Star Witness and Branded At Broadhurst Theater
Broadhurst Theater opens Wednesday with The Star Witness a Warner Bros. feature starring Chic Sale and Walter Huston. Sale plays Granpa Summerill a Civil War veteran who aids a grandchild and aids the police in a courtroom drama. Also billed is Buck Jones with Ethel Kenyon in Branded and a supporting cast including Frances Starr and Russell Hopton under Ross Lederman direction.
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Broadhurst Theater
Star Witness
Warner Bros
Charlies
Chic) Sale
Walter Huston
Chic Sale
Granpa Summerill
Lincoln
Frances Starr
Sally Blane
Grant Mitchell
Edward J. Nugent
Dicky Moore
Ralph Ince
Tom Dugan
Russell Hopton
Fletcher Norton
Robert Elliott
Guy D'Ennery
George Ernst
Mike Donlin
Noel Madison
Ed Deering
Nat Pendleton
William Wellman
Hoot Gibson Stars in Clearing the Range at Rialto
Hoot Gibson, famed racing driver and rodeo champion, headlines the western special Clearing the Range at the Rialto theater Wednesday and Thursday. The film, directed by Otto Brower, features Sally Ellers Hooper Atchley George Mendoza and Robert Homans among supporting players. Gibson’s aviation feats and Saugus rodeo ranch add local flair to the promotion.
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Hoot Gibson
M. H. Hoffman
Saugus
Hollywood
Hoot
Otto Brower
Sally Ellers
Hooper Atchley
George Mendoza
Robert Homans
Mme
Eva Grippon
Gibson
A Horse for a Widow To Haul Wood In Memphis
In Memphis on October 17, Anna Stout a 63 year old widow supporting her daughter for six years earned income by hauling firewood but her horse died leaving her without a means to continue. She is seeking help to obtain a horse.
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Memphis
Tenn
Anna Stout
If I Were You In A Domestic Storm Dialog
A terse exchange unfolds amid a domestic storm as a male speaker cautions, and a female responds with a sweet retort. The brief dialogue hints at tensions and social dynamics in a Pathfinder period setting.
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Pathfinder
Spirit of Notre Dame thrills with Four Horsemen cast
The Spirit of Notre Dame stars Lew Ayres and features the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame in key roles. The drama follows Ayres as a blocker who rebels to prove his worth against the top carrier, with a climactic sequence highlighting the quartet’s prowess against Georgia Tech Northwestern and the Army. Paramount previews the season’s standout photo play opening Friday.
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Four Horsemen of
Notre Dame
Universal
Lew Ayres
Four Horsemen
Georgia Tech
Northwestern
Army
Frank Carideo
Moon” Mullins
John Law
Adam Walsh
Bucky O'Connor
Spirit of Notre Dame
Ayres
The
Paramount Theater
George Arliss Stars in Love Story Drama at Paramount
George Arliss headlines Alexander Hamilton inspired production at the Paramount Wednesday. The drama centers on Hamilton’s humanity and the Reynolds affair with Mary Reynolds, highlighting how it shaped the future of the republic. Supporting cast includes Doris Kenyon Rolfe Harolde June Collyer Charles Middleton Morgan Wallace and James Durkin.
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Alexander Hamilton
George Arliss
Paramount
Treasury
Mary Reynolds
Hamilton
Reynolds
Mr. Arliss
Doris Kenyon
Rolfe Harolde
June Collyer
Charles Middleton
Montague Love
Lionel Belmore
Morgan Wallace
James Durkin
Constance Bennett Stars in The Commons BOHEMIAN PARIS LIFE
Constance Bennett headlines The Commons at Paramount detailing Paris Latin Quarter studio life. The film centers on a model posing for an American painter amid the Four Arts Ball with five hundred participants including ninety four costumed beauties. Henry Clive serves as technical director for the art colony sequences while Joel McCrea co stars as the American artist.
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Paris
Constance Bennett
Paramount
Paris Latin Quarter
Henry Clive
Joel McCrea
Miss Bennett
Lew Cody
Marion Shilling
Robert Williams
Hedda Hopper
Paul Ellis
Robert D
Chambers
Warner Oland finds fame in Oriental roles in Daughter of the Dragon
Warner Oland, born Swedish, built fame portraying Orientals in films. In Daughter of the Dragon, a Rohmer Fu Manchu entry at Broadhurst starting Monday, he teams with Anna May Wong and Sessue Hayakawa. The piece notes his career shift from past serials and villainous parts to a leading oriental star. Also mentions maid chauffeurs hired in England.
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Warner Oland
Anna May Wong
Sessue Seorve Hayakawa
Theihr Liant
the Broadhurst
Oland
Sax Rohmer
Broadhurst Theater
Paramount
Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
Sessue Hayakawa
Cat Drowning Threat Sparks Police Inquiry at Jewelry Shop
A report from Charleroi notes a suspicious man confronted by a policeman near a jeweler’s shop with a brick in hand. The suspect allegedly threatened to drown a neighbor’s cat, prompting police to investigate the disturbance and ensure public safety.
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Moustique
Charleroi
Theaters This Week at Paramount Theater Shows
Paramount Theater offers a weekly lineup with Constance Bennett in Common Law and George Arliss in Alexander Hamilton on Monday through Thursday. French comedy Great Junction Hotel and Torchy appear, plus No More Hockey. Friday and Saturday present Lew Ayres in Spirit of Notre Dame and Hot Spot comedy with Paramount Sound News.
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Constance Bennett
Paramount Sound News
Alexander Hamilton
George Arliss
Paramount Pictorial
Film Short Schedule Listings for Monday Tuesday
Monday and Tuesday show Daughter of the Dragon with Warner Oland. Gallagher and Sheen sings. Reach Nut acts. Pathe Sound News offers Star Witness with Walter Huston. What Price Pants features Smith-Dale. Friday and Saturday Fox Movietone News presents Branded with Buck Jones. Vanish-
Rialto Theater Lineup Promises Variety This Week
On Monday and Tuesday the Rialto presents Smart Woman starring Evelyn Brent along with Too Many Husbands a comedy Wells of Fortaleza Vagabond Clearing the Range with Hoot Gibson Gossipy Plumber a comedy and Audio Review. Friday and Saturday offers Mystery Train special Range Fighter serial No 4 Trouble from Abroad comedy.
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Rialto Theater
Evelyn Brent
Wells
Fortaleza
Hoot Gibson
Mystery Train
Broadway Theater Menu Highlights This Week
The Monday program features Finn and Hattie with Leon Errol Zasu Pitts Mit ti Green and Jackie Sears along with Let's Play Slim Summerville Comedy. An Oswald cartoon and The Cohen and Kellys In Africa with Sidney Murray and Charlie Murray follow. Wednesday brings Stepping Out with Charlotte Greenwood Cliff Edwards Leila Hyams and Reginald Denny. Thursday and Friday show Stolen Heaven with Nancy Carroll Phillip Holmes Mack Sen nett Comedy and Slave Days novelty. Saturday presents The Texas Ranger with Buck Jones Carmelite Garaghty plus more comedy cartoon and newsy bits.
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Broadway
Finn
Hattie
Leon Errol
Zasu Pitts
Mitti Green
Jackie Sears
The
Texas Ranger
Buck Jones
Carmelite
Garaghty
Nowelty
Buck Jones Branded at Broadhurst innovates western hero roles
Buck Jones stars in the Columbia vehicle Branded at the Broadhurst theater showing Friday and Saturday. The article praises his range from sheriff to bandit to tenderfoot, noting a fresh take that refreshes the Western melodrama while delivering action and heart.
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Broadhurst
Star
Buck Jones
Buck
Columbia
Broadhurst Theater
Fisherman Finds Pearl Inside Fish Near Baltimore
John Hamilton recounts catching a fish offshore near Baltimore and discovering a perfect pearl inside its stomach. He shows the jewel as proof of his unusual catch in a tale that adds to the era’s sea lore.
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Baltimore
John Hamilton
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Cohens & Kellys
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Leila Hyams
Reginald Denny
Nancy Carroll
Phillips Holmes
Mack Sennett
Carmelita Geraghty
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Montagne Love
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