-i The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning February 4, 193i
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Uproarious Comedy Played
By Notable Cast With
. Lively Vehicle
Comedy, that Is said to be the
moat uproariously funny that has
-com oat of Hollywood In many
a tone day, will be forthcoming
on the screen of the Elainore the
atre when the new First National
pictnre, "Convention City." with
a splendid all star cast opens to
-day.
: "Contention City," at its open
Ins, aeta a fast and furious pacp
and that pace never slackens
lor an instant. Our first glimpse
of the principal characters reveals
them enroute to Atlantic City
the nation's principal locale for
salesmen's Jamborees. From then
until they straggle to the train
once more, at the finish of a
week's roistering, there is action.
punch, surprise. Several individ
ual stories are interwoven to
form the main thread of this gay
narrative. "
- What better guarantee fcr an
evening of hilarity than the ap-
" pearance of Joan Blondell.
Adolphe Menjou, Dick Powell.
Mary Astor, Guy K lb bee. Prank
McHugh ell in major roles? Add
to these, such players as Patricia
Ellla, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Her
bert, Hobart Cavanaugh, Grant
Mitchell, Gordon Westcott and
you have some Idea of the acting
talent that has been lavished on
this film.
DETECTIVE PICTURE
TO
' Fast In the -footsteps of Wil
liam Powell and Clive Brook
comes a new "detective" star in a
suave and nnnsnal role.
Now, Edmund Lowe brings a
startling new character In
: apector Dyke" to motion pic
tures. Dyke Is a suave Inspector of
British colonial police in India.
He carries no magnifying glass,
has- no peaked cap, and doesn't
take- pictures of footprints in the
course ot his crime solving. His
method la new and unusual. He
studies character.
The Inspector will make bis
bow to you at the Capitol theatre
today on board the "Bombay
Mall." a fast express train plying
from Calcutta to Bombay, hauling
the private car of the British gov
ernor. He dominates the story of
"Bombay Mail," which deals so
skillfully with murder and its
solution. In he cast with him are
Shirley Grey, Onslow Stevens,
Ralph Forbes, Hedda Hopper,
John Davidson and many other
noted, screen players.
"Police Call with Merna Ken
nedy and Kick Stuart Is the sec
ond feature at the Capitol today.
The Call
Board . . .
ELS1XOUE
Today "Convention City"
with all-star cast.
Wednesday Robert Mont-
gomery In "Fugitive Lot-
Friday H. G. Wells' "Invis-
flle Man" with Gloria Stu-
art.
GRAND
Today Lilian Harvey in "I
Am Suzanne!"
Thursday "Sleep? ffeast"
with' Wynne Glbsbl
CAPITOL
Today Double bill, Edmund
Lowe In "Bombay Mall"
and "Pollee Call" with
Merna Kennedy.
Tuesday Charles Farrell ia
"Girl Without a Room".
Thursday Double bill, "Ma
dame Spy with Fay Wray
and "Bedside" with War
ren William.
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STATE
Today Charles Laughton in
-rue Private Life ot Henry
YUW plus Silly Symphony
la cplor, "Noah's Ark".
Fridav Lionel Atwlll in
"The Sphinx".
HOIXTWOOD
Today Doable bill, Bing
Crosbv rn "Ton MnHi Har-
mony" and Tim McCoy in
"Police Car 17".
Wednesday Double bill. Con-
fad Nagel In "The Constant
Woman" and Neil Ha mil-
ton In "The Silk Express.
fTioay jonn Wayne In "Tel-
ecranh Trail".
Saturday midnight matinee,
atary man in "Seng of
RswtaefeoiT
TOMORROW
"Lutento Leon"
GIGGLES - LAUGHS - ROARS
Nelson -: r Liberty at
Auditorium aWC Chemeketa
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High Light of "Convention City9'
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Three of the fair-weather friends of "Convention City, com
edy at the Ebinore. Dick Powell, Mary Astor and Adorph
Menjou.
Edciand Lowe has a detective role ia "Bombay Mail," cur
rent attraction at the Capitol.
Gene Raymond and Lilian Harvey are cast as sweethearts in
I Am Suzanne!" at the Grand.
CATHAftMCtESPECTJLE. & SgA HER MfDAl NIGHT
SHE DJ5APFEAIED SOON
Anne. .lost her heaa ! r .C. Katmebtn.. this Kim
OVtl THE WRONG MAN i - Mm x COUIO TICKLE A KINS...
Jane .she hao what rr C ffr21(ir Kathesine..much too
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Doors Open 12:30
Come Early !
Continuous l Till 11
Shews Start as
Follows
12:45 - 2: SO - 4:13
6:00 - 7:43- 9:80
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WALT DISNEY'S SILLY
SYMPHONY IN COLORS I
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PUPPETS FEATURE
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"I Am Suzanne!" Unusual In
Background; Lilian
Harvey is Star
The world's leading puppet
group la easily recognisable as
the Teatro del PIccoli, with its 28
operators, singers and musicians
capable of performing tt opera,
40 musical comedies and -approxi
malely 1,300 variety acts and tab
leaux. This unique organisation ap
pears in Lilian Harvey's latest
picture, "I Am Suzanne!" In
which she played opposite Gene
Raymond, starting at the Grand
theatre today.
"I Am Suxanne!" is the atory
of a- young stage star who tails
in love with a youth who is the
representative of a declining fam
ily of puppeteers. The young star
leaves the stage to join the pup
pet show. A romantic tangle en
sues during which three spectac
ular revues are staged. Miss Har
vey's piquant personality again
jgcores both as a dancer and a
heroine.
IS IT HOLLYWOOD
Paramount's "Too Much Har
mony," the first musical hit of the
new 1933-34 season, makes its
second local appearance today at
the Hollywood theatre. In the
stellar role is Bing Crosby, who
was moat recently seen in Para
mount's "Big Broadcast" and
"College Humor."
In supporting roles are Jack
Oakie and Skeets Gallagher, the
famous comedy team who wowed
audiences in "Close Harmony"
several years ago; Judith Allen,
Cecil B. DeMllle's new screen
find; Harry Green, faaous stage
and screen dialect funster; Lllyan
Tashman and New Sparks.
The second feature is "Police
Car 17" with Tim McCoy and Ev
alyn Knapp.
Just how the police calls are
received, broadcast, picked up,
run down, reported and filed for
future reference, is one of the
many Interesting things shown
in this picture.
First Lake Case
Settled; Other
Is Yet Pending
Participants in the 110,000
damage action of Alvlna Lake,
administratrix of the estate of
Charles Willard Lake, against
the Giffen Oil company and oth
ers settled the affair during the
trial in circuit court here Satur
day. The suit was filed as a re
sult of the death of Charles Wil
lard Lake, 16, who was struck
by an oil company truck while
he was riding a bicycle in a
Jefferson street.
A separate action filed by the
boy's parents is pending.
TELLS OP TRIP
KINGWOOD, Feb. 3. At the
home of Mrs. Ray Lacey, Mrs.
D. A. Williams gave an interest-
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Complete Show
After 9:30 P. El
FIRST SALEM
SHOWING
Ho Raise in Prices!
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Henry VIII on
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Charles Laughton, famous English character actor, portrays
one of history's most colorful monarch in "The Private
Life of Henry YULW Four of his wives appear in this illustration.
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Jack Oakie plays with his real mother in "Too Much Har
mony" with Bing Crosby at the Hoflywood.
ing ta.k on her recent trip east.
She spent several months visit
ing relatives in New York, Bos
ton and Pennsylvania and also
attended the Chicago fair. Mrs.
IIT AIIOnsOwncdTbcatfC j Today, Monday
(lOLLYVOOP c-S5St
Double Bill Two Features.
"Music in the Air" -r, .... TT
"Songs in Tonr Heart" (Thrilling, Sizzling action
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laughing,
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with
Gene RAYMOND),
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A loot story that lives
cad throbs against
the oerWs strangest
bachgrotaid'
Continuous Sho& Daly
State Screen
C. N. Hathaway will be hostess
Thursday, February 15, when
quilting will be began on the
club quilt. Guests were Mrs. Fred
Gibson and Mrs. Ronald Craven.
with the Radio
Patrol I
Added
Popeye Cartoon
Comedy - News
3 SONG HITS! GOR
GEOUS GIRLS! AMAZ.
COUNTLESS LAUGHS)
WONDERFUL THDILtci
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dandng, tinging
-Jfug to 11 p. m.
PRIVATE LIFE OF
HEfJRY' AT STATE
Under the fine touch of Alexan
der Korda, notable English direc
tor, England's great and highly
amorous monarch of the sixteenth
century, who is recorded in his
tory as the Bluebeard of kings, ap
pears on the screen in "The Pri
vate Life ot Henry VHI" in the
person of Charles Laughton.
This pictnre, a United Artists
release begins a five-day run at
the State theatre today.
The atory concentrates on the
re manses of the king who married
aix women and caused two of the
six to pay tor their infidelity with
their deaths under the ax of the
executioner. The first wife was di
vorced, the second, the famons
Anne Boleyn, was beheaded; the
third died giving Henry his first
son and third child the fourth,
the Geman Duchess of Cleves, was
his wife for only a day and part
of. a night; the fifth went the
cruel, quick way ot Anne Boleyn,
and the sixth, elderly nurse, hen
pecked the aging king into taking
care of his health and.as the pic
ture closes, is characterized by
him: "and the best is the worst."
The picture has been included
in many recent listings of the ten
best films of the year.
Revenue Deputies
To Visit Cities
Giving Tax Help
Deputy collectors of internal
revenue will pay visits to all the
principal cities of Oregon in the
next six weeks, helping citizens
prepare their 193$ federal income
TODAY AND MONDAY
TTwo EJQg
What action!
.' . . What sns
pease! What
mystery!
TODAY, MONDAY
TUESDAY
Continuous Today
2 to 11 P. M.
Wh
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oopee
The Lid's 0t(!
You've heard about 'em
... Read about 'em . . .
Now join in the daffy do
ings of one of those con.
raising conventions where
big business makes Hey.
Hey and farmers' daugh
ters make Hay!
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I OTStt'tanraact I
If sales! CeneoY
taxes, J. W. Maloney, state collec-;
tor, announced "yesterday.
Collectors agents will be in Sa
lem continuously up to February
1? and will be here also from
March 1 to March 15, being avail
able at- the postofflce building.
Silverton will be visited February
26 and 27 and Woodbura Febru
ary 28. Collectors will be at Dal
las February 22 and 23 and at
Independence February 24.
Holman Irked to
Find Meier Away
At Session Time
Ruius C. Holman, state treasur
er, a?aln expressed displeasure
Saturday, when he arrired in Sa
lem to attend the regular meeting
of the state board of control
schednled for the third working
day of the month. '
Governor Meier had not arrived
here when Holman departed for
Portland at noon. Holman charged
that this was the 14th meeting
date of the board of control which
had been Ignored during the
Ieier administration.
Holman said he had refused to
sign the minutes of the meeting
held November 23. because he had
no opportunity to investigate a
flax contract approved at that session.
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Wtdbckout
Feattonpe
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The "Police Ccfl'
had gone out . .
get "Dynamite
Dan" . . . Then
began a grim
man-hunt!
'Police Call'
with
Nick Stuart
Merna Kennedy
Mary Carr
Continuous
Today - 2 to 1 1 F. M.
15c Till S P. M.
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