Five Star Final (Warner Bros.) (1931)

SELF THE FIND’ OF THE AGE! WARNER “Decency be D————d! Ill sell a woman’s soul with every edition!” FIVE STAR * FINAL ~« witH EDWARD G, ROBINSON H. B. WARNER MARIAN MARSH Anthony Bushell George E. Stone Frances Starr Ona Munson Directed by Mervyn LeRoy A FIRST NATIONAL-@¥ITAPHONE PIC TURES Cut No. 13 Cut 20c Mat 5c EVELYN HALL HERE IN “FIVE STAR FINAL” (Biography June 15, 1931) Ss oaliwh ~~ Ys the part , oe First Nationa: ,.cture starring Edward G. Robinson, ‘now at the So eee rere Theatre was born in Harrowgate, England and educated there and at Bristol. She was for years on the stage in London and New York, before entering pictures. Among the films in which she has appeared are “Divine Lady,” “Hell’s Angels,” “She Goes to War,” ‘Married in “Hollywood,” “Along Came Youth,” “Oh, For a Man,” and “Five Star Final.” Miss Hall is five feet, five and one-half inches in height, weighs one hundred and twenty-nine pounds and has dark blue eyes and henna hair. She is married to Claude King. Greatest dramatic sensation of the year! Twice as big as the Broadway stage hit! SUCCESS OF “FIVE STAR FINAL” IS PROOF MODERNS FAVOR DRAMAS FOUNDED ON ACTUAL PERSONALITIES Books And Plays Dealing With Real People And Present-Day Problems Now Enjoy Unprecedented Vogue Everywhere (Advance Sunday Feature) Psychoanalytic probing into the private lives of the living and the dead has never been so rampant as at the present time. No one goes masked. Poets, prelates, presidents, all must be dissected, put under the magnifying glass, made the victim of the necessarily limited mind of the investigator. In cases where the individuals have been false to public trust— thus making themselves enemies of society, it is eminently right that their motives be looked into, and their destructive course halted. They are bad neighbors, but good drama. Imaginary characters can, of course, be made interesting when they symbolize traits common to all humanity. Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde” endures as a symbol of a man’s dual nature. It doesn’t matter whether the “Count of Monte Cristo” ever really lived, or whether Dickens actually knew an arch hypoerite like Pecksniff, or an arch ruffian like Bill Sykes. He himself has said that characters created wholly | _ out of his imagination were hailed by many, as actual people, while those he drew from life were dubbed as impossibilities. EXCLUSIVE TO STRAND Shakespeare could take dream children and make them live and glow in the fabulous Forest of Arden —or the faerie country of Queen Mab—but his genius more often chose actual persons. Hamlet had lived—though not the Hamlet which he makes into a type of any man in any age. So it was with his other historical characters. The present a The last word in Drama! — oe Yr George Arliss tmaure -ae world know and admire “Disraeli,” and he is soon to be seen in Warner Bros. “Alexander Hamilton.” But equally as intriguing to present day theatregoers are dramatic presentations of social problems. James Cagney recently won acclaim in “The Public Enemy,” which deals with the beer with the , racket. A forthcoming First Na, tional production, “The Ruling. gr eatest A First Voice,” presents the far-reaching| Of all Pig adbabst tee itaphone evils of milk-racketeering. Hit Edward G. Robinson, who comes to the Theatre ....... next as the star of First National’s “Five Star Final,” a sensational ex-| pose of malpractice in the newspaper world—plays the part of the man f H. B. WARNER MARIAN MARSH GEORGE E. STONE FRANCES STARR Cut No. 6 Cut 20c Mat 5c aging editor of a ruthless scandal sheet, which boosts circulation by exploiting human life and happiness. In the phenomenally successful “Little Caesar,” Mr. Robinson was seen in a dramatization of the life of a notorious gang czar—and in “Smart Money,” one of the big Broadway hits—he was seen as Nick “!later Warner Bros. officials decided Law PR rer yat once awaravu Marian Marsh Given Second Big Role In “Five Star Final” (Biography June 15, 1931) Marian Marsh was born in the Island of Trinidad, Oct. 17, 1913. She is of English, German, French and Irish parentage, and her uncle was collector of customs for Trinidad. Her real name is Violet Krauth. When a very young girl, Marian’s PROGRAM READERS Edward G. Robinson who will be seen ‘Five Star Final” at the’ in Theatre next parents moved to Hollywood and eee ie she attended high school in the motion picture capital. plays the leading role Her older sister, Jean, had been on the stage and worked as an extra in pictures. Jean was determined that Marian should crash the studio gates, and spent weeks haunting casting offices, hoping to arrange a film test for her little sister, forgetting her own career in the meantime. in this story which was the Cut No. 30 out standing of the Broadway stage last season. Cut 15¢c Mat 5c sensation er Marian Marsh, last seen here in Finally such a test was made, but nothing came of it. A short time to sign up some young players, and Miss Marsh’s photograph was picked out of a bundle, and her agent was notified to send the young lady over for a test. In the same bundle of pictures was the photograph of a young man who was also called for a test, through a different agent. They arrived about the same time m~<“Sveng ali” plays an important role in “Five Star Final” with Edward G. Robinson, and made the test together. They ai Frances Starr, were brother and sister, Marian ete ee H. B. Warner, Marsh and Edward Morgan. Both CRESS CMe 50 andi wiherk got Warner Bros. contracts as the result of this test. A short time later Miss Marsh was given the leading role in the Pacific Coast production of “Young Sinners,” the stage play. Her success in this role was instantaneous. Shortly after this John Barrymore chose her as leading lady for his production “Svengali.” Miss Marsh proved superb in the difficult role, and is considered the sereen find of ws a jy It is a First National and Vitaphone Picture. THUNDER ON] THE SCREENe@ No picture, no story, no 1 se L Ing ever has given you half the thrill you'll get when you see t : ~= he _v ame eminine in Barrymore’s next picture, Me Mad Genius”, and seems destined for a great film career. Miss Marsh is a blonde, five feet two inches tall, weighing one hundred and two pounds. She is an expert athlete having been a crack basketball player in high school. She greatly resembles Dolores Costello, Barrymore’s wife. “Five Star Final’ Is Acclaimed As Finest Melodrama of Year Greatest talkIng picture ever made! (Current—Plant 2nd Day) “Five Star Final’, the First National melodrama of tabloid journalism starring Edward G. Robinson, HOW sa bosbhG = nan oh ee Oe Theatre is the talk of the town. Those who have seen it agree that the star tops his performances in “Little Caesar” and “Smart Money”. His portrayal of the managing editor of a seandal sheet, who finally rebels against the policy of the paper to wreck lives for the sake of boosting circulation, is dynamic and intensely human. The brilliant support includes Mar A FIRST NATIONAL with EDWARD G. ROBINSON H. B. WARNER MARIAN MARSH ANTHONY BUSHELL GEORGE E. STONE FRANCES STARR Sensational story of passion that fairly hammers on the human the Greek, a gambler of the day. Richard Barthelmess was starred not long ago in “The Finger Points,” as a reporter whose honest intentions weaken before the big money offered by gangs for protection. Numberless other examples could be given to prove that present day audiences prefer the type of picture which deals with actual people and actual conditions. “Five Star Final,” most vital of all Mr. Robinson’s plays—presents a superb cast including Marian Marsh, H. B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone, Frances Starr, Ona Munson, Boris Karloff, Robert Elliott, Aline MacMahon, Purnell Pratt, David Torrence, Osear Apfel, Gladys Lloyd, Evelyn Hall and Harold Waldridge. “Five Star Final” is a screen version of the Broadway play by Louis Weitzenkorn. Mervyn Le Roy di rected. jan 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 ana Harold Waldridge. Louis Weitzenkorn is the author of the play which electrified blase Broadway. Screen adaptation is by Byron Morgan and Robert Lord. Mervyn Le Roy, who directed Mr. Robinson in “Little Caesar” directed “Five Star Final.” Have You Seen the TRAILER on “Five Star Final’? VITAPHONE HIT WITH EDWARD G. ROBINSON H. B. WARNER MARIAN MARSH FRANCES STARR GEORGE E. STONE ANTHONY BUSHELL ONA MUNSON Cut No. 24 Cut 20c Mat se Page Fifteen