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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
7
Hollywood chatter reports Kate Hepburn set for Stage Door as modern ambitious actress then RKO to follow with Bringing Up Baby in which she plays a giddy society gal with a pet black panther cub named Baby.
Jolson helps Winchell sleep by advising a doctor, sparking quiet bond and townwide search for thanks. MGM rumored to cast Judy Garland as Velvet in National Velvet, a move seen as bigger than Gone With the Wind casting. Para-Mount previously acquired rights.
Rumors swirl about Katharine Hepburn, Judy, and Velvet in potential screen roles while studios weigh casting for Of Mice and Men on stage. George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart adapt Steinbeck, with Cagney and McLaglen eyed for leads. Raft seeks a passport for London, Sylvia Sidney bows out of Standin, Doris Nolan returns for The Lady Fights Back, and Henry Ginsberg rises at Selznick.
Studio chatter centers on a missing Sunday concert appearance and late hours with stars Bing Crosby Gary Cooper and George Raft. Mack Grey gets a new hat while Heidi stalls in a Shirley Temple illness and Violet Kemble Cooper rush. Gladys Swarthout Frank Chapman swing by for a quick hello then Europe beckons. Ann Sothern Gertrude Michael Harriet Hilliard Anne Shirley prank RKO Eddie Stevenson fashion raid.
William Inglis, struck by scrapnel, was told his case was hopeless after 30 hospitals and 19 years of invalid status. Now aged 42, the Londoner is discharged completely cured and seeks a job though he has no family or training. He plans to marry once employed.
Notice of appointment dated May 11 1937. Stewart Holmes attorney for Guaranty Bank and Trust Company acting as Administrator with Will Annexed of Mary Keister of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors to file claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk for settlement and payment to the estate.
Preview committees from American Legion auxiliary and D A R assess You Cant Buy Luck as melodrama with race sequences and a murder climax but advise against children viewing. The second feature Girl Loves Boy follows a college student who ends studies to aid a scheming rival. Also notes on elephants in captivity requiring regular manicures due to inactivity.
At the theaters in Iowa the program includes You Can’t Buy Luck with Onslow Stevens and Helen Mack and Girl Loves Boy with Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker. Paramount presents Night Must Fall starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. New State features Romeo and Juliet with Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard. Palace brings Gold Diggers of 1937 with Dick Powell and Joan Blondell and Women Are Trouble with Stuart Erwin and Floriet Rice. Rialto offers Let’s Sing Again with Bobby Breen and Henry Armetta and Inez Courtney and The Luckiest Girl in the World with Jane Wyatt and Louis Hayward.
Robert Montgomery departs from his suave image in Night Must Fall at the Paramount, delivering a spine chilling portrayal as a ruthless killer. Madame May Chitty and Rosalind Russell support with strong performances as the vulnerable invalid and the romantic counterpoint amid a suspenseful, restrained drama.
The piece describes a screen adaptation of a stage play by John Van Druten with atmospheric forest and cottage scenes. It adds a Rudolf Friml musical short conducted by the composer’s son and emphasizes The Vagabond King melodies along with a newsreel.
Bobby Breen of radio fame will headline the Rialto program on Wednesday and Thursday. The eight year old sings on Eddie Cantor programs and stars in a musical comedy drama with Henry Arm Atta, George Huston, and Inez Courtney. The second feature The X Lucky In World stars Jane Wyatt and Louis Hayward, a comedy about a rich girl who tries to live on a dollar and a half weekly and wins a sweetheart. The Phantom Rider starring Buck Jones is shown in the third chapter.
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