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not THE STAR AND A SCENE FROM THE HIT ‘PALM SPRINGS’ AT CAPITOL ‘FOLLOW THE FLEET AT is neither too ty>t in summer QUEEN too cold in winter. Like the soup of the baby bear, It is just right. A SINGING never fail to locate STAR visitor could the resort, because from twenty- five miles away one may sight a giant arrowhead, symbol of the HAS LEAD IN hewed into the woody springs, mountainside. The hotel named for the springs has stood for years, majestically NEKOMEDY windows staring through eye-like over the rich valleys and the town of San Bernardino, railroad cen- Frances Langford In ter. For the past decade, this hotel has drawn and re-drawn steady ‘Palm Springs’ To patronage from Hollywood. , Warner Baxter, Joe E. Show At Capitol Brown, Edward G. Robinson, Mae West and dozens more, principally Sunday those who care little for the gayer resorts, are regular visitors to Ar- “Palm Springs,” Paramount’s ro- rowhead Springs as much to enjoy mantic comedy set in the playspot the fine mineral baths as to rest of West Coast millionaires and from the strife of studio life. Thanks movie stars, shows Sunday and to the better class of patrons to be Monday at the Capitol Theater, found at this spa, stars may go there Brownsville. and remain undisturbed by the Set in a glamorous locale where usual crowds. On my last visit I smart society seeks abandon under saw Alice Faye, Joe E. Brown and the sun, and love and romance un- Robert Taylor enter the dining der the moon, “Palm Springs,” is room without interrupting so much the sprightly story of a young lady as a soup sip. On the faces of blue-blood who starts out to win a these stars were registered com- millionaire, and falls in love with plete relaxation and peace. Arrow- a guitar-punching cowboy with a head Springs is to Hollywood as Easter is voice as alluring as Crosby’s and a % Fred Astaire and in their Supreme Musical Hit. Follow morning to Fourth of face as inviting as Gary Cooper’s. The Fleet,” showing Sunday and Monday at the Queen Theatre, July. The new star, Frances Langford of Screen and Radio Fame, in her fi rst starring picture, “Palm Springs,” with Sir Guy Standing, David Prances Langford is the young Brownsville. Smith and at the Capitol Theater, Brownsville. deb who feels she must sacrifice Niven, Ballew, showing Sunday Monday Lot talk picked up at random. herself by marrying the millionaire, : “I met Robert Tay- and Sir Guy Standing is the de- whose whole yearning is for a real lor for the first time yesterday. He voted but penniless parent who HIT TEAM OF HIT FILM romance and the love of the one is pretty.” This exchange between doesn’t agree with her. Kansas Farmers Claim RIV0L1 SHOWS man in the world for her. a girl and a man from the public- To complicate matters. Ernest ity department: She: “A1 day long Cossart, Sir Guy’s butler and ***** ***** has been saying no to friend, starts a rumor that Pran- Fidler everything I ask. Can’t she say any- ces is really “Lady Dustin” incog- Jimmy Says thing but no?” He: “Hell yes? She — nito, and when Spring Byington, ‘Put It Over’ On HOLLYWOOD A popular year- can say ‘Hell no!’ too.” Mrs. Jason’a aunt to ,the wealthy They round resort to which Hollywoodians remark: “Sybil went to 20th Cen- to work in his tury-Fox studios and met young playboy, goes ***** ***** Blonde Star Cast With retreat is Arrowhead Springs. An Shirley behalf, the engagement of the pair Temple yesterday. Sybil was so ex- hour’s drive from the studios, it is soon announced. George Brent In cited she couldn’t sleep a wink last bmith Ballew, the crooning cow- ‘Golden Arrow* attracts more than a fair share of night.” A studio visitor of female screen star boy, has a way all his own. how- Old patronage from New sex asked very young Patrick Party Manipulators Years to December 31. Situated Frances cannot fall- Knowles where ever, and help Bette Davis, with George Brent he was during the ing in love with him. Sir Guy, half-way up the San Bernardino World War. “Madam.” Knowles re- playing opposite her in the mascu- mountain to see his 13. the name of one man told range, the same tower- qxmded “I was wanting daughter happy, CLEVELAND. June (ff)—'There who, they line lead, comes to the Rivoli thea- gravely, three years'^ in ing heap that shadows Palm I denounces her for an imposter tell now that themselves, would be typical of them, Springs old; was a member of the wet is a Kansas story to tre unday in the fast moving First further the hope that Miss Byington will a man whose political stature was south. Arrowhead Springs forces.” the tumult and the shouting have National comedy drama, “The stop the impending wedding and big enough to command notice whose Golden Arrow.” died and Kansas editors and Prances will marry the man she the record would cause them little diffi- * Miss Davis appears in a role quite » loves. home backed really grass roots farmers have gone culty. They Alf Landon, gov- different from those which won her The situations that follow pro- from the Cleveland convention. ernor of Kansas. the award of the Academy of voke amusing complications. The be A group of editors, many of them Motion Picture Arts and Sciences cast is admirable and the acting Those editors and farmers will jJljj^^TuESDAYONL^^" proud to be called small town and as the best film actress of 1935. In unusually good. Others in support repeating to their grandchildren the Hawkers and Mug- country editors, got together and “The Gilden Arrow” she gives a of the principals are E. E. Clive how Jay launched a publicity drive, tracing light comedy portrayal with a ro- and Holloway. wumps from the prairie once captur- “The Sterling their candidate’s pioneer lineage, ex- mantic twist, which involves also Five in the add ed the reins of national political BIG songs picture NITE” from mani- tolling his economies in office, capi- some dramatic moments. to the entertainment. The songs leadership experienced » __ pulators—and sometimes wondered talizing his political reticence and Brent's role is also largely comedy, his Attend the Matinee at what to do with them. home habits. he being a shy young reporter, 'there was nothing, so the story whose chief interest is a book he is Some of it can be told now and Announcement Either Theatre... to assure them would catch but who finds time to fall was told by a number of the partici- goes, he writing At Attendant* 6 MISSION pants themselves. the imagination of the party so in love with the blonde Bette after Here Till P. M. j They told howr. months and months quickly as he did. But they said they a series of misunderstandings and Both THEATRE felt sure he -would flirtatious which AVOID NIGHT CROWDS! ago. a group of men from the banks appeal widely, entanglements that he would make a good presi- break the course of true love. Theatres SUNDAY and MONDAY of the Kaw, from the blue-stem nearly wheat dent. Other hilarious complications are country of Kansas, from the Tuesday CAPITOL effort on. of a QUEEN Preview Saturday plains of the west and the corn The caught Promises, caused by the attempt newly Bette Davis. 1935’s greatest film actress, is teamed with George Brent, Herbert Marshall lands of the Missouri valley, decided pledges and news of instructed dele- rich oil heiress to break up the love Edmund Lowe the screen’s romantic . in the First National produc- in. affair and her rival’s lover 8:30 they had as good a right as anyone gations poured They gathered up steal “T£I We Meet “The Great tion "The Golden Arrow”, ’s story of love in high society, their friends and after her retinue to nominate a man to return the neighbors, pinned of foreign princes, Again” Impersonation” and at the Rivoli Theatre, San Benito. on sunflower fortune seekers showing Sunday Monday government to republican hands. the badge, and swarm- nobles and other ed to her for They expected there would be pow- Cleveland. have deserted the lovely -BOTH THEATRES- old That was where the fun began. blonde, who also is presumed to be DONNA are “I Don’t Want to Make His- erful candidacies. They expected had not war horses would hear the alarm They been particularly fabulously wealthy. — — tory, I just Want to Make Love,” WED. and THURS. unified. They were not disciplined The picture moves in swift tempo “Will I Ever Know “In the Hills bells and come, pawing and rearing, each politically. They were not even used to the hilarious and surprising cli- of Old Wyomin',” “Dreaming Out to be harnessed. That, they told to being political bedfellows. max in which the blonde Loud.” and “Palm Springs.”. Fran- other, would be their opportunity. young of in a It became evident that these un- beauty proves not to be wealthy at ces Langford sings these songs with There was a chance slipping tried (nationally manipul- all, but a simple American Smith Ballew. candidate. spe3king> girl • Out of their hot stove conferences ators. had been given the making of a -1-'- roller. didn’t and grass roots conventions came powerful steam They Herbert Marshall yesterday signa- know.wfhat to do w’ith it. tured ’s autograph The editorializing plank writers book. (Surprised she has one?) Rogers and Astaire In During the filming of a scene bumped their heads together in their When the book was presented to ‘Follow the Fleet’ for “Charge of the Light Brigade’’ eagerness to express themselves na- a bit % Marshall for signing, he lifted a yesterday, Errol Flynn waxed tionally. There Vere several drafts You Made Her a Here He Star! pen with the customary flourish with Sunday wild during some sword play. of “Landon” platforms and some got which stars usually autograph. Sud- took a swipe at an opponent, miss- into the open. There seem to — the blade followed denly his pen poised in mid-air; doesn’t be any ed him and The vice president pickers fared no de Hnvil- Herbert’s face became a study. I ceiling to the rhythmic hops that through to smash Olivia better. They stirred up animosities. land a blow on the head. Fortun- those who had PLAZA—DONNA could practically read his thoughts the talented Fred Astaire and Suddenly expected which must have been on this or- ately, the flat side of the sword to speak unitedly for a presidential Saturday Ginger into the Sunday—Preview der: “For goodness sakes! This is Rogers essay struck the actress; even so it knock- possibility and to slip him in be- no ordinary thing. Shirley Temple stratosphere o f entertainment. ed her into a pool of water, out tween other candidates found them- an old sweetheart’s is a bigger box office star than I. Critics declared “Top Hat” was colder than selves being shot at from all sides. her ‘stare. The director failed to ob- There was a multitude of back- I should be seeking autograph tops, but Astaire, Miss Rogers, of mine.” serve the accident and ordered a room conferences, of com- The swanky Romance that instead she seeking Director Mark Sandrich and Pro- strategy After he inscrib- re-take. Whereupon Miss De Havil- mittees within committees careful thought ducer Pandro S. Berman, and a strategy playground of sparkles .with ed: “In whose book I am so land, who had been yanked from trying to co-ordinate the Landon song hits and happy stellar cast have conspired in pro- movie stars to sign myself, hers devotedly.” the water and revived, applied activities, suppress rampant editors, lovely Frances duction of “Follow the Fleet” to and million- Other to makeup to cover the livid, mark trying to creat e a loose authority. Langford! interesting autographs make reviewers dig deep for new include: “I am honored, left by the blow, and continued An offensive campaign had to be aires the set- Hear. ...“I Shirley superlatives, and shows on the bless “I feel so with the scene. The incident upped turned into a defense against at- Don’t Want to you—.” screen of the Queen Theater, in ting for a gay — Fairbanks,” my opinion of Olivia; most actresses tacks and Men who were Make History important Douglas Brownsville Sunday and Monday. dangers. romance... j and Jimmy Dunn’s “You’re sweet, would have gone home for the day. not trained in convention pussy foot- (Just Want to That old Rajah of Ragtime, with Frances ditto ditto ditto ing. in purposes and circui- Make Love)". cute, swell, grand.” Irving Berlin, has written seven hidden Hoot Gibson’s Man Friday is a tous routes, had to learn the uses Langford, "The Hills of new songs to test the vocal excel- runtish cowpoke fondly called by of moving softly, of gaining by Radio’s No. 1 Old Wyomin ", Such fun on the “Cain and Ma- lencies of Astaire, Miss Rogers, and RAMON all, “Doc’’ Adams. The title dates strategic retreats. So, atl east, the songbird, sing- “Will I Ever RAYMONDVILLE bel” set. where Marion Davies and a newcomer to the screen, the back to the time he subscribed to story goes. ing the Know?”. are co-starring! A lovely Harriet Hilliard; and to pro- SUNDAY and MONDAY a correspondence school course in Whether the lesson was learnt season’s most “Palm Springs" \ police-sergeant stands guard at the vide the rhythms for the tantaliz- chiropractic. Not long ago Doc well may remain, as now, a matter thrilling love- and “Dreaming Preview Saturday door, and would never ing toes of the King and Queen of you guess hung around Hoot with such a wor- of opinion. But the developments songs. Out Loud." Studio visitors? Terpsichore in the new RKO Radio DARING why. Kidnapers? ried expression that the cowboy speak for themselves. The Landon DRAMA! Na-a-aw! Extra The officer screen show. girls! star asked questions. “I’m in love, free-for-all nominated its man. The is on hand to out extra “Follow the Fleet” Is a real keep girls Hooter,” Doc confessed. “Well, why platform adopted bore the marks to on the set and see ‘down to earth’ musical, employ- ca-ra-zy slip don’t you marry the girl?” Gibson of Kansas whittling knives. Gable in shorts. I went on ing a logical and meaty story, gym demanded. Doc's face lit up like Saturday there returned to the to find Miss Davies sim- every day habiliments for the expecting a Hollywood premiere. "Gee. I never banks of the Kaw and Missouri, to attired. Worse she was players, and a battleship, a ilarly luck, though of that!” he cried. Now wheat land and corn fields, men who in full freighter, and the colorful of regalia. city there is a Mrs. “Doc” Adams. will “we it over, San Francisco for realistic back- say proudly, put didn’t we?” French dressing, to which fresh grounds. The Is based on the roman- mint has been added, is a refresh- story tic of a of Uncle ing dish to serve with fresh fruit adventures pair salad. Sam’s “bluejackets,” Fred Astaire and Randolph Scott ashore. The objects of their affections are Gin- ger Rogers, who is a night club en- tertained, and Harriet Hilliard, a school LANGFORD TODAY teacher, whose romantic na- FRANCES ture responds to the cal lof love for the first time. The film is an adap- In Her First Big Starring Hit and MONDAY tation of the popular Hubert Os- borne comedy. “Shore Leave,” which enjoyed a long run on Broadway. Astaire and Rogers dance togeth- er three times, each routine strik- ing a different mood and tempo, and each dance introducing new ‘PALM SPRINGS’ acrobatics to the curriculum of ter- psichore. Ginger appears in her WITH ALL STAR SUPPORTING CAST HEADED BY first solo dance in this picture, and in i Fred Astaire does a seven minute SIR GUY STANDING — ERNEST COSSART — DAVID NIVEN tap routine, supplemented by twen- mirthful ty-four sailors, which is the nov- SMITH BALLEW and OTHERS. elty highlight of the film. AND THESE THRILL SHORT SUBJECTS drama from The leading players are support- the of ed by a strong and well balanced pen cast including Astrid Allwyn, Ray Michael Arlen Mayer, Tony Martin, Edward Burns, The Dancing Stars. Harry Beresford, Lucille with Ball, Betty Brable. Joy Hodges, Jeanne Gray Fred ASTAIRE BRENT and others. George ROGERS Carol HUGHES Ginger “FOLLOW ^.GOLDEN ] | TODAY AND MONDAY ARROW* the FLEET” ^Warner-lst National HitIBSffiTi Music by Irving Berlin

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