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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
1
Dothan readers learn that John Mack Brown a famed Alabama grid star turns film actor in The Valiant a Fox Movietone prison drama. He plays an cavalry officer opposite Marguerite Churchhill with a supporting cast including Paul Muni and Richard Carlyle. Brown trained under MGM and prior Fox work includes Soft Living The Play Girl and Crooks while under contract with Merv Goldwyn.
June Collyer stars in Not Quite Decent a Fox talking picture opening for a three day run at the Alabama Theatre. Louise Dresser portrays Mame Jarrow a middle aged vaudeville survivor running an underground speakeasy. Her daughter returns seeking guidance and is saved but at a cruel cost. Irving Cummings directs a drama praised as a human vivid screen portrayal with strong supporting turns.
A Gotham studio editor Donn Hayes cuts a film titled The Head of the Family a farce about a hen pecked husband who ends up a strict home manager. Hayes relates a real life feud with a rival, prompting scissors in fiction and real drama. The Alcazar theatre shows the film Wednesday and Thursday with Virginia Lee Corbin William Hansell and Mickey Bennett in key roles.
Phyllis Haver stars in The Office Scandal at Alcazar Theatre this Friday and Saturday. The flapper drama follows a young city girl as she navigates romance and scandal, showcasing Haver's acclaimed screen presence and stylish, provocative role. A brief notice also mentions Boulogne sur Mer harbor expansion in France.
In Weston West Virginia 1985 a local note credits Renton Queen with firing the final shot of the Civil War era conflict through a symbolic commemorative act. The report ties the event to Anna and suggests historical remembrance during that year.
Strand customers will see Franklin Farnum in Billy the Kid Sunday with fast action and thrills. Norman Kerry leads The Woman I Love Monday and Tuesday, with Margaret Morris and Robert Frazer in key roles. Tom Mix headlines Hello, Cheyenne Wednesday through Friday, followed by the serial Vanishing Wet Thursday. Bob Custer stars On the Divide Friday and Saturday, offering a distinct western plot and strong love story.
A list of showings across venues including Billy the Kid and The Woman I Love with Margaret Morris and Robert Frazer. Tom Mix stars Hello, Cheyenne and Going Places, while Dorothy Devore leads Mountains of Manhattan and Phyllis Haver appears in The Office Scandal. Also displays Fox News and all talking features like Showboat.
The state university in Nevada extends scholarships to students who abstain from smoking and drinking and maintain a passing grade. The policy stresses character and academics, aiming to reward disciplined scholars.
The Alcazar Theater showcases Mountains of Manhattan a drama of ambition and aspiration set atop a 27 story skyscraper featuring Jerry Nolan an iron worker who rises to the top through grit and skill amid romance and suspense in a New York skyline tale.
London readers note an exhibit of antique silver at Seaford House, Queen Charlotte’s loan exhibition. Hundreds of butlers attended a half-rate day off and listened to an expert recount the history of pomanders, tazzas, porringers, and chains. One observer quipped about the cleaning needed for a large wine cistern.
La Moure North Dakota AP reports the town dairy scene records a historic sale when the newly formed La Moure Farmers' Cooperative creamery auctioned the first pound of butter for 160 dollars, a gift to the North Dakota governor as a souvenir.
Dorothy Devore leads a featured cast including Charles Delaney Kate Price and other prominent stars. James P. Hogan directs the production showing the notable ensemble under his direction.
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