Secret pursuit at desert factory amid stolen formula
Nicholas Pronch, Jerry Mordaunt and Molly O'Brien plan a descent to a deserted factory on the Faser marchesa to locate information worth millions that Molly supposedly stole. They discuss plans in Molly's hotel, Jerry spots a waiter listening, and Nick uses a hotel page boy to spy as they evade Peter Orloff and a ruthless Russian agent.
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Nicholas Pronch
Jerry Mordaunt
Molly O’brien
Faser Marchesafe
Molly
Yoo Sehen
Jerry
Peter Orloff
Nick
Holly's
Kidnapped Lady Taken After Mystery Alert
The narrator returns to his flat and learns a bell rings. Jimmy Fox arrives with news that the young lady in Number eighty six has been abducted and taken to hospital for an operation. A hired driver pursues the vehicle as Jimmy details the escape route through West End streets and a back alley chase.
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Milan
Jimmy
Flossie
West End
Oxford Street
Paddington
London
Sonor
Penn PubWiedng Co
Mobile Railroad Gains Court Approval For Reorganization
John T. Cochrane, president of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern railroad, announced Judge Robert T. Ervin granted a petition under the 1933 congressional act to operate the railroad under a trusteeship. Cochrane was named trustee, stating the move serves the company and communities. The act allows reorganizations with two thirds of security owners consenting.
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Mobile
John T. Cochrane
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Robert T. Ervin
United States District Court
Ervin
Cochrane
Auburn student drowns as thin ice yields on frozen river
Dec 13 AP reports the body of Richard Walker, 19, a Birmingham youth and Alabama Polytechnic Institute freshman, was found in a Little River pool after a skating outing. A search party saw a hole in the ice and dragged for him until his body was recovered. Walker was the son of a Birmingham contractor.
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Auburn
Mentone
Birmingham
Little River
Richard Walker
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Walker
College Rhythm All Star Revue At The Alabama Theatre
Buddy Howard presents the 1935 All-Star Revue at the Alabama Theatre with 22 vaudeville acts led by Little Pat Third and featuring Louisa Carlota Mavis and Mayo and six other acts. Claire Dodd headlines the Sunday screen attraction Secrets of the Chateau.
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Pep
Alabama
Buddy Howard
South
Little Pat Third
Pat Third
Louisa Carlota
Fireball
Mavis
Mayo
Claire Dodd
Vaudevill
Little Pat
Spoonin
Croonin
Louisa Carlotta
Red Hot
Rythmn
Mavis & Mayo
Alcazar
Sun
Jack Hoxie
Clyde Beatty
the Chateau
Metro News
Warren William
Mary Astor
Allen Jenkins
James Dunn
Alice Faye
Hollywood
Rob Russell
Willie
365 Nights in Hollywood Plays at Alabama Theatre
Fox Film production 365 Nights in Hollywood arrives next Wednesday at the Alabama Theatre. Alice Faye and James Dunn star as a Peoria visitor and a luckless director, with Mitchell and Durant as adagio ice men and Grant Mitchell plotting to swindle a rich suer. Cast includes John Bradford Frank Conroy John Qualen and others. Hollywood preview crowds reportedly gave the film a tumultuous reception with two new songs Yes to You and My Future Star.
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Hollywood
Alabama
Fox Film
Alice Faye
James Dunn
Peoria
Mitchell
Durant
Alice
Grant Mitchell
Phoney
James Melton
John Bradford
Frank Conroy
John Qualen
Jimmy Starr
West Coast
Henry Johnson
William Canseman
Sol M. Wurtzel
Sted
Richard Whiting
Sidney Clare
Bundling Hit Called Success In Provinces
The Pursuit of Happiness, a Broadway sensation turned film by Paramount star Francis Lederer, heads to Houston Theatre Tuesday. Langner and Marshall’s comedy, first staged in 1938 at Westport, opened on Broadway and earned wide praise before the rights spread coast to coast. This summer sees more Little Theatre productions than any Broadway success in years.
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Broadway
Paramount
Francis Lederer
Houston
David Belasco
Lawrence Langner
Armina Marshall
Langner
Westport
Langners
Midwest
Alburquerque
Escalante
Woodmere
Miami Beach
Long Beach
Maine
California
Seaon
Case of the Howling Dog Mystery Film at Alabama Theatre
Warner Bros introduces a new film mystery The Case of the Howling Dog at the Alabama Theatre Monday featuring Warren William and Mary Astor. The plot centers on a murder first scene, then a sensational court trial where a famous criminal lawyer uncovers two more killings while defending a society woman accused of murdering her husband.
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Warner Bros
Alabama Theatre
Warren William
Mary Astor
Cohan Stars in Gambling at Houston Theatre
George M. M. Cohan headlines the Houston Theatre next Thursday in Gambling a Fox release based on his own mystery melodrama of the same title Harold B Franklin produced and Rowland V Lee directed with Wynne Gubron Dorothy Burgens and Ted Newton in supporting roles Jack McKenzie did camera work Cohan also sings a new song My Little Girl for the film version and is touring in Eugene O Neill Ah Wilderness alongside radio work.
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Houston
George MM. Cohan
Harold B Franklin
Fox
Rowland V. Lee
Budapest
I Am
Suzanne
Cohan
Wynne Gubron
Dorothy Burgens
Ted Newton
Walter Gilbert
Percy Ames
Robert Strange
Cora Witherspoon
Harold Healy
Jack McKenzie
Harold Lloyd
Theatre Guild
Eugene O'Neill
Whom Gods Destroy Stars Connally at Houston Theatre
The film Whom Gods Destroy stars Walter Connally Doris Kenyon and Robert Young and opens at the Houston Theatre next Saturday. A shipwreck sets off a dramatic tale of sacrifice as a man disguises himself as a woman to protect his family. Also in the cast are Hobart Bosworth Gilbert Emery Jack Mulhall Mary Carr Rollo Lloyd Geneva Mitchell and Scotty Beskett directed by Walter Lang.
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Walter Connally
Doris Kenyon
Robert Young
Houston Theatre
Connolly
Miss Kenyon
Young
Hobart Bosworth
Gilbert Emery
Jack Mulhall
Mary Carr
Rollo Lloyd
Geneva Mitchell
Scotty Beskett
Walter Lang
Identity of Youthful Dead Woman Is Sought
Authorities searched for the identity of a young woman killed on a highway near Ralph Virginia. A 10 year old boy named Miller from Wingfield or Winnfield Virginia accompanied her and provided the clue to her name. The truck driver Claude Knox was questioned but not held as investigators pursued a full probe.
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Ralph
Here
Miller
Wingfield
Winnfield
Claude Knox
Severe Shocks Reported From Tibet Center Near Himalayas
Two powerful earthquakes were recorded in Bombay on December 15, attributed to a distant Tibetan seismic center beyond the Himalayas. The report notes the shocks were detected by seismographs in the city as scientists assess the quake’s origin and potential connections to the region.
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Bombay
India
Tibet
Himalayan
College Rhythm and other Penner film billings mix
Houston audience sees Joe Penner Lanny Ross Jack Oskie Helen Mack Lyda Roberts and Mary Brian in College Rhythm with a string of songs. Other shows include Nerve of Some Women Pursuit of Happiness Goofy Movies and more. feature film plans and comedy sketches abound with street level promotions and a plot about college life and love in a department store setting.
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Houston
Sun
Mon
Joe Penner
Lanny Ross
Jack Oskie
Helen Mack
Lida’ Roberts
Mary Brian
Dothan Eagle News
Tues
Francis Lederer
Joan Bennett
Charlie Ruggles
Mary Boland
Metro News
Thura
George M. Cohan
Wynne’ Gibson
Dorothy Burgess
Walter Connolly
Robert Young
Doris Kenyon
Our Gang
Barnes
Paramount
Gaa
Norman
Taneag “College Rythm
Phange
State College
Jack
Finneses
Lanny
Mary
Brian
Oakin
Owitch
Father
Ang Oakes
Miss Brian
Gordon and
Revef
Crawford Wins Victoria Title In Straight Sets
Jack Crawford captured the Victoria singles tennis championship in Melbourne by defeating Adrian Quist 6 2, 8 6, 6 3. Quist had earlier ousted Fred Perry in the semi finals but could not match Crawford. Perry prepares for a British team match against Australia in Sydney on Thursday amid signs of fatigue from years of campaigning.
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Melbourne
Jack Crawford
Victoria
Adrian Quist
Quist
Fred Perry
England
Crawford
Perry
Sydney
Police and citizen hurt in Montgomery crash
Four Montgomery police officers and one citizen were injured when patrol cars collided at a street intersection as they rushed to a call. Detective O M Cobb reportedly suffered a skull fracture, while the others had minor injuries. Temple, whose car collided with the police vehicle, suffered burns as the car caught fire amid the incident. A frightened woman’s screams deterred two Negro burglars from entering her suburban home.
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Montgomery
O. M. Cobb
R. E. Temple
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