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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1931
Page
3
In Houston listings for the week, Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter are featured in a Daddy Beag Lage program on Monday and Wednesday. Friday through Saturday show Jeanette MacDonald and Victor McLaglen in a separate feature with promising turnout.
A cinema listing notes Norma Shearer starring in Free Soul next Sunday following a feature on Annabelle's Affairs. The notice highlights showings at the local theater and schedules.
Weekend screening schedule features Lew Ayres and Genevieve Tobin in Up for Murder starting Sunday. Midweek shows include Laugh and Get Rich with Tue and Wed slots.
Pierre confronts Bruce's murder and a fortune as Roy Donovan reveals his paternity. A location notice ties Bruce Carey, Pierre Donovan, and Roy Donovan to a strike. Pierre refuses gold as a memorial to his mother Harriet Noel, seeks justice for Ann and her father, while Roy menaces to expose the murder. The wild camp ends with a looming law confrontation as a telegram arrives.
Janet Gaynor grew from a Chicago child dreaming of acting to a Hollywood star. She watched Ruth Chatterton in Daddy Long Legs and vowed to perform. Years later she would portray Judy in Fox Film’s Daddy Long Legs, bridging stage memory with screen fame. She moved from Chicago to Florida to California before entering the film world six and a half years ago.
Victor McLaglen and Jeanette MacDonald head the Fox picture adapted from Good Gracious Annabelle opening at the Houston Theatre. Janet Gaynor's rise is noted as a highlight of early careers, with supporting cast including Warner Baxter Una Merkel John Arneldgen Claude Gillngwater Kathryn Williams and director Alfred Bantell.
Genevieve Tobin, famed star of stage and Universal films, plays a reporter in Up for Murder at the Alabama Theatre starting Sunday. Lew Ayres leads a supporting cast including Parnell B. Pratt, Richard Tucker, Julia Swayne Gordon, Frank McHugh, Polly Ann Young and Frederick Burt, directed by Monta Bell, a former newspaper man.
A silent film era plot unfolds as a social butterfly marries a rough miner who becomes rich. The miner sends 50 stock shares and a loan of 700 for lounging pajamas. The stock later winds up in a power struggle with Roland Wimbledon while the wife unknowingly navigates loyalty and love.
Ken Maynard, star of Tiffany’s The Two Gun Man, appears at the Alabama Theatre for a two day run. Born in Mission Texas his career spans circus trick riding with Ringling Brothers to becoming a leading Western star with roles in Janice Meredith and 80,000 Reward. He owns a large California ranch with prized horses and planes reflecting his rugged life.
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