Wal Rogers to Head Week's Bill at Local Houses
The Decatur Daily reports Wal Rogers will headline a varied bill at local cinemas this week. The feature is The County Chairman, a George Ade comedy classic with Maclyn Arbuckle in the lead role and Willis P. Sweatnam as Sassafras, highlighting a story of smiles and heart tugs.
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America
George Ade
Maclyn Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Willis P. Sweatnam
Sassafras
Stepin Fetchitt
Judge Priest
David Harum
Rogers
Capitol's Wednesday Show Wins Voters and Hearts
In a lively film era scene Captain Blystone directs CAPITOL'S WEDNESDAY SHOW with Edward W. Butcher as producer. The production stems from George Ade's stage play and showcases the lead's charm in political and romantic triumphs.
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John Blystone
Edward W. Butcher
George Ade
Red Morning at the Capitol theater feature
Red Morning plays at the Capitol with Steffi Dunn and Regis Toomey in a melodrama. Photographic panorama by James B. Shackelford and George Dromgold shows New Guinea and Fiji expeditions, highlighting perilous adventuring and Papuan life.
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Capitol Theatre
Hollywood
South Selife
Wallace Fox
John Twist
Steffi Dunn
Regis Toomey
James B. Shackelford
George Dromgold
Shackelford
Dromgold
New Guinea
Fiji Islands
Roy Chapman Andrews
Gobi Desert
Will Rogers in The County Chairman
Notable cast includes Evelyn Venable Kent Taylor Louise Dresser and Mickey Rooney. Will Rogers sings on guitar and stages a torch light procession echoing turn of the century spectacles. The piece promises Rogers in rare form and broad appeal for fans.
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Sam Hellman
Gladys Lehman
Evelyn Venable
Kent Taylor
Louise Dresser
Berton Churchill
Mickey Rooney
Frank Melton
Stepin Fetchit
Will Rogers
Judge Priest
Rangers
Will
Fox Film
George Ade
Romance of Manhattan at the Strand Is Promising
The Strand presents RKO Radio's Romance of Manhattan starring Francis Lederer and Ginger Rogers. A penetrating immigrant love story set in New York, with ascores of supporting players, filmed under Stephens Roberts direction and adapted from Norman Krasna and Don Hartman.
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Heights
RKO Radio
Manhattan
Francis Lederer
Ginger Rogers
Ginger
Lederer
Czecho-Slovakia
Strand Theatre
Hartselle
New York
Lillian Harmer
Jimmie Butler
Norman Krasna
Don Hartman
Edward Kaufman
Jane Muffin
Stephens Roberts
Miss Rogers
Dramatic Friday Film at Princess Theatre with Four Star Cast
The Princess Theatre screens a dramatic feature from Austria's gay capital starring Verree Teasdale Ricardo Cortez Lionel Atwill and Anita Louise. The plot centers on a mother daughter pair and a husband who become entangled in a fatal romance and a baffling murder unraveling amid a diplomat’s family scandal.
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Austria
Princess Theatre
Verree Teasdale
Ricardo Cortez
Lionel Atwill
Anita Louise
Volved
Miss Teasdale
Miss Louise
Atwill
Cor
Lajos Zilahy
Gilbert Miller
Have a Heart at the Princess
Jean Parker stars in Have a Heart at the Princess Theare with a tale of a crippled girl who regains hope through romance and marriage. Dana and Toomey lead in Red Morning while Steffi, with Toomey, face treachery at sea in a colorful New York Lower East Side backdrop.
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Jean Parker
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Princess Theatre
Miles
Miss Dana
Toomey
Steffi
New York
Sally
Miss Parker
Greta Garbo
Norma Shearer
Joan Crawford
Marion Davies
Jean Harlow
Helen Hayes
James Dunn
Ann Harding Stars In Emotional Gem
Ann Harding headlines the RKO Radio star ring picture The Fountain at the Princess Smeet. The drama centers on a woman's emotional test during the late stage of a global conflict as she navigates two worthy loves.
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Ann Harding
The Fountain brings Ann Harding romance to Holland set
Ann Harding stars as a girl interned in neutral Holland with a schoolday sweetheart as her husband fights at the front. Upon his return a pity forged bond clashes with new passion as Brian Aherne plays a British aviator rekindling desire. Paul Lukas appears as the husband while John Cromwell directs the screen version of Charles Morgan’s literary gem. Jean Hersholt and Ralph Forbes also appear.
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Ann Harding
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Holland
Brian Aherne
Paul Lukas
John Cromwell
Miss Harding
Charles Morgan
Jean Hersholt
Ralph Forbes
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