Hollywood notes swirl around Desert Song rights
Hollywood gossip recounts M G M's bid for The Desert Song from Warner Bros as a Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy vehicle. Dennis Morgan tests and a past Stanley Warner contract with M G M cloud the deal, possibly keeping the property with Eddy in a tailored role.
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Hollywood gossip and upcoming projects fuel public interest
A Hollywood round up notes Dr A J Brill speaking on censorship and adults rights to self censorship at a women’s luncheon with over four hundred attendees. It also mentions Lillian Hellman adapting Our Town for film directed by Sam Wood with Martha Scott and Frank Craven in lead roles and other star movements including Charlie Farrell touring Seventh Heaven and Norma Talmadge joining Mary Brian and Connie in Florida. An academy award for makeup is anticipated for shaping characterizations.
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Our Town
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Frank Craven
Sol Lesser
Charlie Farrell
Dan Topping
Mary Brian
New York
Norma Talmadge
Connie
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Rex Weber Redeems Hellzafire Show in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids review lauds Rex Weber the ventriloquist as the standout act in the two day Hellzafire engagement. The piece notes strong audience applause and contrasts with outdated vaudeville acts while mentioning upcoming films Cafe Hostess and That’s Right–You’re Wrong.
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Harry Babbitt
Sally Mason
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Ann Dvorak
Preston Foster
Adolph Menjou
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Paramount presents Here I Am A Stranger with Richard Greene and Brenda Joyce and Call A Messenger with Billy Halep Huntz Hall. Helizafire stage show stars Benny Meroff. Loretta Young and David Niven star Eternally Yours with 20 000 Men A Year featuring Randolph Scott and Margaret Lindsay. Palace highlights Maisie and The Gracie Allen Murder Case with Gracie Allen. Rialto features Society Smugglers with Preston Foster Irene Hervey and Missing Daughters with Richard Arlen.
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David Niven
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