Sylvia Sidney Shines in Ladies of the Big House at Paramount
Sylvia Sidney headlines two photoplays as Paramount brings Ladies of the Big House to town with Gene Raymond opposite, plus a Charlie Chase comedy and Paramount Pictorial. Sidney’s rise from stage to film is highlighted by this emotional thriller about a loyal wife fighting for her husband’s life and happiness.
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Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia
New York
Vina Delmar
Miss Sidney
Paramount
Paramount Theater
Gene Raymond
Nancy Carroll
Raymond
Wynne Gibson
Frank Sheridan
Rockcliffe
Charlie Chase
Paramount Pictorial
Needle in Waffle Ends Threat to Troy Man
Walter Collard nearly died after swallowing a needle hidden in a waffle. He gasped for air until Dr. Faulkner removed the needle with forceps. The instrument had risked piercing his esophagus.
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Troy
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Walter Collard
Shotgun Explosion Saves Family in Fire Incident
In Winsted Connecticut a kitchen blaze heated a shotgun left on the back porch. The gun exploded its shell and alerted the family, allowing them to escape unharmed as flames raged through the home.
Andover Man Values 85 Year Old Shaving Kit
Lloyd Cook of Andover says his razor shaving brush and strap are more than 85 years old and have saved him over 2210 in barber bills. He has used the outfit for years and considers it worth the cost.
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Andover
Kan—Lloyd Cook
Broken Lullaby at Paramount promotes Lubitsch drama
Ernst Lubitsch presents Broken Lullaby at Paramount for two day engagement following its New York premiere at the Criterion. Philippe Holmes Lionel Barrymore Nancy Carroll star with ZaSu Pitts Lucien Littlefield and Tom Douglas in a postwar drama about a Frenchman who seeks the German parents of the man he killed to face his grief.
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Ernest Lubitsch
Tionel Barrymore
Phillips Holmes
Nancy Carroll
Paramount
Ernst Lubitsch
Man
Lionel Barrym
Paramount Theater
Criterion Theater
New York
William Boehner
New York Telegatam
Ernst Lubitech
Hollywood
Mr. Subitech
Richard Watts, Jr
The
New York Herald-Tribune
France
Lionel Barrymore
ZaSu Pitts
Lucien Littlefield
Tom Douglas
Theaters This Week at Rialto Schedule
Rialto presents The Deceiver and Shake a Leg Monday and Tuesday. Curios ity No 13, Novelty. Private Lives and Studio Murder Mystery Wednesday and Thursday. Murder at Dawn with Jack Mullhall and Josephine Dunn, Galloping Ghost No 7, That's My Meat, A Villain's Curse cartoon Friday and Saturday.
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Dorothy Sebastian
Robi. Montgomery
Studio
van Dyne
Jack Mulhall
Josephine Dunn
Film Week Highlights Include Nancy Carroll and Gable
Monday and Tuesday present Brok en Lullaby with Nancy Carroll and Philip Holmes Wide Open Spaces and Spider and the Fly cartoons Paramount Sound News Ladies of the Big House with Sylvia Sidney Nickle Nurser with Charlie Chase Friday and Saturday Polly of the Circus with Marion Davies and Clark Gable Close Harmony with Boswell Sisters Paramount Sound News Shopping with Wifie with Andy Clyde.
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Nancy Carroll
Philip Holmes
Transatlantic stars in Broadway bill with Road to Hell tease
The program lists Edmund Lowe Lois Moran and others in TransatlanticRoscoe Ates comedy and Screen Snapshots. Road to Hell is shown Tuesday with gendered admission rules for Tuesday and Wednesday. Night Nurse featuring Barbara Stanwyck Clark Gable Buck Jones and Mack Sennett comedy follows Thursday through Saturday along with Krazy Kat Cartoon.
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Edmund Lowe
Lois Moran
Jean Hersholt
Greta Nissen
Roscoe Ates
Hell
Barbara Stanwyck
Ben Lyon
Joan Blondell
Clark Gable
Mack Sennett
Buck Jones
Helmet Saves Life in Denver Fire Rescue
Fireman W J Dorland fell from a second story during a blaze in Denver and landed on his head and wrist. He suffered a broken wrist and severe head lacerations but the steel helmet he wore is credited with saving his skull from fracture.
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Denver
Colo
W. J. Dorland
Road To Hell to Open at Broadway This Tuesday and Wednesday
Welfare Picture Corporation presents Road To Hell at Broadway with Corliss Palmer starring in a dramatic, glamour filled love story set against vice ridden city life. The film emphasizes realistic social evils and small town reflections. Women only Tuesday and men only Wednesday restrict admission for the sensitive subject.
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Welfare Picture Corporation
Paramount
Corliss Palmer
Hell
Panama Flo adds to fame of Helen Twelvetrees
Helen Twelvetrees stars in RKO Pathe vehicle Panama Flo earning strong audience and critic praise wherever shown. The star of Her Man and Millie broadens her appeal as the film tours towns and theaters.
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Man
Millie
Helen Twelvetrees
Panama Flo
Howard Hughes Spends Big on Cock of the Air Film
Howard Hughes funds over a half million for United Artists comedy spectacle Cock of the Air starring Chester Morris and Billie Dove at the Broughhurst theater midweek. The production features lavish settings and atmospheric photography with a cast that includes Matt Moore and Vivien Oakland. Tom Buckingham directs and the original story and dialogue are by Sherwood and Lederer.
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Howard Hughes
Mr. Hughes
United Artists
Broadhurst Theater
Chester Morris
Billie Dove
Hughes
Matt Moore
Yola D’avril
Louis Alberni
Walter Catlett
Vivien Oakland
Tom Buckingham
Robert E. Sherwood
Charles Lederer
Panama File at Broadhurst Promises Melodrama and Glamour
The Panama File opens at the Broadhurst theater tomorrow a melodrama of suspense with a York showgirl stranded in a Panama setting. Miss Twelvetrees shines as the dance hall pony amid tropical intrigue while critics note she surpasses her prior works and is supported by a strong cast including Robert Armstrong Charles Bickford Paul Hurst Maude Wakefield Marjorie Peterson and Reina Velez in a RKO Pathé package.
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Helen Twelvetrees
Robert Armstrong
Broadhurst
Broadhurst Theater
Panama
York
Miss Twelvetrees
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