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PAGE Deanna Durbin, Menjou In Craterian's Musical Comedy-Drama TfEDFOT?D MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. SEPTET fBER 19. 1937 I, ALICE BRADY AND EUGENE PALLETTE IN CAST Deanna Durbin America's new 14 year old sweetheart who rose to fame In "Three Smart Girls," Is (starred in her second picture, "100 Men and a Girl," a comedy drama with music which opens a three day run at the New Cratertan the atre today. Featured with Deanna Durbin Is Leopold Stokowskl, lam ous conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony. An unusual cast surrounds De anna. Adolphe Menjou Is seen as her father, a musician who, with 100 fellow artists, seeks recognition of talent and a chance for a liveli hood. Alice Brady portrays a society matron who promises Deanna to sponsor the orchestra. Then the rich woman flounces off to Europe and leaves Menjou- and Deanna In the lurch. Eugene Pallette. as Alice Brady's husband, has the situation placed squarely before him on his shiny mahogany desk by Deanna Durbin. Her eloquent statement of the 100 men's dilemma causes him to agree to sponsor the orchestra, providing Stokowskl will conduct It. Nothing daunted. Deanna goes to Stokowskl. She charms him first with her singing. He agrees to hear the orchestra and finds they are excellent musicians. Then the story sweepB to its climax, carrying hu man drama, delightful comedy and memorable music to a rhythmic crest. Stokowskl has devised, a new method of recording music which gives the effect of sound In per spective. Deanna treats the world with the songs millions of fans have waited to hear her sing among them are: "A Heart That's Free," "It's Rain ing Sunbeams" and other famous arias. Also Included In the cast are Billy Gilbert, Jack Smart, Alma Kruger and Jed Prouty. BENNETT IS SUED FOR ALLEGED RAID DAMAGE 'PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 18 (UP) Portland's militant city commissioner. J. E. Bennett, who personally led several raids on what he termed "Chi nese gambling Joints" was today the defendant In a 11000 suit filed by Larry Chin, Chinese, for alleged dam age done to the front door of his residence in one of the raids. . The door was smashed when Ben nett led a raid against the house to secure evidence In hie one-man gambling probe. Chin charged Ben nett "purposely, maliciously, deliber ately and wantonly smashed In the plate-glass front door entrance plaintiff's home." He asked 937.50 for the door, $3 damage done to laundry in the place, and 9950 for puntlve damages. ' Dm Mall Tribune want ids. II AJ(S y$f S1V. TODAY and MONDAY jl 'Pypf' V'll; '"J Tk M T 0f"' ' r"'- " MTORKED . . KT ?' yvf' r'l MUonitsingl'ing m k0M W $8ry Wn. Powell . Myrna Loy y&jl 'S;5a:;il l V leo carrillo natpendleton I SELECTED SHORTS v ft VXS. "" "" " " 1 IOtIS-rRK lrMf!ia 1 1 l im J -fc. "MAMIAfTAN - . , imBM J II Hht Plrturn lTLLt' I If l I 1 If fl 1 VELOURAMA" Sea Drama On A powerful sea drama taken from real life brings Gary Cooper and George Raft to the screen as co starring mateys of a slave ship In Souls At Sea," coming Wednesday to the New Cratertan theatre. With them are Frances Dee and Olympe Bradna, besides a score of other players Including Henry Wllcoxon, Harry Carey, Robert Cummings, Monte Blue and Porter Hall. The Pictures EXCLUSIVE JOE LOUIS vs. TOMMY FflSiR Wednesday Bill IV The story Is a dramatization of the tragedy of the famous ship "William Brown" and the trial of Its captain for manslaughter on the high seas. The story was written from the testimony of survivors which the producers found in old newspaper files of the 1840 s. Phone 642. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. Di'rtfif on the STARTS TODAY Most Sensational Ever Brought to the - AUTHENTIC- See the most thrilling championship fight in years! . . . Who won? . . . Was the decision fair? . . . Judge for yourself from these official, round-by-round pic tures taken at ringside 1 Roxy Headliner ' - v Slim Bummervllle plays an im portant part in "Reunion, Dlonne Quintuplet starring hit whloh plays at the Roxy theatre today and to morrow only. Jean Hersholt, Ro- chelle Hudson, Kent Taylor and a score of others support the five little stars In their latest photoplay. TAX DEADLINE OCT. 1, STATE BOARD WARNS SALEM. Sept. 18. (UP) The state tax commission warned today that October 1 is the deadline for payment of second-half personal In come, Intangibles and corporate ex cise taxes for 1937. Button, 3 DAYS Fight Screen! OFFICIAL In Rialto Comedy Husky, handsome William Gargan is teamed with the screen's newest beauty. Orlen Hey ward. In a laugh- flUed comedy-mystery, "She Asked For It," which plays at the Rialto for It," which plays at the Rialto r w Shows Today at 1:45 and 3:30 theatre Wednesday and Thursday on a double bill program with Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson co-starred In "All Over Town." The Messrs. Olsen and Johnson have tlterally "played before all the crowned heads of Europe" and knocked them out Into the aisles In their vaudevlll tours.. Now they bring their special kind of belly- laugh provoking antics and gags to the screen In their second starring hit. The story of "All Over Town" Is a pot pourri of vaudevUllana on their uppers, a stage show, a radio broadcast and last but not' least, a plot to steal a theatre from the heroine. Mary Howard and Franklin Pangborn are laso in the Olsen Johnson riot. Paralysis Closes School In Arizona PRESCOTT, Arte., Sept. 18. (UP) The Clemenceau grade school here. with an enrollment of 450 students, was ordered closed for a 90-day "In cubation period" last night to pre vent spread of Infantile paralysis. The closing order followed discov ery that Michael Heine, A, son of Dr. Walter Heine, Preacott physician, was suffering from tha dlwasa, suffering from the disease. It i aar UH.J fk, to."' ' rJ.f -.sargr LDDfB Louis-Farr Fight On Rialto Double Bill Opens Today The exclusive, authentic and of ficial round by 'round Joe Louis vs. Tommy Farr fight pictures heads the big double bill program start ing a three day run at the Rialto theatre today. The film which haa been eagerly looked forward to by fight fans la. according to experts, one of the greatest and strangest pictures ever recorded of a champ ionship bout. Slow motion and close- up shots show positions of the fighters during their heaviest strug gles. Farr. a produot of the Wales coal mines and Just as tough as the rock he mined. Is seen fighting his way through for 15 rounds oi punishment at the hands of the Detroit Bomber, who was once him self an Alabama cotton picker. See ing the film Is like actually having a ringside seat and those who have formed opinions from the radio broadcast will have an opportunity to see for themselves the action ot the much heralded "battle of the century." "Manhattan Melodrama," which Is hung Brought nacn ny popular an- beinar brought back by popular de V .. ,1 i. .. B,".ItHI1 . .InSI mand plays as the feature attrac tion with the Louis-Farr fight films. Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Wil liam Powell co-star In the W. a. Van Dyke one-time record breaker. The story Itself deals with the careers of two boys, Gable and Powell, reared In the closest friend ship and reaching middle life find themselves on opposite aldet of the law. Gable as a big -shot gambler, powerful and dramatic tig ure of the city's night life, an Powell as the district attorney forc ed to prosecute him for murder. Between them, loved by both, M Myrna Loy. Re-created also ti the famous Winter Garden roof, long since torn down where. In 1006, Harry Thaw killed Stanford White. A brief se quence of the picture takes plae there. The Dempsey-Flrpo fight In 103 Is still another of the Dig momenta of metropolitan history that cornea to life in "Manhattan Melodrama." forming a background for one I the dramatic scenes. Leo Carrtllo, Nat Pendleton, Mickey Rooney and Isabel Jewell are also case In the film. Closing time for Too Late to Cla uy ao i i.ju p. m. alfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m- i .i ' V u i -Heart .1. TM. " famou riM ittaia v.' ... owe Eves .... 40c Kiddies 10o iGQDgQQaQKil 6:45 and 9:00 c
