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PAUE SEVEN V William Powell and Carole Lombard Co-Star In Craterian Screen Hit BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER. 20, 1936 POVELL HAS BUTLER William Powell attains the distinc tly of being a butler for the nutti est family In the whole country, In the romantic comedy, "My Man God frey," opening a three-day run at the Craterian theater today. Carole Lorn ' bard ts co-starred In this mirth gripping story. Adapted from Erik Hatch's sparkling novel of the same name. The story shows Powell as a "for i gotten man," being brought to a very ritzy party by Miss Lombard, so that he may win first prlza In a scaven ger hunt. Then she engages BUI as the butler and tho fun takes on a madder pace. This balmy family, known as the "Batty Bullocks," Includes: One baffled husband who has been thor oughly gaffed by a slightly daffy wife. He Is laughed at by society' riffraff for permitting her to pamper a "protege of the rich" and for giv ing hln; the run of the parlor. The husband is further snaffled by the wild expenditures and tall doings of his two dizzy daughters. When bis fortune is loot In the raffle of the stock market, he Is saved by the but ler, who has managed to outlast all the eccentricities of tho goofy mother and her daughters. As the butler, Powell 1b the smooth charming person that has made htm one of the screen leading lights. His calmness in the face of all the lu ' nacy he faces each day makes his role stand out that much more. Miss Lombard, as the dizzier of the two daughters, 1b the well known "dizzy blonde" to a fare-you-well, but in cludes a tantalizing wlnsomeness that makes one like her nevertheless. Alice Brady is the balmy mother a part made to order. Gall Patrick la the other daughter, snooty, selfish, Ipoiled. Eugene Pallette Is the baf fled father; Jean Dtxon la the maid in the household whose sense ofhu mor le the only thing that has re tained her own sanity; Mlscha Auer la the "protege," and Alan Mowbray plays the man who knew the butler "when." For Wednesday only the Craterian will show Francia Lederer, the "Bound ing Czech," In a gay, romantic story of a kiss that created a furore in sophisticated Paris. The title of this merry adventure Is "One Rainy After noon" and, besides Lederer in the leading role, the cast includes Ida Luplno, as the girl who gets kissed; Hugh Herbert, Roland Young, Joseph Cawthorn and Erik Rhodes. Os Mall Tribune want ads. Roxy Headliner America's two leading screen lovers, Janet oaynor and Robert Taylor, are teamed together for the first time In "Small Town Girl," which plays a re turn engagement at the Roxy theatre today and tomorrow. An all star cast Including James Btuart, Isabel Jewell, Blnnl Barnea, Lewla Stone, Andy Devlne and Eliza beth Patterson are In support of the tars. ANYTIME: Today & Monday I Slioni 1:45-3:15. 6:45-9 SHE WANTED LOVE! And t h ti Vhat she got., when this Ro meo from the city swept her off her feet! f JANET TOBERl wynowiot lib BINNIE BARNES LEWIS STONE ANDY DEVINE ELIZABETH PATTERSON FRANK CRAVEN JAMES STEWART Flo ,flertfd Short Snhjects U'l ' i li i i ii iim L Him J i If I Outdoor Drama Tlie first big outdoor drama to be brought to the screen since the mem orable "Covered Wagon," comes to the Craterian theatre Thursday with the showing of "The Texas Rangers," out lining the work of the band of fear leas men who brought law and order to the Lone Star state. Fred Mac Murray and Jack Oakle are cast In the leading roles, as outlaws who Join the Rangers, while others in featured Sebastian APOLLO at the Mighty Wurlitzer i l s tjv blit HE DUCKED HErI -vi UNDER A SHOWER... II - i and LEFT HER COLD! The gay, rollicking escapade fkffT ' 1, of a butler and a blonde, !iiAr ft T fth - . with Carole and Bill at fflftfc4 Z1' their merriest, maddest ffmW ' ..,..;t best! The picture you've I f-5 M m( ' jei&iWWi dreamed about! Here it is! 'Jr INJ 1 fci-J ' ,J II Coming Thursday parts include Jean Parker. Edward Ellis. Bennie Bartlett and Lloyd Nol an. Fighting bandits and the terrorljs Ing Comanches, stopping feuds and cattle wars and making Texas a safe place to live, all a part of their every day work, make "Tho Texas Rangers" a thrilling panoramic adventure of on of the most exciting periods of frontier historv. POUJaL ALICE BRADY GAIL EUGENE PALLETTE Mr MISCHA AUER 'JOHN 1 1 G H T P A T F L A H E R ROBERT PERRY fRANKLYN PANG80RN Showg 1:45-3:30-6:45-9:15 Famous Comedians On Double Bill I -5t Putting three of the best scene- stealers into one picture is one sure way of getting some laughs. This Is the Idea behind the casting of "Three Married Men," coming Wednesday to the Rlalto theatre on the double fea ture program that will have "Sworn Enemy" on the same bill. Lynne Overmann, Roscoe karns and William Frawley are the lautth- LO m B PATRICK JEAN DIXO ALAN ' MOWBR Mats-25c Evcs-35o Kids-lOc ww-pi.m;'ii,jj able trio, with Mary Brian- George Barbler and Morjorle Oatcsor aleo in featured roles. A story of tho food racketeers that terrorize merchants in the large cities, "Sworn Enemy" has Robert Young. Florence Rice, Joseph Callcia, Iewls Stone and Nat Pendleton in tho top rolea. fl H D A mf WTEST EDITION Mil "TUC UIDPU OF TIME" B XT W I IAN LEFT FOR DEAD IS FOUND ALIVE BY ROSEBURO, Ore., Sept. ID. (AP)- Left for dead by his companion, fol M0M Ho. 2. xzz" , 1 ii anw i n ism III Aaf''?,i Bet Iff - 3 Villi ' 7 111 ft . . rvClflNt U 1 M&UO' HI - .uM lowing a 50-foot fall to the rocky bed of the CoqulMe river, in the canyon near the Douglas-Coos county line, Clyde Bestwlck waa In tho veterans' facility hospital here today suffering from severe brulsea, but expected to recover from hla Injuries. When Bestwlck toppled and fell from a cliff overhanging the river last night, his companion, William H. Lehnherr of Comas valley, found him black and apparently lifeless. IiChnherr sped to a telephone to call the coroner and state police officers, who found Bestwlck alive but uncon palest ordor the anco ' BaAVta' taJa CAoLl scious and had him removed to the veterans' hospital by ambulance. The two men, returning from the Coos county fair at Myrtle Point, had picked up furniture belonging to Beotwlck, and were engaged in un loading the articles from the auto mobile across the river from Best wlck's cabin, when Bestwlck lost his balance and fell over the bank, COATS you would want to wear $19.95 S29.75 ETHEIAVYN B. HOFFMANN
