Five Star Final (Warner Bros.) (1931)

“ONE OF GREATEST PICTURES ROUTINE STORY (This story contains all the important facts about ‘‘Five Star Final.” Release st to all newspapers several days before beginning of the engagement.) “Five Star Final,” the First National screen version of the sensational newspaper play of the same name which recently took Broadway by storm—will open an engagement at the ............. Theatre. Se ee next, with Edward G. Robinson as the star. Mr. Robinson who was lately the gunning go-getter of “Little Caesar” and the gambling fool of “Smart Money” is seen in “Five Star Final’ as the ruthless managing editor of a tabloid seandal sheet—which thrives on the strength of its slogan: “The worse the news, the better we like it.” “Five Star Final” deals especially with the ways in which the unseruplous staff of the “Gazette” ruins the reputation of the Townsends. Michael Townsend had married Nancy Voorhees twenty years before, fully aware of the fact that in self defense she had killed a man. Their daughter Jenny has never known the dark secret and is about to marry Phillip Weeks, son of a well-to-do family. The news breaks in the “Gazette” just before the wedding. The mother commits suicide—and a chain of events follows—so tragic that even the heartless managing editor loses his assumed brutality. But the story must be seen. No words can adequately describe it. Mr. Robinson has never been so dynamic—so human—or so passionately convincing as in the role of Randall. His excellent support includes the lovely Marian Marsh, screen discovery of the year—H. B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone, Frances Starr, Ona Munson, Boris Karloff, Robert Elliott, Aline MacMahon, Purnell B. Pratt, David Torrence, Osear Apfel, Gladys Lloyd (wife of the star), Evelyn Hall and Harold Waldridge. Louis Weitzenkorn wellknown journalist and playwright wrote “Five Star Final’? which won phenomenal success on the Broadway stage. The screen play is the work of Byron Morgan. The adaptation is by Robert Lord. Mervyn Le Roy, who directed Edward G. Robinson in “Little Caesar” directed “Five Star Final.” en ORPHEUM a -sex Stor with Pictures!’’ Every woman’s secret was his business because it s o ld papers! AR FINAL WARDG. xX NSON Dynamic entertainment so powerful — so intense, so gripping it will raise you to emotional heights, never before experienced! H. B. WARNER MARIAN MARSH ANTHONY BUSHELL GEORGE E. STONE FRANCES STARR ONA MUNSON ROBERT ELLIOTT Directed by MERVYN LEROY FIVE S * with | ROBI _A FIRST NATIONAL and VITAPHONE PICTURE Cut No. 9 Cut goc Mat 10c Page Four . “Get Me. WHO'S WHO EDWARD G. ROBINSON—Celebrated stage star seen on the screen in “Widow from Chicago” “Hole in the Wall,’ “The Night Ride,” “A Lady in Love,” “The Bright Shawl,” “Little Caesar’ “Smart Money,” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Bucharest, Roumania. H. B. WARNER—On the screen in “King of Kings,” “Sorrell and Son,” “The Divine Lady,” “The Dark Swan,” “The Gamblers,” “The Trial of Mary Dugan,” “Tiger Rose,” “The Furies,” “The Reckless Hour,” and “Five Star Final.” Born in London, England. MARIAN MARSH — Beautiful sereen discovery—Played lead for John Barrymore in “Svengali” and in “The Mad Genius.” Born in the Island of Trinidad. fast ANTHONY BUSHELL—Scereen in | “Disraeli,” “Show of Shows,” “Lovin’ the Ladies,” “Journey’s End,” “Flirting Widow” “Three Faces East,” “Chances” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Westerham, Kent, England. GEORGE E. STONE—Screen in “Brass Knuckles.” “Seventh Heaven,” “So This Is Paris,” “Maid to Order,” “Little Caesar,” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Lodge, Poland. FRANCES STARR—Famous on legitimate stage in “The Easiest Way,” “The Moth and the Flame,” “The Royal Box,” “If I Were King” and many others. Makes first screen appearance in “Five Star Final.” Born in Oneonta, New York. ~-ONA MUL. and on the scree. “Going “The Hot Heiress”, “Broad Minded” and “Five Star Final.’ Born in Portland, Oregon. BORIS KARLOFF—Famous on stage and on the screen in “Little Wild Girl,” “Two Sisters,” “Phantoms of the North,” “The Criminal Code,” “Smart Money” and “Five Star Final.” Born in London, England. DYNAMIC DRAM that reaches your heart through your tears! a / j Fs gr éate st / entertainment that ever /hit the screen! j f f / | EDWARD'G. ROBINSON H. B. WARNER MARIAN MARSH ANTHONY BUSHELL GEORGE E. STONE FRANCES STARR : TOMORROW OHIO A FIRST NATIONAL & VITAPHONE HIT. Cut No.5 Cut 20c Mat 5c ROBERT ELLIOTT — Broadway stage, and on the screen in “Lights of New York,” “Romance of the Underworld,” “Lone Wolf’s Daughter,” “Protection,” “The Valiant,” “Thunderbolt,” “Hide-Out,”“The Divorcee,” “Sweet Mama,” “Men of the North,” “Kathleen Mavourneen,” “Captain Thunder,” “Doorway to Hell”, “The Finger Points” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Ireland, ALINE MACMAHON—On Broad-| way stage, with Provincetown Players and in the Jed Harris production of “Spread Eagle,” Born in New York City. PURNELL B. PRATT—Legitimate stage and on screen in “The Trespasser,” “On with the Show,” “Through Different Eyes,” “Fast Life,” “Is Everybody Happy,” “Com mon Clay,” “Lawful Larceny,” “Road to Paradise” “Gorilla,” “Silver Horde,” “Sinners’ Holiday,” “Paid,” “The Furies” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Bethel, Illinois, DAVID TORRENCE—Stage and on screen in “City of Dreams,” “Silks and Saddles,” “Untamed Justice,” “Black Watch,” “Disraeli,” “City Girl”, “Raffles,” “River’s End,” “Scotland Yard,” “Devil to Pay” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. OSCAR APFEL—Character actor seen in “Right to Love”, “The Virtuous Sin,” “Abraham Lincoln,” “Misbehaving Ladies,” “Big Business Girl,” “The Finger Points” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Cleveland, Ohio. (Continued next column) EDNA MURPHY MAKES FAMOUS HUBBY COME HOME NIGHTS (Advance Reader) Edna Murphy, the screen favorite, is the wife of Mervyn Le Roy, who directed “Five Star Final” the First National melodrama of newspaper life staring Edward G. Robinson and coming to the PReHETO= ss a oe next. During the strenuous weeks of the filing, Mr. Le Roy decided to avoid the half-hour drive from his home in Malibu Beach, by taking an apartment near the studio. His Irish helpmate, with a characteristic twinkle, wrote the producers that she demanded her husband’s presence at home nights. The letter was sent to Le Roy as fan mail. He gave up the apartment. The Murphys always win. Mr. Le Roy, who directed Robinson in “Little Caesar”, also directed him in the sensational “Five Star Final.” WHO’S WHO (Continued ) GLADYS LLOYD—Wife of the star Edward G. Robinson—vwellknown writer—played bit in both “Smart Money” and “Five Star Final.” EVELYN HALL—Character actress seen on screen in “Divine Lady,” “Hell’s Angels,” “She Goes to War,” “Married in Hollywood,” “Along Came Youth” “Oh, for a Man,” and “Five Star Final.” Born in Harrowgate, England. HAROLD WALDRIDGE — On stage and on screen in “Looey Dot Dope”. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most Powerful Of All Editorials Presented A || By Talking Pictures “Five Star Final,’’ First National Melodrama Starring Edw. G. Robinson, Is Example At Hand, Strand FEI, CAE Next. (Advance—Plant 4 Days Before) “Five Star Final,” the First National melodrama of newspaper malpractice, starring Edward G. Robinson, and-coming to the=>:. 2; 2.46 Theatre, next, is an example of the truth of a statement made recently by a prominent California justice in an address before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. “The strongest editorials in the country are not in the newspapers” said the speaker “but in talking pictures.” He pointed out that the fierce political warfare of a generation ago, when the author of a scurrilous editorial was apt to be horsewhipped or tarred and feathered, has given way to an attitude in which the fire and brimstone on the editorial page, is not given nearly the attention that is accorded to the sporting section. “Edward @G. Robinson’s ‘Little Caesar’ said the justice “was a greater crime deterrent than a thousand printed preachments. It had the further asset of coming in the guise of entertainment, thus more forcefully presenting the fate in store for those who venture on a career of crime.” “Five Star Final” is probably the most convincing of all pictures which present man’s inhumanity to man, in a way to touch man’s humanity. It deals with a type-of newspaper which stops at nothing to boost Those who support M are Marian ' Mort Karloff, Robert Elliott, an. Mahon, Purnell Pratt, David Torrence, Oscar Apfel, Gladys Lloyd, Evelyn Hall and Harold Waldridge. Louis Weitzenkorn is the author. Mervyn Le Roy directed. Chances Of Getting Stand-In Jobs Wane With New Fast Film (Advance—Five Days Before) Those picturesque Hollywood characters who figure in casting directories as stand-ins, are slated to lose their occupation, since the coming of the new “fast film’ which was used by First National for the first time in filming “Five Star Final’, the melodrama of newspaper life starring Edward G. Robinson, and coming to the Theatre The new invention does away with the many lights formerly used in shooting scenes. The terrific heat caused by them, was the reason that stand-ins were employed to stand in the set before cameras, while camera crews adjusted lights so as to get just the right shadows on faces of players. Edward G. Robinson, who plays the starring role of the managing editor in “Five Star Final” is the first player to complete a picture by having the new lights adjusted on himself without a stand-in. Director Mervyn Le Roy, who chose the new film for “Five Star Final” claims that the new “stock” will soon supplant the present material. He offers the asset it holds in speeding up production approximately twenty five percent, and the important fact that the lessened degree of light required keeps the set at a temperature where temperaments are not so apt to boil over. Mr. Robinson is supported in “Five Star Final” by Marian Marsh, H. B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone, Frances Starr, Ona Munson, Boris Karloff, Robert Elliott, Aline MacMahon, Purnell Pratt, David Torrence, Oscar Apfel, Gladys Lloyd, Evelyn Hall and Harold Waldridge,