Big Hearted Herbert (Warner Bros.) (1934)

And so of course, Patricia Ellis is out to snare Phillip Reed, which she does very nicely. P.S. It’s all right though . .. she really loves the lad. This all happens in Warner Bros.’ “Big Hearted Herbert’ which features Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon and comes to the Strand Theatre on Friday. Mat No. 28—20e. Pat Ellis’ Beauty Balks Desire to Play Comedy Romantic Ingenue Finally Gets Chance In “Big Hearted Herbert” EING too beautiful almost cost Patricia Ellis the realiza tion of her ambition. _ She has always wanted to do comedy. Her father, a noted director and producer trained her for it. She has a sense of comedy as well as a sense of humor. She did comedy parts on the stage. Still, with talented ingenues so scarce, the motion picture producers, recognizing her pert comeliness, refused to cast her except in light romantic roles. After she signed her Warner Bros. contract, she played her ingenue parts so well that there | “PATRICIA ELLIS Mat No. 5 10c. did not seem much chance of her getting away from them. In “Convention City,” as the breezy young Miss Honeywell, she had at least a limited chance to show her comedy talents. Her bosses must have noticed it, since they cast her in a real comedy opportunity in “Big-Hearted Herbert,” the Warner Bros. picture which comes to the ......... DROWNS, GN o6s..6. 5c, coisas In her latest role, Patricia plays the daughter of Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon. It is the part of a bright, beautiful and quick-witted modern girl. In the latter half of the story, however, she pretends to be a homely, witless dumb-bell. “Big Hearted Herbert” is an uproarious comedy in which “father’s” old fashioned ideas clash with those of his up-todate family. Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee head the all star cast, which includes besides Miss Ellis, Helen Lowell, Phillip Reed, Robert Barrat, Henry O’Neill and Ben Markson, based on Sophie Kerr and Anna Steese Richardson’s adaptation of Miss Kerr’s story. Broadway Is Hopeless Says Aline MacMahon Aline MacMahon, Warner Bros. star, on returning from New York to play the stellar role in “Big Hearted Herbert,” now showing at the .......... Theatre, described the difference in Broadway and Hollywood’s mental psychology. “Broadway is livelier than Hollywood,” she said, “but with an entirely different outlook on life. Hollywood is depressed but not hopeless, while Broadway is hopeless but not depressed.” Patricia Ellis Has Many Talents Patricia Ellis, appearing as the ingenue in “Big Hearted Herbert,” the Warner Bros. comedy romance which comes to the Joh eR eas Misatre:-on 4268. Ry Pee , is a@ young woman of many accomplishments. She draws in black and white, paints in oils, plays the piano, is an accomplished dancer and sings so well that everybody who knows her wonders why she has not appeared in musical films. The answer to this, is that she has done excellent work in romantic and comedy parts, although she does sing in some of her films. She has one song in “Big -Hearted Herbert.” Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee are featured in the production. Child Actor, Grown Up, Now Changes Name Junior Durkin, one of the best known child actors on the screen, has grown up into a tall handsome youth and has changed his name to Trent Durkin. He appears on the screen for the first time in “Big Hearted Herbert,” the new Warner Bros. comedy romance, which comes to the Se arenes Theatre on. . aan 4 with Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee in the stellar roles. Girls Declare Reed Is Handsomest Juvenile In a recent campus poll at a Los Angeles High School, Phillip Reed, who has the juvenile role in the Warner Bros. comedy romance, “Big Hearted Herbert,” which comes to the ..................05. DRCAtROS Ole sa7ewcssts sche tcenees » was voted the handsomest young leading man on the screen. Phil is a strapping fellow, over six feet tall, very broad and with the wavy hair and clean eut features that young girls write about in their diaries. “Big Heartel Herbert” gives young Reed his best opportunity to date in a romantic role. Helen Lowell Created Many Stage Roles Helen Lowell who plays the part of a maid in “Big Hearted Herbert,” the Warner Bros. production now showing at the een ee aes Theatre, created the original roles in many Broadway successes. Included are such well known parts as Lizzie in “The Lottery Man,” Miss Hazy in “Mrs. Wiggs,” Polly Love in Viola Allen’s production of “The Christian,” Amelia in “Mile-AMinute-Kendall,” Aunt Lucey in “Cappy Ricks,” Nelly Fell in “The Torch Bearers,” Mrs. Fisher in “The Show-Off” and Mrs. Hardy in “Skidding.” Beware Of The Flies, Guy Pat Ellis Gets Real Thrill On Film Set Patricia Ellis, playing the ingenue role in “Big Hearted Herbert,” the Warner Bros. comedy now showing at the ............. Theatre, had the special thrill that is reserved for young actresses on the way to stardom, during the production of the picture. She walked onto the set one day and saw her name lettered on a chair reserved for leading players. “That was really a thrill,” said Pat. “It was the first time that had happened to me. It makes you feel as though you were someone of importance.” Stars With Actor On Whom She Had Crush When Aline MacMahon, Warner Bros. star, was ten years old, she saw Guy Kibbee in a romantie role in a Brooklyn theatre. She liked him so well, she cut his picture from a paper and kept it in her scrap book. Guy was then a handsome youngster of 25. Twenty years later, she is playing his wife and co-star in “Big Hearted Herbert,” which comes TO thee... ee Theatre Thirteen Is Lucky For Pat Ellis Patricia Ellis will never consider “13” unlucky. It was her 13th picture under the Warner banner, “The Circus Clown,” that gave her an opportunity to show her outstanding talents, and which won her the romantic lead in “Big Hearted Herbert,” the hilarious comedy romance which comes to the ...............00 He ate SOM prt sscscc. stats ree » with Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee in the featured roles. We don’t know if Guy Kibbee is doing a Joe E. Brown or imper sonating a mouth-trap, but the flies are sure to spot him if he keeps his mouth open much longer. Guy is ‘appearing in Warner Bros.’ “Big Hearted Herbert” the hilarious farce which comes to the Strand Theatre soon. Aline MacMahon is featured in the all comedy cast which includes Patricia Ellis, Phillip Reed, Helen Lowell, Robert Barrat and Henry O'Neill. Mat No. 21—20c. Bob Barrat Escapes Role Of Heavy For the first time in more than a year, Robert Barrat has been assigned a role in which he is not a heavy. Bob, an excellent and experienced character actor, is playing the _ brother-in-law role in “Big Hearted Herbert,” the Guy Kibbee-Aline MacMahon starring picture for Bros., which comes to the .......... Warner ee eee TMNEALLCR ONG css at. oe As “‘Big Hearted Herbert,” Guy Kibbee brings us one of his most amusing characterizations, in the Warner Bros. comedy of the same name. Aline MacMahon, Patricia Ellis and Phillip Reed are in the cast. Mat No. 27—10ce Kibbee Couldn’t Resist Lure Of Footlights After he had been on the stage some years, Guy Kibbee became ambitious for a business career. He left the stage and entered the publishing business. He could not resist the call of the footlights however. Shortly after he returned, he scored his big success on Broadway in “The Torch Song.” He was then offered a picture contract with Warner’ Bros., which he accepted. He has played featured roles in more than a score of pictures and now blossoms out as co-star with Aline MacMahon in “Big Hearted Herbert,” the rollicking comedy which comes to the AS Oo. Theatre on .............. Says Bandits Wouldn’t Bother Robbing Actors With the country discussing the supposedly tremendous salaries of screen players, Guy Kibbee says he is convinced actors are not such wonderful “pickings” and cites an instance to prove it. Guy was driving to the Warner Bros. studios where he was working on his latest comedy, “Big Hearted Her bert,” now showing at the Theatre, when he was hailed by a hitch hiker. “IT don’t mind giving you a ride,” said Guy, “but it’s dangerous to pick up strangers nowadays, with so many holdups.” “You needn’t worry, Mr. Kibbee,” said the man who recognized Guy. “Them bandit fellers wouldn’t waste time holdin’ up actors. They want cash.” Page. Eleven