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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1940.
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Bing Crosby Film, "Rhythm on the River" Opening With Cast of Stars
MARY MARTIN IN
MUSICAL COMEDY
CRATERIAM TODAY
With the trend in motion pic
ture entertainment definitely on
the lighter side, the ne v Bing
Crosby picture. "Rhythm on
the River," opening a three-day
run today at the Craterlan
theatre, should please most ev
erybody. For thii new filmusl
eal haa Just about everything
any movie fan could want.
There'i Bing Crosby, as a
ghost-composer underpaid by a
song writer gone dry. singing
two songs alone and two with
Mary Martin, another with Lil
lian Cornell.
There's Oscar Levant of "In
formation Please" and the con
cert stage, as pianist in the
service of the rundown hit
writer, demonstrating Both his
keyboard talent and his wit.
There's Basil Rathbone in a
comedy role.
There's Oscar Shaw of the
New York stage and Ken Car
penter of the radio, both en
Joying themselves.
There's John Scott Trotter
(Kraft Music Hall maestro) and
his band.
There are seven song num
bers, certain to be hit tunes as
songs invariably are when in
tuin In a Crnshv show.
The picture has an informal
ity of manner, in acting ana
in tumoral which slves it that
"certain lift." The story is told
of a young man and a girl
whose work, music and lyrics
respectively, are acquired on
salary basis by a once-famous
writer of hit songs who main
tain ni tamm bv offering the
young people's material as his
own. Coincidence brings the
Kn .nH oirl toeether and ro
mance is making steady head
way until they discover mey
are co-workers In the employ
of a boss with whom neither
wishes 0 continue. The mixed
up, messed-up complications
that ro.ult in much hilarity
bring the picture to a happy
ending.
Johnson's Life
Story On Screen
At Rialto Today
Osa Johnson's life story op
ens for today and tomorrow on
ly on the screen of the Cool
Rialto Theatre. In "I Married
Adventure", this amazing wo
man reveals for the first time
the thrilling story behind the
spectacular Journeyings she and
her late husband undertook in
order to advance the knowledge
of the world in respect to the
mysteries of the darker conti
nents. A quarter-century of
thrills, drama and excitement
are said to be crowded into the
90 minutes of all-new and pure
screen entertainment to be
found in "I Married Adventure".
Hailed as the greatest adven
ture film of them all, doubly ex
citing because its thrills are au
thentic, this sensational produc
tion of the great Book-of-the-Month
Club selection teems with
wild animal action, scenic beau
ties never glimpsed before,
struggles to the death between
beasts of prey, and the weird
life, customs and rites of sav
ages, head-hunters, pygmies and
cannibals.
Underlying all Is the life
story of one of the most amaz
ing women the world has ever
known starting with her first j
adventure into the unknown
when only 18 years old. It is
the most unique honeymoon on
record, for she and Martin
Johnson were captured .and
nearly devoured by cannibals.
The film takes her through the
most confining days of her life
when her husband was attacked
by fever and she had to take
command then is when she
learned to deal with savages.
Their trips through Africa, Asia
Minor. Arabia, Borneo and the
tropical South Sea Islands are
all recorded in the fantastic
photoplay which Includes every
species of animal known to all
those countries.
As has been the custom of ev
ery Johnson adventure film, to
Include a fight between a spot
ted leopard and a wart hog. two
of the most ferocious animals
in all of Africa.
"Pier 13 ", said to be the fun
niest laugh riot to come out of
Hollywood in many a moon and
featuring Lloyd Nolan and Lynn
Barl, plays as the companoin
feature with "I Marr'ed Adven
ture." Film Ace Sued
Hollywood, Aug. 31. (JPi
Wayne Morris, the six-foot two,
blond, blue-eyed movie actor,
was sued for divorce today
Leonard "Bubble" Schinasi Mor
ris, daughter of a wealthy New
York tobacco Importer and man- j
ufacturer. who married him in
January last ear, made a gen
eral allegation of cruel-.
Shirley Temple's New Picture
Just a short while ago, movie
critics proclaimed in all ser
iousness that "Shirley Temple
was all washed up" and she
might Just as well go Into re
tirement. And now, with the
release of her new picture,
'Young People," cbming to the
Craterian theatre Wednesday,
are their faces red! For Shirley,
with the aid of Charlotte Green
wood and Jack Oakie, has made
the very same critics reverse
themselves and admit that
"Young People" is the best
LEADERS STEADY
New York. Aug. 31. (&
The stock market rally stalled
today but most leaders refused
to give ground to any great
extent end many were able to
add fractions to Friday's gains.
Growing confidence in the
British chances against the
nazls, coupled with the excep
tionally hopeful business out
look at home, brokers said,
INTO THE TEEMING
MYSTERIOUS JUNGLE!
seeing forbidden sights no white
woman had ever seen before ...
daring forbidden dangers turned
down by the bravest of explorersl
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made.
Paced by five catchy tunes
bv Gordon and Warren, the
Oakie is a couple of vaudeville
performers who adopt Shirley
and then take her into their
act. With that the fun starts
and never stops until the film
hits its stirring climax.
On the same program, the
Craterian will have a new Don
ald Duck cartoon in Techni
color, "Put Put Troubles," with
Pluto also featured.
limited profit selling and liqui
dation by those who wished to
lighten commitments over the
long week-end.
The exchange, as well as all
other domestic marts, will be
closed Monday for Labor day.
Aircraft shares attracted
fresh support in the wake of
government orders for millions
of dollars of planes and engines.
Wright Aeronautical, a 10-
share trading unit, which Jump
ed nine points yesterday on a
single sale. Just about dupli
cated the runup on larger vol
ume. In front were Boeing,
Glenn Martin, Lockheed and
Curtiss-Wright,
Up at one time or another
R3Jr
surprise hit. - If U . . fv; 0scar Levant 'Lillian Cornell Oscar Shaw Chzrl:
Charlie Chan in
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Again portraying "Charlie
Chan," the famous screen
sleuth, Sidney Toler stalks an
eerie killer in a museum of
crime during his latest mystery
film, "Charlie Chan at the wax
Museum," which heads the dou
ble bill coming to the Cool
Rialto theatre for Tuesday and
Wednesday. Combining comedy.
chills and thrills, the new Chan
mystery Is said to be the best
of all the popular sleuth's ad
were General Motors, Goodrich,
Montgomery Ward, Westing-
house, National Distillers, N. Y.
Central, Pennsylvania, Kenne-
cott, North American, General
Electric and Union Carbide.
Theater Opening
Time Moved Ahead
Starting today, all Medford
theatres will go back to fall
and winter evening schedules,
with show times advanced fif
teen minutes from what they
have been through the summer.
Doors will open at 6:45, with
shows starting at 7:00 and 9:00.
' Matinee schedules remain the
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ML star i(
"Wax Museum" I
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ventures. A museum of wax
dummies which almost defies
the audience to keep their eyes
open, is said to be a highlight
of the hit. Sen Yung. C. Henry
Gordon and Marc Lawrence
have supporting roles with
Toler.
The Secret Seven," featur
ing Florence Rice, Barton Mac
Lane and Bruce Bennett, is
scheduled to play as the com
panion feature.
same, with doors opening at
1:45 and shows starting at 2:00
o'clock. There are no matinee
shows at the Roxy on week
days only on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Berlin, Aug. 31. (P) In a
year of war German planes have
dropped 5,000,000 bombs weigh
ing more than 75,000 tons, au
thoritative source said today.
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Young Edison
Starring in the first Juvenile
biography ever to reach the
screen, Mickey Rooney opens a
three-day run today at the
Roxy theatre as "Young Tom
Edison," heart-stirring drama
of a typical American boy who
was to become the Wizard of
Menlo Park the greatest in
ventor of our history. In the
large cast are Fay Bainter.
George Bancroft and little Vir
ginia Weidler. who plays Tom's
younger sister and pal, Tannie,
"Tear Gas Squad," featuring
Gloria Dickson and John Payne,
plays as the added feature.
TO VFW TUESDAY
The members of Crater Lake
Post 1833, Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States and
their Auxiliary will meet on
September 3 in the Armory at
8:00 p. m. after a month's vaca
tion. Ira D. Canfield, depart
ment commander, will give a
report on the national conven
tion- There will also be initia
tion of new members.
Merrill A. Beneka, local com
mander, urges all members to
be present.
Closing Urn tor Too Lata to Clas
Ifj Adl U 1:30 p. m.
Day's
Ijfc&L ! -News-"
By Frank Jenkins
SECRETARY of State Earl
"At least five persons will
be killed in traffic accidents in
Oregon over the Labor day
week-end if the Labor day ac
cident rate of the last three
years is sustained."
It's a pity that our pleasures
are so MUCH MORE DANGER
OUS than our regular tasks.
THE Germans claim the Brit
ish hftv f.ft no in that
makes their planes invisible in
the rays of searchlights at night,
putting the German anti-aircraft
gunners at a great disadvantage.
The British laugh at the story
and say it's moonshine.
It's just possible the Germans
are looking for an alibi for
British successes in bombing
Berlin at night.
Anything is possible In war.
IIENRY WALLACE, accepting
the New Deal vice-presidential
nomination at his home
in Des Moines (Iowa), says: 'The
European conflict is a war to
destroy freedom and democ
racy." It Is worth repeating that
such may be its result but is
probably not its purpose. Hitler,
like Napoleon, Alexander, At
tila. Genghis Khan and a vast
host of others, is merely SEEK
ING POWER.
The lust for power is respon
sible for a staggering share of
the ills men suffer from.
INTERESTING item in today's
" (Friday s) news:
A pledge that German armlet
will be tent into Rumania to
stop further inroads on Carol'i
little kingdom it reported. The
authority seems to be the Ber
lin radio which asserts that the
Axis powers (Germany and
Italy) have given Rumania a
pledge of absolute security la
return for the concessions she
has already made to Russia,
Bulgaria and Hungary.
If that is true, what will
Stalin do about it?
He'll BACK DOWN, prob
ably. So far Stalin hat been
merely the sneaking coyote
gathering up the leavings from
the kills made by others.
QETTING back to Wallace, ha
asserts in his acceptance,
speech at Des Moines that: "By
preparing completely NOW, we
shall have the best chance of
keeping out of war."
ulkie has said the tarn
thing. So' has McNary. So hat
Roosevelt. It is INDISPUT
ABLY TRUE.
Whatever other ruckus we
may get into during the su
premely important presidential
campaign we're just entering.
let t REMAIN AGREED on that
point.
Retired) Kills Self
Pasadena, Calif., Aug. 31.
(IP) Col. John Hudson Poole,
wealthy retired army officer
and former member of the
White House military staff, shot
himself to death today in the
den of his San Rafael heights
mansion. Detectives Loyal Clark
and Harry Thomas reported.
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