The Film Daily (1935)

THE » REVIEWS » "THE DARK ANGEL" with Fredric March, Merle Oberon, Herbert Marshall United Artists 1 hr., 50 mins. SPLENDID PRODUCTION WITH THREE STELLAR PERFORMANCES SCORES IMPRESSIVELY. A beautiful and impressive production telling a gorgeous romance that is so poignantly human that it will touch the heart of every girl and woman who sees it. Stellar honors are divided evenly between Fredric March, Merle Oberon, and Herbert Marshall. They all turn in performances that rank this as' one of the most finely acted pictures on the records of any season. The play follows the original stage version closely. The theme is that of war-time England as the two cousins (March and Marshall) are about to leave for the front as officers in the British army. Both have grown up through childhood loving their neighbor, played by Merle Oberon. On a short leave of absence the girl agrees to marry March, but he is summoned back to the front line. They pledge themselves to each other without the benefit of clergy. March is reported lost in action, but later he is seen alive but with the loss of his eyesight. He changes his name, not wanting to inflict himself on the girl as her husband. From here on the dramatic developments are tense, and build to a terrific climax. Cast: Fredric March, Merle Oberon, Herbert Marshall, Janet Beecher, John Halliday, Henrietta Crosman, Katherine Alexander, Claude Allister, Edward Cooper, Phyllis Coughlin, Olaf Hytten, Sylvia Vaughn, George Breakstone, Fay Chaldecott, Holmes Herbert, Bobbie Hale. Director, Sidney Franklin; Author, R. , B. Trevelyan; Screenplay, Lillian Hellman, Mordaunt Shairp; Editor, Sherman Todd; Cameraman, Gregg Tcland. Direction, Excellent. Photography, The Best. « SHORT SUBJECTS » "You Gotta Be a Football Hero" (Popeye Cartoon) Paramount 7 mins. Good Animated A generally amusing cartoon comedy, well packed with action and laugh gags. With Olive Oyl rooting for the rival team, which is made up of Bluto's giants, old Popeye gets into the game and almost single-handed brings victory to his side. Theme follows the popular song of the same title, with accompanying music from the song. Bowes Film at Paramount Major Bowes and his "Amateur Theater of the Air" picture has been booked by the New York Paramount as a special added attraction with the showing of "Two for Tonight" starting today. Rogers Tablet for Newark Newark — In memory of Will Rogers and Wiley Post, the City of Newark will place a tablet on the Administration Building at Newark Airport. Mayor Ellenstein stated yesterday. sSE3 DAILY Friday, Aug. 30, 1935 fc\Q 'PHIL M.DALY T T ▼ • • • IT'S A Riot RKO Radio's "Top Hat" starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers opened yesterday morn at the Radio City Music Hall the first show started at 10:05 the theater was jammed to the rafters and they had a helluva time keeping thousands more from crushing their way in so they lined 'em up on the sidewalk half way down to Fifth Avenue we passed there at 12:30 and saw the biggest line we have ever lamped on any attraction since we can remember they were packed 10 deep as wide as the sidewalk pedestrians were forced to walk in the street coming to and from Fifth Avenue S-0 it looks as if "Top Hat" justifies all those advance predictions that the RKO Radio officials have been so confidently making the name of Fred Astaire is one to conjure with for Box Office Magicians meaning you Showmen T T T • • • NEW IDEAS and treatment of the newspaper ads by the home office boys continues the latest specimen being that on Columbia's "She Married Her Boss," featuring Claudette Colbert one ad is a replica of a full page from the Hearst "American Weekly" the copy and layout carries out the weekly's style of romantic sensationalism with such heads as these "Kissless Bride Warns Secretaries About Marrying Handsome Bosses!" "Office Love Dangerous, New Wife Admits, But Advises Girls to Get Their Men!" another ad on this pix is done with four rhymes written in the tempo of the story with graphic illustrations George Harvey started this with George Pardy's rhymed reviews on some indie pressbooks the fact that a major company picks it up proves it's GOOD Rhyme Ads are the coming thing in film advertising T ▼ ▼ • • • IN THE home of Ed Levy, the attorney, has arrived Charles Joseph Levy, seven pounds Ed wants to publicly thank Jim Clark and Clint Weyer "as without them all this would not have been possible" Ed says if you can figure that one out, okay but that's exactly what Ed says in his letter mebbe Jim or Clint can explain when Ed Ruykendall heard that the baby looks like his dad, he advised Ed "Never mind, he may be healthy." one ardent exhib asked the dad to raise him on distributors' hearts, but the parents feel the babe is too young to go on a diet T ▼ T • • • A BEAUTIFUL Picture Samuel Goldwyn's "The Dark Angel" the play was splendid but the screen version is superb with three stellar performances by Fredric March, Merle Oberon and Herbert Marshall . it is that rare type of picture that will win every femme heart . from scrubwoman to society dame it is loaded down with a dozen weepy spots and there is nothing every wo man loves more than to cry — in a theater doggone, they really ENJOY themselves then and "The Dark Angel is the pix to give 'em a Weep Treat T T T • • • SCENES FROM "Page Miss Glory" will be broadcast by Marion Davies over a Columbia network tonite at 9 o'clock wiith Dick Powell playing opposite as in the screen version A reception was given by Mayor LaGuardia to Grace Moore at City Hall, and Hizzoner presented Grace with a lovely bouquet of roses and a pretty speech the roses probably go on his swindle sheet why not? A nifty duo of ad and pub booklets gotten out by the United Artists' blurb dep't for Mickey Mouse's 7th Anniversary starting Sept. 28 one book is devoted to sure-fire exploitation ideas, and the other contains plenty of material for local newspaper breaks. « DATE BOOK » of Famous Today: Annual convention Players Canadian, Toronto. Sept. 3-8: Showmen's Variety Jubilee, Atlantic City. Sept. 4: Hearing in United States District Court, St. Louis, on show cause order why temporary injunction should not be issued requiring Warners, RKO and Paramount to supply films to Fanchon O Marco houses in St. Louis. Sept. 10: Denver Film Row second annual outing, Lakewood Country Club, Denver. Sept. 16: Cincinnati Variety Club golf tournament, Hillcrest Country Club, Cincinnati. Sept. 20: Philadelphia Variety Club-The Exhibitor" annual golf tournament, Whitemarsh Country Club, Philadelphia. Sept. 26-Oct. 17: International movie festival under patronage of the King of Belgium, Brussells. Sept. 30: Hearing on permanent injunction to restrain enforcement of Wisconsin's antipreferred playing time law, U. S. District Court, Judge F. A. Geiger, Milwaukee. Sept. 30: Hearing of government action against Warners, RKO and Paramount, United States District Court, St. Louis. Oct. 21-24: S.M.P.E. Fall Convention, Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D. C. Detroit Notes Closing of suburban Detroit houses was reported this week as follows: the Davison, owned by George Brooks; the Visger, colored house, owned by Fred Cochrane, and the Van Dyke, owned by Rosita Karcizewski. Mrs. Jennie Smith, who acquired the Our at Quincy, Mich., last march, has sold it to H. O. Cox. The Star at Nashville, Mich., recently opened by a group of local business men, has been closed. Steve Germani has closed the Princess at Flushing, Mich. Address Theater Meet Colorado Springs — Thirty managers, besides the force of the division office at Denver, attended the annual Fox Intermountain theaters' convention held at the Broadmoor Hotel recently. Rick Ricketson, division manager, acted as chairman. The convention started with a luncheon, to which about 200 guests had been invited, and with nearly all responding, with some of them staying over for the evening. Gov. Ed C. Johnson of Colorado was the guest of honor and Rev. George L. Nuckolls delivered the luncheon address. Zanuck Preparing Four West Coa-t Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Darryl Zanuck's 20th Century-Fox production forces now have four pictures in preparation for early September start. Titles are: "Ramona," "The Buccaneer," "The Immigrant" and "Your Uncle Dudley." Currently in work are: "Thanks a Million," "Metropolitan," "Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" and "Charlie Chan in San Francisco." « €€ €4 » » » Gets Rogers' Air Spot Phil Baker will move into the ether spot left vacant through the death of Will Rogers under a deal arranged by the A. & S. Lyons office. He goes on the Gulf hour over the Columbia system