Colbert Starred for Joan of Arc Planned by RKO
Hollywood Chatter notes Claudette Colbert could headline an RKO Joan of Arc biopic as her schedule clears. Other items include Dr Hugo Eckener Zeppelin film plans with Knute Eckener casting. Frances Farmer borrowed from Paramount to Star opposite Edward Arnold in Come and Get It. Patric Knowles touted as Flynn-like talent for Sweet Aloes with Kay Francis and George Brent.
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Universal Service
Los Angeles
Claudette Colbert
RKO
Joan of Arc
Claudette
France
Joan
Katharine Hepburn
George Bernard Shaw
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. Gold
Patric Knowles
Warner
Errol Flynn
Young Knowles
Light Brigade
Flynn
Kay Francis
George Brent
Rainfall in Colon Wet Season Reaches 116 Inches
In Colon Zone rainfall during the wet season averages 116 inches, marking a heavy seasonal climate pattern.
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Colon
Canal Zone
Carl Brisson Performs for European Royals and Dignitaries
A 1936 feature notes Carl Brisson has performed for the Kings and Queens of England Greece Romania Spain and Belgium Holland and for leaders such as the future king of England the Kaiser the tsar of Russia the president of France and Rasputin among others. It cites World rights syndicate involvement in distribution.
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Greece
Roumania
Spain
Belgium
Holland
Prince
Wales
Kaiser
Germany
France
Russia
Canolenin
Rasputin
King Features S Syndiccate, Inc
Theaters Show Premieres With Notable Stars
At Paramount the double feature includes I Married a Doctor with Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson. Iowa presents The Ex Mrs Bradford with William Powell and Jean Arthur. Wallace Beery John Boles and Barbara Stanwyck star in A Message to Garcia, along with Three Godfathers with Chester Morris and Irene Harvey. Palace hosts Follow the Fleet featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Rialto debuts Tail Spin Tommy with Clark Williams and Jean Rogers, Going High Brow with Guy Kibbee and Zasu Pitts, Bars of Hate with Regis Toomey and Sheila Terry. Olympic screens Psohlaved Liberty Bohemian feature with a large ensemble.
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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
Psohlaved
Liberty
Bohemian Picture
March 1934 two full moons despite February's absence
The calendar note records February 1934 with no full moons while March had two. A full moon appeared January 30, then March 1 and March 30, marking three full moons across the period.
Tailspin Tommy Opens at Rialto With Aerial Thrills
The new serial Tailspin Tommy tops the Rialto bill Wednesday and Thursday starring Clark Williams Noah Beery Jr and Jean Rogers. The air mystery features a disappearing plane a masked pilot invisible guns and a dramatic aerial dogfight. Also features Going Highbrow with Guy Kibbee and Zasu Pitts.
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Tommy
Rialto
Clark Williams
Tailspin Tommy
Noah Beery, Jr
Jean Rogers
Betty Lou Barnes
Guy Kibbee
Zasu Pitts
Kansas farmer rises to riches in a comedy program
Edward Everett Horton stars in a pleasant comedy about a Kansas farmer who gains wealth via the stock market and his wife who seeks New York high society. The second feature is Bars of Hate with Regis Toomey and Sheila Terry, a Peter Bayne story. A comedy closes the program.
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Edward Everett Horton
New York
Regis Toomey
Sheila Terry
Peter Bayne
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A verse about building a lasting home through careful planning and shared effort. It emphasizes enduring love, wise preparation, and patience to withstand life’s storms, noting that happiness comes from deliberate, mutual dedication by two brave souls.
Guernsey Named Head Master Of Shattuck Military School
James S. Guernsey from Clinton Conn has been chosen to succeed the resigned Dr C W Newhall as head master of Shattuck Military School in Faribault Minn Guernsey age 34 previously led the Morgan school at Clinton
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Faribault
Minn
James S. Guernsey
Clinton
Conn
C. W. Newhall
Shattuck Military School
Guernsey
Morgan School
Teen travels cheaply from Minneapolis to Kansas City
Fifteen year old Helen Brown rode free rides and relied on motorists for meals while making her way to Kansas City from Minneapolis. She began with three cents and spent two on a postcard at journey's end.
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Kansas City
Helen Brown
Minneapolis
Main Street film adapts Sinclair Lewis novel for Paramount
The film I Married a Doctor stars Pat O'Brien as Dr William Kennicott and Josephine Hutchinson as Carol adapting the satirical Small Town of Main Street for the screen. Eric is a touring artist whose unwanted affection triggers community hostility. Ross Alexander Miles Bjornstam and Louise Fazenda Bea Sorenson fill supporting roles as critics and townsfolk.
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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 and Iowa Township party ticket candidates filed
County auditor records list Democratic candidates Dr E F Wheelan for committeeman and Margaret Jane Griffin for committeewoman. Republican contender Charles S Cummings seeks committeeman. For township offices LeRoy Hardy and Louis Waldschmidt oppose for assessor. Joseph Knebel unopposed for township clerk. Fred Fisher unopposed for trustee for 1938 term. 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 team Gene and Glenn along with Jake Lena and several top acts will appear at the Memorial coliseum in Cedar Rapids on Saturday May 16 for two performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Kellogg Co sponsors the event with local grocers promoting Kellogg corn flakes and customer details. The lineup includes The Dancing Debutantes Slim and Blue Harlem hotshots Margaret Coleson Frink and Mamman and the Marlee Sisters.
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Glenn
Jake
Lena
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Kellogg Company
Kellogg
Louie
Slim and
Blue
Harlem
Cotton Club
Margaret Coleson
NBC Songbird
Frink
Mamman
Marlee
Monkey tragedy on ship as two males hang themselves
The liner Westerland docked in New York with a monkey trio described as a triangle. Two male monkeys were found hanged, and a female died of heartbreak, according to a United Press report.
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New York
Westerland
Triangle
Dancing Pirate Embraces Technicolor at Iowa Friday
Hollywood's new color era arrives with Dancing Pirate a color filled comedy musical romance starting Friday at the Iowa. A Boston dancing master transplanted to early California pursues romance and adventure amid vibrant dances and a new Huapango rhythm. Frank Morgan Charles Collins Steffi Dunn Jack La Rue and the Royal Cansinos lead a large cast as color and spectacle define the program.
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California
Frank Morgan
Charles Collins
Steffi Dunn
Jack la Rue
The
Royal Cansinos
Herman Bing
Paula Stone
Nellie
Molly MacCow
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