Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 21

21 HOW, LINDA WINTERS, FORMER OAKLAND GIRL, BECAME MOVIE QUEEN George O'Brien. Sijns O'Brien, whose recent series of outdoor screan. dramai for RKO Radio have met with marked popularity, has been signed tot six more Westerns. FRUITVALE AND 23RD AVENUB OAKLAND TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1938 i l3lP liiiililllillV pllllIIlP kAlllif 111 Pm liumI 5:..

IIIM fDTTTTXr BIP t- Uth St. 37th A. riUJVrllii "CRIME SCHOOL "Dend- End Boyj" Humphrey Bosart "Oolit DlrifM In Prl" Rudy Vll MATINEE DAILY AT 100 P. M. TOMORROW MATINEE EVENING FREE DINNERWARE TO THE LADIES chance.

When she passed the test she became Kay Winters, but recently she was rechristened Linda Winters. She is 21 now, according to the studio statistics, five feet five inches tall, weighs 120 pounds and stems from Welsh, Irish and pioneer Kentucky forebears. She will make her screen debut in a comedy called "Hot Heiress," which will star Dick Powell and Olivia de Havilland, and the press agents promise her as "a happy combination of beauty, charm, glamour and chic." in the transformation of Dorothy Comingore, who is when attending Oakland high schools; next as Hollywood; then as the film publicists got her into suit for "leg art" and finally in a studio portrait. Miss Comingore, who is Mrs. Richard Meltzer, Charlie Chaplin while he was sojourning in Del recommended her to the film scouts, and Warner seen first as she was she took her test in the traditional bathing was discovered by Monte recently.

He Brothers gave her a When Margaret Sullavan first viewed herself on the screen It was with something of a shock, for she had always considered herself an ugly duckling and was astonished to discover that Hollywood's make-up men by dint of judicious use of light and shadow had transformed her into a comparative beauty. An idea of what happens to the average young woman selected for screen promotion is offered in the panel of pictures giving the highlights 'BABY BIRTH' IN LAST WEEK Barry more Shags Everybody's doing And now John Barrymore is going to do the big apple in "Hold That Co-ed," newest, college football cinema classic, now under production at 20th KCURTAIN CALLS: FILM MONOPOLIES PROBED 1 By WOOD SOANES port on the Fox West Coast situation, for after a starvation period these theaters have suddenly developed their second wind and, locally at least, expect to be hitting on all 12 before September arrives. 2 FEATURES ON T-DBILL f': "No Time, to Marry" and "TheJ Baroness and The Butler" open a three-day run at the ti starting today. A reporter who goes hunting for goats on Christmas Eve with a missing heiress, two hours before he is scheduled to marry the newspaper's crack girl reporter, provides the theme for to Marry." Richard Arlen, Mary Astor and Lionel Stander are featured. The gay dignified swish of peerage and its coming a cropper in a middle-European New Deal offers the theme for "The Barones and The which stars William Powell and Annabella.

1 1-Year Stage Team To Marry at Last HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 16. (IP) Back in 1927, Garry Owen supplanted Ted Healy in a vaudeville act with his sister, Marcia Healy, when Ted went to a Broadway comedy. Garry and Marcia didn't know whether it was love at first sight. Now, after 11 years, they're sure.

Sometime this week, they said to day, they will file notice of intention to wed and the ceremony may take place at Santa Barbara. Owen, 36, is an actor in the movies. PALACE 33rd Ave. 15th St. Warren Hulk "A BRIDE FOR HENRY" Glenda Farrell In "Blondu al Work FREE DRESSERWARE FOR LADIESI FAIRFAX AND SEMINARY PAPITfM Foothill Blvd.

A Seminars-rTllJti nig ritz BROTHERS. "KENTUCKY MOONSHINE' Victor MrLaalen In 'Battle Broadway ADDED, "G-MEN OF THE FAIRFAX' Foothill Blvd. Falrias Kay Francis-Pat O'Brieiu "WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT" Also June Lang In "ONE WILD NIGHT" "One Wild Nlrhl" starts at A "Women Are Like That" starts Free Mexlcall Pottery In Fiesta Colors DIMOND DISTRICT DTMCWTj Fru'tvale Ave. Hopklna "THREE COMRADES" Hobt. Taylor-Margaret Sullavan-F.

Ton "Juitra Hardy's M. F-ncy EDDIE'S ADVERSHOW TONIGHT fAKK BOULEVARD DISTRICT PARKWAY Park Blvd. E. lSUt VIVACIOUS IAHV" GINGER ROGERS JAS. STEWART "Battle ot Broadway." Victor McLazlen ELMHURST UrnUAUt ERROL FLYNN, "THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD" John Carroll, "Rose of the Bin Grpnde" LApiESCORONADOPpTTERYFREf ALLENDALE DISTRICT.

ALLENDALE "KENTUCKY MOONSHINE" Lulse Ralner-M. Douglas "TOY WIFE EASTMONT DISTRICT EASTMONT Toott Clark GABLE, 'Myrna LOY, S. TRACY Also "Breathless Sensational FOOTHILL AND 35TH AVENUE FOOTHILL Phon i ezITb f. Bette DAVIS-Henry FONDA-Geo. BRENT "It's a Small World" with Seeneer Traer EAST 12TH STREET DISTRICT East 12th Sffat 7th Avav "A TANK AT fiTrnin" RITZ Robert TAYLOR Maureen O'SlILLlVAN wnicasisoi poer Flat," Preston Foster NORTH OAKLAND Fox d8.

"CRIME SCHOOL," Humphrey Bogar LAUREL, Sc HARDY in "SWISS MISS" (1 A TPW 11 SUnford unll i TOMMY KELLY THE ADVENTURES OF TOM 8AWYFR' Fred MacMurray, "COCOANUT GROVK' TTPTOWM Collese at Shatter 1VMU' "THREE COMRADES" Robt. Taylor-Mariarel fiallayaB-F, Tona "Jude Hardy's Mickey Rooney PIEDMONT PIEDMONT THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD' Also JANE WITHERS in "RASCALS GRAND LAKE DISTRICT GRAND LAKE CLencourt 3100 Clanile Rttlna. Fay Batnter-Jackie Cooper-While Banners "Gold Dlitrrs In Paris." Rudy Vallee BERKELEY LORIN Adeline and Alratraa ACrENDA-W A The Jonea Family In 'A Trla to Paris" "Darederil Drirars" with Beverly Roberta United Artiste "THE AMAZTNO DR. CL1TTERHOII8E" Humphrey BOGART Jr Claire TREVOR Also DenWs KeeYe la' "The Chaser" OAKS Solano at The Alameda "Yr.i.i.nw ir Robt. MONTGOMERY Sr VirfinU BRUCS "TOY WIFE" Luiaa Ralner-M.

Deities RIVOLI San Pablo near University "KIDNAPPED" Warner BAXTER T. Bartholomew Alao "RASCALS" with JANE WITHERS STRAND Collete at Ash by "Hawaii ran BOBBY BREEN and NED SPARKS GOODBYE BROADWAY" Alice Brady CALIFORNIA THomwall 7704 WhIU Bannen'-Claude Raina-ray Balnier Rudy Vallea in "Gold Diners la Parle" BERKELEY hnMk Channln. "LADT IN th Hnir.ri-i Stuart Erwin. "Mr. Botia Sloat Omt" FOX U.

C. r- nV. "RENTtTttY i)nniiivii. Victor MeLatiea in "The Derll't Party" CAMPUS MART CGGERTH in "THE HAITI rnvrni" ANNA NfAALE ANTON WAI.BROOK "VirTOKIA TWE CREAT" ALBANY albanV SV.0.811!6, lymm LOY. 8.

TRACY love- Wi-h J.inn DunB EL CERRITO CERR1TO rairmowt OVrNWARS NIGHT Loretta Yount In "Fear Mrs A a Prar" BaMle or Broadway." Victor MrUKa ALAMEDA NEPTUNE Central at Wrha-n Baetee Fr11ie Tellow Jtik" with Robt. Monlrorxry r-m- -intt wt LODER In "TO THE VICTOR ALAMEDA Central Aa. at M-aret STT.LAVAN Jam STT "Whit Boaiierm." C. Raro-Far ff MATINEE DAILY AT I I SJ -Trnri pi io 0tETTA y'tiQ jr. i "er afMo Tir a fe r--- AS LEANDRO PALACE SAN -rai apryvTt rr a a- r.t HAT" FAMOUS SCREEN LOVERS Rooney at Paramount With Mickey Rooney as the screen's hew "great lover" in the latest of the Judge Hardy series, "Love Finds Andy Hardy," and the dramatic 'Army Girl," the Paramount Theater's hew bill, begin ning Thursday, brings two equally good pictures to the screen; Mickey is again the son of the house of Hardy, presided, over by Lewis Stone as the kindly judge.

In the cast are Judy Garl.and, Cecilia Parker, Fay.Holden, Ann Rutherford and' others, In "Army Girl" Madge Evans and Preston Foster head the cast. Film Buffalo Dies, Leaves Four 'Orphans' HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 16. (A)- Lo, last of two water buffalo to win screen fame in "The Good Earth," was dead today. The patient beast, brought from China via Hawaii to appear in the picture with his mate.

Hi, passed away at the age of 27 years at a San Fernando pasturage. Hi died last year. Four offspring Ho, Hum, Hem and Haw have still to make their film debut. Lulsetti Going East "Hank" Luisetti, Stanford All- American basketball ace who is playing in "Campus Confessions" with Betty Grable and Eleanore Whitney, will leave for Detroit when the picture finishes to visit friends. On his return he will go to work for Standard Oil in San Francisco.

PETES LORRE MR. MOTO TAKES A OIAXCE Wltk ftaraella htai WALKING DOWN BROADWAY Oo.tr Trevor Mlrhoel Utalea Ta Marrk of Tto a-rrtei "G-Mtw or Tat eVerr I TrrtrW Mar FCRBIKEl "K3T08 ULiir mm Hughes Plans Ear hart Film HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 16. (U.R) Howard Hughes, millionaire sportsman who recently encircled the world in less than four days, is planning to produce an aviation picture based on the life of Amelia Earhart with Katharine Hepburn, his reputed fiancee; in the leading role, Daily Variety reported today. The Film Trade Journal said that Hughes is reluming to picture production after an absence of six years from the field.

The wealthy filer made some of tfie screen's outstanding pictures until his Interest turned from pictures to a full-time study of aviation. PUBLIC INTEREST HIGH With the public's interest in aviation-at a high pitch now, Variety said, Hughes felt that a-iicture woven around the life of Miss Ear-hart would be almost a certain success. Hughes also feels that the close resemblance of Miss Hepburn to the late Miss Earhart made her the logical choice for the role. Miss Hepburn is free to accept the offer, having recently ended her contract with RKO-Radio Studio to free fanre. Hughes unavailable to- comment on the Film Journal's story.

Friends of the flier reported he was resting at a nearby resort. FILM SHOT ON FLIGHT The wealthy flier was said to have shot thousands of feet of film while making his three and a half-day journey around the earth. This film as well as much footage he never used but shot during the making of the highly successful "Hell's Angels" eight years ago would be incorporated into the film. Variety reported that Hughes has a draft of a story ready now and their information was that production may start In November. Hughes probably would release his picture through United Artists Distributing Company, the same organization which handled the pictures he made prior to 1932.

Before he lost interest In motion Dictures. Hughes produced such well known films as "Two Arabian Knights." "Hell's Angels." "Front Page." "Scarface," "Sky Devils," and "Cock of th Air." Dancer's Wife Files Maintenance Suit LOS ANGELES. Aug. 18,, Antonio L. de larco, one of the highest paid stage and film dancers; now recovering from a minor operation, today faced a separste maintenance suit filed by hi teammate, Rerce de Marco.

Coming the dancer has a (2500 a week film contract and has earned not less than $2000.000 since their marriage at Mineola. N. Y. in April, 1934. Mrs.

De Marco asked an accounting of his finances and a "reasonable" sum for her support EES j-POUTLL ANNABELLA dim T3Si Of- RICMID IIKR MART ASTOR LIONEL STAMDER aTo "California is the eighth State to permit general release of the "Birth of a Baby," widely discussed fea! tu're film now in its second and final week at the Franklin. First shown before medical associations and intended for a special exhibit at the two world's fairs, the picture created so much discussion in national publications that many State censor boards barred show Ings to any but private gathef ings." However, since editorials and dec larations by 'civic leaders demanded public, showings, the censors finally relented and before long every city in the land is expected-to view the film. The current run at the Franklin, originally set for only one week, has been extended a second week until Thursday evening. Six screen ings daily are now given with chil dren under 18 not admitted unless accompanied by their parents or adult- guardians. Two Stars Cast Dorothy Lamour and Fred Mac-Murrayhave been selected for starring roles in Paramoimt's forih.

coming technicolor production, "Mantrap," a rugged romantic adventure story of the Canadian Northwest to be filmed In technicolor in order to take full photographic advantage of the beautiful locale. Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Is engaged in writing the screenplay. Fowley Wins Role Winning best, role Jn the movies tn date, Douglas Fowley will play United States Marshall Will Wright, famous historical character of Missouri in the 70s, in the forthcoming technicolor film, "Jesse James." 2 HIT Features 2nd WEEK 1 Plus Udy in the Morgue I Prntea ImIk, Patricia Cllli FRANKLIN Harry! Leaving SOON! EVERY MAM AND EVERY WOMAN -rat samod-ktiaf MUST SEE THE BIRTH OFABABY 1 if i ni ii lainw tarts 7 o. t-at l-to. ea.

sat 1 1 Jl AWft BIC. rr vrnnv i r- Wetter Coaarltr. Jeaa Parker "PENITENTIARY" Hollywood is preparing to step lightly into the office of Attorney Genera Cummings soon, with a suggestion that he look over its reorganization plan and call off his antitrust When Washington bared its teeth at Hollywood recently and announced its determination to burst asunder the bonds of what it believes to a monopoly, the picture colony through its spokesman, Will Hayes, promptly replied that it tncil orHnn.lh.il would clear the air. Since then it has had, I judge from various reports from the South and the East, the germ of a great idea. If Cummings is simply wor ried about the fact that the studios control not only the distribution but the exhibition of pictures, those agencies will be promptly divorced Those studios owning chains have virtually agreed to set up new cor porations to handle the operation of the theaters; those chains owning studios, -vhich is the case in Loew's Incorporated and Metro-Goldwyn Maver.

will withdraw under new Such a scheme -rnWW cording to some stories, that "Edew's nd RKO-Radio would be united for distribution and exhibition pur poses, while the RKO-Radio studio would be turned over to M-G-M to onerate. Of course all of this de pends largely on the decision of the Supreme Court on the North Da kota cases. TWENTY SEASONS AGO TODAY Will Lloyd and Eleanor Parker are teamed at the Macdonough in "Ready Money." By and large it seems to be a perfectly spiffy idea, but it is questionable whether Cummings will 8ree- The bone of contention in this has been, despite all of the vmoke tcreens, block booking. There seems to be no mention of block booking in the tentative Hollywood proposals. So far as I can see it means, at this writing, merely the Loew's.

which now controls a hundred-odd theaters, would have added to its chain another hundred from RKO- Radio. Of course I may be unauiy suspicious of Hollywood's altruistic motives and for that matter I'm not concerned particularly what happens. from the viewpoint of the public the picture industry 'will pretty much the same. I venture to say hat not one person in a hundred (trbo worships the ground that Robert Taylor walks on knows or cares that for many months he has been getting his pay check signed by Loew's Inc. instead of Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer.

For all of that I doubt very seriously if Taylor cares very much either. The checkj never bounce. FORTY SEASONS AGO TODAY Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jackson are appearing at the Dewey in "A Mad Marriage." And while all this has been going on.

the motion picture business, from the exhibitors' viewpoint has suddenly taken a new lease on life. Exhibitors were in conclave in -Kansas City, last week and Spyros 3tours. who is president of National Theaters, in his imt.al pep talk unequivocally that he anticipated an early upturn tn Hi bit have been inspired b7 srhai feis brother Charles had to re-, LAST TWO DAYS I ROBERT TAYLOR "THE CROWD ROARS" A MORO AN MAUBEBN O'SUIXIVAM Also 'Penrod's Double Trouble' LAST TWO DAYS! SHIRLEY TEMPLE 'LITTLE MISS BROADWAY' OKOBC.E MDBPHl "MEN ARE SUCH FOOLS' Pins Disney Silly Symphony LAST TWO DAYS1 EDWARD G. ROBINSON "Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse" Humphrey Boiart Claire Treror 'THE CHASER" LAST DAY "CRIME SCHOOL" I "SWISS MISS" TOMORROW "Gold Diggers in Paris" "WHITE BANNERS" Hi FREE POTTERY TODAY MAY WEST in 'KLONDIKE ANNIE "Windjammer" PLAYISG! "High.

LiBsf Fall" By taalra WHtkMaa A Tknllmrl Ere, a I It tx. Ss-Ue-tUI C0M1IS UZVA1 KESERYAT1CXS Hill THE MILKY WAY" Br iTf moor noi Lull ft i 1 1 4 1 Boar. lm, IDVERSPH00EK That this is not a 16cal upheava. at the box office Is indicated by a dispatch from New York, where "Alexander's Ragtime Band" set a new attendance record at its Roxy premiere, running 2315 admissions ahead of "The Cockeyed World It was back in August of 1929, the lush days, that "The Cockeyed World" played lo 27,299 persons on its opening day. "Alexander's Rag-lime Band" drew 29,614 customers through the turnstiles on its opening day.

All this redounds to the credit of Charles E. McCarthy's heavy advertising budget. The picture gets to the Fox-Oakland for a start on September 1 with "Marie Antoinette" due lo follow shortly afterward. Apparently M-G-M has decided to withdraw "Marie" from the road show lists and let it sally forth on standard admission fees after the Carthay Exits and Entrances Lionel Atwill has signed a new deal with 20th-Fox calling for a four-way contract. He will act, write, direct and assist on production.

In signing, he returns to the studio where he made his first pic ture, "The Silent Witness. Guess Who Department: Here are the real names of a bunch of Holly wood darlings of the gods: Virginia Kalherine MeMalhy Frederick-- Aua- terlitz, Laura Gainer, Charles Ed ward Pratt, -Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson, Joe Yule Ruby Ste vens, Mae Greene, Myrna Williams and Jose Paig. They add up to Gin ger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Janet Gay- nor. Boris Karolff, Merle Oberon, Mickey Rooney. Barbara Stanwyck.

Jean Parker, Myrna Loy and Don Alvarado. W. C. Fields is working a 12-hour shift at Universal so he can get "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man" before the cameras by September 15. Marv Boland is rehfrning from England to Hollywood to tart work early next month on the first pf a new domestic series with Charlie Ruggles.

"Shadow and Substance" returned to the New York lists this week after a vacation for the players and renovation of the Golden Theater. Al Woods, now calling himseV A. Woods, has bought play for this season. It is called "The Unusual Three" and is the work of J. H.

Morris. Donald Scott Blanchard. once a Berkeley actor, turns up at the Rockport Theater colony near Boston. Margaret Anglin is considering a new play in blank verse "Boadicea." Student of history may remember Boadicea as the early British queen who killed herself when she couldn't beat the Romans. Fred Stone gets to New York with "Lightnin' on September 12.

Alex Yokel and George Jewel have formed a partnership and will produce three play this season i Thirty Days Hath September" by George Frank and Roland Kibbee; "Lacy on Horsbck" by Ben Cohen mvA Armour Kwnin. and "On the Cuff." "Tobacco Rod has passed Ksl 2000th performance in Kew York.) What have they got I haven't got? Well, you ain't seen nothin' yet! THURSDAY is the day when you'll aee me atrufMY stuff I I'll be at th PARAMOUNT with all my fatally la "LOVE FINDS ANDT HARDY" ALBANY LAST TIMF.a TODAY cuasf Mr i IDLE LOY fc.TR.MX Aloe JAMES Dl'KM la LOI' 4 ROLLER ERBY (Rt. c. s. r.

on) ICE niK 14th and Grove Sts. BtiQta I av tUI It a. av General Afmtatiaa 40c Tea. wa T.o ra RSfO Tot ep- t-1 eomtt yr tra aoreo at te i I I nfirr 4fu.