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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1938

Page

15

Merrily We Live Tops In Comedies

The New State praises Merrily We Live a standout comedy with an all star cast led by Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne. The Kilbourne family delivers rapid patter and reforming antics while Alan Mowbray shines as the nebulous family butler. State Police is labeled average. Merrily We Live remains the spotlight hit.

Mr. Wernimont Ay Vernimont Constance Bennett Brian Aherne Billie Burke Alan Mowbray Patsy Kelly Ann Dvorak Tom Brown Miss Burke Miss Bennett Mama Hal Road Kilbourne State Police John King Hollywood

Theaters Schedule and Lineup Across Cities

Paramount features The Goldwyn Follies with McCarthy Bergen and Leeds. In Iowa Edward G Robinson leads A Slight Case of Murder while Mama Runs Wild stars Boland Truex and Dionne quintuplets. New State presents Merrily We Live with Bennett Aherne and State Police with King Blake. Palace screens High Wide and Handsome with Dunne Scott and Charlie Chan at the Olympics. Rialto shows Rustlers Valley with Boyd and It Could Happen to You with Baxter Leeds. Strand offers Think Fast Mr Moto with Lorre and Empty Saddles with Buck Jones.

Paramount Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Kenny Baker Andrea Leeds Iowa Edward G. Robinson Jane Bryan Allen Jenkins Mary Boland Ernest Truex Charlie Chan Rialto William Boyd Alan Baxter Strand Mr. Moto Peter Lorre Buck Jones

Horizontal French Official Answer to Previews Puzzle

A crossword style clue set lists terms with numbers and brief hints. The page appears to mix French language cues and English definitions for a puzzle solution, including references to presidents and various linguistic entries. The fragmentary list covers vertical and horizontal directions with multiple short clues and answers.

Think Fast Mr Moto Headliner at Strand Theater

Strand theater in Cedar Rapids presents Think Fast Mr Moto with Peter Lorre as the crafty Jap sleuth alongside Buck Jones in Empty Saddles. The management also announces the One Two Free club inviting Cedar Rapids children to enroll and attend three Saturday matinees for a free fourth.

Mr. Moto Peter Lorre Strand Theater Buck Jones Empty Saddles Cedar Rapids The Strand

Farmers' Market Place Chicks Ad Notice

Advertisement in Want Ad section promotes baby chicks for sale at Farmers Market Place. Includes brief call for customers to visit and inquire about poultry offers.

Farmers’ Market

Jimmie Fidler's Personality Parade Draws Old Stars Fans

Hollywood columnist Jimmie Fidler recounts letters reacting to the two reel film concept featuring past screen idols. He notes fans protest omissions and questions why forgotten stars are included while questioning producers’ neglect of nostalgia.

Helty Wood Ralph Staub John Jane Jimmie Fidler Hollywood

Irony of fame as stars beg fans for glimpses

Hollywood gossip notes reveal stars working hard behind the scenes while fans flood letters for mere appearances. Deanna Durbin explains a demanding schedule of two to three films yearly eight hours on set daily school hours and radio duties. Other anecdotes recount Ameche trailer woes and Mary Pickford impersonation at Malibu. Mae West and Patsy Kelly share literary tastes and wry views on wit versus beauty.

Hastings Nebraska Deanna Durbin Deanna Malibu Beach Mary Pickford Miss Pickford Malibu Oldster Mary

Wm. Boyd in Rustlers Valley at the Rialto

Wm. Boyd stars in Rustlers Valley shown at the Rialto on Friday and Saturday as the first feature. The film was shot in a famed ghost town high in the Mother Lode country now sparsely populated. Also showing It Could Happen to You with Baxter Leeds and Davis Jr, and the serial Mysterious Pilot in the eleventh chapter with The Three Stooges and Cats and the Fiddle.

Cassidy William Boyd Rialto West Mother Lode Alan Baxter Andrea Leeds Owen Davis, Jr

Hattie L Cook to Harley A and Mary J Cook Convey Right of Way

Property transfer involves Hattie L Cook and spouses Harley A and Mary J Cook. Documents describe a right of way parcel described as Sene ex R R and a portion of land in section 4 township 83 range 7 with monetary consideration and related terms.

Hattie L Cook Harley A Mary J Cook

Edgar A. Guest The Poet of the People

The poem contrasts Edgar A. Guest’s cold profit rules with a warmer, compassionate heart. It notes his struggle between financial calculation and human generosity, concluding he chose a happier path over cold calculation toward success.

Edgar A. Guest the Poet of the People

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