Secrets of a Secretary at Paramount with Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert stars in Secrets of a Secretary a high society drama with Maurice Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant The plot follows Helen Blake a wealthy bride who becomes a social secretary to a society woman Her vanished husband a night club gigolo plots theft while Sylvia the hostess daughter loves him The arrival of Lord Danforth escalates tension culminating in a murder and a shocking denouement Sets at Paramount Theatre for two days with Colbert in the lead and a climactic finish
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudette Colbert
Maurice Chevalier
Helen Blake
Helen
Sylvia
Frank D'Agnoli
Sylvie
Lord Danforth
England
Frank
Ank
Paramount Theatre
Bar lren Ground Caribou Horns Distinguish Sexes
Unlike other members of the lheer tribe both sexes of the Bar lren Ground Caribou have horns, although the horns of the female are shorter than the males.
Buster Keaton Stars in Sidewalks of New York at Paramount
Buster Keaton appears in Sidewalks of New York at Paramount Friday and Saturday. He plays a millionaire's son reforming tenement boys amid romance with Anita Page and hijinks with gangsters, featuring boxing and a gym sequence. Cliff Edwards co stars as Poggle the valet, with a full supporting cast.
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Buster Keaton
Paramount
New York
Buster
Anita Page
Keaton
Cliff Hdwards
Poggle
Frank Rowan
Butch
Clipper
Norman Phillipe, Jr
Frank la Rue
Oscar Opfel
Syd Saylor
Clark Marshall
Novel Town Built For Bob Steele Film at Broadhurst
A purpose built western town for the film Near The Trail's End starring Bob Steele rises in Pla cerita Canyon Mint Canyon near Hollywood. Trem Carr creates four blocks of early western structures with dirt streets and hitching racks, offering authentic outdoor backdrops.
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California
Bob Steele
Broadhurst Theater
Trem Carr
Steele
Mr. Carr
Placerita Canyon
Hollywood
Mint Canyon
Mojave Desert
Red Rock Canyon
Picture City
English Surging as First Foreign Language in Prussian Schools
In Prussia, English is overtaking French as the leading foreign language taught in many schools. The shift reflects evolving international ties and curricular reforms, with teachers noting growing student interest and broader exposure to English media and commerce.
Near The Trail's End Western Shown At Broad Horse
Fast paced action western featuring Bob Sietle in a tense frontier chase. Screenings set for next Friday and Saturday at the Broad Horse theater with locals invited to attend.
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Bob Sietle
Action Western
Hed
Broadhors
Ten Cents a Dance at Broadhurst features Barbara Stanwyck
The Columbia film Ten Cents a Dance showing at the Broadhurst stars Barbara Stanwyck with Monroe Owsley Ricardo Cortez Blanche Friderici Sally Blane and others. Directed by Lionel Barrymore the story follows a dancing hostess who seeks romance and ends with a lesson about choosing the right mate. Based on the popular song Ten Cents a Dance.
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Maeterlinck
Columbia
Barbara Stanwyck
Broadhurst
Lionel Barrymore
Monroe Owsley
Ricardo Cortez
Blanche Friderici
Sally Blane
Victor Patel
Phyllis Crane
Olive Tell
Katherine Brush Story at Rialto
Love dominates the story of Young Man of Manhattan a modern romance coming to the Rialto theater Wednesday and Thursday Katherine Brush created the tale as a Saturday Evening Post serial later a novel Ann Vaughn is played by Claudette Colbert Toby McLean is portrayed by Norman Foster The characters live on screen as millions know them from the book
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Manhattan
Rialto Theater
Katherine Brush
Saturday Evening Post
Claudette Colbert
Ann Vaughn
Norman Foster
Toby McLean
Migs Brush
Toby
Ann
Miss Brush
Segregator cuts water from gasoline in engines
The U S Army Air Corps adopted a new device to separate water from gasoline and oil in airplane engines. Called a segregator it relies on the fluids natural tendency to separate by specific gravity. Invented by an Air Corps sergeant the device is not to be offered commercially.
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Washington
U. S. Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Air Mail Increases on American Air Lines
Air mail and express tonnage on American air lines rose in the first six months, totaling 614,716 pounds more than the same period in 1930, announced by the Department of Commerce. The gain breaks down to about 500,000 pounds of mail and the rest express.
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Washington
American Airlines
LA. &. Department of Commerce
Barthelmess Stars In The Last Flight At Broadhurst
Richard Barthelmess leads four war veterans drifting through Paris bars in The Last Flight a First National drama adapted from Nikki and Her War ids. Helen Chandler co stars as the mysterious woman while John Mack Brown David Manners Walter Byron and Elliott Nugent support. William Dieterle directs.
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Richard Barthlemess
Broadhurst Theater
Nikki
John Monk Saunders
Paris
Barthelmess
Helen Chandler
John Mack Brown
David Manflers
Walter Byron
Elliott Nugent
William Dieterle
David Manners
Helen Chandler Elliott Nugent Walter Byron
Theaters This Week at Paramount Showings
Paramount presents Claudette Colbert in Secrets of a Secretary and Trouble Shots with Bobby Jones. Our Wife stars Laurel and Hardy. On Wednesday and Thursday Devotion with Ann Harding and One of the Smiths with Charlie Chase. Friday and Saturday feature Sidewalks of New York with Buster Keaton, Fly My Kite Our Gang, and Offensive Plays. Paramount Sound News.
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Paramount
Claudette Colbert
Bobby Jones
Laurel and Hardy
Paramount Sound
Devotion
Ann Harding
One of the Smiths
Charlie Chase
New York
Buster Keaton
Our Gang
Sportlight
Paramount Sound News
Broadhurst Screenings Showings Include Western and News
Monday and Tuesday present The Last Flight with Richard Barthelmess and Crashing Reno. Pathe News events. Wednesday and Thursday feature Ten Cents a Dance with Barbara Stanwyck In Paris with Lester Allen. 20 Legs Under the Sea Talkartoon Fox Movietone News. Friday and Saturday offer Near the Trail's End with Bob Steele Vanishing Legion No 8 and Poker Widows comedy.
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Broadhurst
Richard Barthelmess
Reno
Pathe Sound
Barbara Stanwyck
Paris
Lester Allen
Rialto Runaround Stars in Early 20s Comedy Casts
Audio review highlights Cheaper To Rent and Young Man of Manhattan with Norman Foster. Shadows of the Dragon and Hog Wild feature Laurel and Hardy. Friday and Saturday present Riders of the Golden Gulch and When the Wind Blows in Our Gang.
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Rialto
Mary Brian
Manhattan
Norman Foster
Laurel and Hardy
Riders of the Golden
Broadway Week Preview highlights Dracula and stars at local theater
The Broadway schedule lists Dracula on Monday with a mix of comedy and Oswald cartoon. Tuesday features Its a Wise Child with Marion Davies and Sidney Blackmer, plus Our Gang and a Screen Song. Wednesday offers Millie with Helen Twelvetrees, Vita Phone comedy. Thursday and Friday bring Honor Among Thieves with Claudette Colbert and Frederic March, Ginger Rogers and Charlie Rugles, plus comedy and novelty. Saturday showcases The Ridin Foul in Bob Steele's best, with further comedy novelty and cartoon screenings.
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Marion Davies
Sidney Blackmer
James Gleason
Polly Moran
Our Gang
Millie
Helen Twelvetrees
Claudette Colbert
Frederic March
Ginger Rogers
Charlie Ruggles
Bob Steele
District Christian Endeavor Meet at Asheboro
Asheboro hosts a district Christian Endeavor convention at the Methodist Protestant church with delegates from High Point Greensboro Reidsville and Asheboro. Sessions begin 830 p m and conclude 730 p m with Dr Humphreys president of High Point College as chief speaker. A church picnic supper will be served in the dining room.
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High Point
Greensboro
Reidsville
Asheboro
Humphreys
Christian Endeavor
Methodist Protestant Church
High Point College
Nickel supply hinges on Georgian Bay region in Ontario
Eighty five percent of the world’s nickel output is sourced from Ontario’s Georgian Bay area. The report notes the region’s mines and processing facilities drive global nickel availability and influences market trends.
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Georgian Bay Region
Ontario
Interest Shown in New Garment Trade in State
Officials in North Carolina report strong interest in a garment trade development program. The Commerce and Industry division gathers data for chambers and trade groups, aiming to attract garment makers nationwide and detail finished goods suited to local production.
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Raleigh
Division Ofommerce and Industry
Department of Conservation
North Carolina
Chambers of Commerce
Conservation Department
Industry Filling Up in Aviation Manufacturing
Washington report from the Aeronautics Department shows the Aeronautics Trade Directory listing 2,818 manufacturers, up about 200 from last year. The total covers plane engine and parts makers as aviation industry growth accelerates.
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Washington
Aeronautics Department
U. S. Department of Commerce
Aeronautics Trade Directory
City Buys Boy New Trousers For Newsboy John Tanza
Boston reports a newsboy named John Tanza received new trousers after his ruined pair during a fence jump while pursuing a filling station thief. His quick action helped lead to the robbery being caught.
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City
Boston
John Tanza
John
Cigaret ashes cause Newton auto wreck
In Newton, Massachusetts, cigarette ash blown into Ralph Vaughan’s eyes from his own cigarette blinded him briefly, causing his car to strike a pole. No injuries reported.
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Newton, Maas
Ralph Vaughan
Devotion at Paramount Starring Ann Harding
Ann Harding shines in Devotion at the Paramount, showcased against a London Temple district backdrop. Lassie Howard plays the lead opposite Harding with strong supporting turns from Robert Williams and Robert Milton, delivering a modern romance with light comedy and drama.
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Paramount
Ann Harding
Temple
London
Miss Harding
Lassie Howard
Mise Harding
Robert Williams
Robert Milton
Air Liner Safer With 20 Million Miles Six Months
Washington reports American Airlines logged over 20 million miles in the first half of 1931 and had five accidents, three fatal to passengers. Nine passenger fatalities occurred, down 13 from 1930. Power plant and aircraft failures accounted for more than 40 percent of the incidents.
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Washington
American Airlines
Bean 10 Inches Long in Portland
A string bean grown by A. Randlett in Portland measured ten inches and contained eleven seeds, a notable oddity reported by United Press.
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Portland
A. Randlett
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Paramount News
Cliff Edwards
Leslie Howard
O. P. Heggie
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Sidewalks of
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Katharine Brush
Star of
Night Nurse
A. M. Sat
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Norma Shearer
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