Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1938 — Page 16

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tests in all parts of the nation.

THURSDAY, SEPT. & 1988 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES |

A New Film Bills Disclose Return to ‘Normaley’ as

Contest Enters 2d Week

20 Million Movie Quiz Books Are in Hands of Patrons; Sonja Henie Will Be Back at Circle as Janet Gaynor Appears at Loew's.

By JAMES THRASHER on Movie Quiz booklets already in lie Motion Pict

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the hands of Amerures’ Greatest Year drive goes into h all cylinders hitting in perfect

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Ragtime Band,” as set h the refrain of Irving Rerfirst hit. So the picture that borrowed its title from that 2V-yvear-M pld song will remain another week at the Apollo. In durability, if not in content, this picture seems desi to become the “Tobacco Road”

musicals

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Jan Garber Coming

band ik on the tage Jan Garber emipt to strike pay dirt on Eddy Duchin, Phil and Horace Heidt have rich rewards he will be

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Sept. 3 to 12 inclusive has been designated as Motion Picture Week” in a proclama tion fssued today By Mayer Roetcher sity ty s0d use I wish to commend the \ theaters of Indianapolis and the entire motion picture in dustry for their contribution to the social and educational welfare of this community,” he said

seems to have pt in her last She was sched after its comt it clicked. So here she ith George Brent and Ian support Incidentally, chet an Actress” has the swurth two-boys-and-a-girl plot in s many pictures mentioned above the horse-opera enthusiast Jamo wi

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f a new crooning cowpuncher, in a movie called Stars.” uty, who probably and more fan mail r. had a row with Mr. Rogers was the Autry vehicle A appearance tour followed role, and current ret he it on hig way Robart Tavior of matinee mo bill you alse will yd -curdiing fantasy of King Kong.”

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11 offer the first show- |

Opening Tomorrow

Alamo

“UNDER WESTERN STARS"-—Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes. Directed by Joe Kane Like his real-life Texan counterpart, Lee O'Daniell, Cowboy Rogers gets himself into office on the hill-billy music ticket and foils the villains “KING KONG"—Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot. A reissue of the 1933 thriller-chiller,

Apollo (Held Over)

CALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman. Directed by Henry King; soreen play by Kathrvn Scola and Damar Trottii words and music by Irving Berlin Not the story of Mr. Berlin's life, but embellished by some two dozen of his songs, the film is a story of a band leader, his piano-playing song writer and his featured singer. It follows their triangular career through 20 years to the present, with true love triumphing over a rebound marriage. Cirele | “MY LUCKY STAR"--Sonja Henie, Richard Greene, Joan Davis, | Cesar Romeo, Buddy Ebsen, Directed by Roy Del Ruth: songs by Gordon and Revell: dances directed by Hany Losee About the tee skater who puts on a show to raise money, get herself out of a scandal and pay off a friend's money-grabbing wife. She then teams up with the right boy. THE JONES FAMILY IN “SAFETY IN NUMBERS"-—Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair Mis. Jones gets a radio job: Pop gets mixed up with a crooked health- | spring scheme; the kids get him out of trouble. |

Loew's

“PHREE LOVES HAS NANCY"-—Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery, | Franchot Tone, Guy Kibbee, Directed by Richard Thorpe: screen play | by Bella and Samuel Spewack, George Oppenheimer and David Hertz, | © Naney's three loves are George, who leaves her at the altar: Malcolm | Niles. an author who finds her there and falls in love, and Robert Hansen, Niles’ publisher, who succumbs when Nancy reaches New vork., After a spirited race, Niles wing driving “THE GLADIATOR"—Joe E. Brown, Man Mountain Dean, June ravis. Directed by Edward Sedgewick; from a novel by Philip Wylie, When an experimenting college professor tests his superhuman strength elixir on a boarder, he turns the lad into a famous athlete. The athlete. needing money, challenges Man Mountain Dean After one

fall. the elixir wears off. But our hero wing anyway Ln e

JAN GARBER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (on stage) With Patricia Norman, singer: Dorrame and Rognan, dance-comedy team; Serge Mash, juggler. | “SECRETS OF AN ACTRESS" (on screen) —Kay Francis, George | Brent. fan Hunter. Directed by William Keighley. An “angel” and his business partner help to back a show, fall in love with the star. She loves the partner. The “angel” spurred by | noble motives, retires in favor of true love.

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Civic Theater

Auditions Set

TWO CONVICTED HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 8 (U, P.).— Two of three executives of the Na-

C. Overdorff, president, also was convicted of petty theft. Edward

W. Rose, vice president and pub= lisher of the magazine Screen Juveniles, was convicted only on the false advertising count, while |. A. Garrabrant, traveling agent, was acquitted of both counts.

tional Talent Pictures Corp. were | convicted in Municipal Court today | of false advertising in connection with the production of a picture for children who had wen talent con-

“Alexanfier's Ragtime Band with Tyrone Power, Alice Fave. Don Ameche, at 11, 1:13 3°28 5:39 7:5

10:05. CIRCLE

“Spawn of the North with George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy lLamour, John RBarrvmore, at 15, 2:30, 8:45 and 10:10 “I'm From the Cite” with Joe Penner, at 11. 2:10. 5:25 and 8:40.

LOEW'S

“Marie Antoinette” Shearer, Tyrone Power,

The Civie Theater's new director, Edward Steinmetz Jr, will hold auditions at the theater Sunday from 2 to 6 p. m. and from T:30 until 10 p. m. Veteran players as well as newcomers are invited to appear, Auditions will be by appointment only. Mr, Steinmetz will be available for further hearings from 4:45

more, Anita s Louise, at : 3 to 5:45 and 7:30 to 10 p. m. on LYRIC Monday and Tuesday.

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LAST DAY—Major Bowes’ Anniversary Revue

HOME OWNED* HOME OPERATED

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COOL OZONIZED AIR

with Norma John Barrve 11:43, 2:50.

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Anniversary 3:50, 6:40 and

“Maj. Bowes on stage at 1,

Revue” 2:30.

| starred in the story of her own life. |

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| HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 8 (U. P)—| Franchot Tone told Hollywood good- | by today-—he hoped—and prepared |

to head East in quest of a role on | the stage. He said that if he had any luck on Broadway, he probably never would return to Hollywood.

? On Our Stage;

The Idol of the Airlanes « . . with 9¥ A Brand-New Stage Show Which More Than Keeps Step With Our » Parade of Hits! ra

GABBY CABBY?

Olin Howland corresponds regularly with Slim Keffer, the talkative Lexington, Va, cab driver he portrays in “Brother Rat.”

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he Tentative title is “Depression Baby.” |

STRONG, SILENT MAN 2 BIG HITS—SEE A GOOD SHOW

| FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW and

George Brent won't talk to any- | Warner Baxter in ‘KIDNAPED'

one between scenes. Spends the | y ’ time studving his lines, Plus- Prison Nurse Marion Marsh

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Tyrone Power

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Smash Comedy, “THE GLADIATOR”

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