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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1942

Page

7

Adventures at the Iowa Theater Dangerously They Live and Co stars

Theaters present Dangerously They Live with John Garfield Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey as a spy action drama about Nazi agents. Co feature Call Out the Marines stars Victor McLaglen Edmund Lowe. Blondie Goes to College leads four days with Road to Happiness as co feature. The Rhythm Revue with Lawrence Welk headlines stage acts and The Mexican Spitfire at Sea rounds out the program.

Uncle Sam Iowa John Garfield Nancy Coleman Raymond Massey Garfield Miss Coleman Massey Moroni Olsen Lee Patrick Esther Dale Victor McLaglen Edmund Lowe Binnie Barnes Blondie Chic Young Penny Singleton Arthur Lake Larry Simms Janet Blair Jonathan Hale John Boles Mona Barrie Roscoe Karns Billy Lee

We Were Dancing and More At Local Theaters

Paramount shows We Were Dancing a romantic comedy about two poor aristocrats in love with Melvyn Douglas and Norma Shearer. Road to Happiness with John Boles arrives Monday, and Champagne Music led by Lawrence Welk headlines at the Iowa.

Melvyn Douglas Norma Shearer Paramount John Boles Towa Lawrence Welk Jayne Walton the Iowa William Holden Edie Bracken Dorothy Lamour Nancy Coleman John Garfield Iowa Barry Nelson Laraine Day Stuart Crawford Burma Peter Lorre Humphrey Bogart MGM Noel Coward Miss Shearer Gail Patrick Douglas Lee Bowman Marjorie Main Reginald Owen Alan Mowbray Florence Bates Heather Thatcher Richard Arlen Jean Parker the Cofeature

His Girl Friday Is Attraction at Strand

A brisk comedy of newspaper life stars Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell with Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart in the Strand theater double feature starting today for three days. Kay Kyser and his band provide the musical pace for That's Right You're Wrong, with Adolphe Menjou Ginny Simms May Robson Dennis O'Keefe and Edward Horton in supporting roles. Short subjects complete the bill.

Kay Kyser Strand Theater Cary Grant Rosalind Russell Ralph Bellamy Gene Lockhart Kyser Adolphe Menjou Ginny Simms May Robson Dennis O'Keefe Edward Everett Horton

The Fleet's In Heads Program at Paramount Friday

Dorothy Lamour and William Holden headline the Paramount program with The Fleet's In a navy themed comedy featuring Eddie Bracken and Jimmy Dorsey orchestra. Moonlight in Hawaii and A Gentleman at Heart join the lineup with Don't Get Personal and We Were Dancing among later attractions.

Paramount Dorothy Lamour William Holden Navy Paramount Theater Eddie Bracken Jimmy Dorsey Dorothy San Francisco United States Holden Hawaii Jane Frazee the Merry Mavs Leon Errol Mischa Auer Johnny Downs Twentieth Century-Fox Cesar Romero Carole Landis Milton Berle Romero Miss Landis Hugh Herbert Anne Gwynne

Gene Autry Stars in Down Mexico Way at Rialto

Gene Autry for three days at the Rialto in Down Mexico Way. He is joined by Smiley Burnette and Harold Huber on a mission against swindlers tied to a movie production scheme.

Gene Autry Mexico Way Rialto Mexico Rialto Theater Gene Boon Smiley” Burnette Harold Huber

Tight Shoes and Capt Midnight Short Subjects

Fay MelkKXenzle leads the feminine role in Damon Runyon style comedy Tight Shoes. John Howard Brad Crawford Binnie Barnes Leo Carrillo Anne Gwynne Samuel S. Hinds star in this companion feature. The bill also includes the spy serial Capt. Midnight and a cartoon.

Fay Melkkxenzle Damon Runyon John Howard Brad Crawford Binnie Barnes Leo Carrillo Anne Gwynne Samuel S. Hinds

A Yank in the RAF Heads Bill at Palace

Tyrone Power stars as a flying Yank with Betty Grable as his London nightclub sweetheart in a Palace screening through Wednesday. Cast includes John Sutton Reginald Gardiner and Gladys Cooper as authentic aerial combat scenes unfold over Germany France and England alongside romance with All American Co ed following.

Britain RAF Palace Theater Tyrone Power Betty Grable London John Sutton Reginald Gardiner Gladys Cooper Germany France England Sec

Nightly Theaters Schedule From The Gazette Listings

Paramount shows We Were Dancing at 1 15 4 16 7 12 10 08 Torpedo Boat at 2 54 5 50 8 51 Iowa Stage Show at 2 15 4 45 7 9 30 Mexican Spitfire at Sea at 1 3 25 5 45 8 15 10 40 State presents A Yank on the Burma Road at 1 15 3 33 5 51 8 09 10 27 Riders of the Timberline at 2 34 4 52 7 10 Palace screens A Yank in the RAF at 1 3 45 6 40 9 40 All American Coed at 3 5 55 8 50 Rialto runs Down Mexico Way at 1 4 7 10 10 Tight Shoes at 2 25 5 35 8 45 Strand shows Thats Right Youre Wrong at 1 45 5 37 9 29 His Girl Friday at 3 50 7 42 11 34 Times lists Tanks a Million at 1 23 4 04 6 45 9 26 Youll Never Get Rich at 2 13 4 54 7 35 10 16 Marion Presents How Green Was My Valley at 3 25 6 48 10 11 Bedtime Story at 2 5 23 8 46.

Gazette Paramount Iowa Burma Road Palace Mexico Way Strand Marion

MacKeen Aristocrats Open at Foxhead Monday

Ward MackKeen and the Aristocrats will open at the Foxhead Monday in Cedar Rapids after engagements at the Broadmoor hotel in Colorado Springs. Previous shows include Chicago venues Blackstone and Palmer House. Gene Russell plays piano, Bill Huntington guitar, Paul Allen clarinet, Mack Keen bass. Unusual vocal effects featured.

Ward MackKeen Aristocrats Foxhead Cedar Rapids Broadmoor Colorado Springs Blackstone Palmer House Chicago Gene Russell Bill Huntington Paul Allen Mack Keen

Maltese Falcon Stars Bogart at State Theater

Warner Brothers mystery The Maltese Falcon opens at the State with Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in a plot of wits between a sharp detective and bloodthirsty criminals. Peter Lorre plays a money-hungry curator seeking a famed maltese falcon statue. The program also features Charlie Chan in Castle in the Desert with Sidney Toler and cast, plus A Yank on the Burma Road and Riders of the Timberline as co features.

Warner Brothers State Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Bogart Miss Astor Peter Lorre Charlie Chan Desert Sidney Toler Sen Yung Aileen Whelan Richard Derr Henry Daniels

Genius of World War I Hero Becomes Home Guard Private

Admiral Sir Reginald Hall once hailed as the war's consummate spy chaser lives in retirement as a private in Britain’s Home Guard. He helped reveal the Zimmermann telegram and steered the German Pacific fleet to its destruction at the Falklands, now preferring a quiet life as a private gentleman.

London Reginald Hall Walter Hines Page Britain Home Guard Reginald Germany Mexico United States Falkland Islands Home Guards Hall

Public figure Hall and wartime spy links noted in 1930s

The text references Hall a public figure with a 1931 book Strange Intelligence arguing espionage promotes peace. It mentions ties to Franz von Rintelen, former head of German secret service in the U S, who visited Britain in 1934 and renounced German nationality and was interned in the Isle of Man.

Hall Franz von Rintelen Secret Service United States von Rintelen Britain Isle of An

How to Judge Quality in Carved Furniture Irim

When buying furniture with carved irim examine workmanship closely. Carving should be smoothly finished cleanly cut and show perfect detail. The carving quality largely reflects the overall furniture quality.

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