Stars and films on show at local cinemas this week
Local theaters feature Immortal Sergeant at the Paramount with Henry Fonda and Maureen O Hara, Hitler's Children at the Iowa with Bonita Granville, Something to Shout About at the Iowa, Andy Hardy's Double Life at the Paramount with Esther Williams and Mickey Rooney, Margin for Error at the State starring Otto Preminger, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon at the State with Basil Rathbone, and One Dangerous Night co feature with The Lone Wolf at the Marguerite Chapman cast and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brophy
Libya
Paramount
Henry Fonda
Maureen O'Hara
Nazi Germany
Bonita Granville
The
Iowa
Jack Oakie
Veda Ann Borg
William Gaxton
Janet Blair
Don Ameche
Esther Williams
Lewis
Judge Hardy
Andy Hardy
Otto Preminger
Joan Bennett
Milton Terle
Miss Bennett
Tim Holt
Pan America
Kent Smith
Otto Kruger
H P Warner
Wateren
William Oan
Lone Wolf
Marguerite Chapman
Eric Blue Mone Batiie
Tala Birell
Ann Savage
Calaboose
Something to Shout About Opens at Iowa Theater
Three star cast Don Ameche Janet Blair and Jack Oakie headline the lavish musical comedy Something to Shout About set to open at the Iowa theater Saturday. The story follows an Altoona Pa teacher who helps sell her songs to Broadway as a press agent and vaudeville veteran push her toward a lead role backed by Cole Porter tunes including Youd Be So Nice to Come Home To I Always.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ameeche
Janet Blair
Jack Oakie
Iowa Theater
William Gaxton
Cobina Wright, Jr
Hazel Scott
New York
Cafe Society
Altoona
Cole Porter
Busse Roar and Hitler's Children On Screen At Iowa Theater
A double feature features Busse Roar an action drama of rap spy sabotage in California's outskirts with Richard Trav and Julie Bishop in lead roles. The Iowa presents Hitler's Children based on Education for Death by Gregor Ziemer, described as a powerful drama and a love story about tea boys and girls.
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Hasta Luego
Lotus Bloom
California
Richard Travis
Julie Bishop
Iowa
Gregor Ziemer
Immortal Sergeant at Paramount Friday with Fonda and O'Hara
The film adaptation of John Brophy’s Immortal Sergeant opens at the Paramount Friday starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O Hara. Thomas Mitchell Allyn Jos lyn Reginald Gardiner lead a strong supporting cast with suspense and desert-war backdrop.
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Libya
John Brophy
Paramount Theater
Henry Fonda
Maureen O Hara
Brophy
Fonda
Miss Quarater
Thomas Mitchell
Allyn Joslyn
Reginald Gardines
Screen Version of Margin for Error at State Thursday
Margin for Error with Joan Bennett and Milton Berle opens at the State theater Thursday with a Broadway style comedy about a mayor aide guarding a Nazi consul. The bill also includes Hi, Buddy co star Robert Paige and a romance gags through an army camp. Also on the program Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce plus Calaboose a comedy western starring Noah Beery Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Rathbone
Kaaren Verne
Nigel Bruce
Joan Bennett
Milton Berle
Clare Boothe
Bele
Otto Preminger
Miss Bennett
Preminger
Beile
Carl Esmond
Howard Freeman
Poldy Dur
Clyde Fillmore
Buddy
Robert Paige
Harriet Imdliard
Marjorie Lord
Dick Foran
Bobs Watson
Gus Schilling
the Step Brothers
The
Kings Men
the Four Sweethearts
Sherlock Holmes
Negel Bruce
Holmes
Professor Mennatts
Rathbone
Bruce
Laonel Atwill
William Post, Jr
Dennis Hoey
Pardon My Sarong at Palace Theater
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star in Pardon My Sarong a colorful South Seas musical comedy at the Palace through Wednesday Virginia Bruce Robert Paige Lionel Atwill and Nan Wynn support with specialty acts by the Four Ink Spots and Tip Tap and Toe A second feature Careful Soft Shoulders a espionage tale stars Virginia Bruce James Ellison and Aubrey Mather A newsreel shows battle footage from Tunisia.
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Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Palace Theater
Virginia Bruce
Robert Paige
Lionel Atwill
Nan Wynn
Bud
Tou
Gil
Secret Service
James Ellison
Aubrey Mather
United States
Tunisia
Times Presents Favorite Wife and Nurse Edith Cavell
The Times theater opens with Aly Favorite Wife a gay comedy and Nurse Edith Cavell a wartime human interest drama. Cary Grant and Trene Dunne headline My Favorite Wife a love and laughter film about marriage. Anna Neagle stars as Nurse Edith Cavell with George Sanders in a tale of nurses aiding Allied soldiers in occupied Belgium during World War I.
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Times Theater
Aly
Edith Cavell
Cary Grant
Trene Dunne
Anna Neagle
George Sanders
Belgium
Judy Canova Tops Rialto Bill in Joan of Ozark
Judy Canova stars in a madcap comedy at the Rialto with Joel Brown as an innocent agent. A carrier pigeon message triggers spy intrigue while Brown and Canova dodge Axis antagonists. Co feature Romance on the Range showcases Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes in western doings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Canova
Joel Brown
Axis
Rialto Theater
Judy
Brown
Joe
Roy Rogers
George
Gabby” Hayes
Pelt
Sally Payne
Linda Hayes
Edward Paw
Barn Players Stage Farce Tuesday Evening at YMCA Theater
The Barn Players present Mama's Baby Boy a farce by Charles George Tuesday at 8 15 in the YMCA theater. Proceeds benefit Grace Episcopal church charity fund with Grace church youth choir opening the program. Cast includes Max Hahn Betty Nissen Fred Petrick Eileen Gould Beulah Harrison Harry Doolittle Norma Wagner Jane Mason Mildred O Brine and Kit Petrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barn Theater Players
Charles George
YMCA
Grace Episcopal Church Charity
Young Boys Choir of
Grace Church
Wll
Max Hahn
Betty Nissen
Fred Petrick
Eileen Gould
Beulah Harrison
Harry Doolittle
Norma Wagner
Jane Mason
Mildred O’brine
Kit Petrick
Valley of Vanishing Men Featured In Short Subjects
Jey and the Sons of the Pioneers appear as chapter 11 of the serial thriller Valley of Vanishing Men on the program along with Disney's Old McDonald Duck cartoon and a news segment.
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Jey
Sons of the Pioneers
Brother of Ronald Reagan Enters Movie Career at Columbia
Neal Reagan, brother of the actor and lieutenant Ronald Reagan, has been signed by Columbia Pictures for a role in Destroyer. He began a film career while Ronald serves in the U S Army, after Neal was briefly turned down for military service due to a defective car.
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Reagan
Ronald
United States Army
Neal Reagan
Columbia
Neal
Reagans
Arizona at Strand and Tom Dick and Harry co feature
Ginger Rogers stars in Arizona at the Strand for a three day run starting today with Jean Arthur William Holden Warren Walliam Porter Hall in a frontier tale of freight route struggles and plotters. Also on the bill Ginger Rogers in Tom Dick and Harry a vivacious romance with George Murphy Alan Marshal and Burgess Meredith. A cartoon short accompanies the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Southwest
Arizona
Strand Theater
Jean Arthur
William Holden
Warren Walliam
Porter Hall
Ginger Rogers
Tom
Dick and
Harry
George Murphy
Alan Marshal
Burgess Meredith
Bill
Kennedy Returns From Retirement in True to Life Bit
Former Oscar winner Tom Kennedy comes out of retirement at his California ranch to appear in a cameo for his longtime associate director George Marshall in the film True to Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kennedy
California
George Marshall
Feature Time Theaters Today Schedule Almanac
The Gazette lists today’s showtimes across theaters Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand and Marion. Highlights include Andy Hardy s Double Life Hitler s Children Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Pardon My Sarong Careful Soft Shoulders Arizona Tom Dick and Harry Panama Hattie and Nurse Edith Cavell with multiple daily showings.
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Arizona
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Marion
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