Film Makers Growing Up in Hollywood Scandal Echoes
The piece surveys failed imposters and social climbers like Barry Ferguson posing as real Russian aristocrats and others such as Miss Roberts and Inez Norton seeking movie work. It notes Hollywood’s shift to thoughtful, literate audiences and the difficulty for fakers to gain entry while studios tighten scrutiny and censorship remains strict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louella
Joe Picture
Calvars
Nerylco
Mos Angeles
Remenolr
Sand Iy
Timself
Barry Gergucon
Vauderils
Michael Romanoff
Ista
Wetto-Goldwyn-Mayer
Gerguson
Alvin Johnson
Johnson
Romanoff
Romangis
Mobo
Cal Ind
Biki Roberts
Hollywood
Inez Norton
Arnold Rawdstein
New York
Tun
Alpha Wanderwel
Wanderwel
Lande
Harry Gerguson
Baranor Carls Jensen
Alloged
Estatisa
Denmark
Jensen
Alr
Hessatt
Times
Holedywoad
Joe E Brown Film Preview Sets Thursday Pace
A garbled local listing notes Joe E Brown in a forthcoming film to be released Thursday. The entry names several performers and a projected Palace showing, with references to prior titles and chaotic wording about production details as readers anticipate a lively, if unclear, cinematic event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe E
Joe
Branty
Talzies
Clort
Renindian
Gane Comenirs
Ginger Rowree
Prentin Puler
Guinn Willams
Harr Grivbos
Our Betters in Constance Bennett Film Slate
Constance Bennett stars in the Majestic release Our Betters, a late slate production from Bohintt Beilintt. The film, described as contemporary social comedy, is set for release in the coming weeks with early showings planned at major theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Bennett
Majestic Cohniance
Beilintt
Nashewn
Paramount Drama Booked at Aztec
A Paramount drama is scheduled at the Aztec theater in Maaniin's Peem We for late February. The event notes a cast including Mery Fil Vrattred and others with local organizers Lentard and Oakle leading the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Drama
Aztec
Azire Theater
Maaniin
Caele Lentard
Wile Hinpertet
Pack Oakle
baTuns
Obid oF Manhytten at Majestic theater fun satire
Nancy Carroll and John Boliss star in a Preston Sturges tale at the Majestic. The plot follows a wealthy lothario drawn to Madeline McGonegal in Boveland a taxi-dance hell. A secret marriage occurs when a baby is born and a quick divorce chase unfolds with a bungling Mexican agent, a thwarted reunion, and a renewed, complicated romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boliss
Nancy Carroll
Majestic Fheater
Tom
Preston Sturges
Manhytten
Cash
Madeline
Mexico
Siduick
Movie Talk and Hollywood Set Pieces in 1920s Era
Hollywood gossip notes recount Mary Pickford and Helen Hayes contrasting views on stage and screen life. Mary finds screen easier, Helen calls stage lively but less risky. Gilbert Miller visits Pauline Frederick’s old Hollywood home, noting the famed gardens and pool. Harpo Marx’s notable set glimpses and Chaney relics appear as charm. Rudolph Valentino’s death at New York Polyclinic is noted as a world center of dragresrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Helen Hayes
Mary
Helen
Gilbert
New York
Pageant of Hollywood Guests At A Late Evening Party
A party in Hollywood featured guests such as Blair Daniels Marion Davies Jimmy Durante and other famous movie figures. Revelers wore formal attire as music filled the room with performances by Jock Waitneys and others. A young guest described his strict drinking rule of five to ten, reflecting the era’s social habits and reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordl
New York
Waitneys
Blair Janis
Hebe Daniels
Marion Davies
Jimmy Durante
Nclor
Mystery of the Wax Museum at Aztec Theater
The four day run ends Tuesday night for The Mystery of the Wax Museum. Lionel Atwill Glenda Farrell and Fay Wray lead a large cast in a Technicolor thriller about disappearances and a terrifying monster set in a wax museum. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the film blends suspense humor and romance with a cipher of historical figures and criminals.
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Wax Diuseum
Aztec Theater
Lionel Atwill
Glenda Farrel
Frollie McHugh
Fay Wray
Sterling Players
Charles 5. Belden
Allen Vincent
Gavin Gordon
Edwin Maxwell
Holmes Hebert
Arthur Edmund Garewe
Thomas &. Jackaun
Monica Bannister
Mitchsel Curtiz
Curtis
Warner
Nero Picture Nero De Mille Classic at Texee Theater
The Nero Picture De Mille classic The Sign of the Cross stars Frederic March Elissa Land Claudette Colbert and Charles Lauerlon with 1500 cast members and thousands of extras. Paramount ranch near Hollywood was transformed into a Rome like set including a full Circus Maximus replica. The production burned as scenes of Nero’s Rome were filmed with elaborate baths and public squares creating a grand spectacle.
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Cech
Denney
Rome
Iast
Texee Theater
Préderic March
Elissa Land
Claudette Colbert
Charles Lauerlon
Nero
Paramount Ranch
Hollywood
Imperial City
de Mille
Néro
Miss Colbert
Circus Maximur
Circus Maximus
Prosperity at Palace Sparks Bitter Mother In Law Feud
Marie Dressler and Polly Moran star in MGM comedy Prosperity at the Palace. In a small town, two mothers in law clash as their children wed, with scenes of Christmas chaos and a disrupted wedding. Supporting shorts enhance the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Dressler
Polly Moran
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Palace Theater
Bro Wntows
Asita Page
Normeh Foeter
Marié
Polly Wnth Foster
Jungle Thriller Nearing Release at Majestic Theater
Nagate, the widely heralded jungle thriller, has been composted and is ready for Téléase order. It will be one of the marquee features at the Majestic theater with mystery comedy Peticuin Pool Murder slated for Mejestle theater soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagate
The
Jungles
Majestic Theater
Peticuin Pool
Mejestle
Noel Frances in Tom Mix Picture at Aztec Theater
Noel Frances stars in a Tom Mix feature at the Aztec Theater with a mixed cast and musical interludes. The article notes her rise in fame and references her film appearances while listing other names and local venue details from a bygone era.
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Noel Frances
Aztec Theater
Mae West Stars in Her Own Film She Done Wrong
Mae West, famed Broadway actress and writer, headlines the second film She Done Him Wrong, with Cary Grant Noah Berry Gilbert Roland David Landau and Owen Moore among the large supporting cast. West portrays a Bowery singer who trades favors for diamonds until the diamond flow stops, while entangling with gangsters keepers politicians and other Bowery figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae West
Texas Theater
Munday
Cary Grant
Noah Berry
Gilbert Roland
David Landen
Owen Moore
Mas West
Bowery
State Theater Premieres Sporting Age and The Night Mayor
Leo Tracy Holt headline a midweek program at State theater featuring Sporting Age with Jack Holt as an officer and The Night Mayor starring Lee Tracy as a national figure. The two films share billing and form an unusual double feature for local audiences.
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Sporting Age
Lee Tracy
Gollum
Tmeyal
State Pair at Texas Snow Fox Pictures Show
A garbled note highlights a Texas theater bill featuring State Pair and Fox Pictures with a San Antonio engagement. It mentions Hotel honors, a Texas Fair appearance, and a billed cast including Dickies Waa Dimed from Le best selling along Philly Btrong, plus a supporting act in Estate File with Rogers Gaynor and Lew Avera.
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Fox Pictures
San Antonio
Dickies
Philly
WU Rogers
Dnet Gaynor
Lew Avera
Hollywood
Gary to Make Film With Joan Crawford
Gary Courey plans a film with Joan Crawford under MGM association. The project titled Tell We Live has a troubled development path with uncertainty over completion and a possible Texan Theatre release, while Crawford’s involvement remains unconfirmed amid studio changes and actor speculation.
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Gary
Joan Crawford
Gary Courey
Oan Crawford
Texan Theatre
Tha
Eopany
Crawford
Pen
Melzo Pictures
Lawyer Man on Empire Screen
The Empire screens Lawyer Man starring William Powell and Jean Blondell, with a notable cast. The plot follows a young attorney starting in the profession and his romance with Blondell, plus a move uptown for his first case, a breaching of promise dispute with a wealthy 400 figure and a political ally. The program features Teddy Joyce, Walter Hiers, Snap Pollard, the Normans, Helene Blossom, and the Rhythm Boys with Fox News and a cartoon.
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the Empire
Willam Powell
Jean Blondel
Lower
Jean Blondell
Fea fiUen
Powell Asime
Ino
Teddy Joyce
Walter Hiers
Snap' Pollard
Salloug
Bob Steele in Picture at State
Bob Steele stars in The Man From Hell's Edges shown at the State Theater Sunday. The feature, photographed in the Sonoran mountains, includes stars Ralph Bellamy Pat O'Brien Lily Bond Gloria Arthur and Shiny Sumner among others with action scenes and aerial stunts.
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Bob Steele
Hell
Glate Theater
All Mall
Wrider
R. N. Bradbury
Jaulnity Mountaing
Universal Tas
Uncle Bam
Air Mall Carrinra
Ralph Ballany
Pat O'Brien
Liling Bond
Gloria Atoart
Sum- Mervills
Brea
Rom
O'Brieny
Bellamy
The Crime of the Canary and Night After Night Stars
The article names performers and producers tied to a Canary crime theme and lists stars including Jean Herahall Wyattan Cibrni Prayong Dee Bijart Erwin Miss Gitwon recalled for their work on Night After Night and Lady and Cont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onimne
Aston Winaler
Paramount
Phinipal Pate
Jean Herahall
Wyattan — Cibrni
Prayong Dee
Bijart Erwin
Miss Gitwon
Ihee
Empire Theatre Double Feature Misreadings
Empire presents a two film program beginning Monday through Thursday. Lead feature stars Sally Eilers and Ralph Bellamy in the screen adaptation of Kathleen Norris’s Second-Hand Wife. The second feature stars Anita and Charles Starrett in Jungle Bride, with a plot about shipwrecked characters and peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Eilers
Ralph Bellami
Kathleen Norris
Anita
Charles Starrett
Felion
Collegiate Film Stars Featured in The Spar Parade at Majestic
The forthcoming Majestic Theatre program highlights Gargon and McGrea in The Spar Parade with Joe McGrea and William Gargon in romantic subplots. The feature promises thrilling contests across all forms of collegiate athletics alongside Man From Hell's Edges currently at the State.
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Joe, McGrea
William Gar Gon
Hitler
AnHmel Kingdom
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Louel
Wardrone
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Ome Moor
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Lorraine
Facmer Zingfeld
Fyeign Neshit
Harry ‘Thaw
Stanford White
Frederick Collins
Evrlyn
Thaw
White
Holly
Gary Cut
Perseve
Mary Fick
Marie Odrossur
Polece Theater
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Harriett Lake
de Mille Classic
Elissa
Beaniiul
Mrs Francis
Aden
Jerre Nest
Tom Mix
Wirerval
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Tan Celebraten
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Whla
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