Anthony Adverse (Warner Bros.) (1936)

PUBLICITY Fredric March presents a startling portrayal of the famous hero of Hervey Allen’s best-selling novel in the Warner Bros. production, ‘‘ An thony Adverse,’’ now at the ot ee Theatre. He is shown above in the role of a slave-trader in the Dark Continent. Mat No. 213—20c Rafaela Ottiano Is Boston Bred Rafaela Ottiano may sound foreign, but the precise diction of her native Boston belies it. She came to the film for the screen version of ‘‘Grand Hotel,’’ in which she played on Broadway. She was chosen by Director Mervyn LeRoy for the important role of Signorina Bovino in the Warner Bros. production of ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ now showing at THOS. cares . Theatre with Fredric March in the stellar role. Duel Victim Louis Hayward, the young English actor whose performance in Warner Bros.’ glowing screen version of ‘*‘Anthony Adverse’’ has won him the plaudits of millions of film-goers, yields his life in a thrilling rapier duel over Maria, mother of ‘‘Anthony.’’ The film sf ee fe Mat No. 120—10c Page Fifty eects — a ee ee Lights For City Of 36,000 Are Used In Single Movie Set If electric lights were turned on in each of the 36,000 homes in a city the size of Des Moines, Iowa, the current would be 18,000 amperes, exactly what was required for one set in “Anthony Adverse,” on the the Warner Bros. picture which comes to the Theatre -on-..<.2.3..225c It was a night scene in the harbor at Livorno, Italy, where fishing snacks bobbed up and down on the electrical moonlit waters. At the dock across the bay an American clipper ship rolled. Beyond the dock, the great Bonnyfeather warehouses, squat and solid, blazing with lights. Tramping through the light snow, sailors walked with their sweethearts, looking enviously at the jewelled ladies and silk hatted escorts passing in carriages. No other setting of such magnitude has ever been built on a motion picture lot. Steffi Duna Plays Exotic Love Scene Steffi Duna, exotic Budapest beauty, who has the role of Anthony Adverse’s half-easte African sweetheart in the Warner Bros. picture of that title now showing at the ... Theatre, will be remembered for her memorable performances in ‘‘La Cuearacha,’’ ‘‘Man of Two Worlds,’’ with Francis Lederer and ‘‘One New York Night.’’ As a dancer in Berlin, her first success was in ‘‘ Wonderbar,’’ following which she went to London for the Noel Coward = show, **Words and Musie’’ of which she was the biggest hit for nearly a year. A Hungarian by birth, she made a series of Hungarian versions of UFA pictures in Berlin, before coming to Hollywood. In ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ Fredric March plays the title role in which he has a dramatic romance with the fiery Miss Duna. March Is Always At Ease In Costume There are only about five actors in Hollywood who can wear costumes, according to Mervyn LeRoy, Warner Bros. director. He named as two of them, Fredric March and Donald Woods, both of whom are appearing in the Warner Bros. picture ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ now showing at the .. Theatre. LeRoy explains that there are many more actors who look well in costume, but who cannot seem to wear them with easy naturalness. ‘*Fredrie March,’’ said LeRoy, ‘‘is really my first choice. In ‘ Anthony Adverse’ he has 29 changes of costume of the period from 1775 to 1801. That’s a test for any actor. He wears them all as naturally as he would wear modern tweeds. Woods, also, has the same superb lack of self-consciousness.’’ 2550 Extras Given Work In One Film ‘*Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. picture which comes to EDO. 3a sae ee Theatre on NR oT i , brought work to 2,950 extra film players. The big opera house scenes in Paris required an audience of 600, an orchestra of 60, and 40 people on the stage. The Leghorn opera, where Olivia de Havilland, as the heroine of the Hervey Allen literary classic, commences her singing career, used an audience of 300, an orchestra of 40, and 50 singers. Napoleonic ballroom scenes called for 350 guests, an orchestra of 35 and a corps of lackeys. Other scenes in which large numbers of extras were used included locations in Africa, Cuba, Italy, France and » Spain. March Wants Swimming Pool For Actors Fredric March, who has_ the stellar role in ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ the Warner Bros. picture now showing at the ....................006 Theatre, has started a move to pool the movie pools. It is a plan by which stars may enjoy the privileges of a fine swimming pool without the terrific cost of maintaining an individual one. According to March’s plan a plot of property will be bought, a pool installed on a_ co-operative basis, and maintained on a sharefor-share basis by the pool members. Bankers The poor lad who roamed the streets o to Napoleon in Warner Bros.’ To Europe Nineteen-year-old Olivia de Havilland has the supreme role of her career in Warner Bros.’ dramatization of ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ based on the Hervey Allen novel, Wow Gt thé: ........0cisnbi Theatre. She is Angela, low-born swéctheart of Anthony, a part enacted by dashing Fredric March. Mat No. 107—10c Hindu Lecturer In Slave Trader Role The Arab slave-trader in Warner Bros.’ film version of ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ which comes to the Es raauawegtas Gatos cacaet eee Theatre on ... pee Rip ee , with Fredric March in the stellar role, is played by the famous Hindu actor and lecturer Lal Chand Mehra. Mehra has been delivering inspirational talks over the radio for several years. He is a High Caste Hindu, born in Amritsar, India. He holds A.B. and M.A. degrees at University of California. 98 Speaking Roles In ‘Anthony Adverse” In the ordinary motion picture, not more than a dozen or so players have important lines to speak. But Warner Bros. have made a record with ‘‘Anthony Adverse,’’ ninety-eight persons have speaking parts that’ contribute to the unfolding of the story. Their nationalities are English, Spanish, French, Italian, Cuban, Arabian, African and Greek. f Leghorn rose to become financier gripping filmization of Hervey Allen’s ‘‘ Anthony Adverse’’ which will have its premiere at the Theatre on role of the hero who rose above Donald Woods are in supporting roles. Mat No. 216—200 Fredric March (center) plays the title every obstacle. Fritz Lieber (left) and