Five Star Final (Warner Bros.) (1931)

“PROVES THE INHERENT POWER H. B. WARNER ABLY PORTRAYS VICTIM OF YELLOW PRESS (Biography June 15, 1931) H. B. Warner who appears at the Rear tere: .........Theatre in support of Edward G. Robinson in “Five Star Final,” the First National melodramatic presentation of the evils of unscrupulous muck-raking, again creates a role of restrained power. He is the husband of a woman who before marriage to him had killed a man in self exh oneration. Her long-burden past is brought to light just before the marriage of her daughter, with Cut No. 29 doubly tragic Cut 15c Mat 5¢ results. H. B. Warner in Mr. Warner, “Five Star Final” gon of a famous English actor, was born at St. John’s Woods, London, England and educated at Bedford and University College, London. He left the study of medicine to tour with his father, and had a successful stage career before going into pictures. Among his pictures are “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.” Mr. Warner is six feet and one-} half inch tall, weighs one hundred and sixty-seven pounds and has fair hair and blue eyes. _o) Great Character In Robinson Melodrama (Biography June 15, 1931) Boris Karloff who is cast as Isopod, a tab reporter who masquerades as a minister in support of Edward G. Robinson in “Five Star Final” the First National melodrama of newspaper life now at the ............. Theatre was born in London, England and educated at Uppingham, Kings College. He was in stock for ten years and played in the John Cort production of “The Virginian.” In pictures, he has worked in features and _ serials, including “The Meddlin’ Stranger,” “The Phantom Buster,” “Tarzan and the Golden Lion,” “Soft Cushions,” “Two Arabian Knights,” “The Love Mart,” “Vul The Worse It Was the Better He Liked It—No Matter How Many Lives It Ruined ¢ —Because It Sold More {is Papers! his powerfully H. B. FR. Anthony Bushell Is with EDWARD G. ROBINSON as the merciless editor — he gives you the most dynamic characterization of MARIAN M RSH ANTHONY BI i APP FT dramatic career! WARNER wy cS STARR ONA Mvu..coN — ROBERT ELLIOTT directed by MERVYN LEROY BIGGEST SENSATION OF THE YEAR! NATIONAL Cut No. 8 Cut 60c Mat 15¢ Star Of “The Easiest Prominently Cast In | Way” Appears Here In Support Of Robinson (Biography June 15, 1931) Anthony Bushell, who is promi tures of the Sea,” “Behind That Cur-| nently cast in “Five Star Final,” the tain,” “The Devil’s Chaplain,” “The Fatal Warning,” “Little Wild Girl” “Two Sisters,’ “Phantoms of the North,” “The Criminal Code” and “Smart Money.” Mr. Karloff is six feet tall, weighs one hundred and seventy-five pounds, has dark brown hair and eyes. Barnard Graduate In “Five Star Final’’ (Biography June 15, 1931) Aline MaeMahon, who plays a pert secretary in “Five Star Final,” the First National newspaper picCUTE NOW Catto ee es Theatre is one of the leading character actresses of Broadway, where she has been appearing for the last eight or ten years, is a native of New York City and a graduate of Barnard College. She was first identified with the Provincetown Players in the days when Eugene O’Neill was becoming recognized as a genius. Her work in the Jed Harris production of “Spread Eagle” is considered one of the finest performances of the legitimate stage. Miss MacMahon is of Irish-Hebrew extraction. Page Ten First National molodrama starring Edward G. Robinson, now at the.. Mstinres Nigale Pipre ees Theatre, is a native of Westerham, Kent, England. He was captain of the cricket team, stroke of the college crew and won a boxing trophy in the middleweights while in Oxford where he won his B. A. He left school to enter the Royal Academy of Dramatie Arts in London. After appearing in several London plays, he toured the provinces for a year then returned to the metropolis to take a part in James Gleason’s “Is Zat So” which enjoyed a nine months’ run. He came to America to play the lead in ‘The Cardboard Lover’ with Jeanne Eagles. His fine work in “Disraeli” when he supported George Arliss, was followed by screen roles in “Show of Shows,” “Lovin’ the Ladies,” Journey’s End,” “Flirting Widow”, “Three Faces East” and “Chances.” Anthony Bushell traces his ancestry to the thirteenth century. Colonel Anthony Bushell was knighted in the seventeenth century for bravery in the Parliamentary War. After the death of Henry VIII Katherine Parr, one of his many wives, married a Bushell. Mr. Bushell is the husband of the sereen actress, Zelma O’Neal. Support Of Robinson (Biography June 15, 1931) Frances Starr, who plays the part of the mother whose past is bared by a modern scandal-sheet, in “Five Star Final,” the First National melodrama of newspaper life starring Edward G. Robinson, now at the.... nin ees Theatre, is best known as the star of the famous stage play “The Easiest’ Way” in which she appeared on Broadway, on tour, and in revivals. Miss Starr was born in Oneonta, near Albany, New York. She was educated in the Albany public schools and first appeared there on the stage in 1901, under the management of Frederick Bond, and the following autumn joined the Murray Hill Theatre stock company, remaining with them several seasons. Her successful appearances in many of the hits of the following years— among them “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” “The Moth and the Flame,” “The Royal Box” and “If I Were King”—reached their height in 1908 when she played Laura Murdock in “The Easiest Way.” Her latest parts are Isabella Queen of Castile in “Immortal Isabella” in 1927; Dora in “Diplomacy” in 1928; and “Fallen Leaves” in which ghe toured in 1929, Miss Starr resides in Garden City, Long Island. ee _ wT + xt ~« A FIRST VITA PATONE Record Of Robinson Man Who Can Play Any Man At All VAUDEVILLE “Bells of Conscience” BROADWAY STAGE “The Man With Red Hair’ “The Brothers Karamazov” ‘Juarez and Maximilian “Right You Are If You Think You Are” “Peer Gynt” “The Adding Machine’”’ “The Firebrand” “The Deluge” “Night Lodging” “Launzi’’ “The Idle Inn” “Under Fire” | “Under Sentence” **Kibitzer”’ THE SCREEN “The Hole in the Wall’ “The Night Ride” “4A Lady in Love’’ “The Bright Shawl” “Widow from Chicago” “Little Caesar” “Smart Money” “Five Star Final’ HIS NEXT “The World Changes” George E. Stone Plays Tabloid Stunt-Man In “Five Star Final” Hit (Biography June 15, 1931) George E. Stone, who with such gusto plays the part of Ziggie Feinstein, stunt-promoter in “Five Star Final’, the First National picture of newspaper life starring Edward G. Robinson, now at the Theatre, is a native of Lodze, Poland. He came to the U. S. penniless at the age of fourteen. He was on the stage for five years, appearing in many Broadway productions. He has been seen in heavy roles in many screen successes, among which are “Tenderloin,” “Brass Knuckles,” “Seventh Heaven,’ “The Racket,’ “Girl in the Glass Case,” “Melody Lane,” “Naughty Baby,” “The Redeeming Sin,” “Skin Deep,” “St Street Sadie,” “Two Men and Maid,” “So This Is Paris,” “Maid tc Order,” “Little Caesar” and “Five Star Final.” George E. Stone is five feet, three and one-half inches tall, weighs one hundred and thirty pounds, and he brown hair and eyes. GLADYS LLOYD, WIFE OF EDWARD ROBINSON, IN “FIVE STAR FINAL” (Biography) Gladys Lloyd, wife of Edward G. Robinson, star of “Five Star Final” plays the part of a secretary in a newspaper office in the First National picture, which is now showing Otothe....cs =e ee Theatre. Mrs. Robinson, likes, just for the fun of it to play bits in her husband’s pictures. She was a cigarette girl in a sequence of “Smart Money.” She is brunette and prettv. and enrta .|make her own on th vue aid of her talented mate, 1f sh so wished. She has written many stories that have been published in popular magazines. Ona Munson Effective As Gay Sob Sister In Vivid Newspaper Film (Biography June 15, 1931) Ona Munson, who plays the part of the sob sister in “Five Star Final” the First National production starring Edward G. Robinson, which comes to the Theatre==.23 ee » was born in Portland, Oregon, June 16, 1908. The family name is Wolcott but Munson was chosen for professional use. She received all her formal education at Miss Catlin’s private school in Portland where she_ specialized in English literature, dancing, and piano. Shortly after her fourteenth birthday she left Portland for New York to continue her study of dancing. : Her professional debut was made with Charles King in “Love Letters,” an elaborate vaudeville act which toured the Keith-Orpheum circuits. She next originated a presentation of her own, “Ona Munson and Her Manly Revue,” which toured the same circuit for more than a year. Miss Munson, in company with her mother, traveled around the world after which they spent a year on the Riviera. She received her first musical comedy engagement in “No Other Girl,” when she returned to New York in 1924. Her outstanding Broadway successes were scored with singing and dancing roles in “No, No, Nanette,” “Tip-Toes,” “Twinkle, Twinkle,” “Manhatton Mary,” and “Hold Everything.” She made her film debut in “Going Wild.” She was seem recently in “The Hot Heiress” with Ben Lyon and in “Broad Minded” with Joe E. Brown. Miss Munson is married to Eddie Buzzell, comedian of stage and screen. She is fond of all sports except golf. Much of her leisure is devoted to dancing. Ce