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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1940

Page

5

Blue Barron Leads Paramount Week at New York Theater

Blue Barron headlines the Paramount program with Tiny Wulf in a danceable set after his NBC broadcasts at the Edison hotel. The bill includes Catherine Westfield and her Marionettes, Stump and Stumpy, and The Three Arnolds in Foolin Around. Films include Private Affairs with Nancy Kelly and Robert Cummings, and Our Town starring Martha Scott and William Holden. Golden Gloves features Richard Denning and Jean Cagney.

Blue Barron Green Room Edison Hotel New York City NBC Paramount Theater Barron Tiny Wulf Catherine Westfield Stump and Stumpy Three Arnolds Nancy Kelly Robert Cummings Hugh Herbert Roland Young Universal Boston Back Bay Nancy Paramount Our Town Thornton Wilder America Martha Scott William Holden Miss Scott Emily New York George Gibbs Thomas Mitchell Dr. Gibbs Frank Craven Fay Bainter Beulah Bondi Stuart Erwin Guy Kibbee Richard Denning Jean Cagney J. Carrol Naish Robert Paige Thenited Jimmy William Frawley Robert Ryan

Fairbanks Jr Stars in Angels Over Broadway at Iowa Theater

Douglas Fairbanks Jr leads the cast with Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen in the Iowa theater screening of Angels Over Broadway Friday. The noir romance follows a cafe entertainer and four unusual characters set in rain soaked Times Square as night turns to dawn.

Ben Hecht Iowa Theater Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Rita Hayworth Thomas Mitchell John Qualen Broadway Times Square Ben Uecht Rita Mayworth

Stars and plots mix with travel in a wartime tale

The piece follows Dan Bates and Pike as they flee from Orient to Europe with a stranger, helping destitute Reynolds and wife Mary. A French Alps stop yields a tense encounter with Renfrew, an Englishman, who probes the small town of Orient and its enigmatic past.

Tan Bates Gazelle Orient Dan Ludge Nordwick Connie Chicago Hopea Pike England White Worthington Pike Larry Mary Ori Rome Dan Bates Tom Stowe Washington Bates Reynolds France

Dramatic film lineup with Fairbanks Jr and Hayworth at Iowa Theater

The Iowa theater opens a program featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Rita Hayworth in a dramatic tale about a clever but flawed man. Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen co star, alongside the co feature Argentine Nights with the Ritz Brothers. Queen of Destiny with Anna Neagle also screens with Sing Dance Plenty Hot.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Hecht Rita Hayworth Broadway Thomas Mitchell John Qualen Ritz Brothers Andrews Sisters Iowa Theater Anna Neagle Irene Miss Neagle Queen Victoria Prince Albert Ruth Terry Johnny Downs Barbara Allen Vera Vague Radio Fame Billy Gilbert The Iowa Rosalind Russell Brian Aherne Virginia Bruce Robert Benchley John Carroll Hobart Cavanaugh William Davidson God's Country Alaska Chester Morris Jane Wyatt Charles Bickford

Earl of Cranley and Willie Echoes in Conversation

A narrator notes the new title Earl of Cranley and recalls the former Willie. A statue beside them seems to react, while Renfrew’s twinkling eyes hint at hidden laughter. The exchange ends with a remark about how Willie resembles the new Cranley in demeanor.

Earl of Cranley Cranley Willie

Joan Blondell and Powell Star in State Theater Divorce Comedy

Joan Blondell and Dick Powell headline the State theater program in a light divorce comedy T Want a Divorce. Plot follows a bickering married pair as Powell’s lawyerly ambitions clash with Blondell’s views, with supporting cast Gloria Dickson Conrad Nagel and more. Also featured is Hopalong Cassidy in Stagennach War and Plowing Gold starring Pat O Brien John Garfield and Frances Farmer.

Joan Blondell Dick Powell State Theater Joan Gloria Dickson Conrad Nagel Miss Blondell Powell Frank Fox Jessie Ralph Harry Davenport Mickey Kuhn Hopalong Cassidy William Boyd Russell Hayden Britt Wand Harvey Stephens Stary O Rex Beach Pat O Brien John Garfield Frances Farmer

Hap O Connors Hero Journey in Self-Defense

In a country tour Johnny meets Hap O Connor a rough man with a kind heart who thanks Johnny after a life saving act. Both men fall for Londa Chalmers leading to romantic tension amid a brawl and social peril with a supporting cast including Frances Farmer and Pat O'Brien in a period drama.

Hap O'Connor Pat O’brien Hap Johnny Londa Chalmers Frances Farmer Raymond Walburn Cliff Edwards Tom Kennedy William Marshall Jean Rogers Robert Sterling

Wagons Westward at Rialto with Chester Morris cast

The Rialto shows Wagons Westward today through Tuesday with Chester Morris Bucee Jones Anita Louise Ona Milson Gabby Hayes and Big Bro Williams in a frontier tale of roughness and gunplay. The companion Zarzi bar features Lola Lane and Henry Victor in Africa adventure. The serial Adventures of Red Ryder eleventh chapter and a comedy cartoon plus News of the Day complete the program.

Rialto Chester Morris Bucee Jones Anita Louise Ona Milson Gabby Hayes Big Bro Williams Lola Lane Henry Victor Africa Red Ryder Wil

Durbin Withers Autry on Palace Double Bill

At the Palace today through Wednesday Deanna Durbin Kay Francis and Walter Pidgeon star in Its A Date. Durbin plays a stage daughter torn between ambitions and love as seven songs accompany the comedy drama. Gene Autry and Jane Withers head the second feature Shooting High with action riding and singing.

Palace Theater Deanna Durbin Kay Francis Walter Pidgeon Deanna Gene Autry Jane Withers

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