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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1936

Page

12

Merle Oberon Drama Ties Money to Hollywood Pact

Los Angeles July 3 Us reports David delmick paid Merle Oberon ten thousand dollars plus a promise of sixty thousand upon completion of It Happened in Kollywood. Merle adds twelve thousand already received for The Garden of Allah bringing total to sixty two thousand. Both dispute prior amounts and discuss the final figure amid talk of other Hollywood moves and contracts.

Louella O Parsons Copveight Unlereval Motion Walversalaller Los Angeles David Delmick Matt Wot Merle Oberon Technicslor Hollywood Merley Merle

Florida Special Plays at Texas Disappearing Diamonds

Florida Special opens Saturday at the Texas theater. Jack Oakie and Bally Biers star in a mystery picture about a train bound from New York to Victoria, with a cast including Kent Taylor Sam Hearn Francis Drake J Farrell MacDonald and Sidney Blackmer. Donald Duck appears in The Ospans' Picnic and a newsreel accompanies the feature.

Florida Texas Jack Oakie Bally Biers Fife New York Wictida Tre Kent ‘Taylor Sam Hearn Schiepperman Jack Benny Francis Drake J. Farrell MacDonald Sidney Blackmer Donald Duck Bill

Rudy Plays Monday at Olmos Dinner Club

Rudy Valley and his Connecticut Yankers will appear for a one night engagement at the Olmos Dinner Club on Monday July 6. Admission is 2.20 in advance and 3.30 at the door with reservations urged to secure tables and savings. Amateur night drew a large crowd with Edgar Rogers and Ruth Hood sharing first prize, a week’s engagement at the club.

Rudy Valley Connecticut Star Uy Garden Nolte Edgar Rogers Ruth Hood

Blonde Star Puts Foot Down Over New Deal

Hollywood reports Bette Davis and Warner Brothers clashed over a new five year contract paying about $2000 a week. Davis threatened to quit after demanding an improved deal and refusing a current assignment. Jack L. Warner stated the studio would enforce obligations under contract and questioned players snapping fingers at their obligations.

Hollywood Bette Darts Warner Brothers Studio Bauwshits Miss Davis Bette Jimmy Cagnes Jack L. Warner Warner Bette Davis Belind

San Francisco at Majestic comes to the stage with Clark Gable

The Majestic screens San Francisco on Saturday with Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in a drama set around the prequake city. Spencer Tracy as a priest and Jack Holt as the villain fill a cast of silent film veterans as music, a Popeye cartoon, and a newsreel finish the program.

Barbary Coast San Francisco Clark Gable Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette Glark Gable Miss MacDonald Walts

W C Fields Seeks Health Cure In Arizona

Riverside reports W C Fields, recovering from pneumonia at Riverside Community Hospital, will travel to an Arizona health resort within ten days for recuperation. Dr Jesse Citon stated the exact location is unspecified. E Cantor, who shared the stage with Fields in the Ziegfeld Follies years ago, visited his bedside yesterday.

Riverside Arizona Air and Sunshine W. C. Fields Fields River Sige Community Hospital Ad Arizona Jesse Citon E Cantor Als

Hollywood Gossip on Stars and Studio Plans

A collage of industry notes on stars, contracts, and film projects. Katharine Hepburn and other celebrities tied to RKO and Universal as stars juggle plays, pictures, and pregnancy postponements. The piece lightly pokes at studio practices, publicity, and bloated budgets while noting industry shifts and upcoming debuts.

Paramount Katharine Hepburn RKO Theater Guild Jas Ryze Broadway

British Film Plays at Aztec

British motion picture revue at the Aztec features Jessie Matthews in It's Love Again with Robert Young in a romantic musical comedy setting. The plot centers on a gossip columnist and a chorus girl in pursuit of news and work amid song numbers and a newsreel.

Jessie Matthews Doash Aglee Hest Dahelighter Ginger ,Rogers Ruby Keeler Missy Matthews Robert Young Hollywood London Inews Donalkt Woo Mickey Fayse

Court Adjusts Old Billie Burke Bill

Billie Burke widow of Florenz Ziegfeld testified in a civil suit by Nate Lewis a New York clothier who claimed 56 dollars for pajamas and stockings bought in 1989. Burke denied buying them and after testimony was found to owe 40 dollars the court awarded that amount as judgment.

Snagsnos Hollywood Tandom Joe von Sternberg Chcfé Svengali Doe Tam Svengali Emanuel Cohen New York Palestine Regina Carewe Irving Hoelman Kushman Benedict New Yorke Iov REO Bill Gaetzes Sam Goldwyn Texas Robert Taylor Jean Harlow Jean Los Angeles Billie Burke Florenz Ziegfeld Nate Lewis Miss Dirke Miss Burke Lewis

Mrs Hewitt Leaves Hospital Amid Curtain of Secrecy

Jersey City report states Mrs Marvon Cooper Hewitt, linked to a California sterilization allegation, posted an 8500 bail and entered seclusion after an unexpected disturbance at Medial Center Hospital. Heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt departed the hospital by car last night.

Jersey City Marvon Cooper Hewitt Uniter Wen Medial Center Hospital Hewitt Mignen California Mi Hee Ann Cooner Hewitt

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