Anne of Green Gables at the Houston Xmas
A film feature presenting 16 year old Anne Shirley and 21 year old Tom Brown in a romance born in a country schoolroom. Veteran actors Helen Weatley O P Heggie and Sara Haden support the cast in this RKO release of a Montgomery classic.
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Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
Anne Shirley
Tom Brown
Miss Shirley
Brown
New York
Helen Weatley
O. P. Heggie
Sara Haden
Gertrude Messinger
Louisiana Kingfish Long Eyes Constitutional Change
Baton Rouge reports describe Huey Long planning a constitutional convention to bypass barriers and expand power. The governor’s aides say a February reconvened legislature would push through dictatorial measures, including shifting judgeships and tightening control over cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge under Long’s allies.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huoye’ Long
Long
Alexandria
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
House
Senate
Louisiana Bayou
Numbra
O. K. Allen
Ellenen Head Sees L and N Profit Range For Year
New York December 22 AP James B Hill newly elected president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad said the road would show a profit for the year between 2.5 and 2.6 million dollars. Net income after fixed charges in 1933 was 1.795 million.
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NEW Yorkk
James B. Hill
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Today
Dude Ranger at Alabama Theatre Promises Western Spectacle
George O'Brien stars in The Dude Ranger based on a Zane Grey tale. Ernest Selby, an eastern ranch claimant, travels to Arizona to claim a ranch and uncovers cattle theft while masquerading as a cowboy to win access to the ranch manager's daughter. The film blends romance, danger, and authentic western background.
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George O’brien
Alabama
Arizona
Zane Grey
Grey
Ernest Selby
Col McCoy And Major French Get Together
Tim McCoy star of the Western The Prescott Kid shows next Friday at the Alabama Theatre. He holds a U S Army colonel commission. Major Leigh French, retired, who owns a ranch in Sherwood Forest California, holds commissions of a major in the Army a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a captain in the Flying Corps. It is expected a good old military time was had by all.
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Tim McCoy
Alabama
U. S. Army
Leigh French
Sherwood Forest
Calif
Army
Navy
Andersons Mourn Son Lost To Pneumonia
Funeral services for Arthur G. Anderson, three, held at Wiggins church at 3 p.m. with Rev. Laster officiating. Death listed as pneumonia. Survived by parents and a brother James Ray. Burial in Wiggins church cemetery. Dowling Griffin, Inc. guidance. Earlier, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Martin and Anne Gruber of Birmingham to visit Mrs. Ellis Baxter for Christmas.
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Arthur G. Anderson
R. S. Anderson
Deothan
Wiggins Church
John J. Martin
Little Anne Gruber
Birmingham
Ellis Baxter
Senators weigh new inquiries into war mobilization plans
Funds gone arms debate continues as foreign embassies seek hearing transcripts. Senators push for more inquiry while clashing on a wartime labor policy. Colonel Harris denies a labor draft but avoids denying collective bargaining changes. William Green of the AFL argues Section 7-A should endure regardless of war.
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Behleve
War Department
Harris
Clark
Missouri
Department
NRA
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Movies and News Listings for the Week
The note lists film showings for the week including Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres in Servants Entrance with Ned Sparks and Walter Connolly. Also Anne of Green Gables with Anne Shirley and Tom Brown. Added MGM News What the Country Needs and Toyland Parade. Other showings feature Carole Lombard in Lady By Choice with Roger Pryor, Silly Symphony Pro Football, Hear Ye Hear Ye, Limehouse Blues with George Raft, and Shirley Temple in Baby Take A Bow with James Dunn. Bing Crosby in She Loves Me Not. Ken Maynard in Honor of the Range. plus Popeye and Lost Jungle cartoons.
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Sun. Man
Janet Gaynor
Lew Ayres
Ned Sparks
Walter Connolly
Dothan Eagle News
Morton Downey
Anne Shirley
Tom Brown
O. P. Heggie
MGM News
Carole Lombard
May Robson
Roger Pryor
Limehouse Blues
George Raft
Jean Parker
Anna May Wong
Em Barnes
Shirley Temple
James Dunn
Claire Trevor
Bing Crosby
Miriam Hopkins
Sat. Sun
Ken Maynard
Houston
Grace Bradley
Bruce Cabot
Alabama
John Mack Brown
Sally Blane
Go Top Revue and Western Stars at Local Theaters
The week features Sun shows Bruce Cabot in Red Head with Grace Bradley and Buddy's Adventures plus Metro News. Mon and Tue present Johnny Mack Brown in Against The Law with Sally Blane and Arthur Hohl, plus Poisoned Ivory. Web shows George O'Brien in The Dude Ranger with Irene Hervey, plus Citadels and Good Bad Minton travelogue. Fri and Sat spotlight Tim McCoy in The Prescott Kid with Spring in the Park and The Mystery Squadron.
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Bruce Cabot
Red Head
Grace Bradley
Metro News
Buddy
Johnny Mack Brown
Prescott
Mystery Squadron
Johnny Mack Brown stars in tense film at Alabama
Johnny Mack Brown leads in Against the Law at the Alabama Theatre on Monday. He plays a police ambulance driver drawn into a gangster feud, aided by Sally Blane. The plot follows brave ambulance crews, dangerous fire scenes, and the criminals undone by Brown’s cunning and courage.
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Alabama
Johnny Mack Brown
George Meker
Sally Blane
Brown
Billy the Kid
Bia
Alcazar expands holiday week with extra film lineup
The Alcazar Theatre will present two feature programs next week, adding attractions to the normal schedule. Shirley Temple in Baby Take A Bow heads Christmas Day and Wednesday with James Dunn and Claire Trevor, followed by Bing Crosby in She Loves Me Not on Thursday and Friday, then Ken Maynard in Honor of the Range on Friday and Saturday.
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Alcazar Theatre
Rufus Davis
Dothan
Shirley Temple
Jamea Dunn
Claire Trevor
Bing Crosby
Ken Maynard
Tip-Top Revue at Alabama Sunday in Dothan
A vaudeville all star show from "Tip-Top Revue" headlines the Alabama stage Sunday with a small, strong cast. Johnny Sullivan Julie and Sallie Sybil Prowse Eddie Williams and Grace Bradley lead acts including Neon Violina and Red Head. Eagle ads offer savings.
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Alabama
Dothan Ir
Houston
Alabama Tomorrow
Johnny Sullivan
Jullie
Sallie
Sybil Prowse
Eddie Williams
Surefire Entertainment
Red Head
Grace Bradley
Bruce Cabot
New York
Lady By Choice at Houston Theatre with Lombard and Robson
Carole Lombard and May Robson star in Lady By Choice at the Houston Theatre. The film features Roger Pryor in the lead with Arthur Kohl Walter Connolly and Raymond Walburn in support as Lombard, billed as The Human Heat Wave, dances and plots join the reform tale of Robson.
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Sally Rand
Chicago
Houston
Columbia
Miss Rand
Carole Lombard
May Robson
Carola
Pacific Coast
Miss Lombard
Miss Robson
Alabam
Roger Pryor
Arthur Kohl
Walter Connolly
Raymond Walburn
Servants Entrance Opens at Houston Theatre with Gaynor Ayres
Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres reunite for a Fox romantic comedy at Houston Theatre in Servants Entrance. She plays a rich heiress who hides as a servant to win a chauffeur’s heart, amid humorous disguise and inventive schemes. Cast includes Ned Sparks and Walter Connolly.
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Janet Gaynor
Lew Ayres
Fox Pictures
Houston Theatre
Janet
Lew
Ned Sparks
Walter Connolly
Louise Dresser
G. P. Huntley, Jr
Astrid Allwyn
Siegfried
Rumann
John Qualen
Anna Wong Returns in Limehouse Blues with George Raft
After a year away from American cinema Anna May Wong returns to the screen in Paramount’s Limehouse Blues starring George Raft. Directed by Alexander Hall the film is set in a sinister milieu and features Wong in a leading role with Raft among the cast.
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American Pictures
Anna May Wong
Hollywood
Paramount
George Raft
Alexander Hall
Houston
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Col. McCoy
Major French
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Iturn
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Julie and
Sally
Tine
Aggiaas
Anna “May Wong
Mag
Kent Taylor
Hee
Raftee
Panhandle
Tex
Anna Wong
Raft
Jack
Hoxie
Buster
Chyas Beatty
Christnay’ Dey
Wineld
Frank Leger
Gale
Morton Musical
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