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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1940

Page

4

Vigil in the Night Highly Commended at Iowa Theater

Review praises Vigil in the Night for acting directing photography and especially the musical score. Carole Lombard Anne Shirley carry strong Nurse roles. Brian Aherne Julien Mitchell praised. George Stevens praised as director. Second feature Marines Fly High stars Richard Dix Chester Morris Lucile Ball with Steffi Dunn. Also notes long copper telegraph line mileage in the U S.

Iowa Theater Carole Lombard Anne Shirley Mass Lombard A. J. Cronin Cosmopolitan Iowa Brian Aherne Dr Presenti Julien Mitchell Matthew

Pictured French Army Official and Crossword Clues

Horizontal clues list multiple terms including a pictured French army official and various word definitions. Vertical clues provide antonyms, synonyms, and related terms such as since one, boundary, boundary, Adam's mate, midday, desert fruit, and pearly lettered answers across the puzzle grid.

Hollywood gossip and plans swirl around Paul Muni and Joan Crawford

Paul Muni eyes Frontier Doctor with Michael Curtiz directing after a road tour for Key Largo. Joan Crawford shines after Strange Cargo with praise from critics. Tan Hunter praised, Jan Hunter lauded. Frances Farmer signs Pago Pago lead opposite Jon Hall amid Hollywood chatter. Arline Judge and Dan Topping divorce settlement rumored at one hundred thousand over five years. Arline headed to Hollywood end of March to resume career.

Jollywood INS Paul Muni Louis Pasteur Jack Warner Arling C Coe Paul Michael Curtiz Marlene Dietrich Jimmie Stewart Destry Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins Farmer Edward Small Jon Hall Feoliywood Tan Hunter Joan Crawford Joan Metro Jan Hunter Frank Borzage Albert Dekker Mlatter Hollywood Dan Topping Arline

Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Marriages Careers and Plans

The column recaps Hollywood marriages divorces and moves as Elsie Janis heads to tests for a film The Smiley Burnettes plan to adopt a brother for their daughter Steven Smiley Burnette is expected to be born Leon Dwan and Kathryn Crawford are noted visitors Dan Topping drives from Palm Springs and Sonia Henie arrives Friday Details cover John Ford potential casting Darryl Zanuck signing and other industry chatter with no graphic detail.

Tobacco Road John Ford Darryl Zanuck Smiley Burnettles Linda Dallas Steven Smiley Burnette Elsie Janis Hollywood Republic Metro Marjorie Kinnan Rawings Gene Reynolds Bull Grady Jacksonville Fla Jonn Stahl Columbia New York Qpressers Lamarr Trottis David Butler Allan Dwan Santa Anita

Gone With the Wind dominates 1940 Oscars honors

Hollywood AP reports Gone With the Wind wins major awards including best picture best director Victor Fleming best actress Vivien Leigh best supporting actress Hattie McDaniel and best screenplay. Other wins include Best Original Story Lewis R Foster for Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Irving Thalberg Memorial Award David O Selznick for Gone With the Wind.

Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Robert Donat Vivien Leigh Scarlett Thomas Mitchell Hattie McDaniel Victor Fleming Walt Disney Warner Brothers Paramount

Special Effects Prize Captured for The Rains Came

The article notes awards for film achievements including the special effects prize for The Rains Came and best black and white photography for Wuthering Heights by Gregg To Land. Herbert Stothart won best original musical score for The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach won the best scoring palm, and Bernard B Brown earned best sound recording for When Tomorrow Comes.

Gregg Toland Herbert Stothart Stagecoach Bernard B Brown

Observers See Russia Able to Meet Warplane Gas Needs

Three American gasoline engineers returned from Russia say Moscow can meet its warplane gasoline needs. The Roosevelt administration had declared a moral embargo on supplying planes to Russia over Finland bombing claims.

Russia Washington INS State Department Roosevelt Finland

Pressure on Soviets to release experts aiding gasoline

The U S demands freeing experts contracted to help Russia improve warplane gasoline quality. Washington argues assisting Russia in high test fuel is morally equivalent to supplying it from the United States and urges release due to the moral embargo.

Russia State Department United States

At the Theaters Paramount and State Listings

At Paramount the film I Take This Woman stars Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr and Verce Teas dale. In Iowa Carole Lombard Anne Shirley and Brian Ahern appear in Vigil in the Night. State screens Gone With The Wind with Clark Gable Vivien Leigh.

Paramount Take This Woman Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr Verce

Film listings at local cinemas with stars

PALACE shows Each Dawn I Die with James Cagney and George Raft plus Joe Brown and Martha Raye in 1000 a Touchdown. RIALTO features Phil Regan and Jean Parker in Flight At Midnight with William Boyd in Pride of the West. STRAND presents William Boyd in The Frontiersman and Melvyn Douglas in Tell No Tales.

Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland Palace James Cagney George Raft Joe Brown Martha Raye Rialto Phil Regan Jean Parker William Boyd Strand Melvyn Douglas

Notice of Administratrix Appointment in Linn County Iowa

Rose M. Lutz was appointed Administratrix of the estate of Harry R. Lutz, deceased, in Linn County Iowa on February 21, 1950. All debts should be paid to the administrator and all claims must be filed with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court.

State of Iowa Linn Harry R. Lutz Linn County Linn County, Iowa

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