Ritzes Take Center Stage At State In Runyon Comedy
Ritz Brothers star in Damon Runyon and Irving Caesar stage adaptation Straight Place and Show opening Thursday at the State theater. Richard Arlen Ethel Merman and Phyllis Brooks are in a romantic triangle with the trio of ponies operators. The program also features Paramount’s Sons of The Legion with Donald O’Connor Billy Lee Billy Cook Benny Bartlett and Wally Albright in leading roles alongside Lynne Overman Tim Holt and Evelyn Keyes.
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Amon Runyon
Daffy Ritz Brothers
Damon Runyon
Irving Caesar
Richard Arlen
Ethel Merman
Phyllis Brooks
Ritzes
Sons of the Legion
Paramount
Hollywood
Donald O’connor
Small Fry
Beebe Kid
Gold Is Where You Find It at Palace Theatre
The Golden State mining versus farming clash from 1870 forms the backdrop of Gold Is Where You Find It starring George Brent and Olivia de Havilland. The film features plots and turmoil as they pursue happiness with Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay and Barton MacLane among the cast. Cocoanut Grove follows as the second feature with a large top-tier cast.
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California
Golden State
Claude Rains
Margaret Lindsay
Barton MacLuane
Cocoanut Grove
Kraemer Final Week At Pla Mor With Alice Cooper
Howard Kraemer and his orchestra featuring Alice Cooper will close a four week run at Pla Mor ballroom starting today. The act includes Paul Toggle and Carl Lindbom with Miss Cooper. Dick Hendricks and his versatile orchestra follow as an upcoming act. The venue amplifies lighting and floor effects for Kiwanis convention and Iowa Homecoming guests.
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Howard Kraemer
Alice Cooper
Pla-Mor
Kraemer
Paul Toggle
Carl Lindbom
Miss Cooper
RKO
NBC
Dick Hendricks
Garman
Kiwanis
Iowa
Will
Jungle Adventure Shown At Rialto
Rialto Theater presents Flight Into Nowhere set in the upper Amazon with Jack Holt as the air pilot. Jacqueline Wells leads a cast including Dick Purcell and James Burke in a rescue tale amid captivity and a love triangle with an Inca princess. Tex Ritter stars in Rollin Plains with two new songs. The serial Fighting Devil Dogs runs as chapter ten, followed by Cats and news.
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Amazon River
Jack Holt
Nowhere
Rialto Theater
South America
Jacqueline Wells
Dick Purcell
James Burke
Karen Sorrell
Tex Ritter
Rollin’ Plains
Pal
Pony
Three Loves Has Nancy at State theater
Janet Gaynor and Robert Montgomery star in Three Loves Has Nancy a comedy of a flippant novelist who fakes a south lecture tour to escape a Broadway actress. He meets Nancy a small town girl then returns to find her awaiting him in the penthouse with his publisher. Franchot Tone co stars. The companion feature is Freshman Year a college musical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Gaynor
Robert Montgomery
Franchot Tone
Nancy
State Theater
South
New York
Montgomery
Tone
Dixie Dunbar
Ernest Truex
William Lundigan
Constance Moore
Across Theaters New Stop Using Classic Comedies
The listing shows the Marx Brothers in Room Service at the Iowa theater with Harpo Groucho and Chico. You Cant Take It With You stars Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart and Edward Arnold at the Iowa theater Friday. Marie Antoinette with Norma Shearer Tyrone Power plays at Paramount. Three Loves Has Nancy with Robert Montgomery Janet Gaynor and Reginald Owen at New State. Campus Confession with Betty Grable and William Henry at Paramount Tuesday. Damon Runyon’s Straight Place and Show with the Ritz Brothers opens at New State Thursday.
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Harpo
Groucho
Chico
Lowa Theater
Center Strip
Jean Arthur
Lionel Barrymore
James Stewart
Edward Arnold
Paramount Theater
Norma Shearer
Tyrone Power
Robert Montgomery
Janet Gaynor
Reginald Owen
Nancy
New State Theater
Betty Grable
William Henry
Paramount
Ritz Brothers
Damon Runyon
New State
Campus Confessions Starts At Paramount Tuesday
A quartet of young stars Betty Grable Eleanor Whitney William Henry and Hank Luisetti head a college romance in Campus Confessions at the Paramount theater. The film opens Tuesday and features Stanford basketball star Luisetti in a key role.
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Betty Grable
Eleanore Whitney
William Henry
Hank Luisetti
Stanford University
Paramount
Paramount Theater
Young Millionaire Seeks Friendship Through Sports Field
A college student with excess wealth seeks acceptance among peers. William Henry plays a reserved young millionaire who, after failing to make friends, decides to prove himself by becoming a team player on the athletic field. He goes out for a sport to win respect.
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Ketball
William Henry
Basketball Hero Learns Under Luisetti To Shine On Court
A film follows a basketball squad rising to stardom under Hank Luisetti. Romance threads charm viewers while on court actions thrill with a standout big game echoing the 1937 Stanford USC classic, hailed as a pinnacle exhibition by experts.
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Hank Luisetti
Sugar Plantations Run Private Railroads for Cane Hauling
Large south Louisiana sugar plantations rely on private railroads to move harvested cane to mills for processing, enabling efficient transport across extensive plantation tracts and supporting the regional sugar industry.
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South Louisiana
Marx Brothers' Room Service at Iowa
The Marx brothers stage a chaotic hotel comedy in Room Service with Groucho as a penny pinching producer aided by Harpo and Chico. Miss Miller plays a hotel employee and Albertson the play’s author as they race to mount a show before a mounting bill sinks the project. The feature Juveline Court follows with Paul Kelly and Rita Hayworth in leading roles.
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Marx Brothers
Groucho
Harpo
Chico
Iowa Theater
Ann Miller
Frank Albertson
Miss Miller
Albertson
Groucho Marx
Paul Kelly
Rita Hayworth
Frankie Darro
Kelly
You Cant Take It With You Opens At Iowa Theater Friday
Columbia film version of You Cant Take It With You stars Jean Arthur James Stewart Lionel Barrymore Edward Arnold Mischa Auer and Ann Miller opens at the Iowa theater Friday. The heartwarming Capra style adaptation follows two families with conflicting philosophies as they clash over love and wealth ending with all in jail on suspicion of anarchism. Supporting cast includes Spring Byington Samuel S. Hinds Dub Taylor Donald Meek H B Warner Halliwell Hobbes Eddie Anderson and Lillian Yarbo.
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Columbia
Jean Arthur
James Stewart
Lionel Barrymore
Edward Arnold
Mischa Auer
Ann Miller
Iowa Theater
Grandpa Vanderhof
Kirbys
Kirby
Vanderhof
Tony Kirby
Vanderhofs
Alice
Spring Byington
Samuel S. Hinds
Dub Taylor
Donald Meek
H. B. Warner
Halliwell Hobbes
Eddie Anderson
Lillian Yarbo
Marie Antoinette at Paramount with Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer stars as Marie Antoinette in the lavish Paramount drama with Tyrone Power as Axel de Fersen and Robert Morley as Louis XVI. The film showcases 34 costumes and 18 wigs by Adrian with John Barrymore, Anita Louise, Gladys George and Henry Stephenson in supporting roles.
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Norma Shearer
Tyrone Power
Marie Antoinette
Paramount Theater
Miss Shearer
Antoinette
Axel de Fersen
Louis XVI
Robert Morley
England
Louis
Adrian
John Barrymore
Anita Louise
Gladys George
Henry Stephenson
Tucker to Play Smooth Melodies at Danceland
Orrin Tucker and his orchestra bring a mellow set to Danceland on Sunday October 9. The band promises a sweet, easygoing program described as cone versational music for dancing and listening.
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Tucker
Orrin Tucker
Danceland
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