A Very Honorable Guy (Warner Bros.) (1934)

Joe Brown Coming In Hilarious Yarn By Damon Runyon Joe E. Brown, the king clown of the screen, is scheduled to be the feature attraction at the RAMA Deb i a it at Theatre beginning next in his latest First National pieture, “A Very Honorable Guy,” which promises to be one of his greatest rib ticklers. The story by Damon Runyon, noted sports. writer and_ short story author, is one of the most unique and laughable imagin able. Runyon has taken a tin horn sport who has won the reputation of never going back on his word and earried him through the vicissitudes of such bad luck that he is compelled to sell his own body to pay his debts under a contract which gives him thirty of life before delivering Joe E. has the role of the gambler who is days himself as a corpse. as dumb as he is honest, with Hobart Cavanaugh portraying a pickpocket whom he is trying to reform, acting as his foil in the part of his bosom pal. Alice White has the role of a gold digging chorus girl whose affections vacillate between the gambler and a mad doctor with their financial ups and downs. Robert Barrat is the doctor and rival for the love of the pretty chorus girl. Irene Franklin plays the role of Miss White’s mother, a typical money grabbing parent who is out to see that her daughter marries for money and not for love. Alan Dinehart heads a band of erooks of which he is the brains. Others in the cast inelude Arthur Vinton, George Pat Collins, Harold Huber, James Donand Al Dubin, the latter two being the lan, Harry. Warren Warner Bros.-First National ace song writers who play their, own profession in the film. Earl the screen play which was directed Baldwin prepared by Lloyd Bacon. Joe E. Brown Get set for a grand time when this lad steps out as “A Very Honorable Guy,” the First National comedy hit coming to the Strand. Others in this riot of laughs include Alice White, Alan Dinehart, Irene Franklin and Hobart Cavanaugh. Mat No. 5—10c. ‘Il Be Seein’ Yuh! Yessir, Joe E. Brown comes to town on Saturday when his latest starring success, “A Very Honorable Guy,” hits the Strand Theatre. Others in the cast of this howling comedy include Alice White, Irene Franklin, Alan Dinehart and Hobart Cavanaugh. This First National laugh hit was adapted from the story by Damon Runyon. Mat No. 12—20c. Alice White Thinks Long Engagements Will End Divorces Alice White, whose honeymoon with Cy Bartlett, screen writer, was halted two days after their marriage, by a call for her to Alice White appearing in “‘A Very Honorable Guy” at the Strand. Mat No. 13 LUC. play the leading feminine role opposite Joe EH. Brown in the First National picture, “A Very Honorable Guy,’ which comes to the Theatre OUD ae sie, ci one cat Pea iS) 4 very strong advocate of long engagements. Her own lasted for four years. “Most everyone will tell you that long engagements for loving couples are far from satisfactory,” declared Miss White. “Naturally I think long engagements are ‘the thing.’ Cy Bartlett and I waited four years before we were married and _ because of that I know we’ll continue to be happy. Too many actresses rush into marriage as if it were a six-in-the-morning eall to the film studio and consequently regret it.” The picture is the story of a tin horn gambler who is so honorable he stakes his life to pay a debt. It was written by Damon Runyon, famous. sports writer and adapted to the screen by Earl Baldwin. There is a talented supporting east which includes Alice White, Robert Barrat, Alan Dinehart, Irene Franklin, Hobart Cavanaugh, Harold Huber and the two ace song writers, Harry Warren and Al Dubin. Lloyd Bacon directed. Damon Runyon Puts Characters of Real Life Into Picture Few writers know the pulse of Broadway, by day and by night, and the motley assortment of characters that play their parts in the never-ending drama of The Big Street, as does Damon Runyon, sports writer and fictionist, whose short story, “A Very Honorable Guy,” now showing at the Theatre, is the vehicle for Joe E. Brown’s latest First National picture. Dp aehse the piteea are Tee tC... Runyon is one of the two bestknown authorities on sports in America, ranking with Grantland Rice. Nearly two years ago, he started his chronicles of the Great White Way, more as a playful experiment than anything else. Told in racy, picturesque Broadway slang, these stories found instant favor with an ever-widening circle of magazine readers. Their success surprised Runyon more than anyone else. His characters are all drawn from life, and thousands of people who know their New York have no difficulty in recognizing the originals of the men and women who move through Runyon’s pages. Joe E. Brown plays the role of “Feet” Samuels in “A Very Honorable Guy.” Alice White has the leading part of Hortense, Feet’s inamorata. Other important members of the cast are Irene Franklin, Hobart Cavanaugh, Alan Dinehart, Robert Barrat, Arthur Vinton, Harold fiuber and G. Pat Collins. Lloyd Bacon directed the picture from the sereen play by Earl Baldwin. Harry Warren and Al Dubin, composers of the hit songs of most of Warner Bros. musicals, appear in the picture as themselves. Exceptional Cast Supports Joe Brown In “Honorable Guy” An exceptionally talented cast has been announced in support of Joe E. Brown, the prince of comedians, who comes to the ARS sid aaah eee Theatre next eee ah oT eee in the First National picture “A Very Honorable Guy.” Alice White, the diminutive blonde, who was a reigning star two years ago, plays the leading feminine role. Miss White recently returned to screen work and has played the leading feminine role in three pictures, “Employees’ Entrance,” “Picture Snatcher” and “The Heir Chaser.” Others in the cast are noted both on the stage and _ screen. Robert Barrat, who recently came to the screen where he has appeared in such pictures as “Gambling Lady,’ “Hi, Nellie” and “Massacre,” was famous on Broadway for many years. It was while playing in “Lilly Turner” in New York that he was engaged to play the same part on the screen. Alan Dinehart also is an old stage player although he has been doing picture work for the past several years, his most recent being “The Heir Chaser,” “The World Changes” and “The Bureau of Missing Persons.” “A Very Honorable Guy” is the fourth picture for Irene Franklin, a headliner in vaudeville and on the musical comedy stage. Her other pictures include “Registered Nurse,’ “The Cat and the Fiddle” and “The Women in His Life.” Among others in the cast are such well known players as Hobart Cavanaugh, Arthur Vinton, George Pat Collins, Harold Huber and James Donlan. Harry Warren and Al Dubin, the famous song writers, appear in the picture in their professional roles. “A Very Honorable Guy” is a distinct departure in Joe HE. Brown comedies, Joe playing the role of an underworld character. The picture is based on the hilarious story by Damon Runyon, famous. sports and short story writer. It was directed by Lloyd Bacon from the sereen play by Earl Baldwin. When Brown Feels Blue Joe E. Brown Has 159 Suit Wardrobe In “Honorable Guy” The title, “The Best Dressed Star (male) in Hollywood” goes to Joe EH. Brown. The explanation is Joe’s current First National picture, “A Very Honorable Guy,” now showMO = Sete tines. @stee sev ancing sta) sols take Theatre. As Feet Samuels, the hero of Damon Runyon’s popular story, Joe has a wardrobe of 150 suits, JOE E. BROWN star of “A Very Honorable Cuy” now at the Strand. Mat No. 4 —10c. representing not only what the well-dressed man will wear, but a number of new that the well-dressed man hasn’t thought of yet. Joe’s sartorial wrinkles adventures. and escapades in the story permit him to actually wear less than a third Of. Uathis wardrobe, but it was on the set, complete and unabridged. The ments for super Chesterfieldian star’s wardrobe require“A Very Honorable Guy” are the most extensive in the history of the studio, for a male star. “A Very Honorable Guy’ is the story of a tinhorn gambler who is so honorable he stakes his life to pay a debt, and is said to provide Joe E. with the most laughable vehicle of his career. There is a talented supporting cast which includes Alice White, Robert Barrat, Alan Dinehart, Irene Franklin, Hobart Cavanaugh, Harold Huber and the two ace song writers, Harry Warren and Al Dubin. Lloyd Bacon directed the picture from the screen play by Earl Baldwin. Doc seems to be getting a head start. Joe E. Brown sells his skull for $1,000 in this side-splitting scene from “A Very Honorable o> Guy. This First National laugh riot comes to the Strand Thursday. Mat No. 11—20c. Page Nine