FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
PAGE SIX
News of the
Theatre
A PRISON JARGON WHICH
TURNKEYS CAN’T UNDERSTAND
Being a prisoner in a Federal
penitentiary ig almost a life’s work
in merely learning the ins and outs
of convict life, convict rules, and
more particularly the strange pri-
Sin j’argon in which prisoners talk
to each other when they do not
want to be understood by the un-
initiated.
So declares Tom Neal, Hollywood
actor who had to learn the whole
routine to play the featured male
role opposite Rita Johnson in “They
All Come Out,” spectacular drama
of life in the Federal prisons.
Showing Alcatraz Penitentiary far
the first time on the screen, che
picture opens Saturday at the Joy
Theatre.
NOLAN’S FACE ANSWER
TO LENSMAN’S PRAYER—
Lloyd Nolan who has the rol’e
of a reckless, romantic American
•—the man behind a dictator in the
daring new Paramount drama, “The
Magnificent Fraud,” opening Sat
urday at the Joy Theatre, is the
answer to a camerman’s prayer!
According to a chart, compiled
at the Paramount studio, only one
person in approximately 100,000
has features so regular that a mo
tion picture camera can be trained1
on him from any angle with com i
pletely satisfactory results.
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During the filming of “The Mag-
nificent Fraud” it was revealed
that Nolan, possesses a face that is
close to perfection from any angle
that was tried during the produc-
tion of the picture. He was photo-
graphed from nine different angles
and met the severe and unusual
test more than satisfactory.
j RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR Î
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By EARLE FERRIS
•pHE Brazilian bombshell. Carmen
Most actresses are proud U they
1 Miranda, pictured here, has been star in one Pulitzer Prize play But
«».’led back week after week to sing Josephine Hull, who plays the lead
a.r South American ditties on
ing role in “Meet Miss Julia" od the
radio, has starred in two of them.
Edward Byron, pictured here, is
one of the leading young program
producers in radio. He produces
Horace Heidt's "Answers from the
MONEY MARRIAGE STIRRING
BASIS OF “IN NAME ONLY”—
A marriage for money and how it
is complicated when the right wo
man comes along is the gripping
dramatic foundation on which is
built the story of the new Carole
Lombard-iCary Grant-Kay Francis
vehicle, “In Name Only.”
Miss Francis, portraying a schem-
ir.g, mercenary wife, learns that
Grant, her husband, is interested in
Miss Lombard, a young widow. The
wife, who married solely for the
husband’s wealth and social posi-
tion, has been clever enough to
convince his unsuspicious parents-
that she is an ill-uesd but loyal
wife to their son.
Realizing he cannot combat this
situation, the husband traps his
wife into admitting her lack of in-
Rudy Vallee Hour. She’ll be the
star Introduced to the nationwide
audience by Rudy, on Sept. 28, be
fore he and his sponsor part com
pany after ten years.
Edgar Bergen and Charlie Mc
Carthy were off the air for the first
time in 141 weeks while en route to
Honolulu for a brief vacation on
August 27. Bergen was the fellow
who said he couldn’t think up an
other script so soon when invited
back to Rudy Vallee’s Hour for a
•econd week, in December 1936.
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Charles O’Connor, who is heard as
the announcer on the three “Johnny
Presents” programs each week, is
the only announcer in radio who is
Dancers,
"What’s
Name?”
which he originated and directs
"District Attorney.” He came to the
big time via WLW, Cincinnati
“ON BORROWED TIME”
REVIEWED—
Heart-warming laughter, homely
drama, gripping suspense and in-
spiring imagery join to present one
of the most unusual and memorable
motion pictures ever produced in
“On Borrowed Time,” screening at
i the Joy Theatre Thursday and Fri-
’ day.
With a cast of superb actors,
headed by Lionel B: rrymore, this
simple story of an old grandfather I
who desperately fights death to 1
prevent the young grandson he i
adores from fa'ling into the clut-'
chas of an unscrupulous aunt, takes
on all the attributes of a screen
classic. Barrymore was never finer
us the lovable, outspoken Gramp, a
characterization which is a gem
even among his outstanding roles.
The featured cast matches up to
Barrymore’s lead in every instance,
Sir Cedric Hardwicke as the mys-
terious stranger, Mr. Brink, per
bonification of death, presents an
unforgettable portrait which is uni
que in the newness of its concep
tion. Never a weird, macabre per-
sonâîLy, Mr. Brink is shown as
a benign and tolerant individual
who has far more to offer mortals
than they anticipate. It is a thought
provoking imagery which gives the
key to the entire production.
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SMART MONEY
KNOWS
WHERE TO 4
GO AFTER \L
READING
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THE ADS.
IN THIS'
NEWSPAPER.
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If you want the complete story of
■Bachelor’s Children,” Marjorie
Hannan is the person to see. She
has saved each script In the 1000-
odd broadcasts since the series first
appeared on the air. She appears as
Ruth Ann, one of the Dexter twins,
but Marjorie is pretty enough tor
twins, herself.
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Proof that the people of America
like to listen to old-time songs is the
great number of letters received each
week by Frank Luther and Zora
Layman, pictured here, who sing
Fresh for Your Table
destination is a lakeside summer re-
I sort, their object a week of peace
ful relaxation. They don’t know that
! the resort is a battleground for
I rival hotels and that the Bumsteads’
vacation and bank balance will be
the major casualties. Elven less are
-Blondie and Dagwood prepared
for the fact that Baby Dumpling
aided by Daisy will take sides in
' the hotel battle.
YOUR WEEK’S PROGRAM AT THE
JoyTheatre
Thursday and Friday, September 14 and 15
HE PAVED THE ROAD TO STARDOM FOR A THOUSAND KIDS!
When you buy vegetables from Sam and
Bob’s it is like picking them cut of your own
garden. They have the same freshness, that
incomparable, fresh-from-the-garden taste
that makes the eating of them so enjoyable.
DELIVERY SCHEDULE
Corey Hill—10 A. M. and 3 P. M
10:30 A. M. and
O-A Hill and East Sid
3:30 P. M.
SAM and BOB
Grocery & Market
Phone 761
Quantity Orders Gladly Delivered
Ul
So You're Back from
Your Labor Day Trip
Do you realize the vast amount of wear that
took place in the mechanical operation of
your car?
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Holiday driving always demands just that.
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YOUR
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exclusive" to his sponsor. Listeners
like his voice so well that he was
signed to appear on the “Johnny
Presents” programs and only those.
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Only in fiction and on Broadway do
Cinderella tales come true. Martha
Scott, brilliant young actress who
plays the lead in the radio drama,
“The Career of Alice Blair,” is a
storybook actress. She left the tiny
town of Jamesport. Mo., to become a
school teacher, veered to the stage
and became a star.
American folk songs dating as far
back as Pilgrim days, on NBC Mon
days and Thursday nights. Zora and
Frank set a record in their sales of
records of the old songs.
Saturday, September 16 — DOUBLE FEATURE
terest in him, and demands his re-
lease so he may wed the other wo
man. But the wife mercilessly leads
him to believe that she will grant
him his freedom and deliberately
fails. Cornered, she calmly an
nounces that she will fight.
How this gripping impasse is fin
ally overcome makes for the stirring
conclusion to “In Name Only.”
BLONDIE HAS VACATION
IN THIRD FILM—
Despite the film’s title, Blondie
takes no vacation in the third of
the Columbia comedy series. When
“Blondie 'Takes a Vacation” opens
at the Joy Theatre on Wednesday,
audiences will see Blondie, Dag
wood. Baby Dumpling and the other
comic strip characters created by
Chic Young, living through one of
PRODUCER TELLS WHY
the
most 'hectic two days ever
WESTERNS STARS POPULAR—
brought to the screen.
Westerns are always popular be
The hilarious incidents of Blondie
cause they are clean, according to
Harry Sherman, who should know and Blondie Meets the Boss are said
because he produces the Hopalong to be exceeded in laugh-provoking
Cassidy series for Paramount. Mr. value by the exciting events which
Sherman has recently completed | occur when Blondie Takes a Vaca
shooting on a different type of! tion.
“Blondie Takes a Vacation” opens
western, “Heritage of the Desert,”
which opens next Tuesday at the with the Bumsteads making a last
minute dash for the train. Their
•Joy Theatre.
According to producer Sherman,
other reasons why westerns are
perennial favorites are: profanity
Save Money And Get
is absolutely forbidden; the hero
doesn’t drink and doesn’t smoke;
Comfortable Shaves With
the little fellow ultimately whips
the bully; and th'1 hero never beats
This New
up someone smaller or weaker than
himself. His fans would forsake
him on the spot if he ever broke
this code.
Take “Heritage of the Desert”
for example. Th -re isn’t the slight
est innuendo of any sort in the
story. From start to finish, the Zar.e
Grey story is packed with action,
romance and good, clean fun.
Gillette
RHYTHM RUNS RIOT IN
SWINGY MOVIE MUSICAL—
A new and youthful slant on the
glamorous industry as show business
is presented in “Swing. Sister,
Swing.” Universal’s modern musi
cal romance playing at the Joy
Theatre Tuesday.
Combining seasoned troupers with
a group of talented youngsters, the
large cast inchides Ken Murray.
Johnny Downs. Kathryn Kane. Ed
die Quillan. Er.iest Truex. Elni
■'edgwick, Nana Bryant and Ted
Weems and his famous orchestra.
A novel st'J'.y in which a small
town trio’s dance creation, the Bal
timore Bubble, becomes a national
sensation in the space of a few
short weeks and sends the kids sky
rocketing to fame, has its surpris
ing climax when the bubble bursts.
New music and new dances high
light the musical portions, with
Downs and Miss Kane featured as
a fast-stepping duo. Quillan appears
as a hot trombonist, Murray as 11
Broadway press agent. and Truex
as a dignified dance instructor who
becomes an unwilling convert
swing.
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Sunday and Monday, September 17 and 18
BY RIGHT OF LOVE one demanded him. By right of marriage the
other fought back! . . Three lifetime* they live for you—in 100
RKO RADIO Picture • Pandro S. Berman in charge o/ Production • Directed by
Produced by George Haight • Screen Play by Richard Sherman
John Cromwell
Tuesday, September 19 — DOUBLE FEATURE
PAL NIGHT
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A New Universal Picture
Wednesday, September 20
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lucco
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Rita JOHNSON
Tom NEAL
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a: Blondie
ARTHUR LAKE
LARRY SIMMS
at Dogwood
as Baby Dumpling
Thursday and Friday, September 21 and 22
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With Tou' _
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Lionel BARRYMORE . Sir Dedric HARDWICKE
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