Carlsen To Play At Danceland Wednesday May 24
Bill Carlsen and Band of a Million Thrills with the Zilch brothers return to Danceland for a popular demand engagement on Wednesday May 24 announced by Frank Brookhiser manager. Roger Graham’s band makes a farewell appearance at Danceland tonight before heading to a summer job in a New York resort. Supporting roles include Barrie Lionel Atwill John Carradine Ralph Forbes and Beryl Mercer in a Baskerville inspired tale set on Devonshire moors and Baskerville Hall.
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Bill Carlsen
Zilch Brothers
Danceland
Frank Brookhiser
Roger Graham
New York
Culver
Jackie Cooper
Freddie Bartholomew
Andy Devine
Henry Hull
Tim Holt
State Books New Wallace Beery Film
Wallace Beery stars as a sentimental police sergeant in Sergeant Madden with Alan Curtis Tom Brown and Laraine Johnson in supporting roles. The State theater opens the film Thursday along with the feature Society Smugglers starring Preston Foster Irene Hervey and Regis Toomey.
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Allace Beery
Madden
Beery
New York
Alan Curtis
Tom Brown
Laraine Johnson
Posts
Daugher
Fay Holden
Marc Lawrence
David Gorcey
Union Pacific Debuts as De Mille Delivers Grand West
Cecil B. DeMille presents Union Pacific at Paramount featuring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. The drama follows a railroad’s birth from Washington to the western end of track with a star ensemble including Akim Tamiroff and Robert Preston. The tale blends grand spectacle with vivid frontier life.
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Cecil B. de Mille
Union Pacific
Paramount Theater
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Miss Stanwyck
McCrea
Washington
Akim Tamiroff
Robert Preston
Lynne Overman
Brian Donlevy
Robert Barrat
Drama Of Slums Adapted Into Film Opening Tuesday
The film version of One Third of a Nation will open Tuesday at the Paramount theater with Sylvia Sidney and Leif Erikson leading a cast drawn from stage and screen. The drama centers on New York slums and the social issues highlighted in the Broadway hit.
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New York
Broadway
Sylvia Sidney
Leif Erikson
Paramount Theater
Film Listings at Local Theaters Feature Big Names
Upper left Lya Lys debuts in Confessions of a Nazi Spy at the Iowa theater with Edward G. Robinson. Cecil B. DeMille Union Pacific at the Paramount stars Joe McCrea Barbara Stanwyck. One Third of a Nation with Leif Erikson Sylvia Sidney comes to the Paramount Tuesday. Richard Dix stars as Sam Houston in Man of Conquest opening Friday at the Iowa. Sergeant Madden stars Wallace Beery with Tom Brown Laraine Johnson and Alan Curtis at the State Thursday. The Hound of the Baskervilles at the State features Richard Greene Basil Rathbone.
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Lya Lys
Iowa Theater
Edward G. Robinson
Cecil B. de Mille
Union Pacific
Paramount Theater
Joe McCrea
Barbara Stanwyck
Leif Erikson
Sylvia Sidney
Richard Dix
Sam Houston
Wallace Beery
Tom Brown
Laraine Johnson
Alan Curtis
Sergeant Madden
State Theater
Conan Doyle
Richard Greene
Basil Rathbone
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Plays At Iowa Theater
The film touted as one of the decade’s boldest is shown at the Iowa theater under the title Confessions of a Nazi Spy. Edward G Robinson stars with Francis Lederer Paul Lukas and Lya Lys in featured roles as a fictional account inspired by recent Nazi spy trials. Leon G Turreau, a former Gman, serves as technical adviser, lending apparent authenticity to the drama.
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Iowa Theater
Edward G. Robinson
Francis Lederer
Paul Lukas
Lya Lys
New York
Los Angeles
Panama Canal Zone
Leon G. Turreu
Czechoslovakia
Hollywood
Sympathy and Secrets in a Nazi Plot
A sympathetic heroine Lya Lys uses charm to extract information for a Nazi figure. The paired feature Sorority House stars Anne Shirley and James Ellison in a campus drama.
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Lya Lys
Anne Shirley
James Ellison
Stepin Fetchit Set for Cedar Rapids Stage Show Run
Stepin Fetchit, famed comedian, appears on the Iowa stage for three days starting May 23 in Hollywood Jamboree at the Cedar Rapids Iowa theater. He headlines with George King and orchestra, Bea Sarche, Bud Dowling, Dorothy King, Roy Miller and more, as the screen feature Missing Daughters stars Richard Arlen Rochelle Hudson Marian Marsh.
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Stepin Fetchit
Movieland
Pereson
Iowa Theater
Hollyswood
Cedar Rapids
George King
Bea Sarche
Bud Dowling
Dorothy King
Roy Miller
King
Fulton and Wells
Richard Arlen
Rochelle Hudson
Marian Marsh
Rialto Presents North Of Shanghai And Rolling Westward
Rialto screens North Of Shanghai today through Tuesday with Betty Furness and James Craig leading the cast as a girl reporter and cameraman amid air raid sequences. Tex Ritter and White Flash star in Rolling Westward, a western adventure with a showdown against hired killers. The program also features the eleventh Lone Ranger Returns chapter plus a Disney cartoon and comedy.
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Shanghai
Rialto Theater
Betty Furness
James Craig
Tex Ritter
Wonder Horse
White Flash
Tex
Social drama challenges slum conditions with youth revolt
Two young people confront urban squalor and vested interests while Miss Sidney, a slum daughter, and Erikson, a socially minded millionaire, join the fight. The program also features Winner Take All with Tony Martin and Gloria Stuart.
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Miss Sidney
Erikson
Group Theater
Tony Martin
Gloria Stuart
Hey Armetta
Slim Summerville
Sherlock Holmes Story At The State Theater
State theater patrons enjoy The Hound Of The Baskervilles through Wednesday. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Richard Greene and Wendy co star in this Sir Arthur Conan Doyle mystery presentation.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Dr. Watson
Richard Greene
Wendy
Tropic Holiday at Palace Leads Romance and Comedy
Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland star in Tropic Holiday a light romantic musical at the Palace with Bob Burns and Martha Ray. Mysterious Mr Moto stars Peter Lorre as detective against a league of assassins. Alexander's Ragtime Band returns midweek with Tyrone Power Alice Faye and Don Ameche.
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Dorothy Lamour
Ray Milland
Bob Burns
Martha Ray
Palace Theater
Mexico
Mr. Moto
Peter Lorre
League of Assassins
Europe
Alexander
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Iowa To Show Sam Houston Film Story
A sweeping spectacle titled Man of Conquest portrays Sam Houston life with Richard Dix as Houston. Joan Fontaine and Gail Patrick play his wives, with strong support from Edward Ellis as Andrew Jackson and others. The film opens at Iowa theaters Friday.
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Sam Houston
Iowa Theater
Richard Dix
Houston
Joan Fontaine
Gail Patrick
Edward Ellis
Andrew Jackson
C. Henry
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Barbara Read
Adele Pearce
J. M. Merrigan
AKO Radio Picture
Pellew
Lafayette Cafe
John Thomas
Rial
Shana
Lone Ranger
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Joe Slavik School of Dancing
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Sigel Bruce
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