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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1932
Page
26
A flash of midcentury Hollywood vanity and plastic surgery tales centers on Luella Parsons recounting stars who altered looks for fame. The piece details nose jobs and weight battles across Greta Garbo, Dietrich, Garbo again, and others, noting brutal cost and industry pressure.
Dunn and Sally Eliers star in a picture described as Dange Team where hoofers pursue ballroom glory on the outskirts of a bustling town. The plot follows a boastful Trishman and his partner as ambitions, romance, and misunderstandings drive the craving for success and a romantic turn after many trials. A short novelty program Dream House backs the feature.
Edna May Oliver stars in a mid 1930s RKO comedy presented with a vaudeville program headlined by Seamy Cohen. The bill features Murray, Resco Ales, Bitty Kelly, The Femm Boys, and four leaping animal stars. The plot centers on Mrs Livingston Baldwin Crane walking juror fate between guilty and not guilty with a bit of detective flair.
Paramount presents an intense drama in Ladies of the Big House at the Plaza Theater Sunday Monday and Thursday. Sylvia Bidsky leads with Gene Raymond and a strong supporting cast in a pen picture by Ernest Booth with Louis Weitzenkorn adaptation. Also showing The One Way Trail with Doris Hill and others.
William Powell shifts from gangster and Jadiez roles to comedy in High Pressure premiering Friday at the Texas theater. The film features Powell as a suave comedy player in a plot inspired by Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford style themes with a cast including George Sidney Evelyn Brent Guy Kibbet Evelyn Knapp Frank Medugh and Jenn Wray.
A cluttered 기록 notes Wayward being booked at the Aztec Theater. It mentions Nanny Carroll Richsra Arler and Fredrick art cov in a frame and hints at a Mareel Farnham novel adaptation called Wild Drauty. The piece references an aristocratic mother-in-law and braces makeover as part of a beauty plot, with partial details and uncertain names.
The review lauds Lasca of the Rio Grande as a sensational Western with action and dramatic romance. John Mack Brown Dorothy Burgess Lea Carlito and others deliver strong performances amid lively scenes, dances, and rugged frontier intrigue.
Letters and rumors swirl around Ann Harding and a kidnapping tale as studio pressures rise. Authors protest weak copyright law while Greta Garbo spectacle draws crowds. theaters ride wave of Garbo glamour over plot. Autobiographical notes hint at public appetite for star power over storytelling.
The Aztec theater will premiere a serial film titled The Begat of the City as a week long event starting Thursday night with midnight shows at 12:30. Cast includes Walter Huston Jean Harlow Wallace Ford Joan Hersholt and others in a police and city life tale photographed as a dramatic serial feature.
A three day engagement at the Palace theater features John Bowers as a tough lawman and Robert Ellis as an astronomer in recovery. Blanche Mehaffey plays the wife and Ling Bosquette portrays a treacherous character amid forest mystery and danger.
Eddie Cantor headlines Patchy Days a stage comedy at the State Theatre blending satire of spiritualists with a bustling bakery setting. The show mixes vaudeville style gags and musical bits as Cantor riffs on fads and frauds with his trademark brisk pace.
A four day Aztec run opens Sunday for The Passionate Plumber, a zany comedy starring Jimmy Durante and Polly Moran with Irene Purcell Gilbert Roland Mong Moris and Buster Keaton in supporting roles. Signa Berene appears at each show with French beauty bits, and Alsa Julie Dawn headlines a concert segment titled Valentines Sweethearts.
The Freaks style film directed by Tod Browning features the Hilton sisters and a cast including Daisy and Violet Filion in featured roles. The list highlights Johnny Fek, Ranétan, Behinzle, the Snow Trine, Pete Robinson, Olga the beard, and Xoo Cag among others with headlining actors Woblace Fors, Leila Ayame, Olga Badlanove, and Rose coe Ales.
A forthcoming screening advertises The Wiser Sex with Claudette Colbert and William Boyd. The film centers on a crusade against racketeers and a noble romance, framed by noir underworld intrigue.
Eddie Cantor appears in a three day state theater engagement presenting a satirical song and comic revue. The show features a spoof of spiritualists and a chorus of elaborate costumes with comic personalities and song numbers. Charlotte Greenwood appears alongside Cantor in the production slated for the local venue.
Ann Harding shines in Prustigs a dramatic RKO Majestic release next Thursday. Guy Bates Post Adellene Menjou Melvyn Douglass and Quy Brice Post lead the strong supporting cast. Billy Clason headlines local acts. Douglass plays a lover marching into foreign service. Harding follows to confront a drunken husband. A twist arises as Menjou plots to sway the heroine away.
The Texas theater lists new dates for impending attractions. February 3 features Willam Powell in High Pressure with Evelyn Brent and others. February 26 presents Bhanglal Expressed with Marlene Dietrich and Clive Brook. March 4 headlines Marion Davies and Clark Gable in Polly of the Circus. A larger spring program is planned, with Shark subject films also promised.
Marian Marsh visits Aztec for three days starting Thursday in a eagerly anticipated appearance. The article notes fan mail flood and her resolve to live up to praise as her star rises.
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