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PAGE EIGHT MONITOR-INDEX AND DEMOCRAT, MOBERLY, MO. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1933 AL JOLSON FLOORS WALTER W1NCHELL Columnist Knocked Down Twice by Singer Before Crowd of 4,000 ATT THE MOBERLY THEATRES ROW OVER SCENARIO PROMPTS ATTACK HOLLYWOOD, July 22 Winchell, gossip columnist from New York, took it on the button from Al Jolson last night. Among the tilings the columnist never until now (he said so!) is the way the actor can punch ambiiilextrously, althougn Winchell insists that when Jolson mauled him tit the Hollywood Legion Stadium, boxing show he was helped by another guy. four thousand persons saw the brawl and versions were ex- tan ttoday, biit the tact remains that Jolson hit Winchell because he' didn't like him, oecause he resented things Wincheli haxi put in a movie scenario reflecting disparagingly---Jolson said--on Ruby Keeler. And he resented that De- cause Ruby Keeler is Mrs.

Al Jolson. How It Happened Here's the story The actor and his actress wite were among the customers of the boxing show when Winchell came in, heading for his ringside seat right near the Jolsons. Miss Keeler, shy, dark-eyed and appealing, suddenly Winchell and began to cry. Jolson looked around and spotted the columnist. With one movement he got up and swung on Winchell's chin.

Winchell sat down without further ado, but he didn take the count. He was game but his judgment was bad. As he came up he met Jolsons other and down Winchell went a second time. The spectators, by now standing on their seats to see a fight not carded on the evening's entertainment, lost count of the knockdowns at this point. Jolson said afterward he had floored the selt- announced Broadway tattler several times.

Disagree On the Score "He hit me in the back, of the neck," related Winchell ater. "And there were two of them--two guys hit me." Impromptu referees disagreed. Sports writers and others, including Detective Lieutenant "Lefty" James of the Los Angeles police department, put it in the recora that Jolson stood squarely before his man and swung from the heels fairly, squarely and very, very fast. Anyway, to get back to Miss Keeler, Winchell had just finished a scenario for a leading Hollywood film factory purporting--so it was said--to depict the lives or persons very much like Mr. and Mrs.

Al Jolson. Winchell said the scenario is "about a gangster and a chorus girl, but it's not about Jolson and bis wife." Miss Keeler, averred Jolson, was treated very badly, being identified in the script with gangsters, bootleggers and the like. Miss Keeler, he said further, cried for days after learning the nature ot the projected story, and when he saw Winchell he saw red at tne same time. Winchell Enjoys Show "I just up and popped him," said Jolson. "I hit Wmcnell several times, and I know I knockeu him down at least twice.

1 didn't hit him very hard, either." But Winchell sat through the boxing show with apparent enjoyment. When he left ne was flanK- ed by two huskies LOY and ANN HARDING in a scene fram'WHEN LADIES MEET TIM MCCOY and LUANA WALTERS in "END OF THE The Week's Pictures SYLVIA SIDNEY and DONALD COOK in THEODORE DREISER'S "JENNie'GERHARDT" how Tim, bitter and humiliated, goes to live with the Indians but finally gives his life to prevent, another massacre. JKNXIE GEKHAKDT Produced by Paramount. Directed by Marian Gering. Showing the Grand: Tuesday, Wednesday.

The Cast iTnnnio Sylvia Sidney Lester Donald Cook IiCtty Mary Astor Senator Edward Arnold William H. 15. Warner Mrs. Louise Carter and 10 others. might help to solve their financial problems.

A child is born to her. But again it is her family's need that forces her into another like situation. This time it is with Lester Kane, whom she learns to love. They live together for years but when Jennie realizes that he is robbing himself of the possibility of success in his own world, she leaves him, sacrificing herself now i that her family no longer needs I her. There is an ending appended that you won't forget for many a day.

TERRY and JOHN WAYNE In ascene-from "HAUNTED Kingfish Herbert Mundin Morris Sammy Cohen Wayne Theodore Von Eltz Flo Mcrna Kennedy and 6 others. If you like your comedies good and rough and rowdy, you'll enjoy this one. Jimmy Dunn spends most of his time portraying (in a new type of role for him) a wise guy who double-crosses crooks and then finds that a girl has stolen his heart. Joan Bennett ia the verreh lovely girl. Herbert Mundin concerns himself with disguises and appears both as an old Southern colonel and a fictious Mr.

Beaverbottom as ho takes the part of Jimmy's chief stooge. There is also an exceptionally large cast of supporting players. Merna Kennedy is a slinky and sleezy menace for Herbert Muc- din. J. Carrol Naish appears as a menace to almost everyone else and contributes the villainy.

my Cohen helps out generally witS the laughs. The Story Starting in the wilds of Arizona (as the title subtly suggests) the plot of the film moves east until it ends in the heart of New York. From the adventuresome gambling of the small-town midway it goes to the business-like hijacking of the Great White Way. It takes a small-time confidence man and dumps him into the midst of the big time racketeering in the metropolis. Jimmy is out to do a little high- class hijacking against a girl he meets at a carnival.

He pretends to protect her interests at first but he delays too long and suddenly discovers that he has fallen in love with her. It takes a lot of warfare on the part of the big city gangsters to convince htm of it. The climax comes when he and the aforementioned gangsters tangle horns. Guess who wins! Presented by GOETZE JETER CLUB FEDERATED WOMENS KEPORTS Your patronage of the better pictures is the greatest encouragement that the public can give to the producers to make more pictures of a higher standard. At the Grand: WHEN LADIES MEET (Sunday, Monday) Gay, sophisticated, amusing comedy drama, cleverly written and well adapted.

Directed with a light touch, fast tempo, with an excellent cast. Adults and juniors. JENNIE GERHARDT (Tuesday, Wednesday) Exceptionally well acted by Sylvia Sidney whose maturity is sub- ly and realistically portrayed. Not a great picture but certainly an interesting picturi- zation of the novel. Adults only.

MIDNIGHT CLUB (Thursday, Friday) No report available. ARIZONA TO BROADWAY (Saturday only) No report available. At the 4th Street: END OF THE TRAIL (Today and Sunday) No report available. ends at a luxurious country home. This is one picture that must be seen to be appreciated.

END OF THE TRAIL Produced by Columbia. Directed by Ross Ledorman. Showing the -Ith Street: Today and Sunday. The Cast Tim Tim McCoy Sehoy Luana Walters Little Tim Wally Albright Major Wheeler Oaknian General Lafe McKee and others. Jennie Gerhardt--as Theodore Dreiser wrote of her in his novel --was the most talked of woman in American fiction.

Now, brought to life on the screen by Sylvia Sidney, she will probably meet the same fate in celluloid. This is Sylvia's first starring picture and when you see it you will agree she had the most of'it. Opposite her is Donald Cook as the man she loves. H. B.

Warner has the role of her father, and Louise Carter, her mother. A new and delightfully fresh player, Gilda Storm, will captivate you as Jennie's daughter. The Story Jennie, in case you've forgotten, stands as a character for the hopes and despairs and sacrifices of womanhood. She is a beautiful, sensitive'givl raised in poverty. It is her family's, poverty that is responsible for her inability to refuse the favors of those who MIDNIGHT CLUB Produced by Paramount.

Directed by George Somnes. Showing tho Grand: Thursday, Friday. Only scant advance information is available on this newest Paramount release. The cast includes George Raft, Clive Brook, Helen Vinson and Sir Guy Standing, noted English actor. The story, adapted from a novel by E.

Phillips Oppenheim, concerns an American Customs detective who solves a gigantic jewel smuggling plot for Scotland Yard. George Raft has the leading role. ARIZONA TO BROADWAY Produced by Fox. Directed by James Tinling. Showing the Grand: Saturday only.

The Cast Smiley James Dunn Lynn Joan Bennett The Coolest. Spot In Town Shows Matinee 25c, Kiddies lOc. Nite Sunday Matinee: Balcony 25c, Lower Floor S5c TOMORROW MONDAY The Truth About Love When he brought wife and sweetheart together--and they put the husband on the spot! A Daring, Heart- Gripping Love Story! SPECIAL For performances Thursday and Friday the Grand theater patrons specially reduced admis- i sions in a "2 for 1" admission I 11J. Jolson said he would attempt i rate a( its ma attend for to halt production of the Winchell tne price 0 sin gi ticket. picture.

He said he would lay the matter before Will Kays, czar 01 moviedom, today. Evidently the tight, in spite 01 the knockdowns, was a draw, for Winchcll receipted for nods from friends and Jolson got an ovation as he left the stadium. Winchell, jaunty, self-possessed and little the worse for assault outside the ropes, said: "Swell publicity lor the picture I wrote, eh?" SUICIDE FOLLOWS FIGHT OVER GIRL KENNETT, July 22 man was dead, another critically wounded and a woman slightly hurt as the result of a duel between the present husband of 19-year-old Jewell Hasty Bell, and her former Arthur Pruett. 44. Pruett committed suicide after The rate botn matinee be effective at and evening shows.

wounding Hairy Bell, 24, who was in a serious condition in a Poplar Bluff hospital from abdominal wounds. Police described the shooting as the result ot Pruett's anger over his arrest on a charge of disturbing the peace which followed his alleged kid- naping of his former holding her at Gideon, 30 miles away, for a week. Pruett, police said, went to the home of the girl's parents, fired into the house, hitting Mrs. Florence Hasty, mother of the girl, in the then' went inside and engaged Bell. Two of Bell's bullets wounded Pruett.

WHEN LADEES IiIEET Produced by M-G-M. Directed by Harry Beaumont. Showing the Grand: Sunday, Monday. The Cast Clare Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Mary Myrna Loy Bridget Alice Brady Rogers Frank Morgan Walter Martin Burton Pierre Luis Albernl If you still have a laugh gland left you probably will be needing it when you see 'this picture. Here is all the sparkle, all the hilarity, all the sophistication and all the cleverness that can be packed into one story.

The picture was adapted from the smash Broadway hit by Rachel Crother. Ann Harding, appears as the wife of a philandering husband. Robert Montgomery is a newspaper reporter who finds his girl has a dangerous interest in the married man. Mvrna Loy is the girl in the casc'and Alice Brady, former star makes a comeback in the role of a merry widow hostess of a weekend party at which most of the picture's action takes place Frank Morgan contributes the Hollywood There have been plenty of plain "cowboy" pictures lately, but it has been some time, you may recall, since you've had a chance to see a real, old-fashioned "cowboy and Indian" picture. Tim McCoy this time takes you back to the exciting days of 1870 when fierce Indians, whooping and painted for battle, made the West a bloody battleground as they opposed the United States Cavalry.

The picture was filmed on location in the Wind River Reservation of Wyoming and hundreds of redskins, almost in their primitive state, took part in the Indian ight scenes with an entire cavalry regiment re-enacting the scenes familiar to them sixty years ago. In the cast Luana Walters, a new find, appears as an Indian leroine. Wheeler Oakman is the rascally villain. Lafe McKee. Wade Boteler and Wally Albright, child actor, have prominent parts.

The Story Tim has the role of a valiant cavalry officer who is court mar- tialled and dismissed from the ranks in disgrace because an envious fellow officer makes it appear that he, through his friendship with the Indians, is responsible for the massacres of several covered-wagon trains entrusted his charge. The rest of the picture explains Film Contract O.K.'d Till- Coolest Spot In Town 2r.c. Kiddles lOc iniil Suu. Bill. Soc, Lower Floor TODAY ONLY The Season's Laff Riot! They'll give you laffs.

thrills, comedy, music, adventure, With Buddy Rogers Marion Nixon Frank Morgan Joseph Caw thorn Added! Cartoon "Silvery Moon" Sport Novelty "Fisherman's Holiday" ON THE STAGE! 9 P. M. Return Engagement of the Moberly Follies Presented bv Miss Lorraine Ossman with 50 Beautiful Moberly Girls. It's the cutest and greatest show of the summer Tonight PREVIEW Starts 11 P. M- A thrilling love story that the whole family will want to see with Dickie Moore Jackie Searl William Boyd -Barbara Kent Irvin Pichel 3 Shows for the Price of 1 Come at 9 and Stay Till IS Short Circuit Fires Car Slight damage was done to the fb'out the result of a short circuited wire.

The shorted wire resulted in wiring on the car being burned away. Mrs. Reynolds was driving the car at the and was at 510 South Fourtllstreet. The fire department was called. EAT I5-K-E-A-K-F-A-S-T at MLLLER'S CAFE The Story Briefly.

Myrna, a rising young novelist," is loved by Bob Montgomery, but she believes herself to-be in love with Frank Morgan, a publisher, who neglects his wife. Ann Harding. This criss-cross of affections is brought to a climatic point at a seemingly peaceful weekend party given by Alice Brady. The action of the picture begins aboard a millionaire's houseboat, shifts to Myrna's Greenwich Village garden apartment and A Hnppy Plncr To Go! SIioiTB Mnt. 20o 10o Sat.

Mat. 1O.5 "IF WIVES ONLY KNEW WHAT WE KNOW about their HUSBANDS" You'll Be Surprised! A 5 Star hit for wives who suspect their husbands, and husbands who think they are misunderstood! HARDING MONTGOMERY" "When Ladies Meet" With Myrna Loy Alice Brady Frank Morgan TODAY TOMORROW A Thrilling Action Western Packed with adventure, excitement, comedy, pathos and' romance Added LAUREL HARDY "ME AND MY PAL" Latest Fox News Florine McKinney, 20 year old actress, signed a contract with a Hollywood studio and then had it approved by a Los Angeles court. She starts her film career at a salary of 125 a week. (Associated Press Tim McCoy in "THE END OF THE TRAIL" Added! Tom Tyler in "Clancy of the Mounted" Glcason in "Gleason's New Deal" Coming: John Wayne "Haunted Gold" Tuesday Wednesday Sylvia Sidney in "Jenny Gerhardt" With Donald Cook Marv Astor H. Warner Thursday Friday "Midnight Club" With Clive Brook George Raft Helen Vinson Adults Free! a Adults Admitted for Price of 1 Saturday Only Tops Hilarious Comedy Lilting Tunes Pretty Girls "Arizona to Broadway" With JAMES DUNN JOAN BENNETT HERBERT MUNDIN SAMMY COHEN HOUSE".