Keyhole and Back Street Attract New Movie Stars
Kay Francis and George Brent star together in The Keyhole as a young detective sent to Havana to surveil a banker’s wife. Glenda Farrell and others appear. Back Street follows Jane Dunne’s rise from the wrong side of the tracks with strong support from John Hole. Previews praise Working Man with George Arliss and India Speaks as an informative travel film. both show in Huron listings alongside local theater notes and campus events.
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Kay Francis
George Brent
Havana
Park Avenue
Glenda Farrell
Monrose Owsley
Allen Jenkins
Henry Kolker
Helen Ware
Miss Francis
Back Street
Jane Dunne
Miss Dunne
John Hole
George Arliss
Disraeli
Mr. Arliss
Eng Ashman
Richard Halliburton
India
Blunt High School Band Plans Street Concert
The Blunt high school band announces a street concert on Saturday evening, May 13. Herbert Siegele is the band teacher and director.
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Blunt Blunt
Sperial
Blunt High School
Herbert Siegele
Jeatior
Sand
Radio Features The Best In Radioland Opens June 5
New York broadcasts announce Ed Wynn's theater of the air concept with brief ad spots. Tonight's lineup includes WEAF NBC Mary Eastman Damrosch concert Sweeney and Sally at WIZ and WABC. Ames reports births strokes and a former teacher ill at Mitchell Hospital with a newborn son.
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C. E. Butterfield
New York
Ed Wynn
Mr. Wynn
Weaf
NBC
Ben Bernie
Damrosch
Seris
WABC
CBS
Mary Eastman
California Melodies
Sweeney
Sally
WIZ
Irene Bordini
Phantom Gypsy
Ilames
Roy Collins
Worman
Mitjchel Hospital
Collins
Wessington
Springs
Supper At Alpena Brings Full Attendance
The annual commercial club supper was held at Alpena with full attendance. After the meal a business meeting was conducted.
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Alpena Alpena
Commercial Club
Film Star Renate Mueller Finds Voice and Fame
Berlin reports Renate Mueller, born in Munich and raised in Danzig, rises as Germany’s newest film star. Daughter of a newspaper editor, she trained under Max Reinhardt and debuted in Thale before moving to Ufa where she led Love in the Ring with Schmeling. She recently returned from Egypt with her troupe.
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Renate Mueller
Germany
Munich
Remate
Danzig
Herr Mueller
Renate
Reinhardt School of Acting
Max Reinhardt
Helene
Harz
Thale
Ufa
Max
Schmeling
Egypt
Mae Wests Not-So-Spotless Lily Charm Draws Scrutiny
Hollywood critic notes Mae West’s screen persona remains dazzling yet demands craft from writers Claude Benson and Frank Butler. The piece emphasizes her tact in avoiding heaviness while shaping a not entirely pristine flower role.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Mae West
Mae
Claude Binyon
Frank Butler
Niles
Miss West
Jig-Saw Boom Driven by Mass Production in Puzzle Craze
The jig-saw fad fuels a booming industry as 30,000,000 weekly puzzles reach U.S. homes. Paper puzzles surge, with New York plants producing millions weekly, while rentals rise and traditional wood saws decline. Experts call it a passing trend despite strong manufacturing and distribution profits.
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J. R. Brackett
New York
Book Stare
Newsboard
Zanuck and Warner Bros Aims and Ambitions Unfold
The piece profiles Darryl Zanuck as a showman who rose from poverty to Warner Bros production chief. It notes his hard driving nature and focus on business over art, his pattern of hiring young writers, and his influence within Hollywood. It also references Mae, Darryl Zaraick, and Joseph Schenck in context of studio dynamics.
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Darryl Zaraick
Warner Organization
Hollywood
Joseph Schenck
Zanuck
Tne
Warner Bros
Texas Repeals Ancient Speed Limit Statute
A Texas statute prohibiting passing another car on a highway at more than 18 miles per hour was repealed. The law dated from early roads when conditions were poor. Modern statutes set the maximum speed on any thoroughfare at 45 miles per hour.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Lone Star
Plains
Stars Plot Quick Casting Searches In Studio Shuffles
Hollywood reporting shows casting directors racing to assemble stars on short notice when a film is moved forward. Ann Harding and Constance Bennett are cited as regularly reachable through their secretaries, while Eric Linden was tracked to Laguna Beach in a rapid star-finding effort spanning San Francisco to San Diego.
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Hollywood
Sherlock Holmes
Ann Harding
Constance Bennett
Connie
Stors
Bruce Cabot
Mexico
Cap
Quick
Watson
Eric Linden
San Francisco
San Diego
Laguna Beach
Privacy Rules and Odd Hiring Habits in Hollywood
The piece notes stars like Richard Dix and Lionel Barrymore enforcing strict privacy. Dix avoids studio calls at home, using a secretary for contact. Barrymore limits who may call and designates a trusted worker per film to summon him only during hours deemed reasonable.
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Miles
Hollywood
Eric
Oregon
Richard Dix
Lionel Barrymore
Mr.Barrymore
University of South Dakota Symphony Tonight in Slagle Auditorium
The University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra performs this evening May 5 in Slagle Auditorium Vermillion under the direction of W B Colton. The concert is announced by Colton and aims to showcase a selection of classical works for local audiences.
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Oscar Dearborn
South Hand County
Vermillion
University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Slagle Auditorium
W. B. Colton
Den Donahoe Dies in Sioux Falls at 73
Den Donahoe, 73, a Sioux Falls resident for 55 years, died Sunday afternoon after a prolonged illness.
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den Donahoe
Sioux Falls
den Donsahoe
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