Havana Widows (Warner Bros.) (1933)

Publicity —A dvance your Ist story Joan Blondell Heads Bang-up Comedy Cast In ‘‘Havana Widows”’ Put Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly and Allen Jenkins together in one picture and it’s bound to spell comedy. First National has grouped this sextet of sparkling fun makers into its latest comedy drama, “Havana Widows,” which comes to the..............:.:ees theatre on to this sextet Lyle Talbot, as the handsome leading man, plus sparkling, snappy, typical Joan BlondellGlenda Farrell dialogue and you have a rare combination. The screen play, which is an original by Earl Baldwin, concerns the adventures of two Broadway chorus girls, Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell, who go to Havana to pick themselves a couple of millionaires to shake down for breach of promise money. They had been led to believe that Havana was simply flooded with rich suckers waiting to be taken for easy money. The entanglements into which they get themselves with Guy Kibbee as the “millionaire” sucker form the basis for the hilarious situations. Lyle Talbot, as the son of the supposed millionaire, plays the romantic lead who meets and falls in love with one of the girls, Joan Blondell, who is trying to trim his father. The scenes are photographed against a colorful background which takes in the famous bar rooms, hotels and night clubs of the resort town with the exotic Cuban Rumba dance presented by a score or more of beautiful dancers. Other fun makers in the cast besides those already mentioned inelude Hobart Cavanaugh, Ralph Ince, Maude Eburne, George Cooper, Charles Wilson and Gary Owen. Ray Enright directed. your 2nd story 6 Star Comedy Cast Puts Hilarious Note In ‘‘Havana Widows’’ Six stellar comedians appear in the cast of the First National pic ture, “Havana Widows,” which COMOSHLO Then te a eras Theatre ORF Lt ince . They are said to give the picture such an unusual comedy twist as to make it one of the most hilarious funmakers the screen has seen in many a day. Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell, two of the most sophisticated wisecrackers of the sereen, as the two Broadway chorus girls on a quest for millionaires in Havana whom they plan to shake down, head the cast. The other four scintillating comedians include Guy Kibbee, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh and Ruth Donnelly. With Lyle Talbot playing a straight role as the hero of the piece, and making a perfect foil for the broad comedy roles, the cast is an unusually excellent combination. Other members of the cast are also well known players and include Hobart Cavanaugh, Ralph Inee, Maude Eburne, George Cooper, Charles Wilson and Gary Owen. The plot of the story by Earl Baldwin concerns the somewhat shocking adventures of two Broadway gold diggers who set out to make money by the old-time badger game. It is treated in such a humorous vein and carries so much sparkling dialogue, however, that the shock situations are turned into riotous laughs. Ray Enright has given a unique twist to the direction which adds greatly to the hilarity of the piece. Page Four Falling for a Havana Widow Handsome Lyle Talbot cannot resist the charms of lovely Joan Blondell as she cavorts her way through her latest comedy sensation, to the coming “Havana Widows,” +) Theatre. Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Allen Jenkins and Guy Kibbee are in the supporting cast. Mat No. 4 Price 10c your 3rd story your 4th story Glenda Farrell Cast Joan Blondell’s Wish as Chorine Refuses|Denied 15 Years Ago to Show Shapely Leg Granted in New Film Believe it or not Glenda Farrell, who possesses a pair of the shapeliest limbs in Hollywood, does not like to appear in pictures with more Yet in her latest First National comedy which than her ankles showing. drama “Havana Widows,” comes to the her reluctance to showing her legs, because the script called for it. After director Ray Enright had pointed out to her that the opening scenes were supposed to show a line of burlesque girls, with Glenda playing one of the girls, Glenda agreed to don tights provided the shot was a long shot—that is, taken from a distance. When you see this scene in “Havana Widows” upon the screen, you won’t be able to pick out Glenda Farrell until the camera moves in for a close-up. Then you'll see Glenda from the waist up, wisecracking with her neighbor in the line, Joan Blondell. Glenda explained her inhibitions against showing her legs as being due to the fact that hér entire stage training has been along straight dramatic lines. She has never appeared in a musical comedy and consequently never had _ occasion to “strip” as appearing in abbre viated costumes is commonly called | in the vernacular of the stage. In “Havana Widows,” Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell appear as two chorus girls who become disgusted with the undue demands made upon their time by the manager and decide to go hunting for millionaires in Havana. They are out to snare a couple by hook or crook. Their adventures rock and shock Havana. Others in the cast include Lyle Talbot, Guy Kibbee, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh and Ruth Donnelly, all but Talbot being known as splendid comics. Earl Baldwin wrote the screen play and the snappy dialogue heard in the picture. Fifteen years ago, Joan Blondell wanted to wear a certain stage costume which her mother refused to let her wear. Joan never forgot that costume. In “Havana Widows,” her latest First National comedy drama, which comes to the Theatre OS Sie Min eros Mra ears ain , She plays a burlesque chorine who quits the troupe to dig gold in the joy spots of Havana. The opening sequences of the pic-| felt on first seeing this The Start of Another Cuban Revolution? your 5th story your 6th story 40 Burlesque Queens|Talbot Acts as Foil Shake Shapely Legs|To Joan Blondell In| In ‘‘Havana Widows”’ Forty Hip-Hip-Hooray girls shake mean legs at the bald-headed row in “Havana Widows,” a First National picture which comes to the at ATenates Theatre on This is a night at Borsky’s Burlesque and comprises a_ hilarious opening scene for this new comedydrama. The forty beauties of the burlesque are headed by Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. While they furnish four pertectly shaped legs and loads of fun for the edification of the audience, it is no laughing matter for the girls, however, for after the show Miss Blondell is given a week off because she refuses to show her figure at a club smoker and Miss Farrell is fined five dollars of her meagre salary for scratching her back during the performance. stam ola orem o(vi0 reteiase 8 F'oin.e ° Disgusted with the life, the girls decide to quit and go to Havana in search of millionaires to fleece. But in the working out of their scheme the two burlesque queens get into a peck of trouble that rocks the Cuban eapitol. Other members of an exceptional comedy cast include Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ralph Ince and Maude LEburne. Earl Baldwin, who wrote the screen play, has filled it with snappy, wise cracking dialogue as well as unique and humorous situations. Ray Enright directed. ture show her and Glenda Farrell | backstage at the burlesque house, bemoaning the trials and tribulations of show business. She needed a costume thoroughly typical of the environment ..... a costume that would set her apart at once from the upper reaches of the life theatrical and identify the brand of show in which she worked. Joan offered an idea—which the wardrobe department accepted with alacrity. Once, when Joan was a child touring in vaudeville with her parents, a former star of burlesque played on the same bill with them. Joan remembers the astonishment which, even at that tender age, she worthy ‘Havana Widows’ Film Joan Blondell and Lyle Talbot form an unusually fine romantic comedy team in “Havana Widows,” the First National comedy drama which comes to the Whe ati OOM see eas acces roe ee e-eae The blonde Blondell plays a strictly comic role while the handsome dark complexioned Talbot plays his role straight, making a perfect foil for Blondell. This is the first time the two have played opposite each other in the leading roles. It is also one of the few times that Talbot has been cast to play a leading romantic role, his lot usually being that of the villain. Miss Blondell, who plays a straight, comic, or romantic heroine with equal facility, in this picture is a wisecracking combination of all three. As a gold digging Broadway chorus girl in Havana on the hunt for millionaire suckers, Miss Blondell with her pal, Glenda Farrell, create more spontaneous laughs than is usually found in half a dozen comedies. The screen play by Earl Baldwin gives a unique twist to the old badger game that takes it out of the serious class and into the realm of snappy comedy. Other members of the cast include Guy Kibbee, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ralph Ince and Maude Eburne. Ray Enright has given the pieture-clever handling in his direction. lady’s opening costume. It consisted of pink fleshings, a few enormous sunflowers and a large butterfly topping the blonde head. She wanted one just like it—a craving which her mother did not approve. But all good things come finally to those who wait. Joan described this costume to the First National wardrobe department. They duplicated it. And now, 15 years later, she had a chance to wear it in “Havana Widows,” which is a hilarious comedy written by Earl Baldwin. Others in the cast include Guy Kibbee, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh and Ruth Donnelly. Ray Enright directed. Look at Ruth Donnelly’s face as she finds her son and husband in the company of those two notorious “Havana Widows,” Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. Seems to have put a damper on the party, doesn’t it? These stars and many others are to be seen in “Havana Widows,” First National’s comedy hit beginning the Mat No.7 Price 10c at