The New Movie Magazine (Jan-Sep 1935)

ESCAPADE M-G-M Anything can happen in Vienna and, in this picture, taken from the story by Ethel Borden, almost everything does happen! It all starts with a sable muff and scarf, won by Mady Christians at a gala ball she has attended with her fiance, Reginald Owen, his brother, Frank Morgan, and Frank's wife, Virginia Bruce. Parading around in Mady's new furs, Virginia walks into Bill Powell, who is at once inspired to paint her, and, without a word to anyone, they go to his studio where she poses in the furs but wearing a mask. Owen sees the picture and, while suspecting the worst, casually asks Bill who the gal is. And Bill, a bit flustered, hurriedly makes up a name and tells Reggie it's a "Miss Major." What he doesn't know is that there really is a Miss Major, and, blow me down! if he doesn't meet the gal he's invented, which makes for no end of complications! The Major person (Luise Rainer) falls for Bill right off, and Bill, egged on by Mady who is jealous and suspicious, asks the girl to come to his studio. But when Luise finds that Bill merely wants her to pose for him, she is broken-hearted. And here's where we walked in: Bill enters close to her and commands: "Smile, please." Trying to suppress her tears, Luise chokes: "I — I can't — " "Why not?" curtly. "Be-because ... I don't feel like smiling . . ." Giving up the struggle, she bursts into tears. "Here — ■" Bill protests, "will you please wipe your eyes and stop crying?" "I haven't any handkerchief . . ." Bill hands her his. "Thanks." She dabs at her eyes. "I — I didn't know I was going to cry here." Suddenly, Bill starts pacing about the room, stopping briefly to kick at the furniture. At the far end of the room, he turns sharply and faces her. "See here," he declares, "I told you once that I liked you — liked you very much. That wasn't true, do you hear?" "Yes ... I hear." "But now it is true!" he shouts. "Do you understand?" "No ... I don't understand." Shouting at the top of his voice. Bill walks toward her. "What's so difficult to understand about that?" he demands. So when Mady finds out that Luise and her old flame are in love and plan to be married, she shoots Bill in a fit of jealous rage. Whether he lives or dies is something Director Bob Leonard would rather we'd leave for you to find out. THE RKO Dix's Garbo complex forbids our getAKIZO.M.W ting within twenty feet of the scene of activity, so we hope you'll be satisfied with a brief resume of the story, which happens to be an original by Dudley Nichols. It is 1880, and Dix, on his way to Silver City, boom town of Arizona, meets up with Margot Grahame, a beautiful actress who is fleeing from a gang of nasty bandits. Watching our hero squelch the motley crew, Margot is filled with admiration for him and together they return to Silver City. Appointed Town Marshall by the mayor, Dix goes out and arrests Joe Sauers, leader of the gang, without even drawing a bead on the rascal! Sheriff Louis Calhern has been forcing his unwelcome attentions on Miss Grahame and, because Dix is running some snappy interference, he puts Preston Foster, a notorious killer, up to getting our fair-haired lad out of the road. Foster starts out all right, but gets to like Dix so well that he eventually accepts the job of deputy, just for a laugh, and promises Dix that he'll try to be the worst peace officer Silver City ever had. There is a dance at the opery house, a fight in the saloon, a fire in the jail, a round-up of the gang, and, finally, peace comes to Silver City. Dix turns his face toward California and what do you think? With him goes pretty Margot Grahame! Surprise! It's a downright COLLEGE shame, but the day SCANDAL we got around to this • one, Director Elliott PARAMOUNT Nugent was shooting the scene wherein the guilty party is exposed. And you know how we are. Just one "pretty please" and they can sell us down the river! Arline Judge is a college paper reporter and Kent Taylor is her professorbrother. Wendy Barrie is the daughter of another professor and, probably wanting to keep the professoring in the family, she is all set to trek to the altar with Kent just as soon as school lets out. All is well arid life is a beautiful dream until two prominent students, also suitors of Wendy, are found mysteriously murdered. Taking charge of the investigation, Taylor follows a hot "lead" out of town and when he returns discovers that Wendy has apparently run away with Eddie Nugent to his shack in the hills! Under pressure, the murderer admits. to having placed a time bomb in the shack and then there's a plain and fancy scramble to get to the shack in time to rescue the doomed couple. After being so mean in the beginning. we'll break down and let you in on the fact that the kids are rescued just in the nick of time, with Kent and Wendy and Arline and Eddie going into a double-barreled clinch against the setting sun. UNKIVOWN WOMAN • COLUMBIA Since winning the Academy award, Columbia seems to have gone just a weensy bit tall topper on us. So help me, you can't even stick your nose on a Jack Holt set any more. And Jack one of our pet oldtimers, too. Oh, well In this Scott Darling yarn, Richard Cromwell, an up-and-coming young lawyer, defends fish-peddling Henry Armetta, loses the case but attracts the attention of Ben Taggert, proprietor of a shady night club. Taggert, the baddy, figures he can get the unsuspecting Dick to take over some stolen government bonds until he (Taggert) can find an opportunity to dispose of them safely. Meeting up with Marian Marsh, Dick discovers that Taggert has stolen some papers from her father and, wanting to help the gal, he goes with her to a rumrunner on the trail of a clue. When Taggart's men take them prisoner, Marian confesses to Dick that she really is a thief and is trying to hijack some stolen bonds from Taggert. Arriving on the scene, a prospective buyer of the bonds recognizes Marian as a former Federal dick and insists on disposing of her and Dick, permanently. How they escape, how the gang is rounded up, how Dick finds a lot of good in the gal — well, that's the best part of the story. But exciting! WHAT'S THE MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS MADE OF? • Of Games and Stories, Pictures and Rhymes . . . THAT'S WHAT TINY TOWER IS MADE OF! CVERYTHING that small boys and girls like best to do is in Tiny Tower, their very own magazine. Tiny Tower is written 100% for children's fun, but as a parent you'll approve it heartily: the gay new games, the stories, picture fun, comic strips, cut-outs, puzzles, rhymes, the music pages — all the things to do and make. Every page is bright with color, full of fun! A year's subscription to Tiny Tower is only $1.00 and will bring 12 issues of Tiny Tower to your home or as a gift to other children you want to make happy! In Canada, $1.00 per year; foreign countries, $2.00 per year. Children Love to Get Mail All Their Own Every boy and girl is pleased when the postman delivers Tiny Tower personally addressed. He'll bring your children a copy as soon as you send in your order and say with which issue you want the subscription to begin. Address your letter to Olive Reid: TINY TOWER MAGAZINE 55 Fifth Avenue • • • • New York, N. Y. The New Movie Maaazine, August, 1935 61