Claudia opens Empire legit season September twelfth
In Chicago buzz shows the Empire legit season starting September twelve with premieres at the Selwyn after a Syracuse break-in. The feature items include Phyllis Teegart in a Rose Franken drama, plus My Life With Caroline at the Paramount and other Broadway-leaning tidbits across stage and film.
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Marlene Dietrich retrieves jewel bundle amid tax dispute
Hollywood gossip column notes Marlene Dietrich reclaiming a jewel bundle held by Uncle Sam as tax disputes settle. It mentions Lew Ayres and Ginger Rogers, Vaughn Monroe and Peggy Moran, Wallace Beery losses, Bowman's injury, and other star chatter from Hollywood society.
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Lee Bowman
Westside Tennis Club
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Judy Garland
Kathryn Grayson
Ray Hendricks
Charlie Chaplin, Sr
Charlie, Jr
Reggie Gardiner
Signe Hasso
Oscar
Vienna
Homolka
Washington, D. C
Portugal
Robert Riskin
Cary Grant
Ann Sheridan
Lou Costello
Movie Time Listings and Showings at Local Theaters
A fragmented listing presents multiple film titles with scheduled showtimes and venues. Notable titles include The Reluctant Dragon at Paramount and Ellery Green and the Perfect Crime at Loew's State, with various actors and afternoon and evening screenings.
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Walt Disney
Charlie Ruggles
Ellen Drew
Rxosennne-Paramount
Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Lewis Stone
Ellery Green
Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Loew's State
Abbott and Costello
Joan Davis
Edward Norris
Inured Coles
Rko-Schine-Eckel
Charney
Jack Benny
Kay Fran
Cis
James Ellison
Bill Lundigan
Brenda
Marshall
Rko-Gchine
Keith
Melvyn Douglas to Co star in We Were Dancing
Hollywood reports Melvyn Douglas named male lead opposite Norma Shearer in We Were Dancing, a comedy drama from a Noel Coward sketch. Cast updates include Basil Rathbone as heavy in Paris Calling and Corinna Mura debuting in The Marines Are Ready.
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Noel Coward
Hel
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the Twins
Culver City
Basil Rathbone
Paris
Elisabeth Bergner
Randolph Scott
Universal
Carolyn Lee
Francis Swan
Francis Bracken
Joseph Calleia
Jerome Cowan
Baldeo
Alexander Korda
Corinna Mura
Neighborhood Theater Screening Schedule
The list shows film pairings at multiple theaters including Acme East Elmwood Franklin Globe and more. Titles include Adam Had Four Sons Lady from Cheyenne The Great Train Robbery Love Crazy Meet Boston Blackie and versions of Mystery Sea Raider Sunset in Wyoming and That Uncertain Feeling among others.
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Franklin
Monte Carlo
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Happy Hour
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War Is Hard On Scenarists
Hollywood reports WW II era war films face costly rewrites as writers dodge current events. studios fear changing scenes and adding montages after speeches or speeches by Churchill or Hitler can trigger last minute script overhauls.
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Stage News: Gertrude Lawrence returns in Behold We Live
Gertrude Lawrence vacationing from Broadway appears as guest star in John Van Druten's Behold We Live at Dennis Playhouse in Dennis Massachusetts this week. She re opens Lady in the Dark September 1. Mary Boland headlines Meet the Wife at Spa Theater in Saratoga opening Tuesday. Margot Grahame appears in Retreat from Glory tryout at Mount Kisco. Bill Robinson leads The Hot Mikado revival at Maplewood New Jersey tonight. Broadway notes promise Evans Hamlet in New York mid November with out of town tour starting October 13 in New Haven. Peggy Wood to star in Blithe Spirit produced by John C Wilson. Evelyn Warden signed by Theater Guild for Candle in the Wind with Maxwell Anderson.
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Courtney Abbott
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Cheryl Crawford
Noel Coward
John C. Wilson
Evelyn Warden
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Helen Hayes
Maxwell, Anderson
Donna Reed Lands Ingenue Lead in Steel Cavalry
Hollywood reports Donna Reed, Iowa-born former LA City College queen, lands the ingenue lead opposite Marjorie Main and Wallace Beery in Steel Cavalry to be filmed largely at Fort Knox. The piece notes Reed’s rising profile at MGM and mentions Fort Knox as a primary filming location.
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Steel Cavalry
Louella D. Parsons
Hollywood
Pat Dane
Iowa
Los Angeles
Los Angeles City College
Metro
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Majorie Main
Uncle Sam
Wally
Fort Knox, Ky
Escaping a Trap in a Bridge Hand Note by Culbertson
In a South dealer duplicate, West opens hearts and defense traps a declarer. East misreads, but a precise club lead after the diamond queen would have saved the contract. The column analyzes endplay logic and optimal plays, with notes for today’s deal and Tuesday’s hand.
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Dummy
Jack
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Morale Endures as Soviet Harvest Surges Despite War
A. T. Steele reports from Moscow Aug. 18 that Russia continues a massive grain harvest the biggest since the revolution, with morale high and war impacts minimal. He notes industrial growth, extensive transport, and limited bomb damage, while contrasting Nazi predictions with observed Soviet resolve. The piece also references travel from Chungking via Xinjiang to Moscow and mentions Ralph Ingersoll.
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Chicago Daily News, Inc
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Three Wounded In Attack on Wang Ching-Wei’s Nanking Home
Reports from Shanghai say three Wang Ching-wei bodyguards were killed and another wounded in a Saturday night assault on his Nanking residence. Six assailants fired nine shots as Japanese-backed officials consider withdrawing consular staff from Japanese-occupied China.
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