Variety (Dec 1929)

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W^dnesday^ December 4. 1029 V A R I E T Y 17 PATHE HAS DELIVERED TO DATE MORTON DOWNERS al|.$inging, oll^ talking knockout. Novel, foscinoting, with sure-fire audience appeal. Harrison's Reports says: "If you have not yet shown it, make it a point to show it." EDDIE QUILLAN*S record breaking co- medy. Taking the country by storm. Latest triumph at the RKO Theatre, Lqs Angeles, where it stood 'em up all week. '^e funniest picture since application of sound to screen," soys Ex. Herald-World. ROBERT ARMSTRONG and CAROL LOMBARD in the most realistic, con- vinciog picture of newspaper! life ever put on the talking screen. "Big News will make money wherever it i$, shown," soys Variety. , ROBERT ARMSTRONG and JAMES GLEASON, the funrtiest team of dialogue character-comedians in pictures, in the laugh-ript of the season. "Don't overlook this one os a real bet," says M; P. News. A RED HOT BOX-OFFICE nuhiber play- ed at a sizzling temt^erature. Featuring Alan Hole, Kothryn Crawford, Josephine Dunn and Walter O'Keefe. Six red hot song hits by Walter O'Keefe and Bobby Dolan, are sung in this production. ROBERT ARMSTRONG'S third box-office hit on this season's program. A powerful, smashing drama built around the most no- torious racket of the day, Armstrong's great*) est characterization. Christmas co>mes but once ci yecir—ditto Santq Glaus. But here's an all-the-year-round Santa Claus who hands but good things to good Exhibitors regard- less of time, season or circumstance. Exhibitors who . have cashed in on PATHE proORAM, wi II tell you that "mr. PATHE is some Santa Glaus. PATHE ALL MUSIC ^ ALL SOUND ' ALL DIALOGUE YEAR WITH A JINGLE OF BIG BOXOFFICE RECEIPTS THE MOST GORGEOUS SPECTACLE ever put on the audible screen! For a decade these Follies have been the criterion of all revues. Ten yeors of sensational success is your guarantee of box ofFice success. GEORGE GERSHWIN'S successful musical com- edy oiaeretta in an elaborate production. Gersh- win, ¥fho wrote Rhapsody in Blue is America's most noted protagonist of classicoNjazz. This entrancing musical comedy, with its lilting tunes and clever lyrics, is labeled sure>f)rew' WILLIAM BOYD in a romantic adventurous! drama, photographed entirely in the famous) Pathechrome color process. Locale the crimson] mesa, the emerald canyon, the indigo sky of tlie] great West.