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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1939

Page

50

Jas. Stewart Jean Arthur Come To Iowa

Frank Capra drama Mr Smith Goes To Washington starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur opens in Iowa with cast including Claude Rains Edward Arnold and Beulah Bondi. Companion features Scandal Sheet and Full Confession headline the Iowa theater bill along with Fifth Avenue Girl comedy and stars Ginger Rogers Walter Connolly and Tim Holt.

Frank Capra Mr. Smith Washington Jean Arthur James Stewart Iowa Jefferson Smith United States Senate Jeff Stewart Miss Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Thomas Mitchell Eugene Pallette Beulah Bond Kathryn Adams Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers

The Police Ball Aids Protective Association and Dance Committee

Dorsey’s orchestra introduces this week at the theaters to boost the Policemen's Protective association fund. The ball benefits the windows and orphans fund as regular staff cover shifts while a patrol and detective group coordinates with Kofron, Bukacek, Walters, Haberle, and secretary Miss Giffee.

Dorsey Kofron Police Policemen's Protective Association Frank Bukacek Glenn Walters A. F. Haberle Alice Giffee

Popular 1930s stars top Iowa theater bill at five venues

The Iowa theater features Mr Smith Goes to Washington with James Stewart and Jean Arthur, Fifth Avenue Girl with Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford The Women at Paramount, Thunder Afloat with Wallace Beery and Chester Morris, Blackmail at Paramount, and All Quiet on the Western Front with Lew Ayres at the State theater.

All Quiet On The Western Front Now At State Theater

Universal's uncensored version of All Quiet On The Western Front is showing at the State theater with Lew Ayres Slim Summerville and Louis Wolheim in the cast. The program also features Hero For a Day with Anita Louise Dick Foran and Charley Grapewin Thunder Afloat stars Wallace Beery and Chester Morris with Virginia Grey co starring Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase with Bonita Granville Frankie Thomas and John Litel.

Universal Erich Maria Remarque State Theater Lew Ayres Slim Summerville Louis Wolheim Anita Louise Dick Foran Charley Grapewin Wallace Beery Chester Morris Virginia Grey Beery Navy Nancy Drew Bonita Granville Frankie Thomas John Litel

Floor Show at Policemen's Ball With Tommy Dorsey

The Policemen's Ball will feature a floor show as a key attraction this year. Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra will perform at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday November 13, with the show starting at 10 p.m. Ball chairman Vince Kofron notes last year's floor show drew non dancers and boosted attendance.

Tommy Dorsey Memorial Colisium Ball Vince Kofron

The Women at Paramount with Norma Shearer Crawford

The Women stars Norma Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell in a Paramount production based on Clare Boothe’s Broadway hit. The cast includes Phyllis Povah Mary Boland Paulette Goddard Joan Fontaine Virginia Weidler and Hedda Hopper.

Norma Shearer Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell Paramount Theater Clare Boothe Phyllis Povah Mary Boland Paulette Goddard Joan Fontaine Virginia Weidler Hedda Hopper Edward G. Robinson Paramount Screen Ruth Hussey Robinson Gene Lockhart Little Bob Watson Kane Richmond Henry Armetta Amanda Duff Edward Norris New York East Side

Jack Benny and Dorothy Lamour at the Palace

Jack Benny co stars with Dorothy Lamour and Edward Arnold in Man About Town showing today through Wednesday at the Palace theater. Supporting cast includes Binnie Barnes Phil Harris Betty Grable Rochester and E. E. Clive. The second feature Danger Island stars Peter Lorre as Mr Moto with diamond smuggling and mystery murders. Supporting cast includes Jean Hersholt Amanda Duff and Warren Hymer.

Jack Benny Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Palace Theater Binnie Barnes Phil Harris Betty Grable Rochester E. E. Clive Peter Lorre Mr. Moto Jean Hersholt Amanda Duff Warren Hymer

Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy Star In Test Pilot At Strand

At the Strand today and Monday the program features Test Pilot with Clark Gable Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy. A second feature Sons of the Legion tells of wartime heroes. For Tue Wed a Czech comedy drama Duvod K Rozvodu screens.

Strand Theater Clark Gable Myrna Loy Spencer Tracy Sons of the Legion

I Married An Angel Coming To Iowa Stage

The musical comedy I Married An Angel stars Dennis King Vivienne Segal and Karen van Ryn and comes to Iowa theater Tuesday evening Nov 21 Seats go on sale tomorrow The production has a 100 strong cast and chorus with Balanchine trained chorus girls In supporting roles are Bobbe Arnst Norman Roland and Dan Dailey Jr The plot follows a Budapest banker who marries an angel after vowing to wed only celestial beings

Bobbe Arnst Norman Roland Dan Dailey, Jr Budapest Dennis King

Tulip Varieties and Planting Time From May Flowering Tulips

A guide to tulip types Darwin Breeder Triumph and early May flowering classes. It explains color ranges tall stems cup shaped flowers and how May bloom extends the tulip season. Breeder and Darwin lines blend for garden harmony with emphasis on height color and blooming order.

Darwin

Danceland Launches Birthday Club Tuesday

Danceland inaugurates a Birthday Club under manager Harold Wenkstein. Members must register at Danceland with their date of birth and receive weekly invitations based on the register entries.

Danceland Danceland Ball Room Harold Wenkstein Cele

Manhattan Borough Steel Stockpile Estimated at 27 Million Tons

Estimates indicate about 27 million tons of steel in Manhattan structures including buildings bridges and transportation equipment querying the boroughs industrial capacity and potential for postwar reuse.

Borough of Manhattan, N. Y

Charlie McCarthy in Rialto Theater Show and More

Charlie McCarthy in Rialto Theater show You Cant Cheat An Honest Man stars Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen and W Fields plays at Rialto today through Tuesday Cast includes Mary Forbe Thurston Hall Princess Baba John Arledge and Charles Cole man The companion feature West ward Ho stars Roy Roge as a young Confederate soldier aiding Reconstruction Mary Hart and George Gabby Hayes support The serial Hawk of the Wilderness shows chapter four with a music and Donald Duck Disney cartoon

Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen W. Fields Rialto Theater Mary Forbe Thurston Hall Princess Baba John Arledge Charles Coleman Roy Roge Mary Hart George Gabby Hayes

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