Bridge of San Luis Rey Opens at the Palace
The Palace debuts the MGM version of The Bridge of San Luis Rey a lavish screen adaptation of Thornton Wilder's novel. The program features a star-studded cast including Lily Damita Ernest Torrence Raquel Torres Henry B. Walthall and Titta Ruffo with grand bridge and cathedral recreations and a Movietone musical and news lineup.
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San Luis Bay
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Pepita
Marquesa
Andes
Wilder
Lily Damita
Europe
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Don Alvarado
Duncan Rinaldo
Manuel and
Esteban
Raquel Torres
South Seas
Henry B. Walthall
Father Juniper
Metro Movietone
Irving Aaronson
Irene Bordoni
Paris
Titta Ruffo
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York City
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Laurel
Hardy
Fox Movietone News
Lester Huff
M. G. M. News
Audrey Ferris
Lyric
No title found for a 1929 era cinema program
A collage of film notes describes Betsy Rees in A Night in Venice at the Shubert New York and Noahs Ark directed by Michael Curtiz with Vitaphone acts by Irene Franklin and The Blue Ridgers. Richard Barthelmess stars in Drag at Circle with The Love Prince and The Rainbow Man featuring Marian Nixon and Eddie Dowling.
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Vitaphone
Michael Curtiz
Irene Franklin
Comedienne
The
Blue Ridgers
Cordelia Mayberry
Eddie Dowling
Ohio Today
Marian Nixon
Frankie Darro
Sam Hardy
Lloyd Ingraham
Sleepy Valley
Eddie
Marian
the Collegians
Ohio
Clara Bow
Indiana
Richard Barthelmess
Circle
Kibitzer Star David Newell Lands Key Film Role
Kibitzer star David Newell, once Ethel Barrymore’s leading man on stage, joins Paramount for an important part in Kibitzer the all dialogue adaptation. The actor previously played the villain in Clara Bow’s Dangerous Curves and made his screen debut in The Hole in the Wall. Harry Green will play the title role.
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Clara Bow
The
Indiana
Charlie Davis
Miss Bow
Richard Arlen
Kay Francis
Joyce Compton
el Cleve
Stadler
Rose
Foster
David Newell
Ethel Barrymore
Paramount
Kibitzer
Edward G. Robinson
Harry Green
Newell
Paramount Long Island
Odette Myrtis Star Violinist and Composer Spotlight
Odette Myrtis known as a skilled violinist and co-featured with Dr. Rockwell in Broadway Nights. She composes music performed by renowned violinists, expanding her artistic reach beyond performance.
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Odette Myrtis
Dr. Rockwell
Buck Jones to Bring Wild West Show to Indianapolis
Buck Jones the famous screen star brings a wild west show to Indianapolis for two performances at Pennsy Athletic park next Monday. He will bring his motion picture company, equipment, trained horses, steers and buffalo, plus scenes from his current production will be filmed during the engagement. His railway train of over twenty five cars transports performers, stock, and gear as he tours the country.
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Buck Jones
Indianapolis
Pennsy Athletic Park
Buck
Hollywood
Warner Brothers to showcase major stage stars in Vitaphone photos
The coming season will feature top stage names on Vitaphone talking and color pictures. George Arliss appears in The Green Goddess and Disraeli. Tommy Meighan debuts in The Argyle Case. Walter Woolf in Golden Dawn. Charlotte Greenwood in So Long Letty. Ted Lewis and Winnie Lightner in Is Everybody Happy and She Couldn't Say No. Ann Pennington Nancy Wellford in Gold Diggers of Broadway. Unde r a Texas Moon stars Frank Fay. Song of the West with Vivienne Segal. Short subjects include Alexander Moissi in Hamlet and Albert Spalding in performances.
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Vitaphone
George Arliss
Disraeli
Tommy Meighan
Walter Woolf
Arthur Hammerstein
Charlotte Greenwood
Letty
Ted Lewis
Winnie Lightner
Ann Pennington
Nancy Welford
Miss Lightner
Broadway
Avery Hopwood
Frank Fay
Ture
Vivienne Segal
Alexander Moissi
Europe
Guy Robertson
Albert Spalding
Vitaphone to Release Six Shorts Weekly in New Season
Warner Brothers announced a six shorts per week release schedule for Vitaphone during the new picture season totaling 312 shorts. The company plans to feature more big names from American entertainment and expand filming across Europe while promoting Vitaphone shorts as a major program component.
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Warner Brothers
Europe
Miss Mildred Wood Joins Colonial Company Lineup
A new member at the Colonial is Miss Mildred Wood who begins her local engagement on Sunday.
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the Colonial
Mildred Wood
Gloria Swanson Fashion Spotlight in The Trespasser
Gloria Swanson's finest wardrobe is showcased for The Trespasser a United Artists talking and singing picture. Edmund Goulding writes directs scenes of modern Chicago society with ten costume changes from French designs and custom accessories.
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Gloria Swanson
United Artists
Edmund Goulding
Miss Swanson
Chicago
Robert Ames
Henry B. Walthall
William Holden
Blanche Friderici Purnell Pratt
Kay Hammond
Lite de Waily Albright
Mary Forbes
Marcelia Corday
Hoot Gibson Signs Million-Dollar Pact for Eight Universal Films
Hoot Gibson completes first year as Universal producer and signs a contract worth a million dollars for eight pictures next year. The first project listed is Rodeo Days.
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Hoot Gibson
Universal
Real Bear Plays Lead at Shubert in Venice Night
The real bear that wrestles has performed with the Stevens brothers in A Night in Venice at the Shubert theater since starting as a junior performer. He comes from a family of stage trained animals and remains a featured act on stage.
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Bear
Stevens Brothers
Venice
Shubert
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