Captain of the Guard A new singing drama reels in
Universal star John Boles and Laura La Plante headline Captain of the Guard at the Huron Theatre Monday and Tuesday. The film blends music and drama to portray the French Revolution birth of the Marseillaise with thousands of extras, elaborate music, and a climax of battles and cannon. John S Robertson directs this dramatic musical spectacle, three years in the making.
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Guard
Universal
Laura la Plante
John Boles Soles
Huron Theatre
Captain of the Guard
Houston
Rouget de Lisle
John Boles
Bailey
Charles Wakefield Cadsian
Rex Rochmeid
Marseillaise
John S. Robertson
Cadman
Boles
Paul Whiteman Band Heads to Huron Theatre for King of Jazz
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, famed for the King of Jazz, perform at the Huron Theatre Friday and Saturday. Born in Denver with a violin from childhood, Whiteman rose from local city schools to lead a evolving jazz ensemble, touring and shaping early American orchestral pop.
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Paul Whiteman
Universal
Huron Theatre
Wiberforce J. Whiteman
Denver Colo
Denver
Paul
Whiteman
San Francisco
Minetti
Tait
Santa Barbara
California
Alexandria Hotel
Los Angeles
Whiteman’s Rise and Fame in Jazz Music History
The text notes Whiteman becoming a jazz icon, with his name becoming synonymous with top jazz. It states he went to the Ambassador in Atlantic City and signed with Victor Phonograph Company to produce records. Since then he has made and sold more records than any other recorder worldwide.
Necklace Thefts Drive Plot In Sweethearts And Wives
The First National and Vitaphone production Sweethearts and Wives centers on a stolen diamond necklace. Billie Dove stars as Lady Deptford whose peril grows when the gem vanishes, prompting Patricia to journey to a remote inn near Le Touquet in the South of France to recover it and avert a possible divorce.
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Tolen
First National
Vita
Billie Dove
J Soning
Huron Theatre
Lady Deptford
Patricia
LeTouquet
France
Sir John Deptford
Necklace Heist Sparks Escapade In English Inn
Reginald DeBrett leads a divorce case to recover a stolen diamond necklace. Tong Peel and Mrs Angela Worthington slip away, while Sus is elsewhere. Patricia nears the necklace at an inn before an unexpected arrival forces a French maid disguise and shifts the chase. Three crooks remain free as the plot twists threaten relationships and outcomes.
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Reginald DeBrett
England
Tong Peel
Angela Worthington
Sus
Tony
Patricia
Mystery of the Inn Falls Into National Picture
Clarence Badger directs a First National film featuring Sidney Blackmer and Leila Hyams. Patricia is pursued by fear as a French maid masquerade unfolds at an inn with Tony and Reginald De Brett, the clever divorce detective. Billie Dove stars.
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Clarence Badger
Sidney Blackmer
S¢Ony Peel
Patricia ‘Leila Hyams
Angela Worthington
Tony
Clive Brook
Reginald de Brett
Devorce
Billie ‘Dove
Patricia
Cyril Maude Plays Grumpy On Screen At Huron
English star Cyril Maude, famed for the stage hit Grumpy, heads the film version arriving at the Huron theater for Wednesday and Thursday showings. The cantankerous but tenderhearted character anchors a tale of a robbery and its human consequences.
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Maude
Arliss
Huron
George Arliss
Disraeli
Cyril Maude
England
Paramount
Grumpy
Grumpy’s Play Delivers Cranky Detective Fun and Romance
In Grumpy's Home, an old man tracks a robber through amusing adventures. The crafty crank regains a lost diamond and catches the culprit. A silver thread romance colors the well-made plot with Phillips Holmes as the lead and Frances in supporting roles.
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Phillips Holmes
the Lavier
Frances
Weekend Theater Schedule with Stars at Theaters
At The Theaters a slate of features includes Suron Dade in lovers roles, Saturday midnight preview and Sunday Sweethearts and Wives with Billy Dove, Captain of the Guards with John Boles and Laura La Plante, Grumpy with Cyril Maude and Frances Dade, King of Jazz with Paul Whiteman and cast, The Red Sword with Marion Nixon and Carmel Myers, Idaho Red with Tom Tyler and Frankie Darro, plus a Sunday program tease.
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Billie Dove
Clive Brook
Huron Theater
Billi Dove
Captain of the Guards
John Boles
Laura la Plante
Cyril Maude
Frances Dade
Paul Whiteman
BLIOU
The
Red Sword
Marion Nixon
William Collier, Jr
Carmel Myers
Idaho Red
Tom Tyler
Frankie Darro
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Commack
Rete
Sweethearts and Wives
Housman
Feaiing
Duke
Dolores ‘del Rio
Leila
Harry Langdon
Graham McNamee
Paramount Pictures
the Guard
Laura
LA Plante
Ruskin Park
Royal Knights
Virginia Ravens
Chevrolet
Fisher
Dade
New York
SURON
Huron Lumber CO. c
Laughlin
G. Martin
J.o. &. Flins
Lovejoy
Club Sedan
Phaeton
Flint, Mich
Speciail
N Jones Chevrolet CO
Ilinois
Iroquois
D. Eggleston & Son
Wellington
Wessington Chevrolet Co
Artesian
X-O
Cos
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