Colbert Targeted For Joan Of Arc Biopic In Hollywood Talks
Hollywood chatter notes Claudette Colbert may star in an original Joan of Arc film for RKO after delays over story rights. Other projects include Zeppelin with Knute Eckener and Lionel Barrymore under negotiation, Frances Farmer tied to Come and Get It, and Patric Knowles stepping into leading roles with Kay Francis.
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Universal Service
Los Angeles
Claudette Colbert
RKO
Ife
Joan of Arc
Claudette
France
Joan
Hugo Eckener
Sam Briskin
Knute Eckener
John Beal
Knute
Lionel Barrymore
Eckener
Frances Farmer
Seattle
Bing Crosby
Paramount
Sam Goldwyn
Edward Arnold
Virginia Bruce
Mr. Golds
Patric Knowles
Warner
Errol Flynn
Young Knowles
Light Brigade
Flynn
Kay Francis
George Brent
Rainfall Averages In Colon Zone During Wet Season
In Colon at the Canal Zone the wet season rainfall averages 116 inches. This figure reflects typical tropical rainfall levels observed in the region during the annual rainy period.
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Colon
Canal Zone
Notable Figures Toured by Royalty and Leaders Worldwide
A 1936 feature from King Features Syndicate details performances by a renowned figure for royalty in England and Greece, and for other European powers including Belgium Holland Romania and Spain. It notes visits to dignitaries and leaders such as the Kaiser the Crown Prince of Germany and the Czar of Russia. It also references Lenin and Rasputin.
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England
Greece
Roumania
Spain
Belgium
Holland
Prince OF Wales
Kaiser
Germany
France
Russia
Candlenin
Rasputin
King Features
Syndiccate, Inc
World
Night at the Theaters Highlights Big Stars Across Iowa and State
Paramount screens I Married a Doctor with Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson. In Iowa William Powell and Jean Arthur star in The Ex Mrs Bradford. Wallace Beery John Boles and Barbara Stanwyck lead A Message to Garcia with Chester Morris Irene Harvey. Palace features Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Follow the Fleet. Rialto showcases Tail Spin Tommy with Clark Williams and Jean Rogers Going High Brow with Guy Kibbee Zasu Pitts and Bars of Hate with Regis Toomey Sheila Terry. Olympic presents Psohlavci Liberty a Bohemian import.
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Paramount
Pat O’brien
Josephine Hutchinson
Iowa
William Powell
Jean Arthur
Bradford
State
Wallace Beery
John Boles
Barbara Stanwyck
Garcia
Chester Morris
Irene Harvey
Palace
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Rialto
Tommy
Clark Williams
Jean Rogers
Guy Kibbee
Zasu Pitts
Regis Toomey
Sheila Terry
Psohlavci
Liberty
Moon Schedule Notes March Has Two Full Moons
In 1934 February had no full moons while March contained two. A full moon occurred January 30, then March 1, followed by March 30, marking a rare lunar sequence across the month boundary.
Tailspin Tommy Headlines Rialto Start
New serial Tailspin Tommy opens at the Rialto for Wednesday and Thursday with Clark Williams as Tailspin Tommy Noah Beery Jr and Jean Rogers as Betty Lou Barnes. The air mystery features a vanished plane in smoke masked pilot invisible guns and a sensational aerial dogfight. Also shown Going Highbrow with Guy Kibbee Zasu Pitts.
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Tommy
Rialto
Clark Williams
Tailspin Tommy
Noah Beery, Jr
Jean Rogers
Betty Lou Barnes
Guy Kibbee
Zasu Pitts
Comedy double feature with Horton and rising Stock Market tale
Edward Everett Horton stars in a pleasant comedy about a Kansas farmer who gains wealth in the stock market and a wife who moves to high society. Second feature Bars of Hate stars Regis Toomey and Sheila Terry, a Peter Bayne story, with a concluding comedy on the program.
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Edward Everett Horton
New York
Regis Toomey
Sheila Terry
Peter Bayne
Just Folks on the Value of Planning a Strong Home
A poem asserts that building a sturdy, lasting home requires careful planning and prudent restraint. It compares architecture and marriage, noting that walls and girders symbolize protection, while love and patience guard against storms and misfortune.
Guernsey Named Headmaster of Shattuck Military School
James S. Guernsey of Clinton Conn. is selected to succeed Dr C W Newhall who resigned as head master of Shattuck Military School in Faribault Minn Guernsey age 34 previously led Morgan School at Clinton Ga.
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Faribault
Minn
James S. Guernsey
Clinton
Conn
C. W. Newhall
Shattuck Military School
Guernsey
Morgan School
Teen Girl Tours U S For Two Cents Postcard Stop
Helen Brown, 15, began with three cents in Minneapolis and traveled across the country using rides and meals from motorists. She finished by spending two cents on a postcard, reporting her cheap trip in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Helen Brown
Minneapolis
Main Street well done in film form
The screen adaptation of Sinclair Lewis The story follows Dr William Kennicott and his wife Carol in a satirical small town setting. Pat O Brien and Josephine Hutchinson lead a cast with Ross Alexander Miles Bjornstam and Louise Fazenda. comedy and a newsreel complete the program.
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Sinclair Lewis
Pumpkin Center
Broadway
Carol
Eric
Ross Alexander
Ray Mayer
Miles Bjornstam
Louise Fazenda
Bea Sorenson
Charley Chase
Paramount News
Riverside Iowa Central Committee Nominations Filed
Names of candidates for Riverside and Iowa township offices filed with the county auditor include Dr. E. F. Wheelan and Margaret Jane Griffin as Democratic committeeman and committeewoman, Charles S. Cummings as Republican committeeman, LeRoy Hardy and Louis Waldschmidt opposing for Democratic assessor, Joseph Knebel unopposed for township clerk, Fred Fisher unopposed for trustee for 1938 term, and Claude Flynn unopposed for Republican trustee nomination.
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Riverside
Democratic Central Committee
Iowa
E. F. Wheelan
Margaret Jane Griffin
Charles S. Cummings
LeRoy Hardy
Louis Waldschmidt
Joseph Knebel
Fred Fisher
Claude Flynn
Gene and Glenn to headline Cedar Rapids show Saturday
National radio duo Gene and Glenn join Jake Lena and acts for a Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum appearance on Saturday May 16 with two performances at 2 PM and 7 PM. Kellogg Company sponsors with local grocers promoting Kellogg corn flakes and details for customers. The bill features The Dancing Debutantes Slim and Blue Harlem hotshots Margaret Coleson Frink and Mamman and the Marlee Sisters.
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Gene
Glenn
Jake
Lena
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Kellogg Company
Kellogg
Louie
Slim and
Blue
Harlem
Cotton Club
Margaret Coleson
NBC Songbird
Frink
Mamman
Marlee
Monkeys Found Dead Aboard Westerland Liner
In New York the liner Westerland arrived with a monkey triangle. Two male monkeys hanged themselves and a female monkey died of heartache, leaving officials to investigate the unusual deaths on board.
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New York
Westerland
Triangle
Dancing Pirate headlines Iowa Friday in full Technicolor
Hollywood's new Technicolor era arrives with Dancing Pirate at the Iowa Friday. A color rich musical romance starring Frank Morgan and Steffi Dunn, featuring torrid California dances and a new Huapango rhythm, part of a large program including March of Time and other features.
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Hollywood
California
Frank Morgan
Charles Collins
Steffi Dunn
Jack la Rue
The
Royal Cansinos
Herman Bing
Paula Stone
Nellie
Molly MacCow
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Loretta Young
William Goetz
Joseph Moskowitz
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Bel Air
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Sylvia Sidney
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Johan Halliday
Honolulu
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Rose OF the
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Silk Hat Kid
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Leon Errol
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Kernel
Dave Apollon
GUY _KIBBEE ZASU_ PITTS
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Everett Horton
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