Do yn t Come to Hollywood Without Theater Experience
A discussion by George Seitz on how Little Theatres and radio shape film stars. He notes Hollywood has little place for untrained youngsters, citing Mickey Rooney and Robert Taylor as examples of actors who started in theatre. The piece mentions stage beginnings, training, and the shift from stage to screen.
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Hollywood
Holly Eclares
George Seitz
Pioneer
Avers Seitz
Ie Hardy
Mickey Rooneys
Benedict
San Francisco
Pomna College
Schenectady
Coburn
Mickey Roaney
Cecil Parker
Ray Holden
Judge Ly
Mickey
Dead End Kids Shine in Dress Parade at Rialto
The Dead End Kids appear in The Dead End Kids on Dress Parade at Rialto Strand showing a new lighter side. Leo Gorcey leads as a tough youth at a boys military academy where the gang becomes model cadets though he flexes his old-style leadership and stirs conflict with discipline.
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Rialto
Strand Theatre
Amercia
Hell's Kitchen
Leo Gorcey
John Lite
Billy Hstop
Gabriel Dell
Berard Punsley
Bobby Jordan
Hope theaters payroll and workers highlight Saenger gains
The article notes sixteen bonafide Hope citizens on the Saenger and Rialto payroll. It mentions two employees building new homes in Hope in the last two years and others saving for higher education. It adds that daily gas usage at the Saenger could heat four small houses for two months and calls the Saenger one of the state's largest heaters.
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Saenger
Rialto Theaters
Hope
Disputed Passage Great Human Drama at Sanger Theater
A screen adaptation of Lloyd C. Douglas’s best selling novel, Disputed Passage debuts at the Sanger Theater. Akim Tamiroff stars as a world famous neurologist whose pure science worldview clashes with the lives of John Howard and Dorothy Lamour in this medical drama set amid a medical college.
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Paramount Picture
Sanger Theater
Lloyd C. Douglas
Akim ‘Tamiroff
John Howard
Medical Colege
Tamiroff
Dorothy Lamour
China
Jamaica Inn Brings Thrills and Romance to Saenger
Alfred Hitchcock directs a vivid adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel at Saenger theater on January 25. Charles Laughton portrays Sir Humphrey Penoglan a wrecking gang leader, with Maureen and Robert Newton seeking to stop the bandits amid stormy Cornish coast action.
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Charles Loughton
Alfred Hitchock
Daphne du Maurier
Jamaica Inn
Saenger Theater
Miss Dumourier
England
Cornwall
Maureen Haru
Robert Newton
Humphrey Pengallon
Charles Laughton
Squire
Erich Pommer
Tamaica Inn
Bo Sherman Gets New Football Job At The Citadel
Gordon Ark Up dispatch reports Eugene Bo Sherman Nashville High School coach will move to Charleston to serve as assistant coach under John Bo Rowland at The Citadel. Sherman mentored by Rowland at Henderson State and later led teams at Henderson and Arkansas A and M before taking Nashville High post in 1938. He hails from a football family with brothers Ed at Gordon High and another as assistant at Pine Bluff High.
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Gordon Ark
Eugene
Bo” Sherman
Nashville
Charleston
S. C
John. H
Bo") Rowland
Citadel, Military College
Rowland
Sherman
Citadel
Henderson State Teacher's College
Arkadelphia
Henderson
Arkansas A
M. College
Nashville High School
Gordon High School
Pine Bluff High School
Billy Halop
Hollywood Film Wizards Duplicate Mediterranean Resort Set
Hollywood recreated a French village on a California soundstage for Intermezzo a Love Story. The Yeplica waterfront replica of Cagne-sur-Mer included 13 two story buildings, a 70 by 50 foot inlet, a quay, market stalls, cafes, and a pigeon cote. Leslie Howard and Ingrid Bergman starred in the production directed by Harald Fenton with Curtis Roberts and Lyle Wheeler coordinating design and décor.
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Cagne-sur-Mer
Hollywood
Yeplica
Selznick International Pictures
Leslie Howard
Ingrid Bergman
America
Edna Best
Saenger Theater
Harald Fenton
Lyle Wheeler
Casey Roberts
Fenton
Paris
Irving Sindler
Gregory Ratoff
Wheeler
Studio Prep
Causey Roberts
New York
Falm Beach
Roberts
Ho Ward
Miss Bergman
Gustaf Molandey
Gusta Stevens
Sagne-sur-Mer
Star Shrink: Ellis Prefers Acting To Self-Promotion
Edward Ellis, called tough copy by newspaper boys, avoids gush on visiting columnists and questionnaires. He emphasizes his screen work over personal chatter, explaining he lets his acting speak for him while quietly pursuing a fisherman’s simple life at dawn.
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Edward Ellis
Elis
Ellis
Fisherman's Paradise
Ex Mrs Gable Turns Drama Coach At Christian College
Josephine Dillon, ex Mrs Clark Gable, with a gentle manner and strong views, takes a drama teaching post at Christian College Columbia MO. She urges students to pursue broad education before chasing Hollywood, sees a need for trained dramatics teachers, and aims to guide aspiring actresses toward teaching. She praises her ex-husband's success and emphasizes staying home to gain real growth before fame.
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Mary Morris
Josephine Dillon
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Mrs. Gable
Floesn
Miss Dillon
Christian College
Columbia
Another Thin Man at Saenger Theatre Delights With Baby Jo
The film in the That Man series arrives January 21 at the Saenger Theatre. William Powell and Myrna Loy return as Nick and Nora Charles with sharp wit and flirtatious banter. A new baby Jo joins the misadventures, adding laughter as underworld friends host a baby party for Nickie Jr.
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Long Island
New York
Spenger
William Powell
Myra Loy
Mick Charles
Nura
Thin Man
Nickie, Jr
William Poulsen
Charles
Not Enough Money in Pro Football Says Kimbrough of Texas Aggies
Washington reports three top college players at the Touchdown Club dinner voiced mixed views on pro football. Texas A M fullback John Kimbrough dismissed pro play citing money, Nile Kinnick of Iowa favored a legal career and would not play unless needed, while Ken Kavanaugh of LSU anticipated playing for the Chicago Bears. Awards included courage to Doh Herring Jr and coach of the year to Edetle Anderson.
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Kimbrough
Texas Aggies
Washington
Touchdown Club
John Kimbrough
Texas A
Nile Kinnick
Walter Camp
Kinnick
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Kavanaugh
Chicago Bears
Doh Herring Jr
Princeton
Hollywood Clinic for Actors Shapes Screen Stars
A Hollywood specialist describes pruning stage and European talent for film. He revamps technique, voice, and presence to fit camera needs, likening himself to a clinic. He notes many aspiring actors, few long-term contracts, and a hopeful student he believes could become a star like Clark Gable.
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Hollywood
Europe
Nelson Eddy
Clark Gable
Quince Hen Attacks Potting Owner in Topeka Incident
Police responded when a quince hen escaped its owner and attacked a stewing pot. Officers fired at the bird, which tumbled from a tree unharmed. The owner concluded the bird had been seared by death after the encounter.
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Topeka, Kons
Tom Murphy Gets 2-Year Coach Contract
ARKADELPHIA The Boor of Treatees of Lenderso State Teachers College re elected Tom Murphy as head coach of football basketball track and other teams for two years. Murphy completes his first year as football coach after taking charge last fall and built a team that tied for the conference title and finished second in the state. He shows prospects of a powerful squad next fall. The article also briefly notes a travel statement about seeing the sun rise over the Atlantic and set over the Pacific from Pananis.
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Arkadelphia
Lenderso State Teachers College
Tom Murphy
Murphy
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