Sneak Previews and Studio Tactics From Hollywood
Hollywood insiders discuss how executives judge films without watching dailies and how previews reveal flaws. Carole Lombard faulted for set humor while Fernand Gravet’s Paris return risks box office. Sneak previews splash ads. formal premieres draw critics, crowds, and security.
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Carle Lombard-Fernand Gravet
Y Miss Lombard
Mervyn le Roy
Gravet
Paris
Miss Lombard
Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Warner Brothers
Movie Scrapbook Insights From Bill Ferrer and Scarbo
A collage of notes on actors Colin Tapley and Ginger Rogers with sneak previews, audience reactions, and remakes. Includes industry practices, such as staged previews and post-view comments guiding changes, plus a 1935 rail revenue figure for Class 4 lines in the United States.
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Pomona
Ginger Rogers
Douglas Fairbanks
United States
Raising a Family by Olive Roberts Barton
A 1920s tone article on runaway children argues the freedom appeal, urges making home engaging with toys pets and imaginative play. It stresses understanding child dispositions, planning outings, and using fair discipline that does not provoke further defiance.
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Olive Roberts Barton
At Sight Case of Murder at Tivoli Theatre
Edward G. Robinson stars in At Sight Case of Murder at the Tivoli as a beer baron turned brewer after repeal. Jane Bryan and Ward Parker pursue romance as rivals threaten Eddie's fortune amid gangsters turning salesmen. Also Porky At The Cockadero and The Hurricane shown at Opera House with Jon Hall and Dorothy Lamour. travel talk precedes feature.
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Tivoli
Edward G. Robinson
Tivoli Theater Today
Damon Runyon
Howard Lindsay
Robinson
Eddie
Jane Bryan
Ward Parker
Ruth Donnelly Allen
Jenkins
Brophy
George E. Stone
Betty Compson
Porky
Ity Opera House
Samuel Goldwyn
Chas. Nordhoff
James Norman Hall
Opera House
Cou
Jon Hail
Dorothy Lamour
Tips On Baby Sleep Habits Edited By Lydia Gray Shaw
A period piece edited by Lydia Gray Shaw offers guidance on infant sleep. The text urges safe sleep positions and cautions against certain back and stomach postures, stressing digestion and safety considerations for infants.
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Lydia Gray Shaw
What is Your News I Q A two part quiz style item
A compiled prompt presenting five questions from a historic newspaper quiz page. It asks to identify a business leader, assess early April wheat crop outlook, choose Regent Horthy's stance, judge Hull on Mexico oil seizure legality, and define priming the pump in Washington news terms.
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Horthy
Hungary
Hull
Mexico
Washington News
Eyeglasses credited to Roger Bacon in the 13th century
The record notes that eyeglasses were invented by Roger Bacon during the 13th century, attributing early optical device creation to the medieval scholar. This summary captures the historical claim and its time frame.
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Roger Bacon
Weather Record Topped by 87 Degrees on Wednesday
An April warmth topped at 87 degrees Wednesday as a southerly breeze tempered near record heat across the region. The Weather Bureau noted a low-pressure trough moving eastward could bring scattered showers and cooler readings later today with temperatures only slightly above normal.
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Weather Bureau
Appalachian
Gloucester Schooner Designed and Built in 1733
The first schooner was designed and built in Gloucester Massachusetts in 1733 marking an early milestone in American shipbuilding history.
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Gloucester
Mass
Williamsport Memorial Library Earns Praise From Parents
F W Springer WPA district director received a letter of appreciation from the parents of children killed in a Montgomery county railroad accident for the Williamsport Memorial Library. Built with state and federal funds and private gifts with city cooperation, the library serves as a substantial, attractive resource for local youth. The cornerstone was laid by the Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland and the library has drawn many boys and girls since opening.
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F. W. Springer
WPA
Montgomery County
Willliamsport
Willamsport Memorial
Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland
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