Celebrities Get Play in Films and Scandals
Hollywood studios turn modern fame into screen plots. Analyzing celeb careers from Jimmie Walker to Walter Winchell, the piece notes real figures inspire “Night Move” style pictures, with murder cases like Libby Holman and Smith Reynolds shaping dramas and industry gossip fueling a wave of biopic style thrillers.
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Loufula
Fansons
Martion Mirtumn
Kalvereul Seruite- Cris
Wiiversile
Karvice Oe
Los Angeles
Ssgt
Jesus Iaadem
Hollywood
Libby Holman-Smith Reynolds
Muirder
James J. Walker
Jimmie
Murk
Jnty Desirabie
Okey Atmerica
Liempuch
Mr. Winichell
Fallon
William J. Fallon
New York
Ermine
New
Atoormes
Dobn Eé
Typtim
Pallad Cole
Crosner
Warmer Brothers
FMME
Rudy Weller
Madgem
Barry Reichenbach
Texhared
Phestom
Lenyde
Lindbergh
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Jonel Barrymore
A. H. Gionini
Ivar
Krueger
Murder Mystery on Football Grid Texas Film Story
A Texas football themed murder mystery film features Phillips Holmes along with Barchy Jordan Clare Ruggles and Johnny Mack Brow in a plot centered on a gambling ring and a key murder on the field. The story follows investigators as motives and alliances unfold in a tense, noir style sports thriller.
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Texas
Phillips Holmes
Barchy Jordan
Clare Ruggles
Johnny Mack Brow
Jen Cody
Waller Hill
Tarrell MacDonald
David Jansing
Wiersewad Repurier Raice
Dorothy Jor
Phila Meek
Weaver Bros Vaudeville Opener Inaugurates Five Big Acts
Weaver Bros vaudeville opens with five major acts described as extraordinary. Manager L R Pitree announces a fresh year, introducing novel novelties and a new show including unusual instruments and acts. The troupe features Weaver brothers with Sister Hl vira and their hired band delivering original entertainment unique to their style.
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L. R. Pitree
Weaver Frathers
Hlvira
Cey
Arkansas
Joe E Brown in Palace Comedy at Palace Shester
Joe E Brown headlines a Palace Comedy, portraying a Beesvilla tanager in The Tenderfont. He travels to New York with his last money to invest and lift a mortgage, aided by Ginger Rogers in a comic misadventure that spins into a romantic finale. other acts round out the program.
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Joe E. Brown
Palace
Naif
Nyer
Chorwagat
Ruth
Ginger Rogers
Joe
Back Street on RKO Screen at Majestic Delightful Cast
Faonie Hurst script Back Street shines at RKO Majestic with Divine in a tender role and John Sales delivering deep emotional resonance. Cast includes Clyde Bakewell Duncan Loyd Meeker Catlett Webel Carewell and more as the film plays to full houses at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles with San Antonio showings at popular prices. Also features RKO Featurettes and Arthur Tracy in Memories. A two mile to twenty mile fence story from Kingsville Texas notes a major ranch project.
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Back Street
Faonie Hurst
RKO Majestic Ax
RKO
eich = Trent
Divine
Cimarron Fame
Fembsine
John Sales
Seed
Boles
Miss Dunne
Dane Clyde
William Bakewell
Arletta Duncan
Doris Loyd
George Meeker
Walter Catlett
Hans Webel
Dane Carewell
Grauman
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Chevalier on Screen at Texas Chevalier on Screen at Texas
Maurice Chevalier stars in Love Me Tonight directed by Rouben Mamoulian at Paramount. He plays a tailor in Paris with comic misadventures tracking a nonpaying patron to a castle where romance and mistaken identity lead to a musical comedy ending.
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Paris
Maurice Chevalier
Mamoulian
Paramount
Row
Nurlesque
Chevalier
Rouben Mamuoullan
Bes Jeanette MacDonsid
Charlie Ruggles
Myrna Iny
Charles Butterworth
C. Aubrey Smith
Chevalide
Ruggles
Maurine
As & Heron
Jeanette
Maurice
Thund
Hollywood Notes on Bridge Stars and Charlie Chaplin
Hollywood gossip outlines bridge players such as Ralph Graves and Zeppo Marx, with Rose Daniels and Marian Davies among the top colony performers. Charlie Chaplin’s motive to keep his children from film pressures is praised, and Laughton’s acclaimed portrayal in Dove and the Deep is highlighted. A Roosevelt visit to California is noted with Marion Davies and other stars joining the welcoming committee.
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Hollywood
Bly Culbertenn
Tay Angeles
Ralph Graves
Biter Keaton
Zeppo
Chico Marx
Rose Daniels
Marian Davies
Gree
Uridge
Waller Wanger
Joseph Echcock
Thomas Meighan
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
London
United Artists Stidla
Douglas Pairbanks
Langhian
Franklin Droosevelt
Democratic
Nainines
Prraldenk
Rome
Motion Pictires
Hoosevelt
California
Orien
Roosevelt
Marion Daven
Minnie Tmntion Plelore
Bnar Davies
Govenor Roosevelt
Elliny California
Fun in Los Angeles as stars gather for Governor Roosevelt visit
The film colony plans a social whirl with Miss Davies assisting welcoming Governor Roosevelt to Los Angeles. A baby party spotlight features multiple stars and noted families while Del Monte hosts a weekend golf retreat drawing Harold Lloyd Jolson and other celebrities for the Lim folk venue.
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Miss Davies
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Jean Blondell
Bebe Dane Jels
Constance Bennett
Helen Hayus
Kalry Eilers
Maurie Dressler
Joan Crawford
Carole Lombardi
Polly Moran
Colleen Moore
Nerdy Mackalll
Artine Barhan
Elhrn Harrymore
Consuasice Talmadge
Laurita O. Parnons
Eleanor Boardman
del Stonte
California
del Monte
Harold Lloyd
al Jolson
Chico Marx
Jock Warner
Riddle Maonix
al Hallfmen
Myron Selick
Frank Joyce
Nat Deverich
Wye
Clusen
Conrad Nagel Stars in Silent Thunder at Empire
Conrad Nagel stars in Silent Thunder at the Empire for three days. The drama, adapted from a famous novel by Andrew Soular, follows a man shattered by profligate living who finds regeneration through love. He navigates romance, betrayal, and societal scorn, seeking happiness with the woman who changes his fate.
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Alury
Conrad Nagel
Empire
Andrew Soular
Ib Dé
Whosteld
Tim
Hin
Mallen Stants
Inler
Ble
Lan
George Brent and Barbara Stanwyck Star in The Purchase Price
George Brent, recently spotlighted by a marriage to Ruth Charlerton, is seen in Hollywood making a comeback as a tortured leading man in The Purchase Price with Barbara Stanwyck. The film opens next Saturday at the Aztec Theater, where Brent’s role marks a shift from minor parts to a peak performance amid a storied career.
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George Brent
Barbara Stanwyck
Ruth Charlerton
Hollywood
Holywood
Ile
Agai
Barbare Branwye
Produrc
Tlon
Aztec Theater
Iha Ntory
Mall Ordey Hwaband
Barbara Llanwyck
Week Ends Only at Empire Theater in Modern Comedy
Joan Bennett stars in Week Ends Only Fox release showing four days at Empire. Plot centers on a penniless student, a millionaire, and a harassed heroine amid a witty modern romance backdrop with supporting roles by Beb Lyon and John Halliday. Also on the bill: The Crane Parson Case, a Looney Tune cartoon, and Movie Dumb.
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Joan Bennett
Fox
Empire ‘Theater
Trestles
Ler
Marcy
Miss Bennett
Beb Lyon
Artlys
John Halliday
Amarong Millonaire
Weil
Jack Narwonl
Joan Crawford in Letty Lytton at Uptown Theater
Joan Crawford stars in Letty Lytton showing at the Uptown Theater this Sunday and Monday, drawing crowds for the premiere engagement.
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Joan Crawford
Letty Lytton
Uptown Theater
Congorilla Opens at Aztec Theater with Jungle Life
The Aztec presents Congorilla a full talking jungle record by Mro and Mrs Martin Johnson made in Africa. The film shows pygmy life in the Lura forest and dramatic gorilla sequences in dense jungle terrain. The Johnsons spent seven months filming and capturing eating sleeping and dancing with camera and sound.
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Mro
Martin Johnson
Adrien
Lura Forest
Comecy
Jonsons
le Snmuntains
Teglon
Thear Hie Johnsons
America
Cap Uylly
Janson
Wheeler and Woolsey Football Film Preview
A 1940s style comedy features Wheeler and Woolsey in a football spoof with Edna May Oliver, Edgar Kennedy and others. The article promotes a Thursday showing at the Majestic with a 8:20 a.m. preview and notes the all-american duo lead a cast in a raspy, lighthearted farce.
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Wheeler, Woolsey
Maer
Bert Wheelee
Roderic Woolkey
Drawondka
Ow Fallyant
Wherrie
Woolsey
Edna May Oliver
Ae Aten
Edgar Kennedy
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Irene Dunne
Fordie Hart
Drawa
Weaver Bros
Palace Comedy
Martin Stinson
Kingsville
Tex
King Ranch
Maurice Chvalier
Toannette Macdonald
Tehiely
The
Texas Sheeter
Jorn Bemnett
Ben Lyon
Lowell C. Parsons
Vita
Fen Lyon Saya
Barhara
Bene
Irving ‘Thathorg Jr
Norma Bhearer
Wading
Noheediggig
Anies
Darrllyn Zanuck
Batuardiy
REC
Joe F E. Brown
Conrad Nagle
Joan and
Ben
Aztec
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