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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1935
Page
10
Enthusiasm runs high for the week’s program as a notable lineup of dramatic talent is read. The feature includes a strong performance by Miss Bennett in a finely photographed production with a refined speaker system installed for the public.
Fragmentary studio note on a Claudette Colbert sequence in a garish night shot. It mentions a resteurking character, flapjecks, and a weekly pancake batter expense in Atlantic Ailes City Boars.
King Victor launches his career by financing his own productions marking his entry into independent producing. He joins a field with Samuel Goldwyn Darry F. Zanuck Douglas Banks Mary Pickford and others as he builds his own production outfit and ranch ventures.
The Strand previews Imitation of Life a grand production by Universal with Claudette Colbert and Warren William. John M Stahl directs from Fannie Hurst novel featuring 46 sets including a full New York townhouse with 15 rooms a kitchen and garden. Tiny moving lights and a scale model Fifty ninth Street Bridge highlight the film's technical ambition.
The narrative follows Iris March under social attack as she grapples with self respect and heartbreak. Michael Arlen provides the plot while Robert Z. Leonard directs a journey from light humor to tragedy across European settings.
Gay divorcee themed musical comedy The Gay Rogues? at the Princess Theatre stars Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. It features music by noted composers and ran 288 New York performances and six months in London. The plot centers on an urban couple finding romance after moving to a farm with diverse disinherited renters.
A derelict saloon scene with Paul Muni leads into a lavish Warner Bros production crafted on the Hollywood RKO lot. The piece details sets, a 50-strong crew, and a cast of dancers and extras as Muni absorbs slum atmosphere for Bordertown to be shown at the Capitol Theatre.
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