Show Boat Heads to Rialto Stage Tonight and Tomorrow
A Rialto show review lauds Show Boat as music romance and drama in one, with Paul Robinson delivering strong baritone in Old Man River and Ah Still Suits Me. Helen Morgan shines as Julie, and Charles Winninger brings warmth as Captain, while Parthy’s sharp lines anchor the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto Theater
Universal Picture
Jerome Kern
Oscar Hammerstein
Paul Robinson
Helen Morgan
Julie
Bill
Charles Winninger
Parthy
Helen Westley
Starfish Produces 200 Million Eggs Annually
A species of starfish yields about two hundred million eggs each year, indicating high reproductive output for the echinoderm.
Angel's Holiday at Paramount Promises Rampage Comedy
Angel's Holiday features Jane Withers as a mischief maker who battles a gangster kidnap gang while shenanigans disrupt a movie star's disappearance. Robert Kent, Joan Davis and Sally Blane co star as comic allies and victims in a fast paced caper.
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Angel
Ginger
Jane Withers
Harum
Paramount
Jane
Sweetiepie
Robert Kent
Joan Davis
Sally Blane
Sally
Night Key Opens at Broadhurst Theater Tuesday
Karloof stars as an inventor in the mystery thriller Night Key opening at the Broadhurst theater for two days. The article notes a transformation from monster makeup to a man as the central figure drives an intense drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karloff
Jean Rogers
Warren Hull
Karloof
Broadhurst Theater
The King and the Chorus Girl at Paramount with Blondell
Fernand Gravet stars alongside Joan Blondell and Edward Everett Horton in The King and the Chorus Girl at Paramount Theatre. A swift humorous romance set in Paris follows ex king Alfred VII who finds love with a chorus girl amid Folies Bergere scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernand Gravet
Joan Bilondell
Chorus Girl
Paramount Theatre
Joan Blondell
Edward Everett Horton
M. Gravet
Paris
LeRoy
Joan
Kenny Baker
Radio Fame
Alfred VII
Mary Nash
Alan Mowbray
Charine
Jane Wyman
Luis Alberni
Ted Koehler
Werner R. Heymann
Rue de la Paix
Bobby Connolly
Karloff Thriller on Burglar Alarm System Heist
A burglar alarm system designed to protect firms is stolen by a partner who uses a neutralizing device to rob stores. A gang chief abducts the inventor and forces him into crime, leading to suspense and a thrilling climax as Karloff prevails with Jean Rogers in the feminine lead.
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Karloff
Jean Rogers
Bulldog Drummond Escapes at Rialto
Ray Milland stars as Bulldog Drummond in a brisk London crime caper shown at the Rialto. Sir Guy Standing plays Inspector Nielsen with Reginald Denny as Algy and Heather Angel as the damsel in distress in a light hearted screen thriller.
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Bulldog Drummond
London
Rialto Theatre
Ray Milland
Sir Guy Standing
Inspector Nielson
Scotland Yard
Reginald Denny
Algy
Heather Angel
Porter Hall
More Than Secretary heads to Carolina Theatre Tuesday
Jean Arthur and George Brent star in More Than Secretary at the Carolina Theatre Tuesday only. The comedy pairs a beauty and a boss in riotous romance, promising long laughs as love sparks a madcap chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Arthur
George Brent
Columbia
Theodora
Carolina Theatre
Carolina
Jean Harlow
Robert Taylor
Fox News
Dean Arthur
Gladys Swarthout
Fred MacMurray
Variety
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Freddie Bartholomew
Dolores Costello Barrymore
Gene Autry
Susannah
Smiley Burnette
Theaters This Week at Paramount and Other Big Houses
A dense list of current films across Paramount Branded screens including The King and the Chorus Girl Romance of Digestion and An Angel's Holiday with weekly showings. At Broadhurst Carolina Rialto and other venues run a mix of Ben Turpin and Fox News features with cartoons and serials.
Stunner aims beyond secrets with a noted cast
A dramatic project centers on a stunning stone and a secretary figure. Lionel Stander Ruth Donnelly Reginald Denny and Kent play key roles directed by Al Green shaping the ambitious production. The piece hints at high-stakes intrigue and star power in a classic show business setting.
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Lionel Stander
Ruth Donnelly
Reginald Denny
Pleas Kent
al Green
Coast Guard Receives Three 5-Place Waco Planes
Three five place Waco planes were delivered to the coast guard mainly for border patrolling.
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Waco
Coast Guard
Western Comedy Is Arranged Thursday at Broadhurst Theatre
The Broadhurst hosts the Western comedy North of the Rio Grande featuring Hopalong Cassidy hero William Boyd in a train robber plot with crooked officers. Supporting players include George Hayes Russell Hayden Bernadene Hayes and Stephen Morris. Also shown are The Painted Stallion and a swing band act with Miss Swarthout and a Metropolitan Opera diva performing two numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopalong Cassidy
the Rio Grande
Broadhurst
Hoppy
Mulford
William Boyd
Cottonwood Gulch
George Hayes
Lucky Jenkins
Russell Hayden
Stephen Morris
Bernadene Hayes
Vienna
Swarthout
Metropolitan Opera
Champagne Waltz at the Carolina Theatre
The article previews Champagne Waltz a musical comedy showing Wednesday only at the Carolina Theatre. Fred MacMurray and Gladys Swarthout star. MacMurray noted as a former saxophone player while the film showcases a strong cast of musicians comedians and dancers.
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Carolina Theatre
Fred MacMurray
Gladys Swarthout
MacMurray
Lovely Jean Arthur Shines in Easy Living at Paramount
Jean Arthur returns to the screen in a roguish hoydenish role in Easy Living at Paramount with Edward Arnold and Ray Milland. She plays a working girl who receives a $50,000 sable coat triggering a Wall Street crisis, hotel rescue, and a romance, wearing $100,000 in wardrobe and $800,000 in gems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Arthur
Mr. Deeds
Paramount Theatre
Edward Arnold
Ray Milland
Miss Arthur
Wall Street
Arnold
J. Deeds
Cecil B. DeMille
Jane
Penrod and Sam Play Broadhurst
Booth Tarkington’s Penrod and Sam come to life on the Broadhurst stage screen today and Monday. Billy Mauch stars with Harry Watson and Frank Craven in a tale of small town boys and G Men who capture bank robbers and recover loot, with broad humor and family laughs.
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Booth Tarkington
Penrod
Sam
Billy Mauch
Harry Atson
the Broadhurst
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
Broadhurst Theater
Anthony
Anthony Adverse
Harry Watson
Frank Craven
Spring Byington
Craig Reynolds
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Ene Reek
Jean
Reginald Owen
Circle
Irene Dunne
Allan Jones
Head On Five
Rialto
THE
America
Robert Benchley
Nary
Little Miss Dynamite
Paramount News
Ocockeyved
Arthur
Daffy
MERRY
Marx Brothers
New Star
Blondell
Ferdinand Gravet
Pictorial
Easy Living
Edw. Arnold
Sportlight
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Dolores del Rio
Donald Cook
Judith Allen
Charley Chase
Ken Maynard
Broadhurst Theatre
Palace Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
Edw. G. Robinson
Gordon Jones
Betty Furness
Women OF Glamour
Melvyn Douglas
Virginia Bruce
Patricia Ellis
Dodge City
Charles Starett
Sant
Arias
Owen Eith
Yanapi
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