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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1937

Page

8

Parnell Starred by Gable Opens This Week at Mount

Paraphrase of a film feature highlights Clark Gable in Par nell opening Friday at Mount, with Myrna Loy as Katie O Shea. The article notes 75 speaking parts, Edna May Oliver, Billy Burke, and Alan Marshall among the cast, and praises the drama of Parnell’s political rise and his scandalous romance.

Clark Gable Myrna Loy Parnell Edna May Oliver Ben Billy Burke Clara Alan Marshall Willie O’shea Katie Katie O'Shea

Youre In The Army Now Opens At Iowa Tuesday

A Wallace Ford Anna Lee Grace Bradley comedy drama arrives in Iowa Tuesday. Ford plays a witty New Yorker drawn into a Chinatown crime then escapes to a globe of adventures in New York London and Chinese waters with swing tunes by Sigler Goodhart and Hoffman. Bradley and Lee deliver notable performances alongside Paradise Express as the companion feature.

Wallace Ford Anna Lee Grace Bradley Iowa Chinatown America New York London Hollywood Sigler Goodhart Hoffman Grant Withers Dorothy Appleby Withers

Jimmy Jackson Band Plays Cedar Park This Week

Jimmy Jackson and his orchestra headline Cedar Park Ballroom this week with two vocalists. Tuesday features Texal American opening, followed by the Commanders. Wednesday brings the Missourians, and Friday offers Doc Lawson with an electric organ, pleasing Cedar Rapids patrons.

Jimmy Jackson Cedar Park Ballroom Jackson Cedar Rapids Doc Lawson

Champagne Waltz Headlines Palace Run With Music

The Palace opens with Champagne Waltz a comedy with music starring Fred MacMurray and Gladys Swarthout featuring singing by Swarthout and swing waltz numbers. Also in set The Captain's Kid with Guy Kibbee Sybil Jason and May Robson offering pirate thrills and comedy alongside romance.

Fred MacMurray Gladys Swarthout the Palace Miss Swarthout Jack Oakie Veloz Yolanda Guy Kibbee Sybil Jason May Robson Jane Bryan Fred Lawrence Jack Carte Veloz Yolanda’ Donnan Ding Vivieane Denny Baker May Rebsen Sybil Jason Guy Kibbee the Captain's Kid

Paramount Double Feature Shows Night Key And As Good As Married

Paramount presents a Tuesday double feature headlined by the comedy As Good As Married starring John Boles Doris Nolan and Tara Birell. Night Key stars Boris Karloff in a sympathetic inventor role as he fights to reclaim his life after a crooked partner and thieves steal his patents and threaten his daughter’s security.

Paramount John Boles Doris Nolan Tara Birell Boris Karloff Walter Pidgeon Alan Mowbray Esther Ralston Katharine Alexander

Grace Moore in When You're In Love at Rialto

Grace Moore stars in When You're In Love at the Rialto today through Tuesday with Cary Grant opposite and support from Alice VicMahon Henry Stephens and Thomas Mitchell plus Tuts Alberni. The companion feature Show Three Cactus Cavaliers with Bes Lisaston Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune and Cats and the Fiddle complete the program.

Grace Moore Rialto Cary Grant Miss Moore Alice VicMahon Henry Stephens Thomas Mitchell Tuts Alberni Cactus Cavalers Bes Lisiaston Ray Corrigan Max Terhune

Movie Bill Highlights Stars at Local Theatres

Edward G Robinson and Bette Davis star in Kid Galahad at the Paramount with Humphrey Bogart. Grace Bradley appears in Youre in the Army Now, coming to the Iowa Tuesday. Joe E Brown appears in Riding On Air at the Iowa Friday. Wallace Ford also in Youre in the Army Now at the Iowa Tuesday. Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Parnell are billed for next Friday at the Paramount. Don Ameche and Ana Sothern head Fifty Roads to Town at the New State Friday. Laurel and Hardy star in Way Out West as second feature with Cloistered headlining.

Edward G. Robinson Bette Davis Kid Galahad Paramount Humphrey Bogart Grace Bradley Iowa Joe E. Brown Wallace Ford Parnell Clark Gable Myra Loy Don Ameche Ana Sothern Laurel and Hardy

Joe Brown Stars In Riding On Air At The Town Friday

Joe E Brown brings Elmer Lane a small town editor and sleuth to life in Riding On Air at the Iowa theater starting Friday. The film features a radio beam controlled airplane and air smugglers with supporting cast including Guy Kibbee Florence Rice Vivian Hayworth Harlan Briggs and Anthony Nace. A co feature The Case Of The Stuttering Bishop stars Donald Woods and Ann Dvorak.

Richard Macaulay Elmer Lane Joe E. Brown Saturday Evening Post Iowa Theater Elmer Tane Brown Guy Kibcbee Florence Rice Vivian Hayworth Harlan Briggs Anthony Nace Stuttering Bishop Donald Woods Ann Dvorak

Practical Is Word For Bette Davis Lounging Outfit

The article describes Bette Davis wardrobe by Orry Kelly with interchangeable lounging costumes. It highlights two mulberry crepe sets featuring wide trousers three quarter coats, rounded lapels, bound edges, and monogram pockets. The garments combine for versatile, elegant lounging attire.

Bette Davis Orry-Kelly Bette

Beulah Bondi Unrecognized by Autograph Seekers

Beulah Bondi, known for her elder role in Make Way For Tomorrow as Mrs Cooper, went unrecognized at a Hollywood preview attended by autograph seekers. The crowded theater lobby drew attention as fans failed to spot the star in costume.

Sues Cooper Beulah Bandi

Laurel and Hardy at the New State in Way Out West

The New State presents Laurel and Hardy as prospectors in Way Out West with new stunts that amuse Brushwood Gulch. They deliver a deed to the wrong heiress, attract unwelcome attention from the sheriff and his wife, and are outwitted by a sharping couple before the happy return to comedy. Cloistered, a second feature, follows a girl who sells a mission and lives five and a half years before final vows, appealing to Catholics and non Catholics alike with striking photography and life in a convent.

Brushwood Gulch

Director Curtiz Mispronounces Flynn Name On Set

Director Michael Curtiz, directing Errol Flynn for the third time, struggles with Flynn's first name. He admits he has always pronounced it as Earl and may never master the correct Irish pronunciation.

Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn Flynn Earl

Wheeler's Odd Collection of Gag Inventions

Hollywood news describes Bert Wheeler's home and a remarkable suite of gag devices. Innovations include a concertina with a sandalwood incense burner, a cuckoo clock that emits razzberry tones, a false phone dial guaranteeing wrong numbers, and other playful contraptions provoking visitors. Wheeler's friends seek to partner in marketed versions of these novelty items.

Hollywood Bert Wheeler Wheeler

Gag Collection Item Sparks Controversy Over Black Face Makeup

A gag collection features a driver demonstration and a prized make up kit containing black face makeup. The item requires a pumice stone and kerosene to remove the concoction, stirring debate over its handling and display.

Fifty Roads to Town at New State Friday

Don Ameche and Ann Sothern star in a mistaken identity romance set in a mountain lodge during a blizzard. The comedy alongside Slim Summerville and Jane Darwell opens Friday for a week at the New State, with Fly Away Baby as the companion feature.

Moore Don Ameche Ann Sothern Twentieth Century-Fox New State Slim Summerville Jane Darwell John Qualen Alan Dinehart Stepin Fetchit Glenda Farrell Barton MacLaneena Sas Nineak

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