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I MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1937 PAGE NINE Loretta Young And Don Ameche In War Romance On Craterian s Screen T STARS "Broadway Melody of 1938" Here Wednesday Romance On Rialto Screen OnRoxyBill KAY FRANCIS AND QUARREL Latest of the new show season's entertainment opens a three-day run today et the Craterian Theater, with the showing of "Love Under Fire,' which stars Loretta Young and Don Ameche at the head of a notable east. Romance In modern, turbulent Spain, a fast-moving comedy drama of Intrigue and adventure. "Love Un der Plre" has Borreh Mtnevitch and hla Gang, harmonica wizards who scored a tremendous suoces in "One In a Million." In even more scenes than in that previous film In the clever arrangements which have made them the outstanding musical troupe of Its kind In the world. Also fea tured are Prances Drake. Walter Cat lett, John Carradlne, Slg Rumann, Harold Huber and Katherlne De Mllle. Replete with fast end furious fun u the two stars Ignore the spatter of shells about them, and the ex ploding of bombs In the distance, to pat, kiss and makeup, the picture has Miss Young as a frightened girl, fleeing madly about Europe, seeking to evade capture and imprisonment for a crime she mistakenly believes the haa committed. A Scotland Yard detective, Don Ameche, pursues her as a criminal until he discovers cer tain facts which clear up matters. Meanwhile, however, both detective and suspect find themselves In the midst of still greater trouble. The foreign city la bombed from the air, and troops move In on a rampage, blasting a bank. In search of certain Jewels of high value. An officer, learning that an English girl has bea ten them to the Jewels, arrests Lor etta, In endeavoring to escape from the country, both Loretta and Don find the pursuit hot and heavy. Their airplane la fired on. their car nar rowly escapes as a burning plane falls beside It, and then, apparently safe on a merchant ship, they are captur ed by a enemy gunboat. A turmoil of exciting events follows, finally brought to a satisfying climax that adds mora thrills to the earlier tu Hopyard Strike Ebbs EUGENE, Sept. 4. Sheriff O. A. Swart today reported the Seavey hop yard near here operating with nearly a full crew and without dis order despite a strike called late yes terday. Use Mall rrloune want ads. . "Broadway Melody of 1938," this year's edition of the annual musical extravaganza that has become the standard by which most musicals art Judged, has Its local showing Wed nesday at the Craterian Theater, where it opens a four-day run as one of the new show season's most glit tering attractions. Among the many stars of radio, stage and scree-n who combine their talents in the show are, Judy Garland. Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, Buddy Ebsen and Sophie Tucker. Drama Of Prison Life Opens Today On Rialto Screen Those who like their movie men rugged and strong plenty good If they're good, and plenty bod If they are so Inclined are due for a treat today, when "San Quentln." power ful melodrama opens at the Rialto Theater for a three-day run. On the good side the fans will see Pat O'Brien, which ought to be sat isfactory enough. He's the captain of the yard in San Quentln. On the bad side they'll have Humphery Bo gort and Joseph Sawyer as a couple of tough prisoners, plus big Barton MacLane as a crooked Jail official. But the picture Isn't altogether masculine. For sweetness and light there's that lovely red-headed lead ing woman, Ann Sheridan, as a San Francisco night-club singer with whom Pat falls in love, and who in cldently Is Bogart's sister. "San Quentln" Is far from being a gloomy picture, preview observers de clare, In spite of the fact that a lot of the action la behind the walls of the ancient penitentiary on the shore of the San Francisco bay. Others in the cast besides the men tioned Include Joseph King, James Robblns, Gordon. Oliver and hun dreds of extras. Guy Kibbee, one of Hollywood's ace comedians, and Cora Wither spoon, topnotch comedienne, combine their talents on the screen for the first time in a dramatic comedy, "The Big Shot," which plays as the added fea ture with "San Quentln." Gordon Jones and Dorothy Moore share the love Interest. "The Big Shot" Is based on the story of a small town family who suddenly find themselves rich. Kib bee and his daughter, Miss Moore, are perfectly contented, but the mother Insists on moving to the city where she plans an ambitious social career. There the family skeleton bobs tip with much hilarity to seriously com plicate her plans. KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. (JP) Padlocks on plnball machines will render them immune to seizure when the county-wide ban goes on Tuesday morning. District Attorney Hardin C, Blackmer Informed operators of the games today. Blackmer refused to postpone hts September 6 deadline in spite of a visit Walter Tooze, plnball attorney, who urged that the machines be al lowed to operate until disposition of plnball cases at Dallas. Sweet romance and desert in trigue from the backgrounda of the Rialto Theater's two big hits for Wednesday and Thursday. One is "Blonde Trouble," hilarious romantic riot featuring Eleanore Whitney and Johnny Downs with Lynne Overman, El Brendel and twenty-five other comedians In sup port. The other is "Legion of Mlss Ing Men,' dramatic story of the Foreign Legion with Ralph Forbes and Ben Alexander in the, leading roien. HELD FOR FRAUD NEW YORK. Sept. 4. P) Johnny Torrlo, once the boss and partner of Scartace Al Capons in Chicago, and more recently listed here as "Public Enemy No. 1," today was twice In dicted by a special federal grand Jury on income tax charges. Sentences totalling twelve year Im prisonment and fines amounting to 130.000 may be imposed If Torrlo Is found guilty. Torrlo is charged with defrauding the government by failure to pay In come taxes for 1933 and 1939 amount ing to (with penalties) 1 10.278.80, and with conspiracy to evade income tax payments for 1933, 1934 and 1938. t Closing time tor Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. 5BiCCUNS THUNDER. I Perfect SPl T . -.1 .... iffW vrvtit sW-i -om.: x!JC .i.i-,-" rial it m rr- hit -r- r into au" 'm W illi in Ulll i I i-l I v' ZH; II II 10 OFFICERS, BANDIT KILLED IN GUN FIGHT SPRING FT ELD, O., Sept. 4. (AP) Two officers and a bandit were killed, a third officer was wounded, and one bandit was captured tn a gun battle today near Medway, 15 miles south west of here. The shooting followed the 1,207 payroll robbery of a Springfield cafe proprietor, who was abducted from a city street about noon. The other gunmen escaped. Patrolman Martin Randolph, 38, and ohlef Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry, 46,' were killed. Patrolman Martin Donnelly was slightly wound ed In the furious exchange of shots. The dead bandit was unidentified OeorRe Brent, with Beverly Kob erts, heads the all-star cast of "God's Country and the Woman," all-technicolor production of James Oliver Curwood's best loved novel which opens a three-day engagement at the Roxy Theater today. WOULD GIVE MAKO WALKING PAPERS 1 By GAYIJS TALBOT FOREST HILLS. Sept. 4. (AP) There's a strong campaign afoot al ready to get husky Gene Mako off the American Davis cup doubles team and break In a new partner for Don Budge before Germany cornea hunting for the cup next summer. The tennis fathers have not been oontent with Mako'a play for some time. They felt he was the weak link In the American team that went questing for the big trophy this sum' mer. Gene lulled their suspicions for a time with brilliant exhibitions both In the Inter-zone final against Germany and In the challenge round victory over England at Wlmbtedon, but the straight-set trouncing ad ministered to him and Budge by the great German pair, Gottfried Van Cramm and Henner Henkel, In the national doubles championships last Monday has the wolves In full cry again. HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. Sept. 4.(AP) . Kay Francis and her studio are ou the outs, legally, but neverthe-' less she is expected to report for work sometime today. Kay yesterday filed suit against Warner Bros, to break hex M.000-a-week contract. The brunette star of many sophis ticated films was expected at the studio today to complete wardrobe fittings for her newest picture, ft studio representative said. The pic ture, "Return From Limbo," already Is in production with Pat O'Brien as Its other lead. The actress, In her suit, alleged she had been given roles that re flected on her artistic ability and that, moreover, she had not been given a certain part that had been promised her, namely the lead la the screen adaptation of "Tovar Ich." Claudette Colbert, borrowed from Paramount the studio Warners "raided" four years ago to get Miss Francishas the role Instead. Seek Plrket Restraint COQUILLE, Sept. 4. ;p) J. Wlnshlp, Marsh field, and the Fisher men's Cooperative, association, sought Injunction in circuit court today to stop picketing by the Pacific Coast Fishermen's union, asserting the ac tivity may deny employes the right to work. Picketing began after Win shtp signed a contract with the association. Italian Wounded Return KAPLES, Italy. Sept. 4. (fl) Eight hundred wounded legionnaires arriv ed today from Spain, aboard the hos pital ship Gradlsca. They were cheer ed by crowds and the chief of staff of the Italian mill t la. General Russo, then transported in ambulances to various hospitals. Closing time tor Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. tn. DINE DANCE AT THE CHATEAU Delicious Steak and Chicken Dinner. Enjoy an Evening at Oregon's Finest Night Olub. V4 V '4v f cr vr v t '47 ''. : SS0I21i Holiday Schedules Today & Monday V: - 0 V. '.; Another Hit of the New Season DRAMA BEHIND THE WALLS WHERE MEN GO TO DIE! Two Tough Guys Trying to Get Ahead of Each Other! One the Captain of The Yard ... the other the most merciless killer In Cali fornia's famous pen . . Qt set for red-blooded thrills! U" 1 0 JHjM T 0 DAY . COULD VOUT'I f l I 1 .Ik' I I f J n t I ' C Uvgy your,eW ,lck at rKiX X4 t Vjk th hor doctor who V u i-JrV" Laugh yourself sick at the horse doctor became the leader gang of racketeers .. .1 CORA WITHERSPOON GORDON JONES "San Quentin" t-.nn 4:49 :t0 t0:8J "Big Shot" t S:45 7:t0 :J5 MATINEES AT 1:45 and 3:30 EVENINGS AT 7:00 and 9:16 MATS-30C EVES 40c KIDDIES A DIME ANYTIME Shows Today and Mon-l:4B-3:15-7 9:30 2Bc-33c-10cj 1 -f--i"--:
