The Film Daily (1934)

11 NEWS of the DAY « « REVIEWS of the NEW FEATURES » » Louisville — The Temple has been ;ased by the Interstate Amusement !o. of Chicago. It will be remodeled nd name changed to Temple of Lrts theater. Fayetteville, Tenn.— The Capitol. Ipeiated by Cumberland Amuselent Co. of Tullahoma, has been quipped with new Photophone High 'idelity ,sound apparatus by R. T. full, general manager. Salt Lake City — Jack Marpole has Dwered prices to a summer scale ,f 20-30 at the Paramount. Overton, Tex. — J. E. Adams, iouisiana theater operator, has aranged for the installation of RCA 'ictor High Fidelity sound in his rem here. I Louisville — The following companies have been incorporated: 'ikeville Amusement Co., W. J. Vard, Gladys Ward and Faye W. iamsey; Fifth Avenue Amusement )o., A. Gubiner, Anne Schatz and -eo J. Sandmann. Indianapolis — Local Variety Club las secured permanent quarters in he Claypool Hotel. Preparations re under way for the first dance |nd frolic April 28, to be held in he Indiana theater ballroom. Cleveland — Jack Greenbaum, irominent in exhibition and distri•ution activities in this territory, lias acquired "Guilty 'Parents" for )hio and Kentucky. Associated with Ureenbaum is Maurice Lebensburg Oklahoma City — Jack Whelilan kas been appointed Fox ad sales manager, succeeding L. Bateman, vho resigned. Indianapolis — George Landis, nanager of the local Fox exchange, las returned to the city after a wo-week West Indies trip. Cleveland — A branch office of Su)erior Motion Picture Supply Co. of Dittsburgh has been, opened here at L740 East 23rd St. L. P. Stewart las been appointed branch manager >y Arthur F. Morrone, president of :he company. Ray Cudmore, formerly connected with the Oliver Motion Picture Supply, is in charge of sales. Wheeling, W. Va. — The State : iamaged by fire, has installed new RCA equipment and is open again, lim Velas is operator. Marietta, O. — Bob Rhodes, forssistant manager of Loew's Canton, is now manager of the Auditorum here, operated by the Shea in;erests. New Orleans — Jim Frazier, forImer assistant manager of the Saenger, was here on a visit this week. Warner Baxter in "STAND UP AND CHEER" with Madge Evans, John Boles, Sylvia Froos, James Dunn, Stepin Fetchit, Shirley Temple Fox 80 mins. ELABORATE REVUE WITH ENOUGH HIGHSPOTS AND NAMES TO PUT IT OVER FOR GOOD RETURNS. Despite a weakness in construction that has left it with a few air pockets, this musical jamboree has several highlights that will suffice to satisfy the patrons and make them pass the word around. These highlights include Warner Baxter, Stepin Fetchit, a penguin or some such bird that does a hilarious takeoff on Jimmy Durante with accompanying dialog a la Schnozzola, and the new infant wonder, Shirley Temple, who just about steals the show and leaves the customers hungry for more of her. As a plot framework, Baxter is appointed by the President to the new post of Secretary of Amusements with a view to making the country laugh itself out of the depression. A financial clique that is benefiting from hard times sets out to lick him, but with urging from Madge Evans, one of his assistants and sweetheart, he finally comes through, and a kaleidoscope of prosperity parades winds up the story. Comedy by Fetchit and Mitchell and Durant is swell, and there are enjoyable musical numbers led by John Boles, Sylvia Froos and James Dunn with little Shirley. Cast: Warner Baxter, Madge Evans, James Dunn, Sylvia Froos, John Boles, Shirley Temple, Ralph Morgan, Jimmy Dallas, Aunt Jemima, Mitchell & Durant, Nick Foran, Nigel Bruce, Stepin Fetchit. Director, Hamilton MacFadden; Authors, Will Rogers, Philip Klein; Collaborator, Lew Brown; Lyrics, Lew Brown, Jay Gorney; Dances, Sammy Lee; Cameramen, Ernest Palmer, L. W. O'Connell; Recording Engineer, E. F. Grossman. Direction, Spotty. Photography, Fine. FOREIGN FILMS "L'ANGE GARDIEN" ("The Guardian Angel"), in French; produced by Films Sonore Tobis; directed by Jean Choux; music by Armand Bernard; with Andre Bauge, Polla lllery Paul Azais and Christian Delyne. Distributed by John S. Tapernoux. Exceptionally well photographed and handsomely acted, this charming musical romance, with English titles added, should win the plaudits of American audiences which enjoy the better foreign films. Music is excellent and the singing which is left chiefly to Andre Bauge, baritone of the Opera Comique, is first-rate. St»ry is nicely developed and holds interest well throughout. "TIBURON," in Spanish, produced by Industrial Cinematographica; directed by Ramon Peon; with Luis G. Barreiro, Joaquin Coss, Adriana Lamar, Julio Villareal, Manuel Tames. At the Teatro Variedades. Comedy with capable cast makes fairly enjoyable entertainment for Spanish audiences. "UNCERTAIN LADY" with Edward Everett Horton and Genevieve Tobin 1 Universal 65 mins. AMUSING FARCE COMEDY APPEALING MAINLY TO CLASS AUDIENCES. SUAVELY ENACTED PIECE. Much resembling a smartly-done stage play, "Uncertain Lady" has been transferred to the screen in a manner appealing principally to audiences liking clever farcical situations and clever dialogue. Its various roles are expertly handled and the direction given the production by Carl Freund is smooth and knowing. Story concerns a husband, played by Horton, who wants his wife, enacted by Miss Tobin, to divorce him so he may wed a mercenary, baby-talking lady. The wife agrees upon condition that he provide her with another husband. In an attempt to win back Horton, she brings in an old friend to make fictitious love to her but it happens they fall in love with each ether in the genuine manner. Windup finds Horton and his sweetie tricked into a long sea voyage, leaving his wife and her newly-found sweetheart ashore. Cast: Edward Everett Horton, Genevieve Tobin, Renee Gadd, Paul Cavanagh, Mary Nash, George Meeker, Dorothy Peterson, Donald Reed, Herbert Corthell, Arthur Hoyt, Gay Seabrook and James Durkin. Director, Carl Freund; Authors, George O'Neill and Doris Anderson; Adaptors, Daniel Evans and Martin Brown; Editor, Edward Curtiss; Recording Engineer, Joseph Kurland; Cameraman, Charles Stumar. Direction, Fine Photography, Good. "THE WOMAN CONDEMNED" Marcy Pictures 66 mins. MURDER MYSTERY DRAMA WILL FIND BEST RESPONSE IN FAMILY PROGRAM HOUSES. This is a murder mystery drama which after maintaining interest fairly well ends on a climax that leaves the mystery somewhat unexplained. But Claudia Dell, the girl who is apparently guilty of the murder, succeeds at the windup in making the real murderer confess and is returned to her bewildered husband for a happy ending. Story centers around the mysterious withdrawal from broadcasting of a favorite ether songbird. Radio chain head, who is in love with her, suspects a sinister oppression, and has her trailed. Cops seize Claudia Dell breaking into the singer's apartment. As a jest a court reporter, attracted by Claudia's looks, tells the judge that she is his fiancee, and that the apartment she was breaking into was his. The judge, a practical joker himself marries them. Then Claudia is found in the apartment just as the singer is shot dead. Rest of film is given over to unravelling the mystery. Cast: Claudia Dell, Lola Lane, Richard Hemingway, Jason Robards, Mischa Auer, Douglas Cosgrove, Tom O'Brien. Director, Mrs. Wallace Reid; Cameraman, James Diamond; Editor, S. Roy Lubv; Recording Engineer, Earl Crain. Direction, Okay. Photography, Fair "I've never done ah£thirig B like as well as this role! It's immense! J A role that comes once in an ac j tor's lifetime!"— JOHN BARRY ' MORE. High praise indeed from the I screen's foremost actor and his j leading lady about their roles in t Broadway's greatest comedy smash. It's even greater on the screen! I JOHN BARRYMORE in "20th J Century", with Carole Lombard, J I Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns. I'V'j A Howard Hawks production J;.] from the stage success by Ben { ' Hecht, Charles MacArthur and 'j I Chas. B. Milholland. j i • •:' v />