New Deal Extends to Local Theaters in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Wheeler and Woolsey revival headlines Cedar Rapids shows this week as vaudeville returns three nights weekly. The program includes four acts plus the film So This Is Africa starring Wheeler and Woolsey. On Monday, Bitter Tea of General Yen with Barbara Stanwyck and Nils will be shown.
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Barbara Stanwyck in Chinese Story at Iowa Monday
Barbara Stanwyck stars in The Bitter Tea of General Yen based on Grace Zaring Stones popular novel. The powerful romantic drama, supported by Nils Asther Walter Connolly Gavin Gordon Toshia Mori and Lucien Littlefield, opens at the Iowa theater for four days starting Monday.
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General Yen
Iowa Theater
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Walter Connolly
Gavin Gordon
Toshia Mori
Lucien Littlefield
The
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State Books Strong Lineup Of Pictures For Coming Week
The State theater announces a robust coming week lineup following Mystery Of The Wax Museum. Irene Dunne stars in The Secrets Of Madame Blanche, a drama about love secrets and marriage. Kate Smith appears Friday in Hello Everybody with Randolph Scott and Sally Blane supporting.
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Sally Blane
Quirt and Flagg in Hot Pepper on Paramount screens
Quirt and Flagg the Sez You Sez Me team appear in Hot Pepper at Paramount through Tuesday. Edmund Love reprises Quirt while Vic Tor McLaglen features as Flagg in civilian life as a night club operator and rum runner. Lupe Velez stars as Hot Pepper as El Brendel, Zazu Pitts and Thelma Todd provide broad comedy.
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el Brendel
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Thelma Todd
Babe Didrikson and Beavers Highlight Sports Program
A sports feature showcases Babe Didrikson's versatile prowess and a Paramount News segment, while Beavers use their tails to slap signals on water and steer while swimming.
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Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell Star in Tess at Palace
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell headline the Palace for three days starting Sunday in Tess of the Storm Country with Dudley Digges and Claude Gillingwater in support. The plot follows Tess Howland and her romance with Farrell amid family opposition and class conflict in New England.
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Charles Ferrell
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Pete
Olympic Showing Hell's Angels at Cedar Rapids Theater
The four million dollar aerial epic Hell's Angels comes to the Olympic theater in Cedar Rapids for four days. The World War I air story is told in a dramatic style and praised by many critics for its unusual production.
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