Joliet Pawn Broker Sees Life in Others' Sorrows
Jack Ellman runs Joliet Loan Bank on Jefferson Street and keeps a museum like shop full of items from dice to drum sets. He notes jewelry as the most popular possession and recalls heirloom pieces, while describing customers from starving to heartbreak stories and a window filled with watches and rare goods. He believes people are honest and sentimental, sharing countless human tales from the shop he calls life as it is.
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Jack Ellman
Joliet
Mr. Ellman
Joliet Loan Bank
Jefferson Street
Ellman
No Water No Bath at Orphans Home Urgently Fixed
Firemen Ed Burke and Maurice Kavanaugh of No 1 Station responded to a storm driven outage at Guardian Angel Orphans Home. They made five trips with hydrant water to fill fourteen bathtubs, ensuring all the children could bathe and stay cool during hot days.
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Guardian Angel Orphans
Ed. Burke
Maurice Kavanaugh
No. 1
Raynor Avenue
Fraternity Stomp Featured In College Humor Rialto Coming
Paramount stars Jack Oakie and Lena Andre promote the Fraternity Stomp in College Humor at the Rialto. The article provides diagrams and instructions showing the initial dance position and the first beat as couples split apart with specific footwork to begin the routine.
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Vienna
Jack Oakie
Lena Andre
Paramount
Rialto Theatre
Lilly Turner at Princess in Ruth Chatterton’s new film
Ruth Chatterton stars in Lilly Turner at the Princess on Wednesday and Thursday. Hollywood reports praise her performance eclipsing Frisco Jenny as she portrays a beauty used as a come on by a traveling health exhibit owner.
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New York
Chatterton
Hollywood
Sunset Pass on the Princess screen with Zane Grey tale
Western author Zane Grey spoke in Hollywood with actor Tom Keene about his story Sunset Pass set for the Princess Theatre next Friday and Saturday. Grey recalled writing his first tale at fourteen about a neighborhood gang girl and brutal events.
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Zane Grey
Tom Keene
Hollywood
South Seas
Sunset Pass
Princess Theatre
Keene
Randolph Scott
Kathleen Burke
Noah Beery
Harry Carey
Kent Taylor
Jim
French professor predicts man will fly with winged arms
A French professor foresees human flight within years using winged arm attachments. He jokes that people should study the new taxes and take to the air now.
College Humor with Crosby Burns and Allen at Rialto
Sunday through Thursday a big co ed cast presents College Humor starring Crosby Burns and Allen. Friday and Saturday feature Re union In Vienna with John Barrymore and Diana Wyn yard.
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B Crosby
Burns and Allen
Vienna
John Barrymore
Diana Wynyard
Princess Sunday Amency Call with Cast
A small town cinema lineup lists Sunday showing Princess Sunday Amency Call with Bill Boyd and Wynne Gibson. Monday and Tuesday feature To night At Seven with Chester Morris and Vivienne Osborn. Wednesday and Thursday present Lilly Turner with Ruth Chatterton. Friday and Saturday showcase Zane Grey's Sunset Pass with Randolph Scott.
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Bill Boyd
Wynne Gibson
Chester Morris
Vivenne Osborn
Lilly Turner
Ruth Chatterton
Zane Grey
Randolph Scott
Reunion in Vienna at Rialto Friday and Saturday
The filmed version of Robert E Sherwood’s Reunion in Vienna stars John Barrymore and Diana Wynyard and opens at the Rialto Friday and Saturday. MGM calls the project one of its most important undertakings of the season due to the play’s success and discussions surrounding its stage production by the Theatre Guild.
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Robert E. Sherwood
Vienna
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Rialto Theatre
John Barrymore
Diana Wynyard
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Emergency Call at Princess Sunday A hospital drama romance
RKO Radio Pictures presents Emergency Call a fast paced hospital ambulance service drama. Bill Boyd and Betty Furness star as a doctor and his high ranking father’s daughter amid graft in the hospital. He risks love to expose corruption.
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Bill Boyd
William Gargan
Princess Theatre
RKO Radio Pictures
Boyd
Betty Furness
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Lincoln
W. Jefferson
N. Chica
Great States
Bing Crosby
George Burns and
Gracie Allen
Mary Carlisle
Dick Arlen
Ox Road
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