Girl Missing (Warner Bros.) (1933)

ADVANCE PUBLICITY your Ist story Mystery— Comedy— Thrills Galore—in “‘Girl Missing’’ Marriage may be a lottery, but when it threatens to become a tragedy within twenty-four hours after the honeymoon has begun, as it does in “Girl Missing,” the Warner Bros. production which opens PTC oe St theneeae ee Theatre, the lover of mystery tales can be certain of exciting entertainment before the finale is reached. Palm Beach, the playground of wealth and beauty, and the huntingground for opportunists of both sexes, is the locale of the story, and for the central figure, the authors, Carl Erickson and Don Mullaly employ a quick witted chorus girl, whose nimble mind solves a murder myster that is still baffling the police of the Florida winter resort. To explain just how Kay Curtis and her pretty companion, June Dale, expose the plottings of a “marriage racketeer” and his titianhaired decoy in time to save the life of the unsuspecting bridegroom, would be taking the edge off the mystery. Suffice it to say that the amateur detective wins the plaudits of the police for her astuteness, and the wedding bells play a second and a very different tune from the one they sounded in the early scenes of the picture. A genuine all-star cast is entrusted with the telling of the story. It is headed by Ben Lyon, Glenda Farrell, Mary Brian and Peggy Shannon, who are ably supported by tr ay : a : nand Gottschalk, Guy Kibbee, Pat Collins, Edward Ellis, Lyle Talbot, Louise Beavers and Harold Huber. Robert Florey directed the picture, and the authors, Carl Erickson and Don Mullaly also adapted it for the screen. your 2nd story Murder Mysteries Take High Place in Film Writing The day has long since passed when the murder mystery story hides itself in shame among the penny dreadfuls and dime thrillers. It has taken its place with other fiction as a high example of the craft of writing. “Girl Missing,’ a Warner Bros.First National murder-mystery picture, which comes to the .................... PROAtIOc cee 21.200 was written by Carl Erickson and Don Mullaly, adapters of “The Mystery of The Wax Museum,” as a result of which they have been called the Poes of Hollywood. Beaudelaire, de Maupassant, Conan Doyle, Arthur Machen, Poe, Van Dine and many other great writers have used the murder mystery to advantage as a basis for their writing. But even greater names may be listed among those whose favorite reading is the unpretentious murder mystery. Woodrow Wilson read lttle else for relaxation. The late Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover and Al Smith have all expressed their admiration for the intricacies of this brand of fiction. Thomas A. Edison would read little else. By a curious coincidence, however, one of the leading players in “Girl Missing,” Glenda Farrell, cannot be induced to read a murder mystery of any sort. She doesn’t mind playing in one, but she won’t read one. They keep her awake. your 3rd story Hollywood Welcomes Glenda Farrell to High innermost Circle Hollywood, which sounds the death knell to the hopes of so many ambitious beauties who storm its cold and formidable fortresses, occasionally lets down its barriers and accepts with open arms some fortunate or exceptionally talented player. Such was the case with Glenda Farrell, who has the leading feminine role opposite Ben Lyon in the Warner Bros. mystery thriller, “Girl Missing,” which comes to the Behe ee PRERLTO= Of oO. a Few actresses who have entered the movie center have achieved success with such rapidity as Miss Farrell. It was just a few short months ago that she went to Hollywood to play small “bit” parts. True, she had the backing of considerable stage experience, having come from theatrical parents and _ having played before the footlights since she was a child. Her first part as a matter of fact, was Little Eva in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” After a few brief sallies before the camera she was given a part in “Life Begins.” Her part was not considered particularly important at first, but when the picture was witnessed on the screen, it proved to be one of the outstanding characterizations. Glenda Farrell made the characterization, and at the same time she made herself. Already she is being cast in leading roles and is on the way to stardom. In “Girl Missing,” she plays the role of a wise cracking, gold digging chorine who is out * “get hers,” and does. a tre ee + < Seer hous BIO Rt a e eg WAR that is an exciting melodrama, with — oodles of mystery. Mary Brian is her fellow golddigging chorine, while others in the cast include Peggy Shannon, Lyle Talbot, Guy Kibbee, Harold Huber, Edward Ellis, George Pat Collins, Ferdinand Gottschalk and Helen Ware. your 4th story Mary Brian’s Knees Play Important Bit in ‘‘Girl Missing’ Dimpled knees have “it” and Mary Brian has “them” and for the first time in five years or more she gets a chance to show them in the Warner Bros. picture, “Girl Missing,” which opens: at the 2.2....5005 0c... PR GALEGO: CON ox.ccctec-s.cease ss It is all a part of the story, this opportunity to display the knee dimples. Mary has been clothed in demure roles and long skirts almost without exception since her historic start toward stardom in “Peter Pan” and her dimpled knees have been a “light under a bushel,’ so to speak, all of that long time. Somewhere along the way, however, someone discovered these extra claims to beauty and waited for the proper time to arrive to use them. As the cheerful little golddigger in “Girl Missing,’ they become a part of her stock in trade. Coached by Glenda Farrell, her more sophisticated companion, Mary waits for the opportune moment and when Ben Lyon appears as a rich young eligible who will help the girls out of their difficulties Miss Farrell advises her: : “Now, show your dimples.” And Mary Brian lifts her skirts and shows her knees. What effect this has on Ben Lyon ean only be judged by seeing the picture. But one of Mary’s beauty secrets has been exposed to the publie forever! One of the thrilling scenes from Warner Bros. actionful mystery “Girl Missing.” BEN LYON and MARY BRIAN shown above are prominently cast. Out No.5 Cut 30c Mat 10c your 5th story Villain to Hero Is New Change In Lyle Talbot’s Life The thin line whieh separates genius from madness, a great conqueror from an arrant rascal, saint from lowliest sinner, has its counterpart in the movies. _ The villain quite often be the hero. — And when that happens, a player’s whole life, his outlook on everything —even his fan mail—changes. Such a change has come recently to Lyle Talbot, who comes to the pee Pes ee eee er eee in the Warner Bros. mystery thriller, “Girl Missing.” © Talbot came to Hollywood a little over six months ago, and-has played nothing but heavies since his arrival. For six months he has choked innocent girls and beaten and been beaten by heroes—always, in the end, “getting his.” But his work in “Girl Missing,” which, after it was previewed, showed Talbot’s work to be more sympathetic than the producers ever supposed a villain’s work could be won him the leading role in his next picture, “She Had to Say Yes,” with Loretta Young. So this may be his last appearance as the hated villain. , your 6th story A-1 Supporting Cast in “Girl Missing’’— Mystery Thriller Seldom is a melodramatic mystery thriller fortified with so strong and so well balanced a cast as was chosen to enact the leading roles in ._ the Warner Bros. production, ““’ ~ SN 7 a ee a ees THeAtTO Ol Su. as Five of the players have played stellar or leading roles either on the screen or stage or both, and others in the cast are almost equally well known. Ben Lyon has the leading role while the three gold digging chorines who lie in wait to entrap him are played by Glenda Farrell, Mary Brian and Peggy Shannon. Lyle Talbot has the heavy role and Guy Kibbee, the veteran actor, plays the part of a sugar daddy who is just smart enough to leave the little chorines flat broke with a big hotel bill when they refuse to give any returns for their racket. Other important roles are enacted by such capable players as Harold Huber, Edward Ellis, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Helen Ware, George Pat Collins and Louise Beavers. The picture is a thrilling mystery tale from the pens of Carl Erickson and Don Mullally who also adapted it for the screen. Opening Day Story “Girl Missing’’ Is Today’s New Show at... . Theatre A melodramatic mystery thriller comes to the screen of the ............ Sen ge Theatre today in the Warner Bros. picture, “Girl Missing.” The story was written by Carl Erickson and Don Mullaly, who also adapted it for the screen. As a result of their work on “Girl Missing” and “The Mystery of The Wax Museum,” which they adapted for the screen, Mullaly and Erickson are now regarded as Hollywood’s ace exponents of the mystery thriller. While the screen play is filled with thrills and a haze of mystery which holds the suspense to the end, it is written in the smart, wise cracking vein of modern fiction and carries plenty of humor to offset its more dramatic moments. There is an excellently balanced cast with Ben Lyon, Glenda Farrell and Mary Brian in the leading roles. Others include such well known players as Peggy Shannon. Lyle Talbot, Guy Kibbee, Harold Huber, Edward Ellis, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Helen Ware, George Pat Collins and Louise Beavers. “Girl Missing”. was directed by Robert Florey. He also directed “Ex-Lady” recently, the picture which brought Bette Davis to stardom. Page Three