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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27
LAUGHS GALORE
TOP Poll FILM
Haunted Honeymoon" to
Start Tomorrow With
I. ''Grand Ole Opry'

What is undoubtedly one of the
funniest and most original who
dunits" the screen has seen in some
time comes to the Loew Poll the
alter tomorrow in Haunted Honey
moon," filmization of the entertain
ing narrative of a pair Of honey
mooners, both previously associated
with the business of crime, who go
to the English countryside to "get
away from it all" only to discover
themselves in possession of the
corpse of murdered man.
With Robert Montgomery as Lord
Peter Winsey, debonair amateur de-
tectiye, and Constance Cummings
as his mystery fiction-writer wife,
filling the leads, the action runs
along at merry pace with any num-
Der of suspects seeming to fit the
picture as the guilty men, and an
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lightning" Well-known Dog

VVCA@huUWH LUZ
Two years ago lightning" grand
son of "Stronghesr:., that we'll
known movie dog of silent pictures,
was featured with Richard Dix in
Blind Alibi" A German police dog,
buff in color, his life is insured
for $4,000. In lesser roles, Light
ming" has appeared in more than a
score a films, according to Earl
Johnson, who raised him. The silent
films also had a dog with that name.
A great dane, Prince" which has
appeared with Greta Carlo, and q
spaniel named Plush" are both
owned by Carl Spitz. Another great
dane, ''Von," who appeared in "Gold
Diggers in Paris" belongs to the
owner of "Skippy," and for his role
in that picture wore rouge on his
muzzle to make it look darker and
had crescents painted under his eyes
tc make him seem sadder.
A cocker spaniel, also named
Flush, belonged to Katharine Cor
nell and was featured in the stage
and screen productions of ''The Bar
retts of Wimpole Street." He died
in 1887 at the age Of Z after a years
retirement"
erin Tin Tin" a Thriller
The silent screens canine-lovers
thrilled to the rescues performed by
Rim Tin Tin," a German shepherd
dog. "Rinty" died in 1892. Col.
Leland Duncan found him in
trench in Alsace-Lorraine on the
last day of the World War, and
trained him to be the. greatest of
movie dog heroes.
"Strongheart," next to "Rin-Tin-
Tin" in popularity. and his closest
rival for top screen honors, was
trained in Berlin police kennels, and
served with the German Red Cross
during the World War. He died,
aged 10, at the home of Jane Muir
fin, his owner, in 1929.
Other dog actors, most OF which
may be recalled only by persons at
least well in their teens, were
Ranger" Thunder" pal" peter
the Great" "Bigheart," Buddy"
Silver Streak" Flash" 'Dyna-
mite" Cyclone" Cameo, /" Hank"
Napoleon Bonaparte," king Tut"
Buster" Tragedy Ann" Rex"
"Jiggs," Silver King" and "Alexan-
der the Great Not to mention the
animated cartoons funniest purp,
pluto"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27

HARRISON In HOLLYWOOD
Presenting Eight Movie Contract Cuties
Hailed AS The GlamOr Girls Of Tomorrow
~ PAUL HARRISON

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HolIywood-Ln case you'd like to
look over a new crop of movie GU
ties. the movie lot is the best place
these DAYS. Eight gllmmer girls are
under stock contract, and are work
ing, too. They're mostly doing bits,
but the studio calls these parts
s'conditioning roles" implying that
better jobs are coming.
It might be interesting to survey
these eight, along with their back
grounds and qualifications.
HERE'S AVERAGE
PICTURE
Let me present, then, the Misses
Joan Brooks, Lucia Carroll, Suzanne
Carnahan, Mildred Coles, Peggy
Diggins, Anne Edmonds, Phyllis
Hamilton and Maris Wrixon. Put
'em all together and you've got
19-year-old gal who is 5 feet 5 1-2
inches tall and weighs 116 pounds.
Light brown hair, blue eyes, large
mouth, excellent teeth, and the kind
of figure that has done so much for
the sweater industry.
Nothing unusual so far. Several
other averages are easy to strike;
Our composite ingenue didn't go to
college, can't cook, doesn't diet, is
mediocre at sports, doesn't want to
get married until she has had more
Of a career, comes from middle
class home, is crazy about clothes,
likes music but can't really play,
never studied singing or dancing,
is superstitious, wants to be sec
ond Bette Davis, and thinks Holly
wood is perfectly wonderful.
FOUR WERE
MODELS
Only three ever set foot on a pro-
fessional stage, and their expert
ences were not impressive. Miss
Brooks, only Is now, appeared in
vaudeville and night clubs with her
two sisters. The precocious Miss
Diggins, who is Is, displayed thisa-
and-thata as a show girl in Broad
ways International Casino. Miss
Hamilton had a small role in ,
short-lived play in New York fol-
lowing a little-theater apprentice
ship in Connecticut.
The Misses Carroll, Brooks, Dig
gins and Carnahan all did modelling,
although the latter got her screen
test and contract on the strength
of her performance in a local little
theater.
Miss Coles and Miss Wrixon also
are little theater products.
Only contest winner is Phyllis
Hamilton. She entered movie
doubles" competition in Ohio and
won $50 for looking like Loretta
Young. She didn't realize it at the
time. but close resemblance to any
established star is the toughest
handicap in Hollywood Fortunately
she headed for the stage, and by
the time Director Edmund Goulding
spotted her in New York she had
changed her makeup and hair dress.
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GREAT M'CINTY"
NEXT AT STRAND
COmedy=Dranla Headlines
Sunday Program With
Cast of Name Stars

Performances tomorrow evening
at the popular Warner Brothers
Strand theater concludes the en-
gagement of II Love You Again"
co-starring William Powell and
Myrna 10y; also Jeffrey Lynn and
Brenda Marshall in Money And The
Woman"
If advance reports from critics
in film centers can be accepted as a
criterion, the new comedy drama
The Great McGinty" has turned
out to be a smash hit. The picture
comes to the Strand on Sunday for
an engagement of three days.
Heading the outstanding cast are
such favorites as Brian Donlevy,
Akin Tamirof and Mural Angelus
who is seen in the feminine roman
tic lead.
McGinty, the mythical character
Of song and story, the gent who fig
uratively went down to the bottom
OF the sea-" has come to life, and as
politician of the shadier sort, fol-
lows his counterpart in his rise and
fall in the new picture.
McGinty of the movies is a two
listed so-and-so who, after being
plucked from Dreadline, wins favor
with the boss of the city by virtue of
a good left hook and his eagerness
to use 1t on anyone, including the
boss himself. Mr.. McGinty punches
his way up the political ladder as
second in command of the city in
the collection and vision of political
Spoils. He goes from Alderman to
Mayor, and from Mayor to Cover
nor of the State.
Steam rolled" into Office, the
great McGinty decides to go straight
at his wife's suggestion, which turns
out to be a very bad suggestion and
builds the picture to wholly un-
anticipated climax.
Brian Donlevy takes the part of
McGinty, Tamiroff the role of the
boss, and Muriel Angelus is ideally
cast as Donlevy's wife. Others in
clude William Demarest, Allyn JOS
Ign and Mary Thomas.
On the same show will be Turn
about, a filmization of Thorne
"COPPER" Smiths most hilarious
novel, starring Adolph Menjou. Car
ole Lands and featuring william
Gargan, Verree Teasdale, Mary AS
tor and host of other favorites.
More exciting and colorful than
the unforgettable Jesse James" Is
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terest. Also in an important role
is Anne Nagel.
The second big hit brings to the
screen new "chiller" "The Mum
nly's Hand" starring Dick Foran,
Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford and
Eduardo Ciannelli. The film is rat
ed as the thrill-shock of the CEN
fury and is said to make a sissy
If you enjoy thrills, chills and
out of FrankenStein."
cold blooded excitement be sure to
see this picture at the State.
With considerable pride the man.
agement of the State theater proud
ly presents, starting Wednesday of
next week, the stirring production,
1.-THE Towards of Virginia. starring
Cary Grant, Martha Scott and a
huge cast of supporting players.
Adapted from 1.-THE Tree of Liber-
ty," Elizabeth Pages best-selling
story TO the BIRTH of America, you
will count 1.-THE Towards. of Vir-
ginia" among the truly great pic
lures of all times after you see it
at the State next week. Included
on the same program will be ella
mour For Sale" with Roger Pryor
and Anita Louise.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27
Has The Hollywood Dog
Had His Day?
BY CHARLES DONALDSON, STAFF WRITER
Waterbury Democrat Washington Service Bureau)

When talking pictures came into
being, a number of our stars and
featured players of the screen sud-
denly disappeared from the lime
light. This was mainly because
their voices were being put to a
great test, difficult for many to pass.
Those with stage experience were
lucky, because they knew how to
deliver their lines. Even a few, of
them failed to register In talkies,
but the majority who lost out did SO
because they did not have good
speaking voices.
Seemingly overlooked also is the
fact that the lowly ''pooch" likewise
suffered eclipse when the screen
learned to talk. Gould it be be-
cause the silent NUTS naturally
fitted il1ra betteyWith the silent
screen? A number Of famous dogs
flourished in the days of Mary Pick
ford, Milton. Sills, Gloria Swanson,
Conway Tearle and others, but few
grace the silversheets today. There
is not single one on the movie
horizon whose name appears ahead
of the rest of the cast. There is
"Skippy," featured in ''Thin Man.
films as "Asta," and in other pic
lures, but few people even know his
name. They call him mfr. Smith, !"
which was the role he played in
1.-THE TRUTH" or that little TERROR. :"
This wire-haired dog. owned by Mrs.
G. H. East, of Hollywood, earns
around $3.50 a week.
An Arkwright pointer. registered
as 'Tiverton Invader" recently was
used as the dog, Promise" in 1.-THE
Biscuit Eater" and much care and
attention was apparent in training
him for his initial appearance be-
fore the camera. Perhaps he will
get further screen Qualification later.
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ANDREWS SISTERS
in STATE CINEMA
Singing Trio Featured
With Ritz Brothers in
Argentina Nights"

Coming to a close at the Warner
Bros State theater tomorrow even
ing is "City For Conquest" co-star-
ring James Cagney and Ann Sheri-
dan with a large cast; also Slightly
Tempted with Johnny Downs and
Hugh Herbert.
Laughs galore, lifting melodies
and an array of colorful dances are
the highlights of the streamlined
musical farce Argentine Nights,
which headlines the double smash
show opening at the State on Sum
day for an engagement of three
days.
Co-starring the mirth-making
Ritz Brothers and the famed An
drews Sisters with host of gor-
geous gils, the film pomises to be
the gayest, swingiest hit of the
year.
According to critics the Ritz
Brothers have never cavorted to
more hilarious effect than in this
picture. Their antics will bring
more spontaneous laughter from
state patrons tnan anyCnlng they
have offered since their earliest film
successes.
For the andrews Sisters, known
as the hottest trio on recordings or
radio, the picture marks an auspi-
cious debut. In the same spectacu-
lar style of singing which has lifted
them to favor on photograph rec
ords, the radio and stage, the girls
introduce four new songs. Hit
the Road" 1.-THE New Lick" ooh,
He Loves Me" and "Rhumboogie. "
The Ritz Brothers present 1.-THE
Spirit of n b." musical satire, and
"Brooklynonga" as important high
lights of the film.
Constance Moore and George
Reeves, a newcomer to the screen,
are delightful as the romantic in
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27

Yugoslavia,s severe winter and
spring floods seriously damaged
crops.
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smash hit Grand Ole opry" wit
the Weaver Brothers and Elvir
heading the star-studded cast.
Coming to a close at LoeW's thi:
evening are Stranger on the Thirt
Floor" with Peter LORE and "Sing
Dance Plenty Hot"
October !, Q and brings to the
Loew Poll stage, in person, George
Whites 1910 edition of his famous
Scandals" with famous comedian
Ben Blue heading a cast Of 70 per-
sons, many of these the outstanding
stage, screen and radio personalities
of the day. This $3.50 New York
and Chicago show will be presented
here at popular Loew prices. In adj
dition there viii be splendid
screen program headed by MGM's
smash thriller "Sky Murder" featiir-
ing Walter Pidgeon and Karen
Verne.
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innocent looking unwatered plant
forming a pivotal clue in the final
solving of the crime.
Montgomery shifts with agility
from his neurotic gangster- nobleman
of THE Earl of Chicago" to the
suave -hat-and- tails crime de-
tector of his present vehicle. Com
bining a sense of comedy with the
brilliance for which he has long
been noted, he brings Lord Peter
Winsey to the screen with a fresh
ness and vitality that makes his
every entry into scene a welcome
event.
: Sterling support is given the star
in the performance of Constance
Cummings, as the bride who longs
for a conventional honeymoon, but
can't seem to find the peace and
quiet for which she hopes.
On the same program is another
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the technicolor production 1.-THE Re-
turn of Frank James" which head
lines the new show opening at the
Strand on Wednesday. Henry Fonda
is starred with Gene Tierney, Jackie
Cooper, Henry Hull, John Carradine
and Donald Meek. Co-featuring this
program will be tom Browns
Schooldays" with Sir Cedric Hard
wicke, Freddie Bartholomew and
Billy Halop.
Coming soon to the Strand are
such hits as HE Stayed For Break
fast" 1.-THE Sea Hawk, Boom
Town" Lucky Partner" and mo
Time For Comedy"
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Ky. State, LeMoyne,
Xavier Take FirSts
From Ranking Foes
By RIG ROBERTS

The 1910 Football Derby among
race colleges of the nation was well
underway at sundoWn Saturday
Biggest surprise Of the week was
brought to pass at Memphis where
Alabama State, 1899 STAG cham
pions, continued the nosedive
which started last November and
fell before underdog LeMoyne and
ner Mad Magicians', to 6.
Alabama authorities had warned
that the Hornets" would be much
tanner this time due to losses by
graduation, marriage and volun-
tary "quits" on the part of key
players. Writers ignored -nese
walls as a case nf crocodile tears
and named the Montgomery clan
a ranking contender for 1910 hon
ors again.
Alabama will be no soft touch
the rest of the way and 1t may
curn out that the Friday night
besmirchment at Memphis may
bring the champs back to them
selves. -, ~.
=. The biggest game of the day
occurred In Frankfort, Kentucky
where Henry Arthur K MS
"T'horobreds" blasted the hopes OF
FELTON, Gayles and his 1899 Nation
al Champions by the decisive
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

a few Of the thinkers see a
certain decrease in the contour Of
football as we now know him,
Professional football is fast coming
into its own and another decade
may knock the college variety
cock-eyed.
We know the professional variety
is tops. AS Major Abbott says, PRO
football is as far ahead the college
variety as the 'Rens' are ahead Of
our basketball teams
College football depends on it's
traditions, not its worlds best boast
for place in the hearts of 10000, ,0O0
ticket seekers. There may come a
time though, as now in New, York,
when the slight-of-hand and the
ten karat brilliance of the pros
may culture the adjectives and
superlatives. ....
Big cash belongs to the profes.
sions-not to the college amateur
One thing do know-college
footbell has saved more than a
thousand of young Americans for
posteritv. The game lured them to
alma mater and in the meanwhile
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
BY Ric ROBERTS
Is Our Football
Doomed Because
ItDOeS Not Pay?

our lads because I cannot see
very far.
I'm like Taug, the ape, who
Thought it well enough to forget
about Numa, the lion, as long as
Nulma was out of sight. Tarzan,
the thinker, reasoned that Numa
would be coming gack again to
carry off another victim, and set a
trap in which to enSnare him.
Taug thought it o waste OF time.
So it must be with the thinkers
who can peer for enough ahead to
discern the fact that football is bad
medicine TOR our youngsters.
The University Of Chicago has
dropped the sport entirely. Ten
other colleges are also done with
the game.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
u. C.. l.. A. USING TWO
TWO NEGRO RACKS

LOS ANGELES LAMP Al
though without the services OF
Kenny Washington and Woodrow
Wilson strobe, halfback and end
who graduated in June, the Uni,
versity of California at Los Angeles
nevertheless has Metro stars who
the expected to carry the mail and
possibly send the Uclans into the
Rose Bowl.
Jackie Robinson, leading Bruin
candidate for All-American, will be
putting in his final year at half
back. This year he may try his
hand at tossing passes. Although
having a great reputation along
this line, he did not have a chance
to do any heaving in 1910 because
Washington was there to toss 'em
and Robinson was good at receiv-
ing. At right halfback will be Ray
Bartlett. Both played together at
Pasadena Junior college.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Xavier In
Rally To
Win, 1876
BY CHARLES DELAY

NEW ORLEANS, La-(SNS)--
Perfect southern football wealth
er enabled 1000 fans to witness a
thrilling grid contest here in
Xavier University's beautiful new
stadium. The colorful Xavier Uni
versity Gold Rush of Louisiana,
New Orleans, defeated a hard
fighting Tuskegee Institute eleven.
1876, in very convincing fashion,
however, the valiant Tigers of
Tuskegee, Alabama, were in the
game to the final shot of the gun
as Robert Moore, brilliant passing
ace of the visitors, threw caution
to the wind in the final quarter.
Starting slowly, the Xavierites
permitted Moore to pass five yards
to Gambrell who then ran AZ yards
to score in the second quarter.
attempted conversion by kick was
blocked The first quarter had
been a kicking duel with Tuske-
gee on the top side as the wind
favored their punts.
Claude Paxton, Xavier's triple
threat fullback, drove the ball to
the seven yard triple in the third
quarter, as the Xavierites gained
at will, scoring when he carried
the ball from that point. Johnny
Gravely converted on line plunge.
Xavier's final score game in the
final quarter as Glider Farrow,
Xavier's fleet footed fullback of
track fame, carried the ball on
successive gains to the eleven yard
stripe as the third quarter end
ed. On the first play of the fourth
quarter, Farrow ran eleven yards
through the center of the line to
score. Paxton failed to convert on
a line plunge.
The Gold Rush made fifteen
first downs while the Tigers only
made four: Xavier going 214
yards rushing to Tuskegee's thirty
two. However, the Tigers gained SO
yards via passing to Xavier's 20;
Tuskegee found the going rough as
the Xavier line outcharged them to
hurl them back 73 yards, Xavier
losing thirty-eight yards.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Are We Copy Cats Again?

away scores of thousands of dol
lars after paying coaches ten, fif-
teen and twenty thousands of dol
lars for four months of afternoon
labor. Over here it is necessary for
athletic directors to tap the COL
lege bank account to get the start
season started.
The other common evil for foot
ball over there and over here hap
pens to be that it is detractor to
scholarly conducting. You'll note
that race colleges with sour tastes
for football, are our finest from
the standpoint of scholarship re-
ouirements. Only Harvard Univer-
sity ranks ahead of the University
of Chicago on the white side, when
it comes to high class culture.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

football championship. They are
Willard Cushingberry, of Lawrence
Kan, who is feet and weighs 1876
pounds, regular tackle and Perry
Harris of Omaha, Neb., left half
back. Harris weighs only 1856 and
stands 5 feet 9 but is unusually fast
and shifty and is counted on to
score many touchdowns this fall.
Drake players and partisans are
also keeping their eyes on Clifford
Lovelady, freshman halfback
from West Des Moines, who looms
as one of the finest prospects ever
to matriculate here. In practicS
he has hurled passes 70 yards ano
is a sensational runner. The only
regret is that he is not eligible to
play this year.
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margin of 10 to 7.
TWO CHAMPIONS FELLED


Thus two champions OF 1899 fell
by the Wayside on the first big
Saturday of 1910. Xavier, another
tough STAG nut these days, dug in
and clipped Tuskegee by a score
13 to 6.
Before 1000 fans at New Or
leans, in her magnificent new
Stadium, Xavier had to come from
behind to win. Tuskegee led at half
time, to 0, thanks to a pass from
Moore to Garnbrell who Scamper-
ed AZ yards to the goal line The
conversion attempt was blocked.
The Gold Rush" bounced back
with tallies in each Of the last two
quarters to win a very important
victory.
OK ClemonS was up against a
brilliant passing side show at Nor
NAL, Alabama. The Lane RED
Legion" was noticeably vulnerable
to this mode of attack in the
Arkansas State opener and Coach
Fisher, who was a witness, passed
the Jackson entry dizzy Saturday,
Lanes power was too much for
the Alabama A and M. defenders
but the 2O-13 score tells story
Bill Bells new Florida creation
stepped right through Benedict in
another STAG engagement at Tai,
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
ILLINOIS HAS sOPH FULLBACK

CHAMPAIGN, nl.-(A N P)--
Great things are expected this
year of Bert G. Piggott, sophomore
fullback who has stood out both as
a freshman and in practice this
fall. He is one of the two color
ed candidates for the University of
Illinois football team, the other
being John Goodrich of Birming-
ham sophomore right halfback.
Piggott, Who comes from Hins-
dale, Ill, is feet 10, weighs 1876
pounds, and is a student in the
school of physical education. Last
years first team end, Flip Anders,
sailed to return this fall.
Previously it was charged that
Coach Bob zuppke was prejudiced
against Negro players but many
observers contend that Negro play
ers have not been used previously
tecause they lack the necessary
ability.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

a We play football in our colleges
because the whites play it. 1
wonder if our newly discovered
hostility to the game is the natur-
al echo to move now we'll under
way among white educators?
I can see no parallel in the black
and white cases against college
football The whites are sollring on
football because it has become a
$65, 100000 octopus. Since race foot
ball is maintained at deficit, our
displeasure must stem from anoth-
er spot.
The white mans lament is that
football is too big, too professional
and too confoundedly rich. The Ne
gro lament is that race football is
too lean, too professional, and too
dismally defunct. There they stask
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

The foot is down on football at
Howard T., Fisk u, Talladega col
lege and, until recent months was
Iown at Tuskegee Institute. Why?
Well, don't ask me, only write and
draw for a living.
That one is for the thinkers of
the day and, yes, these sustained
by the warmth and idealisms Of
philanthropy. Those are the people
who know why we should slow the
beat of game which has come to
be as much a part of the college
idea as textbooks.
Most of us cannot see very far.
The man who can look ten years
ahead is a rarity; one who can
stare smack into the next century
is an E1nstein or a Tesla. I cannot
see the harm football is doing to