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. ' ■■■— -,T»»- -,.-t-■ ,-wa^ — IMM ■■ I M——1^_ 1| With B Brownsville 51 and ° Valley 51 Theaters 11 * « ‘HELL CAT* STARS STARS SCORE BURNS, ALLEN I NEW TRIUMPH IN DIZZY FILM “It Happened One Night," the widely-touted romantic screen com- George Bums, masculine half of edy co-starring Clark Gable and the famous stage, screen and radio Claudette Colbert, together on the Bums and Allen la •creen for the first time in their team, rapidly distinguished careers, will show acquiring a reputation as the cruel- 8unday and Monday at the Queen eat t»*»n in America, and he’s happy theatre, Brownsville about it? The reason for this strange Gable, today, Is undoubtedly the state of affair* is Burns' belief tit most popular masculine stellar the phenomenal stagr success figure on the screen. He scored a Burns and Allen is due to the meteoric rise to film prominence growing conviction that Oracle Is with outstanding portrayals in “The actually ’’looney" and that he Is Easiest Way," "Strange Interlude", mistreating her. They are featured Hell Divers," and others, but his with Guy Lombardo and His Royal in “It Happened One Canadians in Paramount’s "Many esrformancelght" is said to top them all for Happy Returns" opening Sunday at artistry and effectiveness. the Rivolt theatre. San Benito, far Miss Colbert enjoys nearly as a two day run. _ peat a following as Gable's, for Millions of radio and film fans. her work in recent pictures has Bums asserts, have taken the team Doomed her stock immensely, and t to their hearts under the delusion she’s that streaking upward like a sky- they are protecting a slightly rocket. demented lady from the irate fu- Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone and Mary Forbes In a scene from Vina “It Happened One ries of her teammate and husband. Night" tells Delmar's sensational story, "Sadie McKee”, with Gene Raymond, show- the story of a young newspaper Nobody thinks Grade is a come- ing 8unday and Monday at "your” Capitol Theatre, Brownsville. man en route from Miami to New Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert and Walter Connolly In “It Happened dienne/ says Mr. Bums. "They’re York by bus. On the road he re- One Night", romantic comedy drama, showing Sunday and Monday at convinced she's nutty as a fruit cognizes Ellen Andrews, a run- the Brownsville. cake. The sympathy of the audien- j Queen Theatre. ” away heiress, for whose return her I WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? ces Is all with her father Once has offered a huge reward, Robert and Ann Sot hem a, month for fourteen loe Armstrong in "The Hell Cat" new dramatic girl is totally spoiled and un- i months. Grade has received a letter *bie thriller, showing Wednesday only. 4, at “your” IN to care for herself so he July Capitol Theatre, RADIO ROMANCE from a well-intentioned fan takes Brownsville. urging ner under his wing, protects her! her to put up with no more of Mr. r fr°m mashers and bluffs off others Bums’ nonsense. Every letter cllsee \ intent on securing the reward. He with an invitation to her to come treats the girl with indifference, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP and share the lady's home In Des f tells her she s spoiled, worthless and Moines any time she decides to ^ut nevertheless Insists leave George for good. on taking her to her newly-ac- In "Many Happy Retume," quired husband In New York. George Bums and Grade Allen are They lose baggage and money and the central figures in a dizzy rocU me forced to proceed north on edy. Miss Allen is rapidly eonvffPPl root, sleeping in strawstacks and tng a successful department store lft pawning their belongings for enough into a bird sanctuary when her to provide meals. They fall in father, the owner of the store, re- of love, course—but that's telling just a turns from Europe. In order to bit too much about the plot. The preserve his own sanity he marries supporting cast includes Walter Grade of' to the announcer in his Connolly. Roscoe Kams. George radio station. George Bums, and * Breakstcm and a score of other promises him ten dollars for every well-known players. mile they go on the honeymoon. The only pause in u*ir careening voyage is a stop in Hollywood, where the dizzy pair make a movie, but wreck the studio In doing It. BtBmam The use of liquod carbonic gas, for soda water, was introduced in- — TODAY — to this country in 1888 by Jacob Baur of Terre Haute. Ind. Dick Powell. Ginger Rogers and Pat O’Brien who form the starring “After triumvirate of “Twenty Million Sweet hearts”, showing Sunday and Tonight” Monday at the Arcadia Theatre. Harlingen, with CONSTANCY BENNETT Kay Francis and Warren William seem to contemplate the heavens In Constance Bennett. Franchot Tone and Tulllo Carmlnatl tn ‘Moulin Cartoon — Musical this scene from "Doctor Monica", Warner Bros.’ dramatic triumph with NEW a romantic musical, STAR Rouge**, showing Thursday and Friday at "your** a cast including Jean Muir and Verree Teasdale, Brownsville. showing Tuesday only, Capitol Theatre, at “your* Capitol Theatre, Brownsville. RADIO ROMANCE Admission 10c — 15c -- living embodiment of Sadie Mc- leading thespians of the stage, put Adds Vital Kee. ; a high polish on their parts as Opal. IS TOLD IN FILM Joan Crawford And the cast is. as we supporting Joan's friend, and Phelps, eccentric have remarked, magnificent. Fran- butler, respectively. Zelda Sears, chot Tone, with all the grace, ease New Characterization To the writer, is in the cast as a board- Million Sweethearts." the Surprise Hit T and charm that are so “Twenty naturally ing house landlady Earl Oxford. of the Year his. Michael, romantic male First National romance of the play's Gene Austin, the singer, and Akira lead, to the hilt. This, incidentally, will shown the first Tamiroff who gave even Garbo radio, be for Screen in ‘Sadie McKee9 marks the first time that Tone, competition as the valet in “Queen time at the Arcadia theatre, Har- • 1 in love in wins lucky private life, Christina” are here, and excellent. lingen. Sunday. cL* Joan Crawford in the final se- The In of the theatre. Brownsville. story, serialized in a national spite lively competition I “your” Capitol quence. The production is said to be magazine before being published in 3f a cast which is one of the best Miss Crawford, always a vital and Gene Raymond and Edward Ar- a distinct innovation in film en- book form, is in brief a 9 1 powerful a her- nold the other two tertainment, giving as it does, the GABLE for motion play important »ver assembled pic- glittering personality, proves dramatization of the average girl. male parts in this of a behind the scenes picture of radfo :ure, Joan Crawford easily walks 1 self a dramatic actress of no mean story girl Sadie McKee is the and three As the daughter of a etertainers and their task of i off with the acting honors in "Sa- men. charming, cook in small pleas- diauAeitb stature in the new film. As pretty a town. Eloping with with i ve- weakling crooner. Tommy, Ray- ing the public. The story deals lle McKee” her new starring a crooner who soon deserts Sadie McKee, authoress Vina Del- mond is excellent. And his singing her. she the intimate romances of the radio ilcle for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer finds herself alone and friendless voice easily matches his in folk, with their joys and tribula- i showing Sunday and Monday at mars famous character. Joan gives expert New York. Her problems, delineation of the tragic character. tempta- tions. their struggles and successes. COLBERT her most convincing performance. tions and struggles, before she | Never was there a more roistering, While the picture is satfl to com- The finds success and happiness, are the r/L problems, struggles and subse- rowdy and engaging drunkard than bine drama, comedy and romance problems, temptations and quent triumphs, of a small town Arnold, as Millionaire Bennan. who struggles in a well-defined plot, it is inter- of the average comely young girl. Radio Star "li girl alone in a great city which has 117.000.000 and loves good li- spersed with catchy songs written Biggest rise to Warren and Dubin and other )f crescendo as scene by scene .loves it a too well for by quor"., little pi.ane passengers Happened jj unrolls, is given credence and his own good. As Joan's husband- music which give it color as well Passengers who departed as One Show of All Time! brought to life by the star's superb for-a-time. the scenes between these by plane adding to the liveliness of the Cecilia Parker sinned with Buck lliqht' Saturday for Mexico acting. The spectator watches not two are perfect. morning City entertainment. Scream Comedy || were Jones in the new all-action I. Gonzales. Maria P There a Joan Crawfbrd. the star, but the Jean Dixon and Leo O. Carroll. Gon- is strong cast of players Romance .... zales. J. M. Sanchez, and Mr. and of diversified talents, with Western thriller, ’The Man You’ll these "■ ■■■■ widely love I'—'" -—.. Mrs. B. Jr. Pat O'Brien in the Feagin. Incoming pass- leading role, Trailer", showing Wednesday .wo stars . engers from Mexico City Friday a semi-comic part in which he only, at the Queen Theatre, were R. E. Hultgreen and F. T. plays a fast-talking though some- Brownsville. Plazas. what blundering talent scout for a Today & radio company, who boosts others i Approximately 3.000.000 000 pounds to fame while he himself is left sweethearts who sing for the public of soap is used annually in the out in the cold.