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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1936
Page
14
Fragmentary note lists Robert Taylor and James Stewart in dance related items with Eleanor Powell, referencing photographs for a book and a failing scan. It mentions a title How to Dance and notes use of pictures to illustrate a book.
Henry Wilcoxon and Betty Paresness star in The President's Grsory at the Texas theater. Screen version by six authors from a plot outline by President Roosevelt follows a wealthy lawyer who seeks to vanish and reform to aid small industry workers. Also shown are a cartoon, a newsreel, a musical short, and a short feature.
The State Theater presents a double program featuring Trailin’ West with Dick Foran and Parla Puntee Miegure, plus a secret service guerilla warfare plot of lone spies battling threats. Robert Barrat stars as Abraham Lincoln alongside Frances Faber and John Howard. Also shown is a chapter of Phantom Rider with Buck Jones.
Director W S Van Dyke, son of Hollywood favorites, headlines a playful mixup as Joan Crawford and Clark Gable leave bicycles behind at a set. The scene ends with a humorous payoff as 100 donkeys appear instead of the intended props, prompting amused reactions on set.
Hollywood faces closer foreign scrutiny as consuls from Spain China Italy and Mexico join producers in screening and revising films to avoid offense. The effort aims to prevent misrepresentations and ensure acceptance in international markets, with specific cases involving Viva Villa Ghost Goes West and The Grand Earth shaping caution in casting and portrayal.
The Majestic features My Man Godfrey with William Powell and Iris Osel Lombard in a 1930s style farce. Eric Hatch’s writing drives the story of a “forgotten man” lifted into a chaotic rich household as a scavenger hunt unfolds.
A Palace theater program lists Rhythm featuring Bing Crosby Martha Raye and other stars in a quiet amusing film. The article mentions Crosby and Burns as cowboys in a New York Magisan Square Garden rodeo sequence and an escapade toward Arizona. Lucille Gleason Serpe S Hinds Charlie Williams Warren Hemmer are noted among cast.
A Fiesta Benefit celebrates Calumbus day with featured acts by Rosita Morens and Carlos Cabra among others. Noted performers include Hasita Matena and Miss Mowrne as headliners, with Gómez and Castille providing dance and singing numbers.
Soo Yong stars as Sung Yai in MGM mystery The Black-Eyed Crise with role of ancient mistress in the good earth. Johnny Weissmuller, known as Tarzan, opens Catalina paddle-board concession and buys twenty new boards after a busy day.
Sinclair Lewis style meets Aztec as Dodsworth the middle aged manufacturing executive travels Europe with his wife Fran. The journey sparks humor and tension as Fran flirts with continental charm while Dodsworth seeks a simple life, aided by an ensemble cast led by Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor.
Empire theater features Jack London tale White Fang with an adventure driven plot. Michellhalen leads a cast including Jean Muir Summerville Charles Winninger John Carradine Jane Darvel and Thomas Beck in a stirring screen drama likened to top action adventures.
A flotilla of sixty eight freteens from Table Aug CCO of MGM anchor the Cape Captains Courageona crew. They board a Gleuceatar fishing recooner on location amid sea of souvenirs and live broadcasts.
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