchell
Bernie
Love
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Paramount Bill
Stooges
Roller Skating
Udesen
Foint Road
Mammond Organ
Nova Pilbeam
Lowe
Arleen Whelan
Buccaneer
Bill
Palace
Wealla
FrepBeest
Peters Emp
Akim Tamirofe
Margot Graname
Walter Brenwan
A Et
New Third Ave
Virginia
Jerome Kern
Purdom
Tracy
Young
AA Li
Aniaes
Paul Marrison
N.E. Rollywood
Bobby Jordan
Hellions
Mr. Jordan
Bonita Granville
Georges Rigaud
Rigaud
Raymond Scott
Scott
Monkey Lee
Jane Withers
Jane
Donald O'Connor
Fred MacMurray
Wesley Ruggles
Film Welfare League
Ruggles
Donald
Kohinoor
Vwai Amt
Henry King and
Orchestra
Paramount News
Thorn Wood
Hawthorn Drive
Water Street
Cedar Rapids
BIS Radio Orchestra
C Street
Lafayette Cafe
Second Ave. SE
John Themes
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