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Last Days of Pompell"

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An entire section of the 19 due shortly at the Queen's Theatre. In the supporting cast are Gertrude toman city of Pompeil was repro- Michael, James Burke, Roberi Cum-duced at RKO Radlo Studios to film mings and Jane Rhodes. The nim is "The Last Days of Pompeil," now at Among the struc- story of an all-consuming love the Star Theatre. Directed by E. A. Dupont, the story tures shown is the famous Temple of revolves around a gambling house Jupiter. Three sound stages, a ficor operator, and the woman he marries space of 30,000 square feet, When he finds she is faithless he threwn together to nilow an enormous commits a murder

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