Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1940 — Page 9

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1940

NEIGHBORHOODS =~ |

Cartoons Still Outpull Big Name Films; Drive-in Ushers Turn Jalopy Rescuers

By DAVID MARSHALL

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cartoons

including the ‘om they're dise

length, And il

customers 1 want don’t get appointed About a vear ago the cartoons out TS complained Something similar happened the night at the Strand. Claude Allison showing "Edison the Man ind “Lillian Russell"—four 0urs 1 complete show But

Artoon

string of theaters decided It didn't work. Cus-

local ran on and on

Mr. O'Keefe | Is Puzzled

The Reason: To Be a Writer, Or an Actor?

i him HOLLYWOOD, July 17 (U, P).| mn pictures Dennis O'Keefe, motion picture sore heeause there wasn't actor, fs trying to figure out which Mouse Why vou big Side of his dual personality te use, | For Mr, O'Keefe also is Bud Flanabreak laud \ gan, a writer who has sold several original stories to the screen | During the davtime, Mr O'Keete | plays important roles in films, such | his present chore as the aviator Ray Milland in Para-| ‘Arise, My Love But at| he pounds a typewriter One of the stories he has sold is | Me Kid Comes Back to Warner

head of a when programs

Ot hy

was

program hreak' S In the lobby talking film fans Out came a middle age The muttering to himself a heck of a note No

1st past

Was

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You saw two fire

Shorty Phil eome a vol 8

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night

tire Bros, featuring wWavne Morris He Some [also hag sold "Our Gang” varns as and oace was a writer for Hal a long Roach The ush ‘1 haven't decided vet aid the “whether to stick to acting or writer.’ is recent That's Right

Cook's House Of Gags to Go

Sleepless Hollow Was ‘Part Of Broadway' 17 Years.

July 17 QP) lose another a theater this

he said, be n

pictures include You're Wrong,” with Kay Kyser and “Alias the Deacon,” | with Bob Burns, He has been featured in a score of pictures starting | [with “Saratoga,” the last production fstarrmg the late Jean Harlow, “The Harlow picture was 1) first big break,” he sald “After that 1 started going places. People aw mv acting, such as it is, and liked me Mr, O'Keefe, blond and curly aloy | DeRARd, Was horn af Fort Madison, three Ia, the son of Eddie Flanagan of the vandeville team of FIANARAN astate hearing the entirely appro Ye and Fawards After attending | priate name of & Sleepless Hollow and aun th |Rrammati and high schools In many [lacated at Lake Hopatcong N. J Don nce ections of the United States, he It has been the home for some 17 med up (Went to St, John's Academy ® d | vears of Joe Cook, acrobat later he studied a ear at Univer. comedian and practical joker ex sity of Southern California [traordinary, and the scene of “Then 1 had to go to work. he of the most fantastic parties pok-end. (related. “My father died. I chose feountry has ever known pe- [vaudeville because I knew. more] For the visitor, Bnd there The about it than anything else.” {uve a I ae hac Rob He appeared in stock and tn oe House of and in the West Co: St. :

vaveler” to- vaudeville and starting [production of “Once in a Lifetime” showing and “Bad Babies."

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ACKERMAN, Tacoma man hack a he theater He | been at Ligo 1 3 Vv because randmother NEW YORK, Broadway is about to landmark but it isn't time, In fact, it isn't even on | Broadway or in any part of New IYork, but it has been as much a part of the local theatrical back drop as the Empire Theater, The property in question is an

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and his retconjure up others’ amaze-

[tricks the affable host {ine never ceased to for their own and ment Boosted Two Night Clubs There were, of course, shding i panels, chairs that collapsed under the unwary sitter, crockery leaked and other such paraphernalia conducive to laughs for who like to go back to fundamentals for their amusement I'he 26-acre estate boasts two night clubs, each with warn ing visitors to stay out of the other, and 8 mechanically perfect theater | seating 12 persons And most amazing of all is the STATE Tonight and tomorroy sap. | Nine-hole golf course with its auto GRANADA 1g) wm Ru | ried and in Love” and “Abe Lincoln fn [matic hole-in-one. On this hole : (all that is necessary is to nudge the ball off a 40-foot tower onto | the funnel-like green where it is hound to roll into the cup, coming | back to the player through a pipe with. & Nhole-in- one certificate atl tached,

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cisco,” Iunda My Favorite Wife’ and “Earth.

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WEEK

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A ‘Edison the Man" ) Fomorrow through HAMILTON " 1 Bridge and ‘My Favorite Wife STRATFORD onight and tomorraw Shieh Honorable and Coverad ratleg TACOMA I'onight and tomorrow Lumberjacks” and “Double

win

Cook

Return to City : 50 vears old TUXEDO Fonfght; “Edison the Man" [INR 35, has put his i Re a Ros. Anomorrow sale because three of his children sr the Moon {are grown and the fourth is in school all the time. He savs he is handicapped in Wis theatrical work by having the estate on his hands now that it is not needed tor his family, | Inactive around | several seasons, Mr, Cook savs that he will settle down in the city or {close hy so that he ean devote him [self 100 per cent to show business from now on. He was reported set {for two musical shows last

tomorrow

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T'onigh and 1 Annee and

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Ra and PARAS rN IIPTOWN nig Lillian Russell” : and shorts, Tor row through Saturday Fdison the an ind House Across ; the Bay.' VoOG PARKIR | SH \

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RINOLY

DOWNTOWN J AN, Uontgh and tomorrow: me Edison” and “Kid From

‘Edison the Broadway,’ Saturday's [he 1s looking for the proper combination of story and

bring him back to the Stage.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS

TIMES

; | Drama of ‘Our Town’ Unfolds Before Narrator Raven ' HOLLYWOOD

| Here's Sequel to 'Grapes of Wrath'= o ‘Joads' Definitely Are Not on Relief By |

PAUL HARRINON

HOLLYWOOD, July 17 -=8ince nohody has CGirapes of Wrath,” vou may be

made a gequel to “The interested in hearing about how the getting along th California. Not one of "am is oh relief, although Tom--the one they call Henry Fonda hasn't mended his wild wavs: he went back to being Jesse James’ brother in “The Return of Frank Janies” Rosasharn married her boss, | Producer Nunnally Johnson, and | gift of a dalryman wouldn't have to work, except that her performance she wants to. The rest of the | cats just accumulated because kids, and even grandma and «he's alwave resciing some and grandpa, have worked steady. Ma | can't refuse the strays friends Joad, who had most of the grit in bring her. Out: fievring that the family, 1s doing real well | she's running an animal refuge, As Jane Darwell, she has just have Hagin tossing unwanted pets finished what she calls a fat old | gyer her patio wall

biddy role in “Brigham Young, and now she's a trimly uniformed ; ' COWBOYS' AWAIT PISTOL DUEL TRIAL

supervisor of an NYA camp in Jane Withers’ “Youth Will Be Jilly 4% "(U. P.). ‘(Yowarp

Joad family is

admired The dogs and

who

iders

Served.” Otherwise, since her trek from the dust bowl, she hasn't had to work a lick because 20th HOLLYWOOD Fox gave her a fine contract and The

cowpunchers of has refused to farm her out

Ctuleh” today were walting to tess

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drugeist, some |

the and Ruth Tohy), must | them | Hollow | Gags where it | | was a pleasure to fall victim to the |

Scott),

that | °

those |

spring | [ but neither went through and now |

music to |

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1. Frank Craven, contemplirtes some of 2. Dr. Gibbs, his wife and daughter leading family 3. George Gibbs and Emily Wilder's drama which apens at

lovers in

in his role of narrator, the residents of ("Thomas Mitchell, of Grovers Corners, N. H,, (William Holden

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sage manager “Our

Loew's

Town,’ Fay

and Friday

and town such as Bainter and

ard, star of Western pietures,

Martha

Jerome B 40. vear-old

tify ith the ense of (Blackjack) Ward who ix being (ried John A. Tvacke, cowhand

SHE HAS ADDED to the that ALIMONY REDUCED Uhre July ‘17 «UJ, 'P)) =<] “Every Ken Mayn-| santributed something to {he The to his to prove place, and instead of saving, “Claverford, the blue

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acres out in the valley murder of

HOLLYWOOD, pieture

Alimony pavments of

motion defense was expected to try that ‘T'vacke, who ah witopsy report had sald was in ltoxieated goaded Ward into a pistol duel last Feb, 23 up in the Jesse James room.’ ‘Crower Chuleh!” Is the

arning \ horse oper: ylaver: between v 5 “Cirapes of Wrath" added a fine d | Ld

staircase, and “Brigham Young" is enlarging the dining room A race horse entrusted with $10 hy Miss Darwell romped home with the price of a new fireplace A horse ts about all she doesn’t have on her tiny ranch. There are geese, ducks, chickens, a Chuernseyv heifer, 14 assorted and 18 cats, The mooley wa:

picture she has made ha;

heen reduced a month by a Mavnard had court for a reduction that Nis decreased

divorced wife, have from $250 to $100 court order Mr petitioned the on the ground power had been

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