Light Comedy at Strand The Morals of Marcus
Lupe Velez leads a bright Strand comedy The Morals of Marcus based on William J. Locke stage hit. Ian Hunter co stars as a naive scientist Sir Marcus Ordoyne with a Turkish harem and Paris setting in a breezy farce of romance and mistaken plans.
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Strand Theatre
Marcus
Julius Hagen
William J. Locke
Lupe Velez
Ian Hunter
England
Sir Marcus Ordoyne
Sir Marcus
London
Colleen at Strand Theatre Showcases Warner All Star Cast
Warner Bros Colleen comes to Strand Theatre with a massive all star cast led by Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Joan Blondell Jack Dahlie Louie Fazenda Hugh Herbert and Paul Draper. The tap chorus of 200 is described as the largest all star aggregation yet assembled with many names from Broadway.
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Warner Bros
Strand Theatre
Broadway
Colleen
Bobby Connolly
Connolly
Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
Joan Blondel
Jack Dulie
Louie Fazenda
Hugh Herbert
Paul Draper
Jack Oakie
Joan Bloidell
Louise Fazenda
Marie Wilson
Strand
Shirley Temples Dances In Captain January Film
The article highlights Shirley Temple in Captain January dancing to ten tunes with a high chorus contingent. It notes Louise Allen, Frances Deets, Lois Lindsay, Jane Ray, and Marguerite Earle as prominent dancers with Broadway and vaudeville credentials, showcasing a strong dance cast surrounding Temple.
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Shirley $Temple
January
Victore
Shirley Temple
Captain January
Ers
Louise Allen
Paul Draper
Miss Keeler
Frances Deets
Orpheum
Pantages
Marget Morel
Lois Lindsay
Jane Ray
Marguerite Earle
Hoot Gibson Western Feud of the West Opens at Dixie
Hollywood producer Walter Potter highlights a surge in westerns as action driven cowboy tales rise in popularity. Hoot Gibson stars in Feud of the West, a cleanly drawn thrill ride with shooting, escapes, and fist fights, praised for its non offensive content and Gibson’s famed action prowess.
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Hollywod
Walter Potter
Hoot Gibson
Dixie Theater
Futter
Hollywood
Gibson
Slay Case Fails Preliminary Hearing in Restaurant Fight
Hold slayer James Ingram, 24, in Charleston police court after a preliminary hearing on a charge of killing Ethel Shelton during an argument in a Romance restaurant. In a separate incident Mrs. Blanche Lanham, 60, died when an oil can on an incubator exploded and sprayed her with flaming fuel.
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Charleston
W. Va
James Ingram
Ethel Ehelton
Blanche Lanham
Fang and Claw features Buck in jungle peril
In Buck's latest pictorial log Fang and Claw at the Opera House Buck and native helpers stalk the jungle to trap a rare monkey and retrieve a python prize. The film follows Buck's Malay and northern India expedition with the Van Beuren and RKO sponsors backing Bring Em Back Alive and Wild Cargo style adventures.
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Frank Buck
Buck
Opera House
Malay
India
van Beuren Corporation
RKO Radio
Shirley Good Stage Dancer Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple is praised as Hollywoods most accomplished juvenile dancer by 20th Century Fox dance director Jack Donohue who trained her for routines. He notes her rhythm, emotional expression, and facial conveyance set her apart from other child stars and professionals.
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Shirley Temple
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox
Jack Donohue
Dixie Theatre
Donohue
Shirley
Captain January on screen with Shirley and Kibbee
Shirley shows timing and a graceful form in a new Captain January adaptation with Buddy Ebsen in the Ziegfeld Follies tradition. Cast includes Guy Kibbee Slim Summerville Jane Darwell and June Lang. Music by Lew Pollack Sidney Mitchell and Jack Yellen. Director David Butler.
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Shirley
Buddy Ebsen
Laura E. Richards
Captain January
Lew Pollack
Sidney D. Mitchell
Jack Yeljen
Guy Kibbee
Slim Summerville
Jane Darwell
June Lang
David Butler
B. G. DeSylva
Sam Hellman
Gladys Lehman
Harry Tugend
Networks Ready To Greet Giant Zeppelin
New York May 8 Net work broadcasters plan coverage for the Hindenburg’s first U S visit expected Saturday afternoon NBC and CBS will broadcast during the ship’s approach from off shore The program includes a two way dialogue with Capt Eddie Rickenbacker in an escort airliner and a live description of the mooring and the zeppelin’s New York circling before Lakehurst New Jersey
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New York
United States
NBC
CBS
Eddie Rickenbacker
Lakehurst
N. J
New York City
Railway Mail Head Is Dead
William M. Collins national president of the Railway Mail Association died this week at Washington Emergency Hospital. He was scheduled to speak at a Railway Mail banquet here last month but could not attend due to urgent business. Congressman James Mead led the funeral eulogy in Washington. A Masonic ceremony was held at Haines Funeral Home with many post office officials and A F of L figures in attendance.
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William M. Collins
Railway Mail Association
Grafton
Washington, D. C
Railway Mail
James Mead
Washington
Haines
Post Office Department
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
A. F
Homer A. Gatrell
Quick Trial Continued on Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The article explains that under the Lindbergh law the defendant cannot be sentenced to death because the victim was not harmed. Prosecutors refuse to confirm if Waleys will be brought from prison to testify if Mahan pleads not guilty. DOJ agents and the Waleys call Mahan the mastermind of the kidnapping.
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Waleys
Mahan
Department of Justice
Elks Club Ballroom Reopening Planned With Show
Accommodations for the Elks Club ballroom reopening are set with a floor show by Pitts burgh entertainers. Steward Ben Patterson reported tickets selling at fifty cents each and expected to sell out before tomorrow night’s 9 o’clock event. A luncheon will also be featured with W P Clark presiding over refreshments.
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Elks Club
R J
Pitts
Burch
Ben Patterson
W. P. Clark
Detention of Nine Men Reported At Jail Farm
Kermit Mason, farmer's attorney, wrote Governor H. G. Kump seeking an inquiry into detention of nine other men with him in a jail. M. D. Carrico, member of the State Board of Control, said Charleston that the three hospitals for mental patients are hopelessly overcrowded and nothing can be done unless the legislature acts.
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Kermit Mason
H. G. Kump
M. D. Carrico
State Board of Control
Charleston
Ten Held Together In Monongalia Jail Case
Judge Baker did not comment on Lemley's mental condition and ordered release upon accepting an offer by Rollie Sumter to care for the aging farmer. Deputy Sheriff Vernon Johnson testified ten men were confined in one jail range due to lack of space in state institutions and had received no treatment since commitment.
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Baker
Lemley
Rollie Sumter
Vernon Johnson
Monongalia
Youths Held After Shot Incident at Corner
Witness Widrig described the confrontation as a victim in a corner with a deaf Salisbury failing to hear commands. The surviving account notes that Salisbury began to rise from his chair before the shooter fired twice.
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Widrig
Salisbury
Two Gunmen Fire On Salisbury During Bank Incident
In Princeton on May 8 the county court reported 35,354 registered voters at a cost of $7,050.30. The breakdown shows 20,910 Democrats and 13,744 Republicans. A gunfight near a bank left one man wounded as suspects fled in a car.
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Salisbury
Wort
Princeton
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Buzz Barton
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