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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1940

Page

5

Rangers of Fortune at State Theater Delivers Frontier Action

A two part program at the State theater features Rangers of Fortune a gun fighting adventure with Fred MacMurray Patricia Morison Albert Dekker Gilbert Roland Betty Brewer and Dick Foran. The tale follows three cowboys who lift a siege on injustice near a land-grabbing gang. Also shown are Swing With Bing Spots Before Your Eyes and The Mummy's Hand a Fox News chiller based on an ancient death curse.

America Southwest Rangers of Fortune Fred MacMurray Patricia Morison Albert Dekker Gilbert Roland Betty Brewer Dick Foran MacMurray Dekker Bing Crosby Bing Arthur Q. Bryan Pete Smith Fox News State Theater Eerie Entertainment Egypt

Local Film Listings At State Paramount Town Theaters

A collage of film showings and stage events in town includes Rangers of Fortune with Gilbert Roland Fred MacMurray Albert Dekker and Betty Brewer at the State. Down Argentine Way at the Paramount with Don Ameche Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda. The Little Foxes with Tallulah Bankhead at the Town. They Knew What They Wanted with Carole Lombard at the Town. The Talent Parade featuring Major Bowes at the Paramount. Too Many Girls with Ann Miller Richard Carlson and Lucille Ball at the Town. The Great McGinty with Brian Donlevy and Muriel Angelus at the Paramount. The Mummy's Hand with Dick Foran and Porgy Moran at the State. a South Side CSIS club October meeting with James Harper and James Frederickson film. Czech Alliance gathering noted.

Upper Center Tallulah Bankhead Town Theater the Little Foxes Upper Right Charles Laughton Carole Lombard Great McGinty Paramount Theater Brian Donlevy Dan McGinty Akim Tamiroff McGinty Muriel Angelus Dan William Demarest Allyn Joslyn Steffi Dunn Jane Withers Bowery Park Avenue Avenue A Jane Kent Taylor Katharine Aldridge Laura Hope Crews Jessie Ralph

Romantic leads fill the bill in Chan film program

Dick Foran and Peggy Moran star in a romantic lead as Wallace Ford Cecil Kellaway Eduardo Ciannelli and Tom Tyler provide supporting roles in the feature. The companion on Friday is Chan at the Wax Museum with Sidney Toler as the sleuth chasing a wax figure menace in a chamber of horrors. Supporting cast includes Sen Yung C Henry Gordon Marc Lawrence Joan Valerie and Marguerite Chapman.

Dick Foran Peggy Moran Wallace Ford Cecil Kellaway Eduardo Ciannelli Tom Tyler Chan Sidney Tyler Sidney Toler Sen Yung C. Henry Gordon Marc Lawrence Joan Valerie Marguerite Chapman

Palace Installs New AC Projection Lamps

The Palace theater installed new projection lamps using alternating current to power carbon arcs. The lights are designed to emit a uniform clear white beam to reduce flicker and eyestrain for patrons.

Palace Palace Theater

Musical Romance Screen Feature At Iowa Friday

A musical comedy romance "Too Many Girls" adapts the Broadway show with Lucille Ball Richard Carlson Ann Miller and Frances Langford in key roles. Also featured are Eddie Bracken Desi Arnaz Hal LeRoy Libby Bennett Ivy Scott Byron Shores. Co feature is "So You Won't Talk" with Joe E Brown. Also on program "They Knew What They Wanted" and "Mexican Spitfire Out West."

Iowa Theater Lucille Ball Richard Carlson Ann Miller Frances Langford Eddie Bracken Desi Arnaz Hal LeRoy Libby Bennett Ivy Scott Byron Shores Pottawatomie College Pottawatomie Rogers and Hart Joe E. Brown Joe E Frances Robinson Vivienne Osborne Tom Dugan the Iowa Carole Lombard Charles Laughton Laughton Miss Lombard William Gargan Harry Carey Frank Fay Lupe Velez Leon Errol

Palace Showcases Irene and Opened By Mistake double bill

The Palace theater presents Irene a musical comedy starring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland with Roland Young Alan Marshall May Robson and Billie Burke. A second feature Opened By Mistake features Charlie Ruggles Janice Logan and Robert Paige through Wednesday.

Irene Palace Theater Anna Neagle Ray Milland Roland Young Alan Marshall May Robson Billie Burke Charlie Ruggles Janice Logan Robert Paige

South American Flavor In Show Now At Paramount

Dawn Argentine Way at the Paramount blends a South American flavor with technicolor scenes from Buenos Aires. Stars Don Ameche Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda headline a romance about a wealthy South American family visiting America to sell horses.

Paramount The Don Ameche Betty Grable Carmen Miranda Buenos Aires Scigan America Betty Don Charlotte Greenwood J. Carrol Naish Henry Stephenson Katharine Aldridge Chris Pin Martin Flea Paramount News

Dead End Kids Play At Rialto In They Made Me A Criminal

The Rialto presents They Made Me A Criminal starring John Garfield Ann Sheridan May Robson Gloria Dickson and Claude Rains with gangsters and prize fights. A second feature Son of Roaring Dan stars Johnny Mack Brown with Fuzzy Knight Neil O Day Eddie Polo and the Texas Rangers. The serial Junior G Men with the Dead End Kids airs chapters two and three, plus a newsreel and cartoon.

Rialto John Garfield Ann Sheridan May Robson Gloria Dickson Claude Rains Johnny Mack Brown Fuzzy Knight Neil O'Day Eddie Polo Texas Rangers G-Men

The Roaring Twenties Headed Strand Show With Cagney

Jimmy Cagney returns to star in The Roaring Twenties at the Strand with Priscilla Lane and James Gleason. A companion feature Young As You Feel stars the Jones family and follows a family tossed among phony nobles and society. A Slapsie Maxie comedy completes the program. Tuesday and Wednesday offer the Czech film Pater Vojtech with Rolf Wanka and Jirina Stepnikova.

Strand Theater James Cagney Priscilla Lane Jones Family James Gleason June Carlson Joneses New York Pater Vojtech Rolf Wanka Jirina Stepnikova

Seasonal Heart Deaths Forecast in Insurance Records

Insurance data project monthly mortality from heart ailments at 33 000 in winter and 25 000 in summer. The figures reflect seasonal variation in fatalities due to heart disease.

Czech Day Lecture Series At C S P S Hall Tonight

Dr Oldrich Chyle speaks on The World Situation in Tab lord at the Czech day observance with Dr Eduard Benes tied to the Czech provisional government. A talk Why We Are Fighting by Benes is on the program, with the Karla Masaryk chorus performing and Miss Jaroslava Holubova speaking on tech literature. Admission is free at 7 30.

Tablord Oldrich Chyle Chyle Eduard Benes London Benes Karla Masaryk Esther Hronik Klersey Jaroslava Holubova

Bohemian Dramatic Association to Present Under the Mill Wheel

Joseph Pazour will direct the next Bohemian Dramatic Association performance at CSPS Hall on November 3. The three act operetta With music by V Sedlacek is written by Frank Lasek and Olga Chramosta will oversee the music. The Sukolky meeting set for next Friday is postponed due to a Rose Paidar song recital.

Joseph Pazour Bohemian Dramatic Association CSPS Hall Frank Lasek V. Sedlacek Olga Chramosta Rose Paidar Hollywood Miss Paidar Cedar Rapids

Regular meetings set for Z C B J hall and park board

The Z C B J hall hosts a regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m with reports on the Czech day program and fall activities. The 70 BJ board of trustees meets next Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the hall and the 7 BT park committee meets Tuesday evening. Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club plans regular session Thursday and a local backer notes an unusual eight and a half foot tomato plant from Fark Job at his Sixteenth Avenue shop.

Z.cbj Hall Z.C.B.J. Hall Fark Sixteenth Avenue BJ Board of Trustees BT Park Committee

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