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PAGE NINE "Jamaica Inn", With Charles La ughton, Opens Craterian Showing Today "Drums Along The Mohawk" Coming To Craterian Wednesday Jones Family At Rialto Tuesday Bob Burns Here L BRILLIANT ROLE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1939. "Jamaica Inn," starring Char les Laughton and playing today and Monday only at the Crate rian theater, presents motion picture entertainment that for sheer excitement, unalloyed ad venture, continued interest, is said to surpass anything shown -. here for a long time. The pic- A- ture combines the excitement ' of Daphne du Maurier's story, the fascination of Charles Laugh ton's performance and the sus pense of famed Director Alfred Hitchcock's production. "Jamaica Inn" dips back in English history to a period of less than a hundred years ago, when bands of land pirates scourged the Cornwall coast, lured sail ships to their ruin on " the rocky coast, pillaged their contents and wiped out their crews. Against this background, Laughton emerges as an elegant, . dandified, debauched country ' squire, Sir Humphrey Pengallan. And before the picture proceeds far, he is shown secretly in league with the tattered band of wreckers, and very openly enamored of the beautiful Mau reen O'Hara, sister-in-law of the Vhulking brute who captains the land pirates. A perilous state of affairs rises when Maureen rescues Robert Newton from death at the hands of the wreckers and hides him' In Laughton's home. And when Newton reveals himself to Laughton as a secret agent on the trail of the Cornish plun derers, the story begins to pulse with excitement. As special added attractions on the Craterian theater pro gram, Pete Smith has his hilari ous and altogether revealing "Let's Talk Turkey," showing how not to carve the holiday bird; "Football Thrills of 1938." and, of course, the latest news events. 1 "Espionage Agent" With Joel McCrea On Rialto Screen As timely and potent a warn lng as this nation has ever been given via the medium of motion pictures is contained in Espion age Agent," which opens for to day and tomorrow only at the New Rialto theater with "Call a Messenger" as the second fea ture. Joel McCrea, Brenda Mar shall and Jeffrey Lynn are star red In the dramatic story which is wound around the lives and doings of Uncle Sam's guard ians of no mans land. There is an unusual love story involving McCrear as a career man" in the diplomatic service and Miss Marshall as a home less, orphaned girl who has be come the tool of a foreign spy ring. Shortly after their mar riage, the young diplomat is The peaceful Mohawk Valley aflame with battle, its colonists meeting with fire and musket the onslaught of the savage Iro quois! Now the screen reveals again its unrivalled power to portray stirring action in "Drums Along the Mohawk," which comes to the Craterian theatre Tuesday for a five-day showing. Filmed in Technicolor and starring Claudette Colbert and Henry Fonda, it is based on the great novel by Walter S. Edmonds. More than $2,000, 000 was spent in production to make it one of the outstanding thrill and adventure films ever released. The cast of thousands includes Edna May Oliver, Ed die Collins, John Carradine and Jessie Ralph among others. forced to resign from the service when his wife's connection with the spy ring becomes known. To redeem themselves, the cou ple sets out on a hazardous ven ture, that of breaking up the spy ring with which the wife was once involved. Unaided, they succeed brilliantly in clear ing themselves after a series of exciting adventures. Filmed with all the frankness of "The Confessions of a Nazi Spy," the new spy drama also features, in a large cast, George Bancroft, James Stephenson and Nana Bryant. 'Call a Messenger brings to the screen two rival scroen gangs the "Dead End Kids" and "The Little Tough Guys." Both are starred in the film which plavs as the added feature with Ts pionage Agent" today and to morrow at the popular Main street showhouse. Blliy Halop and Huntz Hall, two of the outstanding mem bers of the "Dead End" gang come over to tangle with all the Little Tough Guys in the new comedy which also features Mary Carlisle, Larry (Buster; Crabbe, El B r e n d e 1, Victor Jory, Anne Nagel and Robert Armstrong. 1 Plan Jobless Census Salem, Nov. 18 (IP) Plans for a state-wide unemployment census to provide a complete list of workers available for pri vate industry are being formu lated by the advisory council of the state employment service, Director L. J. Stoll reported today. Ore and Bullion Purchased Uoowd br Stt ot Calibrate WILD B ERG BROS. SMELTING & REFINING CO. OfficMi 742 Mkt St.,Su Pruvdica PUnci South Sin FrmcLioo HE HAILS FROM MISSOURI.. BUT HIS HEART'S AS BIG AS THE U. S. A.! i, - v-y er-u;t( fi TODAY &tyjf fegj and Monday Oi r . , , BOB BURNS FROM MISSOURI' GLADYS GEORGE GENE LOCKHART MATIM.CS 1:4S - S:1S EVIMSQS K XX - H (XI Baritone oming Reservations are now being accepted at Pruitt's Music-Radio Center for the Donald Dickson and Marian Anderson concerts to be presented at the Holly theatre during the winter season. Donald Dickson, who comes here February 8, is not only one of the most handsome bari tones in the music world today, SCOTTISH RITE REUNION The Medlord .Bodies will -,dft iiuiu ,'ieir inn rccumuu uu VLX Nov. 30-21-22. Lunch and Dinner will be served each day. Visitors and all members of the Bite cordially Invited to attend L. B. Williams, Secty. Hearing Folks Will Be Rialto Feature but is also known as one of its Earphones for Hard Metropolitan Opera association, featured on the Chase & San born radio program, he is known throughout the country for his splendid work. When Nelson Eddy quit radio last spring to go concerting and Dickson took his place on the program, the Crossley rating of the program showed no apprec iable loss; when Eddy returned and Dickson departed this fall. the Crossley rating showed no appreciable rise. Taking into consideration that the Crossley rating is rated "tops" in radio, this no doubt had much bearing on Dickson's taking Eddy's place on the program again while Eddy takes a much needed rest. With reservations a 1 r'e a d y coming in for both Dickson and Anderson concerts, those ex pecting to attend are urged to make their reservations at once to avoid later disappointment, Earphones for the hard-of- hearing have been installed by the New Rialto theater as an other of their many accommo dations that insure complete comfort for their patrons. Four new earphone sets have been installed with the new type self regulator attached. Instead ol the old style dialing from the back of the seat, the new sots have the lap adjustment and dialing that is held in the lap and when the louder music wanted all the user has to do is to turn the dial with his or her finger thus bringing in the right amount of volume wanted The new principle works the same as a radio set. The new earphones for the hard-of-hearing are for use ol Now Rialto patrons free of charge. All that has to be done In using one is to just ask the usherette nearest to you and she'll be more than glad to help you adjust and regulate it for your best comfort. Use Mall Tribune want ad. if' m-f fcsf i V. 'wg Even their headaches are hi larious as audiences will agree when they see the Jones Fam ily, America's first fun family, In "Too Busy ' To Work," the latest of the famous family's comedy hits coming to the New Rialto theatre for Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are "Ma" and 'Pa Jones and all the little Jones' after they have won three trophies lor their bit in saving their local community from bankruptcy. Joan Davis, as country cousin Lolly, moves in on them and nearly turns the house riot as she pursues the love of hor country lover, Jake "The Witness Vanishes." star ring Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie, will play as the added feature with "Too Busy To Work." CANADIAN WHEAT E A E Chicago, Nov. 18.(P)--Thrcnt of importation of Canadian wheat into the United States, should domestic prices get much higher or Canadian prices go much lower, today had placed what grain traders called a "ceil lng over the wheat market. They meant by this that many dealers believe no material ad vance in domestic prices can be registered as long as this threat exists, unless there is a corre sponding upturn In the value of Canadian wheat. " Under normal conditions the United States would not import grain as long as it has its pres ent surplus. However, Canu dian wheat is priced so much cheaper than domestic wheat that even with the 42 cents per bushel duty, grain men estl mate Canadian varieties can be delivered to mills in the east for only about 10 cents a bushel more than comparable grades of home-grown wheat would cost. Narrowing of this spread might Invite Imports, especially in the winter. i. j i i a - ' ; I l - 5,"'. Bob Burns, America's favortta homespun hero, swaps his over alls for top hat, white tie and tails, to hold his own in British society, in "I'm From Missouri," his new comedy which plays to day and tomorrow only at the Roxy theatre. Burns, as a Mis souri rancher, goes to England to sell his own and his neigh bors' mules to British nobility. Gladys George co-stars with Burns. Berlin, Nov. 18 (JP) Robert Ley, leader of the Nazi labor front, announced today that a ttfn-hour day would be estab lished in essential industries. Licenseless Driver Gets Stiff Penalty Grants Pass. Nov. 18 (P) Joseph A. Polley, whose license was revoked some months ago in Marshficld, drove without it Wednesday night. He collided with the Gordon Gwynne car, breaking Mrs. Gwynne's jaw and fracturing her knee. Today he heard Justice of Peace R. S. Anderson pronounce B0 days sentence and $500 fine for reckless driving and four months sentence and $250 fina for lacking an operators' permit. TODAY A Drama of America's Fight Against Foreign Spies! I . . . a.k the a.herette.1 J QFJJLiilJm' I ft-. ,'tM.'umsrm PLUS . Two famous gangs . , clashing head on . . for control of the guttarl Bill; Hallop and Hunts Hall of THE "DEAD END" KIDS with lha LITTLE TOUGH GUYS in "CALL A MESSENGER" with Mary Carlisle tarry Crahbe - El Brendel - Victor Jory - Rolirrt Arnntront. Matinees IMS 3:30 4V 30r 10c Kviilnln 8:tS - D:30 ,1V 4fle 0r m -EII'IONAOE'' at 3:00 4:40 3:00 10:40 "fAI.I. MRa'KNriF.R" al 3:40 7:00 0:40 fAi I ' 1 ) Thundering Adventure! Roaring Excitement! Laughton's most sensational por trayal . . . diabolical leader of a pirate gang . . with a weakness for luxury and beautiful womenl Today and Monday Only! t Jht Ddphrw du Maurier odvenlura romoncs of lha tulthroa! ;acketMf of (he Cornwall Coast, lha fantastic monslor In h'vmon' farm who directs f hlr avil doing) , , , and the brove , young girl who Sorts to beat them 0 h(r own gam , , , V-V ' rti 'U, las X .it. MAUREEN O'HARA LESLIE BANKS EMLYN WILLIAMS ROBERT NEWTON - fr 1st Nottl f lassss la mw ; Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by Erich Pommery . A haaH-tMaa "ii!nu" rasmllta'' MStWimT IUIUI ? r' I.'. ) MM . Iff' vf I .. LIJJ la al Directed by Alfred Hitchcock '111 ..h it 'o0 , f , r as4 J .iTa r-.i-t) ,.'ly. a . .r - -i);, ii Starts TUE... "DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK" IN COLOR! lmmmummmmmm
