Fox West Coast Theaters Now (May 14, 1930)

NOW 9 THIS week Charlie Bugle contributes but two pre- views. There is a plentiful number of opinions, however, offered by the different wom- en’s clubs. Previews By Charlie Bugle The Big House M-G-M. • THIS is the working title. A better one is to be figured before release. The picture is a peach. Up to the minute prison story, but not a ser- mon. It’s one hundred per cent enter- tainment and includes some great comedy. The cast looks like a Holly- wood casting directory. Wallace Beery and Chester Morris, together with Robert Montgomery, hog the center of the stage and give wonderful per- formances. This will surely be one of the outstanding pictures of the year. Look at these names: Zasu Pitts, Karl Dane, Dewitt Jennings, Mathew Betz, Claire McDowell, Ed- die Foyer, Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams, J. C. Nugent, Fletcher Norton and more like them and each one is im- portant. It ran ninety three minutes last night. May be slightly shorter when finished. Directed by George Hill. Women Everywhere Fox. % A MELODRAMA with many songs featuring J. Harold Murray and Fifi Dorsay. Story of the Foreign Legion of the French Army in Moroc- co. Battle with Arabs in the desert. French cabarets. Big male chorus and any number of fine numbers sung by Murray and Miss Dorsay. The cast includes Clyde Cook, Ralph Kellard, Rose Dione and George Grossmith, all well known actors of the speak- ing stage. Directed by Alexander Korda. Ran eighty three minutes of which perhaps ten or fifteen will be cut. A good program picture until these feature players are made for the screen. Caught Short M-G-M. Cast: Polly Moran, Marie Dressier, Anita Page, Charles Morton. Footage, 6759; running time, 77 minutes. • DAUGHTERS of the American Revo- lution: "A light and highly amus- ing comedy concerning two boarding house competitors, who, playing the stock market, temporarily acquire riches, which involve them and their two children in many hilarious situa- tions. Recommended as lively enter- tainment for the entire family.” General Federation of Women's Clubs: ‘‘This slapstick comedy por- trays the part the Wall Street crash played in the lives of two boarding house competitors. A typical Marie Dressier and Polly Moran picture. M o v i c t o • NUMBER SIXTY-FIVE. Total Eclipse of Sun Filmed by Movie- tone . . . Lick Observatory Scient- ists View Unusual Spectacle at Comptonville, Calif. Edda Musso- lini Weds in Rome . . Just Before Ceremony Kids Serenade II Duce, Father of Bride . . . Mussolini’s Honor Guard Salutes Newlyweds at Saint Joseph’s Church. Lord Derby Comes Here to Settle It . . . Famous British Sportsman, Seventeenth of his line, Welcomed by Commissioner Whalen and Joseph E. Widener. Coolies Coal Ships on C. O. D. System . . . Singapore Laborers De- mand Wages as Each Basket of Fuel Goes Aboard. Towns and Cities Threatened by Forest Fires . . . Air View of Menacing Blaze Burning over Wide Area Throughout Long Island . . . Volunteers Battle with Fires Burning Toward Suburban Towns near New York. Row and Away Waistlines Go . . . New York Girls Slenderize atop Chanin Tower High and Dry in New Exercise Device. MAY 14TH 19 3 0 Unb i ased Opinions tions, etc. The audience was con- vulsed with laughter throughout the entire film. Family picture.” Framed R-K-O. Cast: Evelyn Brent, Regis Toomey, Ralf Harolde, Wm. Holden. Footage, 6046; running time, 67 minutes. • DAUGHTERS of the American Revo- lution: ‘‘Another stereotype crook story, in which the daughter of a man killed by a policeman finds that love for the policeman's son proves Relaxing, interesting and humorous. Family picture.” Women’s University Club, Los Angeles Branch of American Assn, of University Women: “A penetrating satire which is’ very amusing, with sparkling humor and excellent acting to recommend it. It will appeal to adults more than to children. Ado- lescents, 12 to 16: Little interest. Children, 6 to 12: No interest.” Los Angeles Dist., Calif. Congress of Parents and Teachers: ‘‘An amus- ing comedy. The playing of the stock market by two boarding house keep- ers who are ever at odds; the love affair of their respective children, furnish the theme. Very well exe- cuted, extremely amusing to adults and adolescents, but beyond the young child.” California Council of Catholic Women: ‘‘This is the funniest farce comedy of the year, filled with side- splitting wise-cracks, diverting situa- with humor; laughs galore. One that all can enjoy. Large and excellent contributing cast. Amusing for adults and children.” Daughters of the American Revolu- tion: "This musical comedy, farcical in treatment, is the story of a beauty contest winner, who, with her mother and manager, crash the gates of Holly- wood, giving an insight into the filming of pictures. Romance is inter- spersed with lilting musical numbers, and Keaton’s clever comedy in an amusing extravaganza. Action drags toward the end. Dance numbers in- troduced lower the tone, cheapening an otherwise good picture. For aver- age adult audiences.” General Federation of Women’s Clubs: “This clever musical farce with its slender plot gives the history, n c News • NUMBER SIXTY - SIX. King George goes to Football Game . . . His Majesty Receives Great Ovation from One Hundred Thousand Fans at British Association Final in Wembley Stadium . . . Visiting Fans from Germany . . . Graf Zep- pelin is First Foreign Dirigible to Fly over England Since Great War . . . His Majesty Rewards Arsenal Team Bringing Cup to London for First Time Since Nineteen Twenty- one. Milady will use Kid this Sum- mer . . . Newest Fashions in Foot- wear include shoes for All Hours in Soft Leathers. World Financier is only Thirty-five . . . Meet Pierre Quesnay, New Manager of Great Bank of International Settlement in his Paris Office. Forest Fires Rage on in East . . . Blazes continue over wide area doing much damage in South Jersey. Japanese Typists need Good Eyes . . . Fair Stenogs of Nip- pon use Machine with Complicated Characters . . . Open Air School in Tokyo. Spanish Royalty Take Part in Fete . . . Queen Victoria Dons Native Andalusian Costume to Ride in Feria Festival at Seville . . . King Alfonso Prefers to use Car . . . Colorful Sevillian Dances are Feria Feature. stronger than revenge. Fair enter- tainment only.” Women’s University Club, Los Angeles Branch of American Assn, of University Women: ‘‘A night club hostess swears vengeance against a police official for the death of her father in a racket war. She strikes at him through his son who is ignorant of her police record. The happy end- ing weakens any moral involved. Adolescents, 12 to 16: Not advised. Children, 6 to 12: No.” Los Angeles Dist., Calif. Congress of Parents and Teachers: ‘‘A detective story with Miss Brent as the heroine who discovers love is stronger than desire for revenge. Good cast and well portrayed. Theme is one that will appeal to discriminating adults only. Youth, 14 to 18: No interest. Chil- dren 8 to 14: No.” National Board of Review: ‘‘For the mature audience.” Educational Screen: ‘‘Adults: Good of its kind. For youth, 15 to 20: Doubtful. Children under 15: No.” Free and Easy M-G-M. Cast: Buster Keaton, Anita Page, Trixie Friganza, Robt. Montgomery. Footage, 8413; running time, 93 minutes. • LOS ANGELES Dist.* Calif. Congress of Parents and Teachers: “A typical Keaton comedy, sparkling humorous and serious, of the making of a star. The photography is good and the characterization is well done. Family picture.” California Council of Catholic Women: ‘‘An amusing comedy. Too sophisticated to be used for Junior Matinees.” National Board of Review: ‘‘For family audience. Junior Matinees.” Paramount on Parade Paramount. All star cast includ- ing: Ruth Chatterton, Paul Muni, Maurice Chevalier, Helen Kane, Mitzi Green, etc. Footage, 7282; running time, 80 min- utes. • WOMEN’S University Club, Los Angeles Branch of American Assn, of University Women: ‘‘The title is an excellent summary, for many Paramount stars pass in revue, the whole being a wealth of amusing and interesting material. It will have the usual appeal of this type of enter- tainment. Adolescents, 12 to 16: • THIS original drawing of Norma Shearer will not only be of service to you when showing her latest success “The Divorcee,” but is such that it can be used with any of her produc- tions. It is a splendid piece of art and comes in three columns. Of course it is available to you from the Los An- geles office. Ask for Mat No. 134. Passable. Children, 6 to 12: Little interest.” California Council of Catholic Women: "This film is a revue for all the Paramount stars, each doing his or her ‘bit’ in a very interesting and entertaining manner. Some good comedy hits, the whole being a wealth of good material. It is part in black and white and part technicolor. Ruth Chatterton’s contribution probably the most outstanding. “A colorful, interesting and en- tertaining revue. Suitable for family use, but of little interest for younger children.” National Board of Review: "A colorful, interesting and amusing revue introducing many Paramount stars. Jack Oakie and Skeets Gallagher make very entertaining masters of ceremonies. Family audience (12 years up).” Around the World Talking Picture Epics. Footage, 5000; running time, 55 min- utes. '•*> • GENERAL Federation of Women’s Clubs: "Aerial travelogue. Beyond imagining in the art of production, and in entertainment and educational values, is this talking picture of the epochal flight of the Graf Zeppelin, during its eleven days’ adventurous air voyage from Lakehurst, N. J., via Friedrichshafen, Tokio, Los Angeles, and back to Lakehurst. The pictures of Chicago alone make it a valuable asset to visual education. Recom- mended for all ages and Junior Matinees.” Daughters of the American Revo- lution: "Under auspices of the Hearst Newspapers. This epochal film of newsreel type is an historical achieve- ment, establishing the value of travel pictures to the world. This modern thriller is a notable step toward cementing the nations in a closer understanding and mutual admira- tion. One sails in majesty through banks of clouds, over land and sea rounding the globe in eleven days, having bird’s-eye views such as the forests of Siberia, the island of Japan (with its rousing welcome) the wonder cities of our own country in their orderly beauty and prosperity. The value of such pictures to posterity cannot be estimated, and is heartily endorsed as outstanding entertainment for families.” Los Angeles Dist.. Calif. Congress of Parents and Teachers: "An histori- cal epoch. The most illuminating and scientific advent. Twelve days of flying to circumnavigate the globe, an un- paralleled feat, of absorbing interest to all humanity. For adults, youth and children: Interesting.” International Federation of Catholic Alumnae: “Commander Rosendahl outlines on a map the route followed on the air trip. Life on board the giant Graf is pictured interestingly, and the colorful panorama below is amazing and breath-taking. Suitable for church hall entertainment or Catholic school showings.” The Texan Paramount. Cast: Gary Cooper, Fay Wray, Emma Dunn, Oscar Apple. Footage, 7513; running time, 83 minutes. • DAUGHTERS of the American Revo- lution: “The story of Enrique, a young bandit, who pretends to be the long-lost son of a cultured and wealthy widow, but esteem for his benefactress and her lovely niece soon turns to love. Redemption of char- acter is shown as he resolves to re- main always, and not destroy their cherished illusion. A well developed plot, good acting, beautiful South American scenes and quaint interiors, make excellent entertainment for all the family.” General Federation of Women’s Clubs: This oldtime Western film is taken from O. Henry’s Double- Dyed Deceiver and tells of the life of a young bandit who is persuaded to go to South America to pose as the runaway son of a wealthy and aristo- cratic Spanish widow. This film is rarely well photographed, produced and acted. This above-the-average western story will please all who en- joy this type of film. An unusual Western. Adults and adolescents.” Los Angeles Dist., Calif. Congress of Parents and Teachers: “An ex- quisitely. lovely picture of dramatic and artistic value. Locale changes from Texas to South America. The regeneration of a young bandit through the maternal love of the mother of the man he impersonates. Very Commendable, but theme beyond young child. Interesting for adults and youth. 14 to 18.” National Board of Review: “Suit- able for the mature audience.”