The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 9

AKRON" "RE A CON JOURNAL Popular Names Fill Casts Of New Films "Suicide Fleet," "Possessed," "Blonde Crazy," "Cisco Kid" Provide First Run EntertainmentOther Show News Joan Crawford, Bill Boyd, Warner Baxter, Joan Blondell Among Players On Akron Screens SATURDAY, NOVEMBETi 21, 1931 By EDWARD E. GLOSS Bearon Journal Theater Editor PULSES quicken to the galloping pace of melodrama two 01 four new talkies devote themselves to this brand of One, "The Cisco Kid," is a holdover, while the other Is "Suicide Fleet." Claims for the more polite entertainment are placed by "Possessed" and "Blonde Crazy." Stars are doubled in one with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable gazing Into each other's eyes as principals of "Possessed." Popular names are sprinkled plentifully over the casting sheet of "Suicide Fleet," with Bill Boyd, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason and Ginger Rogers most prominent. Top billing in "Blonde Crazy" goes to James Cagney and his leading lady is Joan Blondell. Honors are shared in "The Cisco Kid" by Warner BaxLer am. 111 iWf 'm CinRer Ropers and Bill Bovd R-K-O Palace Joan Crawford and Clark GhMp loexri fm.

1 jf Jt Edmund Lowe and Conrhila Nonlrnearo Colonial Ljy rt.JM Vr rfe hM 0 ftfary Astor 'Allen Anita Page Paramount Winnie Lightner Nixon Buster Keaton- Snllv Eilers- 9 i ir st Hats Shrink! Hollywood Dictates Smaller Millinery, Bright Wigs HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 21. The Empress Eugenie hat is definitely on the skids! In its place, this winter, a smaller chapeau will rule; one that will show gobs and gobs of hair. To be In the pink of fashion, ever! wigs may be worn. The evening gown which reached the ankle is passe, as it gave the impression of thick ankles, even where they didn't exist.

The new style will be shorter with an uneven hem-line. Coats will be fur-lined and practical in contradistinction to current ones designed primarily for show instead of comfort. JOAN LIKES POETRY Some prefer fiction while others dote on detective stories but Joan Crawford is a follower of poetry. Her latest author is John Weaver with Do-othy Parker holding a second place in her preference. Wally Vernon Edmund Lowe.

Following paragraphs provide pictures in the neighborhood the aters, as well as where to find them: LOEWS "Possessed." STRAND "Blonde Crazy." PALACE "Suicide Fleet." COLONIAL "The Cisco Kid." LIBERTY "24 Hours." ALLEN "Smart Woman." ORPHEUM "Sidewalks of New York" and "Wild Horse." RIALTO "Bad Girl." NIXON "Side Show" and "Pardon Us." PARAMOUNT "Sidewalks of New York." LOEW'S "Possessed" provides a co-starring vehicle on the Loew's Akron screen for Joan Crawford and Clark Gable the second time they have appeared as talkie lovers. In this picture Joan is lifted from ft place as a factory girl, uneducated and brash, to a higher level of society by a youthful politician who is none-too-particular how he advances. Their supporting cast includes Wallace Ford, recently recruited from the New York stage and "Skeels" Gallagher who provides the humor. Clarence Brown directed. Feature pictures start: 10:50 a.

12:45 2:40 p. 4:35 p. m. 6:30 p. 8:25 p.

and 10:20 p. m. Short subjects begin: 12:04 p. 1:59 p. 3:54 p.

5:49 p. 7:44 p. and 9:39 p. m. On Sunday the schedule begins with the short subjects at 12:04 p.

m. PALACE In "Suicide Fleet," Bill Boyd again Is accorded a role that calls for ample romantic action. The picture is offered as half of the combined screen, and vaudeville program at the R-K-O Keith Palace theater. The destroyers and submarines of the U. S.

navy provide a background for the romantic story told here. Robert Armstrong, Ginger Rogers and James Gleason feature the supporting cast that Includes many other well known 'players. Harry Carroll sends his "Musi-comedy of 1932" to top the variety array. Lynn Dore, Lerner and Calvin, Cooper and Clayton, Holly Harris, Kayton Sisters and the eight Carrollettes are included In the cast. Paul Remos is an equilibrist assisted by three midgets.

Wally Vernon offers comedy. Miss Dore is a pianist. Feature pictures start: 12:25 p. 3:45 p. 7:05 p.

and 10:15 p. m. Vaudeville begins 2:25 p. 8:45 p. and 8:55 p.

m. The above schedule is not effective on Sunday. COLONIAL "The Cisco Kid" provides Warner Baxter an opportunity to renew the role he created in "In Old Arizona." The picture holds over as the feature attraction on the Colonial theater's screen. Edmund Lowe again dons the uniform of the army and goes in pursuit of "The Kid" and the reward offered for his capture. Women pro vide the obstacle in the pathway of capture.

Chief of these is Conchlta Mon tenegro who has the role of a dan cer in a border town saloon and dance hall. Feature pictures start: 11 a. 12:50 p. 2:40 p. 4:30 p.

6:30 p. 8:10 p. and 10 p. m. Short subjects begin 12:01 p.

1:51 p. 3:41 p. 5:31 p. 7:21 p. and 9:11 p.

The short subjects begin Sunday at 12:30 p. m. and the first feature at 12:50 p. with the above schedule in force aft er that hour. STRAND James Cagney, starred in gangster roles, turns to a lighter part in "Blonde Crazy," which is offered at the Warner Bros.

Strand theater. This time he is presented as a bellhop with ambitions to make his fortune in the easiest possible manner. He discards all scruples and quickly becomes the engineer of a series of badger games which result in his becoming involved in both love and the police courts. Joan Blondell heads the support ing cast that Includes Louis Cal hern, Guy Klbbee, Raymond Mil-land, Polly Walters and William Burress. Feature pictures start: 11 a.

li.as p. p. 4:45 p. 6:10 p. 8:05 p.

10:00 p. snort subjects start: 12:09 p. p. 3:59 p. 5:54 p.

7:19 p. and 9:14 p. m. The above schedule Is not in effect on Sun day. LIBERTY Clive Brook has the stellar role in SGROOL STAGE ROLE LEADS TO TALKIES Fort Worth Girl Is Given Feature Contract For Screen Work HOLLYWOOD, Nov.

21. A loprano voice and work in school theatricals won a Paramount con tract for Florine McKinney, a Fort Worth high school girl. A month before her scheduled graduation from Central high school in Fort Worth, the 18-year-old girl went to Hollywood last May with letters of introduction from her voice teacher to casting directors. She succeeded In procuring interviews but, when no work was offered, returned to Fort Worth and reentered school thus fall. She was at he- studies when Paramount wired her an offer of a test.

Arriving in Hollywood she made two tests and signed the contract. UNA IS SWIMMER Una Merkel, actress, appearing in "Private Lives" is an accomplished swimmer as was proven during the taking of publicity pictures with Johnny Weissmuller, the swimming champion. KEATON EVYOi)R and CLARK GABLE TOGETHER, i.i a vnni. "hrlT PICTURE -1 Joan Blondell Twenty Costumes For Madge Evans HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 21.

Madge Evans will be permitted a wardrobe of 20 costume changes in her next Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer role in the picture "Courage." All of these styles will be originated by Adrian, the designer, who is planning an array of sartorial splendor appropriate for her youthful type. Kibler's Orchestra At Market Gardens Red Kibler and his Phantoms will play for thi dance program at the East Market Gardens during the coming week. Zack Whyte and his orchestra end a week's engagement Saturday night. A bargain dance Is listed for Monday night and a special pre-Thanks-givlng program of two dance sessions on Wednesday. Denny Thompson and his orchestra play for the St.

Thomas Nurses' benefit dance on Tuesday night. ALLE C'onrdr Cartoon News 11 A. M. That Red-Headed Rascal in a Brand New Line! Nou Playing 1't additional information of these and "24 Hours" offered on the screen of the Liberty theater. The picture concerns the promi nent New Yorker whose married life is nearing the rocks.

He turns to drink but a misfortune points the way back. The cast includes Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins. ORPHEUM A double bill brings "The Side walks of New York" and "Wild Horses" to the screen at the Or-pheum theater. Buster Keaton is starred in "The Sidewalks of New York" with Anita Page appearing in the supporting cast. "Wild Horses" Is a western ac tion picture with Hoot Gibson star red and Alberta Vaughn as leading lady.

ALLEN "Smart Woman" brings Mary As- tor and Robert Ames to the Allen theater screen in stellar roles. It is a story of a wife who finds her husband being lured away and the ruse by which she recaptures his interest. The supporting cast in. eludes Edward Everett Horton and Noel Francis. RIALTO James Dunn and Sally Eilers are presented in co-featured roles of "Bad Girl" at the Rialto theater.

This is the talkie version of the novel and play of the same title. It presents the romance, and subsequent married life of a radio me chanic and a shop girl, including the manner in which they find their ultimate happiness. NIXON "Pardon Us" and "Side Show" are offered on a double program, at the Nixon theater. i Laurel and Hardy provide their first feature length comedy venture in "Pardon Us" in which, they are, seen as amateur liquor la-w violators who get their Just Winnie Lightner and Charles Butterworth are in "Side Show." PARAMOUNT' Buster Keaton's newest starring picture, "The Sidewalks of New York" is offered on the Paramount theater's screen. With a supporting cast that includes Anita Page, Cliff Edwards and Oscar Apfel, the story relates the efforts of a none too brilliant chap to reform his pals.

ROSCOE ATES COMEDY WINS ATBOX OFFICE Stuttering Player Appears In Three Leading Money-Getters HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 21. The public is willing to pay a high prioe for its screen laughter. Rosco Ates, stuttering comic, has helped pile up the three biggest box office records of the past year, according to trade paper compilations. The three big successes of 1930-31, in which Ates made audiences howl, were "Cimarron," "Check 'n' Double Check," and "Politics." The comedian also has made a series of two-reel starring laugh hits for R-K-O-Radlo Pictures and is currently appearing in support of Edna May Oliver in "Ladies of the Jury." Sets Constructed For Next Dix Film Sets are being constructed for Richard Dix' next starring vehicle, "Frontier," a story of the gold rush to the Dakolas.

Irene Dunne and Edna May Oliver are again to appear with Dix. RIALTO 7 Goodyear BlTd. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday SALLY EILERS and JAMES DUNN in "BAD GIRL" Last Showing Doable Foatura Propam BtSTEB KEATON In "sidewalks or NEW Ton" and NOAH BARING 111 "WATERLOO BRIDGE" Child 10c Adult 25c rich ORPHEUM Now Till Tuesday FEATURE ATTRACTIONS I ATHLETES ENJOYING SCREEN POPULARITY Numerous Sport Figures Find Movie Work Source Of Profit HOIJLYWOOD, Nov. of tlie "rippling muscles" are receiving smiles o( favor in Hollywood! "Big Bill" Tllden, famous athlete of the tennis courts, just finished a successful series of short subjects and has received bids to appear on the stage. Football Stars, Too John Mack Brown, star Alabama football player, is enjoying a notable career playing many featured parts in big productions.

Buster Keaton, formerly a nationally known vaudeville acrobat has become one of the screen's most successful comedians. Georges Carpcntier, boxing champion of France, has done several parts for the screen. "Babe" Ruth, King of Swat, is busy making a series of short subjects showing his baseball technique. The latest addition to the "big muscle" colony is perhaps the finest physical specimen of them, all, Johnny Weissmuller, world's champion swimmer. Bauman Orchestra At Eagles Temple Orie Bauman and his orchestra will continue to play for the dancing at the Eagles Temple ball room during the coming week.

A ladles' guest night program is scheduled for both Monday and Tuesday nights. Motion picture dancing Is planned for Friday night. RETURN FROM TRACK George Archainbaud, director of the current Louis Weitzenkorn rac-track drama as yet untitled, co-featuring Mary Astor and Ricardo Cor-tez. returned to the R-K-O-Radio Pictures studio in Hollywood, with his troupe from Tanforen, Cal. NIXON s.

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Mon. DOUBLE FEATURE rROGRAM Winnie Lightner in "The Side Show" also Laurel Hardy in "PARDON US" AdTentarea of Africa, No. 10 Universal Neva TUCYCAR AROUND Hoot Gibson Slopin Fclchil Allirla Vaughn in "WILD HORSE" Attend Oar Rporial Show Nine M. WedneKday, Nofember 2Mb For Local tnrinplojfd Benefit SUN TAN IS STARTED BY DOLORES DEL RIO Health Measure So Effective Other Players Copy Idea, Starting Fad HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 21.

The "sun tan" vogue, popular in both synthetic and natural varieties, was started five years ago by Dolores Del Rio. Tile star, whose return to the screen is marked by "The Dove," spent many days in the sunshine ta restore color to checks made pallid by too much work indoors. Beauties Are Startled Tlie resulting tan startled Hollywood beauties who had specialized In China-white complexions. Within two months, eight synthetic "sun" tan establishments opened on Hollywood blvd. From this beginning five years ago, the fad has spread to universal proportions.

"Sun tan parties" are the vogue in Hollywood Dozens of famed screen beauties spend their leisure, hours basking under the California sun. INA READS PLAYS Ina Claire has been reading plays, hopeful of finding one for a Broadway return, while awaiting the preview of "The Greeks Had a Word ior it." GRAND 3 SHOWS TODAY 2:15 8:15 11:30 STARTl.Nt; TODAY FLO GUNDY in "COLLEGE DAYS" STARTING NOV. 28 NEW LOW PRICES MATINKES and EVENINGS Oroh. 50c Hal. 25c PARAMOUNT Maneheiter at Thornton SUNDAY MONDAY Buster Keaton In Sidewalks of New York Fox Movietone News Cartoon ttitt Attraotlon Charlie hue Skip Tha Maine" Showlnf Today THOMAS MEIGHAN In "SKYLINE" O.

HENRY'S SMn.IN SINGIN ROGUE ON A NEW ADVENTURE WARNER BAXTER EDMUND LOWE Extra Added Attraction Radio's Latest Sensation Riaho Strand ROGERS CONTINUES WORK IN TALKIES Spikes Report He Will Desert Screen For Stage, Radio Charles "Buddy" Rogers will not desert the screen when he becomes a radio star, he said at Paramount's Hollywood studios today. Although he cxnects to be a head-liner with Ziegfeld's in January and shortly afterward commence his radio programs for the National Broadcasting he will continue to make two or three pictures a year. Rogers will complete "Second Chances" and "Dance Palace" for Paramount before going to New York to negotiate with Zicgfcld and to assemble a symphonic-jazz or chestra for broadcasting. TURNS TO WRITING Dwight, the handsome blonde 'son of Lawrence Taylor, the famed New York staije star, isn't plunnlng an actor's career at the Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer studios where he Is employed, but has started on a writing career. Sl'N.

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