Paramount Around the World (1931)

Page 11 WITH REGULAR PARADE "SCANDAL” This laughing caricature of George Bancroft, which originally appeared in the Cinearte Magazine, Rio dc Janeiro, belies the hard-boiled editor role he plays in his latest vehicle. O CANDAL SHEET,” in the conk? sidered o])inion of every one vvho has seen it, is the best Bancroft picture since “Underworld.” It is a powerfully dramatic story of the two-fisted editor of a sensational “yellow” newspaper whose ruthless code of printing the news, no matter whom it hurts, finally wrecks his own life. To be consistent, he is forced to print the story of his own wife’s unfaithfulness ! The cast fully measures up to the histrionic demands of the story. Besides Bancroft, you have Kay Francis, Clive Brook, Regis Toomey, Gilbert Emery and Lucien Littlefield. The picture is a directorial triumph for John Cromwell, who has succeeded in driving home the important scenes without the aid of slambang action and superfluous dialogue. Scenes in the newspaper office bear the stamp of authenticity. “Scandal Sheet” is box office plus ! GARY COOPER LILY DAMITA ERNEST TORRENCE F.«d Kohl.r Cu|tn« P.llett. Tull» Manh.ll The sequel to “The Covered Wagon” made as only the company that produced “The Covered Wagon” could make it. Thrilling action, rollicking humor, gorgeous scenery, thousands of actors. Reserved Seat WORLD PREMIERE FRIDAY at 9P M. Po/iulur Priced Showings beK<nninx at iniJniie r RIALTOzr ADVANCE NEWSPAPER AD! “No Limit,” “Gang Buster,” “Finn and Hattie,” “Scandal Sheet” Provide Varied Entertainment for Paramount Audiences — Chevalier’s Personal Appearance Riotous Success PARAAIOUNT’S reputation that it is the one company which e.xhibitors can look to as a dependable source of supply was well borne out by the steady parade of highgrade pictures released during the past four weeks. Besides “Fighting Caravans” at the Rialto Theatre, four new hits were unreeled at the Paramount Theatre on Broadway. First, in the order of their appearance, came Clara Bow in a smoothly directed, (by Frank Tuttle) clever little crook comedy, “No Limit,” in which the “It” star has the able support of Harry Green, Norman Foster and Stuart Erwin. "FINN AND HATTIE” Impressions by Hoffman in the "Neio York American” of Mitzi Green, Lilyan Tashman and Leon Errol, principal funsters in this hilarious picture. As the typical flapper type of movie usherette, who becomes the temporary owner of a swell Park Avenue apartment, which turns out to be a private gambling den, Clara has a fine opportunity to do what is probably the best work of her talker career. The action flows in a steady stream, punctuated by a flock of laughs, that are mainly furnished by Stuart Erwin as the lumbering Swede, and Harry Green, the wise-cracking theatre manager. Foster is the romance in Clara’s life and helps straighten things out in the end after first going crooked himself. A point well worth mentioning is the exceptional photography which ])ictures the New York backgrounds in most realistic fashion. ^ * IN “The Gang Buster,” Jack Oakie makes a gag out of a gang. In other words, the freckle-faced comic kids the underworld and does it to a fare-you-well. From start to finish, the film is a rapid-fire mixture of machine-gun action and explosive comedy. Edward Sutherland, director, deserves a lot of credit for keeping the ])icture moving at such a swift pace that you miss something if you shut your eyes for a second. Oakie plays a brash insurance agent, who lets nothing stand in the way of getting his man — for a policy ! An ex-small town youth, with an abiding respect for law and order, he is ignorant of the power a big city gangster wields. To get the girl he loves out of the clutches of the gang leader, he invades the latter’s stronghold — a jilace even policemen fear to enter. Needless to say, he eventually saves the girl, smashes the gang and gets the policy. A strong supporting cast, including Jean Arthur, William (Stage) Boyd, Wynne Gibson, Francis McDonald, Albert Conti and Tom Kennedy, gives the irrepressible Oakie expert assistance in wringing the most out of the story in the way of entertainment. This is one swell picture! ^ ^ YOU can just about imagine what happens when a family made up of (Papa) Leon Errol, (Mama) ZaSu Pitts, (Daughter) Mitzi Green and (Nephew) Jackie Searl go to Paris. Yes, you can imagine, but to fully apfireciate the humor of “Finn and Hattie” you've got t.o see Errol fancying himself as a sheik and falling for a ])honey countess; ZaSu I’itts making whoo])ee with a Paris guide ; little Mitzi acting the enfant terrible to perfection; and terror Jackie getting just what he deserves for Ireing an unmitigated "NO LIMIT” Here’s where one queen ( Clara Bozv) and three aces (Harry Green, Nomnan. Foster and Stuart Erwin) equal a full house! The film is an adroit admixture of smart comedy situations and oldfashioned slapstick farce. It was made for fun and laughter, and there isn’t a serious inch of footage in its entire length. Lilyan Tashman, as the pseudo countess, Regis Toomey, her partner in crime, and Mack Swain, the Paris guide, whose long beard makes it unnecessary for him to wear a tie, deserve honorable mention for their capable support. “Finn and Hattie” is a sure cure for the “depression blues !” OF HITS! ALL FOR AN IDOL! The Paramount Theatre presented a gay, holiday appearance outside as zvcll as inside during the zveek of ChevaliePs personal appearance. That the idol of France has indeed become the idol of America was effectively proved when thousands of eager patrons crowded the Paramount Theatre for a solid week to sec and hear Maurice Chevalier in person on the stage, singing, talking, clowning and acting in his own inimitable fashion. (“Finn and Hattie” was the film fare.) Despite powerful opposition in the way of stage and screen attractions in rival Broadway theatres, a steady flow of humanity poured into the Paramount from early morning till late at night. The only reason he didn’t break the house record was because a goodly number of people remained in their seats to see him a second and a third time ! As it was, he gave the Paramount one of the biggest weeks it has had in months. Readers of this publication don’t have to be reminded that Chevalier means money to any theatre’s box office. You know what record-wreckers his pictures have been in every quarter of the globe. Watch for him in “The Smiling Lieutenant !” "THE GANG BUSTER