The Film Daily (1933)

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Tuesday, Jan. 17,1933 —JXW DAILY Ann Codee and Frank Orth in "Trouble Indemnity" Vitaphone 15 mins. Fair Comedy A "Big V" comedy directed by Alf Goulding. Frank Orth, as a henpeeked husband with a mother-inlaw living off him, allows a highpressure feminine insurance agent sell him an accident policy. The agent paints a rosy picture, shown in flashback, of all the benefits enjoyed by the policyholder for the merest scratch. But when Frank I actually does get hurt in a serious way, it's not so easy to collect. There are some laughs, but not quite enough. "Bosko's Woodland Daze" (Looney Tune) Vitaphone 6 mins. Okay A satisfactory animated cartoon. Bosko and his dog go for a jaunt out in the woods, where they play hide-and-go-seek among the trees, which do a lot of comical things. workshop filled with all kinds of toys, which do a lot of life-like stunts and gladden the little fellow. "Smash Your Baggage" Vitaphone 10 mins. Good Musical Novelty Featuring Small's Paradise Entertainers, this number in the "Melody Masters Series" is performed in a depot setting, with male artists opening the show as a group of red caps planning to stage a benefit. There follows a variety of singing and dancing, including solo and duet specialties, and a lively colored chorus doing a night club number. Fast and tuneful. "Rambling Round Radio Row" (No. 2) Vitaphone 10 mins. Diversified Second of the Jerry Wald radio personality shorts in the "Pepper Pot" series starts with some byplay involving Art Jarrett, who sings a number, and Harry Barris and Lois Whiteman, who offer a duet with Barris at the piano. Then there are some saxophone bits by Benny Kreuger and Rudy Widoeft, followed by a song number featuring Sylvia Froos in a boudoir setting. Diversity of the contents, plus the names, gives the subject passable entertainment value. Ted Husing in "Sport Thrills" (No. 3) Vitaphone 10 mins. Mostly Rodeo Only two sports are represented in this edition of the Ted Husing series. After a brief sequence of a bicycle race, remainder of the footage is devoted to rodeo stunts filmed at the Pendleton, Ore., Roundup, one of the more important annual exhibitions of its kind. All quite interesting, and there is a thrill finish as a cowboy rides a wild steer into a wooden fence. Boulder, Colo. — Gerald Whitney, manager of the Curran theater, is the proud possessor of a splendid letter he received from the Boulder Chamber of Commerce anent his showing of "Silver Dollar." The letter reads: "We want to commend you for your enterprise in securing the picture, 'Silver Dollar,' for the first showing in Colorado outside of Denver. We congratulate you and Boulder." Louisville — The National, which has been running vaudeville and pictures, has closed, but it is hoped that the owner, Abe Bass, will soon reopen it. Wheeling, W. Va. — The Capitol, after a long period of straight pictures, has added presentations. Chicago — The Ramova, formerly operated by the Wm. R. Voight estate, has been taken over by Harry Reckas. "Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives" (Merrie Melodie) Vitaphone 7 mins. Good Animated Good for the holidays or anytime. A forlorn orphan, sitting in his barren cabin, is aroused by the noise of sleigh-bells bringing old Santa Claus himself. The whiskered gent takes the lad off in his sleigh to his Alexander Gray and Bernice Claire in "The Red Shadow" Vitaphone 15 mins. Vocal Work Is Highlight In condensing "The Desert Song" operetta into a two-reeler the dramatic effectiveness of the plot was pretty much lost, leaving only the fine vocal work of Alexander Gray and that of Bernice Claire as items of particular enjoyment. Even the duets of these two do not arouse the response that would result if the script had been written so as to make the plot situation clearer and create the necessary suspense. From a musical standpoint, however, the short is okay. "Wild People" with Harry Jans and Harold Whalen M-G-M 20 mins. Snappy Musical This short is entirely in Technicolor and features Eleanor Thatcher, Joyzelle, Helen Grant and the M-G-M Dancing Girls. The boys are sent to an uncharted island off the coast of Africa where they plan to broadcast a native program. All goes well with the comedy of Jans and Whalen, some snappy songs and dances by the torch singers and a bit of neat wiggling by the ensemble, but in the end Whalen informs the astounded Jans that he has neglected to connect the "mike." Color is beautiful, costumes pleasing and all in all it's an entertaining release. "Bone Crushers" Sport Champions M-G-M 8 mins. Fine This is one of the best wrestling shorts yet made. It features Charles "Midget" Fischer, Tony Felice, Steve Strolich, Frank Schroll, Lloyd Kennodv, Alex Aberg, "Doc" Lurik, Sol Schlegel, Rubin Schaffer and Myron Cox. First some training shots are shown and then a real bout between Fischer and Felice. The gladiators go at it hammer and tongs. Slow motion shots of some holds add to the interest. East Liverpool, O. — The Columbia, which recently switched to first-run pictures, has reduced its top admission to 20 cents for adults. Afternoon prices will continue at 15 cents and children 10 cents anytime. Memphis — With the dropping of double features at Loew's State, programs will change on Mondays and Thursdays. The Warner also is discontinuing the dual policy. Brunswick, Ga. — The two local theaters, Ritz and the Bijou, are now under the same management, Pubix Theaters, Inc., having taken over the Bijou, formerly operated by Mrs. Alma King. Mrs. King will manage both houses. Michigan City, Ind. — The Uptown has reduced its admission price to 15 cents for nights. This is the lowest admission price that has been in force in 12 years. Cleveland — H. E. Roemer has been appointed manager of the local office of American Display Corp. by Charles L. Casanava. He succeeds Lew Thompson, now handling publicity for the Cleveland Food Show.