Father's Son (Warner Bros., 1931) (1931)

oe . ~ Millions Read The Book. Millions Want To See The Picture! Tell ’Em About It! “BIG MOMENTS IN Boy Psychology In Tarkington’s “Father's Son” First National Picture Comes to the Theatre Next, Based on Booth Tarkington’s “Boy of Mine” LITTLE LIVES” Cut No. 2 Cut 30c, Mat 10c For All Whose Hearts Are Young! Mickey . . and Shrimp . . _and Vestibule. Led by Bill, an up-to-date boy, up to all kinds chief! (Advance Story) America’s most famous author of boys’ stories is responsible for “Father’s Son,” which will be the First National attraction at the Theatre next. This gorgeous evening of screen entertainment was made from “Boy of Mine,” by Booth Tarkington. Everybody wonders how Tarkington manages to enter. the thought-world of the young as he does. When asked about it, he replied, “By recalling my own boyhood.” A writer who knows Mr. Tarkington well has said of him, “Mr. Tarkington’s interpretation of childhood has a weird quality and one has an uncanny feeling his studies in boy psychology call for some sort of pathological explanation. In effect, his analysis of the utterly mad workings of the boy’s mind and the throbbing of his inflamed nerves is as if a boy himself had suddenly become endowed with the faculty of thinking it out loud. “That. is, the author’s interpretation of the boy, moving about in what is to him the cataclysm of life, does not so much seem to be the work of a mind observing him from without, as it appears to be a voice from within explaining the matter, the voice of a boy, uniquely gifted with the power of self-analysis. “It is as if the author had a device in his head like the plumbing giving hot and cold water to a bathtub, and as if he could at will turn off the stream of man-thinking and of mis Leon Janney and Robert Dandridge in a scene from that heart-warming production “Father's Son,” current at the Strand. “Father's Son” is the picturization of Boot Tarkington’s immortal novel, “Old Fathers and Young Sons.” Lewis Stone and Irene Rich are also featured in this First National and Vitaphone picture Real Circus Coming In ‘‘Father’s Son”’ (Current Reader) A real circus was used in the making of “Father’s Son,” the First National picture now on view at the Theatre. There are elephants ’n’everything and little Leon Janney is seen carrying buckets and : buckets of water for them. All the from the pen of Booth Tarkingtor kids from everywhere are in the| Who created Penrod, Sam, and show. _|host of other real kids. Booth Tarkington Bill is your kid, the kid around the Does ‘‘Father’s Son corner—and the kid you used to be! Everybody knows him! Everybody loves FATHER’S SO Story by Booth Tarkington (Current Reader) “Father’s Son,” the First Ne tional and Vitaphone production ¢ view this week at the ...... Th atre, was adapted from an origina eeeeee Cut No. 15 Cut 40c, Mat 10c with ‘ ~~ LEWIS STONE—IRENE RICH—LEON JANNEY and a dozen of Hollywood’s brightest Kids A First National & Vitaphone Picture Eight-Year-Old Negro|“FATHER’S SON” Lad Plays Big Part In “Father’s Son (Biography as of Jan. 15, 1931) Fight-year-old Robert Dandridge, the little colored boy who plays the role of Vestibule Pullman Thompson in “Father’s Son,” the First National and Vitaphone picture which will be the attraction at the Theatre beginning .... next, has appeared in almost a hundred pictures during the six years he has been working in films. Robert's smiling face has been seen in every one of the all-colored movies since the advent of sound pictures because his voice records remarkably well. Among the most outstanding films in which young Dandridge has appeared are “Hallelujah,” “Hearts in Dixie,” “Dixie Island,” “Rain or Shine,” “Sin Flood,” “New Orleans Frolic,” “The Texan” and several “Our Gang Comedies.” He was born in Los Angeles, but he has a pronounced southern accent, acquired from his parents, who were born in Atlanta, Ga. GETS TO BE PAL (Advance Story) Unless there is a perfect understanding between parents and children—especially between father and son, there can be no happiness in the family. In “Father’s Son” Booth Tarkington has given to the screen a story which proves this contention in a plot filled with human interest. The picture was produced by First National, who gave the world silent productions of “Boy of Mine” and “Penrod” about three years ago. William Beaudine was chosen again by First National officials to direct the present version because of his understanding of children and his appreciation of the Tarkington stories. The cast includes Leon Janney, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich, Mickey Bennett, John Halliday, Robert Dandridge and others. ‘“Father’s Son” comes to the ...... Theatre next.. eee eee Your Exit Banner For Pre-Week Display ies are the easiest things to write. He can do any of them in a day and a half, and he thinks that anybody could do it.” Leon Janney, Lewis Stone, Irene Rich and John Halliday have the leading roles in this story of an American home. First Boy Actor Of The Talkies Now Seen Here| (Biography as of Jan. 15, 1931) Mickey Bennett, who plays the role of Junior Pettis, in “Father’s Son,” the First National picture now at the Theatre, was born in Victoria, B. C., January 28, 1916. His first appearance was on the stage at the age of eight months. He was in audeville with his father for several years. His picture career began eight years ago. Among the films in which he has appeared are “A Boy of the Streets,” “Big Pal,” “The Cohens and the Kellys,” “Grabbing Grabbers,” “There Ain’t No-Santa Claus,” “It’s the Old Army Game,” “Tillie’s Punctured Romance,” “United States Smith,” “The Dummy,” “The Ghost Talks,” “Footlights and Fools” and “Strictly Modern.” Mickey was the first child to play a lead in a talking picture. It was the lead in “The Dummy.” He also played in the first Vitaphone talkie short made by Warner Brothers, proving himself the child pioneer in talking pictures. STARTING FRIDAY LEWIS STONE INENE RICH LEON JANNEY yy © Ly snaeoee BAN cccease ALLAMERICAN BOY STORY FOR ALL AMERICANS Your artist can easily duplicate this suggestion for your “over the exit” banner. Use stills or their corresponding drawings direct | from ads in this press sheet. Follow this color scheme: Tint faces in natural tones and backgrounds light blue; top bar and circles in red with date white; title black on bright yellow with bars on top, center and bottom white. Panels white with lettering red. nn cee TWO ENTRANCES “7 want to be a man like you, Dad!” But Dad _ couldn’t: even remember when he was a kid like Bill. He knew every big man in town but he didn’t know his own son. When he decides to get — acquainted it’s like look. ing into your own heart and the hearts of your children for the first time! appeal! Story by BOOTH TARKINGTON Cut No. 24 Cat 40c, Mat 10c See the youngest generation dramatized in BOOTH TARKINGTON’S supreme masterpiece of human with LEWIS STONE IRENE RICH LEON JANNEY A First National & Vitaphone Hit! LOEWS STATE” O/IRECTION~ WEST COAST THEATRES JNC. Page Fin