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"Disputed Passage", With Dorothy Lamour and Jack Howard At Craterian
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1939
OF FAR EASTERN
COMIrlEME
Akim Tamiroff In Cast
Oregon-Ore. State Game
Flashes On Program.
The dramatic conflicts con
cealed behind the term and
. sterile features of young men
V'of medicine their loves and
glories, enmities and failures
comprise the provocative theme
of "Disputed Passage," which
opens a three-day run today at
the Craterian theatre. Based on
the best-selling Lloyd C. Doug
las novel, the picture presents
Dorothy Lamour, John Howard
and Akim Tamiroff in top roles.
Dorothy Lamour is given her
first really big dramatic role,
that of an American girl, born
' in the Orient, who is brought
up by Chinese foster parents
when her true parents have
died. To discharge her debt of
honor, she has returned to
America to seek help for the
sorely-pressed Chinese.
She meets and falls in love
with Howard, a brilliant young
surgeon and protege of Tamir
off, who plays a world-renowned
, medical professor and neurolog
ic ical surgeon. Tamiroff, who has
been the young doctor's inspir
ation and guiding star, is a stub
born, vitriolic professor, wor
shipping science as a god. Hu
man emotions count for nothing
with him. "There is a standing
reward," he states, "to anyone
who can find the human soul."
Hearing of Howard's contem
plated marriage and convinced
that it will ruin a great career,
Tamiroff explains his belief to
the girl and persuades her his
opinion is correct. She sails for
China and resumes her work at
the battlefront.
Football flashes of the Oregon-Oregon
State football game
filmed yesterday in Eugene have
been added to today's program.
Channel Boat Missed.
London, Nov. 11. (P) A
German plane dropped two
bombs today in a vain attempt
to hit a French channel steamer
carrying 90 passengers, and was
driven off by three pursuit
planes. No one was injured.
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A circus of entertainment
opens at the Craterian theatre
Wednesday for four days with
the showing of "The Marx
Brothers At The Circus," in
which that inimitable trio,
Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx
Glamorous Story of
San Francisco Back
"San Francisco," which re
turns by popular demand for
a two day run opening today
at the New Rialto theatre, re
unites three of the screen's most
popular actors. They are Clark
Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and
Spencer Tracy.
Considered the greatest thrill
drama of all time, "San Fran
cisco" tells the dramatic story
of Frisco's daring days the
most glamorous period of its
history, the years of 1904, '05
and '06, just preceding the
earthquake and fire. Gable is
cast as "Blackie" Norton, king
of Frisco's notorious Barbary
Coast and underworld a gamb
ling hell where all who went
came back without a cent. Spen
cer Tracy, has his greatest role
as the priest who was a child
hood chum of "Blackie" and
who throughout his career lends
a helping hand to the boy from
the other side of the tracks. Miss
MacDonald is a small-town min
ister's daughter who seeks ad
venture in San Francisco, rises
to fame in Norton's music halls
and, later leaves his "dives" for
the legitimate theatre where she
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turn the Big Tent upside down
with their appearance as trap
eze artists, wild animal trainers
and clowns that were never like
any clowns you have ever seen
before. The most uproarious and
spectacular of any of the Marx
becomes the sinful city's most
popular musical star.
An absorbing love story for
Gable and Miss MacDonald is
woven through the plot, with
Miss MacDonald singing favor
ite songs of the past and others
written especially for her. She
sings "Would You," "Love Me
and The World Is Mine," "Ave
Maria," "San Francisco" and
arias from operas and musical
comedies.
The fire and earthquake
scenes of the film, which now
have become immortal for their
authenticity and greatness, are
the outstanding highlights of
the picture.
Jack Holt, Jessie Ralph and
Ted Healy have roles with
thousands of extras in the action
of the story.
"One Hour To Live," featur
ing Charles Bickford and Doris
Nolan, plays as the companion
feature with "San Francisco."
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picture has Kenny Baker and
Florence Rice in support of the
comedy stars, as well as new
song hits and show numbers.
It's the Marx's at their zaniest
best.
MRS. LATHROP SPEAKS
AT APPLEGATE MONDAY
Big Applegate, Nov. 11.
(Spl.) Mrs. A. T. Lathrop of
Central Point, county delegate
to the London conference of
Associated Country Women of
the World in June, will give an
'ne of the most dramatic scenes ever brought
to the screen. ..the struggle between science and
love for this man's life ... as Chinese with fear
haunted faces watch through the cane windows
of a native hut. A picture that stands alone
among the mightiest of film dramas . . . another
towering triumph for Frank Borzage, creator
of "Seventh Heaven" and
"A Farewell to Arms."
"Dear Paramount -
Thank you so
preserving the fall flavor
of "Disputed Passage"
in this beautiful picture.
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Only the brave deserve a kiss
from lovely June Duprez, Eu
ropean star, so John Clements,
who has proved himself a hero
in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan,
comes back to claim his reward
and return one of his "Four
Feathers" in Alexander Korda's
Technicolor production of the
same name, which comes to the
New Rialto theatre for a three
day run starting Tuesday. C.
Aubrey Smith and Ralph Rich
illustrated lecture on her trip
at Applegate community hall,
Monday, November 13, at 8 p. m.
Dwight Houghton of Medford,
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ardson have roles in the pop
ular film, which has been pro
duced along the lavish lines of
Korda's picture "Drums." But
instead of India, the locale has
been moved to the colorful Su
dan where the British army
stands as a protectorate over her
millions of colonists.
"No Place To Go," featuring
Fred Stone and Gloria Dickson,
will play as the added feature
with the adventure show.
representing the American Red
Cross, also will speak briefly
on the annual roll-call drive.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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DOROTHY LAMOUR AKIM TAMIROFF JOHN HOWARD
JUDITH BARRETT WILLIAM COLLIER, Sr. BILLY COOK
A FRANK BORZAGE Production Dlrtcltd by FRANK BORZAGE Scrson Play by
Anthony Vtiller and Shtridan Gibney Bond on the Novel by lloyd C Douglas
"Smart Girl"
Deanna Durbin is reunited
with her three original sisters
in "Three Smart Girls Grow
Up," which plays today and to
morrow only at the Roxy the
atre. Helen Parrish and Nan
Grey play her sisters and
Charles Winninger again plays
her lovable old dad.
Deanna sings six new songs
in her new picture.
MUNICH BLAST IS
HELD ADOLF'S JOB
Portland, Nov. 11. (iT) The
Munich beer garden explosion
was of Hitler's own doing, Dr.
Martin Hall, former Berlin Jour
nalist, declared yesterday.
"That was a plant to stir up
the Germans against England,"
he said, and warned that en
trance of America into the war
would be followed by a wave
of sabotage in this country.
with
Eugene Grid Game
Flashes Shown At
Craterian Theatre
A special newsreel on th
Oregon-Oregon State football
fame played yesterday in Eu
gene is being rushed today to
the Craterian theatre for show
ing on today's bill with "Dis
puted Passage."
The flashes will arrive In
Medford via United Airlines
some time before noon and will
be shown at the matinee today
as well as the evening perform
ances. They will remain at the
Craterian for all three days.
With just time to take tha
film out of the cameras, fly
them to Portland to be devel
oped and then on to Medford
for today's showing is like sit
ting in on the game in Eugene,
as the films will arrive here be
fore most of the local people
attending yesterday'i game.
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