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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1939

Page

16

Iowa Will Show Let Us Live at the Iowa theater

The Iowa theater opens the drama Let Us Live this Friday with Maureen O'Sullivan Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy in lead roles. The film follows a taxi driver and his sweetheart as they fight to prove his innocence after a murder during a holdup amid a web of circumstantial evidence. A strong supporting cast includes Alan Baxter Henry Kolker Stanley Ridges and Clarence Wilson. The companion feature Blondie Meets the Boss centers on the Bumstead family with Penny Singleton Dagwood Arthur Lake and Larry Simms. Daisy the dog also stars.

Iowa Theater Maureen O'Sullivan Henry Fonda Ralph Bellamy Alan Baxter Henry Kolker Stanley Ridges Clarence Wilson Blondie Chic Young Bumsteads Penny Singleton Dagwood Arthur Lake Larry Simms Daisy

Mickey Scores Hit As Huck Finn at Paramount

Mickey Rooney stars in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as river adventures unfold aboard a raft with a runaway slave seeking freedom. Richard Thorpe directs a faithful adaptation featuring Walter Connolly as Romeo and Rooney in female attire as Juliet, with Lynne Carver Jo Ann Sayers and Rex Ingram supporting. Location filming along the Sacramento river adds picturesque scenery.

Mississippi Mark Twain Mickey Rooney Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer Paramount Theater Free King Duke Richard Thorpe Walter Connolly Romeo Mickey Juliet Lynne Carver Jo Ann Sayers Rex Ingram Sacramento River

Trade Winds at State Theater Starts Thursday

Walter Wanger's Trade Winds brings Fredric March and Joan Bennett to the State theater with a cast including Ann Sothern Ralph Bellamy Sidney Blackmer Thomas Mitchell and Robert Elliott Kay Kerrigan flees San Francisco after a murder she believes she committed. Continued on page 7.

Walter Wanger Fredric March Joan Bennett Ann Sothern Ralph Bellamy Sidney Blackmer Thomas Mitchell Robert Elliott Miss Bennett Kay Kerrigan San Francisco

Stars Fill Local Theaters With Classic Films This Week

The Paramount screens Mickey Rooney in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Wings of the Navy with George Brent Olivia de Havilland and John Payne. The Iowa presents Yes My Darling Daughter and Amphytr yon 38 with Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne and Jeffrey Lynn Priscilla Lane. Trade Winds with Fredric March and Joan Bennett opens at New State along with They Made Me a Criminal featuring John Garfield and Gloria Dickson.

Mickey Rooney Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn Paramount Top Center Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Iowa Theater Top Right Son Iowa Jacqueline Wells Alan Baxer George Brent Olivia de Havilland John Payne Jeffrey Lynn Priscilla Lane Fredric March Joan Bennett John Garfield Gloria Dickson

New Gang Picture Tuesday At Iowa

A tense gangster drama titled My Son Is A Criminal arrives at the Iowa theater on Tuesday. Cast includes Alan Baxter Jacqueline Wells Gordon Oliver and Willard Robertson as principals in a story about a retired man drawn into crime.

Iowa Theater Alan Baxter Jacqueline Wells Gordon Oliver Willard Robertson

Wings Of Navy at Paramount Friday opens with star cast

Produced with full cooperation of the United States Navy the film Wings of the Navy dramatizes naval aviation. George Brent Olivia de Havilland John Payne and Frank McHugh head the cast as about 600 planes of every type used by the navy appear throughout the story.

United States Navy Wings of the Navy Paramount Theater George Brent Olivia de Havilland John Payne Frank McHugh Navy

Musical Hit Is Palace Headliner

Outstanding on the Palace stage today through Wednesday is Alexander's Ragtime Band a musical story inspired by Irving Berlin's career and featuring Tyrone Power Alice Faye and Don Ameche. The second feature The Renegade Ranger stars George O'Brien as a Texas Ranger pursuing a beauty accused of murder.

Palace Theater Alexander Irving Berlin Berlin San Francisco Carnegie Hall Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche George O'Brien

Rialto Showings Pull Off Capra Style Win

Rialto will screen Columbia’s film adaptation of You Can’t Take It With You for five days starting today. The Kaufman Hart Pulitzer prize play is hailed as another Capra triumph and features a lively comedy about a quirky family.

Columbia Rialto

John Garfield Shines In They Made Me A Criminal

John Garfield stars at the State in They Made Me A Criminal through Wednesday. Manager Ray Vernimont touts the film as deeply moving with strong performances by Garfield and co stars Claude Rains Ann Sheridan May Robson Gloria Dickson and Robert Glecker. Garfield plays a fighter who wins the world lightweight title. a reporter is killed during celebrations.

Ray Vernimont Hollywood John Garfield Claude Rains Ann Sheridan May Robson Gloria Dickson Robert Glecker Garfield Sus

Amphitryon 38 Returns With Lunts At Iowa Theater

The forthcoming engagement of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in Amphitryon 38 headlines a major theatrical event. The cast includes Richard Whorf Sydney Greenstreet George Meader Barry Thomson Edith King John Barcaly Margaret Waller Jacqueline Paige with Theater Guild sponsorship.

Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne London England New York Chicago San Francisco Lunts Iowa Theater Broadway Amphitryon 38 Miss Fontanne Mr. Lunt Jupiter Amphitryon Theater Guild Richard Whorf Sydney Greenstreet George Meader Barry Thomson Edith King John Barcclay Margaret Waller Jacequeline Paige

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