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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 120, 16 November 1929, Page 26

A NEW SHOW WORLD— the stage comes See these Great Paramount Pictures : to the screen. Great names—players, ' "THE LETTER" authors, composers, . directors—from all Starring JEANNE EAGELS with . branches of the amusement world are con- "THE RIVER OF^OMANCE" tributing—and of all these names, new and . With Charles Rogers, Wallace Beery, old, the greatest is Paramount. Talking, and Mary Brian' I singing, dancing. Eye darling scenes. With S?!kS^ Sancy'SrroU. Sparkling colour. Spectacular musical "THE WHEEL OF LIFE" comedies and revues. Screen stars talking ' ' Starring RICHARD DIX. and singing. No one is better equipped "THE RAINBOW MAN" tnrUlmg lorm of entertainment. Paramount With Walter Huston, with its great producing organisation and "ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" ultra modern studios in Hollywood and New With Nancy Carroll and Charles Rogers. York "THE GREENE MURDER CASE" With William Powell and Jean Arthur. IF IT'S A PARAMOUNT PICTURE, IT'S THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN!

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