Helen Hayes Plans Return to Film After Stage Retirement
Actress Helen Hayes, long admired for stage roles, notes she may pursue character parts in movies after her stage tour. She spoke at Norma Shearer’s party about resting from 50 weeks on tour, having won an Academy Award for The Story of Alexander, and said she’d rather act in character roles than return as a leading ingenue.
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Jone
Helen Hayes
Lunt
Fontanne
Victoria Regina
Katharine Cornel
Ashe
Norma Shearer
Troceadero
Biltmore Theater
Yack
Laven
Miss Hayes
Cein
Marc- Claudet
Helen
Madelon Claudet
Marie Dressler
Louise Choaser Hale
Maude Adams
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Neighborhood Cinema Listings and Stars of the Week
A cluttered program of titles and stars outlines today and tomorrow showings at Custer theater with Will Rogers, Joan Bennett, Henry Fonda, Sonja Henie, Don Ameche, Wallace Ford, Mag Wray, Paul Muni, Charles Starrett, Dolores Del Rio, Bing Crosby, Claire Trevor, Donald Woods, Eleanor Powell, Nelson Eddy, Warner Oland, Fay Bainter, Fay Bainter again and others. Notable notes discuss Fay Bainter’s stand in film after stage success and Helen returning to screen with Hollywood crowds ahead.
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Judge Fries
Will Rogers
Joan Bennett
Henry Fonda
Shanghai
Sonja Henio
Don Amecce
Wallace Pord
Mag Weat
Paul Munt
Charles Statrert
Wise Maich
Dolores del Rio
Millsm Hopkins
Claire ‘Trever
Donald Woods
Eleanor Powell
Nelson Eddy
Baturdey
Billy
Bobby Mauch
Plis
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Wyoming Trail
Charles Starrett
Charlie McCarthy Undergoes Major Puppet Surgery
Charles McCarthy, the ventriloquist’s puppet, underwent a complete limb surgery to gain flexible joints after Universal's Letter of Introduction filming. Doctors removed arms and legs then attached wire-enhanced joints, enabling greater range while Bergen and Stahl observed. Cast and crew sent candy, flowers, and telegrams as he convalesced in the studio infirmary.
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McCarthy
America
Edgar Hergen
Bergen
Charlie
John M. Stahl
Z. Blumberg
Universal
Wes
Blumberg
Stahl
Jam Corey
College of Tree Surgeons
Michigan
Charles
Universal Studio
Gere Trade Derringer
Adolphe Menjou
Andrea Leeds
George Murphy
Hita Johnson
Ann Sheridan
Eve Ardern
Ernest Cossart
Quits Shooting Dirk Powell on Ship Deck
Dirk Powell stops target shooting from his sailing ship after missing a target and wounding a small dolphin during weekend practice. The incident left him with a severe case of marins buck fever.
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Dirk Powell
Two Prize Plays Are Miles Apart In Broadway Season
A Broadway season favors stark contrasts with Our Town winning the Pulitzer prize and Of Mice and Men earning the New York Critics' Circle blue ribbon. Thornton Wilder and John Steinbeck pen first solo dramas rooted in American life, one a minimalist village sketch, the other a grim realist tale of itinerant ranch hands.
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Jack Stinnett
Mojave
New England
Our Town
Thornton Wilder
John Seinbeck
New York Critics’ Circle
Steinbeck
Wilder
Qur
Hollywood Curiosity Spot Draws War Veteran Talent
Hollywood, a land of opportunity for reckless and resourceful natures, attracts soldiers of fortune from foreign wars and revolutions. War heroes like Fritz Lang and William Wellman join the film industry, bringing varied experiences. Lang, an Austrian army officer wounded multiple times, rose to fame with M and now produces You and Me. Wellman, a Lafayette Escadrille ace, will produce and direct Men With Wings. LeRoy Prinz, a former flier, serves as dance director.
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Hollywood
Hernes
Fritz Lang
George Raft
Sylvia Sidney
South Seas
Europe
Wiliam Wellman
LeRoy Prinz
Lafayette Escadrille
Coming Attractions at Local Theaters This Season
A jumble of film listings features Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in Holiday, Fay Bainter with Clade Ennix in White Banners, Alice Faye with Don Amouris in Rag Time Bana, and more. Multiple venues including Virginian, Kearse H Alevander, Capitol, Greenbrier, Rialto, and Walt Disney denote varied schedules and stars such as Freddie Barthsiemew, Yycone Power, Eleanor Powell, and Tommy Melly mor White, with a noted Walt Dieney technl velot auction.
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Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant
Clade Ennix
Fay Bainter
Kearse H
Greenbrier
Big City
Spencer Tracy
Lyle Rainer
Dorothy Catmogr
John Sat Parent
Clark
Ty Carey
Janice Wit
Nelo Eddy
Eleanor Powell
Rialto
Tam Sawyer
Tommy Mellymor White
Walt Dieney
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The Toy Wife at City Theaters and More Attractions
City Theaters features The Toy Wife with Luise Rainer Melvyn Douglas and Robert Young plus Pete Smith Audioscopika. Western Stars with Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette. Match of Time Captain and the Kids. Kentucky Moonshine with The Ritz Brothers Tony Martin and Marjorie Weaver. Also Gleart of Arizona William Boyd and The River river development feature. Gold Diggers in Paris with Rudy Vallee Rosemary Lane Hugh Herbert. There's Always a Woman with Joan Blondell Melvyn Douglas Mary Astor. You and Me with Sylvia Sidney George Raft Robert Cummings. Sally Irene and Mary and Flight Into Nowhere today and tomorrow. Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tuesday and Wednesday. A Yank at Oxford and Woman Again at the World Thursday and Friday. Stage Coach Days and Wide Open Faces Saturday. Swag It Sailor and Under Strange Flags today. The Marines Are Here and Land of Fighting Men Monday and Tuesday. Bringing Up Baby and Devil's Saddle Legion Wednesday. Mr Deeds Goes to Town and Wild Horse Rodeo Thursday. Thin Ice and Trail of the Hawk Friday. Call of the Rockies Saturday. Popeye Ali Baba cartoon and SOS Coast Guard.
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Kentucky
Ritz Brothers
Tony Martin
Marjorie Weaver
Gleart
Arizona
William Boyd
U. S
Paris
Rudy Vallee
Rosemary Lane
Hugh Herbert
Joan Blondell
Melvyn Douglas
Mary Astor
You
Sylvia Sidney
George Raft
Robert Cummings
Rialto
Sally
Irene
Mary
Nowhere
Alice Faye
Fred Allen
Joan Davis
Jack Holt
Jacqueline Wells
Tom Sawyer
Tammy Kelly
Jackie Moran
May Robson
Oxford
Robert Taylor
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ralph Forbes
Alice Moore
Jack Luden
Eleanor Stewart
Joe £. Brown
Jane Wymian
Greenbrier
Isabel Jewell
Wallace Ford
Tom Keene
June Travis
Gordon Oliver
Jack Randall
Funzy Knight
Devil's Saddle Legion
Katherine Hepburn
Gary Grant
Dick Foran
Mr. Deeds
Gary Cooper
Jean Arthur
Bob Livingston
Ray Corrigan
Max Terhune
Sonja Henle
Tyrone Power
Ted Wells
Charles Starrett
Popeye
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SOS Coast Guard
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Allen Jenking
The
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Errol
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Roy Rogers
Smiley Burnett
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Carol Hughes
Tom Chatterton
Kenneth Harlan
Kearse Theater
Heart of Arizons
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Hopelong Cassidy
George Hays
Russell Hayden
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McCall's Magazine
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Hollywood Stars Share Rumors and Plans in 1940s Cineworld
Hollywood gossip notes Jack Benny opposite Joan Bennett in Artists and Models Abroad. Gary Cooper and Fred MacMurray sail near Catalina while MacMurray receives a Hollywood summons for Men With Wings. Several stars, including George Raft, Dorothy Lamour, and John Barrymore, celebrate Henry Fonda’s birthday with a lighted cake. Irene Dunne returns from North Carolina and New York. Marsha Hunt’s sister to wed in ivory satin from her mother. Martha Kaye to tour after Tropic Holiday preview.
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Gracie Allen
Jack Henry
Sae
Mary Livingstone
John
Elaine Barrymors
Henry Hathaway
Louise Campbell
Horace MacMahon
Joan Bennett
Jack Benny
Gary Cooper
Fred MacMurray
Catalina Island
Fred
Hollywood
Chica Marx
James Mewart
Western Union
Srawn of the North
Henry Fonda
George Raft
Dorothy Lamour
John Barrymore
Irene Dunne
North Carolina
New York
Marsha Hunt
Martha Kaye
Randy Scott
Honolulu
Yacht Club
Paramount
Bob Burns Haa
Eleanore Whitney
Mary Carlisle
Mary Brian
Lakeside Golfelt
Frances Dee
Ray Milland
Coldwater Canyon
Tips From Talent Scout Don’ts For Screen Success
A MGM talent scout Billy Grady advises young hopefuls in any town. Do not overdress or wear heavy makeup. Be natural and simple as the camera magnifies every move and reveals what is inside.
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Billy Grady
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ag Eleanor Powell
Joan Blondell
Florence Rice
Lynne Carver
Allan Jones
James Stewart
James Cagney
Grady
Hale Seeks Unusual Roles Fans Favor Uncommon Situations
Alan Hale argues fans crave unusual characters in strange settings. He criticizes recent films for featuring vile tempered or vicious people doing ordinary things, saying audiences want relatable people in unusual scenarios for escape from daily life.
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Hale
Alan Hale
Plantation Kentucky Hills Offer Wide Film Week
The week brings romantic tales of southern life a hillbilly comedy and a Parisian musical at theaters in plantation Kentucky. Ritz Brothers star in Kentucky Moonshine while Rudy Vallee returns in Gold Diggers in Paris and The Toy Wife features Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell in a dramatic romance at Capitol and Virginian houses.
Claude Rains Buys Cow by Mail Order
Actor Claude Rains, with a Pennsylvania farm, bought a cow by mail yesterday after a neighbor sent a photo, butterfat record, and pedigree. He had planned a purchase earlier but studio work delayed him, then he arranged payment and prompted his wife and infant daughter to return to the farm.
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Claude Rains
Rains
Pennsylvania
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