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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1934
Page
8
Ja Gaynor and Lew Ayres reunite on screen for a Fox Christmas program opening Monday. The older couple stars in Servants Entrance and headline this new act with a noted picture program and a Christmas season greeting.
From opposite social rungs, Janet seeks poverty to learn domestic arts and enters as a maid at a palatial home. She meets Lew, a chauffeur with a motorboat invention, and woos him while concealing her identity. Mentored by Winfield Sheehan.
The Capital theatre presents Pursued a drama set in British North Borneo with technical input from John Arensma Datu a native of Borneo and first white child born there He helped verify the people places and customs for authenticity The cast includes Rosemary Ames Victor Jory and Pert Kelton based on a Larry Evans story about a cafe entertainer and a planter with a scheming rival The article notes Arensma's background malaria and move to Hollywood as a technical advisor
Dick Powell and Frank McHugh perform a comedy duet in Happi ness Ahead a First National release showing at the Princess Wednesday and Thursday The topical song Massaging Window Panes has easy rhythm and humorous lyrics Frank notes Powell supplies the music and he helps with the words
Persons born on this day are noted for philanthropic work, trustworthiness, and pure mindedness. The reading emphasizes charitable impulses and moral integrity shaping their outlook and actions.
Scenes for the First National production Happiness Ahead were filmed at United Airport in Hollywood in blazing August. Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchinson wore ulsters and furs under a sun helmet while makeup melted and ice packs cooled cameras.
Joe Penner stars in College Rhythm as a college coach and entertainer amid a plot featuring Lanny Jack and Joe. Helen Mack and Lanny Ross provide romance and song, with Jack Oakie delivering strong supporting comic work. The Strand touts it as premier entertainment for local theatregoers.
Friday's picture presents a Columbia film with an all star cast of fan makers and heart breakers. The Captain Hates the Sea sails from San Pedro to New York on the S. 8. San Capador in a voyage described as hilarious and drama packed.
The readable fragment hints at a regional report mentioning the Tennessee River and a morning scene with a tan hue. It references a local diet or gauge context but lacks sufficient detail to identify people, places, or events for a fuller summary.
The piece highlights Ross as a popular radio recruit akin to Bing Crosby era stars. Listeners will enjoy Lanny’s performances and the chance to hear him with the leading lady of his films.
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