Joe E Brown in Local Boy Makes Good at Paramount
Joe E Brown, a top screen comedian, headlines Local Boy Makes Good at the Paramount Theater tomorrow. The comedy features football, baseball, boxing action and Brown as a sprinter with college ties, based on a play by J C Nugent and Elliott Nugent, directed by Mervyn Le Roy with Dorothy Lee and Edward Woods among the cast.
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Elliott Nugent
Mervyn le Roy
Dorothy Lee
Edward Woods
Ruth Hall
Wade Boteler
Edward J. Nugent
William Burress
John Harrington
Mr. Brown
Joe
Fernandina to Cedar Key Creates Florida’s First Rail Line
The first trunk line railway in Florida was built between Fernandina and Cedar Key, marking a milestone in the state’s transportation history. This line connected coastal communities and spurred development along the peninsula.
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Florida
Fernandina
Cedar Key
Fresh gridmen at Illinois: fall class alive with 22 recruits
Only 22 freshmen joined the Illinois football squad this fall, the smallest incoming class in years. The pared down numbers reflect intensified recruiting and roster constraints shaping the 1930s season.
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University of Illinois
Kellys Turn Out For BC Holy Cross Reunion
A Boston College Holy Cross football game turned into a family reunion with Joe Kelly as captain and fullback for Boston College, Don Kelly at Holy Cross fullback, Walter Kelly BC quarterback, BE Kelly BC halfback, and D. J. Kelly as referee.
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Surrender a Fox romantic drama opens at Paramount
The Fox drama Surrender based on Pierre Benoit's Axelle opens a two day engagement at the Paramount Monday. Warner Baxter stars with Leila Hyams, supported by Alexander Kirkland C Aubrey Smith Ralph Bellamy and others. Director Howard brings his trademark sensitivity to the screen version of the story of love and loyalty amid conflict.
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Pierre Benoit
Axelle
Paramount
Reichendorf
Warner Baxter
Old
Arizona
Leila Hyams
Alexander Kirkland
C. Aubrey Smith
Ralph Bellamy
William Pawley
Howard Phillips
Bodil Rosing
George Andre Beranger
Howard
Edna May Oliver Stars in Fanny Foley Herself
Edna May Oliver stars in RKO comedy drama Fanny Foley Herself at the Rialto Wednesday and Thursday. She plays a vaudeville headliner who marries a multimillionaire, faces disapproving daughters, and seeks to regain love and respect while delivering high comedy and pathos.
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Edna May Oliver
RKO Radio Pictures
Fanny Foley
Rialto
Miss Oliver
Fanny
German Ford engineer receives final naturalization papers
Fritz Gustav Kuntze chief testing engineer for Ford Diesel engines and a German army captain in World War I received final naturalization papers after a special hearing. He sought the papers before returning to Germany on a Ford freighter for a visit.
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Fritz Gustav Kuntze
Ford Motor Company
Kuntze
Germany
Ford Company
Suicide Fleet thrills in navy windjammer epic at Paramount
A wartime naval melodrama features three pals courting the same girl in the U S Navy. Real shells sink ships, depth bombs spray water, and a magazine explosion blasts the windjammer into the air as Bill Boyd Robert Armstrong and James Gleason star with Ginger Rogers in a top billed cast.
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Paramount
Navy
United States
Pais
Bill Boyd
Robert Armatrong
James Gleason
Ginger Rogers
Theaters This Week Highlights Noteable Films and Acts
The program lists Surren der with Warner Baxter Darn Tootin Merrie Melody Bless the Ladies with Slim Summer ville Paramount Sound News Local Boy Makes Good with Joe EB Brown Words and Music with Ruth Etting Japanese Journey Travelogue Strange As It Seems Death by Own Action Fleet with William Boyd High School Hoofer In a Clock Store Cartoon Paramount Sound News.
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Warner Baxter
West of Broadway and Relativity on Weekly Screenings
Monday and Tuesday feature West of Broadway with John Gilbert and Kitty From Kansas City. Wednesday and Thursday present Road to Singapore with William Powell and Relativity and Relatives with Fox Movietone News.
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Kitty
Kansas City
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West
Smith-Dale
Pathe Sound News
William Powell
Singapore
Relativity
Relatives
Fox Movietone News
Week of Silent Screen Shorts and Stage Parodies
Monday and Tuesday feature Reckless Living with Richard Cortex and Of All People. Song of the Voo Doo shows Vagabond. Wednesday and Thursday present Fanny Foley Herself with Edna May Oliver, One Hundred Dollars comedy and Audio Review. Friday and Saturday showcase Quick Trigger Lee with Bob Custer Battling With Buffalo Bill Serial No 6 and Hot Shivers with Simple Simon.
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Richard Cortex
Fanny Foley
Edna May Oliver
Quick Trigger Lee
Bob Custer
Buffalo Bill
Simple Simon
Television and Stage Listings for Week Ahead
The schedule features Monday films with Chester Morris and Una Merkel in The Bat Whispers and educational comedy, Tuesday presents Peter B Kyne’s Never the Twain Shall Meet and Our Gang comedy with Football For the Fan, Wednesday brings Warner Baxter and Joan Bennett in Doctors Wives, Thursday and Friday show Seed with John Boles Lois Wilson and Genevieve To Bin plus Ex pensive Kisses, Saturday offers Bob Custer in Law of the Rio Grande with Lemon Meringue Billy Symphony and Novelty.
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Chester Morris
Una Merkel
Peter B. Kyne
Our Gang
Warner’ Baxter
Joan Bennett
John Boles
Lois Wilson
Genevieve Tobin
Bob Custer
Buck Jones Stars in Border Law at Broadhurst
Buck Jones headlines the Columbia release Border Law at the Broadhurst featuring a bare knuckle fight with Louis Hickus. The poster emphasizes Jones’s rugged physique and prior exploits as a cowpuncher and World War I air service member, delivering a high thrill western and action sequence.
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France
Europe
Crackers Acquire Hal Benjin From New York-Pennsylvania Leaguer
Atlanta adds first baseman Hal Benjin who previously played in the New York-Pennsylvania league, strengthening their batting lineup.
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Hal Benjin
Atlanta Crackers
Former Ole Miss Star Webb Burke Coaches Jonesboro Team
Webb Burke, former Ole Miss center, coaches a Jonesboro high school team. The squad is seven wins and two losses this season, showcasing Burke's impact and leadership on the court.
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West of Broadway Opens with John Gilbert in Entertaining Tale
John Gilbert returns from war in a new starring vehicle at the Broadhurst theater directed by Harry Beaumont. El Brendel provides comic support while Arizona ranch settings showcase scenic sequence beauty. The plot follows a wounded rich man who marries a nightclub girl then confronts true love.
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John Gilbert
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Gilbert
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Ralph Graves
Bess Meredyth
Harry Beaumont
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Buddy
Arizona
What Amuses Comedians on the Bless Living Set
Slim Summerville recalls the funniest moments from Universal's Bless Living during filming at Universal City. The cast including Ricardo Cortez Mae Clarke Norman Foster and others are noted and Cyril Gardner, director of Reckless Living, scowls in appreciation.
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Mae Clarke
Norman Foster
Universal
Bless
Cyril Gardner
Freshman Iowa Footballs Duel With Varsity Nearly Even
In 1932 the University of Iowa freshman team served notice by battling the varsity to near parity, showing strong early competition and potential depth for the season.
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University of Iowa
Road to Singapore stars Powell in tropical melodrama
William Powell leads The Road to Singapore at the Broadhurst Theatre opening Wednesday. Set in Khota Ceylon the film follows Dr March his neglected bride Philippa and her lounge of temptation with Hugh Dawbry in a tropical colony. The story centers on love folly and consequences amid elaborate production and a cast including Marian Marsh Alison Shipworth Lumsden Hare and Douglas Gerrard.
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William Powell
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Powell
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Ceylon
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Calhern
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Philippa
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