CELEBRATED TALE OF REFORM AT HOUSTON SHOW
One of Harold Bell Wrights top works The Calling of Dan Matthews is staged at the Houston theatre. Richard Arionte plays Dan Matthews, a pastor who fights vice and corruption in a town with a notable amusement park built by James Strong. Charlotte Wynters makes her movie debut alongside a cast including Douglas Dumbride Donald Cook Mary Korathan Frederick Burton and Les Morsa.
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Harold Bell Wright
Houston
Dan Matthews
Richard Arionte
Dan Mepastor
Ths
James Strong
Dan
Strong
Hope
Toca Charlotte Wynters
Freenay
Douglass Dumbride
Dunald Cook
Mary Korathan
Rederick Burton
Les Morsa
Week of new film previews at Houston theatres
Manager Rufus Devis showcases a busy week of Rood pictures and previews. Ike the screen reads, with Lloyd Douglas Magnificent Obsession featuring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. Alabama presents Dorothy Wilson in Bad Boy with Jimmy Dunn, Harold Hely Wrights The Calling of Dan Matthews, She Couldn't Take It with George Ratt, and more.
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Rufus Devis
Ike
Ian
Lloyd Douglas
Atara Irene* Dunne
Robert Tayloir
Millen
Dick Powell
Rad
Paul Whitteniin
Rumom
Fred Allen
Rubboft
Phil Baker
Keetly
Bottle
Patsy Kelly
Yacht Club
Alarg
Alabama
Dorothy Wilson
Indy
Jimmy Dunn
Tueday
Time Withers
Allante
Coord
Houston
Claudette Colbert
Alcazar
Harry Carey
Sceen
Gene Autry
Thanks Million at Houston Theatre Opens Weekend
A lighthearted show headlines the Houston theatre with Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak starring alongside Fred Allen Patsy, Ramona and the Tacht Club Boys. The plot follows a troupe making a one night stand under Frei Alla's direction as Powell and Dvorak's romance unfolds amid political antics.
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Baesateen
Dick Powell
Ann Dvorak
Fred ‘White- Allen
Patsy Mamp
Ramona
Wublnoff
Solariamat
Houston
Frei Alla
Powell
Magnificent Obsession Notices Herald Smash Yarn Alabama Film
Film set in the Congo stars Paul Robeson Nina Mae McKinney and Leslie Banks in a dramatic adventure about Bosambo and Sanders defending native tribes. The narrative follows daring rescues, war readiness, and a climactic river ascent amid a power project threat. Cast list includes many 1930s stars and a Powell style western feature Powder Smoke Range referenced.
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Herald Smash
Alabama
Congo
Milcan Congo
Zoltan Korda
Sanders of
Alabama Theatre
Paul Roneson
Emperor Jones
Nina Mae McKinney
Commissioner Sanders
Robeson
Boammbo
Aida
Nine Mao
Lilomro
Bosambo
Saunders
Basambo
Rachernua
Sanders
Civer
Uee
Chiefx
Ballven
Magnificent Obsession at Bourton Theatre
Hollywood releases announce Magnificent Obsession starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. The film opens in New York then Paris before a Virginia climax, with Butterworth Furnas Morgan Haden Emory Armetta in key roles and adapted from Lloyd C. Douglas novel.
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Hollywood
Daseen
Bourton Theatre
Mgr
Rufus Davis
Irene Dunne
Robert Taylor
New York City
Paris
Virginna
Miss Dunne
Taylor
Charles Butterworth
Betty Furnas
Ralph Morgan
Barn Haden
Gilbert Em‘ory
Henry Armetta
Lloyd C. Dougpe
Distinct Smash Bootes For Houston Thatter 7 Live My Life
Houston screens 7 Live My Life starring Joan Crawford with Brian Aherne as archaeologist. The film spotlights Crawford in glamorous, stylish form while Bronk Morgan, Eileen McMahon, Fred Keatley and Eric Blore deliver strong supporting turns in a lively comedy drama.
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Houston
Joan Crawford
Webutente
Brian Aherne
Bean
Bronk Morgan
Bumorone Tricke
Fea McMahon
Fred Keatley
Eric Blore
Arthur Trescher
Jeena Ralph
Powdersmoke Range at Alcazar in Pioneer West Romance
The featured western Powdersmoke Range heads the lineup at the Alcazar theatre on Friday, presenting a star-studded outdoor motion drama of the Bighar type. Leading performances come from Hurry Corey and Hoot Gibs, delivering frontier adventure and romance.
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Alcazar Theatre
Urdey
Corey
Bad Boy at Alabama Theatre Stars James Dunn in Gay Flippant Tale
James Dunn headlines a brisk comedy drama at the Alabama theatre on Sunday. He plays a brash yet likable young man pursuing a respectable job to keep his secret marriage secret from Dorothy. Dororthy Wilson co stars with a supporting cast including Beulah Bond, John Wray, Victor Mia, Lyle Alborns, and Allen Vincent. The plot follows Dunn as he faces family pressure and a dramatic decision to run away for Dorothy’s sake, driving the story to a fast paced, suspenseful finale.
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Ving Delmar
Alabama Theatre
James Dunn
Tuna
Erin
Dupe
Dorothy Wilson
Beulah Bond
Wray
Victor Mitta
Lyle Alborns
Allen Vincent
Dunn
Dorothy
Alory
Jane Withers Stars in This Is the Life at Houston Theater
Nine year old Jane Withers, famed for Bright Eyes and Ginger, appears at the Houston theatre this Saturday in a program of singing dancing and dramatic roles. Critics praised her range from comedy to mature dramatic talent and noted her evolving artistry in This Is the Life.
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Jane Withers
Houston Theatre
Little Jane
Ginger
Critica
Inne
Cowboy Singer Autry to Perform in Tumbling Tumbleweeds Show
Entertainment listing at the Alabama Theatre this Friday and Saturday introduces Gene Autry, the singing cowboy star, in Tumbling Tumbleweeds. Autry, familiar from Westerns, headlines with Lucille Brown Smiley Burnette and a big cast, performing songs including Tumbling Tumbleweeds Silver Haired Daddy of Mine and Oh Susanna.
Page Miss Glory to Play at Alcazar Theatre
Marion Davies stars in Page Miss Glory at the Alcazar with a large Hollywood cast including Dick Powell Pat OBrien Mary Astor Frank McHugh Lyle Talbot Patsy Kelly Barton MacLane Allen Jenkins Hobart Cavanu g h. The production is based on a sensational Broadway stage hit and plays for three days, Tuesday through Wednesday, presenting a stellar supporting lineup.
Scandal Closed as Stavisky Case Ends in Convictions
Paris reports the Stavisky fraud scandal partly resolved with nine of twenty defendants convicted amid Paris riots and cabinet upheaval. Widow Arigie Simon Stavisky and ten others were acquitted of complicity in the $40 million fraud. Confession by Gustave Tissier, Bayonne official, aided the case. Stavisky died by pistol wound after the scandal.
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Binvinky
Othore
France
Paris
Grent Stavisky
Rmme
Arigie Simon Slavisky
Coms Pitelty
Gustave Tissier
Bayonne
Stavisky
Trowntain Wahin
Georgia Candor Merchant Faces Law Breach Charge
Augusta Georgia January 18 AP reported merchant Mack G Cox a 41 year old dealer in untaxed liquor admitted to selling alcohol after federal agents found 16 gallons of untaxed liquor in his store near Wadley Cox pled guilty in court without resistance The other item from West Virginia notes coworkers worried porter over lunch and missing teeth found in a mining box
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Augusta
Glogenes
Mack G. Cox
Cox
Wadley
Cormers
Abd
W. Va
Tom Porter
Tnt
Alec Tom
One Couldn't Take It at Alcazar Faces Sunday Screen
George Raft and Joan Bennett star in a widely praised comedy romance at the Alcazar this Sunday and Monday. Raft plays a reformed convict who shields a young felon’s relatives and fortune, while Bennett and the rest of the cast provide lively counterpoints in a witty, popular screenplay. The ensemble includes Billie Burke, James Blakely, Lloyd Nositer, Wallace Ford, Alan Mowbray, Donald Meek and William Taubman.
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George Raft
Joan Bennett
Will Ray
Alcazar Theatre
Raft
Ricardi
Panitentiary
Walter Connelly
Connelly
Rast
Miss Bennett
James Blakely
Billie Burke
Lloyd Notas
Wallace Ford
Alan Mowbray
Denald Meek
William Taonen
Claudette Colbert Delights in She Married Her Rose
Claudette Colbert stars in She Married Her Rose at the Alcazar on Thursday and Friday. Melvyn Douglas contributes a deft performance as the frantic boaster and Michael Bartlett adds engaging charm in a lively private secretary tale.
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Claudette Colbert
Clauette Colbert
Har Boy
Alcazar Theatre
Miss Colbert
Melvyn Douglas
Boas
Michael Bartlett
Chep
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