Action In Store for Picture Doers
Entertainment pages preview this week’s screen offerings. Majestic showcases a Mountie tale with a robbery clash as Wally Beery and Robert Taylor star alongside a Saints era siege, while the Aztec features Errol Flynn and David Niven in a wartime yarn about a patrol’s peril. The Texan runs Canadian frontier adventures with Dick adine and Gloria Dickson, plus Federal Man Hunt with Robert Livingston. Palace screens Top Hat with Gable and Loy. State presents Man From Music Mountain and Flight to Fame.
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Brooklyn Cowboy Returns to State at Blaze Theater
Powell and Paul Brien star in Cowboy From Brooklyn at Blaze theater Tiesday for two days. The troupe portrays a stranded cowboy who joins a West dude ranch as entertainer. Trains: Mark Gable plans to work out with the UG L.A. hockey team in preparation for its release.
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Robinson Film Back at Palace Opens Monday
Edward G. Robinson stars in I Am the Law a comedy gangster tale returning to the Palace for another run. He plays a college law professor on leave who confronts gangsters behind the rug scheme with Wendy Barrie Barbara O Nell and Otto Krueger among the cast.
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Wendy Barrie
Barbara O'Nell
Otto Krueger
Box Office Decline Marked 1938 in Hollywood
Hollywood notes a volatile year 1938 with a downturn in box office, tax and monopoly concerns, and international censors curbing exports. James Roosevelt enters the industry scene as stars face scrutiny from Brandt accusations, Greta Garbo with Stakowski sparks headlines, and Gone with the Wind debates heat up. Diretor shifts, new executives, and major films like Snow White shape a year of upheaval noted for industry changes and celebrity stories.
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Louella O. Parsons
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James Roosevelt
Harry Brandt
New York
Marlené Dittrich
Kay Pranels
Juan Crichard
Katherine Hepnrn
Edward Arnold
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Duckie Coogan
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Greta Garte
Leopold Stakowski
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Republic
Hedy Lamarr
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Sidney. Toler
Charlie Chan
Conway Tearle
Lyda, Roberts
Robert Woolsey
Jack Dunne
Ted Heal
Ten Best Pictures For Year Past by Sam Woolford
Film Daily ballots reveal Woolford's top ten list for the year. He notes fewer standout films, cites budget cuts and copycat trends, and applauds bold color cartoons and standout performances. Notable picks include Hurricane, You Can’t Take It with You, Nothing Sacred, Toy Wife, Buccaneer, Gold Is Where You Find It, Tom Sawyer, Chicago, and others with mentions of Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Conquest, Firefly, Gallant Follies, and Letter of Introduction.
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Tom Sewyer
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Musicals On the Way Out Musical concerns in Hollywood waning
Hollywood writers face shrinking film work as 1935 approaches. Studios slates drop, with fewer musical pictures since 1931. Warner Brothers loses top song stars and the Gold Diggers team. Executives predict a rebound if a hit musical appears, while costs and contracts tighten.
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Lewer Musical Pictures
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Beethoven
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Dick Powell
Bushy Berkeley
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Eddi Cantor
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Thireman
Twentieth Centry-Jinx
Washington Square
Alexander
Mack Gordon
Harry Revel
Universi
Jimmy McHugh
Harold Adamson
Sunes
Deanna Durbin
M.G.M
L. Wolfe Hibert
Hollywood Muse
Gilbert Ape
New York
Forty-second Street
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