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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1937

Page

3

Life Begins in College opens at Princess Theatre

Twentieth Century Fox musical hits featuring Joan Davis Tony Martin and Gloria Stuart opens Monday at the Princess Theatre. The Ritz Brothers headline a gag filled musical with tunes by Pollack Mitchell and Tobias among others.

Twentieth Century Fox Joan Davis Tony Martin Gloria Stuart Princess Theatre Fred Stone Nat Pendleton Ed Thorgersen Dick Baldwin Joan Marsh Dixie Dunbar Jed Prouty Maurice Cass Marjorie Weaver J. C. Nugent Ritz Brothers Pollack and Mitchell Twentieth Century-Fox

First Lady film to premiere at Princess Theatre

Warner Bros. comedy stars Kay Francis in a Washington society satire. The cast includes Preston Foster Verree Teasdale Anita Louise Victo r Jory and Walter Connolly as Lucy schemes to push her husband toward the White House.

Preston Foster Kay Francis Mis First Lady Washington Princess Theatre Warner Bros National Capital Preston Foster Verree Teasdale Anita Louise Victor Jory Walter Connolly Louise Fazenda Marjorie Rambeau Washington Society Lucy Stanley Logan Deyton Max Steiner Warner Pros

Swing High Swing Low sails into Prin cess Theatre with Lombard

Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray headline a Panama and New York romance set in a cabaret world. MacMurray plays a trumpet virtuoso drawn in by Lombard who nurtures his fame while Dorothy Lamour and Miss Lamour perform as the other woman.

Panama Carole Lombard Pred MacMurray Fred Mac Murray Princess Theatre New York Miss Lombard MacMurray Canal Port Dorothy Lamour America Misa Laemour

Strip Tease Star Ann Corio Plans Divorce

Boston reports Ann Corio a leading strip-tease star says she will divorce her husband Emmet Callahan an executive of the burlesque chain. She plans to file after New Year’s and may go to Reno to wed again, admitting possible new marriage plans.

Boston Ann Corio Emmet Callahan Ann Hartford, Conn Callahan Reno

Toys Burned in Salvation Army Fire at Manistee

A December 18 blaze in Manistee Michigan destroyed a Salvation Army storage or toy facility and caused damage to adjacent property. No full casualty details are provided in the fragments.

Manisteer, Mich Salvation Army

Baker Improves After Illness Quietly in Cleveland

Newton D. Baker secretary of war under Wilson was reported by Mrs. Baker to be much improved today after a brief illness requiring a physician. She said he was only a little upset. Baker, aged 66, was treated in Cleveland.

Cleveland Newton D. Baker Woodrow Wilson

Love Is News at Capitol Theatre with Loretta Young

Loretta Young stars as a beautiful heiress in a Capitol Theatre program at the Capitol with Tyrone Power and Don Ameche in a sharp wit comedy about sensational headlines. The film features Slim Summerville Dudley Digges Walter Catlett George Sanders Jane Darwell and Pauline Moore under Tay Garnett direction.

Loretta Young Don Ameche Twentieth Century-Fox Capitol Theatre Loretta Tyrone Power Ace Newshawk Slim Summerville Dudley Digges Walter Catlett George Sanders Jane Darwell Stepin Fetchit Pauline Moore Tay Garnett

Combined tension of springs concert grand and heavy load

A damaged fragment notes a concert grand piano and a roughly thirty ton load involving springs. No clear event or location is identified.

Fuzzy Chow Inspires Shirley Temple Film Duo

A fuzzy haired Chow dog on Hollywood Boulevard inspired Gene Markey to become associate producer for Shirley Temple's We Willie Winkie at the Strand. Markey, Twentieth Century Fox assistant to Darryl Zanuck, connected Kipling's Fuzzy Wuzzy to India and the story Wee Willie Winkie, shaping the project.

Hollywood Boulevard Gene Markey Shirley Temple Willie Winkie Strand Darry F. Zanuck Twentieth Century-Fox Markey Rudyard Kipling Kipling India Wee Willie Winkie

Prisoner of Zenda at Strand Friday

Ronald Colman stars in David O Selznick’s The Prisoner of Zenda at the Strand for two days starting Friday. Madeleine Carroll and Douglas Fairbanks Jr lead a strong supporting cast including Mary Astor, Raymond Massey, David Niven. Colman plays dual roles as Rudolf Rassenby and King Rudolf V.

Ronald Colman Strand Theatre David Selznick Zenda Anthony Hope Europe Madeleine Carroll Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Mary Astor C. Aubry Smith Raymond Massey David Niven Colman Rudolf Rassenby Rudolf V Miss Carroll Flavia Young Fairbanks Rupert of Henteau

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