Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

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METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESENT!! 50 “LUCKY STAR” HITS IN 1930-31; MARION DAVIES in THE FIVE O’CLOCK GIRL This play by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson with a score by Kalmar and Ruby ran one year in New York and was a big hit on the road. It’s just the thing for Marion Davies. Full of fun, frolic, songs and romance. They’ll love Marion as the mannequin who poses as an heiress debutante. Here’s a Big Time vehicle lor a Big Time star! It will be widely promoted with a Cosmopolitan-size ad drive. MARION DAVIES in ROSALIE Based on the Ziegleld musical comedy by William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton with a score by the great George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg. “Rosalie.” adapted by Gene Markey, comes to talkies with a reputation that’s countrywide! Imagine Marion Davies as Princess of a mythical kingdom to which comes a handsome American Trans-Atlantic flyer. He’s bashful — but she’s not! The result is grand. This one gets that million-dollar promotion, Cosmopolitansponsored. There will be three Marion Davies productions JOAN CRAWFORD in GREAT DAY Phis elaborate musical drama ot the river country of Louisiana was six months in road tryouts before reaching Broadway and represented a fortune in theatrical investment. Vincent Youmans, composer of “Hit the Deck,” and many other successes wrote the score, admittedly his greatest, containing such positive numbers as “More Than You Know,” “Without A Song,” “Great Day,” and “Happy Because I’m In Love.” Based on the play by William Cary Duncan, John Wei, Vincent Youmans. Lyrics by William Rose ail Edward Eliscu. Adapted for the screen by Jams Montgomery. Directed by Harry Pollard. The second JOAN CRAWFORD pictii will be HER FORTUNE by James Mqi gomery. ' There will be four Joan Crawford Pictures GRETA GARBO in RED DUST | The most unusual part she has ever played ! (i a Chinese rubber plantation — -her past in Pas forgotten — gorgeous Greta Garbo gives tc talking screen a performance such as you’ve new witnessed! This stage play by Wilson Collis 1 has the power of “Sadie Thompson.” It’s goi? to be one of the year’s greatest ! There will be three Garbo Pictures WILLIAM HAINES in REMOTE CONTROL Remote Control — a rollicking romantic meldrama! Broadway gasped at the stage play. T e 'Balking picture takes you into a radio broadca ing room with Bill Haines as announcer! Jit his style ! Bill unknowingly thwarts the GF t Gang operating by radio. And of course ther s a girl in the story. She’s his! Based on the.pty by Clyde North, Albert C. Fuller, Jack . Nelson. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair. T here will be p William Haines pictures^ | i LON CHANEY TALKS in I THE BUGLE SOUNDS A powerful story of the Foreign Legion, “T e Bugle Sounds” by Major Zinovi Pechkoff, Chany plays the part of a hard-bitten sergeant, cru , ruthless — until Love enters his life! Much f Cecil B. DeMillc King Hi dor Lionel Barrymore Clarence Brown