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    , . MEDFOTOT .NtAlli TK1-BL1N K. MKDFOKD. OREGOX. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1936 PAGE NINE
mFred Astaire, Ginger Rogers In Craterian's "Swing Time" Showing
i MUSIC, DICING IN
I SFECTACUJAR FILM
OPENING RUN HERE
Famous Classic in Thursday Film
Stars of Double Bill at Rialto Hit
Wednesday Star
Dramatic Star
SCOTTISH RITE
Stated meeting CounoU
snd Consistory, 7:30 p. m.
Oct. 26th.
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Whirling to new prestige in their
S sixth . consecutive dancing triumph
Z Fred Astaire and Ginger K'.-gers brir
i ."Swing Time" to the screen of thi
; Craterlan theater, where it opens n
three-day engagement todaj
l Presenting a new ballroom creation.
Athe Swing Waltz, the two stars have
been given numerous attraction qual
ities to make "Swing Time" their most
entertaining fllmuslcal.l The sup
porting cast Includes Victor Moors
Helen Broderlck, Erie Blore. Betty
purness and George Metaxa famous
radio and stage star. Some of the
most gorgeous settings ever shown on
the screen form the colorful back
ground (01 the action of tl.e story.
Love affairs and complications fea
ture the story plot, with Astaire en
deavoring to rid himself of tht
haughty fiancee, Betty furness, fo
that he can marry Miss Rogers, a
the same time trying to discourage a
glamorous orchestra leader, Metaxa.
who also has matrimonial designs on
Ginger.
Victor Moore and Helen Broderlck
are a pair of well-meaning but em
barrassing matchmakers, who inno
cently provide many of the compli
cations and much of U;e comedy
Eric Blore, the convulsini butler ot
former Astaire -Rogers shows. Is the
- owner of a dancing acadamy where
Ginger is an instructeres.
Jerome Kern's catchy melodies, of
p-which there are six in the picture.
form the musical backround for the
team's five dance numbers, and for
Astalre's sensational solo dance In
blackface, "Bojangles In Harlem.
George Arliss Has
Leading Part Show
On Rialto's Screen
The Arliss gift for charming sub
tleties In the midst of double-dealing
intrigue is given full display In "East
Meets West," which head the big
double bill opening at the Rtalro
theater today for a thive-day run
Here, again, is Arliss In btjoweled tur
bans and brocades, as colorful In cos
tume as. In character and delight
fully difficult to corner in a diplo
matic tilt with words and witB.
The tropical country of Rungay Is,
the setting for "East Metts West"
and the story deals with the strug
gle between England and eastern pow
ers to gain treaty rights to the har
bor of Rungay. This port is ruled
by a crafty and suave Rajah (Arliss),
who sees a way to make both coun
tries pay dearly for his signature on
the dotted line, "and in mch a way
j that they will have no alternative
)'.. except to Keep the peace.
He is also engaged, as sideline, in
making beautiful women fall under
his spell of the Orient, and in a cun
ning way manipulates them for him
self. Playing as tuo added feature on
the aame program Is "Once to Every
Bachelor," which stars Neii Hamilton
and Marlon Nixon.; The story con
cerns the predicament of a New York
playboy who contracts a "business"
marriage In order to avoid having his
Income stopped and also to pacify
an Irate husband about to seek a di
vorce, naming him. The Idea start
out swell but the "business bride
becomes too lovely to keep the mar
riage on a business basis und then the
fun starts.
Others in the cast are Raymond
Hatton, William Austin and Alleen
Prlngle.
Bend Seeks Radio
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. (AP)
The Bend Bulletin. Bend, Ore., ap
plied to the communications comls
slon today for permission to con
struct a radio station to be operated
unlimited hours with 100 watts power
at night and 250 watts power day
time. Today & Monday !E33
THUNDERING DRAMA OF
THE GOLD RUSH DATs!
MOID
LEE TRACY
BtNNIE BARNES JfjSS?'
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Bringing to life on the screen James
Pennlmore Cooper's Immortal classic.
'"The Last of the Mohicans,' the film
version of this famous story comes
to the Craterlan Thursday for a
three-day run.
The elements of suspense, hair
breadth escapes, the lone scout bat
tling his way through fcordes of sav
age enemies, the chase, the dramatic
hand-to-hand combat all the ele
ments that make a picture a source
of never-falling delight to thousands
of movie-goers are present in larpe
Peril of Crime
PORTLAND, 0:t. 24. (AP) Two
men approached Altman Davis, spe
cial agent, at a railroad station and
fell Into r.-,nvfrsation wiUi him.
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I "PC z&kz?0? am An RKO Radio Picture with
M X A V VICTOR MOORE HELEN BRODERICK
f"" ERIC BLORE BETTY FURNESS-GEORGES
(L,f V ru m v 1 METAXA an c Hollywood Loveliest Girls
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See them dance "The Swing
Time Waltz" the new ball
room craze. (You cling as
you swing.)
measure In the Cooper masterpiece.
Careful casting has made the chief
characters familiar and alive. Hawk
eye, Uncas, Magua, and wen the lej
er figures General Montcalm, Col
onel Munro, the ancient sachems of
the Delaware, were transferred to the
screen version with a devotion to
Cooper's originals.
Randolph Scott plays the part of
Hawkeye, the lone scout, while others
In the cast Include Blnnle Barnes.
Henry Wilcoxon. Bruce Cabot. Heather
Angel, Philip Reed. Robert Barrat.
Hugh Buckler and Wlllard Robertson
Finally one suggested matching coins
Davis matched for a moment and told
them they were under arrest. In
fight which followed the men I
'forl.
Directed by George Steven
A PAN0RO S. BERMAN Production
Start? Today 3 Days!
Shows Today at 1:45-3:30
Evenings at 6:45-9:15
t
James Dunn and Mae Clarke have
the leading roles in "Hearrs In Bond
age." which plays on the double fea
ture program with "Killer at Large."
at the Rialto theater Wednesday and
Thursday.
David Manners. Charlotte Henry
and Henry B. Walthall also have fea
tured parts. The story is laid around
the Civil war, with Dunn and Man
ners In the roles of .two naval offi-
E
L FAR!
8IOUX CITY, la., Oct. 24. ( AP)
Representative William Lemke. Union
party presidential candid te. charged
today that department of agriculture
officials "are still on a mad orgy of
destroying and restricting the pro
duction of the essentials of life.'
In an address prepared lor delivery
before a Union party meeting in the
Republican auditorium, the Norm
Dakota congresman said:
"The bnreaurrsts of the New Deal
VHfenaaiaaiiMniawa
cers. who through the conflict, are
separated from their romances re
spectively with Miss Clarke and Miss
Henry.
The mystery of a manlao kilter,
who uses his waxwork museum to
cover his demented rampages, U un
folded in "Killer at Lnrge." which
stars Russell Hardte and Mary Brian,
with Betty Compson, Oeorge McKay
and Thurston Hall In support.
department of agriculture are
continuing this Insane policy in the
midst of hunger, misery, want and
rags. These autocra tic buren ucra ts
still believe that there Is an over
production while intelligent people
everywhere know that there nevei
was an overproduction.
'There Is an overproduction of Just
one thing, and that Is an overproduc
tion of ignoramuses. Wo ar afflicted
at Washington at present with a
cruel and un-American type of na
tional Insanity the kind of mental
condition that will permit the de
struction and curtailment of food
and clothing while we still have mil
lions who could use that food and
clothing."
Save middleman's profits. Prom mak
er to you. Klein the rallor. upstslrs
v f& 5 5. - 4
What t, rapidly becoming ktiowit
as one of the most outsmnrtlng film
dramas of the vear comes lu the Cra
terlan theater Wednftvtiy with th(
one-day showing of "Crulc's Wife.'
with Roullnd Russell In l::t title role
and John Boles co-starred.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize play of
the same name, "Craig's Wife" Is tht
story of an Implacable wife who sub
jugates her every emotion to attnln
what she considered tho most Import
ant factor In every woman's life
Independence. Tho film w.l also be
shown Wednesday night at tho Holly
thoater.
Big Forest Blaze
Reported In Check
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 24.
(AP) Short-wave radio reports from
the Hemlock ranger station in the
Columbia national forest Indicated
today the 1.600-acre foreat fire in
Skamania county was being held In
cnecx.
The fire. In the Underwood district
yesterday waa sweeping within a mile
of the federal forest.
FOR PERSONAL LOANS OF ALA
KINDS W E. Thomas. 46 8 Central
Phone M:i vve'll naut say youi
eniae citv Ssnltnr, service
"TTz v?ry '
Edward Arnold returns tc the Roxy
theater today snd tomorrow In "Slit
ters Clold. tho herolo drama about
General John Sutter, who owned hair
of California, only to be impoverished
by the discovery of gold and the rapa
cious greed of men.
The supporting cast Incudes Lea
Tracy, Blnnle Barnes. Katherlne Alex
ander, Harry Carey and thousands of
extras In the roles of miners, Indians
and settlers.
SELECT MM BAY
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 84. (AP)
All Oregon will participate in Navy
day observances next Tuesday. Lieut.
Com. J. B. Hoffernsn of the U. S. 8.
Colorado will represent the navy at
coremonlea here.
Worth W. Caldwell, chairman of
all committees, announced the fol
lowing local groups would present
programs:
Meriford: L. C. Oarlock, Mrs. B. O.
Harding. Myrtle Olmscheld. Phllo D.
Smith, Joe. E- Wood, Mrs. Paulino
Myr'na Wood.
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