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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1934

Page

5

Princess Opener drama at Princess Theatre with Lupe Velez

Lupe Velez stars in Princess Opener showing Monday and Tuesday at the Princess Theatre. The Men of Strong Feeling from MGM features Ramon Navarro and a large native cast filmed near Cameron Arizona with desert panoramas. Ruth Channing Ferdinand Munier William Davidson appear in supporting roles under direction of Gov. 8. Van Dyke.

Lupe Velez Princess Theatre Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Tore Peer Spittan Ramon Navarro Gereén Cameron Arizona Ruth Channing Ferdinand Munier William Davidson van Dyke

Lupe Sells Shoes in Arizona Trading Post Tale

Lupe Velez is alleged to be owed a commission by a Arizona trading post owner for work on the film Laughing Boy. The article notes she helped sell shoes shirts and other goods to Navajo customers during shoots.

Lupe Trading Post Et Caron Arisona Lupe Velez

Tracy Prefers Realism in Film Acting Standards

Lee Tracy rejects exaggerated acting and moral gloss, likening himself to an honest umpire. He says he must believe in his lines and actions, not pretend, to portray characters truly. In Advic e to the Lovelorn he says he would work as a real newspaper reporter would.

McCrea and Dee Honeymoon After Quick Wedding

Joel McCrea and Frances Dee eloped and wed just before filming Gambling Lady. They rushed to Palm Springs for a brief honeymoon immediately after the ceremony, staying busy and barely finding time to get acquainted before McCrea began work.

Joel McCrea Frances Dee Palm Springs McCrea

Advice to the Lovelorn at the Princess Theatre

Lee Tracy stars as Toby Prentiss a hard boiled reporter cast in the Advice to the Lovelorn column role as a major earthquake story unfolds. The film follows his drunken antics and a shift to filling the column bringing humor and a touch of tragedy with Sally Blane Isabel Jewel and Paul Harvey among the cast.

Princess Theatre Lee Tracy United Artists 20Th Century Pictures Joseph M. Schenck Darryl F. Zanuck Toby Prentiss Star Sally Blane Isabel Jewel Paul Harvey Judith Wood May Boley Sterling Holloway C. Henry Gordon Jean Adair Matt Briggs Chas Levinson Adalyn Doyle Etienne Girardot

McCrea in Gambling Lady Leads Contrast with Stanwyck

Tall McCrea stands six feet two inches and provides a boisterous foil to Miss Stanwyck in Gambling Lady. She appears cool and self possessed under trying circumstances while he moves between joyous violence and low spirits in the pair’s on screen dynamic.

McCrea Miss Stanwyck Debonaire

Falling Hair Dazzles in Lovelorn Aid

Sterling Holloway plays a comic in Advice to the Lovelorn with a striking appearance noted for his forward falling hair. The piece highlights his eyes and the comic setup as Lee Tracy leads scenes in a performance of the film or play.

Sterling Holloway Lee Tracy

Ramon Navarro Keeps Laughing Boy Trophies Close

Ramon Navarro plans to wear old slippers at home after filming Laughing Boy. The actor often wore thick moccasins on set and during daily life, returning to comfortable footwear off stage.

Ramon Navarro Laughing Boy

Past of Mary Holmes Explores Mother Son Hatred on Screen

Helen Mack Kellar portrays a mother in The Past of Mary Holmes who hates her son due to mental disorder and past fame loss. The film, adapted from Rex Beach’s The Goose Woman, shows her descent to squalor while fearing the electric chair for her son.

Helen Mack Kellar Mary Holmes Capitol Theater Miss MacKellar Edward Doherty Marian Dix Rex Beach

Adalyn Doyle Shines In Lovelorn Advice Film Role

Adalyn Doyle stands in for Katharine Hepburn in Advice to the Lovelorn, with Lee Tracy leading a cast. Doyle, part of a family of six children five girls and a boy, is described as a football fan who plays tennis well and often.

Adalyn Doyle Katharine Hepburn Lee Tracy

Glamour Roles and High Society in a Monte Carlo Tale

Barbara Stanwyck stars in a glamorous playgirl role as a poker sharpshooter who sacrifices love to save her husband from murder. Joel McCrea and Pat O’Brien co star in a story about gambler influence and a citywide gambling syndicate grip. Claire Dodd plays the rival woman in a tale built on a Doris Malloy plot with a murder climax.

Strand Theatre Hartselle Irene Dunne Richard Dix Australia Stingaree Hilda Bouverie Bungaree Clarkson All Australia Hilda Franke Harling Italy Berlin Paris London Edward Prince of Wales Disraeli Covent ‘Garden Barbara. Stanwyck Joel McCrea Pat O’brien Claire Dodd Chase Price Ince Cine Casino Monte Carlo Miss Stanwyck Barbara Doris Malloy McCrea

Mystery Liner Opens at Capitol Theatre

Monogram's Mystery Liner is a murder mystery aboard a fog shrouded ship with a ghost captain and a maniac at large. The Capitol Theatre screens the suspenseful drama starting Wednesday with Noah Berry leading a cast including Astrid Allwyn Edwin Maxwell Gustav von Seyffertitz Cornelius Keefe Boother Howard Ralph Lewis Gordon Demaine and George Hayes.

Monogram Capitol Theatre Noah Berry Démester Pretty Astrid Allwyn Edwin Maxwell Gustav von Seyffertitz Cornelius Keefe Boother Howard Ralph Lewis Gordon Demaine George Hayes

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Princess Ramon Novarro Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Oliver la Farge Najavo Reservation Arzona Tearle Inselmez Tracy Cimarron Mary Boland Conway Tearle Andy Devine Henry Stephenson Una O’connor Theatre Hollywood Capitol Barbara Stanwyck Pretty Star John Wayne Tom Tyler Jean Arthur Skeets” Gallagher Noah Beery ATRL Columbia Madison Square Garden New York Baer Vs. Gamera With—O Velez Novarro Hii
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