Citadel film opens two day Paramount engagement
The Citadel described as the era’s finest screen adaptation of a popular novel debuts at the Paramount for a two day run. Robert Donat and Rosalind Russell star under King Vidor’s direction, portraying a Welsh colliery doctor whose rise, trial, and reform illuminate a life in medicine and service to the poor.
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Robert Donat
Rosalind Russell
Paramount
King Vidtor
Cronin
Miss Russell
London
The Girl Downstairs Cada Deft Whimsical Romance
Gay whimsical comedy leads The Girl Downstairs with Franciska Gaal as a Swiss maid in a wealthy household and Franchot Tone as a cosmopolitan architect who loves her after posing as a chauffeur. Walter Connolly plays Rita Johnson’s father trying to keep them apart as the maid and driver plot their future with a taxicab purchase.
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Franciska Gaal
Franchot Tone
Paramount
Miss Gaal
Switzerland
Rita Johnson
Walter Connolly
Miss Johnson
Tone
Carletons Star In The Young in Heart At Paramount
Janet Gaynor Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Paulette Goddard headline the comedy romance The Young in Heart at Paramount Theater for Thursday through Saturday. The Carleton family uses charm to navigate Riviera London and a loyal suitor tests their schemes.
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Janet Gaynor
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Young IN Heart
Paulette Goddard
Billie Burke
Thur
Sat
Poranouns
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Paramount Theater
Carletons
Miss Gaynor
Riviera
London
Fairbanks, Jr
Sahib
Carleton
Roland Young
Marmy
England Ends Tax on Soap in 1853 Reform
England repealed a soap tax in 1853 under Prime Minister Gladstone, ending a longstanding revenue measure. The shift reduced consumer costs and aligned with broader tax reform during that era.
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England
Gladstone
Swing That Cheer on Broadhurst Stage
A college life story set around a football plot stars Tom Brown Robert Wilcox Constance Moore and Margaret Early with Andy Devine Samuel Hinds and Ernest Truex. Rival roommates turned foes drive a suspenseful game day drama on the Broadhurst stage highlighting authentic campus details and youthful romance. Forty students from USC and UCLA helped recreate campus scenes.
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Broadhurst Theater
Tom Brown
Robert Wilc
Brown and Wilcox
Miss Moore
Los Angeles
The Citadel and Young in Heart Playbill This Week
Theaters present Paramount week with The Citadel starring Robert Donat and Rosalind Russell. Branded events include Girl Downstairs Men of Steel You're An Education Merrie Melody Horse Shoes and Par amount News Events.
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Paramount
Robert Donat
Rosalind Russell
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Citadel
Franciska Gaal
Franchot Tone
Men of Steel
Sportlight
Janet Gaynor
Douglas Fairbanks
Billie Burke
Roland Young
Paulette Goddard
Alfalfa
Our Gang
Paramount News
Broadhurst Today
Anne Shirley
Ralph Bellamy
Nan Grey
Noah Beery, Jr
Dave Apollon & Orchestra
Floyd Gibbons
Metro News
Tom Brown
Robert Wilcox
Constance Moore
Andy Devine
Ernest True
Holiday at Carolina Theater star Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant
A reviewer hails the Columbia film version of Holiday, a Philip Barry Broadway comedy romance. Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant headline as a socialite and a man who values life over wealth, with George Cukor’s deft direction and warm humor.
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Cilia Parker
Virginia Weidler
Fox News
Shirley Temple
George Murphy
Phyllis Brooks
Katharinne Hepburn
Cary Grant
Herbert Marshall
Virginia Bruce
Mary Astor
Carolina Theater
Columbia
Philip Barry
Katharine Hepburn
George Cukor
Film program highlights with comedians and cartoons
The lineup includes False Roomers with Edgar Kennedy and The Fighting Judge, True Adventure with Floyd Gibbons, DOOMED AT SUNDOWN with Bob Steele, Lonesome Ghost Disney color cartoon, A Rented Riot with Leon Errol, chapter five, and Fighting With Devil Dogs.
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Edgar Kennedy
Floyd Gibbons
Bob Steele
Leon Errol
Cicadas and Their Brood Number Nomenclature
The 17 year cicadas and related periodical swarms are irregular in timing, leading to their identification by specific brood numbers rather than locust labels. The distinction clarifies their classification as cicadas rather than true locusts.
Italian Seaplane Record Setter Seeks Faster Milestone
The Italian seaplane that set a 440 mph official speed record cost over 1 million dollars. Now reports indicate a craft that could surpass 500 mph may be built for about 60 thousand dollars.
Auto cooling system requires tight fan belt for efficiency
The cooling system will not operate efficiently unless the fan belt remains tight. After prolonged use the belt tends to loosen, so regular tightening is necessary to maintain proper cooling.
Drinking water treated with liquid chlorine to kill bacteria
About 80 percent of our drinking water undergoes treatment using liquid chlorine to destroy harmful bacteria, ensuring safer supply.
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