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iKOX bill ittnctlon at the McDonald theatre for six whole days, starting next Thursday, will be
I itauder's Kafrtime Band," current hit musical which features 28 of Irvine Berlin's famed song
Starred In the film are Tyrone Power, Alice Fsye and Don Ameche, shown together above.
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PEXINO Sunday at the Stat theatre Is "I Met My Love Again,"
'ihlci sUra Henry Fonda and Joan Bennett. The two principles
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To Rex On Friday
Of all the heroes of fact and
fiction, there's none so beloved
or dashing as Robin Hood, the
outlaw of Sherwood Forest. Cele
brated in song and story, in opera
and in the silent movies, Robin
now appears in brand new guise
in Warner Bros.' Technicolor pro
duction "The Adventures of Rob
in Hood," which opens next Fri
day at the Rex theatre.
Errol Flynn, a veritable rein
carnation of the legendary Robin,
plays the title role. Handsome,
young and adventurous, Flynn
makes the perfect Robin Hood.
Sharing honors with him is the
demurely lovely Olivia de Havil
land (who was his heroine in
"Captain Blood" and "The Charge
of the Light Brigade") portraying
his lady-love, Maid Marian. And
they prove that medieval ro
mance was even more "thrilling
than the modern variety.
Norman Reilly Raine and Seton
I. Miller, who wrote the screen
play, took the chojeest of the
yarns and legends that have been
written about Robin and his mer
ry men, who robbed the rich to
feed the poor, added their own
original touches, and came out
with something entirely new. The
current story is altogether differ
ent from the one which Douglas
Fairbanks, Wally Beery and the
rest of those old valiants gave
us 16 years ago.
WONG back to the Rex theatre next Friday Is "Robin Hood," all
Wtalrolor film starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. It's
"TObest films of the year.
'Rosalie" Opening
Male Sunday
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128 acrobatic teams, which the
dance director included.
With Miss Powell and Eddy are
seen such favorites as Frank
Morgan, Edna May Oliver, Ray
Bolger, the new European sing
ing sensation, Ilona Massey, Billy
Gilbert, Reginald Owen and doz
ens of others.
The story concerns the love and
adventures of a West Pointer who
follows his girl to Europe only to
discover she's a princess. A tnmi'
ing series of events bring them
toeether again. The new musical
was directed by W. S. Van Dyke
II.
Complete Woods Scene
Erected On Studio Set
One verdant forest, complete
with wooded glen, babbling brook,
weeping willows, centuries-old
rocks, dirt roads, broken-down
fences and miscellaneous pebbles
all in a bam-like wooden-floor'
ed structure is the latest miracle
of the Hollywood technicians who
could orobably reconstruct the
Pyramids overnight.
Stretching over the entirety of
huge Stage No. 1 at the United
Artists studios, the indoor pastoral
scene was erected for Walter
Wanger's new production, "I Met
My Love Again," starring Joan
Bennett and Henry Fonda at the
State theatre Sunday.
'Alexander's Ragtime
Band' Scheduled For
Six-Day Run At Mac
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" Is
greater than they said it was.
Periodically Hollywood pro
duces a picture that stands out
as a beacon along the highroad
of motion picture progress and
such a picture is Darryl F. Za
nuck's production of Irving Ber
lin's great saga of three decades
in the march, of America.
Add story to cast and direction
and the 20th Century-Fox film
opening at the McDonald Thurs
day amounts Jo a picture that for
years to come will be remembered
as a turning point a new trend,
the utilization of memorable
melodies in a dramatic story of
the screen's mightiest moment
The Berlin score is, of course,
without previous or subsequent
parallel. It took the Shakespeare
of syncopation 27 yean to write
it, and every one of the z songs,
used wholly or partially in the
picture, topped the hit parade of
its era. They are the mileposts
along rhythm s conquest of man
kind from the Barbary Coast to
Carnegie Hall.
The film makes them Integral
story material by casting the prin
cipal characters as members of a
fictitious Alexander's Ragtime
Band and letting them do just
about what the members of a real
band would have done.
In the bewildering brilliance of
"Alexander" one remembers that
Tyrone Power starts with a small
band in a honky-tonx. uon
Ameche writes the tunes which
Alice Faye sings. Love smolders.
flares, cools, blows up and Is re
kindled over the years for Tyrone
and Alice. History moves before
the eyes with the reminiscent
melodies of Berlin as a gentle
guide through the plot.
Such a story framework the
career of a young musician and
the girl who sang the1 nation's
love songs two hotheads quarrel
ing and parting, forgiving and
finding love again through the
music that was their life is novel
and scintillating.
Darryl F. Zanuck sent In with
his stars a brilliant cast Ethel
Merman, Jack Holey, Jean Her-
sholt. Helen Westley, John Car.
radine, Paul Hurst, Wally Ver
non, Ruth Terry and a dozen
others of like caliber.
Jed Prouty Dons Beret
For "Trip To Paris
What with the peek-a-boo shirt
waist and the Gibson Girl Sil
houette coming right back for
women's fashions, the least that
could be expected for the men
would be caps a la Gay Nineties.
But Hollywood has decreed a re
vival of the visorless cap the
beret, (beray to you).
Jed Prouty, famous to film fans
as "Dad'' in the Jones Family,
sports one in their newest 20th
Century-Fox fun festival, "A Trip
to Paris," coming Friday to the
Rex screen.
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JOE PEXNER, who made the saying "I'm From The City" nationally
famous, comes to the Helllg theatre Sunday In a picture of that
title. Also starred in the same film ta Lorraine Kreuger.
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PLAYING for last times Sunday at the Mayflower theatre Is the
musical comedy success "Sally, Irene and Mary," starring Alice
Faye, Joan Davis and Marjorle Weaver.
VICTIM OF nOAX
PHILOMATH, Aug. 20. (Spe
cial) Lawrence Larson, local
woodman, was the victim of a
hoax last week. A man told Mr.
Larson he wanted to hire him to
take his truck and tow in a
stranded show troop from near
Waldport. He rode with Mr. Lar
son, and on arriving at Waldport
told him he meant to say New
port. When he reached Newport
he disappeared on some pretense
and failed to appear again. Mr.
Larson was out about $12 and his
time.
SCOUTS MEET
LEABURG, Aug. 20 (Spe
cial) The Leaburg Boy Scouts
met last week at the scout shack
for the regular weekly meeting
with Gordon Vance, scout master.
Scouts present were Earl Thienes,
Carl Thienes, Bill Rossman, Ken
neth Smith, Harold Smith, and
Gordon Vance. Visitors during the
evening were George Flinton,
Wilbur Rossman, Loren Fish, Les
lie Fish, Joy Fish, Lorenzo Brown,
Helen Schow, Dorothy Elston,
Bernice Elston, Pat Smith, Don
Slavens, and Billy Slavens.
Penner Circus Rider
In Tm From The City'
Cowboys and Indians, the wild
and wooly west, thrills of the cir
cus big top, and two dizzy ro
mances are all combined Into an
exciting laugh-crammed film ve
hicle for Joe Penner entitled "I'm
From the City," which opens on a
double bill program at the Hcllig
on Sunday.
The early part of the story un
folds against a circus background,
where Penner is revealed as a
daredevil bareback rider. Nor
mally he Is lamb-like in his cour
age and terrorized by any kind of
horseflesh. But Richard Lane, as
the ringmaster of the circus, Is a
hypnotist, and It is the hypnotic
spells he casts over Penner that
make him such a sensational
equestrian!
When Lane Inveigles Penner In
to entering himself as a cowboy
rider in a big race, the laughs
and amusing situations pile up In
never-ending fashion. Counter
pointing these are the two hectic
romances of the two men with a
ranchwoman's daughter and
granddaughter.
Beautiful Kay Sutton, former
artists model, Is cast as Lane's
heart-throb. Both harboring mer
cenary ambitions, they enter Into
a conspiracy to pass Penner off as
the long-lost son of a wealthy
rancher, planning to swindle the
old man of money.
Various ramifications build up
the hilarious plot to a high-speed
finish the obstacle race between
representatives of the rival ranch
es to give Penner his funniest
vehicle to dale!
"Beef Steak!" shouted Charles
Bickford as a shaking, trembling
chef stepped on the set of Re
public's "Gangs of New York,"
coming to the Heilig screen
Thursday, to ask the noted star
what he would like to have for
hla mid-afternoon snack. And
something in the tone of the
man's voice Indicated that he
would take his raw.
And those two words beef
steak are a "key" to Blckford's!
dynamic personality. They arej
representative of everything about
the man. He is brutally frank
about everything he does or says.
There Isn't an ounce of pretense
about him. If asked a question he
usually answers In one or two
words and considers that the In
terview is finished.
When asked why he had turned
to theatrical work in preference
to some other vocation he merely
answered, "money!" Queried as to
where he had travelled he replied,
"over the globe." Questioned as to
his likes in reading he clipped.
Good books." Asked If he ever
gave parties he merely stated,
no."
And the above Is as near to an
Interview as any reporter or pub
licity man has ever come.
In "Gangs of New York ' Bick
ford gives another of his famous
character portrayals in the dual
roles of a policeman and a criminal.
Included In the supporting cast
the exciting new picture are such
excellent stars and players as Ann
Dvorak, Alan Baxter, Wynne Gib
son, Harold Huber, John Wray,
Maxle Rosenbloom, Fred Kohler,
Sr., Jonathan Hale and Charles
Trowbridge.
"Gangs of New York" was
adapted to the screen from an
original story by Jack Townley.
The screenplay was written by
Wellyn Totman, Sammy Fuller
and Charles Francis Royal. James
Cruze directed under Associate
Producer Armand Schaefer.
"Double Danger," RKO Radio's
new mystery film with Preston
Foster and Whitney Bourne, open
ing Sunday at the Heilig.
A super-crook ot unparalleled
audacity is hidden under the ,
Identity of one of two persons,
Foster and Miss Bourne, both of
them personal acquaintances ot
the commissioner.
As a matter of fact. It Is Miss
Bourne who originally made off
with a casket of diamonds, and
Foster who in turn stole them
from her. Excitement attends the
unraveling of this complication.
Ingenious Trap Set
In "Double Danger"
An Ingenious trap by which a
clever police commissioner hopes
to catch a badly-wanted criminal,
forms one of the vital factors of
'Goodbye Broadway'
Last Times Sunday
"Goodbye Broadway," which
has its last Mayflower showing
Sunday night on the same bill
with "Sally, Irene and Mary," ia
one ot the most hilarious com
edies of the current season. Uni
versal, which started the vogue
for screwy comedy which swept
the screen with "My Man God
frey," has gone In for down-to-earth
humor in this one, and the
effect is pure delight.
Chuckles, guffaws and laugha
swept the audience all through
the film, but there were also mo
ments of sympathetic silence as
Alice Brady, who won the Motion
Picture Academy Award for 1937,
and Charles Wlnnlnger found the
pathos as well as the fun in the
adventures ot the "Merry Mai
loys," partners In matrimony and
vaudeville.
As part ot one of the grandest
casts ever assembled Into on
picture is a new comer who
should go far on the cinematic
road to success handsome Tom
my Rlggs and his invisible Betty
Lou, the famous hit of the Rudy
Vallee radio program.
From Stage Hit
The story, which was freely
adapted by Roy Chanslor and A.
Dorian Otvos from the stage hit
by James A. Gleason, takes the
Malloys, onetime Broadway head
liners, to the little town of Ham- .
ilton, Connecticut, to put on their
act. When a fresh hotel clerk In
sults Pat Malloy, ha buya tha
place just to fire the guy. That
leaves the Malloys broke, but
when the bills begin to mount and
soma of their old vaudeville pals
turn the hotel Into a rehearsal
hall, tha fun really starts.
Louisiana produces more pelts
of fur-bearing animals than any.
other state.
GUV GIVES BOOTS
Gcno Autry, most popular west
ern star, appearing In the new
Republic picture, "Man From
Music Mountain" at the Hcllig
theatre starting Thursday, was re
cently honored with a gift of a
pair of hand carved boots from the
governor of Texas. .
COURTS IN YARD
Tom Keene has a ping-pong,
tennis, and a badminton court In
the back yard of his Beverly Hills
home. Keene's current picture Is
Monogram's "Where Trails Di
vide," opening at the State theatre
Thursday.
A shoemaker in Paris produces
shoes at a cost of $235 a pair, and
will only make them for people
with feet which he considers fit
to wear his "masterpieces."
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