Square Dance Jubilee (Monogram) (1949)

qu) BIRDIE IN THE CAGESEVEN HANDS ‘RO “Square Dance Jubilee A Top-Notch Combination of Fine Entertainment and Story . (Prepared Review The year’s biggest and best musical, Lippert Productions’ song anc laugh a minute “Square Dance Jubilee’”” opened at the Gc ccguslastaleatvess ves Theatre. Chock full of top line entertainment, the All-American “hoe down” features some 35 headliner acts and production numbers plus 25 new song hits which had the opening day audience humming the melodies as they left the theatre. Starring Don Barry, Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon and Spade Cooley, the story revolves around the attempts of nos « oe? television scouts Barry and Vernon to find authentic western talent in ot all places—the West. The town they select to comb for entertainers, Prairie City, proves to be a veritable beehive of singers, musicians and square dancers who break into action at the slightest provocation. Among the home town talent is Spade Cooley and his magnificent western band; Cowboy Copas, the “Waltz King of the Grand Ole Opry”; Claude Casey, guitar-playing singing star of CBS’ Carolina Calling network show; Smiley and Kitty of the Tobacco Network radio program; Dana Gibson, new song discovery hailed as the ‘Typical American Girl” by the Magazine Illustrators of America; vaudeville’s long time favorite Britt Wood, the country boy with his harmonica; Buddy McDowell and_ his magic violin; The Broome Brothers orchestra; Johnny Downs and his orchestra; the 300 pound dancing star Dot Remey; The Elder Lovelies, a 70 year old chorus line; plus many more and Les Gotcher, world’s champion square dance caller with a big troupe of real back-country square dancers. Among the song_ hits peppered throughout the production is the famed Hit Parade number ‘Mr. Sears and Roebuck’’ which is about as catchy a novelty tune as has been penned. Also the popular “Joan of Arkansas’ (pronounced ‘Joan of Ark ansas) seems slated for the disc jockey trade with its lilting melody and words. Paul Landres did ably by the direction for Producer Ron Ormond, and all the cast turn in extremely polished performances, making the whole picture a terrific combination of fine entertainment and fine story. Champion Caller’ World’s Champion Square Dance Caller Is Featured (Current Story) Square dance caller for the movie stars, Les Gotcher, who also holds the title of world’s champion caller, leads the intricate patterns made by the nation’s best folk dancers in Lippert Productions’ mammoth musical ‘Square Dance Jubilee; now at theo Theatre. Spade Cooley, the King of Western Swing, and his band furnish the music in the laugh and song filled film along with two other bands. Spade Cooley King of Western Swing Featured (Advance Story) The King of Western Swing, Spade Cooley, along with his magnificent band, is co-starred along with other top variety favorites in Lippert Productions’ mammoth All American musical ‘Square Pance:*Jubilee.coming’. eee ee top atheist oe ie eae: Cooley's band plays many of its superb arrangements of western folk music which has lifted the old time hill-billy tunes from the country barn dance to its present position of being an important segment of American culture. , Les Gotcher, Responsible For Square Dance Popularity (Advance Story) Les Gotcher, acclaimed as the “world’s champion square dance caller,’ makes his motion picture debut in Lippert Productions’ music and mirth packed ‘Square Dance Jubilee,” opening.........0.....008 pepe a ee Theatre. at the Texas born, Les was given a great ovation in his native state last year when he was feted by the late Governor Jester and was guest of honor at Texas’ State Festival. He lived at the Governor’s mansion and was awarded a gold cup symbolizing his world’s championship in “calling.” Since coming to Hollywood, Les has been greatly responsible for the tremendous spurt in popularity square dancing has taken in the film capital. He calls dances’ each Sunday at the swank Beverly Hills Hotel for many of the top stars, and recently published an authorative book on the subject called “The Circle Eight Square Dance Manuel.” Gotcher began calling dances when just a boy in his native Texas and became the state’s most famed caller. Following his formal education, Les went into interior decorating but continued square dance calling for his offwork hours fun. However, with the square dance craze that has swept the country in recent years, Les discovered he couldn’t do both interior decorating and square dance calling, since calling was taking more time than his business. So, he gave up decorating, and for the past three years has been doing nothing but calling. “Square Dance Jubilee’ stars Don Barry, Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon and Spade Cooley. Among the top entertainers appearing in the All American musical are: Cowboy Copas, star of CBS’ “Carolina Calling’; Smiley and Kitty of the Tobacco network; new singing sensation Dana Gibson; plus three bands, Spade Cooley’s, the Broome Brothers and Johnny Downs’, HANDSOME STAR—Don “Red” Barry, famed western star, gets out of the saddle in Lippert Productions’ giant musical hoe down “Square Dance Jubilee,” now at TG ori cess Theatre, to become a singing leading man. Barry lifts his voice for the first time in the movie, which features stars of stage, screen, radio and television. 1 Col. Scene Mat No. 1A —n— TTT _—O’®O®O0COeSeee “Typical American Girl’ Makes Debut In Square Dance Jubilee” (Current Story) Pert, pretty. Dana Gibson, new singing sensation and the “Typical American Girl’ according to the Magazine Illustrators of America, makes her film debut in Lippert Productions’ giant mitth and music filled musical “Square Dance Jubilee,” coming the Dana sings two terrific new novelty tunes presently burning up the airwaves and the disc jockey shows, “Mr. Sears and Roebuck,” and “Joan of Arkansas.” “Square Dance Jubilee,’ which stars Don Barry, Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon and Spade Cooley, features some 35 top entertainers from stage, screen, radio and television plus three big bands including Spade Cooley's, The Broome Brothers’ and Johnny Downs’. (CAPSULE SYNOPSIS) Television talent scouts Don (Don Barry) and Seldom (Wally Vernon) are sent by their boss G. K. Rogers (Thurston Hall) out west to find suitable talent to put on the firm’s top show that stars Spade Cooley. The two head for Prairie City where Barbara (Mary Beth Hughes) owns a ranch that is being plagued by cattle thieves. The foreman on the ranch suspects Jed Stratton (John Eldredge), owner of the Frontier Saloon as the head of the rustlers, but before he can do anything about it, he is shot by one of Stratton’s men. Don and Seldom find the foreman, who gives them a clue to the rustling before passing out. Don Seldom head for the saloon where they make a deal with Stratton to use his place for a big Square Dance Jubilee when all local entertainers will perform before television cameras. Seldom is arrested just before the show begins on suspicion of rustling, but is freed in a ruse pulled by Don. Don then corners Stratton and thrashes him after proving he is the criminal as the giant “hoe down’ goes on featuring the talent from nearby ranches. Don and Barbara embrace, and the two with Seldom return to New York with loads of real western talent. and Claude Casey, Top Radio Star Featured In “Square Dance Jubilee” (Advance Story) Claude Casey, singing and yodeling star of CBS’ ‘Carolina Calling’’ coast to coast radio show, makes his motion picture debut in Lippert Productions’ mirth and music filled “Square Dance Jubilee,” coming the ka gedaovgcee ete Bin totes caeadseeccas to Theatre. Casey, who broadcasts from his home WBT in Charlotte, N.C., has the most listeners of any radio program station in the area according to the impartial Hooper Survey. mammoth musical “Square Dance Jubilee” are Don Barry, Mary Beth Hughes, Wally Vernon and Spade Cooley, while Casey is assisted in the entertaining department by such favorites as Cowboy Copas, the Waltz King of the Grand Ole Opry show; Smiley and Kitty, top stars of the Tobacco Network; new singing sensation Dana Gibson; world’s champion square dance caller Les Gotcher, and many nore plus three bands, Spade Cooley’s, The Broome Brethers’ Downs’, Starring in the and Johnny Sf 0 . . *a . ~S/090 WiTH THe GENT YOU know / TOP WESTERN BAND—Spade Cooley’s sensational band, featuring lovely songstress Ginny Jackson, is co-starred with Don Barry, Mary Beth Hughes and Wally Vernon in Lippert Productions’ mammoth All American musical “Square Dance Jubilee,” COMING Eas Ee ee to the Theatre. Stars of stage, screen, radio and television are featured. 2 Col. Scene Mai No. 2B ow eoee ee ww ee BIOGRAPHIES DONALD BARRY— Texas born and bred, Don “Red” Barry is one of those fabulous Texans that make good copy for Hollywood columnists. A popular western star under the name of “Red’’ Barry, he writes screenplays and produces films under the name of Don Barry. Barry attended Houston public schools, later going to Texas College of Mines in El Paso. He came to Hollywood and got his first job as a production assistant to the producer of ‘Flying Down to Rio.’ Later he was advertising manager of the famed theatrical magazine “Daily Variety,’ and got his first acting role through the efforts of the present Mrs. William Powell (then Diana Lewis). The role was that of the dude in “Tobacco Road.” Since that time he has developed into one of Hollywood’s best known actors in action pictures and was selected as one of the top ten western stars by trade paper reporters. He is unmarried. In his current film, “Square Dance Jubilee,’ Don plays a New York television talent scout searching for western entertainers. Barry sings for the first time in a motion picture, raising his very pleasing pipes on a novelty ditty titled “Gal with the Mink Blue Jeans.” MARY BETH HUGHES— Beautiful and blonde, Mary Beth Hughes is fast becoming one of the most “in demand” actresses in Hollywood. An Alton, IIl., girl, she was recently signed by Warner Bros. following her excellent performance in Lippert Productions “Square Dance Jubilee’ and will appear with the new sensational male star Kirk Douglas in her first role at Warners. Miss Hughes, who grew up in St. Louis and studied dramatics in Washington, D.C. before coming to Hollywood comes from a famed theatre family. Her grandmother, Flora Fosdick, appeared on the stage with Ethel Barrymore, and Mary Beth, co-incidentally, got her first break in “The Great Profile’ opposite John Barrymore. Some of her recent pictures include ‘Rimfire,’ “The Return of Wildfire,” “El Paso’ and ‘Star Dust.” She is married to singer David Street and is the mother of an infant son. In “Square Dance Jubilee,’ Mary Beth plays a ranch owner surrounded by a crew of cowboys that play some of the greatest American folk music ever heard. WALLY VERNON— “Mr. Show Business” himself, Wally Vernon, has been in front of the footlights or a camera making people laugh for the last 37 years, ever since he reached the ripe old age of 5. Born in England in the dressing room of a theatre, he is the son of vaudevillians, Wally broke into the act after lounging around and loafing for the first five years of his existence. His first “bit” was a pratt fall, and now, some 37 years later, he still can bring laughter to the most hardened film-goer by the same pratt fall. Wally has played every type of theatre act or part imaginable. He has been in medicine shows selling “Dr. Vernon's Magic Elixir,” burlesque, minstrel shows, vaudeville, night clubs, musical comedies, motion pictures, radio and television. His most recent film is Lippert Productions laugh-and-song-a-minute “Square Dance Jubilee,” in which he plays a New York dude out west looking for rural television talent. His excellent performance led to a comedy role in Milton Berle’s new picture. Wally is married to “Ginger” Vernon, a fine trouper herself and a part of his vaudeville act. The team hold the record for long engagements with a five year stint at Los Angeles Orpheum Theatre. SPADE COOLEY— The “King of Western Swing’, ‘Fiddler Extraordinary”, and numerous other titles have been attached to Spade Cooley, the brightest of the new stars on the entertainment horizon. But the phrase most used to describe the Oklahomaborn musician and band leader is a “nice guy.’ A descendant of the famed Indian warrior Geronimo, Spade was practically born with a violin clenched in his grubby little fists since both his father and grandfather were fiddlers of the barn dance variety. Spade moved to California with his family, and he worked on their farm until a rather unfortunate kick by a mule led to a rather fortunate job as a fiddler. After the mule kicked, Spade, when he awoke in the hospital decided there must be an easier way to make a living. So, he got a job as a violinist with a band in Modesto, Calif., and from then on his fortune was made. In his newest effort, motion pictures, Spade and his band are starred in Lippert | Preductions giant musical “hoe down’, “Square Dance Jubilee,” a film that critics say will have all America swingin’ and hummin’, $$