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PAGE SEVEN y Merle Oberon In '"Til We Meet Again" Opening Today At Craterian GEORGE BRENT IS CO-STAR IN STORY Alice Faye As Lillian Russell At Craterian Wednesday Higgins Family Coming In New Hit Ship la Dlatreas. New York, June l-(P) Mackay Radio picked up a dis tress call today saying that the British steamer Monas Isle was bring shelled oft Dunkerque, France. T 4 OF E V f j MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON', SUNDAY. JUNE 2. 1540 C3V-! -...-j if- . : K-rvO - . : "I 'JL i "9 S;.- i':: - r.'V t : . 6 T-. . - - it ."5! i ... L V'' i: - U-'i.i U .... t sr. "Till We Meet Again," co starring Merle Oberon and . George Brent, opens today at the Craterian theatre. Featured in the stellar case are Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Binnle Barnes and Frank Mc Hugh. The story begins In Hong Kong. At the Bar of All Na tions, Dan and Joan, (the roles played by Brent and Miss Oberon), meet over a cocktail. It is a hail and farewell meet ing, for she is sailing back to San Francisco immediately. They part, and Dan runs straight into the waiting hands of Steve Burke (Pat O Brien), a detective who has trailed him all over the world since Dan, sentenced to death for murder, had escaped on his way to San Ouentin. So Ban ana joan meet aeain on the boat, but the doesn't know he's a pris- ' oner, for Burke allows him the freedom the ship. He, on his part, doesn't know that she has a heart ailment which may cut off her life at any moment. Both know, however, that ' ' every moment they have to : ' gether is breathlessly import-. . ant. Linda Darnell In 44 Star Dust" Head Rialto's Program ' Boasting what has been call- ti the most original entertain- ment idea in years, "Star Dust starring lovely Linda Darnell ..in i thrilling story that might .. well be the story of her own : exciting rise to fame and star dom, opens a two-day run to- . day at 'he New Rialto tneater. Linda is cast as a plucky mall-town girl In Hollywood "scrapping for her place in the " sun. In the great adventure . that is the mecca of young screen hopefuls, she meets . handsome John Payne, another screen hopeful. Together they ' share heartbreak and happiness -and find out about love. r" - With the odds a thousand to " one against them, they won't take no for an answer. They enlist the help of talent scout Roland Young and dramatic e o a c h Charlotte Greenwood. And when things look darkest they stage a stunt that stands Hollywood on its ear. Mary Healy sings "Star Dust" and two new songs titled "Se crets in the Moonlight" and "Don't Let It Get You Down." Miss Darnell made her me toric rise to fame in Elsa Max well's "Hotel for Women," and with Tyrone Power in "Day time Wife" and according to Hollywood master-minds she's the best bet of the new star discoveries. "Gangs of Chicago," featur ing Lloyd Nolan, Lola Lane and Barton MacLane, plays as the companion feature with "Star Dust." MtdA: S&M JvfJjgk &vtr;i; I . uAJ., fiJPO M ' .r:.JfJ.,-5 All the color and glamor of America's most fabulous era will be brought to the screen of the Craterian theatre Wed nesday in the production "Lil lian Russell," featuring Alice Faye, Don Ameche. Henry Fonda, Edward Arnold and a huge supporting cast. The life and loves of the famous Amer ican stage beauty are depicted in the film. Alice Faye sings several of Lillian Russell's fa mous songs," including "After the Ball Is Over," "My Eve ning Star" and others, while Don Ameche Introduces two songs that were written es pecially for the picture. These are "Adored One" and "Blue Love Bird." Also featured in the cast are Warren William and Leo Carrillo. On Wednesday night, at 9:00 o'clock, the Craterian will pre- THEATERS ANNOUNCE NEW STARTING TIME With the advent of summer, the Craterian, Rialto and Roxy theat?rs will go on the summer evening schedules, effective to day. Show times will be 15 minutes later, with doors open ing at 7 o'clock instead of 6:43. Matinee times will remain the same with doors opening at 1:45. Closing tlms for Too Lata to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p. m. BUILD AT EUGENE Eugene. Ore., June 1. (Pi Construction of a $700,000 ply wood plant will be started here immediately by the Olympia Veneer company, President Morris Sekstrom announced to day through the chamber of commerce. The plant will replace the $800,000 unit that was destroy ed by fire at Aberdeen. Wash., March 1. It will employ 300 men, Sekstrom said. The com pany has other plants at Willa mina. Ore., and Olympia. Wash. Italian Aid Quits. New York. June 1. (& Protesting the "close coopera tion between Hitler and Musso lini," Goffredo Pantaleoni has resigned as head of the Italian tourist information office. That fun-loving. all-American screen clan, the Higgins Fam ily, will be with us again, with James and Lucille Gleason up to their necks in trouble as Grandpa goes on the warpath in their newest film, "Grandpa Goes to Town," coming to the New Rialto theater for Tues day and Wednesday. Harry Davenport plays lov able Grandpa again and in this episode of the family's ad ventures he meets up with a Hollywood picture company on location out in Nevada. He misunderstands their picture making and spreads the news that gold has been found anew In Coyote Wells and from then on out the fun is fast and hilarious. The new fighting sensation, Arturo Godoy, heads the supporting cast with a ten round fight between himself and Maxie Rosenbloom. "Murder in the Air." featur ing Ronald Reagan, will play as the second feature. sent Ruth Luy's final dance re vue of the season, with all the youngsters, about 60 in all. in several different dance groups. Ject of a search today along the Seek Missing Grower. Hood River, June 1. (fl! Yoshie Akiyama, 28, Oakgrave fruit grower who has been miss ing since yesterday, was the ob- banks of Hood river. His car and untouched dinner bucket were found near the stream, .where he was fishing. TODAY and every day norld-thaklni tTrnta ar laklnc place la Europe. .aiioto coon trtra deatroyae . . arm tea on the march on land . . en aca . and la Ilia alrl You Rl.AD about them In tna papers . . You IICAK about them orer tha air . . NEE THEM Aft THF.Y ACTUALLY HAPrES .... In the newtrecls at your local THEATRES every day Dsa Mall Trlbuna nt ada. Roxy Double Bill Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert co-star in the techni color filmlzation of "Drums Along the Mohawk," which heads the double bill opening a three-day run today at the Roxy theater. Mark Twain's favorite boy comes to the screen in 'Tom Sawyer. Detective." which plays as the companion feature on to day's bill with Donald O'Connor in the title role. Walt Disney's "Autograph Hound." starring - Donald Duck in Technicolor, also plays on the big program. r FVjChan & Chan TO! Jchluttt Metflrlnt Co Be rliinl at on by oar herbal rrmt&y. Do oa bttt: titbmi Hay Few, Klomarn Troublt. Constipation Chronic Cough, Bhoamatiinu sot Troabla, nwi, Artbrltlt, Co ll tit, Cnvma, Apprndtdtti, High Bloo4 lTfurt. Prostata, Heart Liver, Bladder. Kldnef. Lone Blood, Irinary trouble. Her be UJ giTa joo relief. tW . Mala NOW OPEN DAILY ncr.ri st vBr to a. m. to t:J0 p. m. Vrrrma...as the beauty of ,.!SM A tale of two plucky youngatert in the great adventure that is Holly wood! TODAY and MONDAY LINDA DARNELL 'The Screen's Naw.it Star Discovery" In . . . ML 1 L r STAR DOST A story thrilling and real, for it well might be a chapter out of her own meteoric rise to stardom I wrtti Sonsa: "Star Pn,t bj Hoasr Car- mlchail. Milium Parlih.--Tra In tn Mownllfht" ane "Pont Lt It Oft Von Don" by Mark Gordon JOHN PAYNE ROLAND YOUNG CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD WILLIAM GMGAN MARY BETH HUGHES MARY HEALY DONALD MEEK The king of crime and . j ... Lloyd Nolan Lola Lane Barton MacLane -1R Uisi" todar at t:im-4:Sfl- i)0. I :oo -OAfia of f IIK'ViO- at S:t.V7:05-:S sl IJjLOJLlLJlX lm 1:00-9 SO Adult, . , V tngPt , , . 4oc Kllldlr, . . Or rrom Hong Kong to San Francisco ...They Lived a Lifetime on Their "One Way Passage" to Eternity! Today 3 Days Only TJX.trV fte. ftk --;: -.-i-.---r: . j ! - MpvtiF"" - v::V"i' XJ-tii r: " . . ; tf.ll. i - t f ' i r s r - i- J i - e ."i?..i"' 5 . 'fc?.... ; - i - MUD ITT -j- in a- a. 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