Silent Chaplin brings City Lights to Huron theater
Chaplin defends silent film as superior art while presenting City Lights at Huron theater for Sunday through Tuesday. The romantic comedy, fully silent but with synchronized music and effects, features Virginia Cherrill and Harry Myers among a three-character core in a city-set tale of a blind flower girl and a romantic tramp. Chaplin produced and directed the film, spending about 1.5 million and three years.
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Charlie Chaplin
Huron Theater
Chaplin
Hollywood
Thaplin
Hanibiann
Arthur Johnston
Painted Desert outdoor special at Bijou with Farnum cast
William Farnum and J Farrel Macdonald lead an imposing Pathe cast for The Painted Desert directed by Howard Higgin. The outdoor feature will be shown at the Bijou theater next Friday and Saturday with Bill Boyd as part of the lineup.
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J. Farrell Macdonald
Helen Twelvetrees
Boyd
Clark Gable
Charles Sellon
Will Walling
Edward Hearn
Wade Boteler
William LeMaire
James Donlin
James Mason
Edmund, Breese
al St. John
Painted Desert
Tuba City
Ariz
William Farnum
J. Farrel Macdonald
Pathe
Bill Boyd
Howard Higgin
Bijou
Gods Gift to Women at Bijou Next Week
Frank Fay stars in Warner Bros. comedy Gods Gift to Women at the Bijou next Wednesday. He must choose between love and a fatal heart disease while a romance blossoms as a kiss could end his life. Large cast includes Laura La Plant Joan Blondell Louise Brooks and more.
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Frank Fay
Warner Bros
Don Juan
Frederick Hazelint Brennan
Jane Hinton
Laura la Plant
Joan Blondell
Charles Winninger
Alan Mowbray
Yola D
Subway Express Mystery on Trial in Bijou Theater
A murder aboard a jammed New York subway car drives detectives Kearney and Inspector Killian to clash over methods. Killian’s practical deduction and cross examination uncover the culprit as the narrative builds to a dramatic confession.
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Columbia
New York
Kearney
Inspector Killian
The Public Enemy opens at Huron theater this Friday
A real gangland portrait set in Chicago 1909 depicts Tom Powers and Matt Doyle as petty thieves rising to crime. James Cagney dominates with Edward Woods, Donald Cook and a strong supporting cast in a vivid Warner Bros. drama praised as a notable film document of gang history.
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Huron Theater
Warner Bros
Chicago
Tom Powers
Matt Doyle
Frankie Lake
Terry Druggan
Public Enemy
James Cagney
Edward Woods
Cagney
Buddy
Donald Cook
Joan
Chaplin Comedy City Lights Opens at Huron Theater
Charlie Chaplin's famous film City Lights returns for a three day run at the Huron theater. A preview will be shown at midnight tonight ahead of the formal showing tomorrow.
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Charlie Chaplin
Nomalkia
Huron Theater
Notable cast members listed among prominent players
The text notes many others who are prominent in the cast, with Junior Coghlan and Frankie Darrow playing gangsters in the childhood sequences. It also mentions a transparent leather invented in England for clothing and other uses.
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Junior Coghlan
Frankie Darrow
England
Coffee Boys Eddie and Jimmie Dean at Bancroft Show
Eddie and Jimmie Dean known as the Coffee Boys will appear at Bancroft South Dakota on May 19 with Wheatley’s Novelty Band. They have featured on major midwest radio stations and from W N A X Yankton recently, touring vaudeville and floor shows with a dance music program and a special act.
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Eddie
Jimmie Dean
Jimmie
City Lights and More Aired at Theaters This Week
At The Theaters, aURON shows City Lights with Charlie Chaplin on Sunday to Tuesday, Millionaire with George Arliss midweek, and Public Enemy with James Cagney and Jean Harlow on Friday and Saturday. Blou offers Subway Express with Jack Holt and Aileen Pringle Sunday to Tuesday, and Gods Gift on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Auron
Charlie Chaplin
George Arliss
Public Enery
James Cagney
Jean Harow
Blou
Jack Holt
Aileen Pringle
God's Gift
Film Schedule Fragments From Weekend Showings
The listing mentions showings for women with Laura LaPlante and Frank Fay, and slots on Friday and Saturday for Painted Desert starring William Boyd, Tele N Twelvetrees and William Farnum.
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Laura LaPlante
Frank Fay
Painted Desert
William Boyd
Telen Twelvetrees
William Farnum
Vatican Library Installs Dual Electric Air Conditioning Units
Two types of electrical air conditioners have been installed in the Vatican library to preserve manuscripts. One unit dries the air in summer while the other moistens it in winter. This setup aims to stabilize humidity and protect fragile texts for long-term preservation.
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Vatican Library
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United Artist
Charles Farrell
Elissa
Tracy
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Holt
Kane Meet
Abel
FOX
Movietone News
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Second
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Standard
Savage Garage
City Hall
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Chrysler Sales and Service
Housewives
Gagnon's
Second St. S. E
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