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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1934
Page
5
Will Rogers stars in Merry Andrew at the Princess Theatre starting Monday. The comedy follows Rogers in a drug store and later in New Orleans during Mardi Gras where a leopard costume and rowdy dancing lead to a riot and a surprise ending.
The inimitable Jack Oakie stars in the fast tempo comedy Shoot the Works opening at the Strand Theatre Hartsel. Ben Bernie leads his musical ensemble with lively songs while Roscoe Karns, Alison Skipworth, and William Frawley support a plot of showbiz capers and romance.
Ali Baba, a seer from the East, presents a spiritualistic Seance and Ghost Show boasting forbidden secrets of life and death. Not suitable for the nervous or anyone under 16, with male escort required for ladies.
The film All Men Are Enemies opens at the Capitol Theatre Monday. Directed by George Fitzmaurice it star Helen Twelvetrees and Hugh Williams as lovers in a vivid English Viennese romance set on Capri. Mona Barrie is the villainess with strong support from Mundin OConnor and others.
Spencer Tracy and Jack Oakie star in Looking for Trouble at the Princess Theatre. The film features a love story set against the work of telephone line trouble shooters and emphasizes fresh material under producer Zanuck at 20th Century Fox.
Will Rogers stars in Handy Andy ahead of its Princess Theatre showing Monday and Tuesday. The film follows a businessman who heeds his wife’s plea to retire and enjoy life. Rogers dances an adagio number with Conchita Montenegro in a Mardi Gras inspired scene.
Glenda Farrell notes masculine admirers were discouraged during filming of Merry Wives of Reno. She explains she avoids evening outings to preserve sleep and strength for work. The Warner Bros. comedy features Miss Farrell with Margaret Lindsay Donald Woods and Guy Kibbee at the Princess.
Inquiry into Reno visits among the Merry Wives of Reno cast and crew finds none of the nine directly connected to the Warner Bros production had ever been to the divorce city. Eight players were asked, including Donald Woods and Margaret Lindsay, who all said no. Director H. Bruce Humberstone also denied visiting Reno.
Director David Watler prodded Will Rogers to appear half surprised during a scene of Handy Andy at the Princess Theatre on Monday. Rogers resisted, saying it takes a finer actor to look half surprised and that he could only show full surprise.
Reverend E. N. Hart, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian, and his family will leave Tuesday for Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, by motor for a three weeks’ vacation. The trip follows his surprising request for a raise while away.
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