Category: American Papers (Other)

The 1934 gold rush roars to life on the screen of the Paramount Theatre, where “Wild Gold” opens Thursday with John Boles, Claire Trevor and Harry Green in the leading roles. The picture has captured the glamour, excitement, drama and human comedy of the second incarnation of the ghost towns of the bonanza days.

Against the picturesque background of the Bret Harte country is enacted a delightful romance between John Boles and Claire Trevor. Boles’ portrayal of the engineer stands out as a strong, he-man characterization. Miss Trevor is excellent as the heroine.

Gold lures women as well as men in this modern boom. That brings Harry Green, Ruth Gillette and their beautiful show girls into the revived town of Red Rock. And there ytou have heart appeal in the lovely persons of Suzanne Kaaren, Wini Shaw, Blanca Vischer, Elsie Larson, Gloria Roy and Myra Bratton. Roger Imhof contributes a picturesque impersonation as the old prospector, Monroe Owsley is a suave villain, as usual. Edward Gargan plays the bartender with a vitality that promises more from this actor in the future.

It’s a motley horde summoned anew by the siren call of easy wealth as a result of the governments revaluation of gold. Men and women find romance, adventure, and, a few, treasure. Many of the extras who worked in the production were real prospectors working over the old veins in Kernville, California. These and the authentic settings lend verisimilitude to the picture.

The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) 13th June 1934

“Under The Pampas Moon” Will Be Attraction Over the Week-end

Warner Baxter proves his versatility when he lays the role of Cesar, the gaucho in Fox Film’s “Under The Pampas Moon”, which was produced by B G. DeDylva, directed by James Tinling and comes tomorrow to the Paramount theatre.

Baxter sings, dances, plays the guitar, throws the bolas and rides a horse in addition to playing a number of romantic scenes.

The star could sing, play the guitar and ride a horse before he began making the picture, but he had to learn to throw the bolas and dance the tango before the picture could go into production.

The studio procured a bolas expert to teach Baxter the art of throwing the bolas, the South American form of reata, and Rita Cansino, expert in all styles of dancing, who is under contract to Fox, taught Baxter the tango.

As for making love, that’s another story. Few screen actors excel Baxter in this art – as he has proven in more than thirty pictures he has made for Fox Film, beginning with “In Old Arizona”, in which he skyrocketed to fame.

Ketti Gallian is co-starred with Warner Baxter in “Under The Pampas Moon”, and the supporting cast includes such well-known personalities as the internationally famous dance team of Veloz and Yolanda, John Miljan, J. Carrol Naish, Soledad Jiminez, Jack LaRue, George Irving, Blanca Vischer, Rita Cansino and Armida.

“Four Hours to Kill”, with Richard Barthelmess in the starring role, is the current presentation at the Paramount theatre. “Four Hours to Kill” shows how an escaped convict spends his precious moments of freedom to get the rat who squealed on him.

Joe Morrison, Helen Mac, Gertrude Michael, Dorothy Tree, Roscoe Karns and Ray Milland play leading supporting roles in this production.

Glens Falls Times (New York) 14th June 1935

There’s a new gold rush out West, and it’s just as filled with adventure and romance as the roaring days of ’49. Since the virtual doubling of gold’s monetary value, there’s a new boom in the old ghost towns. Rich strikes are being made. Lucky prospectors are getting wealthy. Both men and women are answering the siren call.

This is the central theme that inspired the making of “Wild Gold”, which opens tomorrow at the Skouras Rockland Theater. The scenes were filmed in Kernville, California, one of the prosperous mining towns of ’49 that has gained a new lease of life. When the picture was being filmed, the whole town was engaged to play in it. So the back grounds are authentic.

John Boles, Claire Trevor and Harry Green have the principle roles. Roger Imhof portrays an old prospector whose discovery of gold brings a rush of gold-seekers to Red Rock. Among the early arrivals are Harry Green and his show troupe, the Golden Girls, who come to supply entertainment and also to seek their share of gold. Ruth Gillette is the leader of the troupe, which includes Wini Shaw, Blanca Vischer, Elsie Larson, Gloria Roy and Myra Bratton.

The romantic interest in the story is supplied by Boles, who portrays an engineer, and Moss Trevor. Monroe Owsley is the villain of the piece. Lester Cole and Henry Johnson wrote the screen play from the original story by Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti. George Marshall directed

Journal-News (New York) 24th July 1934

Transportation costs prohibit taking a large company of players and technicians to the Argentine pampas for the filming of “Gaucho Lover” , Fox Film feature co-starring Warner Baxter and Ketti Gallian, so the entire company is now on “location” 25 miles west of Bakersfield, Calif.

Rolling plains, closely approximating the famed pampas of Argentina, were discovered by studio scouts at the location, and a small village, which also will serve as background, was built on the spot.

The company will live under canvas and keep in touch with the studio by short-wave radio, as the nearest telephone is 25 miles distant.

In addition to Baxter and Miss Gallian, the cast includes J. Carrol Naish, John Miljan, Jiminez Soledad, Armida, Blanca Vischer and many other prominent screen players. James Tinling is directing.

Evening Star (Washington) 10th March 1935

This trio of modern female William Tells is shown practicing for fancy, long-distance shots with bows and arrows in preparation for an archery tournament at Hollywood, Calif. next Sunday. Yep, they are movie sirens. left to right – Leona Valda, Judith Arlen and Blanca Vischer.

Evening Star (Washington) 3rd June 1936

 

To solve the deep-eyed mystery of The Black Widow, an extortionist operating at large, one would believe that Wheeler and Woolsey would subdue their screen nonsense. Bu not Wheeler and Woolsey! They perform with inimitable hilarity and solve a thrilling murder case simultaneously in “The Nitwits”, their latest film comedy showing at the Isis Theatre, Friday and Saturday.

The boys are now proprietors of a cigar counter in The Lake Building, scene of two murders and a sinister blackmailing plot, for which Betty Grable, Wheeler’s partner in fun, romance, song and dance, is accused. Bert and Rob now exert their sleuthing minds, and the results are uncanny, humorous and arresting.

“The Nitwits” boasts three popular melodies, “You Opened My Eyes”, “Music in my Heart” and “The Black Widow Will Get You Ig You Don’t Watch Out”. George Stevens directed, with a cast which include, besides Miss Grable, Fred Keating, Evelyn Brent, Erik Rhodes, Willie Best and Hale Hamilton.

Warner Baxter proves his versatility when he plays the role of Caesar, the gaucho, in Fox Film’s “Under The Pampas Moon”, which was produced by B. G. DeSylva, directed by James Tinling and comes Sunday and Monday to the Isis Theatre.

Baxter sings, dances, plays the guitar, throws the bolas and rides a horse in addition to playing a number of romantic scenes.

Ketti Gallian is co0starred with Warner Baxter in “Under the Pampas Moon”, and the supporting casts includes such well-known personalities as the internationally famous dance team of Veloz and Yolanda, John Miljan, J. Carrol Naish, Soledad Jiminez, Jack LaRue, George Irving, Blanca Vischer, Rita Cansino and Armida.

The Aspen Daily Times (Colorado) 26th September 1935

In the schedule of six new Fox pictures announced by Sol Wurtzel for the completion of his 1933-34 production season, Peggy Wood will play opposite Will Rogers, a screen reunion between James Dunn and Sally Eilers will be effected, and Mitchell and Durant will be introduced to film audiences as featured players.

William Counselman and Kubec Glasman now are completing the adaption of “Merry Andre”, from the play by Lewis Beach, which will introduce Peggy Wood opposite Will Rogers. The production will go before the cameras on March 1.

“Gold Rush of 1934” will start soon, with a cast including Claire Trevor, Harry Green, Roger Imhof, Jane Barnes, Suzanne Kaaren, Wini Shaw and Blanca Vischer. George Marshall will direct.

This program also will being together the screen team of James Dunn and Sally Eilers in another co-starring film to be known as “Always Honest”. March 5 is the starting date. Edward Paramore is writing the screen play.

Three other films will be started March 15. These are “Call It Luck”, a comedy in which Herbert Mundin and Pat Paterson will be starred, by Joe Cunningham and Marry McCoy; “Charlie Chan’s Courage” being adapted by Seton I. Miller, with Walter Connolly in the role of Char, and the tentatively titled comedy “On The High Seas”, with the vaudeville abd musical comedy favorites Mitchell and Durant, the only players yet cast. Joel Sayre, author of “Rackety Rax” is writing the script.

Evening Star (Washington) 18th February 1934

Blanca Vischer and Rosina, Hollywood features players, provide a foresight of the seasons swimming styles as they romp at Malibu Beach, movie stars mecca near Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Hollywood is divided on smartness of sun-tanning, with lots of the beauties rebelling against the Joan Crawford leather finish and protecting the milkiness of their complexions.

Brownsville Herald (Texas) 23rd May 1935

Henderson Daily Dispatch (North Carolina) 16th May 1935