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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1934

Page

5

The Thin Man and Thirty Day Princess on Best Seller Line

This week MGM Cosmopolitan presents The Thin Man starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s best selling novel about Nick Charles and a triple murder case. Cast includes Hall and Harold Huber with direction by W. S. Van Dyke.

Golawyn-Mayer Princtas Dashiell Hemmett Alfred A. Knopf Hearst Nick Charles Tree Wynant Gon Dlared Dashiell Hammett William Powell Vna Myrna Loy O’sullivan

Jack Holt Stars in Black Moon at Princess Theatre Saturday

Two of Forests most popular leading ladies Fay Wray and Dorothy Burgess join Jack Holt in the new starring production Black Moon at the Princess Theatre Saturday. Wray plays the sympathetic female lead in love with Burgess husband Molt stars.

the Forest Jack Holt Princess Theatre Fay Wray Dorothy Burgess Miss Wray Miss Burgess Molt Universal June Knight Neil H Hamilton Sally O'Neil Mary Carlisle

He Man Hercules Holt to Appear at Princess Theater

Heroic actor Jack Holt will perform at the Princess this week. Holt has traveled widely and faced tough times, shaping rough and ready roles that suit his persona.

Jack Holt He-Man Holt

Decatur Follies of 1934 Stage Cast Led by George Murray

George Murray leads a 35 member cast in Decatur's first locally produced musical comedy Decatur Follies of 1934. The show features vaudeville favorites and local singers and dancers in performances Wednesday Thursday and Friday at the Princess.

George Murray Decatur

Real Princess Is Strand Visitor

Miss Sidney charms audiences with gowns and gowns and a shy princess from a small European kingdom. Edward Arnold plays a ruthless banker profiting from a 60 million bond issue. A double, Cary Grant, and a love triangle drive the plot to a surprising finale.

Miss Sidney America Edward Arnold Cary Grant

Writer Once Was A Real Detective

Dashiell Hammett famed detective author of The Thin Man appears at the Princess Theatre Monday and Tuesday. The film adapts his latest novel with Col W S Van Dyke directing a cast led by William Powell Myrna Loy Maureen O’Sullivan Nat Pendleton and Minna Gombell.

William Powell Myrna Loy Princess Theatre Dashiell Hammett Pinkerton Detective Agency Hammett Mary's County Maryland Philadelphia America Col. W. 8. van Dyke Maureen O'Sullivan Nat Pendleton Minna Gombell

Big Actors Play Bits in The Thin Man at Princess Theatre

The Thin Man opens Monday at the Princess Theatre with many familiar character players. Natalie Moorhead appears as Julia Wolf, a murder victim, as the cast delivers brief but notable performances throughout the film’s suspenseful plot.

Princess Theatre Cit Natalie Moorhead Julia Wolf Vic

Actress Rose Mary Ames Shines in I Believed In You

At Capitol Theatre the Fox film I Believed In You stars Rose Mary Ames as a naive girl drawn to Greenwich Village and a wealthy backer. Victor Jory and John Boles lead a strong cast as the production unfolds with disillusionment and a publisher’s surprise ending.

Rosemary Ames Fox Capitol Theatre Greenwich Village Miss Ames Victor Jory John Boles Gertrude Michael George Meeker Leslie Fenton Joyzelle Jed Prouty Morgan Wallace Luis Alberni William Coneelman

Creighton Hale in Brief Reporter Cameo and Jorgenson Tie

Gertrude Short noted as former wife of Jorgenson. Bert Roach, known for drunken roles, is shown crying into a telephone. Creighton Hale guest stars briefly as a newspaper reporter in the scene.

Tim Gertrude Short Jorgenson Bert Roach Creighton Hale

Laurel and Hardy New Comedy Hit at the Princess

Laurel and Hardy star in Them That Hills on Monday and Tuesday at the Princess. The pair, seen as drunken campers, mistake moonshine for mineral water while following a doctor’s order to drink water, triggering a string of misadventures and many laughs.

Laurel and Hardy

Desalter Pollies Directors Praise Talent Pool

The Desalter Pollies directors commend the amount of talent on display. Mr Murray notes the quality exceeds the average for performers.

Desalter Pollies Murray

Also Mentioned on This Page

Princess Mimi Porter Hall Maccaulay Wynent William Henry Gilbert Henry Harold Huber Cesar Romero Edward Brophy Edward Billig Cyril Thornton Col. W. Ven Dyke South Seas Penthouse Thulatre Hartselle Sylvia Sidney Gardiner Peck Somerville Rt. 2 Miss Peck THE Strand Sidney Schulberg Clarence Budington Ketland Paramount John Dillinger Powell-Loy Strand Theatre Hartselle Lauien Littlefield Henry Stephenson Edgar Norton Marion Gering B. P. Schulberg Capitol Tarzan the Fearless Lucky Larrigan Walter ‘Connolly Robert Young Doris Kenyon Budd Lawless Valley Spencer Tracy Helen Alice Faye 3 Musketeers Maureen O’sullivan Minna Gambell Metro-Goldwyn-Msayer Cosmopolitan Dashiell _Hammett MGM Laurel & Ouverhardy Broadway Follies Gladys Burry Bernie Ferber Dolly Pane Man Cricket Hamilton Decatur Streamline Beauty Chorus Big Otto Kruger, Nancy Carroll Heather Angel Netl Hamilton Mary Carlisle Mog
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