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"The Good Earth" Opens At The Craterian Today At Popular Prices
MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUTE. MEDFOKO. OREGON, SUNDAY. AUOT7ST 22, 19.17
PEARL BUCK NOVEL
After sensational iucceseea
throughout the country as a road
show attraction, the two million
dollar production of Pearl S. Buck's
"The Good Earth" reaches Medlord,
opening a four-day showing today
at the New Craterian theatre at
popular prices.
One of the most widely read
etorles of the last decade, "The Good
Earth" was two years In preparation.
Another year was used In the actual
production no stone was left un
turned to make evory scene authen
tic. A whole hillside was planted In
regular Chinese style, only to be
devastated by a plague of locusts.
This particular scene Is one of the
highlights of the picture, and classes
with the memorable earthquake
scene of "San Francisco" for thrills
and spectacle.
The dramatic story of China's
millions, their struggles, their hard
ships, and the intensely human
heartbeat of the great and little
known nation, comes at a fitting
moment when war with Japan fills
newspaper headlines as the two ori
ental nations carry on the battle
that has kept China in a turmoil for
many years.
In the role of Wang Lung, the
farmer, la Paul Muni eminent Actor
who won the Academy Award last
year for hla portrayal of Louis Pas
teur. As Wang, Muni again makes
a bid for Academy recognition, many
critics feeling his work In this pic
ture exceeds his fine work In the
previous film.
Lulse Balner, winner, also, of the
Academy Award last year for her
work. In "Great Ziegfeld," plays the
Intensely dramatic role of Wang's
wife, O-Lan.
Prominent players Include Walter
Connolly as the uncle, the dancer,
Tilly Losch, as Lotus. Charley Grape
win as the old father, Jessie Ralph
as Cuckoo, Soo Tong as the aunt,
Keye Luke as the elder manrfoland
Lul as the younger son and many
other famous occidental and Chinese
players in the featured roles.
General Theodore Tu, loaned by
the Chinese government as technical
advisor, traveled all over the Pacific
coast with Muni, seeking Chinese
players.
The story of "The Good Earth"
deals with Wang Lung, a poor farm
er who is given O-Lan, a slave girl,
as wife. Her devotion and tireless
effort help him to prosper. Famine
destroys the farms and the two go
Gay Comedy at Rialto Wednesday
Beautiful Ann Dvorak and John
Trent make their first appearance
as screen lovers in "She's No Lady."
a gay comedy of double mistaken
Identity which comes to the Rialto
theatre for Wednesday and Thurs
day. Trent, former TWA pilot, is
fast becoming one of the screen's
most popular leading men.
"Westbound L 1 m 1 1 e d," a fiery
drama of death at high speed shares
double bill honors with Lyle Talbot
and Polly Rowles in the two lead
ing roles.
to the city. During an uprising,
O-Lan succeeds In getting Jewels
from a looted house. They become
wealthy and Wang, aping the rich
and taking for himself another wile,
finds on the death of O-Lan. that
bis life as a farmer was all that
counted.
Return Showing
Of "Hell Divers"
"Hell Divers," sensational romance
of naval aviation, which plays a de
mand return engagement at the
Rialto theatre starting a three day
run today, stars in the leading roles
two of today's greatest stars, Clark
Gable and Wallace Beery. The film
combines the most remarkable air
plane maneuvers ever staged by the
navy, with a dramatic plot that,
with all its romantic qualities, has
something heroic In it.
During the play of "Hell Divers,"
audiences will have the opportunity
to witness again the breath-taking
stunts and escapades that made the
film literally the "talk of the town"
a few years back. Many familiar old
faces will be Been in the leading
roles. Prominent supporting roles
are filled by Conrad Nagel, Dorothy
Jordan, Marjorle Rambeau, Marie
Prevost, Cliff Edwards and John
Mlljan.
The story deals with the rivalry
between Beery, as a navy veteran,
and Gable, a new style of sailor,
and typifies the conflict between
old and new ideas in naval opera
tions. The central romance Is be
tween Beery and Miss Rambeau. as
a keeper of a Panama resort, who
has waited yeara for "her man." In
the climax. Beery gives his life in
rescuing his rival, In line of duty,
carrying on the true spirit of the
navy.
"Bulldog Drummond At Bay."
starring Victor Jory. Dorothy Mack
alll and John Lodge share douole
bill honors. 8hows at the Rialto
will be .continuous today due to the
excessive length of "Hell Divers."
JOYCE PREDICTS
PORTLAND, Aug. 31. (fP) Amer
ican railroads must increase rates or
submit to government ownership to
meet rapidly rising operating costs.
P. J. Joyce of Chicago, president of
the Chicago Great Western railroad,
said here.
He said the emergency was "grave
and Immediate." wage increases alone
having added $650,000 to the annual
operating expense of his road, which
has only 1,600 miles of line.
"The ultimate consumer pays the
bill In any case, and the way costs
are rising, he'd better have plenty
to pay it with," Joyce said.
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BENNINGTON. Vt., Aug. 2Iv (AP)
Morton Denlson Hull. 60. former
Republican congressman from Illi
nois, died during the night at his
summer home after a long Illness.
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With Marlon Davles and Robert
Montgomery as co-stars, and a sup
porting cast that Includes such pop
ular comedians as Frank McHugh.
Patsy Kelly, Louise Fazenda and
Allen Jenkins. "Ever Since Eve" Is
coming Thursday to the Craterian
theatre.
It Is described as the aprtghtllest
piece of nonsense that either the
lovely golden-haired Miss Davles or
hnnrlsome Bob has ever played in.
Pass Man, 79, Shot
In Feud, Succumbs
GRANTS PASS, Aug. 21. (P)
George Bryan, 71, plumber, died at a
hospital here this morning. He was
admitted August 6 In critical condi
tion from a shotgun wound In his
chest.
Fred W. Berger. 79. in county jail
under 3.000 ball pending grand Jury
hearing, had not been informed of
t.e death. Berger pleaded not guilty
to a charge of assault with a dan
gerous weapon shortly after Bryan
was shot in his garden south of the
city.
Bryan had Improved so rapidly that
physicians had planned to discharge
him from the hospital yesterday. But
hemorrhages resumed yesterday morn
ing and he died at R a. m. todny.
Gold Digger
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Joan Blondell. recognized as the
champion gold dipper of the screen,
is co-starred with Hubby Dick Pow
ell In the fifth, biggest end best oi
the "Oold Dlgfter" series, the "Gold
Diggers of 1937," which plays at the
Roxy theatre today and tomorrow.
An all-star cast of hundreds supports
the leads in the laugh and song
londed hit.
Evening schools were Introduced
Into France from England in 1820.
TALISMAN LODGE No.
31, Knights of Pythias.
Initiation Knight Rank,
Monday, August 23rd.
U 1 me m be rs are re
quested to attend. Vis
iting members welcome. Refresh
ments will be served.
C. Flchtner. C. C.
$250,000 LOSS AS
AT
OLENDALE. Ore., Aug. at.
Weary firemen still fought this morn
ing to keep In check flames which
last night raged through the Ingham
Lumber company plant here, causing
damage roughly estimated at 250.
000. The flames swept through five
dry kilns, destroyed the large planing
mill and consumed more than four
million feet of lumber.
Hundreds of men. engaged In fight
ing the blaze shortly after ita dis
covery at 7:10 o'clock last night, drove
the fire back from the main portion
of the mill and saved that $300,000
plant. The firefighters were aided by
the wind, which was blowing away
from the mill proper.
Lacking equipment sufficient for
the needs, men engaged in combat
ting the blaze stomped out livo em
bers with their feet and tore away
burning material with their hands
as they worked on the mill roof and
on plies of lumber in the mil) yards.
Lumber carrier drivers, shielding
their faces with blankets, drove their
uneainly vehicles Into the very edge
of the blistering Inferno, and at high
speed dragged out smoking piles of
lumber and robbed the fire of fuel
for its spread.
Water to fight the blase waa pump
ed from the mill pond by the mill'
steam plant, which was put Into op
eration after power lines were de
stroyed. Calls sent to Rose burg and
Grants Pass for equipment resulted
In a pumper being dispatched from
Grants Pass to furnish additional
lines of hose. Men furnished by the
Douglas County Forest Protective as
sociation aided the Olendale fire
fighters. The fire was believed to have start
ed from sparks from the waste fuel
Incinerator or from a locomotive.
BEND STORES TO
BEND. Aug. 31. Bend will be
an open town after today, as far aa
grocery stores are concerned. Reeaat
agreements between operators and
union clerks, closing on Saturday
nights and Sundays were abandoned
by mutual consent as a result of
protests from tourists. Under the
new plan clerks will receive overtime
pay.
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