Dangerous (Warner Bros.) (1935)

Joyce Heath (Bette Davis) is a beautiful and brilliant actress, but so self-centered in her ambitions and her desires, she leaves a trail of broken hearts and wrecked lives behind her. Every one she contacts seems to fall under her strange spell, ultimately to be ruined. She gets the reputation of being a jinx, and theatrical producers will no longer engage her. She then slowly sinks to obscurity and degradation. One night Don Bellows (Franchot Tone), a rising young architect, sees her in a cheap gin mill. He had admired her when she was at the height of her success and takes her to his small place in the country, hoping to straighten her out. Don is more and more intrigued by her alluring personality, and one day takes her in; his arms. He regrets it later, being engaged to a beautiful society girl, Gail Armitage (Margaret Lindsay). Joyce sneers at his conventional morals and her propinquity weaves a spell about him. He finances a play for her, and stirred by her old desire to have the world at her feet, she starts rehearsals. Don neglects his business and his fiancee to be near her. He begs her to marry him, but she puts him off. The matter comes to a showdown the night before the play is to open. Joyce Heath Don Bellows Gaar Himatiare. 29) Ph. Ae ia ee DETR Teper. 0 Gordon Heath Teddy Roger Farnsworth 25 5600: eosin: im PRE AN ONIOY nn GUS ue os Charles Melton George Sheffield... zn. Soe al Elmont Reed Walsh Dp eee Story and Screen Play o Photography by _ eee . Art Director. Cee ee "RE, Sa ath siete Leo F. Forbstein Musical Director. BETTE DAVIS | “DANGEROUS” She goes to Gordon Heath (John Eldredge), once a man of wealth whom she had married, ruined and deserted, and asks him for a divoree. He refuses. She drives him to the country and threatens to kill them both by wrecking the car unless he consents but he tells her he still loves her despite what she has done to him. Keyed to an hysterical pitch, and fearing the loss of Don’s financial backing, she carries out her threat by smashing the car into a tree. Both are seriously injured. The scandal that follows wrecks Don’s business and also the play. His eyes are finally opened to the girl’s utter lack of consideration for others. He visits her and tells her it is not a jinx that has been following her but her own selfishness. Joyce herself comes to this realization. When told her husband is going to live, she goes to the theatrical producer and persuades him to go on with the play. Determined to wreck no more lives, she tells Don she merely used. him as a means to regain her position on the stage. This completes their break, although now she has come to love him. Don goes back to Gail and eventually is married and settles down to business. Joyce’s play is an instantaneous hit. She visits her husband who is overjoyed when she tells him she now belongs entirely to him. ee eee ee Tulse er nae Bette Davis <a hence te al COL one __Margaret Lindsay Dy rarer al atl Sa Caper ae Alison Skipworth eh Gertie, Mesh abanGem John Eldredge eis) SRS Sa Dick Foran Sa Shs Pie te a Walter Walker As whee: WE Gee: Richard Carle ete: _.........George Irving Oe eae eae Pierre Watkin _......... Douglas Wood William Davidson Biss ety sa eel Alfred E. Green _ Laird Doyle Ernie Haller Li eee ae Richards _...Hugh Reticker Orry-Kelly with Franchot Tone Margaret Lindsay—Alison Skipworth John Eldredge—Dick Foran Directed by Alfred E. Green A Warner Bros. Productions Corporation Picture Page Highteen Dramatized biographies, stressing highlights in the lives of the stars, arranged so that editors may use them with a minimum of editing. The half column cuts may be used with or without the star silhouettes. Born in Lowell, Mass., April 5, 1908—Graduated from Newton High School and Cushing Academy — Wanted to be a nurse but ecouldn’t stand blood — Studied dancing then enrolled in John Mur ray Ander Mat No. 112 son’s Dramat—10c : ie school — Won two scholarships—Played in stock, then on Broadway—Went to Hollywood and soon was signed by Warner Bros. for role with George Arliss in “The Man Who Played God.” Made a hit—Married her high school sweetheart, Harmon O. Nelson, Jr., now a prominent orchestra leader—Rides horses and plays golf—Attends football games, tennis and polo matches—Has no hobbies—Owns two dogs—Only woman who ever qualified as a lifeguard at Ogunquit Beach—Made great success in “Of Human Bondage” with Leslie Howard—Repeated it in “Bordertown” with Paul Muni— Became a star in her own right —Added to her laurels in “Girl from 10th Avenue” and “Front Page Woman’—Worries lest the public judge her by the unpleasant characters she frequently portrays — Constantly gets fan mail asking advice on best methods to charm men—Now has her greatest dramatic opportunity in “Dangerous” which opens at the theatre tons. jan a8. “MARGARET LINDSAY Born Margaret Keis, in Dubuque, Iowa — Graduated from National Park Seminary, Washington— Studied at American Academy of Dramatic Art—Went to London— Got on the stage and acquired an English accent — Went to Hollywood and won a part in “Cavaleade” through her accent —Seored a hit—Signed contract with Warner Bros.—Competent musician—Excellent dancer—Intends to teach dramatics and dancing sometime—Not in love and doesn’t want to be—Dislikes fussy, frilly clothes—Has travelled much in England and Germany — Swims — Doesn’t diet — Fasts one day a week—Favorite sports are riding, swimming, tennis, golf and greyhound racing— Avid reader—Is 25 years old—5 ft. 5 in. tall—Weighs 115 pounds —Has hazel eyes and dark brown hair—Current picture is the Warner Bros. production “Dangerous,” coming to the............ Theatre on............. Mat No. 110 —10c Dangerous Bette Davis, who flashed into screen stardom by her work in “Of Human Bondage” and “Bordertown,” has the most dramatic role of her career in the Warner Bros. picture “Dangerous,” which opens at the__...__.. a3 Theatre on 2G s Mat No. 105—10c OHN ELDREDGE John Eldredge was born in San Francisco—Majored in dramatics at the University of California — After graduation went on the stage — Made a_ hit in “Goodbye Again” — Got a Warner Bros. contract and went to Hollywood to Mat No. 108 —10c appear in “The Man With Two Faces” in a role he had played on the stage—Has appeared in many pictures. His current role is in “Dangerous,” now showing at the PT es aes Theatre. ALISON — SKIPWORTH A veteran of both stage and screen, Alison Skipworth was born in London— Became understudy for Marie Temple—Daniel Frohman engaged her na at the old Broadway Theatre—The morning after her first opera Mat No. 111 —l0c opened she was the toast of New York—Appeared in more than 100 under Frohman management —Became a screen actress five years ago, expecting to return to the stage in a few months—Now appearing in “Dangerous” at the Waer ss Theatre. as prima don. FRANCHOT TONE Son of a prominent manufacturer and one of New York state’s leading club women, Franchot Tone, born in Niagara Falls, N. Y., graduated from Cornell University — Took post graduate work at University of Rennes, France—Started theatrieal career with Buffalo, N. Y., stock company—Was an original member of the Group Theatre— Serious student of the drama and collects books on stagecraft — Plays all outdoor sports well— Takes singing lessons as a pastime—Reads a great deal but now refuses to read detective thrillers because he always solves the mystery when half through the book—Made his greatest stage success in “Stage Success” — First picture for Warner Bros. was “Gentlemen Are Born”—Now has the leading masculine role with Bette Davis in “Dangerpicture Mat No. 113 —10c ous,” the Warner Bros. coming to the Theatre on Dick Foran was born in Flemington, N. J.—Attended Mercerberg Academy, Hunn Preparatory School and Princeton University — Starred in football, base ball, lacrosse and ice hock ey — Member of Princeton Mat No. 109 Glee and Dra—10c matic clubs—Got a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad and was sent to California — Given a screen test and became an actor —Is crack rifle shot—Has pleasing singing voice—After making a hit in a number of pictures including “Gentlemen Are Born,” he was starred as a singing cowboy in “Moonlight on the Prairie” and will continue in a series of musical Westerns — Rides horses like a real cowboy—Now appearing in “Dangerous” with Bette Davis at the...... Theatre. LENGTH OF FILM 7217 Ft. RUNNING TIME 78 Min.