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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1936

Page

8

Dancing Lady Opens at the Princess with Crawford and Gable

Princess theater presents Dancing Lady starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable led by a sizzling parade of song and chorus ensembles. Robert Z. Leonard directs from Warner Bellah's novel with a Broadway driven plot about a burlesque chorus girl striving for success.

Joan Crawford Clark Gable Princess Monday Towers Crawford Gable Joan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Robert Z. Leonard Warner Bellah Fred Astaire Lady Princess Monday Tusday Sitting On the Moon Roger Pryor Martha Sleeper Capitol Patsy Kelly Kelly Big Boy Williams Charley Chase Ed Brophy

Attorney General to Conduct Probe in Montgomery

The Montgomery Bar Association asked Attorney General A. A. Carmichael to start legal action against real estate agents insurance adjusters and others for unlawful practice of law in Montgomery. Carmichael pledged cooperation stating an investigation found 1500 to 2000 ouster cases filed in the Montgomery court of common pleas last year by unlicensed individuals.

Montgomery Ala Montgomery Bar Association A. A. Carmichae Eral Bar Association Montgomery Court of Common Pleas

Limestone Farmers to Get $150,000 in Benefits

Limestone county farmers will receive about 150000 dollars in benefits. Payments are expected to begin within the next 10 days, timing them to arrive in time for the Christmas season.

Athens Ala Limestone County

Fifteen county students enroll at Auburn University

Many from this county are enrolled at Auburn University Alabama as the largest delegation. Students named include W. E. Beasley Wade Bradford J C en J Gain W B Garth Jr C F Grisham Evelyn McDonald Nan Murphree P M J B Sarver Jr W C Sims E H Stewart J C Stewart H P Thomas and R B Walker.

Athens Ala Auburn W. E. Beasley Wade Bradford J. C J. Gain Garth C. F. Grisham Evelyn McDonald Nan Murphree P. M J. B. Sarver, Jr W. C. Sims

Flying Hostess at Princess Grand Story Opens Thursday

The film Flying Hostess opens at the Princess Grand Story Thursday. William Gargan stars as Hal Cunningham with Judith Barrett, William Hall and Andy Devine in a romance set against aviation and modern transportation.

Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Banjo Princess William Hall Judith Barrett William Gargan Julie Hayden Florence Rice Robert Young America Hal Cunningham Helen Brooks Guy Edwards Andy Devine Ella Logan

Ticklish Hen in New Film Sparks Egg Ownership Dispute

On the Capitol theatre bill the First National picture The Captain's Kid faces a comic legal tangle after a hen laid an egg off script on a New England farm yard scene. The egg, valued at 160 dollars by the studio, sparked competing claims from May Robson, Guy Kibbee, and others before Sybil Jason took it home.

Nick Grindle Capitol Theatre New England Corporation May Robson Guy Kibbee Sybil Jason

Hen Actress Predicted as Greatest in Film History

A remark that an unnamed setting under a pet bantam will likely yield the greatest hen actress in cinema history. The quote frames a humorous claim about poultry talent and showmanship in motion pictures.

Patsy Kelly Stars in Film Kell the Second

Patsy Kelly headlines the Hal Roach-MGM comedy Kell the Second opening at the Princess theatre. The cast features Irish-heritage actors and Irish connections across most principals, with Maxie Rosenbloom as the lone principal not claiming Celtic blood. The production is led by Irish producer Hal Roach and shot by Irish cameraman Art Lloyd.

Erin Kelly Princess Theatre Emerald Isle Patsy Kelly Ireland Comedienne County Mayo Charley Chase Pert Kelton Edward Brophy Guinn Big Boy Williams Harold Huber Syd Saylor Trish Trish. Mrs. Saylor Was Born On “St. Patrick's Day

Longest Night thrills at Princess Theatre in store setting

A department store murder mystery stars Robert Young and Florence Rice in The Longest Night. The film adapts Whispering Windows with an ensemble cast and a clever capture by a store salesgirl.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Princess Theatre Robert Young Florence Rice Ted Healy Julie Haydon Catharine Doucet Janet Beecher Leslie Fenton Sidney Toler Paul Stanton Qlin Howland Kitty McHugh John Hyams Minor Watson Cortland Fitzsimmons Errol Taggart Lucien Hubbard Samuel Marx Robert Andrews

Woman Hid Christmas Gifts At Church. They Were Stolen

Mrs. H. J. Jones hid her relatives Christmas gifts under a Portland church porch to keep them from being seen. By today she worried if she would ever see them again as the gifts had vanished in a theft.

Portland Ore H. J. Jones

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Princess Hal Crawford Astaire Hollywood Wes Harry Carey Tommy Cosmopolitan Magazine Otto Kruger Cora Sue Collins Minna Gombell Polo Ion Roger Pryor Grace Bradley Pert Kelton William Newell Henry Kolker Comedy Universal News Randy UT Yacht Club Hartselle Bradford William Powell Jean Arthur With Bette Davis Warren William Billies Wheeler & Woolsey Ezra Perkins George Sayre Brown Holmes Harvey Gates Harry Clark Murray Roth and Grainger Patsy -Kelly Rence LS Betty Boop Andy Clyde Smarty Custer’s Gene Altry Franchot Nelson Eddy May Robson, Ted Healy Clark Bie Venus Joan Crawfor Catherine Doucet Sterchi Bros Erent Buabaa Stanwyck Joel M ° Crea Bomee Walter Brennan Katherine Demille Prarie Charlie Chase Zane Grey
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