Gun Smoke heads to American Talkie crowd favorite
The Fox American shows Gun Smoke a western talkie starring Richard Arlen with Mary Brian, William Boyd, and Eugene Palette. Chicago gangsters clash with Idaho cowboys in a dramatic town take over, followed by Gun Play’s western feature and the serial The Spell of the Circus.
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Finn and Hattie heads to Fox Rialto in Paris comedy
The Fox Rialto will screen Finn and Hattie a three day run starting Wednesday. Leon Errol and Zasu Pitts star with Mitzi Green as Haddock child in The Haddocks Abroad parody about a wealthy family’s trip to Paris. Finn’s boat romance triggers a laugh filled adventure.
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Holmes Sworn Repeatedly in Court Scenes in An American Tragedy
In Josef von Sternberg's film adaptation, Phillips Holmes endures numerous on screen oaths as Clyde Griffiths in the murder trial. Sylvia Sidney and Frances Dee co star in the Theodore Dreiser-based drama, with the courtroom repeatedly re sworn as angles shift.
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Ex-Prime Minister Turns Film Villain in Tabu
The venerable Hitu, once prime minister of the last native queen of the Society Islands, appears as a menacing figure in F. W. Murnau’s Polynesian romance Tabu. After the queen ceded rights to France at annexation, Hitu found himself out of work and in cinema.
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George Arliss Stars in Fox Comedy-Drama The Millionaire
George Arliss appears in his first modern comedy on Fox in The Millionaire. He plays a self made automobile manufacturer forced by doctors and family to retire, then seeks a new life partnership with a garage young man amid amusing complications. The film runs three days at the Fox theater.
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Bebe Daniels Appears In Ansonia Headliner
Bebe Daniels stars in Lawful Largeny at the Ansonia theatre. The film adaptation of a stage hit features Daniels as a wife who steals the lover of the other woman after losing her husband. Lowell Sherman co stars with a playful philandering role. The cast includes Kenneth Thompson Olive Tell Parnell Pratt Lou Payne and Bert Roach.
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Mary Cairney Celebrates 50 Years Teaching in Scotland
Mrs. Mary Cairney of Chapelview, Scotland, marked fifty years in the classroom by a gathering of past and present pupils who honored her with a monetary gift. The event reflected a long career teaching multiple generations of students.
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Lukas Kay Francis Lead Notable Cast In The Vice Squad
Paramount completes the cast for The Vice Squad a film exposing metropolitan crime rings. Paul Lukas stars as a stool pigeon drawn into crime, with Kay Francis as the woman who aids his esteem. directing by John Cromwell from Oliver H. P. Garrett story.
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William Arnold
Monte Carter
John Cromwell
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Calamity Jane reimagined in new film Caught
Agnes Brand Leahy and Keene Thompson rework Calamity Jane's legacy into the movie Caught starring Richard Arlen with Louise Dresser. The writers, known for cabbages and kings, explore the famed frontier figure’s past for the screen.
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Shipmates brings Navy comedy to Rialto with charm
The Fox Rialto opens Shipmates featuring Robert Montgomery as Jonesy who poses as a wealthy man during shore leave to woo the admiral’s daughter. Filmed aboard the U S S Colorado with Pacific fleet maneuvers, it stars Dorothy Jordan and Hobart Bosworth with cliff Edwards and Ernest Terrence in supporting roles. The four day run also includes a Johnny Farrell golf lesson and other features.
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Three Girls Lost at Fox American
Loretta Young John Wayne Lew Cody Joyce Compton and Joan Marsh lead three West girls who meet on a Chicago bound flight. In New York City they chase romance through a clever plot with sparkling comedy and drama. The Fox American will run the feature for three days.
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John Wayne
Lew Cody
Joyce Compton
Joan Marsh
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Whisper Scene Rehearsals Highlight Film Makers
The article notes directors and actors spend hours on a whispered scene in The Law yer's Secret. Charles Rogers and Clive Brook rehearsed one hour to smooth whispers and then shot for another hour to erase hiss.
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Kay Francis rises as a screen star despite stage ban
Kay Francis became a leading film actress against her mother Catherine Clinton New York stage actress blockade on stage ambitions. Reared among theater, Kay later starred in her sixteenth talking picture proving the ban wrong.
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Monta Bell to Direct Nancy Carroll at Paramount
Monta Bell signs a contract to direct Nancy Carroll in Personal Maid at Paramount New York. He previously directed Young Man of Manhattan at the studio and helped its shift from silent to sound productions. Carroll's next vehicle follows Scarlet Hours, with Bell returning after his prior New York return.
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Three New Stars Rise In Hollywood Amid High Finance
Hollywood notes three rising stars Robert Montgomery Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler gain top billing while studios push expensive scripts and high priced writers. Montgomery prefers writing over acting Beery faces tougher stardom Dressler makes a dramatic comeback as Dressler and others navigate a costly shift toward prestige pictures and star power.
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Finger Points shines at Fox with Barthelmess as reporter
Richard Barthelmess stars as a young Southern reporter in The Finger Points at Fox theater. The drama follows his rise amid gangsters and romance with a sob sister, supported by Fay Wray Regis Toomey Clark Gable and others. Strong opening night crowd calls it the best Barthelmess effort yet. A matinee is offered today.
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Casting Director Lists 10000 Players For Paramount Roles
At Paramount Hollywood Fred Datg explains the vast casting process for Ladies Man and other films. He notes daily interviews with hundreds, film tests for about one candidate per month, and the challenge of assembling diverse performers—from ordinary looks to dramatic requires—while managing urgent calls for trained animals and special acts.
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German campers unveil boat tent combo for 1931
A German sportsman introduces a boat-tent hybrid using light rubberized fabric that inflates into a paddle boat and a bed. The design includes two wood frames a telescoping ridge pole and a compact waterproof camping outfit for lake or stream use.
Dramatic Calendar Show Opens With Richard Barthel tale
Now playing The Finger Points, an extraordinary story of newspaper men and gangland based on a sensational chapter of gang history. Closes Tuesday night. Matinee today. Next attraction The Millionaire with George Arliss in his most delightful role as a wealthy man who is sent for a rest cure and works his way back to health. Opens Wednesday.
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George Arliss
Shipmates and Finn and Hat Tie At Rialto
Fox Rialto screens Robert Montgomery in Shipmates a breezy navy tale where a god wins an admiral's daughter. Film closes Tuesday eve Next attraction Finn and Hat tie with Leon Errol Zasu Pitts Mitzi Green and the Haddock couple on a Paris family trip First shows Wednesday
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Finn and Hat
Leon Errol
Zasu Pitts
Haddock
Mitzi Green
Paris
Gun Smoke and Three Girls Lost At Fox Theatre
Richard Arlen stars in Gun Smoke a stirring western tale of outshoots against city gangsters Final shows Tuesday eve ning Next feature Three Girls Lost with Loretta Young and John Wayne opens Wednesday at Fox Theatre
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Loretta Young
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Former Bit Player Becomes Leading Stars in The Vice Squad
Paul Lukas and Kay Francis star in Paramount's The Vice Squad with the story centered on their characters. The two previously had minor roles in Behind the Make-Up and Illusion, early talkies, showing how bit players rise to prominence.
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Marx Brothers Monologue Start Marks Old Act
The four Marx brothers began as Groucho the monologist with Gummo forming the team Harpo added a trio Chico became a quartet and Zeppo replaced Gummo later. Memorial Damage Suspected Vandals blamed by Thrums though cold weather also cited.
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Diet blamed for old age by Dr Arnold Lorand
Dr Arnold Lorand of Carlsbad Germany says insufficient mineral salts and bland stimulants cause ageing signs and premature aging. He urges milk products brown bread fresh vegetables and fruits to prevent aging. Edinburgh firemen to ride a specially built bus in stormy weather to respond to blazes.
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