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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1934

Page

5

Operator 13 Star Davies in New War Spy Drama

Movie patrons await a strong week for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film Operator 13 at the Princess Theatre. Lush wartime spy action stars Geraldine Davies as a northern actress amid Civil War intrigue with famed Pinkerton intelligence and a romance with Captain Id as Gary Cooper plays the allied officer.

Robert W. Cham Miss Davies Allan Pinkerton Secret Service Jack Gailliard J. E. Stuart Gary Cooper Gale Loveless Pauline Cushman Marion Davies Princess Theatre Robert W. Chambers

Notable Cast Touts Spy Romance Film Adaptation

Katharine Alexander leads a film from Broadway with General Jeb Stuart portrayed by Douglas Dumbrille. The cast includes Ted Healy, Russel Hardie, Willard Robertson, Sidney Toler, Reginald Barlow, Robert McWade, Samuel Hinds, Jean Parker, Marjorie Gateson, Henry Wadsworth, and the Mills Brothers. Historical Southern locations and period music are featured to evoke rebellion era settings.

Katharine Alexander New York Jeb” Stuart South Douglas Dumbrille Ted Healy Russel Hardie Willard Robertson Channing General Stuart Secret Service Sidney Toler Allan Pinnerton Reginald Barlow Colonel Storm Robert McWade Colonel Sharp Samuel Hinds Captain Brice Jean Parker Eleanor Shackleford Marjorie Gateson Mrs. Shackleford Henry Wadsworth Captain Pelham Mills Brothers Virginia West Virginia Washington Richmond Martinsburg Wes Miss Davies

Sherrod Discharged From Baughs Infirmary

J. E. Sherrod was discharged today from Baughs Infirmary where he had been undergoing medical treatment.

J. E. Sherrod Baugh’s Infirmary

Doctor Monica Opens at Princess with Star Cast

Kay Francis leads in Doctor Monica a Warner Bros. drama about sacrifice and love. The Polish play adaptation follows a physician wife who helps a lover’s child, facing thrills including a steeplechase and an offshore airplane crash.

Doctor Monica Warner Bros Kay Francis Princess Theatre Miss Francis Warren Williams Jean Muir Verree Teasdale Phillip Reed Emma Dunn Herbert Bunston Ann Shoemaker Virginia Hammond Hale Hamilton Virginia Pine Monica Warner. Bros

No Rainfall Recorded Over 24 Hours Through 7 A.M.

No precipitation occurred in the 24 hour period ending at 7 a m today. The report notes dry conditions across the region with no measurable rainfall detected during the interval.

She Was a Lady Fox Film at Capitol Theatre

A Fox drama directed by Elizabeth Cobb stages at the Capitol on Wednesday with Helen Twelvetrees in the lead. The novel adapted for the 6 reel picture follows a girl's fight against a family scandal through Montana ranch life a circus New York nights and an English castle with Twelvetrees praised for a standout performance and Donald Woods as the leading man.

Helen Twelvetrees Donald Woods Capitol Fox Elizabeth Cobb Capitol Theatre Montana New York Miss Twelvetrees Monroe Owsley Ralph Morgan Owsley Ace

Crosby and Miriam Hopkins in a deliriously funny campus satire

Crosby and Hopkins star in a chaotic comedy mixing college life, a Philadelphia gang shooting, a gunman, and a movie publicity scheme. Curly Flagg disguises as a boy to hide in the dorm while a dean is photographed for a news stunt. The spectacle spirals through campus.

Crosby Miriam Hopkins Washington Miss Hopkins Curly Flagg Philadelphia Paul Lawton J. Thorval Jones Gus McNeal Curly McNeal Lawton Nassau Hall

Four Mills Brothers in MGM Film Operator 13

The Four Mills Brothers join Marion Davies in the MGM Cosmopolitan picture Operator 13 at the Princess Theatres. They appear as colored entertainers with Ted Healy's medicine wagon troupe and perform several musical numbers in the film.

Mills Brothers Marion Davies Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer-Cosmopolitan Princess Theatre Ted Healy

Temperature Summary of the 24 Hour Period

The high reached 89 degrees and the low dropped to 65 degrees in the last 24 hours. Weather readings indicate a warm day with moderate overnight cooling.

Notable Cast of She Was a Lady

The article lists Morgan in a sensitive role as Miss Twelvetrees' father along with Paul Harvey Doris Lloyd Harold Goodwin Barbara Weeks Jackie Sears Karol Kay and Ann Howard. It notes production by Al Rockett and direction by Hamilton MacFadden from a screenplay by Gertrude Purcell.

Morgan Miss Twelvetrees Paul Harvey Doris Lloyd Harold Goodwin Barbara Weeks Jackie Sears Karol Kay Ann Howard al Rockett Hamilton MacFadden Gertude Purcell

Blondell Debuts Latest Gown Styles in Warner Br Picture

Joan Blondell stars with Warren William in Smarty at the Princess Theatre. Blondell wears navy and white organdie frocks with a suggested boat line from shoulder to shoulder and a rolled collar trimmed with a bow as new fashion decree styles are shown.

Kelly Warner Br the Princess Theatre Joan Blondell Warren William Miss Blondell

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