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PAGE SEVEN Another Delightful Hardy Family Picture Opens on Craterian Screen MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1933 MICKEY IS SLEUTH IN LATEST FAMILY It Andy, the Judge. Mom, Sis, Aunt Milly and Polly all good American names names known to thousands of movie-goers as the Hardy Family of the screen keep growing more and more popular with each new picture. Starting today at the Crate rian theater, the latest of the Hardy pictures reaches Medford as a special attraction for the Christmas holidays. It's called "Judge Hardy and Son," and itars Mickey Rooney as Andy, Lewis Stone as the Judge. Fay Holden as Mom, Sara Haden as Aunt Milly and Ann Ruther ford as Andy s girl friend, Polly Benedict. "Judge Hardy and Son" sees Mickey turning detective when his father interests himself in a foreclosure case of a lovable old couple, and a missing relative must be found. Mickey's sleuth ing gets htm into contact with three pretty girls and resulting complications with girl friend Ann Rutherford. Hilarious trials and tribulations for Andy Hardy follow. He turns hero, too, to pilot a small speedboat over a raging, flooded river to bring Cecelia Parker to the bedside of Mother Hardy, whose illness threatens to be fatal. And in a man-toman talk Mickey turns the tables and lectures his father to instill new courage in him when the hour seems darkest before the sick wife and mother passes the crisis of her illness. The entire action of the film takes place in the charming home town of Carvel. The "fam ily" is augmented by June Preis ter, Martha O'Driscoll and Mar garet Early as the three girls who give Andy a run for his money, and Henry Hull, Marie Ousenskaya and Margaret Early. Sonja Henie Here Wednesday Sift . A 7 UtTr -0 J - c c(-i Dead End Kids Get Heroic Role Drama On Rialto's Screen Following the hardy picture at the Craterian theater will come the new Sonja Hcnie film, "Everything Happens at Night," opening a four-day run Wednes day. Ray Milland and Robert Cummings are Sonja's two handsome suitors, with Maurice Moscovitch, Alan Dinchart and Fritz Feld also featured In the cast. Although there are some of the dazzling ice-skating se quences that have made the name of Henie famous through out the world, she also shows her ability on the sheer, shim' mering ski slides of the Alpine setting of the story,- New Charlie Chan Film Comincr Sidney Toler brings the new est adventures of Charlie Chan, the famous Oriental detective, in "Charlie Chan In the City in Darkness," which comes to the New Rialto theater for Tuesday and Wednesday, as the com panion feature with "Streets of New York." starring popular Jackie Cooper. In this thrill ing episode Chan is caught in Paris during a blackout for Nazi air-raid and many unusual and mystifying experiences take place. Others In the cast In clude Lynn Bari, Richard Clark Harold Huber and C. Henry Gordon. Cooper is said to have his best role to date as the boy of the slums in "Streets of New York." Come -Back Role Seeing the Dead End Kids play heroic roles instead of city toughs is going to be the Christ mas revelation offered New Ri alto theater patrons when "The Dead End Kids on Dress Pa rade" opens for today and to morrow only at the popular Main street playhouse. It Is a complete reversal of form, the wise-cracking, long haired, gutter-hardened denizens by of the slums will become model American youths, though still with plenty of hooliganism, at one of the country's leading military academies. There will be one exception, however. Leo Gorcey, toughest of the lot, the lad who could spit through the eye of a needle, is still a tough. The story is concerned with a tough city lad who is sent to a military academy to learn the finer side of youth. Here he engages the other Dead End Kids Billy Halop, Bobby Jor dan, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell and Bernard Punsley all model (very mode!) cadets. Too city wise to go for a lot of discip line and drills, Gorcey gets Into plenty of scrapes and nearly gets tossed out of school, but for the good fellowship of the cadet-major, played by Halop. How Gorcey turns from him self to an understanding young cadet forms the basis of the climax of the "Dead End Kils on Dress Parade." Others in the cast Include John Litel, Frankie Thomas and Cissie Loftus. The sort of family which lives on "Maple avenue" in any average small town in the Unit ed States, owns its home or is struggling to do so. Is headed a tolerant husband and father and a very wise and sweet mother, who are the proud parents of four or five youngsters is brought to the screen in "Our Neighbors, the Carters," which plays as the second feature on the New Ri alto's holiday double bill. Fay Bainter, Frank Craven, Edmund Lowe and Genevieve Tobin head the cast of the smart and hilarious supporting comedy. E IS Portland, Dec. 23. (tP) Mrs, Nan Wood Honeyman, former congresswoman, became direc tor of women's activities today for the 1940 campaign against infantile paralysis and the cele bration of the president's birth day January 30. County chair- Richard Barthelmess makes a great come-back In his role with Rita Hayworth as he brings his flaming plane to earth in one of the thrilling scenes of "Only Angels Have Wings," which plays today and tomorrow only at the Roxy theater. Barthel mess and Miss Hayworth have supporting roles with Jean Ar thur and Cary Grant, the stars of the special Christmas show. men who have accepted in cluded Mrs. Maude Snider, Medford. Dse Mall Tribune want adj. UNI FOR 1940 NAMED Fred Lawrence Is the new president of the Central Labor Council. He was elected to head the council for 11)40 at the an nual meeting in the labor tern pie Wednesday night. Other officers elected were Harry Ellis, vice president; R. C. Chappell Michael A. Schwartz, recording secretary, and C. W. Tower, L. H. Fay and Mark Monroe, trustees. Meeting Friday night in the Liberty building, local 982, Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Help ers union elected S. W. Kohn president for 1940. Gordon Warner, vice president; Millard Crabtree, recording secretary; Jack Long, secretary-treasurer, and John J. Grittch, trustee for three years. ity barge yesterday. Keith was launched Portland. Dec. 23. The Columbia-Snake River Towing financial secretary; company's 300,000-gallon capac- What't Santa Claut Got That Wo Haven't Got? Drivtt a Better Utod Car From lh Humphrey Lot. Merry Christmas! Humphrey Motors 33 S. Rivenld.. Phon 4S4 DE SOTO PLYMOUTH FIREMEN FETED AT YULE FEAST A Christmas turkey dinner was given for all the men of the fire department at fire head quarters yesterday with Chief Roy Elliott as host. The dinner, the chief said, was in appreciation of the work the firemen did in rebuilding and repainting discarded toys for distribution among needy children. For weeks, Mr. Elliott related, the men worked night and day on the toys, giving their time and talent gratis. The materials used in the toy rebuilding are bought with funds raised each year by the firemen's ball. In appreciation of his leader ship during the past year, the men presented Chief Elliott with a combination hunting knife and hatchet encased in a leather sheath. The presenta tion was made by Edward Canoose, assistant chief. HERE'S A GRAND TREAT FOR ALL YOU FOLKS... AND IT'S AS AMERICAN AND HOMEY j AS APPLE PIE!.. Starts Today 3 days Sincere Christmas Greetings to Oar Patrons... TODAY and MONDAY! OUR BIG XMAS SHOW I EACH DAY A 'WfWY 1 RENDEZVOUS a- W ZtZZZifl M with peril MM TLT i Eg p EACH NIGHT A MM "3 1 MEETING WITH Mff& , I KUMAlNCt. if 3 - J CARY " V JEAN ' m&A&A GRJ1RIT ARTHUR . fflyffflraMJS H1 rm THOMAS Km A KltMAKU MITCHELL HAYWORTH BARTHELMESS Ten-shun. ..You Dopes!! Thou Scrap-Happy Hooligans Have Jerned th Army to See the Woildllt . . In the festest and finest story tine "Boys Town" ........ t thf nFAn Ffin Mm I Ilk Vkni kill IlllUh MARCH TO GLORY ON V ( with JOHN LITEL and FRANKIE THOMAS Plus this specially added holi day fun hit . . a holiday of laughs for you Fay Bainter Frank Craven EDMUND LOWE Genevieve TOBIN ADDED! Christmas Carols With Peggy Apollo at the Console! Mntlnw 1:45 - 1:00 Adult 25c Lngrt 30c Klrtrtlr. 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