Claudette Colbert Sets Rule for Historic Leading Roles
Hollywood report says Claudette Colbert will seek heroically themed or historically important parts. She may refuse lead in Legal Holiday by Parker and Campbell, a move echoed from two years ago when It Happened One Night boosted her fame and pay.
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Claudette Colbert
Joan Or Arc
Florence Nightingale
Dorothy Parker
Alan Campbell
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Claudette
Stars Are Again Leads in Film at Virginian Theatre
A mystery and romance story unfolds on the Atlantic with Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in stellar roles as Stars Reunited headlines the Virginian. Alison Shipworth William Frawley Douglass Dumbrille Porter Hall and George Barbier co star in a balanced mix of comedy romance and intrigue. The Case Against Mrs Ames opens Wednesday at the Vir Kintar theater with Madeleine Carroll in the lead as a woman fighting to clear her name and win custody of her child after a murder accusation.
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Madeleine Carroll
George Brent
Mrs. Ames
The
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Atlantic
Virginian Theater
Carole Lombard
Fred MacMurray
Alison Shipworth
William Frawley
MacMhirray
Douglass Dumbrille
Porter Hall
George Barbier
George Mrent
Jane Withers rises to stardom after Bright Eyes role
The article traces Jane Withers early life from Atlanta to Los Angeles, detailing three years of hard work and local performances before her breakthrough in Bright Eyes. It notes her start as a mimic and dancer, family move, and persistence with studios until casting director James Ryan signed her for the Fox film.
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Rialto Presents Romance and History at the Rialto
The Rialto opens Tuesday with Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor in a romance drama about a girl seeking love who finds heartbreak. Wallace Beery stars as a opportunistic villain, with John Boles as the hero from a previous film and Barbara Stanwyck delivering strong supporting romance and acting in a Cuban setting.
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Robert Taylor
Janet Gaynor
Small Town Gire
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Andrew Rowan
Garcia
John Boles
Wallace Beery
Barbara Stanwyck
Riasto
Lyle Talbot
Marguerite Churchill
Claire Dodd
Janet Gaynor Binnie Barnes
Lewis Stone
Andy Devine
June Lang
Thomas Beck
Herbert Marshall
Gertrude Michael
Charlie Chan
Original score of Hatikvah presented to Hebrew University
The original score of Hatikvah, the Hebrew national hymn by NaMali Herz Ember, was given to the Hebrew University library in Jerusalem. A manuscript was found in America by Dr William Feigenbaum of New York. There are 18 950 motion picture theaters in the United States.
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New York
United States
Hollywood Is Puzzle City To Those Who Live There
Hollywood is a state of mind more than a place. Its boundaries are vague and many who live nearby are considered Hollywood. Numerous studios and figures are described as part of Hollywood or Mollywood, while actual stars live in Brentwood Bel-Air and Malibu. The piece notes Hollywood’s paradoxes and ends urging puzzle lovers to study the city.
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Tag Angeles
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Beverly Hills
Greta Garbo
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Barbara Stanwyck
Brentwood
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Valley
Boulevard
Ed Everett
Horton
Atdelson
Pal Muni
Paul Kelly
Bing Crosby
Matinu
Mollywood
Malibu
Santa Monica
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Destina Sion
Woman Director Dorothy Arzner Gets New Film Assignment
Dorothy Arzner, noted woman director, was assigned last week to direct Craig's Wife, a stage play adapted film. Arzner rose from script girl to director on Fashion For Women and earned a long term producer director contract guiding projects like Christopher Strang Nana Sarat and See ba mount on Parade Anybody's War Honor Among Lovers Working Gas and Merrily We Go to Hell.
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George Kelly
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Christopher Strang
Nana
Sarat
Shovel Operator Puts Director on Spot
Hollywood June 20 A steam shovel operator curious about movie making disrupted a closed set at MGM while digging a basement for a vase on the lot. He followed extras to stage where Romeo and Juliet was at work. Director George Cukor refused him a view but later invited him to the set tomorrow.
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Ted
Seram
Drama at Kearse theater and multiple film items
A four day run opens with Fatal Lady starring Mary Ellis and Walter Pidgeon at the Kearse theater. Also Stars Over Shanghai plays today, Charlie Chan at the Circus opens Thursday, and Gladys Swarthout stars in Give Us This Night. A Saturday children's cartoon program and a note on Spencer Tracy’s early acting influence close the items. World cinema attendance figures are cited.
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Mary Ellis
Shanghai
Charlie Chan
the Circus
Walter Oland
Jan Kiepura
Gladys Swarthout
Kearse Theater
John Halliday
Ruth Donnelly
Alan Mowbray
Circus
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Misa Swarthout
Mise
English Romance Is Tuneful Show at Capitol Theater
A lively romance comedy starring Robert Young and Jessie Matthews opens at Capitol with humor and song. Lonnie Hale features as Matthews's husband in a bid for her dancing acclaim alongside Fred Astaire. Victor Saville directs. Also at Capitol, Jeanette MacDonald and Clark Gable lead San Francisco a Barbary Coast saga from 1906 quake days, with Spencer Tracy in supporting. The program blends drama, spectacle and comedy in a star powered double bill.
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Robert Young
Jessie Matthews
Clark Gable
Jeanette MacDonald
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Miss Matthews
Lonnie Hale
Victor Saville
Gable
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Capital Theater
Miss MacDonald
Spencer Tracy
W. S. van Dyke
Bernard Hyman
John Emerson
Carole Lombard Goes Red to Head for Technicolor Film
Hollywood notes report Carole Lombard will sport ash blonde hair in the technicolor feature Spawn of the North to match a polar scheme. She adds a witty head for acting, switching accents and portraying real characters beyond her on screen persona in Your Man successor The Prinsters Comes Across and My Man Godfrey.
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Mae West's Studio Shakeup Sparks Secret Ghost Writing Tale
Hollywood reports Mae West clashed with Paramount over contract renewal and sensor issues in her West productions. After signing with Emmanuel Cohen, she returned to Paramount via independent releases, reviving Mae West projects at her old studio. Rumors say a professional writer helps shape scenes without full credit, giving rise to the Ghost Goes West expression.
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Mae West
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Emmanuel Cohen
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Scheduled Attractions At The Hearse Theatre Tonight
A crowded bill lists films and stars including Irvin S Cobb Rhythm of the Range Bing Crosby Jack Oakie Shirley Temple Frances Lederer W C Fields Frances Dee Jann Withers Maureen O Sullivan Lionel Barrymore Jean Harlow Franchot Tone Robert Montgomery Madge Evans Norma Shearer Leslie Howard Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Greta Garbo Marian Davies Dick Powell Kay Francis HW Well story Things To Come at Rialto 19 Hours by Air It Married A Doctor Irene Dunne Tears of The iotte Pine Sylvia Sidney Fred MacMurray Under Two Flags Claudette Colbert Greenbrier Whipsaw Myrna Loy RHF Raft Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Collegiate Joe Penner Peter Iverson Gary Cooper Ann Harding Rose Marie Nelson Eddy Jeanette MacDonald Captain Blood Errol Flynn.
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Maureen O'Sullivan
Lionel Barrymore
Suzy
Jean Harlow
Franchot Tone
Robert Montgomery
Madge Evans
Norma Shearer
Leslie Howard
Georgeous Himsy
Joan Crawford
Robert Taylor
Camille
Greta Garbo
Virginian
Marian Davies
Dick Powell
Kay Francis
HW. G. Well
Rialto
Fred MacMurray
Pat O'Brien
Josephine Hutchinson
Irene Dunne
Writer Tells Stories of Stars
The article recounts Hollywood anecdotes from June, including Errol Flynn’s surprise at a studio, his early doubt about landing Captain Blood, and his eventual fame. It sketches Blue West’s blunt interview with a fighter for pages, and observes Joan Crawford’s evolution from impulsive talk to formal, rehearsed interviews.
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