Goodbye Again (Warner Bros.) (1933)

ADVANCE PUBLICITY Cut No. 5 AND WAS HIS FACE RED Cut 30c JOAN BLONDELL didn’t exactly approve of Warren William’s advances in this scene from “Goodbye Again” and she didn’t hesitate to let him know about it. The picture is a racy riot of fun all the way through and is a credit to the producers. Mat 10c your Ist story | your 2nd story | “Goodbye Again’ New Warren William Back and Different Type of Hilarious Comedy A successful author, traveling around the country lecturing to women’s clubs, between the writing of “best sellers,” is greeted one morning by a charming young woman whom j he dimly remembers as an old sweet“heart of campus days. She appears in his hotel room, announces that she knows she is the original of the heroine of his most popular novel, and is ready to throw herself into his arms, because she feels she belongs to him. Imagine his embarrassment! If you can, you’ll understand precisely the feelings of Warren William, star of First National’s comedy “Goodbye Again,” which opens next at the Theatre, when lovelorn Genevieve Tobin does that very thing. Then the picture is off on an hilarious chase through hotel bedrooms, Pullman car drawing-rooms and compartments, from Cleveland to Albany and all but into the divorce court. “Goodbye Again” offers a brand new angle on the eternal sex triangle that is as different from the “naughty” farces of a generation ago as the latest type of streamline car differs from its ancestor of 1905. Years ago George Bernard Shaw iaid down the dictum in “Man And Superman” that woman was really the pursuer and man the pursued, in the comedy-drama of the human sexes. From the moment she determines to “right the wrong” she has done the famous author in failing to wait for him and marry another man in the meantime, Julia is as relentless as a Northwest Mountie on the trail of a fugitive. The fact that Julia finally does give up the chase is no fault of Bixby’s. It takes a woman to outwit another woman, Anne, the badgered author’s devoted secretary. Not, however, before the spectators have laughed themselves into a state of helplessness over the struggles of the hapless author against his fate. Warren William plays the role of Kenneth Bixby, Joan Blondell is Anne and Genevieve Tobin is the ultra-romantic Julia in this modern comedy of errors. Julia’s bewildered husband is played by Hugh Herbert and Wallace Ford has the role of a lawyer friend of the family who complicates matters by trying to settle everything out of court. As a stage play, “Goodbye Again” is one of the hits of the current Broadway season, the work of George Haight and Allan Scott. Again as Comedian in ““Goodbye Again’’ Two ancient Chinese theatrical masks occupy first place among the collected treasures owned by Warren William. They hang in prominent places in the hall of his Los Feliz Hills home and the one nearest the door as he leaves for the studio each workingday morning, indicates the kind of a a part he is playing. When William started work on the picture “Goodbye Again,” a hilarious First National comedy in which he shares starring honors with Joan Blondell, which comes to the ............ the comedy mask was given the place of honor. For a long time preceding that, the frowning face of the tragic muse, as depicted by a Chinese artist had hung there. It seemed best to personify the parts played by William in “The Match King,” “Employees’ Entrance” and “The Mind Reader.” The actor welcomed the chance to return to light comedy, which he had deserted for more than a year. Polite deviltry delights him. He still recalls his weeks in “The Honor of the Family” with pleasure. Somewhat of a stickler for convention in his personal relationship, he likes nothing better than to turn romantic adventurer in his screen characterizations. Following “Goodbye Again,” Warren William was cast for another comedy role in “Gold Diggers of 1933.” When the Long Beach earthquake rocked the film colony into a general alarm, William concerned himself first with the safety of his wife, then of his Chinese masks. He found them out of line but still intact on the walls of his hallway. He considered that an omen of good luck and an indication that his future career would be properly divived between the two kinds of theatrical productions they represent. He even talks to the masks at times, as though they were persons, able to understand his troubles and ambitions with his parts. It is well known that the actor, who has a mathematical mind, finds it difficult to learn lines. Often he studies his script stretched out to his full length on the softly carpeted stairs of that decorated front hallway, under the inscrutable faces of the ancient masks. “Goodbye Again” is a merry mixup of marital relations based on the current Broadway stage success of the same name, your 3rd story your 5th story your 6th story Warren William and |6 Noted and Capable ‘Why Joan Blondell Joan Blondell Star in “‘Goodbye Again’’ Warren William and Joan Blondell make as fine a screen team as is to be found in motion pictures. They have been paired together three times in the last few months, and Warner Bros.-First National is planning to keep them together in future productions because of their excellent teamwork. William is more than six feet tall and dark haired and complexioned while Joan, a fairly tall girl, who comes just above his shoulder, is a decided blonde. The contrast makes an excellent physical match. Mentally Joan is quick witted and inclined to wisecrack, while William is ponderous and dignified. Again the contrast is excellent, each acting as a foil to the other. The latest picture in which the two are paired is “Goodbye Again,” a First National comedy drama WHICH COUOS 00: CEG 5. icc i.. cssceevs segs GHOREROMON See etre tree ete saci hve first time they appeared together was in “Three on a Match.” They were also recently paired in “Gold Diggers of 1933,” the sensational musical hit. In “Goodbye Again” Joan has the role of a wisecracking secretary to William, who is an author of sex novels avidly read by women, who idolize the author. The picture is an hilarious comedy drama with many spicy sequences based on the brilliant Broadway stage success by George Haight and Allan Scott. There is an excellent supporting cast which includes Genevieve Tobin, Helen Chandler, Ruth Donnelly and Wallace Ford. The screen play is by Ben Markson and the direction by Michael Curtiz. your 4th story Joan Blondell First Wise-Cracked When She Tore Her Pants Joan Blondell gave the world her first smart wise-crack at the age of eight. Even her parents have forgotten just what it was but it had to do with the time she tried out in a diving contest with girl scouts and jumped so high that her suit caught in an overhanging tree branch — eliminating her from further competition. The wise-crack she uttered then covered a world of embarrassment and chagrin and started the girl on her habit of hiding her real feelings from the public. For Joan Blondell’s external smartiness, which has made her a prime favorite with screen fans and which equips her particularly for the role she plays in her latest First National picture, “Goodybye Again,” Which opens’ at thO:...... 3 6.0. icnds cso CAL Tem ON. oss sakG epee , Teally hides the most sensitive and sentimental nature in the world. For people know how truly feminine, how home centered and self conscious Joan Blondell really is. She is not anxious that the world shall know. Her screen fame is based primarily on her reputation as a Tom-boy and a wise-cracker. She is content if only those who are near and dear to her understand that she is not really like that off the screen. In “Goodbye Again,” Joan is the secretary and unconventional wife of Warren William, who is co-starred with her in this hilarious comedy drama based on the Broadway stage hit. Others in the cast inelude, Genevieve Tobin, Helen Chandler, Ruth Donnelly and Wallace Ford. Michael Curtiz directed. Stars Cast in Movie Based on Stage Hit A cast of genuine high-powered stars was used by First National studios for “Goodbye Again,” a picture made from the highly successful Broadway stage hit, which comes te Cie. Sasgarcts an ares Theatre on The term “all-star” deserves to be applied to the players who so ably negotiate the lively characters in this hilarious comedy of romantic cross-currents. Each of the principal players has been starred or featured repeatedly in both stage and screen successes. Taken together, they form a galaxy of talent not often encountered, these days of multi-star productions. Warren William has distinguished himself in such productions as “The Mouthpiece,” “The Dark Horse,” “Employees’ Entrance,” “The Match King,” “The Mind Reader” and “Gold Diggers of 1933.” Joan Blondell’s popularity as a leading player rests upon such successes as “Gold Diggers of 1933” “The Crowd Roars” with James Cagney, “Union Depot” with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., “Big City Blues,” “Central Park,” “Blondie Johnson” and “Lawyer Man.” Genevieve Tobin, who has the role of Bixby’s romantic nemesis in “Goodbye Again,” is well-known on the Broadway and London stage. She was an instant hit in her first screen effort, “A Lady Surrenders.” Later, in “A Perfect Understanding,” starring Gloria Swanson, “Pleasure Cruise,” and “Love Me Tonight,” she scored decisively. i Helen Chandler is a graduate of the legitimate stage, who found the transition to the world of motion pictures both easy and successful. In the “Music Master,” “The Last Flight,” “Vanity Street,” “A House Divided” and “Christopher Strong” she has each time given frerh proof of her unusual talents. Wallace Ford was an old stage trouper as also Ruth Donnelly. The former’s latest screen hits include “Employees’ Entrance” and “Central Park,” while the latter appeared in “Blessed Event,” “Hard to Handle” and “Lily Turner.” All in all “Goodbye Again” presents the strong well rounded casts, movie fans have come to expect in all Warner Bros.-First National pictures. In Sparkling Comedy For the first time in his screen career, WARREN WILLIAM essays a comedy role. And from the manner in which he plays it, you’d think that he has been playing frivolous parts all the time. His rendition of lines and his ability to burlesque situations make his performance in “Goodbye Again” one of the most interesting ever seen. Cut No.4 Cuti15e Mat 5c Watched Every Scene Shot in Her Picture No film player ever sees every scene of his or her picture being shot. There are days when even the star for the film does not work and when other scenes for the picture are being taken. The player then takes time out for studying of lines, shopping or recreation. But the record goes to Joan Blondell for seeing made at least. ninetyeight per cent of her latest First National comedy “Goodbye Again,” which. opens at the.........-.....0isscss SEMORAT SOM coin ssh oxsisccsecsnace Although Joan didn’t figure in that portion of the scenes taken for the picture. The nights she had off when the rest of the company worked, Joan was always on hand as a spectator. The company took location trips for scenes in which Joan was not required, but she traveled along with them just the same and stayed with the camera crew during the entire filming process. The reason for all this is very simple. It so happened that the head cameraman on the picture was George Barnes, the husband of Joan Blondell and wherever papa went, mama went. Joan has the role of a wise cracking secretary in “Goodbye Again,” a hilarious comedy drama based on the famous Broadway stage success. In the east, besides Miss Blondell, are Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Helen Chandler, Hugh Herbert Ruth Donnelly and Wallace Ford. Michael Curtiz directed the picture. yo Best Dressed Man of screen Plays Comedy Role, Pajama Clad Except for a few scenes, Warren William, as the woman pursued author of best sellers in the First National comedy, “Goodbye Again,” which opens at the.................cccecce NOME toate. er eee es , is never fully dressed from the beginning of the picture to its side-splitting finale. When Kenneth Bixby, supposedly the Beau Brummel author isn’t wandering around his hotel room in his shirt sleeves, getting ready for a lecture at the local women’s club, he is mostly in his pajamas. For much of the last quarter of the picture—especially during the agonizing divorce proceedings that are instituted in his bedroom—William, as Bixby, is clad in pajamas, sitting up in bed. During a romantic interlude at the seductive farmhouse arranged by his sweetheart of college days as a suburban love nest, Warren appears in various degrees of dishabille, though always within the laws of good taste if not strict propriety. Even when he returns to his hotel and his faithful secretary, Anne, he carries portions of his wardrobe in his pockets, instead of where gentlemen usually wear them. Joan Blondell has the role of Anne in “Goodbye Again.” Genevieve Tobin is the languishing married college friend who is ready to leave her genial husband for her old campus flame, now that he has become famous. Her worried relatives are played by Hugh Herbert, Helen Chandler and Wallace Ford. Ruth Donnelly has the brief but laughable role of a hotel chambermaid. Michael Curtiz directed the production, which is a lavish interpretation of the highly successful New York stage hit of the present season, written by George Haight and Allan Scott. The screen play is the work of Ben Markson. 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