Way Out West debuts at the Palace with dramatic Hopi filming
Etro Goldwyn Mayer opens William Haines comedy Way Out West shot largely in the Hopi pueblo country near Gallup New Mexico. The cast includes Haines Leila Francis X Bushman Jr Vera Marsh and Charles Middleton. Fred Niblo directed amid scarce local facilities while snakes and snake dancers figure in scenes. The Dawn Patrol and Common Clay also highlighted with top stars and Fox and Paramount offerings.
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William Haines
Arane
Pie Oo Y Haines
Vera Marsh
Charles Middleton
Haines
Hearst Metrotone News
Dawn Patrol
Circle Theater
John Mack Saunders
Seton Miller
Dan Totherod
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Neil Hamilton
Gardner James
Clyde Cook
James Finlayson
Frank McHugh
Howard Hawks
Lester Huff
Paramount Sound
William Powell
the Indiana
Constance Bennett
Lew Ayres
the Apollo
the Palace
Big Choir Gains Acclaim For Hall Johnson Ensemble
The Hall Johnson choir of twenty voices has been acclaimed at Town Hall and Carneg ie venues, earning praise for its musical precision and expressive performance presented by the renowned choral director.
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Hall Johnson
Town Hall
Car
Bequests to Charity in Shaneberger Will
Albert H. Shaneberger, vice president of W. J. Holliday & Co., dies August. His will probated today leaves $1000 to the First English Lutheran Church and $250 each to the Sunnyside Guild Altenheim and Welfare Club of Indianapolis. Eight relatives and friends are named for bequests up to $2500. estate valued at $40,000 with additional real estate.
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Albert H. Shaneberger
W. J. Holliday & Co
Iron and Steel
Shaneberger
Aisha
First English Lutheran Church
Bridge Peril to Aged
Paris Aug 16 United Press reports Dr Maurice Lebon a noted French heart specialist warns bridge poses risks to octogenarians He urges men and women over seventy to quit the card table seek walks after meals and avoid airless play He says old players who stay indoors and play bridge grow sluggish
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United Press
Paris
Maurice Lebon
Paramount Adds Cast and Staff for Studio Projects
Victor Schertzinger plans three week family vacation before resuming work on Skippy the adaptation of Percy Crosby novel. Clara Blandick cast as Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer talking version with Jackie Coogan Mitzi Green and Junior Durkin in leading roles. David Joss director and Pathe alum D A Doran Jr named Paramount scenario editor in New York.
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Victor Schertzinger
Paramount New York Studios
Hollywood
Skippy
Percy Crosby
Clara Blandick
Comedienne
Aunt Polly
Paramount
Tom ‘Sawyer
Jackie Coogan
Mitzi Green
Junior Durkin
D. A. Doran Jr
Pathe
Columbia
Paramount New York
Tulane Star William Banker Stars in Barber John's Boy
William Banker, Tulane University football star, now under contract to Warner Bros, will appear in the Vitaphone special Barber John's Boy. The adaptation of Ben Ames Williams' story features Phillips Holmes Grant Mitchell Lucille Powers Otis Harlan Dwight Frye and Joan Blondell with Alan Dwan directing.
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William Banker
Tulane University
Warner Bros
Vitaphone
Ben Ames Williams
Phillips Holmes
Grant Mitchell
Lucille Powers
Otis Harlan
Dwight Frye
Joan Blondell
Alan Dwan
How to Profit From Failure in Saul’s Rise and Fall
Sunday School lesson links Saul’s rise to power with a failure to profit from mistakes. It contrasts Saul with Paul, stressing self discipline and placing character above circumstance to secure a truthful, righteous life and safeguard against degradation.
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I Sam
Saul
Israel
Gibeah
Paul
Indianapolis youth makes good in Hollywood film colony
West Returns says Neil Firestone, once with George Somnes at Civic Theatre, has returned to Hollywood after a short visit and has acted with Alice White in a film.
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Hollywood
Neil Firestone
George Somnes
Civic Theater
Alice White
Guardian Appointed for Crash Orphans
Thomas Perine of 17620 Central Avenue was named guardian in probate court for three siblings who became orphans when a car truck crash near Shelbyville killed their parents Carl Dickey of 2010 Barth Avenue, Mona Dickey, and 10 year old Dorothy May Dickey on August 6. The orphans Wayne 11 Gifford 7 Velma Louise 6 inherit an estate valued at 5000 dollars.
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Thomas Perine
Central Avenue
Shelbyville
Carl Dickey
Barth Avenue
Mona Dickey
Dorothy May Dickey
Wayne
Gifford
Velma Louise
Burns Kills Worker In Beech Grove Fire Box
Denny Misel 24 of New Bethel died from burns suffered attempting to start a blaze in a fire box at the Big Four shops in Beech Grove. He succumbed Friday night at Methodist Hospital. Warner Bros signs Marilyn Marsh Barbara Weeks and Edward Morgan for Vitaphone films with potential for lead roles if they prove their unusual ability.
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Burns
Beech Grove
Denny Misel
New Bethel
Methodist Hospital
Marilyn Marsh
Barbara Weeks
Edward Morgan
Warner Bros
Vitaphone
New Star Yvonne Vallee Joins Playboy of Paris Cast
Yvonne Vallee will be Maurice Chevalier’s leading lady in the French version of The Playboy of Paris with Frances Dee retaining the domestic lead role. The English title for the film is The Playboy of Paris.
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Yvonne Vallee
Maurice Chevalier
Playboy of
Paris
Frances Dee
Meridian Heights Church Sees Big Youth Attendance This Season
Meridian Heights Presbyterian reports higher youth turnout this season with summer services and ongoing activities. The recreation grounds on Park Avenue open with a tennis court, horseshoe, and croquet court funded by a $1 season membership.
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Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church
James
Meridian Heights Church
Park Avenue
Recreation Club
Soul Sermon Highlight Across Churches of Christ Scientist
The Aug 17 lesson-sermon centers on Soul as spiritual reality with Bible verses from Psalm 103 and quotes from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. Rev Floyd Van Keuren at Christchurch leads 10 45 am service with 8 am communion and a 10 45 am kindergarten for children. Dr Robert Hutchinson preaches at Fairview Presbyterian and Rev C J G Russom at First Reformed. Moravian Church guest Rev Vernon W Couillard speaks on Degrees of Spiritual.
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Churches of Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Floyd van Keuren
Christchurch
Monument Circle
Robert Hutchinson
Presbyterian Church
Boggstown
Grace Church
Fairview
Fairview Presbyterian Church
First Moravian Episcopal Church
Starts Alone Gus Van Returns to RKO Vaudeville
Gus Van, after eighteen years with Joe Schenck, begins solo work at RKO Vaudeville Varieties next week. He headlines with dialect comedy songs in a routine titled From Broadway to Georgia and features his own musical director.
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Gus van
Joe Schenck
Schenck
RKO
Van
Broadway
Georgia
Kay Francis Stars in For the Defense at Indiana venue
Indiana audiences see Kay Francis in a leading role beside Stuart Walker in the production For the Defense as the cast tours the state. The film presents a courtroom drama with Francis as a central figure shaping the outcome amid sharp dialogue and moral conflicts.
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Stuart Walker
Kay Francis
Defense
The
Indiana
Lee Morse Leads Lyric Bill at Hollywood Lyric
Lee Morse tops the Lyric bill as the feature attraction at Hollywood’s Lyric for one week. The program also features Grant Withers and Loretta Young in The Second Floor Mystery, The Chase boys, A Little Subject stage comedy, The Six Arabs acrobats, Fox Movietone News, talking comedy, and Aesop’s Fables cartoons.
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Grant Withers
Loretta Young
Miss Lee Morse
Columbia
RKO
Lyric
Swanee
Miss Morse
Kitchy Koo
Daily Paper
Warner Bros
Vitaphone
Times
London
Withers
Loretta
H. B. Warner
Claire McDowell
Sidney Bracey
Crauford Kent
Claude King
Earl Derr Biggers
Chase Boy Singers
Charles D. Chase
Chase Boys
Joel Saxton
Jack Farrell
Eddie Nelson
Near East
Fox Movietone
Best People Production Starts at Paramount NY Studio
Work on The Best People begun this week at Paramount's New York studio. Fred Newmeyer directs the Avery Hopwood play adaptation with an all star cast led by Miriam Hopkins Frank Morgan Charles Starrett Carol Lombard Ilka Chase Henry Wadsworth Harry Mestayer Winifred Harris and David Hutcheon.
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Sol Tepper
Paramount New York
Fred Newmeyer
Carol Lombard
Miriam Hopkins
Ilka Chase
Frank Morgan
Charles Starrett
Paramount
New York
Avery Hopwood
Schwab and Mandel
Henry Wadsworth
Harry Mestayer
Winifred Harris
David Hutcheson
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Max Fleischer
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Roberts Park
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Clyde L. Gibbons
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George Tomlinson
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E. G. Hominghausen
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Christian Men Builders
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New York Street
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Doug. Fairbanks, JR
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Metro- Goldwyn. Mayer
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Metratone News
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