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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1941

Page

7

Sea Wolf at State Theatre Next Week

The State Theatre to open The Sea Wolf starring Edward G Robinson Ida Lupino and John Garfield next Thursday. Also featured are That Uncertain Feeling with Melvyn Douglas Merle Oberon Burgess Meredith and Mr Dynamite with Lloyd Nolan Irene Hervey.

Ernst Lubitsch Melvyn Douglas Merle Oberon Burgess Meredith Douglas Miss Oberon Metropolis Carrol Naish Robert Armstrong Ann Gillis Happy Bakers Jack London Edward G. Robinson Ida Lupino John Garfield

Paramount to Screen Ziegfeld Girl This Friday

The Paramount theater will start showing Ziegfeld Girl featuring musical numbers with Judy Garland Hedy Lamarr Lana Turner and Tony Martin. Sixty girls wear Adrian gowns as James Stewart leads the dramatic storyline tracing the lives of the performers.

Paramount Theater Judy Garland Hedy Lamarr Lana Turner Tony Martin Adrian Creations James Stewart Paramount

Henry Busse to Play at Dancel and Friday Screenings

Henry Busse heads the Danceland program with a one night stand Thursday and 9 to 1 dancing. He brings trumpet solos and the “Hot Lips” theme from his Whiteman days. Gene Pieper’s band supplies Lombardo styled music for the spring festival with balloons and Beat the Clock night on Tuesday.

Henry Busse Danceland Busse Boys Busse Cedar Rapids Paul Whiteman Whiteman Henry Hot Lips Wang Wang Gene Pieper Pieper Civic Auditorium Pasadena Calif Ail Mis

Follies Stars and Classic Pictures At Paramount

Three rising female stars from obscurity gain fame in Ziegfeld's Follies. Judy Garland performs You Stepped Out Of A Dream and Caribbean Love Song while Al Shean joins Miss Garland on several numbers. Cecil B. DeMille assembles The Land Of Liberty from 2 million feet of film. Cesar Romero leads Ride On Vaquero with Lynne Roberts and Mary Beth Hughes. Bette Davis stars in The Great Lie with George Brent Mary Astor Lucille Watson and Hattie McDaniel.

Bette Davis George Brent The Paramount Ziegfeld Tony Martin Minnie Trinidad Judy Garland Miss Garland Charles Winninger Mr. Gallagher Mr. Shean Winninger al Shean Cecil B. DeMille America Cesar Romero Lynne Roberts Mary Beth Hughes Mary Astor Lucille Watson Hattie McDaniel New York Washington Maryland

Fielding's Folly Sparks Inheritance and A Runaway Courtship

Eunice Hale leaves on a ride in Virginia and meets Francis Fielding at Solomon's Garden where he offers marriage. At Retreat she recalls the encounter and the party scene with Millie Stone, Freeman Stone, and the Fielding kinsman, amid tension and romantic tension.

Virginia Eunice Hale Francis Fielding Fielding Solomon's Garden Millie Freeman Stone Francis Eunice Anguor Eunice Fielding Solomon’s Garden Freeman D'Alessandro Frank Barrell Boxen Miss Hale

Ziegfeld Girls Visit Cedar Rapids For Fashion Show

Hollywood stars Virginia Cruzon and Myrna Dell travel with costumes and oil paintings to Newman's store for a two hour fashion revue on Tuesday. The display features original costumes from Ziegfeld Girl designed by Adrian and paintings by Barclay Montgomry Flagg MacMein LaGatta Bundy. The event precedes the Paramount film opening Friday and is hosted by Mayor Frank Hahn.

Hollywood West Coast Movie Capital Cedar Rapids Newman's Virginia Cruzon Myrna Dell Paramount Adrian Clelland Barclay James Montgomery Flagg Neysa MacMein John LaGatta Gilbert Bundy Miss Cruzon Miss Dell Los Angeles Paramount Theater Hollywood Girls Frank Hahn

Evening promise in Retreat dine invitation scene

A suave stranger invites Millie to dine and mentions a return for Eunice and her mother at Retreat. He hints at a shared secret, leaving others in the hall puzzled as he departs with a teasing smile. The dialogue foreshadows future meetings and a link to Fielding's Folly.

Millie Eunice Fielding Freeman

Robinson In Reuters Film At Rialto Screens Today

The three day Rialto run opens with Edward G. Robinson as Reuters founder Reuter in a film tracing news pursuit from pigeon post to early telegraph. Cast includes Edna Best Eddie Albert Albert Basserman Gene Lockhart Otto Kruger Nigel Bruce Montagu Love James Stephenson. Also featured are The Return of Wild Bill with Bill Elliott Iris Meredith Luana Walters and Buck Jones in White Eagle and The Dive Into Quicksand starting today.

Dispatch Reuters Rialto Theater Edward G. Robinson Reuter Robinson Edna Best Eddie Albert Albert Basserman Gene Lockhart Otto Kruger Nigel Bruce Montagu Love James Stephenson Wild Bill Bill Elliott Iris Meredith Luana Walters Buck Jones

The Great Dictator Plays At State May 15

Charlie Chaplin's new film The Great Dictator opens at the State theater on Thursday May 15. Chaplin stars in a dual role in the satirical drama and marks his first speaking part in a Chaplin feature.

Charlie Chaplin State Theater Chaplin

Magician Blackstone Set for Iowa Theater Engagement

Magician Blackstone arrives in Iowa for a three day engagement starting Tuesday May 13 with a company of 30. He will perform famed tricks including the Hindu Rope Trick and The Enchanted Flower Garden plus The Floating Princess The Chinese Fantasy The New Vanishing Horse The Girls From Nowhere The Phantom Canary The Great Lamp Mystery and The Pearl of Pekin. The screen feature is Repent At Leisure starring Wendy Barrie and Kent Taylor.

Blackstone Iowa Pekin Wendy Barrie Kent Taylor

Iowa Screen Features Play Across Multiple Films

George Brent stars in They Dare Not Love with Martha Scott at Iowa Friday. The bill also includes They Met in Argentina with Maureen O'Hara and Alberto Vila, The Big Boss with Otto Kruger, and Shadow On The Stairs. A comedy romance The Flame of New Orleans stars Marlene Dietrich. Mr District Attorney features Dennis O Keefe and Peter Lorre.

Martha Scott George Brent New Orleans Marlene Dietrich Andy Devine Bruce Cabot Iowa Merica Paul Lukas Roman Bohnen Kay Linaker Argentina New Rogers Hart Melodies Maureen O’hara James Ellison Alberto Vila Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanagh Heather Angel Miles Mander Roland Young Mischa Auer Judy Devine

Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell Star at Palace

The Palace theater presents The Mark of Zorro starring Tyrone Power with Linda Darnell opposite him in Old California drama. Basil Rathbone appears in Dancing on a Dime, a musical comedy feature. Grace McDonald and Bonet Paige also featured in the program.

Palace Theater Tyrone Power Linda Darnell California Douglas Fairbanks Basil Rathbone Grace McDonald Bonet Paige

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