Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 August 1937 — Page 20

PAGE sew. Comedy Bills’ Will Feature Screen Fare

Loew's, With Dietrich as Star, Lone Exception | To Fun Rule.

Topped by radio’s ace funny man, Jack Benny, downtown theaters will offer a lavish assortment of comedians in the pictures opening tomorrow. Only Loew’s, which offers Marlene | Dietrich and Robert Donat in | “Knight Without Armor,” out of the song-and-dance class. Mr. Benny, star of "Artists and Models” at the Circle, is flanked by Martha Raye, Ben Blue, Judy Canova and the Yacht Club Boys in the while Douis | Armstrong and his band will swing

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comedy line, the music. Another sterling swing combination will be at the Apollo, where Louis Prima, contender with Mr. Armstrong for the hot-trumpet trophy, is to appear in “You Can't Have Evervthing.” The Apollo's feature will vou Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Louise Hoviek (the former Gypsy Rose Lee) and the Ritz Brothers. In addition there are songs by Tony Martin and music by Rubinoff and his violin. Stuart Erwin will carry the chief | comedy burden on the Lyric screen | as the star of “Dance, Charlie, | Dance.” With him are to be Glenda Farrell and Jean Muir. And | your old friend of the phonograph days, Gene Austin, will be on the stage with his tenor crooning of past and present hit tunes.

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Opening Tomorrow

Apollo “YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING” Alice Faye, Ritz Brothers. Don Ameche, Charles Winninger, Louise Hovick, Rubinoff, Tony Martin. Directed by Norman Taurog, Story—Penniiess girl, singing for supper in New York restaurant, meets wealthy boy. She is serious, ambitious writer of pretty awful plays. He writes successful musical comedies. Boy loses girl when she finds who he is. She takes job singing in his show, however, in hope of getting play produced. After more quarrels girl goes home to Missouri. Her serious drama; turned into a musical, is a hit. She returns. Boy gets girl. Cirele “ARTISTS AND MODELS"—Jack Benny, Ida Lupino, Gail Patrick, Richard Arlen, Ben Blue, Martha Raye, Louis Armstrong, Andre Kostelanetz. Directed by Raoul Walsh, Story—Advertiser sells wealthy young man on idea of advertising his silverware with pretty-girl pictures. Advertiser wants to use own model: manufacturer chooses own fiancee instead. Model poses as socialite, wins wealthy man’s heart. Socialite poses as model, wins advertiser. Picture climaxes in big “Artists and Models” costume ball. “WILD MONEY"—Edward Everett Horton, Louise Campbell, Lynn Overman. Based on a story by Paul Gallico; directed by Louis King. Story—Penny-pinching newspaper accountant, on vacation, gets kidnap case thrown in lap. Goes on spending orgy, solves mystery, gets girl, who likes her men liberal. Loew’s “KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOR”—With Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Irene Vanbrugh, Herbert Lomas and Austin Trevor. Directed by Jacques Feyder, from the novel by James Hilton. Story—Young Englishman, friendly with Russian Reds, is exiled during Revolution, returns after Red victories to become Government official. Is detailed to escort former countess to border, risks life to protect her, and falls in love with her. They escape together after she barely escapes death by the Red Army, he by the White Russians. “MARRIED BEFORE BREAKFAST"—Robert Young, Florence Rice, June Clayworth, Barnett Parker. Directed by Edwin L. Martin, Story—Young inventor sets out to help young lady get married. Frames wreck with milk wagon so girl's fiance can sell milkman Insurance and marry the girl. Inventor and girl run inte bandits, then police. Escaping. they pause long enough to realize they are in love. Finally they capture a gang of jewel robbers and proceed to the happy ending. Lurie “DANCE, CHARLIE, DANCE"—With Stuart Erwin, Jean Muig, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, Addison Richards and Charles Foy. Directed by Frank McDonald, from stage play by George S. Kaufe man. Story-—Dishonest Broadway producer sells part interest in show to country yokel with money to spend. Show is flop when opened, and producer sells rest of show to yokel who doctors it and makes it big success. When plagiarism suit is pending, he sells successful show back to dishonest producer, uses money to finance marriage to secretary with whom he is in love. VAUDEVILLE (on stage) —With Gene Austin, vocalist; Candy and Coco, comedy team; Keaton and Armfield, comedians; Lucky Boys, acrobatic fun makers; Abbott and Robey and Sylvia Brill, comedy act, and Jack Gregory and Co. with a novelty act called “Fun With Hoops.”

Celebrities Yearn for

_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

THURSDAY, AUG, 5, 1937

NEW

LYRIC FILM BASED ON PLAY

Song Composer Is to Visit Here

Other Fields,

For Instance, Chaplin Has ;

Desire to Play Hamlet.

NEW YORK, Aug 5.— (NEA) —Apropos of a marquee fitle, “You Can't Have Everything”: George Abbott, Broadway's most | successful showman, still mhintains | a burning desire to produce al unique and outstanding version of | “Uncle Tom's Cabin.’ His recent | effort, entitled “Sweet River,” was | a flop. For years Charlie Chaplin has | cherished an unconsummated desire to play “Hamlet.” Comedian Jack Pearl has ambi- | tions to be a David Warfield, but remains confined to comedy. Carroll Yearns for Art

Earl Carroll, successful with a host of musical revues, has yet to | produce an arty drama, an accomplishment he has been trying to attain for years. The promising comedy team of Mitchell and Durant split up because Mitchell always had yearned | to be a leading man and get away | from comedy. Sally Rand long has been the | darling of expositions and fairs at | fabulous salaries, Yet, because she | wanted to get away from fan dances |

[ ing mammals will be turned loose

“Dance, Charlie, Dance,” the Lyric movie opening tomorrow, is an adaptation of George S. Kaufman's popular play, “The Butter and Egg Man.” Glenda Farrell, Stuart Erwin and Jean Muir, the comedy’s principals, are shown at left, Opposite them is Gene Austin, veteran radio and record crooner, who will headline the Lyric stage bill.

36 BATS IMPORTED

Three dozen bats were received at Warner Bros. studio yesterday for use in a picturd. Imported especially | from South America because of their enormous size and unusually ferocious, eerie appearance, the fly-

in a huge lighthouse set used in the picture,

Paramount presents

JACK

A Paramount Picture with

BENNY STS*MODELS

Ida Lupino - Richard Arlen - Gail Patrick Ben Blue - Judy Canova - Yacht Club Boys - Louis Armstrong

Specialties by Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra * Russell Patterson's “Personettes” * Judy, Anne and Zeke * Connie Boswell

Directed by RAOUL WALSH

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Gene Austin's Famous Song Hits on Records!

“My Blue Helven" "Lonesome Road" "Girl of My Dreams"

" Melancholy Baby " and Many Others

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Hoagy Carmichael, popular song composer, was eXpected to arrive here today from Hollywood for a visit with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs, Howard Carmichael, 3120 Graceland Ave. Recently he signed a contract with Paramount ‘Studios and is expected to go to New York following his visit here, his parents said.

BETTY FURNESS" MOTHER IS DEAD

‘By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Aug. '5-—Betty Furness, film actress, was en route to New York today to arrange funeral services for her mother. Mrs. Flore ence Furness died in New York Tuesday of a heart attack.

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THESE HIT PARAMOUNT PICTURES

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“Whispers in the Dark’’

My Heart

“’Stop! You're Breaking

“Public Melody No. 1 ; ‘Pop Goes the Bubble’! Ji

GARY' GEORGE

COOPER + RAFT "SOULS AT SEA

with FRANCES DEE

Henry Wilcoxon Harry Carey

BING MARTHA

CROSBY + RAYE "DOUBLE - NOTHING"

with ANDY DEVINE

Samuel S. Minds William Henry

MARLENE

DIETRICH

ANGEL

Herbert Marshall Melvyn Douglas

Ernest Cossart Produced and Directed by

Ernst LUBITSCH “THIS WAY PLEASE’

with Charles ‘Buddy Rogers Ned Sparks Fibber McGee ond Molly

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Mary LIVINGSTONE

oscar HOMOLKA

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Frances Farmer Ray Milland

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«mn Lloyd Nolan A Lucien Hubbard Production

Photographed in Technicolor

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An Emanuel Cohen Production

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BROADCAST 1936° uW.C. FIELDS

GEORGE GRACIE

BURNS - ALLEN MARTHA RAYE

Ben Blue one Specialties

FREDRIC MARCH

Cecil B. De Mille's “The BUCCANEER"

with Franciska Gaal Akim Tomiroff

Added Attraction!

EDW. EVERETT HORTON in “Wild Money’