New Bill At Paramount Opens Memorial Day
Paramount presents a Memorial Day double feature starting Monday. Lovely Merle Oberon stars in The Divorce of Lady X with Laurence Olivier, a fogbound London tale of mistaken identity. Maureen O'Sullivan and Dennis O'Keefe lead Hold That Kiss with Mickey Rooney also in the cast.
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Paramount Theater
Lovely Merle Oberon
Lady X
Laurence Oliver
London
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dennis O'Keefe
Mickey Rooney
Merle Oberon
Paramount
Iowa Theater
Three Star Players
Doris Nolan
Cary Grant
Katharine Hepburn
Lewis Stone
Judge Hardy
New State Theater
Crime School at Iowa theater Friday
The film Crime School opens Friday at the Iowa theater and condemns harsh juvenile punishment. Six Dead End boys star alongside Humphrey Bogart as a reformist commissioner exposing prejudice and corruption. The co feature Sailing Along is a musical with Jessie Matthews and an supporting cast.
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Iowa
New York
Humphrey Bogart
Gale Page
Bogart
Jessie Matthews
Jack Whiting
Roland Young
Noel Madison
Barry MacKay
Holiday Pleases Audiences At Iowa Theater
The Iowa theater shows Holiday a warm comedy romance with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It portrays a rebellious socialite and a self determined young man, supported by a strong cast. The companion feature Blind Alibi stars Richard Dix with Whitney Bourne and Eduardo Ciannelli, plus Ace the dog.
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Iowa Theater
Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
Edward Everett Horton
Doris Nolan
Lew Ayres
Binnie Barnes
Jean Dixon
Henry Kolker
Richard Dix
Whitney Bourne
Eduardo Ciannelli
Ace
the Wonder Dog
Cassowary Call Noted From Distant Woods
Researchers record cassowary calls heard two miles away, indicating vocal range and alert behavior in the forest. The finding adds detail to how raptors communicate across dense terrain and may aid future wildlife monitoring efforts.
Hollywood Hotel Opens At Palace
A four day showing of the 1938 musical comedy Hollywood Hotel starts today at the Palace featuring Dick Powell and Lola and Rosemary Lane. Benny Goodman and his band supply swing music while Hugh Herbert Glenda Farrell Mabel Todd Frances Langford and Edgar Kennedy appear. The companion Bulldog Drummond tale Bulldog Drummond's Revenge stars John Howard John Barrymore Louise Campbell and Reginald Denny.
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Hollywood Hotel
Dick Powell
Palace Theater
Powell
Benny Goodman
Lola
Rosemary Lane
Hugh Herbert
Glenda Farrell
Mabel "Todd
Frances Langford
Edgar Kennedy
Bulldog Drummond
John Howard
Detective Drummond
John Barrymore
Louise Campbell
Reginald Denny
Loretta Young At State On Thursday
Loretta Young stars in Four Men and a Prayer at the New State theater starting Thursday. The film follows the original plot with Young in the primary feminine role and Richard Greene as her romantic interest. Supporting cast includes George Sanders David Niven and C Aubrey Smith with other names like J Edward Bromberg Alan Hale and Reginald Denny. A companion feature Sinnners in Paradise stars Madge Evans John Boles Bruce Cabot and Marion Martin.
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Humphrey Bogart
Iowa
Ritz Brothers
Kentucky
Paramount Theater
New State
Loretta Young
Richard Greene
David Niven
George Sanders
William Henry
David Garth
New State Theater
Greene
C. Aubrey Smith
J. Edward Bromberg
John Carradine
Alan Hale
Reginald Denny
Berton Churchill
Barry Fitzgerald
Comedies Headline New State Program
Theater-goers at the New State enjoy Judge Hardy's Children and Goodbye Broadway this week. The Hardy film stars Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden and Aunt Milly played by Betty Ross Clarke. Parisian Jacqueline Laurent debuts in a flirtation with Mickey. Goodbye Broadway features Worthy cast including Charles Winninger Alice Brady Tom Brown Frank Jenks Dorothea Kent and Tommy Riggs with Betty Lou.
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New State
Judge Hardy
Broadway
Metro-Goldwynn-Mayer
Hardy
Lewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
Betty Ross Clarke
Milly
Jacqueline Laurent
Paris
Mickey
Charles Winninger
Alice Brady
Tom Brown
Frank Jenks
Dorothea Kent
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lou
Thornwood Tonight Showcases Del Courtney and More
The New Thornwood ballroom hosts Del Courtney and his orchestra direct from Cocoanut Grove in Hollywood. Cecil Gollya's orchestra with Nancy Gay Gene Eyman and Sandy Sims perform Monday night. June dates feature Russ Manson Collegiate night June 8 and Wally Stoefler's band June 4 and 5.
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Thornwood Ballroom
del Courtney
Cocoanut Grove
Hollywood
Cecil Golly
Nancy Gay
Gene Eyman
Sandy Sims
Russ Manson
Thornwood
Wally Stoefler
Glen Gray Orchestra with Pee Wee Hunt and Kenny Sergeant
Glen Gray and his Casa Loma Orchestra, featuring Pee Wee Hunt and Kenny Sergeant, perform in a colorful ensemble noted for swing era arrangements and brass zest.
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Glen Gray
Casa Loma
Pee Wee Hunt
Kenny Sergeant
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Casa Loma Orchestra
Slave Ship heads Strand bill with Beery and Rooney
The Strand shows Slave Ship today and tomorrow starring Wallace Beery War ner Baxter Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Allan in an adventure filled tale. Blazing Barriers follows, featuring Edward Arnold Jr and Florence McKinney. Also noted is a public hunting ground plan in Louisiana on 35000 acres leased to the state for reforestation.
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Strand Theater
Wallace Beery
Warner Baxter
Mickey Rooney
Elizabeth Alan
CCC
Edward Arnold, Jr
Florence McKinney
Strand
Louisiana
Kentucky Moonshine at Paramount stars Ritz Brothers
The Ritz Brothers headline a Paramount feature titled Kentucky Moonshine with Tony Martin and Marjorie Weaver in supporting roles. A radio talent scout travels to Kentucky to recruit hillbillies while the brothers disguise themselves as mountaineers. The program also offers Breathless Moments and a Color Classic cartoon.
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Kentucky
Ritz Brothers
Paramount
Tony Martin
Marjorie Weaver
Lancer's Spy heads Rialto as thrilling wartime spy tale
Acclaimed as a thrilling spy story Dolores Del Rio George Sanders and Peter Lorre lead the Rialto bill through Tuesday in Lancer's Spy with jolting realism of a World War era tale. Supporting actors include Virginia Fields Joseph Schildkraut Lionel Atwill Luther Adler and a second feature The Whirlwind Horseman starring Ken Maynard. The Lone Ranger serial runs seventh chapter with a comedy and a musical short.
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Lancer
Dolores del Rio
George Sanders
Peter Lorre
Virginia
Fields
Joseph Schildkraut
Lionel Atwill
Luther Adler
Art for Art's Sake Lags in Hollywood
Hollywood brief notes on the shift away from purely artistic films due to economic pressures. Producer Pandro S. Berman of RKO moves toward more sure-fire box office while defending artistic pictures for their later profits and star-making effects.
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Hollywood
Pandro S. Berman
RKO
Times Anl
Berman
Bette Davis
Warner Bros
Victor McLaglen
Claude Rains
Gloria Dickson
Lana Turner
Bob Montgomery
Metro
John Barrymore
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Kheabeth Allan
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