Entertaining film lineups and gardening notes headline
The page highlights stars from Babes in Arms and On Your Toes at local Iowa theaters, with scenes from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and What A Life. It also covers Dancing Co Ed at State theater and Thunder Afloat, plus a garden feature on crocus and narcissus care, planting tips, and bulb recommendations for hearty borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Paramount
cepter—Zorina
State Theater
Lana Turner
Richard Carlson
Artie Shaw
Virginia Grey
Wallace Beery
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Babes in Arms at Paramount
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland headline a Paramount double bill with Babes in Arms and Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence. The first film follows streetwise kids who stage their own show to escape being sent to the state farm, while a Broadway producer is drawn in. The cast includes Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee, Grace Hayes, June Preisser and Betty Jaynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Paramount Theater
State Farm
Charles Winninger
Guy Kibbee
Grace Hayes
June Preisser
Betty Jaynes
Paramount
Jackie Cooper
Betty Fields
John Howard
Janice Logan
Lionel Stamder
Hedda Hopper
Cooper
Henry Aldrich
Jean Rogers
Glenn Ford
Thunder Afloat at State Theater With Sea Warfare Tale
Wallace Beery stars as a tugboat captain who joins the navy to fight solo in Thunder Afloat at the State. Chester Morris rivals him while Virginia Grey provides romance as Beery’s daughter. Action shows subchasers, U boats, underwater scenes, and a stormy chaser fleet in a sea battle drama. Co feature Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase stars Bonita Granville and others. Lana Turner and Artie Shaw appear in Dancing Co ed with a vaudeville twist. Televis9n Spy also on bill with William Henry and Judith Barrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Berry
Navy
State Theater
Chester Morris
Virginia Grey
Beery
Nancy Drew
Bonita Granville
Frank Thomas
John Litel
Lana Turner
Richard Carlson
Artie Shaw
King Shaw
Swing
Ann Rutherford
Lee Bowman
Thurston Hail
Leon Errol
Roscoe Karns
Mary Field
Albert Treynor
William Henry
Judith Barrett
William Collier, Sr
Bing Crosby Stars In Paris Honeymoon At Strand
Bing Crosby returns to the Strand today through Tuesday in Paris Honeymoon. The program also features Honolulu with Eleanor Powell and Robert Young, comedy from George and Gracie Allen, a Hal Kemp orchestra musical short, and a cartoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Strand Theater
Paris
Honolulu
Eleanor Powell
Robert Young
George and
Gracie Allen
Bing
Hal Kemp
Tiny Hill at Danceland Thursday Night
Tiny Hill leads a 12-man band from the Melody Mill Chicago to perform at Danceland Thursday night. The same venue hosts a Halloween carnival ball Tuesday with Len Carroll 11-piece band and featured girl singer. Tonight Dick Mills from the 400 Club Wichita will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiny Hill
Danceland
Hill
Melody Mill
Chicago
Len Carroll
Dick Mills
Wichita
Iden scepter and Laurens eye comeback year
Iden scepter along with Laurens, the common pheasants eye, and El vira merit trial and a recurring comeback each year, signaling a persistent effort across seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iden
Twink
Laurens
Elvira
Zorina in On Your Toes Comes to Iowa Next Friday
Zorina returns to the screen in On Your Toes at the Iowa theater next Friday with Eddie Albert in a comedy musical about a young man joining a Russian ballet troupe. George Balanchine staged the Ballets. supporting cast includes Alan Hale Frank McHugh Erik Rhodes James Gleason. Also showing is Es pionage Agent with Joel McCrea Brenda Marshall Jeffrey Lynn George Bancroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Theater
Zorina
Eddie Albert
Brother Rat
George Ballanchine
Alan Hale
Frank McHugh
Erik Rhodes
James Gleason
Foreign Service
Joel McCrea
Brenda Marshall
Jeffrey Lynn
George Bancroft
Frank Capra
James Stewart
Seoul Arthur
Claude Rains
Edward Arnold
Guy Kibbee
Thomas Mitchell
Eugene Pallette
Beulahpe
Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray Star in Invitation to Happiness
At the Palace today through Wednesday the first feature Invitation to Happiness follows a young couple who marry despite differing upbringings. Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray star with Charles Ruggles Billy Cook Marion Martin and William Collier Sr in supporting roles. The second feature is Boy Friend featuring Jane Withers and George Ernest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theater
Irene Dunne
Fred MacMurray
Charles Ruggles
Billy Cook
Marion Martin
William Collier, Sr
Jane Withers
George Ernest
Only Angels Have Wings at Rialto this week
Rialto screens Only Angels Have Wings today through Tuesday starring Cory Grant and Jean Arthur. The film follows flyers who set new records with supporting roles by Richard Barthelmess Thomas Mitchell and Noah Beery Jr. Also showing Wyoming Outlaw with John Wayne, plus Hawk of the Wilderness fourth chapter, a comedy, and a Disney cartoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Cory Grant
Jean Arthur
Richard Barthelmess
Thomas Mitchell
Noah Beery, Jr
John Wayne
Wyoming
Moscow to Tiflis Train Promises Luxurious 76 Hour Journey
A Moscow to Tiflis train offers a 76 hour voyage with on board radios and telephones a library and a culture and rest car as major attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Tiflis
I Married An Angel stars King Segal on Iowa stage
Dennis King and Vivienne Segal headline the Iowa stage presentation of I Married An Angel with Karen van Ryn and Bobbe Arnst. The Rodgers and Hart comedy, beloved in New York, centers on a Budapest banker who marries an angel and faces unexpected complications amid glamorous settings and chorus girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Theater
Dennis King
Vivienne Segal
Karen van Ryn
Bobbe Arnst
New York City
Rodgers and Hart
Budapest
Preparing For Spring Flowers and Gardens
Narcissus and daffodils symbolize ego and beauty in spring plantings. The article explains naming nuances, bloom timing from March to May, and advises on choosing varieties for bright borders. It notes narcissus and daffodil terms are interchangeable and discusses flower forms from trumpet giants to small crowned types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Alfred
Diana Kasner
Sir Watkin
Jonquil
Also Mentioned on This Page
Strand
Mr Smith Goesens
Lee LG Uoc Meditid Ae
SRSR
Directe Ile Eee
Sidney Buchman
Columbia Picture
America
Iowa
Dennis King and
Lafayette Cafe
Lafayette Cafe and Club
Melody Mill Ballroom
WGN
Cedar Rapids
Sun
Carnival Orchestra
Bail
Len
Dick Mills Orch
Halloween Carroll
J. L. Rhea
Narcissus
Styx
Franciska Gaal Ue
Lee
Polul Lu Me Mg Ran
Lée
Nancy Drew and
Frankie Thomas
Ted Fiorita and Orchestra
A. B. Marcus
LA Vie
Dynead
Jane
Aed
Rial
Columbia
John Ray Wayne Corrigan Hatton
Ose Fm
Hawk
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