Lady of the Pavements (United Artists) (1929)

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SPEAKINQ SEQUENCES! SONGS SUNG! MUSIC! EFFECTS! OR “L ADY OF THE PAVEMENTS” not only strikes a box-office chord; it’s a whole melody of money for the live-wire exhibitor. *8? *8? “The best thing Griffith has done since joining United Artists,” says the Hollywood ■ M Filmograph, one of the trade’s leading journals. D. W. Griffith has smashed records for United Artists everywhere again and again with his out¬ standing successes, “Broken Blossoms”, “Way Down East”, “Orphans of the Storm” and “Drums of Love.” “Lady of the Pavements” is heralded as an attraction parallel with his best productions. °8? *8? The name of Irving Berlin, known the world over, is back of a national song tie-up for the picture. “Where is the Song of Songs for Me,” was written especially by Berlin as a theme song for the film. “Nena” and “At the Dance,” both popular numbers, are also included i 4 SOUND EFFECTS MUSICAL a noVOCAL SYNCHRONIZATION in the music score. From the topmost ranks of filmdom come the players in the leading roles—William Boyd, the unforgettable hero of “Two Arabian Knights” and “The Volga Boatman,” Jetta Goudal, famous for matchless screen performance, and Lupe Velez, who over¬ night sprang into world-wide prominence as the heroine for “Douglas Fairbanks as The Gaucho.” The supporting cast includes George Fawcett, Albert Conti, William Bakewell, Franklin Pangbom and Henry Armetta. ^ *8? The story is sure-fire. Romance, drama, color, gaiety, thrills, suspense, beauty—“Lady of the Pavements” has everything the public wants. It tells the story of a great love that flowered from the ^ Km burning fires of a woman’s hate. “Lady of the Pavements” is Griffith at his best. The picture is packed with value that will mean S.R.O. when you show it. SOUND OR SILENT IT'S A MONEY MAKER!