Powell Stars in Escapade at Paramount
William Powell headlines the two day Paramount engagement in Escapade a sparkling Continental farce with a rich romantic lead as a charming artist. Louise Rainer appears opposite Powell supported by Virginia Bruce Frank Morgan Reginald Owen Laura Hope Crews and Henry Travers in a Leonard directed comedy praised for lively romance and humorous revelry.
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William Powell
Paramount Theater
Europe
Louise Rainer
Virginia Bruce
Frank Morgan
Reginald Owen
Laura Hope Crews
Henry Travers
Robert Z. Leonard
The Raven at Paramount Friday and Saturday showings
Universal’s The Raven opens at the Paramount with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a Poe inspired thriller. Irene Ware Lester Mathews Samuel Hinds Inez Courtney co star in a tale of a surgeon obsessed with Poe and a criminal seeking facial change. Crosby leads in a film mixing songs comedy and romance with Mississippi as backdrop and Rodgers and Hart numbers.
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Universal
Paramount
Edgar Allan Poe
Karloff
Frankenstein
Bela Lugosi
David Boehm
Irene Ware
Lester Matthews
Samuel Hinds
Inez Courtney
Crosby
Fields
Edward Sutherland
Mississippi
Down By the River
Rodgers and Hart
Queenie Smith
the Five Cabin Kids
Bing Crosby Stars In Mississippi At Rialto
Bing Crosby W C Fields and Joan Bennett star in Paramount's Mississippi at Rialto for Monday and Tuesday. Crosby sings a special arrangement of Swa nee with a chorus of forty Negro voices and lavish sets. The old South love story follows a Yankee who loses one Dixie sweetheart over a duel.
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Rialto Theatre
Paramount
Mississippi
Bing Crosby
W. C. Fields
Joan Bennett
Crosby
Booth Tarkington
Dixie
We Live Again at Carolina Thursday
A one day engagement features Anna Sten and Frederic March in Samuel Goldwyn's We Live Again at the Carolina theater. The Tolstoy saga unfolds from idyllic romance to grave trials across czarist Russia with a patchwork panorama directed by Rouben Mamoulian.
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Anna Sten
Frederic March
Carolina Theater
Samuel Goldwyn
Leo Tolstoy
Preston Sturges
Maxwell Anderson
Leonard Praskins
Moscow
Rouben Mamoullen
Tolstoy
United Artists
Motor Vehicle Industry Employs One Sixth of US Workforce
A census style stat notes that about one sixth of all American workers are employed in motor vehicle manufacturing or servicing. The figure reflects the broad automotive sector including plants, suppliers, and service networks across multiple states.
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United States
Ive Got Your Number Rialto Next Thursday
The Warner Bros. film Ive Got Your Number plays at the Rialto next Thursday. A fast paced romance of the telephone world it blends laughter love tragedy and suspense ending in a dramatic confrontation with a band of robbers and kidnappers. Joan Blondell leads a large cast as a telephone operator used by crooks who is freed by Pat OBrien.
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Warner Bros
Rialto Theatre
Joan Blondel
Pat O'Hrien
Glenda Farrell
Eugene Pallette
Allen Jenkins
Hobart Cavanaugh
Par Excel
Richelieu opens at Paramount with George Arliss three days
George Arliss stars in Richelieu at the Paramount for a three day engagement starting today with showings at two, four and nine P M. Supporting cast includes Maureen O'Sullivan and Edward Arnold. The program also features the color cartoon Kids in the Shoe Vita phone comedy In the Spot Lights and Paramount News Events.
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George Arliss
Maureen O'Sullivan
Richelieu
Paramount
Voltaire
Nathan Rothschild
Duke of Wellington
Arliss
Edward Arnold
Francis Lister
Douglas Dumbrille
Caesar Romero
Violet Cooper
Kathryn Alexander
Lumsden Hare
Halliwell Hobbes
Cameron Rogera
Maude T. Howell
Edw. Bulwer-Lytton
Comedy mischief by Blondel and O'Brien cited
In a lighthearted sketch, Blondel and O'Brien contribute to the comedy angle, lending their flair to the unfolding farce and amplifying the playful mischief described in the report.
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Lence
Miss Blondel
O'Brien
Nightlighting at U.S. airports in 1934 data snapshot
On December 1 1934 the United States listed 2280 operating airports and landing fields, with 658 equipped for night lighting in some form. The tally highlights early adoption of runway illumination amid expanding aviation infrastructure.
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United States
Theaters This Week At Paramount Schedule
Paramount presents Richelieu starring George Arliss on Sunday to Tuesday with Kids In the Shoe and In the Spoetlichts cartoon plus Paramount News. Wednesday and Thursday feature William Powell in Exscapade with Show Kids and Parrotville Old Folks cartoon. Friday and Saturday showcase Boris Karloff in The Raven with Bela Lugosi, Two Gun Mickey cartoon and Pretty Polly with Polly Moran plus Paramount News.
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Paramount
George Arliss
Week of Film Highlights and Serial Entrants
Monday and Tuesday present The Werewolf of London with Henry Hull Warner Oland and Valerie Hobson plus Good Morning foe and Living On Velvet with Kay Francis George Hirent Warren William. Wednesday and Thursday feature Goddess of the Spring Walt Disney Technicolor cartoon Screen Souvenir No 2 Metro News. Friday and Saturday offer Charlie Chan in Egypt with Warner Oland Pat Patterson Thomas Beck Stepin Fetchit Mystery Mountain Serial No 2 and Serves You Right comedy.
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London
Henry Hull
Warner Oland
Valerie Hobson
Leon Erral
Metro News
Kay Francis
George Hirent
Warren William
Egypt
Pat Patterson
Thomas Beck
Stepin Fetehut
Rialto Weekly Film Schedule with Stars and Shorts
The Rialto shows a two day lineup featuring W C Fields and Bing Crosby in Mississippi with Joan Bennett, Art Trouble, and Paramount Pictorial No 6. Wednesday offers Murder On Honeymoon with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason, Father Knows Best, Dumb Bell Letters No 9. Thursday presents Ive Got Your Number with Joan Blendell and Pat OBrien, and Going Places on page 9. Friday and Saturday headline Men Without Law, Call of the Savage, Popeye, plus serial No 10 Call of the Savage.
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Rialto
W. ¢. Fields
Bing Crosby
Mississippi
Joan Bennett
Art Trouble
Paramount Pictorial
Edna May Qliyver
James Gleason
Lela Lane
Joan Blendell
Pat O'Brien
Glenda Farrell
Wether
Carolina Theatre Schedule Announces Week of Silent Features
The Carolina slate lists Gene Stratton Porter’s Keep er of the Bees with Neil Hamilton, an all color novelty Slick Sleuths, and Lowell Thomas in Going Places. Thursday brings Fredric March and Anna Sten in We Live Again with a Horse Collars comedy. Friday and Saturday feature Tom Mix in the first chapter of his new serial and The Circle of Death on the same program.
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Carolina
Gene Stratton Porter
Keeper of the Bees
Neil Hamilton
Aerma
Lowell Thomas
Predric March
Anna Sten
Stooges
Tom Mix
Circle of Death
Mon
World War veterans die daily amid large annual toll
Veterans from World War II and other conflicts face a high death rate with about 30,000 per year across the period. The figure underscores ongoing losses among aging veterans and the enduring impact of war service as they reach advanced ages.
Keeper of Bees at Carolina Three Days
A renewed interest in Gene Stratton-Porter brings The Keeper of the Bees to the Carolina theater for three days after the success of A Girl of the Limberlost. Stratton-Porter novels top sales, with Freckles The Harvester and A Girl of the Limberlost each selling over 1.5 million copies.
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Carolina
Gene Stratton-Porter
Stratton-Porter
Limberlost
Carolina Theater
Artillerymen of Polish battery hidden in Carpathians
In wartime observers face difficulty locating a Polish mountain battery among snow in the Carpathians as camouflaging white robes conceal both soldiers and guns.
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Carpathians
Werewolf of London opens at Broadhurst on Monday
Universal thrillers bring Werewolf of London to the Broadhurst theater Monday and Tuesday. Henry Hull stars as a man cursed by lycanthropy whose werewolf terrorizes London amid a plot involving Dr. Glendon and a moonflower cure. Bela Lugosi is referenced as a comparison to Dracula, with Warner Oland as Dr Yagami and Vale Hobson in a leading role.
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Werewolf of London
Broadhurst
London
Universal
Broadhurst Theater
Henry Hull
Bela Lugost
Count Dracula
Wolf Seren
Lupina
Tibet
Glendon
Living In Velvet Opens at Broadhurst Theater
Kay Francis leads an all star cast in Living In Velvet at the Broadhurst with Warren William and George Brent. Brent plays a daredevil driven by a fatal airplane crash that killed his family as he vies for the same woman with the other man. The drama centers on a dangerous love triangle and Brent’s continual escapes from peril as his friend helps him cope.
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Broadhurst Theater
Kay Francis
Warren William
George Brent
Brent
Goodrich Pleads In Behalf of His Wit
Detroit telegram reports Ton W. Goodrich pleading to clear himself after a brutal assault and murder accusation involving his wife. He remarks he will plead not guilty only if charges extend to his spouse. the confrontation includes Frank Gallaher, a former trap drummer and victim.
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Goodrich
Detroit
Ton W. Goodrich
Lillian Ahter
Reed
Frank Gallaher
Ren William Stands Firm Like Gibraltar Rock
A terse notice notes Ren William remains steadfast and unshaken, likened to the Rock of Gibraltar, as circumstances bind him to a steady stance. The description emphasizes resilience and unwavering position amid surrounding pressures.
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Ren William
Rock of Gibraltar
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