Strangers In Love Leads Fredric March In New Comedy
Fredric March stars as Buddy Drake who pretends to be his brother Arthur in the fast moving comedy Strangers In Love. Kay Francis plays Arthur's secretary aiding the tangled romance with Stuart Erwin and a strong supporting cast. The film, based on William J. Locke novella The Shorn Lamb, promises witty incidents and stylish performances.
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Fredric March
Mr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Buddy Drake
Arthur
Buddy
Aroe
Stuart Erwin
Kay Francis
Mr. March
Miss Francis
Juliette Compton
George Barbier
Warle Foxe
Sidney Toler
William J. Locke
Frederic March
Paramount
Chip “Arlekyll
Hyd Frederic March
Henry and Mrs Swift baby learns to walk at night
Henry narrates his worries as Mrs Swift watches their baby take steps at night. Mr Swift responds with relief noting the child can walk the floor alone, signaling growing independence.
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Mrs. Swift
Henry
MR. Swift
All she needed inherited $25 000 story pun
A quip about inheritance and marriage appears in the humorous line from LIllustre Lau e anne. The joke pivots on the idea that the sister used the $25 000 inheritance to secure a husband.
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Laue
Anne
Passionate Plumber leads Broadhurst Theater bill
Polly Moran and Duster Keaton headline The Passionate Plumber at the Broadhurst Theater for two days. The riotous Parisian bedroom farce features Buster Keaton as Elmert Tuttle and Polly Moran with Irene Purcell Gil bert Roland Mona Maris Maude Eburne Henry Armetta and others in a tale of romance and comic misunderstandings directed by Edward Sedgwick.
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Broadhurst Theater
Buster Keaton
Jimmy “Schnozzie
Durante
Get- Rich-Quick Wallingford
Polly Moran
Irene Purcell
Gilbert Roland
Mona Maris
Maude Eburne
Henry Armetta
Paul Porensi
Jean del
Nina
Miss Maris
Patricia
Elmer
Edward Sedgwick
Taxi winning praise from New York critics
Warner Bros. and Vitaphone film Taxi starring James Cagney and Loretta Young drew universal acclaim after a three week world premiere at the Strand theatre. Critics, while severe at times, called Taxi an exceptional production and praised its stars.
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Warner Bros
Vitaphone
James Cagney
Loretta Young
Broadhurst Theater
New York
Strand Theatre
Theaters This Week at Paramount Theatre
This week at the Paramount Theatre features Strangers in Love with Fredric March and Kay Francis, Bless the Ladies with Slim Summerville, Tomorrow and Tomorrow with Ruth Chatterton, Rule ’em and Weep, Arsine Lupin with John and Lionel Barrymore, Boop Oop A Doop cartoon, and Perils and Devil Fish.
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Paramount Theater
Fredric March
Kay Francis
Bless the Ladies
Slim Summerville
Paramount News
Screen Souvenir
Ruth Chatterton
Paramount Pictorial
John and
Lionel Barrymore
Final Edition features Mae Clarke Pat O'Brien in comedy
The schedule lists Monday and Tuesday with The Final Edition starring Mae Clarke and Pat O'Brien, followed by the comedy Success Hailey. Wednesday and Thursday present Steady Company with Zasu Pitts and Norman Foster and the comedy Anybody's Boat. Also shown are Voice of Hollywood No. 18, and Friday and Saturday feature Lad die Buster with Tom Keene and Gal loping Ghost No. 8, plus the comedy Harry Call with Chic Sales.
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Mae Clarke
Pat O'Brien
Success Hailey
Steady Company
Zasu Pitts
Norman Foster
Voice of Hollywood
Tom Keene
Harry Call
The Big Gamble heads Monday bill at local theatre
Monday program features Bill Boyd Dorothy Sebastian Warner Oland and James Gleason in The Big Gamble Mickey McGuire Comedy Cartoon and Novelty. Tuesday shows Kay Francis William Powell Carole Lombard in Ladies Man plus Charley Chase in Rough Seas. Wednesday offers Ben Lyon Ona Munson Thelma Todd in The Hot Heiress plus Lucky Thirteen. Thursday and Friday present Will Rogers in Young As You Feel with Fifi Dorsay along with Mack Sennett Comedy and Talkertoon. Saturday showcases Bill Cody Andy Shuford in Oklahoma Jim plus Scrappy Cartoon and Act.
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Bill Boyd
Dorothy Sebastian
Warner Oland
James Gleason
Mickey McGuire
Kay Francis
Willian Powell
Carole Lombard
Charley Chase
High Point
Ben Lyon
Ona Munson
Thelma Todd
Lucky Thirteen
the King of Laugh Makers
Will Rogers
Fifi Dorsay
Mack Sennett
Bill Cody
Andy Shuford
Taxi Critics Tout Cagney Charm In New York Praise
Long ecstatic columns hail Taxi saluting James Cagney as magnetic and accomplished. Critics from Eve ning Post World Telegram Sun American note fast moving entertainment with strong laughs and bright performances by Cagney Loretta Young Roy Del Ruth and a stellar supporting cast including Kibbee Stone Burges Bennett and Landau.
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New York
Thornton Delehanty
The
Evening Post
Boehner
World- Telegram
Cagney
John 8
Regina Crewe
the American
Loretta Young
Roy del Ruth
Rubec Glasman
John Bright
Smart Money
Guy Kibbee
George E. Btone
Dorothy Burges
Leila Bennett
David Landau
The Final Edition at Rialto stars O Brien and Clarke
The Final Edition is a Columbia drama about a city editor and his reporter lover who clash over a murder exclusive. Pat O Brien plays the editor pursuing a scoop while Mae Clarke seeks to outpace him with police knowledge.
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Rialto
Pat O’brien
Columbia
Max Clark
Rialto Theater
Mae Clarke
Roy Chandilor
Dorothy Howell
Howard Higgin
O’brien
Mise Clarke
Mary Doran
Bradley Page
James Donlan
Morgan Wallace
Bertha Mann
Wallis Clark
The Grind Stone Quip Echoes in Pathfinder Feature
A short humorous exchange from Pathfinder notes a character claiming lateness due to “nose to the grind stone.” The other retorts about a grind stone that avoids rouge, lipstick and powder, highlighting wordplay and period tone.
Buck Jones Battle Ready Across Skies And Tracks
Buck Jones a famed Western star is also an aviator mechanic and polo player. He served in the First Air Squadron and holds a first class transport pilot license. He flies to remote Mexican and western locations and stars in One Man Law at the Broadhurst next Friday and Saturday with Shirley Grey and a supporting cast.
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Buck Jones
Aviator
Broadhurst
First Air Squadron
Buck
Mexico
Sonora
Hollywood
Columbia
Shirley Grey
Secret Service
Public Defender
Robin Ellis
Henry Sedley
Richard Alexander
Ed le Sainte
Lambert Hillyer
High prices inspire witty hotel quip
A guest at a fashionable hotel asks a female cashier about her neckwear. She replies it is a ribbon. He jokes that everything around here is so expensive that perhaps it is a garter, reflecting the era’s playful humor.
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Duster Keaton
Jimmy “Schnozzle” Durante
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Lorretta
Keaton
Jimmy Durante
Man
Nick Hayes
Pathe
Broadway
A. M. Sat
Tuesday Hughes
William Powell
High Point Pane Seas
I Nt
Andy Shupord
Joe FE. Brown
California
With Pat O'Brien Mab Clarke
Pia
Norman Poster
Zaza Pitts
Budocess Hailey
Holly Wood
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