The Film Daily (1934)

THE s^2 DAILY Thursday, May 31, 1! « « REVIEWS of the NEW FEATURES » » San Francisco — Fulton-Stanislaus Corp. has been launched by two San Francisco and one Oakland theater man: C. H. Turner and Wm. H. Noble of San Francisco and Wm. A. McKee of Oakland. Present plans call for the acquisition of the Fox Wilson Theater, Fresno. Santa Rosa, Cal.— The Roxy will be the new name of the Cline Theater, says Dan Tocchini, proprietormanager, after alterations costing $25,000. Bridgeport, Neb.— The Trail theater, former Fox-Westcoast house, has been reopened by Ben C. Anderson, with new Photophone High Fidelity sound. St. Petersburg, Fla.— The Capitol will close for the summer. Palm Beach, Fla. — Owing to expiration of his lease, Harry Simonds has closed the Park theater. La Belle, Mo. — Roush and Tysor have constructed a new theater and equipped it with RCA Victor High Fidelity sound apparatus. Cleveland — W. W. Bromberg, distributor of "Damaged Lives," a Weldon Picture, has opened an office in Film Exchange Bldg. William Powell in "THE KEY" with Colin Clive and Edna Best Warner Bros. 70 mins. DRAMATIC TRIANGLE ROMANCE AGAINST COLORFUL SINN FEIN BACKGROUND APPEALS BEST TO CLASS AUDIENCES. Though it should attract the Powell fans and please them to a certain extent in view of the different type of role he plays as an adventurous British captain, the predominant appeal of this story is to class audiences. In an Irish rebellion setting, with the Dublin rioting atmosphere very well reproduced, Powell revives an old love affair with Edna Best, who is now the wife of Colin Clive, a British intelligence officer. When Clive discovers the two together, with Edna believing she is still in love with Powell, the husband purposely walks into the hands of the Irish. Then Edna wakes up to the fact that it is Clive she loves best, so Powell gallantly sacrifices his own welfare and future in order to effect the husband's freedom. There is plenty of action in the picture and the triangle situation, coupled with the hostilities, has its elements of suspense. Cast: William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh, Halliwell Hobbes, Donald Crisp, J. M. Kerrigan, Henry O'Neill, Phil Regan, Arthur Treacher, Maxine Doyle, Arthur Aylesworth, Gertrude Short, Dawn O'Day. Director, Michael Curtiz; Authors, R. Gore-Browne, J. L. Hardy; Adaptor, Laird Doyle; Cameraman, Ernest Haller; Editor, William Clemens. Direction, Good Photography, Fine. "YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU" with Stanley Lupino and Thelma Todd B. I. P. -Majestic 63 mins. FAIR FARCE WITH GENEROUS LAUGHS AND MUSIC, OKAY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTS. A fair farce built around situations that are loosely-joined, this B. I. P. production has a nice quota of laughs, two fair song numbers and a satisfactory cast. Lupino, son of a music publisher, writes a hit tune around a girl, Thelma Todd, whom he meets and loses while motoring. She is the daughter of an American music publisher and a self-willed terror. Lupino finds he knows her brother, who wins over his father to arranging a marriage by telling Thelma that Lupino can cause his financial ruin. Thelma agrees to make the sacrifice to succor her family with a grim resolve to get even on Lupino. He abducts her and then begins the process of taming her spirit. She weakens when he pulls a masterful male act, but splits with him when she learns he has surrounded himself with a troupe of movie actors. Reconciliation comes just as he is providing her with divorce evidence. Cast: Thelma Todd, Stanley Lupino, John Loder, James Carew, Gerald Rawlinson. Director, Monty Banks; Author, Stanley Lupino; Adaptor, Frank Launder; Cameraman, John J. Cox; Recording Engineer, A, E. Rudolph; Film Editor, A. S. Bates. Direction, Fair. Photography, Okay. A Little from "Lots" — By RALPH WILK =S HOLLYWOOD J^ICARDO CORTEZ will play the lead in RKO's "Hat, Coat anc Glove." Barbara Robbins, Broadwaj importation, appears opposite him. T ▼ ▼ Walt Disney will introduce two new characters in his next Silh Symphony, "The Wise Little Hen,' for U. A. release. They are Peter Pig and Donald Duck. T T T Dolores Del Rio and Fay Wray sailed yesterday for a vacation in Honolulu. On her return Miss Rio starts work in Warner's "Farewell to Shanghai." r ▼ T Columbia has five new writers on its roster — Judith Kandel, Milton Gropper, Austin Parker, George Waggner and Harold Buchman. ▼ T T Paul Gould and Glen Boles have been put under contract by War ners. ▼ T T Tristram Tupper has been given leave by Trem Carr to adapt "Outrage" for Paramount. On his return to Monogram, Tupper will do the screenplay of his original, "Stratosphere," to be produced by W. T. Lackey. Tupper, incidentally, will edit the new Screen Writers Guild monthly magazine. Attention Exhibitors! NOW AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVE MOTION PICTURE IN SOUND AND SLOW MOTION € Fight Picture The World Is Waiting For CARNERA vs. BAER WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 15 ROUND FIGHT on June 14, 1934 Copyrighted and Fully Protected — the Entire World Phone — Wire or Write OLIVER FILM CORPORATION 245 WEST 55th ST., N. Y. C. Cable Dufilm, N. Y. Tel. CO. 5-4907 I' ■■ % •■ ■•A I '"5i I Ik Zi k '■■■■■} Mi '■■::■