Penrod and Sam heads to Broadhurst for family fun week
Penrod and Sam a First National production starring Leon Janney and Junior Coghlan opens at the Broadhurst theater tomorrow. The boys gang tale set in a vacant lot features Duke the dog and a full cast including Matt Moore Zasu Pitts Dorothy Peterson and Nastor Aber.
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Penrod
Sam
Leon Janney
Junior Coghlan
Broadhurst
Booth Tarkington
Duke
Sis
Rod
Georgie
Herman and
Verman
Broadhurst Theater
Boy Scouts
Matt Moore
Dorothy Peterson
Zasu Pitts
Johnny Arthur
Charles Sellon
Milwaukee plane lands after crash into high voltage wires
James Hansen and a passenger survived a crash near Fond du Lac Airport when the plane struck 66,000 volt high tension lines. The wires parted, causing a bright flash and a neighborhood blackout that lasted hours before repairs. Hansen landed the plane safely.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fond du Lac
James Hansen
Hansen
Rogers Star Will Rogers and His Subtle Art of Humor
A film review notes Will Rogers as a master of effortless, natural humor across radio, stage, and screen. It highlights his rise from vaudeville to cinema and his role as a witty American cultural icon in Ambassador Bill at the Paramount.
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Will Rogers
Rogers
Ambassador Bill
Paramount Theater
Bill
Steers
Ziegfeld
Paris
London
Lightnin
Eddie Cantor Stars in Palmy Days Thanksgiving Hit
Eddie Cantor leads Palmy Days at the Paramount for three days starting Thursday. He plays an unwilling helper to crook mystics planning to wreck a bakery. Charlotte Greenwood co-stars as they stage a gymnasium number and spectacular chorus routines amid a lavish production with song hits.
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Eddie Cantor
Paramount
Eddie
Jor
Morrie Ryskind
David Dman
Hollywood
Charlotte Greenwood
Notable Cast in New Comedy Drama Promises Wit
The piece highlights a political intrigue theme with star names like Rogers and Marguerite Churchill alongside Greta Nissen Tad Alexander Gustav von Seyffertitz and Ray Milland in a lighthearted drama.
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Marguerite Churchill
Greta Nissen
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Rogers
Greta Niseen
Tad Alexander
Ray Milland
Music Makers and a London Tramps Cigarette Tale
Prominent songwriters Don Conrad and Clift Friend contribute tunes like Bend Down Sister and Goose Pimples with Miss Green wood, plus Dunk Dunk Dunk a gay comedy. In London a theater commissionaire gathers half smoked cigars for tramps at night.
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Eddie
Maeters
Don Conrad
Clift
Miss Greenwood
London
Copies of Magna Charta Survive in Museums and Cathedrals
The Magna Charta was copied at the time of signing and four copies remain. Two are housed in the British Museum and two are kept by English cathedrals.
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British Museum
Broadhurst Theater Weekday Comedy and Western Shorts
The Broadhurst Theater presents a lineup across Monday to Saturday featuring Pen Rod and Sam with Leon Jan ney, Laurel Hardy in One Good Turn, Pathe Sound News, Wild West of Today, Secret Service with Richard Dix, Tamale Vendor Comedy, Fox Movietone News, Branded Men with Ken Maynard, Danger Island Serial No 4, and Shiver My Timbers Our Gang.
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Ken Maynard
Wonder Horse
Tarzan
Broadhurst Theater
Penrod and
Sam
Leon Janney
Pathe Sound News
Secret Service
Richard Dix
Fox Movietone News
Our Gang
Water loo Bridge and Western Stars Show Troupe
Monday and Tuesday at Water loo Bridge feature Mae Clarke and Kent Douglass in More Gass with Sally Ward presenting Audio Review. Sundown Trail with Tom Keene and Stepping Out comedy. Alice Gets Stung comedy. Friday and Saturday Cavalier of the West with Harry Carey Fighting with Buffalo Bill serial 8 Use Your Noodle with Roscoe Aates.
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Waterloo Bridge
Mae Clarke
Kent Douglass
Gass
Sally Ward
Tom Keene
Alice
Broadway Weeknight Showings Mix Comedy and Romance
The schedule lists daily cinema at The Broadway featuring top acts and features. Monday presents Robert Woolsey in Everything's Rosie with Mickey McGuire. Marion Davies in Five and Ten follows on Tuesday, plus Mickey Mouse Cartoon and Ripley. Wednesday offers Joe E. Brown and the All American Football Team in Maybe It's Love with Charley Chase. Thanksgiving Thursday presents El Brendel and Fifi Dorsay in Mr Lemon of Orange. Friday showcases Bert Lytell and Kay Johnson in The Single Sin and Saturday features Wally Wales and Buzz Barton in Riders of the Cactus with a Silly Symphony.
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Joe E. Brown
Charley Chase
EL Brendel
Fifi Dorsay
MR. Lemon
Orange
Wally Wales
Buzz Barton
Robert Woolsey
Rosie
Marion Davies
Ripley
Pfifi Dorsay
Bert Lytell
Kay Johnson
Waterloo Bridge Drama Delights at University Studio Set
The University studio hosts the Waterloo Bridge cast with Mae Clarke and Kent Douglass in the lead. Doris Lloyd and Frederic Kerr reunite after 21 years. Kerr, once Lloyd’s early director, has joined the cast alongside Ethel Griffies Enid Bennett and Rita Carlisle. Universal touts Waterloo Bridge as a premier season piece with 36 designed sets.
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Waterloo Bridge
Doris Lloyd
Frederic Kerr
London
England
Mr. Kerr
Robert E. Sherwood
Mr. Whale
Miss Lloyd
Ethel Griffies
Enid Bennett
Rita Carlisle
Mae Clarke
Kent Douglass
Carl Laemmile, Jr
Universal
Whale
Rialto Sale Reported For Wednesday and Thursday
A Rialto item dated the 12th century sold at a price of $310. The brief notes the transaction occurred this week with emphasis on the amount and the venue.
Old English Coin Valuable Penny From London Leads Auction
London report notes a rare Eustace Fitzjohn penny valued highly by collectors. The tiny coin, dating from medieval times, draws attention for its historical significance and condition as an auction highlight.
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London
Eustace Fitzjohn
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