Draegerman Courage (Warner Bros.) (1937)

“DRAEGERMAN COURAGE” rRODGC TION: DETATES GQ s SG G : N ee s. LVS \ s VS VS s S&S QV CS SC SI 86 S&F CFS VES S 8 88 & VS SK GV CSS SY AN N FCs o < S Ran”) FOG OO> en OAD Oi Oly S SN S WS" & Below is the official billing for ""Draegerman Courage." It is important that this be followed without change or variation. Warner Bros. 35% Pictures, Inc. presents 5% Draegerman Courage 100% with JEAN MUIR -BARTON MacLANE 50% HENRY O'NEILL — ROBERT BARRAT 20% ADDISON RICHARDS 20% HELEN MacKELLAR — GORDON OLIVER — JOSEPH CREHAN 10% * * *% Directed by LOUIS KING 20% * * % A FIRST NATIONAL PRODUCTIONS CORPORATION PICTURE 10% a oe eg SRE CEE 35 SO ee = Pema Jean Muir Andre Beaupre...................... 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SP et eR MR A MARNE.) 52 Jack Killifer SPRIGQUG TIPO WOR ioe TS ee ea Irving Rapper Bh BEAT R oe et cicks RR oc Hugh Reticker EOL | ae ar REC: ANE, ee” ee" CAME er Rea ow tee Milo Anderson x RS Yor SS Andre Beaupre (Barton MacLane), a Draegerman, complains to John McNally (Addison Richards) mine superintendant, that the men working in the “New Moon” gold mine are not properly protected. McNally refuses to take any action, saying that he has orders from Martin Crane (Robert Barrat), the town’s banker who owns the mine, to speed up work. While the two are arguing the roar of a cave-in is heard, trapping a crew of eight men. Doctor Tom Haslett (Henry O’Neill) rushes to the scene with his daughter, Ellen (Jean Muir), who is in love with Beaupre. “Beau” leads the rescue work and is almost trapped himself in a second slide. Angry at the negligence which caused the cave-in, he tells Crane that the whole town will hear of it if any of the men die. Doctor Tom’s ambition is to have a modern hospital for the town but Crane and the company won’t help him. His only property is “The Graveyard” a jinxed, dangerous goldmine, believed to be of no value by all, except himself. When one of the miners dies. Beau begins to talk in a bar and McNally summons Crane, who fires Beau. The latter knocks down both Crane and McNally in the fight which follows. As Beau leaves town and kisses Ellen goodbye, news comes that her small sister, Suzanne (Priscilla Lyon) has fallen into the shaft of the Gravevard mine and is seriously hurt. Doctor Tom 5 ) we : } e ‘" } » fl , \\\ AN Wa BARTON MacLANE was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on Christmas Day, 1902 At seven his parents moved to Cromwell, Conn. He attended the Nathaniel White Grammar School, the Middleton, Conn. High School and the Weslyan University in the same town His theatrical ambition began as a boy when he played in High School and the College dramas His first picture work was with Richard Dix in the football movie, “Quarterback” After this he played in stock until he got his chance on Broadway in “The Trial of Mary Dugan” and then followed a succession of hits in “Subway Express”, “Rendezvous” and other plays Among his more recent pictures are ‘“‘Bengal Tiger’, “Bullets Or Ballots’, “Jailbreak”, “Times Square Playboy”, “The Walking Dead’, “Ceiling Zero’, “Man of Iron’, “I Found Stella Parish’ and “Frisco Kid” His current production is ‘‘Draegerman Courage’, which enmes 16 2B. a.-..,-aelcsaiserigs Theatre on JEAN MUIR—fresh from her triumph as actress-director in her Little Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles, Jean Muir returned to First National, by which studio she had been given leave of absence, to make “Draegerman Courage’, which. comes ‘to: thé.....c.systas... Theatre Ghiaic.ccsce 1 Lay. < Seah Mek Set Her workshop proved a successful experiment which she expects to carry on later, although she does not intend to neglect her film work Miss Muir was born in New York City and received her education in private schools in the East While studying in Paris, she was suddenly called back to America, meeting John Drinkwater, the playwright, on the boat He became interested in her possible stage talents and offered her a role in his troupe which was scheduled to tour the country in his “Bird In Hand” She accepted and gained valuable training with the great actor Returning to Broadway, she soon 4 W Guid Wim, Y % Ylu , Bw Soa a) AA) yy My “Uy 4 ny, needs money later to pay for an operation on his dauzhter and goes to Crane to borrow with the Graveyard Mine as security. Crane offers him a ridiculously low price for an option on the mine and the doctor is forced to accept, because he needs the money so badly. The two men go down in the mine the following night with McNally to look it over. A cave-in occurs, trapping them far below the surface in a deserted shaft. The alarm is sounded when they are missed and their location is discovered by smoke from their fire escaping to the surface through a fissure. Beau rushes to join the rescue work from a near-by town where he has been working. They drill down to the men finally but McNally has already died of pneumonia. A pipe is sunk to send down food and Beau supervises digging from the shaft mouth. The world is electrified at the dramatic struggle for two men’s lives. Time grows short as water rises in their narrow trap. Beau finally gets through and fights his way across a narrow ledze, bringing the two men back alive. The world, brought to the scene by radio, applauds. Crane, from having been so close to death, has a change of heart, and donates the money for Doctor Tom’s new hospital. Beau and Ellen, with all obstacles removed, finally are happy. | i") a | yr 4) \ of \ 1A fe 4 became well-known through the fine performances in “The Truth Game”. “Peter Ibbetsen’’, “Melo”, ‘Life Begins” and “St. Wench” Her pictures include “Orchids To You’, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Oil For The Lamps Of China”, “The White Cuckatoo”, “Gentlemen Are Born’, “Desirable”, “Dr. Monica’, and “As The Earth Turns”. ROBERT BARRAT—Born in New York and educated in the public schools of that city. Robert Barrat made his debut in theatrical circles in stock in Springfield, Mass. Later appeared in many noteworthy productions with some of the leading players of the stage Was while playing the role of the strong man in the stage play, “Lilly Turner’, that he was engaged for the same role with Ruth Chatterton in the picture Since then has played in “Sons O’ Guns’, “Captain Blood”, “Dr. Socrates”, “Page Miss Glory”, “G Men”, “Black Fury”, and others Current picture is ‘““Draegerman Courage” now showing at the Theatre. HENRY O’NEILL—After graduating from college, Henry O'Neill decided to try his luck on the stage, having appeared in school productions and amateur performances in his home town at Orange, New Jersey After many discourayements, landed a minor role with a Newark, N. J. stock company One engagement led to another until he felt he was ready to try Broadway First role there was with the John Ferguson Theatre Guild Clicked with Broadway’s theatre-coers and for many years was one of the most popular actors in the East Most recent pictures include “Bullets or Ballots’, “The White Angel”, ‘Hot Money’, “The Golden Arrow”, “Anthony Adverse’, “The Walking Dead’, “Road Gang’, “Freshman Love” and ‘The Story of Louis Pasteur” Current picture is ““Draegerman Courage’, now BOWIE BE TG eo. siv tats xsencs Theatre. Country of origin U.S. A. Copyright 1937 Vitagraph, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright is waived to magazines and newspapers.