Strongest Picture Program Brings Gable and Crawford Talent
The article highlights a top picture pairing Y Grawford Gable with Joan Crawford in a Buenos Aires tale of love and sacrifice. Otto Kruger plays the rich rival. Clarence Brown directs M G M with Stuart Erwin Una O Connor and Marjorie in supporting roles as the story unfolds toward a hopeful ending.
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Manhattan
Clark
Buenos Aires
Otto Kruger
Joan
Clarence Brown
Acedi
Sadie Ee
Stuart Erwin
Cable
Una
O’connor
Marjorie
Kruger
Actor Robert Armstrong Plays Gangster In Kansas City Princess
Robert Armstrong, known for portraying gangsters, appears in the Warner Bros. comedy romance Kansas City Princess opposite Joan Blondell. The show runs Wednesday and Thursday at the Princess Theatre with Armstrong repeatedly wearing a blue shirt, his preferred color and superstition.
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Robert Armatrong
Warner Bros
Kansas City
Princess
Princess Theatre
Joan Blondell
Warner Oland Perfects Charlie Chan In London Debut
Film director Eugene Forde hails Warner Oland as the living Charlie Chan and notes no actor can match his portrayal in the new Charlie Chan In London to be shown at the Princess Theatre next Saturday. Oland’s casting is praised despite his Swedish background.
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Charlie Chan
Warner Oland
Eugene Forde
Chan
London
Princess Theatre
Earl Derr Biggers
Forde
River rising as gauge hits forty four feet today
The Tennessee river level rose and registered a gauge reading of 44 feet, indicating ongoing high water conditions. Local authorities monitor effects along the riverbanks and warn of possible flooding in low-lying areas.
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Tennessee
Capitol Offers George M Cohan Gambling on Screen
Devotees of screen murder mysteries are urged to see Gambling opening Monday at the Capitol Theatre. George M. Cohan stars as a New York gambler whose daughter is murdered after her elopement. The gambler becomes a detective, pursuing a dramatic clue to a powerful solution. Wynne Gibson Dorothy Burgess Ted Newton headline a large supporting cast with music and a new song by Cohan.
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Capitol Theatre
George M. Cohan
America
Cohan
Rowland V. Lee
New York
Ybler
Wynne Gibson
Dorothy Burgess
Ted Newton
Walter Gilbert
Percy Ames
Cora Witherspoon
My Little Girl
Weather Summary At 7 Am Record
The 24 hour period ended at 7 am recorded a high of 66 degrees and a low of 38 degrees. The day opened clear with light winds and no precipitation reported downtown.
No Rain Recorded in Decatur Area
No rainfall was recorded in the Decatur area during the past 24 hour period ending at 7 a m today.
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Decatur
Gambling spins destinies on Capitol screen
George M. Cohan stars in the new screen version of his smash hit at the Capitol. The up to the minute man of Broadway explores several fates in this adaptation of Gambling.
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George M. Cohan
Broadway
The
Capitol
Horoscope for Sunday Readers
Persons born on this day show persistence and bravery and stay true to their chosen course. The sun influences daily energy guiding decisions and personal resolve throughout the weekend.
Parkville Visitor Jeff Rowe Calls on Local Firms
Jeff Rowe a prominent Parkville resident spent Friday as a business visitor in the city meeting local business leaders and exploring investment opportunities.
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Jeff Rowe
Parkville
Rankin Attends Alabama Vanderlei Game in Birmingham
James Rankin attended the Alabama Vanderlei game held in Birmingham on Thursday, participating in the event and observing the competition.
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James Rankin
Birmingham
Blondell and Farrell Spark Comedy in The Kansas City Princess
Blondell and Farrell star as two gold digging manicurists in Warner Bros The Kansas City Princess with Dynamite played by Robert Armstrong. The film features Hugh Herbert Hobart Cavanaugh Gordon Westcott and Osgood Perkins in a rapid fire plot of mistaken engagements and jewel theft set across New York and Paris.
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Joan Blondel
Warner's
Kansas City
Joan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
Havana
Warner Bros
Sy Manuel Seff
Paris
Robert Armstrong
Hugh Herbert
Hobart Cavanaugh
Gordon Westcott
Osgood Perkins
Miss Evelyn Smey Resumes Duties at Chamber Office
Evelyn Smey returns to work at the Chamber of Commerce after recovering from an attack of tonsillitis. She resumed duties at the offices today restoring normal operations.
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Evelyn Smey
Chamber of Commerce
The Richest Girl in the World on the Screen
Dorothy Hunter hides in incognito as she tests love with Anthony Travis and Sylvia Vérnon shaping fortunes. The plot follows pursuit by suitors amid Long Island estates Adirondack lodges and trans Atlantic steamers with Miriam Hopkins in the title role and Joel McCrea as Tony Travis.
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Strand Theatre
Dorothy Hunter
Sylvia Vér
Non
Dorothy
Anthony Travis
Tony
Sylvia
Long Island
Adirondack
Miss Hopkins
Fay Wray
Miriam Hopkins
Joel McCrea
Tony Travis
Pay Wray
Gable Wears a New Bathing Suit on Set
Clark Gable models a bathing suit during a swimming scene in Chained at MGM studios. A studio gathering of over fifty female extras and several hundred spectators forms as the actor completes the shot. Chained is promoted as the week’s Princess attraction at the Princess theater.
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Clark Gable
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Gable
Reginald Denny and Henry Step Henson In Play
William Selter directed from a script by Norman Krasna. Reginald Denny and Henry Step Henson lead a production dramatizing a classic stage scenario with Krasna’s dialogue and Selter’s direction.
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Reginald Denny
Henry Stephenson
William Selter
Norman Krasna
Our Star Laughs Through Moment During Stage Stop
A performer struggled to keep a straight face and erupted into laughter during a live stage moment, then recovered and delivered further lines. The incident drew cheers from the audience and showcased the star’s backstage charm.
Actor Acts in Minor Role in New MGM Feature
Atto Kruker, noted actor who often appeared with Joan Crane Ford and Clark Gable, plays a small part in the MGM feature at the Princess for Monday and Tuesday. He expressed gratitude for the guidance received during production.
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Joan and
Clark Gable
MGM
Atto Kruker
Joan Craneford
the Princess
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