My Favorite Wife shines at Iowa theater crowd pleaser
The Iowa theater screens My Favorite Wife directed by Garson Kanin with Irene Dunne Cary Grant and Randolph Scott. The review praises the farcical shipwreck premise, court room scenes and hotel desk climax while noting accompanying cartoon and news reel.
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Wife
Rko-Radio
Garson Kanin
Bella
Samuel Sneaer
Roy Webb
Iowa Theater
Elfen
Irene Dunne
Nick
Cary Grant
Burkett
Randolph Seatt
Bianca
Ne Gall Patrick Ma
Ann Shoemaker
Tim
Scotty Beckett
Mary Lot Harrington
Clark
Donald MacBride Johnson
Hugh O'Connell
Granville Bates
Kahimar
Pedro de Cordoba
Towa
Enoch Arden
Randolph Scott
Irene
Gail Patrick
Donald MacBride
Iawa
Leo Schlesinger
Walt Disney
the Saint
George Sanders
Wendy Barrie
W. M
Hollywood Stars Vie for The Life of John Doe Role
Barbara Stanwyck wins the femme lead opposite Gary Cooper in Frank Capra’s The Life of John Doe, with six top stars testing for the part. Capra’s influence on Stanwyck and Cooper’s careers is noted as the project begins July 1. Darryl Zanuck buys a vehicle for Fueenie Leontovich after rave reviews for Four Sons.
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Ollywood
INS
Barbarard Stanwyck
Frank Capra
John Doe
Gary Cooper
Frank
Barbara
Gars
Mr. Deeds
Hollywood
Fueenie Leontovich
TCF
Darryl ‘Zanuck
Esther Washburn
New York
Allies Ambulances Backed by Warner and Crew
Samaritan reports Harry Warner buying and equipping 20 ambulances for Allied use. John Howard plans immediate trip to Birmingham to visit Wanda McKay once crowned Queen of the Air Hostesses. Maggie Lindsay buys a new house off Doheny drive. Tommy Warner Jr led a convoy of eight planes with Jackie Congan and Rog Pryor aboard. Pryor’s forced landing celebrated with Fran Ann Sothern and Dick Foran at NTG Florentine Gardens.
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Samaritan
Harry Warner
John Howard
Birmingham
Alabama
Wanda McKay
Maggie Lindsay
Doheny
Tommy Warner, Jr
Jackie Congan
Rog Pryor
Frank Kersa
TWO NOVELS IN FILM FORM AT THE STATE
The State theater stages Howard Spring’s My Son My Son and Alice Duer Miller’s And One Was Beautiful. Brian Aherne shines as the father in My Son My Son, with Madeleine Carroll and Louis Hayward in key roles. And One Was Beautiful stars Robert Cummings and Loretta Day in a light, entertaining feature. A Movietone newsreel and a navy short in Asia complete the program.
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Howard Spring
Alice Duer Miller
Brian Ahierne
Madeleine Carroll
Louis Hayward
Stong
Laraine Day
Henry Hull
Josephine Hutchinson
Robert Cummings
Miss Day
Movietone
U. S. Navy
Asia
N. S
British Anti Aircraft Cruiser Curlew Sunk Off Norway
The Admiralty announced the loss of the 4200 ton anti aircraft cruiser Curlew after a bombing attack off the north coast of Norway. Four officers and five sailors were killed.
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London
Admiralty
Curlew
Norway
Lillian Russell Glamour Shines in Paramount Tribute
The article previews the Hollywood biopic Lillian Russell starring Alice Faye at the Paramount. It notes the screen version by McGuire and Zanuck, تضم featuring Edward Arnold as Diamond Jim and Don Ameche as Edward Solomon, reviving the famed stage star with a cast of era icons and musical numbers.
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Lillian Russel
William Anthonys McGuire
Irving Cummings
Qarril F Zanuch
Twentieth Century Fox
Paramount
Diamond Jim” Brady
Jesse Lewisohn
Alexander Moore
Edward Solomon
Tony Pastor
Joe Weber
Tew Fields
Russell
Eddie Foy, Jr
Gilbert and Sullivan
Edward Arnold
Lillian Russell
Warren William
Henry Fonda Plays Shopper Who Loves Her in Clinton Era
Henry Fonda appears as the newspaper man who loves her from Clinton days when her mother was a leading suffragette. Second to Edward Arnold is Miss Helen Westley, Lillians grandmother, in a production featuring Don Ameche singing two numbers Adored One and Blue Love Bird.
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Henry Fonda
Clinton
Edward Arnold
Helen Westley
Theaters Show New Releases Across Multiple Studios
In March 1940 film listings include My Favorite Wife and The Saint Takes Over at AVC and Paramount titles Lillian Russell and My Son My Son at state venues. Palace offers Day Time Wife Meet Doctor Christian while Rialto features Fast Side Kids Pioneer Days. Strand showcases Rhythm of the Saddle and Five Came Back. Motor car production rose to 76 935 in March 1940 from 60 504 a year earlier.
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Iowa
Irene Dunne
Cary Grant
Randolph Scott
Guail Patrick
the Saint
George Sanders
Wendy Barrie
Paramount
Lillian Russell
Alice Faye
Edward Arnold
Don Ameche
Henry Fonda
Helen Westley
Son
Madeleine Carroll
Brian Aherne
Robert Cummings
Laraine Day
Palace
Tyrone Power
Linda Darnell
Doctor Christian
Jean Hersholt
Rialto
Vince Barnett
Dennis Moore
Jack Randall
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Chester Morris
Linn Contingent Heads to Boys State at Camp Dodge
Linn County representatives join the annual Boys State program sponsored by the Iowa department of the American Legion. Twenty six Cedar Rapids youths travel by chartered bus from the Memorial building, Second avenue entrance, at 10 a.m. Saturday. The program runs until noon Sunday June 9. Other Linn communities send Marion five, Walker two, Fairfax one, Mount Vernon one, and Central City one boy.
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Camp Dodge
Iawn
American Legion
Second Avenue
Memorial Building
Camp the Legion Project
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Marion
Walker
Fairfax
Mount Vernon
Central City
Soy Bean Substitutes For Egg White Developed By UC
University of California home economics department announces a new use for soy beans as a substitute egg white. The product is made from waste soy bean substance and can replace egg whites in mayonnaise, whips, pie fillings, meringues, and candies. The need arose after import restrictions on egg powder from China during the Sino-Japanese war.
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Sacramento
Calif
INS
University of California
Home Economics
China
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