Gentlemen Are Born (Warner Bros.) (1934)

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Bob Bailey (Franchot Tone), Tom Martin (Ross Alexander), Fred Harper (Robert Light) and Smudge Casey (Nick Foran) graduate from college in the same class. Fred has a job awaiting in his father’s broker’s office. Smudge, a star football player, hopes to get a job as coach. Bob and Tom go to the eity, the former seeking a newspaper job, and the latter a desk in an architect’s office. All find jobs, but none are paid more than enough to provide bare necessities. Tom marries Trudy Talbot (Jean Muir) who is not afraid to share poverty with him. Bob is in love with Joan Harper (Margaret Lindsay) a sister of Fred. who insists upon becoming engaged despite her family’s objections. Director Screen play by Ntory by see Photography by ......... Film Editor Art Director Gowns by ...... Sie os aikta eee Mr Musie and Lyrics by .......... a ee Franchot Tone Shae re Ae pa ge age Jean Muir Sa ee: Margaret Lindsay SOS I Pade 8 ea ae Ann Dvorak ett ee Ross Alexander DEE ora Bis DEA Nick Foran a Charles Starrett URE Bek eee re Russell Hicks Pde sean Pre es Robert Light ee Arthur Aylesworth iitg tee Henry O’Neill 2 ae ge | Addison Richards ee Marjorie Gateson Smudge, unable to find a job, becomes a preliminary fighter. Bob meets him at a fight and insists upon taking him to Tom’s apartment, where Susan (Ann Dvorak), a friend of Trudy’s falls in love with him. She has a job as a librarian and they get married. Smudge gets a job in a department store owned by Stephen Hornblow (Charles Starrett), who is much in love with Joan. He loses that job beeause of slack business, is accused of theft, and whips a detective. He and Susan flee, when the girl loses her job in the library because she is muarried. Smudge tries to pawn a trinket and when refused by the pawnbroker, holds him up. He is killed trying to eseape arrest and Bol finds him on a slab in the morgue. Fred’s father is involved in a bank failure and the broker, when faced with scandal, leaps from his window and is killed. Joan tells Bob she is going to marry Stephen for his money. Bob savs nothing but is very bitter. A few weeks later he is at Tom’s where they are celebrating the arrival of a baby. Joan comes to pay a visit and Tom pushes the two into another room. All thoughts of marrying for money disappear as Joan throws her arms around Bob. Alfred E. Green . Eugene Solow and Robert Lee Johnson Robert Lee Johnson James Van Trees : Bert Levy ... Robert Haas Ge ia ee eee ee _Orry-Kelly Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal Vitaphone Orchestra Conductor ..Leo F. Forbstein IGIAL BILL “GENTLEMEN ARE BORN’”’ 100% with Franchot Tone—Jean Muir—Margaret Lindsay and Ann Dvorak T5% Ross Alexander—Nick Foran 60% é Directed by Alfred E. Green 20% ez A First National 40% Productions Corporation 5% Picture 25% LENGTH RUNNING TIME Page Fourteen 6775 FT. 74 MIN. Franchot Tone Franchot Tone was born in Niagara Falls, N. Y. and, after some years in a private school there, entered the Hill School at Pots FRANCHOT TONE Mat No.9 10e dam, Penn., preparing for Cornell University. At Cornell he was president of the Dramatie Club. Later he went to France where he took a post graduate course at the University of Rennes. He started his theatrical career in stock in Buffalo, later going to New York, where his first play was ‘“‘The Belt’? at the New Playwright’s Theatre in Greenwich Village. His next play was ‘‘ Age of Innocenece,’’ with Katharine Cornell. Tone was one of the original members of the Group Theatre which distinguished itself by bringing out new Broadway plays. He appeared in ‘‘Cross Roads,’’ ‘Red Dust’’ and ‘‘ Pagan Lady,’’ but his most outstanding stage success was ‘‘Suecess Story.’’ It was while appearing in this play that he was signed to a motion picture contract. His first talking picture role was with Joan Crawford in ‘‘ Today We Live.’’ His more recent pictures include ‘‘Sadie MeKee,’’ ‘The World Moves On,’’ ‘The Girl from Missouri,’’ ‘‘Straight Is the Way.’’ His latest picture is for Warner Bros., ‘‘Gentlemen Are Born,’’ which comes to the sist oat BL MO MENG OU eres as Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak was born in New York City but went to Hollywood when a young girl. Ann is the daughter of Ann Lehr, one time toast of Broadway, and it was natural that she should plan to follow in her mother’s footsteps in theatrical work. Ann sprang to stardom over night from ‘‘extra’’ work in the studios near her home. An important ‘*bit’’ role in ‘‘Scarface’’ attracted the attention of the Warner Bros. studios to the young actress’ potential abilities. Among the recent pietures in which she has prominent roles are ‘*T Sell Anything,’’ ‘‘ Housewile, *) <f Medan gh: ta Alibi,7” ‘«Friends of Mr. Sweeney,’’ ‘‘Side Streets,’’ ‘‘Heat Lightning,’’ ‘““Massacre’’ and ‘‘College Coach.’’ Her latest picture is ‘‘Gentlemen Are Born,’’ which comes to the ................ Theatre on Ross Alexander Ross Alexander, who makes his screen bow in ‘‘Gentlemen Are Born,’’ the First National picture which comes to the ........ Theatret0ns. ee , was born in New York City, July 27, 1907. He attended the Brooklyn Model School and Erasmus Hall. Alexander left school at sixteen to go on the stage, playing in stock in Boston, Mass., and later in Louisville, Ky. His first Broadway play was ‘‘Enter Madame.’’ Other prominent plays in which he has appeared include ‘‘The Lad der,’’ ‘Let Us Be Gay,’’ ‘‘That’s Gratitude,’’ ‘‘After Tomorrow’’ and ‘‘No Questions Asked.’’ Margaret Lindsay Margaret Lindsay was born in Dubuque, Iowa, her real name being Margaret Kies. She was educated in the National Park Seminary in Washington, D. C., and in the National Academy of Dramatie Art. She began with small parts on the stage and worked up to leading roles, playing also in stock and repertoire. Her biggest stage hit was in ‘‘Death Takes A Holdays? Her first striking success in pictures was in ‘‘Cavaleade.’’ Other pictures in which she has appeared include ‘‘The Dragon Murder Case,’’ ‘‘Fog Over Frisco,’’? ‘Merry Wives of Reno,”’ ‘*Lady Killer,’?’?’ ‘‘From Headquarters,’’ ‘‘The House on 56th Street,’’? ‘‘The World Changes’’ and ‘‘Private Detective 62.’’ She is now appearing in ‘*Gentlemen Are Born,’’ which COMBS? tOLthe= =. =o Theatre Os ee ; Jean Muir Jean Muir was born in New York City, received her education in private schools in the East, and upon graduation studied in Paris. She was suddenly called back to America and met John Drinkwater on the returning boat. He became very much interested in her potential stage talents, and she shortly afterwards toured the country with his troupe gaining valuable training with the great actor. Returning to Broadway, she soon became well-known through fine performances in ‘‘The Truth Game,’’ ‘‘Peter _ Ibbetson,’’ ‘“Melo,’’ ‘‘Life Begins’’ and ‘‘St. Wench.’’ Her latest motion pictures inelude ‘‘Desirable,’?’ ‘*Dr. Monica,’?’ ‘*A Modern Hero,’’ ‘As The Earth Turns,’’ ‘‘Bedside,’’ ‘‘The World Changes,’’ ‘‘Female,’’ ‘‘Son of a Sailor’’ and ‘¢Bureau of Missing Persons.’’ Her current production is ‘‘ Gentlemen Are Born,’’ which comes to HIG! omic, pares Theatre: on. Wie Gast Presenting .. Yessir, the cast of “Gentlemen Are Born,” First National’s drama Theatre. At the top, there’s Nick Foran, Jean Muir and Robert Light. The remaining three you oughi to know. Oh, well... Ann Dvorak, Franchot Tone and Margaret Lindsay. Just a minute! We almost forgot Ross Alexander, who somehow was left out of the picture, but is very much in evidence in this drama of four college boys who thought their college degrees were good meal tickets. Mat No. 7—20c FEN RECORDS FRANCHOT TONE—‘Sadie MeKee,” “The World Moves On,” “The Girl from Missouri,” “Straight Is the Way,” “Today We Live.” JEAN MUIR—‘Desirable,’ “Dr. Monica,” “A Modern Hero,” “As the Earth Turns,” “Bedside,” “The World Changes,” “Son of a Sailor.” MARGARET LINDSAY—‘‘The Dragon Murder Case,” “Fog Over Frisco,” “Merry Wives of Reno,” “From Headquarters,” “Lady Killer.” ANN DVORAK—“T Sell Anything,” “Housewife,” “Midnight Alibi,” “Friends of Mr. Sweeney,” ‘‘Side Streets,’’ “Heat Lightning.” CHARLES STARRETT—“Desirable,” “Mr. Skitch,”’ “Sweethearts of Sigma Chi,” “Return of Casey Jones,” “Our Betters.” RUSSELL HICKS—“Happiness Ahead,” “The Case of the Howling Dog,” “The Firebird,” “Enlighten Thy Daughter.” ARTHUR AYLESWORTH—‘The St. Louis Kid,” “6 Day Bike Rider,” “The Case of the Howling Dog,” “The Dragon Murder Case.” HENRY O’NEILL—“Big Hearted Herbert,” “Madame Du Barry,” “Midnight Alibi,” “The Man With Two Faces,” “The Personality Kid.” ADDISON RICHARDS—“The St. Louis Kid,” “The Case of the Howling Dog,” “British Agent,” “Riot Squad,” “The Lone Cowboy.” MARJORIE GATESON—‘Happiness Ahead,” “Big Hearted Herbert,” “Side Streets,” “Hi, Nellie!,” “The World Changes,” “Lady Killer.” BRADLEY PAGE—“‘Love Is Like That,” “Before Midnight,” “Shadows from Sing Sing,” “Hold the Press,” “Blood Money,” “The Chief.” ALFRED EH. GREEN—director— “A Lost Lady,” “Housewife,” “The Merry Frinks,’ “Side Streets,” “As the Earth Turns,” “Dark Hazard.”