Dietrich in Classic Picture at Majestic on Christmas Day
The Majestic Theater opens a color film featuring Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer in a romance set across the Sahara. Richard Boleslawski directs with a notable cast including Beau Brummell, C Aubrey Smith, and John Carradine. A Silly Symphony with Donald Duck and Pluto, plus a Jimmy Lunceford orchestra newsreel complete the bill.
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Charles Hoyer
Majestic Theater
Robert Hichengs
Mle Dietrich
Domini
Sahara Desert
Boyer
Richard Boleslawski
Beau Rathbere
C. Aubrey Smith
Joseph Schilakrint
John Carmine
Lmile Watsor
Tesch
Donald Duck
Wna
Pluto
Jimmy Lunceford
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Christmas Bonus Paid in Filmland
Thousands of motion picture studio workers joined a Merry Christmas preview day as studios like Twentieth Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributed significant Christmas bonuses. Major firms announced $500,000 in bonuses for their staff.
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Rolly Wood
Toxtay
Twentieth Century-Fox
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Milt Breaks 60,000 Violins and Costume Costs
A satirical account lists vast losses by the AEIh Beltton band at the Olmos club. It claims 60,000 violins broken at $2 each totaling $120,000, plus $6923.72 in math misprints, $2685 in chinaware damage, and $265,000 in six-year bookable debt. It notes wardrobe, medical, and repair costs pushing the grand total to $488,390 in various currencies.
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Aeih Beltton
Waleh
Olmos
Fem Tite
Walter Powell
Tilo
Joe Britton
Daisy
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Buster Collier to Lead Warner Brothers English Studio
Veteran youth star Buster Collier will move to England to head Warner Brothers European pictures. His climb from $35 weekly jobs to $600 weekly abroad marks a swift rise while industry notes include actors like Ginger Rogers and Carole Lombard amidst studio maneuverings, shippings of rights, and hair market trivia from the era.
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Lloyd Pantages
Kang Pena
Synd., Inc
Buster Collier
England
Warner Brothersquale Pictures
Harn
Collier
Gold Diggers of 1927 at Aztec opens Christmas Day
Joan Blondell and Dick Powell star in the Aztec Theater premiere of Gold Diggers of 1927. Powell plays a young insurance salesman who helps Blondell land a Broadway chorus role while chasing a million dollar policy. The story mixes Broadway romance with a cautionary insurance plot and features several musical numbers. Also on the bill are a color Christmas short and a newsreel.
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Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Aztec Theater
Tr Surance
Powell
Jour Blondell
Panio
Victor Moore
Hab Moore
Stella Dallas role to Barbara Stanwyck as film buzz grows
Hollywood chatter centers on Barbara Stanwyck winning the Stella Dallas lead under Samuel Goldwyn's banner. Norma Shearer visits Phoenix to rest after illness. Binnie Barnes and Joan Klug hint at marriage plans while other stars swirl in holiday rumors.
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Valearist
Conyrlant
Universal Service
Los Angeles
Stele Dallas
Barbara Stanwyck
Stele
Samuel Golf
Wyn Shovie
Miss Stanek
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Barbara
Norma Shearer
Hollywood
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Ariz
Bollywood
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Joan Klug
Rinnie
Sam Josephs
Don Alvarado
Hinnie
John King
Gail Batrick
Bob Cobb
King
Rooks
Charles Rogers
Joe E Brown Film Plays Empire Theatre
A fragmented notice describes Joe E Brown in a romantic polo comedy at the Empire Theatre. An American youth from China joins a polo club, faces cultural clashes and a comical kidnapping plot as he navigates love and sport in a country setting.
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Joe E. Brown
Empire
Ace F. Brown
Empire Theater
Joe
Cetiras
Ching
Old Neighbors in Radio Play Reel From Long Island
For 15 years Helen Broderik and Charles Middleton lived as Long Island neighbors. Now they appear together in R-10 Radi We the Jitty with Miss Broderick starting with Victor Moore.
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Helen Broderik
Charles Middleton
Long Island
Miss Broderick
Victor Moore
Cowboy Star Autry Sings On Stage At Texas Theater
Cowboy star Gene Autry heads his Frontier Musical Rodeo at the Texas theater in a personal appearance. Autry, known for songs like Have You Ever Been Lonely and Cowboy Heaven, brings 20 cowboy entertainers, Frangie Marvin the trained horse, and a cast that includes Hope Manning and Lon Cheney Jr in a Western themed show.
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Gene Autry
Texas Theater
Clitistiz
Autry
Frangie Marvin
Hier
Hope Manning
Smiley Burschi
Sons of Poheers
Lon Cheney Jr
John Bradford
Singing Cowboy
Frankie Marvin
Cow Pyrcriny Gomebiak
When's Your Birthday in R K O Radio Panel
A fragmented caption notes a David L. Loan produced piece for R K O Radio titled When's Your Birthday with a Brown Bp panel in pictures. Details are unclear but indicate a social or entertainment feature from the era.
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David L. Loan
R-K.o
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