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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
7
Paramount presents Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy at the Rialto for four days. Phillips Holmes stars as Clyde Griffiths with Sylvia Eys as Roberta Alden and Frances Dee as Sondra Finchery, under director Josef von Sternberg.
Sally O Neill defies a suggested stunt double in The Brat performing a third story rope exit as Fox signs her for a swell performance. Charlie Farrell and Virginia Valli search Malibu Shores for a home between Merely Mary Ann and Heartbreak filming. Marguerite Churchill stars on horseback in Riders of The Purple Sage with ship Piette sent to a Fox location near Pak.
The article notes Von Sternberg’s growing reputation as an artist anchored by his production of An American Tragedy following earlier films like Underworld and Dishonored. It frames this work as the defining achievement shaping his standing in cinema history.
A Heggie Simplex stoker feed boiler is photographed under construction for Boston schools. The frame shows the new high fire low pressure box boiler with the He Semel staff noted.
Claudette Colbert stars with George Abbott in Secrets of a Secretary a lively romance set in New York society The plot follows a wealthy heiress who becomes a social secretary after losing her fortune Her ex husband a jewel thief resurfaces complicating love and danger before a happy ending.
Dear Miss Mason advises on love woes with playful guidance. A reader asks how to handle a forgetful boyfriend and another seeks options after an engagement breakup over a diamond ring.
A fragment notes a letter to Miss Mason written about three months ago stating a personal estrangement and a request or sentiment regarding a former relationship. The readable text focuses on the sender’s feelings and a reference to past actions.
Miss Colbert plays secretary in the film with Georges Metaxa as the villainous husband. The cast also includes Betty Lawford Herbert Marshall Mary Boland Hugh O'Connel and Berton Churchill.
A young woman writes from Chicago to Juliet about a difficult relationship with a young man. The pair quarrel after dates and fail to reconcile, ending in more outings where he becomes intoxicated. She asks if she should give him more dates. Blondie advises to forget him as he degrades her and shows no respect.
A reader asks how to handle a relationship with a heavy drinking partner. The adviser suggests issuing a clear ultimatum requiring sobriety or ending the romance to test his commitment. If drinking continues, the writer should end the relationship.
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