Grand Jury Secrets tops Paramount double bill
A fast moving feature shows reporter John Howard uncovering a grand jury probe led by his brother Harvey Stephens. Gail Patrick and Jane Darwell also figure in the story before the Jones Family comedy Quick Millions rounds out the bill with Jed Prouty and Spring Byington in the cast.
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Paramount Theater
John Howard
Harvey Stephens
Gail Patrick
Stephens
Jane Darwell
Jones
Screen Family
Jed Fprouty
Spring Byington
Ken Howell
George Ernest
June Carlson
Eddie Collins
Helen Ericson
Dancers Await Wayne King at Danceland Wednesday
Wayne King the waltz king returns for a one night stand at Danceland in a remod eled venue with 600 seats. King brings nine member band and popular waltz repertoire as reservations rush in and front row tables remain scarce. Manager Frank Brookhiser notes no jitterbug dancing despite strong patron praise.
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Danceland
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Frank Brookhiser
Coconut Grove
Los Angeles
Dorothy Janis
Josephine
Goofus
Waltz You Saved For Me,” “Baby Shoes,” and “Emaline.” Brookhiser
The Old Maid at Iowa theater with Bette Davis
The Old Maid currently shows at the Iowa theater starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins. The story follows two Philadelphia cousins whose hatred defines their lives from 1861 to the 1880s, with a strong supporting cast including George Brent and Jane Bryan. Soldiers With Wings, a March of Time air corps feature, is shown as a special attraction.
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Iowa Theater
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
Edith Wharton
Zoe Akins
Philadelphia
George Brent
Jane Bryan
Donald Crisp
Louise Fazenda
Jerome Cowan
William Lundigan
Cecilia Loftus
Soldiers With Wings
U. S. Air Corps
The Old Maid at Iowa highlights Davis and Brent
The Iowa theater presents The Old Maid with Bette Davis and George Brent supported by Miriam Hopkins. A separate feature, Grand Jury Secrets, stars John Howard and Gail Patrick at the Paramount Tuesday. The Man in the Iron Mask scene features Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett at the Paramount. Dust Be My Destiny opens at the Iowa theater with John Garfield and Priscilla Lane. These Glamour Girls heads the State lineup with Lana Turner and co. Water for Women at the State offers a painterly series of portraits of typical girls.
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Iowa
Bette Davis
George Brent
Miriam Hopkins
John Howard
Gail Patrick
Paramount
Louis Hayward
Joan Bennett
John Garfield
Priscilla Lane
Diday
Lana Turner
Jane Bryan
Anita Louise
Ann Rutherford
Marsha Hunt
Mary Beth Hughes
State Theater
New State Theater to Show These Glamour Girls
Glamorous youth drama hits the New State theater next Thursday with Lew Ayres and Lana Turner in featured roles. The film follows college life and debutante society as Turner’s character, a dime-a-dance hostess, targets the era’s eligible undergrad, opposite Ayres. The four leading ladies include Jane Bryan Anita Joice Ann Rutherford and Mary Beth Hughes. The second feature Island of Lost Man stars Carrol Naish Anna May Wong Eric Blore and Broderick Crawford in a tale of intrigue and murder.
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New State Theater
Lew Ayres
Lana Turner
Jane Hall
Marion Parsonnet
Carrol Naish
Anna May Wong
Eric Blore
Broderick Crawford
Elsa Maxwell a Legendary Host of Glamour and Wit
Elsa Maxwell stands as an internationally noted host famed for wit glamour and extravagance, her persona described as more fun than any party she ever gave marking a milestone in her career as the first of a notable series.
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Hotel For Women at New State Theater
Darryl F. Zanuck selects Ann Southern Linda Darnell James Ellison and others for Hotel For Women set largely in Manhattan. Kathryn Scola and Darrell Ware script the glamorous comedy about an ad model’s rise with Elsa and Scola story. Gregory Ratoff directs.
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New State Theater
Darryl F. Zanuck
Ann Southern
Linda Darnell
James Ellison
Jean Rogers
Lynn Barr
June Gale
Joyce Compton
Elsa Herself
John Halliday
Katharine Aldridge
Alan Dinehart
Sidney Blackmer
Manhattan
Kathryn Scola
Darrell Ware
Elsa
Miss Scola
Gregory Ratoff
Paramount
Betty Grable
Jackie Coogan
Joyce Mathews
Donald O’connor
Larry Crabbe
John Hartley
Let Us Live Tops Rialto Bill With O’Sullivan
The Rialto presents Let Us Live through Tuesday featuring Maureen O’Sullivan Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy in a romance melded with murder and injustice. Alan Baxter Stanley Ridges and Henry Kolker also appear. Oklahoma Terror starring Jack Randall follows with Flying G-Men in chapter thirteen plus an Edgar Kennedy comedy and a Donald Duck cartoon.
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Maureen O'Sullivan
Henry Fonda
Ralph Bellamy
Rialto Theater
Alan Baxter
Stanley Ridges
Henry Kolker
Jack Randall
Edgar Kennedy
Donald Duck
Astaire Rogers Dance At Palace
A Palace theater program features The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire with Edna May Oliver Walter Brennan and Lew Fields. The accompanying feature Winner Take All stars Tony Martin Gloria Stuart and Henry Armetta.
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Edna May Oliver
Walter Brennan
Lew Fields
Tony Martin
Gloria Stuart
Henry Armetta
Clark Gable Myrna Loy Star In Strand Show
Clark Gable and Myrna Loy headline the Strand with Too Hot to Handle as the top picture today and Monday. Also showing Always In Trouble with Jane Withers and an all Czech Moranost Naduse comedy on Tuesday and Wednesday featuring Hugo Haas.
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Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Strand Theater
China
Jane Withers
Jane
Strand
Hugo Haas
Garfield Lane Team At Iowa On Friday
An emotional experience is provided in Dust Be My Destiny starring John Garfield and Priscilla Lane as a hunted couple fleeing officers who think the boy killed his wife’s stepfather. They marry early but struggle to live normally until noble sacrifice by the wife. Alan Hale Frank McHugh and Charley Grapewin bolster the cast. The companion feature Everybody’s Hobby stars Irene Rich and Henry O’Neill in a heart warming tale of a typical American middle class family.
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John Garfield
Priscilla Lane
Iowa
Alan Hale
Frank McHugh
Charley Grapewin
Irene Rich
Henry O'Neill
Man In Iron Mask romance and drama at Paramount
The Man In The Iron Mask offers lightning action and romance with a cast led by Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward. Supporting stars include Warren William, Alan Hale, Joseph Schildkraut, Miles Mander, Marion Martin, Montague Love and Bert Roach. Hayward plays dual roles as King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe. Bennett portrays Maria Theresa of Spain with piquant temperament.
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Paramount Theater
Joan Bennett
Louis Hayward
Wareren William
Alan Hale
Joseph Schildkraut
Miles Mander
Marian Martin
Montague Love
Bert Roach
Hayward
Louis XIV
France
Philippe Jean Bennett
Maria Theresa
Spain
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