20 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1939
Page
1
Albert Edward Wiggam presents a scientific view on social ease and conversation. Answering reader questions, he discusses inferiority, the value of conversation, parental influence on friendships, and tips from The Art of Conversation and F B Fisher on engaging a partner. Copyright 1939.
The listings preview films at several venues. W C Fields and Edgar Bergen headline You Cant Cheat an Honest Man at Paramount with Charlie McCarthy. William Powell and Ginger Rogers star Star of Midnight at Iowa. The Lost Patrol plays with Victor McLaglen and Boris Karloff. The Three Musketeers features Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers at State. Palace presents Bing Crosby and Fred MacMurray in Sing You Sinners and Dennis OKeefe with Florence Rice in Vacation From Love. Rialto offers Little Tough Guy with the Dead End Kids and West of the Santa Fe with Charles Starrett.
Radio schedule lists programs across stations WMT WGN WSUI KFJB WOC WHO KPIB from 6:00 p m to 6:16 p m including Orphans of Divorce Captain Midnight and News then a full evening lineup with orchestras bands and variety acts across stations, noting multiple times and show titles for local broadcasting.
Jimmie Fidler argues that studios lock talents in contracts causing untapped stars like Claire Trevor and John Wayne to stagnate. He cites past rescues by other studios turning Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Charles Boyer, and Gary Cooper into top stars, urging more chances for overlooked performers.
Bill Gargan in a white cowboy suit is described with a milk bottle likeness. The column also recalls W. C. Fields remark about You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man and notes producers singing contracts around, hinting at backstage tensions.
A breezy collage notes varied Hollywood names and anecdotes from Palm Springs and studio life. It mentions Claire Trevor Mae West Randy Scott Fibber McGee Martha Raye Aileen Whelan Carole Lombard Robert Taylor Pauline Moore Marion Talley Freddie Bartholomew Wendy Barrie and Bing Crosby with a behind the scenes golf club tale and Sandy Henville's on set sleep absence.
Stanley and Livingstone at Twentieth Century Fox shoot jungle scenes matching Africa footage by Mrs. Osa Johnson. Casting for native women begins with 400 applicants from Los Angeles, but fifty must meet a demanding look including front teeth gold fillings.
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