Hearts Divided (Warner Bros.) (1936)

PARLE CET Y “HEART Se DIVIDED” READERS ABOUT THE CAST AND PRODUCTION All Leading Men Of Marion Davies Rise To Stardom Playing opposite Marion Davies in one of her Cosmopolitan film productions appears to be a good omen for actors. They invariably go on to the peak of screen guecess. The latest to feel the benefits of this strange influence is Dick Powell, who was Miss Davies’ leading man in ‘‘Page Miss Glory’? and who is now playing a similar role opposite the winsome blonde star in the historical romanee, ‘‘Hearts Divided,’’? a Cosmopolitan production which comes to the AES ene yi RR aes | apie a ar as a First National release. Powell, whose popularity has been increasing by leaps and bounds during the last three years, gained the official list of first ten box office attractions since he appeared in ‘‘Page Miss Glory.’? If precedent means anything, he will be among the first three next year for that is exactly the experience which befell Miss Davies’ leading men in her two preceeding pictures. ‘Hearts Divided’’ is a glamorous romance of the historical courtship of Betsy Patterson, belle of Baltimore, by Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the French Emperor. It is spiced with rollicking comedy and tense drama. Miss Davies has the stellar role while others in the cast besides Powell include Charlie Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher, Henry Stephenson and Clara Blandick. The picture was directed by Frank Borzage from the screen play by Laird Doyle and Casey Robinson, based on the story by Rida Johnson Young. Music and lyrics are by Warren and Dubin with spirituals by the Hall Johnson Choir. Mode Of 1803 Betsy Patterson, the belle of Baltimore in 1803, comes to life again in the person of charming Marion Davies, who is more beautiful than ever in the Cosmopolitan picture ‘“Hearts Divided,’’ which opens at ee es Theatre OW wc... as a First National release. Mat No. 102—10c Stars Of Song, Laughter And Thrills Marion Davies, Dick Powell (left) and Charlie Ruggles (right pear im the new Cosmopolitan picture ‘‘ Hearts Divided,’’ Other stars are Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher and the Hall Johnson choir. Beauties Drilled To Dance Minuet In Historie Flim Chorus girl type of dancers are a dime a dozen in Hollywood. A call from a studio dance director for one hundred girls for a number in a film musical will bring out anywhere from two to five hundred beauteous blondes, brunettes and redheads. Men and women with a working knowledge of the minuet, however, are scarcer than popular tax collectors. First National studios put in a call for fifty men and fifty women who could dance the minuet in a ballroom sequence during the filming of Marion Davies’ new Cosmopolitan production, “Hearts Divided,” an historical romance laid in 1803, which comes to the .......... TheaGre: On 555.24...23..:. Exactly eighteen women and eleven men responded. Another call was hastily placed for a dance director who could drill a group in the graceful movements of the minuet. Eddie Larkin, who usually acts as assistant to Bobby Connolly, dance director, qualified because he directed a minuet for John Murray Anderson’s New York play, “Dearest Enemy,” back in 1925. Larkin gathered a group of one hundred men and women, including the original twenty-nine who responded to the first call, took them on one of First National’s sound stages and in two days had them dancing as pretty a minuet as ever was filmed. The dances will be seen in “Hearts Divided,” a glamorous romance of the historical courtship of Betsy Patterson, belle of Baltimore, by Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the French Emperor. It is spiced with rollicking comedy and tense drama. Miss Davies has the stellar role while others in the east include Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, and Arthur Treacher. The picture was directed by Frank Borzage from the screen play by Laird Doyle and Casey Robinson, based on the story by Rida Johnson Young. Musie and lyrics are by Warren and Dubin with spirituals by the Hall Johnson Choir. Mat No. 301—30c Marion Davies Socks American President Marion Davies learned to throw with considerable accuracy when a child playing in the streets of Brooklyn. That she hasn’t lost the art, is shown in her latest Cosmopolitan production, “Hearts Divided,” which comes to the Theatre on as a First National release. In one scene she is up in a tree, hiding from the President of the United States, a role played by George Irving. She throws her slipper and lands a square hit on the head of the film replica of Thomas Jefferson. On another occasion she is angered by her tutor, who is Jerome Bonaparte in disguise. She turns on him and hurls all her text books at his retreating anatomy. Laff Star Edward Everett Horton is one of Marion Davies’ three suitors in the charming star’s latest picture, ‘‘ Hearts Divided,’’ Cosmopolitan’s film story of two glorious lovers who defied an Emperor and thought a crown well lost for love. It ODCNSZEQU “UNG S..%.c5.u Be Theatre OMbee ric. Matec as a First National release. Mat No. 115—10e¢ Famous Men Of History Cast In ‘Hearts Divided’ First National casting officials spent weeks perusing history books to assure faithful portrayals of several historical characters in Marion Davies’ latest Cosmopolitan production “Hearts Divided,” which comes to the ............ Phidatne:0a8 cs aca. Through the studio research deparment, casting executives obtained photographs of portraits painted of the various individuals about the year 1803. It was essential that the characters appear as they would have at that period. Historical figures that appear in the picture include Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States from 1801 to 1809, who was 60 years old in 1803; Alexander Hamilton, who had been secretary of the treasury and was about 47 years old at that time; Aaron Burr, vice president, who was 48 years old; John Marshall, chief justice of the supreme court from 1801 to 1835 and who was 49 in 1903; James Madison, seeretary of state from 1801 to 1809, 53 years old in 1803, James Monroe, United States minister to Great Britain from 1803 to 1807 and who became fifth president of the nation in 1816, and Albert Gallatin, secretary of the treasury from 1801 to 1813. Monroe would have been 46 in 1803, Gallatin 43. In addition to these figures, the important role of Napoleon Bonaparte and that of his brother Jerome had to be east. Casting officials selected all players with utmost care, endeavoring to obtain the greatest resemblance possible to the characters portrayed. “Hearts Divided” is a gay and glamorous romance by Rida Johnson Young. Besides Miss Davis in the stellar role, the cast includes Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher, Henry Stephenson, Clara Blandick and scores of others. Frank Borzage directed the picture from the screen play by Laird Doyle and Casey Robinson. Music and lyrics are by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. Ruggles Rides Around Studio Lot On Bicycle Charlie Ruggles, the veteran character comedian, borrewed from ‘another studio by First National for a major role in Marion Davies’ Cosmopolitan production, ‘‘ Hearts Divided,’’ which comes to the ie ear aa ate RNGAaGre:On-aa 2s discovered that distances on the far-flung North Hollywood lot were greater than those to whieh he was accustomed. The first day he worked on the picture he telephoned a bicycle store and had them send him out a shiny, brand new vehicle which he rode between his dressing room and the ‘‘ Hearts Divided’? sets. He became a_ familiar figure wheeling about the lot in the costume of a gentleman of early colonial days. The paint shop designed a red and gold sign bearing his name which was attached to the bar of Ruggles’ bike. Bicycles are a common sight on the First National lot, messenger boys, technicians, property men and minor executives having adopted them as quick transportation about the grounds several months ago. But Ruggles was the first player to take up the_practice. ‘‘Hearts Divided’? combines a glorious romance with hilarious comedy and dynamic drama. It was written by Rida Johnson Young. Miss Davies has the stellar role, while others in the cast besides Ruggles include Dick Powell, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher, Henry Stephenson and Clara Blandick. The picture was directed by Frank Borzage from the screen play by Laird Doyle and Casey Robinson. Music and lyries are by Harry Warren and Al Dubin with numbers by the Hall Johnson choir of spiritual singers. Claude Rains Noted English stage and screen star, who portrays the character of Emperor Napoleon in Marion Davies’ new starring vehicle, ‘* Hearts Divided,’’ the Cosmopolitan picture now showing at the ............ Theatre. Mat No. 101—10c Page Thirty-five