Major Bowes Amateur Hour unit at Martin Theatre Wednesday
Major Bowes traveling unit brings nine acts to the Martin Theatre in Dothan for an hour of variety entertainment headlined by Cyril Smith as master of ceremonies. The program includes a screen feature Power of the Press and a cast of performers from Ladd Slaters to Wanda Gibson, with a history of touring in 6,000 towns since 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Bowes
Martin Wedney
Dothan
Martin Theatre
Martin
Cyril Smith
Ha Ig
Victor
Rudy Vallee
Apeel
Ladd Slaters
Arthur Melli
Viola
Laynne
Ms. Sparkes
Tiarcall Rogers
Fa Tull
Kate Muth
Wanda Gibson
Lyric Soprars
Joann
Ernie
Barrymore Taps New Assistant in Dr Gillespie Film
Lionel Barrymore returns as Dr Gillespie in a new M G M entry with a youthful cast. Van John Jean Richard Quine and Keye Luke join as interne trio facing an amnesia mystery that drives comedy drama and suspense.
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Barrymore
M-G-M
Dr Gillespie
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Gillespie
M-G-M! Studios
Dr. Gilespie
Houston Theatre
van John-Jean
Richard Quine
Keye Luke
Scattergood Baines Now A Detective At Houston Theatre
Scattergood Baines steps from shopkeeper to detective in Scattergood Survives a Murder part of a double feature at the Houston Theatre Friday and Saturday. Guy Kibbee leads a hot cast as murders unfold in Coldriver with Kibbee’s wary, clever sleuthing.
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Scattergood
Houston
RKO
Guy Kibbee
Baines
Coldriver
Kibbee
Hotabie
Thirty Lose Lives Filming War Scenes For March Of Time
War film footage shows thirty people killed while filming scenes for March Of Time in trenches and tanks. An official cameraman was blinded while capturing authentic action on the front. The film aims to depict realism under government permission.
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Thirty Lose Lives
Hue
Authentze
Hussan Ges
Queen
George Eve
Priscilla Lane
Eyes of the Underworld at Houston theater tonight
Universal thriller stars Richerd Dixon as police chief facing a ruthless auto theft gang. Wendy Harrie, Lon Chaney, Lloyd Corrigan and Roy William Nell co star in a wartime themed tale about car thieves, with gripping action sequences and authentic production.
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Richerd Dixon
Universal
Houston
Fife
Dix
Wendy Harrie
Hillie ‘Lae
Pon Porter
Lloyd Corrigan
Maxwell Shane
George Robinson
Ben Pivar
Underworld
Scattergood Survives a Murder? Cast and Crew Details
The film list notes Margaret fe Archer Wallace Ford George Chandler John Miljan and Spencer Charters in Scattergood Survives a Murder It credits Jerrold T Brantt as producer Christy Osbanne as director Michael L Simmons for screenplay with a Kelland yarn credit Clarence Budington Kelland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Fe Archer
Wallace Ford
George Chandler
John Miljan
Spencer Charters
Scattergood
Jerrold T. Brantt
Christy Os~banne
Michael L. Simmons
Clarence Budklington Kelland
Commandos Strike at Dawn Stars Muni at Martin Chestre
Hollywood hails Commandos Strike at Dawn as the eagerly awaited war film opening today at the Martin Chestre for a two day engagement. Starring Paul Muni, with Lillian Gish returning to film, the production features Canadian Commandos and a screenplay by Irwin Shaw from C S Forester. Filmed largely in British Columbia with Royal Canadian military cooperation.
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Columbia
Martin Chestre
Hollywood
Fim
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Paul Munt
Lillian G!sh
Tis
Irwin Shaw
C. S. Forester
Etary
John Farrow
Wake Islsland
Ita
Lester Cowan
Sesson
Miss Gish
Anna Lee
Bronwen
Green
My Valley
Cedric Hardalcke
Robert Coote
Black Swan sea adventure stars Power and O Hara
Tyrone Power and Maureen O Hara headline a Technicolor sea epic at the Atlantic Theatre. The film features Capt Janice Watling and others in a tale of freebooters, treasure, love, and adventure with a script by Yen Hecht and Seton L Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone Power
Maureen O'Hara
Rafael Saba
Century-Fox
Alvtandt
Pes
Thoms
Alyamdieta
Tate
Pie Tate
Netien
Taos
Vilkiny
Janice Watling
India
Wanda
Goa
Tad Crecar
Thomas Mitchel
Grote Sander
Anthony Quinn
George Becc
Tred Teatalt
Power
Misa Clara
Yen Hecht
Seton L Mhi- Te
Silver Queen film portrays lavish 1870 society life
A Martin theatre engagement features Silver Queen a Barry Sherman production directed by Lloyd Bacon with George Brent Priscilla Lane Lynne Overman Janet Beecher Guinn Williams portraying 1870 society. Priscilla plays a self reliant society belle who turns to card playing to pay debts while Brent and Bruce Cabot contend for her affections in a deadly finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brent
Priscilla Lane
Martin Theatre
United Artists
Priscella
Brent
Princula
Eugene Pallatte
Bruce Cabot
Bruce
Priscilla
Victorioes
Lynne Overman
Hector
Barry Sherman
Lloyd Bacon
Janet Beecher
Guinn Wiliams
Sewing Tip to Protect Wool Blankets in Laundry
A brief instruction advises basting a six inch strip of cretaline across each end top and bottom of woolen blankets to protect them and aid washing. When the strips become soiled remove launder and baste back.
Night to Remember at Alabama Theatre
A Night to Remember stars Loretta Young and Brian Aherne in a witty murder mystery. The couple move to Greenwich Village and uncover a corpse, tangled in a cast of eccentric characters, with strong performances and sharp humor.
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Alabama
Columba
Loretta Young
Brian Aberne
Ste Hollywood
Kilera
Nancy
Jeff Troy
Greenwich Village
Columbia
Jett
Troy
Jeff
Cean
Mike Ga
Sondergaard
Lee Patrick
Jeff Donnel
Wiliam Wright
Sidney Toler
Sirone Yurka
Donald MacBride
Richard Gaines
Richard Wallace
Fim
Richard Flournoy
Jack Henley
Samuel Bischoff
Gay Street
Seven Sweethearts Douses Flamour Girls In Dutch Scene
Realism drives a notable water scene in MGM's Seven Sweethearts at the Alabama Theatre. Kathryn Grayson and colleagues play seven sisters in a Middle West Dutch village, as women sweep streets while men supply canal water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
M-G-M
Alabama
Middle West
Kathryn Grayson
Marsha Hunt
Cecilia Parker
Peggy Morar
Dorothy Morris
Frances Raeburn
Frances Rafferty
Phosphorescent fashions glow in New York dimout
Glowing trims appear in city styles with phosphorescent gloves on soldiers and shoes on riders. Dresses emit a faint light as dimout trends spread. In El Salvador voting is compulsory for men but optional for women.
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New York
el Salvador
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Rafeel Sabatini
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Thomas Mitchell
George Sanden
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