Horror Week at Paramount June 20 with Lon Chaney Jr
Raspar Round-Up reports Paramount plans a horror week June 20 featuring Lon Chaney Jr. in Frankenstein fare with Lionel Atwil and the island thriller Horror Island. Also noted are stars and shows at Loew's State and Strand, with Bob Benchley and Bojangles Robinson appearances.
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Hayden Hickok
Raspar
Paramount Boys
Bbs
Shea
Lon Chaney, Jr
Lionel Atwil
Dick Foran
Pegsy Moran
Annsehold
Syracuse
Ted Wynn
RKO
Walt Disney
Bob Benchley
Keith
Forgotten Man
Peonle Ve
Dr. Kildare
Wehte
Roduces
Loew
Sor Ogeld
Bonita Granville
Lew Ayres
Lionel, Barrymore & Company
Simone Simon Plans Dramatic Comeback as Hollywood Siren
French star Simone Simon announces a pivot to dramatic cinema in The Devil and Daniel Webster at RKO Radio. She faces strong co stars and critics but expresses confidence and a renewed U.S. interest after touring the United States.
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Mlle
Simone Simon
Hollywood
Simone
RKO jRadio
the ‘Devil
Daniel Webster
Bytephen Vincent Benet
Miss Simon
Jean Gabin
la Belle Simon
the Devil
Jane Darwell
Walter Huston
Gene Lockhart
James Craig
Simon
United States
America
Charmer
Hollywood gossip and deals tease a busy June
Jimmie Fidler notes Eleanor Powell and Merrill Pye wedding plans this month while reconciliations unfold for Phyllis Ruth and Bert Wheeler. Goldwyn bids 150000 for Watch On the Rhine rights as theater owners eye the convention. Various stars face rumors and public stunts across Hollywood and New York.
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Hollywood
Eleanor Powell
Merrill Pye
Phyllis Ruth
Bert Wheeler
Samuel Goldwyn
Picture Theater Owners of America
GeneTierney
Mama
Gene
Oleg Cassini
Wean Atrematic Wash Claims Germ Killing Power
A historical note describes Wean Atrematic as a wash that kills millions of germs on scalp and hair including Pityrosporum Ovale and Bacillus species, claiming broad antimicrobial effects.
Czar Hays May Retire After Ill Health
Hollywood, June 9 In Chicago at St Luke's Hospital Will Hays czar of motion pictures is gravely ill. He was operated on last week and may retire from leading the Motion Picture Producers Association. He has led the organization since 1922 after serving as Postmaster General.
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Hollywood
INS
Will Hays
Motion Pictures
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Joseph A. Capps
Motion Picture Producers Association
Hays
Joseph W. Breen
PRT
Cialke Shee
Bob Hope Faces Humiliations On Screen in New Film
Hollywood reports scriptwriters are escalating the comic sufferings of Bob Hope for a string of films. Hope jokes about taking the abuse while the audience laughs, noting the Actors Relief Fund may become his retreat after this series. In a current release he endures stunts and wardrobe mishaps amid pies and anchovy filled scenes.
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Holywood
Bob Hope
Hope
Actors’ Relief Fund
W. C. Fields
Alan Hale
Leif Erickson
Sunny Musical Romance Heads Aligned With New Releases
Sunny a musical romance starring Anna Neagle Ray Bolger and John Carroll shown at 12 45 3 50 7 20 10 15 Singapore Woman with Brenda Marshall David Bruce at 11 40 2 43 5 50 9 05 Reachings for the Sun romantic comedy with Joel McCree Ellen Drew Eddie Bracken at 1 00 4 00 7 20 10 10 Girl in the News Margaret Lockwood Barry K Barnes at 11 35 2 35 5 35 8 50 Billy the Kid Technicolor melodrama Robert Taylor Brian Donlevy Mary Howard They Dare Not Love Martha Scott George Brent Sonya Marens dance revue at Loews State Blood and Sand Technicolor drama Tyrone Power Linda Darnell Rita Hayworth For Beauty s Sake Marjorie Weaver Ned Sparks at RKO Schine Eckel.
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Sunny
Anna Neagle
Ray Bolger
John Carroll
Singapore
Brenda Marshall
David Bruce
Rko-Shine
Keith’s
Margaret Lockwood
Barry K. Barnes
Rko-Schine-Paramount
Billy the Kid
Robert Taylor
Brian Donlevy
Mary Howard
Martha Scott
George Brent
Sonya Marens
Loew’s State
Tyrone Power
Linda Darnell
Rita Hayworth
Marjorie Weaver
Ned Sparks
RKO Schine-Eckel
How to Play and Win In a Faulty Contract Bridge Hand
North dealer in a rubber game with both sides vulnerable. The bidding 2NT 89 6g Pam reveals an atrocious sequence where luck dominates skill. North wins with bad clubs. South misreads, leading to a six hearts contract that fortunes the play. Declarer ducks, ruffs, draws trumps, and hits a spade finesse to secure the contract amid alleged fate.
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North Dealer
South
North
West
East
Declarer
How Should East West Defend Spades Doubled Five
The fragment asks how East West should defend against South’s contract of five spades doubled. It implies a bridge problem focusing on defensive method after a spade contract doubled, seeking optimal plays or signaling.
Tacoma Bridge Films in Warner Bros Project
Hollywood plans to use actual Tacoma Bridge collapse footage in High Tower. The film about bridge builders features a screenplay by Jesse Lasky Jr and will be directed by Lew Seiler.
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Hollywood
Tacoma
Warner Bros
High Tower
Jesse Lasky, Jr
Lew Seiler
Hollywood Scenes Filmed on Salt Cay With Hayden Trio
Filming takes place on Salt Cay featuring Madeleine Carroll and Stirling Hayden in scenes for an unnamed production. The location supports diverse coastal backdrops as actors perform key dialogue and motion.
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Hollywood
Salt Cay
Madeleine, Carroll
Stirling Hayden
Li'l Abner to Premiere at Allen Theater Syracuse
RKO hillbilly comedy Li l Abner based on Al Capp characters opens at the Allen Theater Solvay tonight and Tuesday. Granville Owen stars as Dogpatch bachelor with Martha O Driscoll Mona Ray Buster Keaton Kay Sutton in support. Long Voyage Home with John Wayne and Thomas Mitchell plays as associate feature.
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Abner
RKO
First St
Survay
John Wayne
Thomas Mitchell
Tau Ayuater
Syl Abner
Granville Owens
Mona Ray
Buster Keaton
Theaters Show Road Show and Private Secretary Titles
A list of film titles shown at multiple theaters including Alcazar Elmwood Harvard Hollywood and Palace. The programs feature Road Show G ive Happy Hour The Singing Hills Buck Privates Land of Liberty Andy Hardy's Private Secretary and Scotland Yard among others.
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Aeme
Allen
Avon
Elmwood
Land of Liberty
Franklin
Buck
Globe
Singing Hills
Harvard
Andy Hardy
Hollywood
Dreaming Out Loud
Palace
Arkansas
Scotland Yard
Riviera
Alcazar
Gakwesd Ave
Bic
Mickey Koemney
Lewis Stone
Kathryn Grayson
Fay Holden
Ann Rutherford
Sourpuss
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Sonya Marén
Fea- 500
Mary Hilbert
Jeanette Kyle
Loew's State
Bojangles” Robinson
Strand
Harlem
Lennox ‘Avenue
Adus and
Estralita
Claudia McNeil
Leon Warwick
Mino “Beauty
Angels With
Bintie Barnes
Edward Norris
Sadie Cantor
Warner Brothers
Cumberland Valley
Tennessee
Daniel Boone
Andrew Jackson
Cordell Hull
Alvin C. York
Sergeant York
Gary Cooper
Marshall Walker
Lester Pollock
Loew's
Rochester
Harris
Shore
Ozzie Welson
George White
New York
Siby Rowan
Miguel Torres
Comedienne
Paul Lukas
Gertrude Lawrence
Judson
Skaneateles
M-G-M
Edgar Allen Poe
Frank Stockton
Joseph Schildkraut
Romann Bohnen
Qummer Theater
Broadway
Philip Dunning
Skaneateles Players
Bucks County Playhouse
New Hope
Charles Butterworth
George Washington
New Orleans
Oscar Hammerstein-Sigmund Romberg
St. Louis
Max Gordon
Billie Burke
Luise Rainer
Mary Boland
Michael Whalen
C. Aubrey Smith
Jimmie Fidler
Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine
Bette Davis
Broderick Crawfords
Honeychile Wilder
Edgar James
Paulette Goddard
Ann Sheridan
Colin Blair
Cecil B. DeMille
Mary Beth Hughes
Ted North
Phil Harris
Alice Faye
Jack Benny
Linda Gray
Panama Hattie
Barbara Stanwyck
Bob Taylor
Bells
Nobelis
Judith
Ann
Rutherford
Carol Bruce
Cesar Romero
John Shelton
Lupe Velez
Warner Broth
Czar” Hays
Louisiana Purchase
Louella D. Parsons
Bob
Buddy de Sylva Andir
Frank Freeman
Morocco
Warner
John Huston
Walter
Humphrey Bogart
Mary Astor
Gladys George
Humphrey
Mary
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Mr. Ellis
Josephine Culbertson
Sisdd Bepote
Eotts
George Clark
Tacoma Bridge Films
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Norahenekood Ye Theater Seraans
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Cic
Sunny Xa Bolger Sonn Carroll
Edn Everett Horton the Hartmans
Ree “Tight Shoes
John Howard
Rod Crawford
Binnie Barnes
Leq Carrillo
Walt Duneys Golden
McCrea
Drew
Eddie Bracken
Taylor
Ory
Surter
Patty Costello
Lou Costello
Carole Lou
ACME
Velteraat Mt
Adelpac Meas
Carole Landis
Jehan Peachbard
Deus Ve. Baer Fisht
Hawley Ava
Deanna Paris
Robert Cummings
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Mary Lee
Devil Command
S. Geddes
Deanna Durbin
Franchot Tone
Walter Brennan
George Murphy
Lucille Ball
Edmund O'Brien
South Ave
Joel McCrea
Laraine Day
Foreign Correspondent
Wallace Beery
Claudette Colbert
Irene Dunne
Abbou and Costello
Buck Privates
Alsou
Remedy For Riches
Jean Hersholt
Christian Tuesday
Mickey Rooney
Private Secretary
Baer Fisht Pictures
Douglas Dumbrille
Sidney Blackmer
Boston Blackie
Westcott St
Mickey Keaney
Radio Courh
Blondie
Frances Langford
James St
Roy Rovers
Weaver Bros
Elviry
Eve Arden
Boxer Pryor
Seis
Abbott and Costello
Andrew Sisters
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