Down To Their Last Yacht at Town theater
A scene from Down To Their Last Yacht starts Monday at the Town theater. The boatload of specialties stranded on a South sea island charms with native orchestras and tuneful melondies. Cast features Mary Boland Polly Moran Ned Sparks Sidney Fox Sidney Blackmer.
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South Sea
Mary Boland
Polly Moran
Ned Sparks
Sidney Fox
Sidney Blackmer
Roger Pryor
Heather Angel
Shirley Temple
Gary Cooper
Carole Lombard
Paramount
Joan Crawford
Otto Kruger
Clark Gable
Paramount Theater
Theaters Offer Labor Day Attractions In Cedar Rapids
Local theaters push a varied Labor Day program with Down to Their Last Yacht opening at the Iowa theater as a musical spectacle and a rival to Down to Rio. Five vaudeville acts plus Roscoe Ates headline the weekend show, and Marlene Dietrich stars in The Scarlet Empress at the Paramount Tuesday. Now and Forever with Shirley Temple screens at the Paramount today and Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rio
South Sea
Roscoe Ates
Marlene Dietrich
Paramount
Catherine II
Russia
Shirley
Temple
Erxen
Gary Cooper
Carole Lombard
Two Worldwide Stars in Town Theater September Show
The Town theater unveils The Fountain with Ann Harding and Brian Aherne and British Agent starring Leslie Howard Kay Francis as September’s box office hopefuls. The season includes five act vaudeville plus other Screen attractions.
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Ann Harding
Brian Aherne
Leslie Howard
Kay Francis
Charles Morgan
America
Book Society of England
Paul Lukas
Helen Vinson
Howard and Francis
Gable Crawford Reunited In New Film Production
The drama Chained reunites Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in a Paramount film about a girl bound to a man she does not love. Otto Kruger Stuart Erwin and Una O Connor co star as the supporting cast in a story that moves from New York to Buenos Aires with a dramatic, happy ending for all three leads.
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Chained
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
New York
Buenos Aires
Otto Kruger
Stuart Erwin
Una O'Connor
Paramount Theater
Joan
Manhattan
Clark
New York Bay
Gable
Romance In The Rain at State Theater Colorful Comedy
A lively backstage comedy at the State Theater explores romance in a modern publishing office. Bright scenic backgrounds and vivid sets accompany the tale of editors and lovers in a colorful, rain soaked story.
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Featuirg
Romance In the Rain Star Cast In New York Penthouse
A colorful season piece contrasts busy publishing offices with a stylish New York penthouse where Roger Pryor Heather Angel and other stars appear. A modern Cinderella wins a contest but rebels at a benevolent Prince Charming and heart matters unfold amid two new songs by Gorney and Hartman.
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New York
Roger Pryor
Heather Angel
Victor Moore
Esther Ralston
Ruth Donnelly
Paul Kaye
Bove
Jay Gorney
Don Hartman
Man From Utah and Party Is Over at Rialto
Rialto offers a double bill headlined by The Man From Utah with John Wayne as John Weston in a rodeo tale of crooked performers. Yakima Canutt co stars as Cheyenne Kent. The Party Is Over, a fast Broadway Brevities comedy with Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, closes the program with Cats and the Fiddle.
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Utah
Rialto
John Weston
Cheyenne Kent
Yakima Canutt
Wayne
Stuart Erwin
Ann Sothern
Go To Sea And You Will Learn Plenty
A nostalgically satirical view of maritime life contrasts old windjammer days with modern passenger ships. The author praises sailors from diverse regions, notes education shifts, and explains lifeboat procedures while celebrating practical seafaring over formal schooling.
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Paramount Plans Scarlet Empress With Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich portrays Catherine II in The Scarlet Empress debuting this Tuesday at the Paramount theater. The exotic star delivers a compelling drama with lavish backgrounds that enhance the action on screen. The film draws on Catherine’s own diary for a vivid and emotional portrayal.
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Marlene Dietrich
Catherine II
Russia
Paramount Theater
Catherine
Obscure German Princess, John Lodge Star in New Feature
The article previews a film dramatizing a German princess who marries Grand Duke Peter of Russia and rises to nobility and notoriety. John Lodge appears as Count Alexei, Bam Jaffe portrays Grand Duke Peter, and Mae West headlines a “Mad House Movies” reel with a Terrytoon cartoon and Paramount sound news.
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Russia
John Lodge
Alexei
Bam Jaffe
Mae West
Terrytoon Laboratory
Paramount Sound News
Stand Up And Cheer On Palace Double Bill
Palace presents Stand Up and Cheer a Broadway inspired musical about reviving public spirit with a producer and a star studded cast led by Warner Baxter Shirley Temple and John Boles. Finishing School follows as a modern romance with Ginger Rogers Bruce Cabot and Billie Burke in the lead roles.
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United States
Warner Baxter
Shirley Temple
John Boles
Madge Evans
Aunt Jemima
Sylvia Froos
Nick Foran
Stepin Fetchit
Ginger Rogers
Bruce Cabot
Fran Ce Dee
Billie Burke
John Halay
Hoopla and Orient Express At Olympic Start Sunday
Hoopla features Clara Bow with Preston Foster and Richard Cromwell at the Olympic theatre for four days beginning Sunday. Orient Express follows with Heather Angel and Norman Foster. A two reel comedy and two cartoons are also shown.
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Olympic Theater
Clara Bow
Preston Foster
Richard Cromwell
Herbert Mundin
James Gleason
Minna Gambell
Hoopla
Cedar Rapids hosts top vaudeville bill
Cedar Rapids opened a two day vaudeville show at Town theater featuring Roscoe Ates as headliner with stuttering comedy, Barney Grant troupe, The Great Gretanos high wire act, and Jules Waldeck with Mitzi. Side Streets played as the accompanying feature.
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Cedar Rapids
Town Theater
The
Iowa
Roscoe Ates
Barney Grant
Gretanos
Jules Waldeck
Mitzi
Down To Their Last Yacht at Iowa Labor Day
A Labor Day program at the Iowa opens Monday featuring Down To Their Last Yacht as the season's big musical spectacle rivaling Flying Down to Rio. The fantasy tale shows shipwrecked socialites, exotic settings, tropical splendor, and a tale of class clashes under a jungle queen in Molakamokala.
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Iowa
Rio
South Sea
Molakamokala
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