Marilyn Miller Stars In Her Majesty Love At Local Playhouses
Marilyn Miller appears with Ben Lyon in Her Majesty Love at the Paramount. The First National musical romance features W C Fields and a cast including Chester Conklin Ford Sterling Leon Errol Harry Stubbs and Mae Madison. Dieterle directs this Berlin Italy themed production celebrating Miller’s dancing and charm.
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Marilyn Miller
Saily
Paramount
Ben Lyon
Love
Miss Miller
Berlin
Italy
Lia Toerrek
Fred von Wallengen
W. C. Fields
Chester Conklin
Ford Sterling
Leon Errol
Harry Stubbs
Maude Eburne
Alfred James
Ruth Hall
Mae Madison
Don Nevis
William Dieterle
Memphis
Tennessee
Mile
Sovereen
Winter Garden
Prince of Wales
Embassy Club
London
Broadway
Sally
Rosalie
Peter
Wind Blows Farmer’s Cattle Sale Money Away
London reporter notes J Moore, a Fishlake farmer, lost $180 in cash from a cattle sale when a gusting breeze blew his coat into a balloon shape. The wind scattered the bills. about $90 remain missing, with some recovered in tree branches amid frantic searches.
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London
J. Moore
Fishlake
Welcoming Dad at the School Train Delay Dispute
A visiting father arrives at the school and quarrels over money after noting a late train. The exchange shows humor and tension as the son defends the timing while his dad requests funds. The scene captures a family moment on a school campus in Madrid.
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Buen
Madrid
Richard Dix Stars in Secret Service at Broadhurst
Richard Dix headlines Secret Service based on William Gillette play and set in war era espionage. Shirley Grey co stars as the Southern belle with a diverse cast including Gavin Gordon and Nance O Neill. Director J Walter Ruben adapts the stage triumph for the screen amid a mood of danger and romance. More Minnesota high schools enter interscholastic declamation contests than football, per survey.
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Richard Dix
Shirley Grey
Secret Service
Broadhurst Theater
William Gillette
Dix
Gavin Gordon
William Post, Jr
Clarence Muse
Carl Gerard
Nance O'Neil
Eugene Jackson
Frederick Burton
Florence Lake
J. Walter Ruben
Bernard Schubert
Minnesota
Paramount Theater Week Ahead Program Highlights
The Paramount Theater presents a stacked week featuring Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Frederic March and The Beach Party cartoon. Midweek showcases Her Majesty Love with Mari lyn Miller, Ben Lyon, and Catch as Catch Can. The week winds with Peach O Reno, Unemployed Host, and Strange As It Seems, plus multiple serials and Traveltalks.
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Paramount Theater
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Frederic March
Paramount Sound News
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Tops Paramount Screen Debut
The 1932 talkie Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde arrives at Paramount theater with Frederic March in the dual role and Miriam Hopkins as the heroine. The film is billed as a landmark of sound cinema with acclaimed thrills and dramatization of Stevenson’s classic. Rose Hobart co stars as the fiancée in the tale of good and evil.
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Frederic March
Dr. Jekyll
Paramount
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Paramount Theater
Miriam Hopkins
Hyde
New Leading Man Emerges From Screen Tests
Hollywood reports a rising star in George Brent after a string of trials at Fox and Universal. Ruth Chatterton and Barbara Stanwyck praised Brent during test viewings, boosting his chances as a leading man in The Rich Are Always With Us and So Big.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Burbank
George Brent
Ruth Chatterton
Warner
Brent
Barbara Stanwyck
Babara Stanwyck
Fox
Universal
Greta Granstedt
May Jones
Peach O Ren o: Wheeler and Woolsey in Reno satire at Paramount
Wheeler and Woolsey star in Peach O Reno at the Paramount. Dorothy Lee romances them as a courtroom filled with exes and a busy divorce mill, with a 50 piece orchestra and elaborate sets. Director William Seiter also features Joseph Cawthorn and Cora Witherspoon in the cast.
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Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Reno
Paramount Theater
Wheeler and
Woolsey
Dorothy Lee
Rko-Radio Pictures
Wheeler
Pacific Coast
William Seiter
Joseph Cawthorn
Sam Hardy
Cora Witherspoon
Zelma O'Neal
Arthur Hoyt
Mitchell Harris
Josephine Whittel
Early screen testing tales of rising stars
The passage recalls Frances Dee and Sylvia Sidney facing poor tests early in their careers. It notes Clark Gable, Elda Vokel, and Barbara Stanwyck facing setbacks or rejections before breakthroughs, illustrating the uncertain path to stardom in Hollywood.
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Frances Dee
Clark Gable
Elda Vokel
Fox
Sylvia Sidney
Hollywood
Barbara Stanwyck
Garbo's Rise Shapes Studio Fortune Amid Early Doubts
The article recalls Greta Garbo's early neglect and later astronomical value to MG M, noting months of lukewarm reception before her star status proved transformative. It mentions superstition among players tied to testing and results, underscoring a dramatic shift in fame and fortune.
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Garbo
Greta Garbo
MGM
Hollywood uses water to simulate liquor in films
Hollywood scenes show actors drinking water as stand in for gin and other beverages. The fake liquor is used to avoid real intoxication, allowing numerous takes with no sickness or strain.
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Hollywood
Actors Dish on Prohibition Era Drinks
The passage notes actors avoid whisky, preferring not to drink it. It calls Scotch rye and bourbon insipid tea, with vinegar added to tea if facial expressions fail swallowing. Wines are said to figure rarely in prohibition era drinking.
Elissa Landi Designs Gowns For Wicked Screen Role
Fox star Elissa Landi, a multi talented artist and author, designs gowns for her new film Wicked after collaborating with Dolly Tree. The film opens at the Broadhurst Theater for a two day run with Victor McLaglen Una Merkel and others in supporting roles.
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Elisea Landi
Fox
Dolly Tree
Fox Films
Miss Landi
Broadhurst Theater
Miss Tree
Elissa
Charles A
Heac
Laws Bone Paul Cavanagh
Margot Rande
Mise Landi
Victor McLagien
Una Merkel
Dixie
Allan Dinehart
Theodore von Eltz
Irene Rich
Oscar Apwel
Eileen Percy
Mae Busch
Alice Lake
Allan, Dwan
Movie Drinks and Cork Pops Amid Notre Dame Film Record
The U S C Notre Dame film notes describe grape juice imitating champagne and cider simulating cork pops, with ginger ale used in highballs. Actors face the challenge of staged drunken scenes while Dorothy Jordan, visiting from Tennessee, boosts the Tulane game coverage.
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Notre Dame
Tulane
Dorothy Jordan
Tennessee
Moving two bungalows to Radio rounds for stars
Ann Harding and Constance Bennett occupy the Pathelot double bungalow to be moved to the Radio rounds for the same stars. Pola Negri may follow. An independent producer who made a picture of the Rose Bowl game between Tulsa and Southern California becomes an early contender for the new movie year's greatest gambler title, inspired by the financial results.
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Ann Harding
Constance Bennett
Polaegri
Tulane
University of Southern California
Will Leaves $75,000 for Columbus Home for Ageing Women Teachers
A will provides a home for the care of aged women teachers in Columbus, Ohio, with a bequest of $75,000. The humorous dialogue about Binks and a turkey appears before the notice.
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Agea
Columbus, O
Dundee District Salmon Fishing Sets Fifty Year Peak
Net salmon fishing along Scotland's Dundee district coast surges to its strongest season in half a century as catches rise across the season. Local crews report unusually large runs and higher prices driven by robust demand and favorable tides.
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Dundee
Scotland
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