Hot Heiress (Warner Bros.) (1931)

Paes came . —_— £ Comedy That Clicks Every Time. Tr eens Clean, Clever And Up-To-The-Minute! It takes HILARIOUS .. WOW .. SENSATIONAL . . KNOCKOUT to describe— with BEN LYON and ONA MUNSON as the Torrid Love Team Supported by WALTER PIDGEON—INEZ COURTNEY There’s a million dollars worth of laughs in this comedy romance of a dazzling, desirable debutante and a rising young riveter! He comes up in the world—one floor at a time—’til he climbs thru her window and into her heart! A First National & Vitaphone Production Cut No. 11 Cut 40c, Mat 10c oD in= «weuiw Lar. -cn Mal than ordinary saw There were the ga wore. in “Dancing smartly tailored t -awauonal and Vita_uone offering which will be the feature attraction hare ee Theatre beginning , has been called “a po Ona Munson as Juliette Hunter in “The Hot Heiress” Cut No. 24 Cut ISc, Mat Sc beard’s Seven Wives,” and the natty uniforms in “Hell’s Angels,” but in his latest, “The Hot Heiress,” he wears the overalls of a steel riveter throughout most of the picture. e Like the “comedy, Miss ‘alented dancer, singer, actress, and_a beauty of striking personality. Ben Lyon appears opposite Miss Munson in “The Hot Heiress.” Her role in this picture calls for varying moods and unusual characterization. : YOUR LAST CHANCE on HOT sider HEIRESS with BEN LYON ONA MUNSON First National and Vitaphone offering. STANLEY Last Time Today | Cut No. 20 Cut 40c, Mat 10c _| stars, Walter Pidgeon Once Musical Comedy And Vaudeville Actor (Biography as of Jan. 1, 1931) Walter Pidgeon is cast as Clay, a social lion, in “The Hot Heiress,” the First National picture now at the Theatre. Although Pidgeon offscreen is anything but a social lion, his background and training fit him for a life of leisure and gentlemanly pursuits if a strenuous screen career didn’t interfere. Pidgeon was born in East St. John New Brunswick, Canada, where he attended prep school and military academy. His parents were both trained musicians and Walter and his three brothers became widely known throughout the province for their singing and piano playing at amateur affairs. é He enlisted in the Canadian Army | in 1915 and served until the end} He became“a| of the World War. partner in a Boston brokerage firm and when a financial crash wiped out his entire fortune he joined Elsie Janis. for a series of concert tours. Pidgeon appeared in vaudeville and musical comedy before coming to Hollywood. His best pictures include “Her Private Life,” “A Most Immoral Lady,” “Bride of the Regiment,” “Toast of the Legion,” “Viennese Nights,” “Going Wild,” and “The Hot Heiress.” Walter Pidgeon is six feet, two inches tall, weighs one hundred and ninety pounds, has grey eyes and black hair. Golf and music are his favorite forms of recreation. Ben Lyon Gets His Own Price Spite Of _ Being Movie Star (Advance Reader) Ben Lyon, featured player in ———— ucxt, like Man, has tired of prices for practically buys, simply because pictures. Before Lyon recently married gusteu “THE HOT HEIRESS” DELIGHTS FIRST NIGHT AUDIENCE HERE Splendid Music Adds To Enjoyment Of Fine Film With Ben Lyon And Ona Munson Giving Perfect Portrayals In Leading Roles (Prepared Review Emphasizing Music) “The Hot Heiress,” the First National and Vitaphone picture which opened last night at the.......... Theatre was greeted heartily by the large audience. One of the most noteworthy features of the picture is the thoroughly original manner in which captivating tunes are interwoven thru the delightfully human romance. It has long been contended that songs and action can be combined in logical shion without retarding the pro; of the story or sacrificing t effects of the music and dot Heiress” proves that such a combination is possible. “The Hot Heiress” is the roughneck romance of Juliette Hunter, an heiress, and Hap Harrigan, a steel riveter. Juliette is a girl of wealth and education who conducts herself in quite the manner one might expect of any sensible young person. DON’T MISS HER —SHE’S RICH ONA MUNSON WALTER PIDGEON . Park Avenue will probably be both Ss pleased and surprised to see itself so intelligently portrayed in a motion picture. Hap is characterized by boyish ardor and a contradictory way of treating everything in a matter of fact manner. There is, of course, the usual parental objection which is surmounted in a unique way. Ona Munson, late of the musical comedy stage, makes a bewitching Juliette. Besides possessing beauty and charm she dances well and has a pleasing voice. Big Ben Lyon is perfectly cast as Hap. The supporting cast includes Walter Pidgeon, Tom Dugan, Elise Bartlett, Thelma Todd, Inez Courtney, Nella Walker, George Irving, Holmes Herbert, and Aggie Herring. “The Hot Heiress” is an original story for the screen by Herbert Fields with incid eaty Attention cavenue heiress is relife until a red-hot rivet Bebe Daniels, film star, he went to|hurtles from the skyscraper going an exclusive florist to get prices for] yp next door, into her silken bou the wedding decorations. The florist asked about three times as much doir, setting fire to the expensive rug. The husky young riveter him as he would charge non-profes-| self follows into the room to put the sionals. fire out—and then it is that a hotter Lyon then had his secretary go} fire surges up in the heart of the around to other florist shops with | heroine—and a determination the list of wedding decoration re-| capture him. to see “The Hot_Bge quirements and found them all tojess,” the First National comedy, be within reason. which Lyon had first gone heard about it, called up and offered to do the job for exactly one-third the price he had first asked. Ona Munson, Walter Pidgeon, Elise Bartlett, Tom Dugan, Thelma Todd, Inez Courtney, Holmes Herbert and George Irving appear with Lyon in “The Hot Heiress,” which is an original story for the screen by Herbert Fields with incidental songs by Richard Rodgers and Lotenz Hart. “Hot Heiress’? Teams Riveter and Heiress (Current Reader) “The Hot Heiress,” First National and Vitaphone production which is the current feature at the ears Theatre, chronicles the romance of a steel riveter and an heiress who forgoes both wealth and social position for love. The locale shifts between New York’s Park Avenue and East Side. The film boasts a large and notable cast which includes such wellknown stage and screen names as Ona Munson, Ben Lyon, Walter Pidgeon, Tom Dugan, Elise Bartlett, Thelma Todd, Inez Courtney, Nella Walker, George Irving, Holmes Herbert, and Aggie Herring. “The Hot Heiress” is an original screen story by Herbert Fields with incidental songs by Richard Rod-| National @ gers and Lorenz Hart, the trio responsible for “Garrick Gaieties,” “A Connecticut Yankee,” “Spring Is| Picture Here,” and other hits. Clarence Badger directed. The florist to|now showing at the Theatre. ‘ A dazzling desirable debutante and a rising young riveter who comes up in the world—one floor at a time—'til he climbs thru her window and into her heart! A First National & Vitathone Hit! Owns Ona Munson who is co-featured with Ben Lyon in “The Hot Heiress,” a First National and Vitaphone picture coming to the Theatre , owns three valuable Chihuahua dogs which were given to her by Lupe Velez. The dogs require almost as much care as human babies, Miss Munson declares. Their names are Lupe, George White, and Cocoa. An Aristocratic Lady With A Democratic Smile A First Vitaphone Cut No. 6 DEN LYON Ona Munson—Walter Pidgeon | CAPITOL | Cut 40c, Mat 10c Fe | She’s a jane with lots of jack ... he’s a sheik in workman’s clothing! Page Five