Alibi Ike (Warner Bros.) (1935)

THE BROWN What a Pitcher! What a Picture! TO ROWN Batter up...and he’s battier than ever! He's the great national pastime! TRIPLE-THREAT OF BASEBALL THIS YEAR! Ike (Joe E. Brown), is a natural born ball player, but he never makes a play either on the field or off it, withe-*~™ ologizing for it. When the team goes to St. Louis, the captain takes his wife and her sister, Dolly along. The latter is terribly impressed with Ike’s playing, and she takes his alibis as modesty. It is evident that it is love at first sight, and for five days the two are inseparable. Then Dolly has to go home to Boston. The club finally reaches Boston and Dolly suddenly blossoms out with a huge rock on her engagement finger. The boys try to congratulate Ike but he says he loaned her the ring. Finally Ike admits he is engaged but says he is not thinking of being married and that a pretty girl went temporarily to his head. Dolly overhears the conversation and that night Ike finds his ring and a note. Dolly vanishes. Ike gets into the dumps. His bat ting average falls off from .400 to..000. The team is upset for the World Series is just around the corner: Finally the boys decide something has to be done, or it is going to cost them money. They write Dolly a letter and one smart ball player puts in the phrase, “the boy was so shy and modest that he was afraid to come right out and say that he had asked such a beautiful girl to be his bride.” Dolly answers, telling the boys she is willing to forgive and forget. The captain arranges to give Ike a few days off to return to Boston to do a little scouting. “Have a good time, Ike,” the boys called as he is leaving. “I ain’t looking for no good time,” says Ike. “I’m just going scoutin’.” “Aw, cmon,” called the boys, “You better have a drink before you go.” “Well,” says Ike, “they claim it helps a cold. Prank X... Forres: SOs NiCUCNS Be kkk pee et Lefty Crawford....s.....cccccccccccccace DORM. 8 osc cnn eee UE oT, SRR Oot oe te SN ROP Ds BO as cs Screen Play 0Y..........2....cccc0cc00ccu0Dialogue Dtrector..........0..0ccce Photography BY .0..........0ccccccccecees: PUM LOFT |. 5 cca. Page Two Co en ey Joe KE. Brown Olivia de Havilland Ruth Donnelly Roscoe Karns William Frawley Eddie Shubert Paul Harvey Joseph King Joseph Crehan Adrian Rosley Raymond Enright Ring Lardner See soe William Wister Haines Gene Lewis ee pe eee Arthur Todd Thomas Pratt Esdras Hartley Leo F.. Forbstein Joe E. Brown Joe E. Brown was born in Holgate, Ohio. He joined a circus when nine years old and toured the country with Ringling Bros. as the youngest of “The Five Marvelous Ashtons.” One of the Ashtons dropped him in a tumbling act when fifteen, which broke his leg and ended his circus career. He joined the St. Paul baseball club and later became a member of the New York Yankees. Deciding to become a comedian, Joe went into burlesque. While playing in Los Angeles, he was induced to try film work. His first picture was “Crooks Can’t Win.” His recent pictures include “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “6 Day Bike Rider,’ “The Circus Clown.” JOE E. BROWN 100% m ‘* ALIBI IKB’”’ 100% by Rmg Lardner 25% with Olivia de Havilland—Ruth Donnelly 20% Roscoe Karns—William Frawley 20% IRA Directed by Raymond Enright 20% A Warner Bros. 40% Productions Corporation 5% WE 00 CoR Pant Picture 25% Olivia de Havilland Olivia de Havilland wa #n in Tokio, Japan, her father~veing an attorney, temporarily residing there. She was raised and educated in the family home town of Saratoga, Calif. When Max Reinhardt put on the spectacular Shakespearean comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Hollywood Bowl, Miss de Havilland played the role of Hermia. Then she was engaged by Reinhardt to play the role in Berkeley, Calif., San Francisco and the Eastern tour, and was the first person cast in the Warner Bros. picture which Reinhardt made. Now she is leading lady op posite Joe E. Brown in “Alibi Ike.” YOUR GOOD-WILL DISPLAY FOR JUNE This is a reminder to June dates to make the free poster by Leone Bracker, distributed by the MPPDA part of your lobby when planning the display for this show. Copy this time reads: YOUR MOTION PICTURE THEATRE Its light in the smallest village as in the great city is a symbol of human association and relaxation. Ruth Donnelly Ruth Donnelly was born in Trenton, N. J., a niece of Mayor Fred Donnelly of that city, who has the long distance record of holding down that chair for twenty-seven years. She started her theatrical career in the chorus with Ina Claire in “The Quaker Girl.” She was with George M. Cohan for four years and played comedy leads with Broadway shows for many seasons before entering pictures. Miss Donnelly went to Hollywood three years ago. He recent pictures include “Traveling Saleslady,” “Maybe It’s Love,” “The White Cockatoo,” and “Happiness Ahead.” She is now apeparing at the Sips ceuays Sess Theatre in “Alibi Ike.’ Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns, who plays a comedy role in the Warner Bros. picture, “Alibi Ike,” whieh comes to HELO ast restrecria cs: Theatre on ............ Petans tones » was born in San Francisco, Cal, and educated at the University of California. He began his stage eareer in stock with Marjorie Rambeau, but shortly afterward went into pictures. Besides his present picture, he has played in “Red Hot Tires,” “I Sell Anything,” “Grand Slam,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “They Call It Sin,” “Week End Marriage” and “This Thing Called Love.” William Frawley William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa, Feb. 26, 1893. He wanted to be a reporter, but got a job as a railway clerk. Frawley stuck at the job until he got a chance to go into the chorus of the musical, “The Flirting Princess.” After that he went into vaudeville. This finally led to Broadway and musical comedy, and later to dramatic performances. His first picture hit was “Mrs. Fane’s Baby Is Stolen.” His more recent pictures include “Here’s My Heart,” “The Lemon Drop Kid,” and “Shoot the Works.”