Grand Slam (Warner Bros.) (1933)

Sees The artist's impression of Loretta Young and Paul Lukas featured in “Grand Slam,” the new Warner Bros. comedy Comite to the. =. ee SCREEN PAUL LUKAS — “Women Love Once,” “The Vice Squad,” ‘Tllusion,” “Behind the Makeup,” “Grumpy,” “The Right to Love,” “The Devil’s Holiday.” LORETTA YOUNG — “Employees’ Entrance,” “They Call It Sin,” “Life Begins,’ “Week End Marriage,” “Play Girl,” “Taxi,” “The Hatchet Man.” GLENDA FARRELL—‘The Match King,” “The Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Life Begins,” “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang,” “Little Caesar.” FRANK McHUGH —“The Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Blessed Event,” “One Way Passage,” “Life Begins,” “The Dark Horse,” “The Crowd Roars,’ “High Pressure.” HELEN VINSON — “Lawyer Man,” “T Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang,” “They Call It Sin,” “Two Against the World,’ “Jewel Robbery.” . 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Bradley NESTE ig SEP ERP alae, ae A Charles Levinson en es Esther Howard RECORDS ROSCOE KARNS—“I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang,” “They Call It Sin,” “Two Against the World,” “Week End Marriage.” DeWITT JENNINGS — “Central Park,” “Arrowsmith,” “The Match King,” “Silver Dollar,” “The Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Employees’ Entrance.” JOE CAWTHORNE — “They Call It Sin,” “The Run Around,” “The Princess and the Plumber,’ “A Tailor Made Man,” “Peach O’ Reno.” MARY DORAN—Miss Pinkerton,” “The Strange Love of Molly Louvain,” “Beauty and the Boss,” “Union Depot,” “Under Highteen.” TOM DUGAN — “Blessed Event,” “Big City Blues,” “Doctor X,” “The Star Witness,” “One To Fill.” EMMA DUNN — “Blessed Event,” “It’s Tough To Be Famous,” “Under Highteen,”’ “Too Young to Marry.” WILLIAM DIETERLE — “Lawyer Man,” “Scarlet Dawn,” “The Crash,” “Jewel Robbery,” “Man Wanted,” “Her Majesty, Love,” “The Last Flight.” PRODUCTION STAFF Based on the novel by -........-..--..Soreen Play by 2 ee Directed by 2 ree sraOpne Virecior ee Phomsripnes OY 225 Pe Ol a Biri abet es Oe Oe a ea ete OS Ss Sei a B. Russell Herts _....David Boehm and Erwin Gelsey DARE ER William Dieterle gee Arthur Grenville Collins eee it GO AI Orry-Kelly Bans fies Secre e ee Leo F. Forbstein Bite ene THE STORY Although a waiter in a Russian American restaurant, Peter Stanislavsky is a man of striking physical hresence and above the average in intelligence. He and Philip, a “ghost writer” and a habitue of the restaurant, are in love with Marcia, the hat check girl. She prefers Peter, however, and eventually marries him. Marcia is a bridge fiend and induces Peter to play, although he sneers at the game as child’s play. He refuses to follow the conventions or to learn any system. One night he is sent to the home of Lola Starr, a wealthy society woman, to wait on table at a bridge party. visosced Lola is attracted to him and when one of the guests fails to show up takes him as a partner. They play _ against Van Dorn, a famous bridge “Grand Slam” Made For General Audiences— With ADDED Appeal For Bridge Players! As the first bridge picture ever made, “Grand Slam” is a slam-bang set-up for the box-office. Its appeal strikes with equal effectiveness at each of the two great American parties — the bridge eranks and the bridge cynics! Consensus of exhibitor opinion advises against presenting the show directly as satire or burlesque. Play it as a great comedy-romance, built incidentally around the theme of contract bridge. Emphasize throughout the fact that everyone will enjoy this picture, even if they don’t know an> ace from a deuce. That’s a fact — for there are no technical terms or problems in the dialogue or action. with more engagements for bridge playing and radio talks than he can handle. Peter and Marcia tour the country, always playing together. They never quarrel, which is supposed to be one of the beauties of the Stanislavsky system, and are dubbed “America’s Bridge Sweethearts.” As time passes Peter takes the game more seriously. While he and Mareia do not quarrel in public, they start to fight at home. Their nerves become shattered and they are on the verge of separation when Marcia sees Philip come out of Lola’s apartments at an early morning hour. She leaves him flat. Peter thinks Marcia has left him for Philip, goes to his apartment and knocks him down. In a rage, Philip calls the newspapers and tells them Peter is a fake. who has lost prestige since Peter’s advent, and persuades him that they fad. This has been expounded in a book written by Philip. Peter’s first bid is seven spades. Van Dorn jeers at him and doubles, but Peter makes a grand slam. He knows it’s luck, but when guests ask what system he plays, he says the Stanislavsky system. Next morning the papers announce that Van Dorn, the champion, has met defeat. Marcia persuades Philip to promote Peter as the great Russian expert. Philip lodges him in the royal suite of a fashionable hotel and sends out reams of publicity, announcing Peter is writing a book on the Stanislavsky system. Peter finds himself all the craze, ing a championship bridge contest to determine who has the best system. Peter, worried over his inability to find his wife, loses steadily. When things look blackest for him, Marcia and Philip listen to the announcements on the game by radio. She decides to help Peter out and joins him as his partner. They win hands down. Deciding their love is too great to risk it being again wrecked by bridge, they go to a secluded part of the Hudson Bay district to escape it. But their guide turns up with a deck and wants to play with a dummy hand. Peter reaches for his gun. OFFICIAL BILLING Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. & The Vitaphone Corp. 25% present “GRAND SLAM” . 100% with Paul Lukas and Loretta Young 75% Frank McHugh 15% Glenda Farrell 15% Helen Vinson 15% Directed by William Dieterle 15% A Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Picture 40% Aecessories .......... 24 Current Publicity. ...6, 7 Advance Publicity. ...4, 5 Exploitation..... 16 to 23 AGS es5 11,12, 13, 14, 15 Features........... 9,10 SPOMMNO@ES 655s 1 Se es = MBVIOW eee was eS 6 Biographies .......... 8 Se eee rer he 5, 8 Page Three PEE ; = —~ a ee ee éter, exposed, goes to Van Dorr, ~