I Married a Doctor (Warner Bros.) (1936)

s) "Bhi rn rheak a Dectow PUBLICITY Brilliant Stars of New Hit Pat O’Brien (left), Josephine Hutchinson and Guy Kibbee show how one doctor’s wife answered the cruellest problem a woman ever faced in “I Married a Doctor’, the film drama based on the greatest of Sinclair Lewis’ love stories, which opens at the ee orn ae TREGUTC” ONirccic<sersicsecceests Mat No. 2083—20c Star’s Red Hair Actually Looks Auburn In Film Red headed actresses, long the orphans of that eccentric master, the motion picture camera, have finally been favored by a new lighting scheme, perfected by Byron Haskins, cameraman on the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which comes to the Previously auburn hair registered dark brown in the finished black-and-white film. Even Clara Bow, with her flaming tresses photographed as a brunette. But Haskins, in making experimental tests of Josephine Hutchinson for “I Married a Doctor” hit upon a method to film her beautiful titian tresses more realistically. For back light a sun are is substituted for an _ ordinary lamp> The blue light brings out the auburn shades more effectively. In close-ups a special gelatine is used on the top lights focussed on her. The new lighting makes red hair actually look red for the first time. “I Married a Doctor” is based on the greatest of Sinclair Lewis’ best selling novels of married love. It is filled with action, thrills and drama tempered with considerable comedy. Besides Miss Hutchinson _ the cast includes Pat O’Brien, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louise Fazenda, Olin Howland, Alma Lloyd, Margaret Irving, Grace Stafford and Robert Barrat. Archie L. Mayo directed the picture from the screen play by Casey Robinson. Actor Learns How to Cut Off Arm by Mail Pat O’Brien took a correspondence course in medicine in order to give a realistic portrayal of the role of a physician in his latest Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which comes to thea... tA GALT = O Wiss scccnrccsccessarseeseosher When assigned the role Pat immediately thought of a college chum at Marquette University, now located in a small Minnesota town. He asked his chum, Dr. James Anderson, to give him a complete account of his activities. For a month he received a daily letter from the doctor, with a glossary of medical terms, information on the amputation of an arm, called for in the script, and other details of country doctor’s duties. The art department reproduced the doctor’s office for the film from a photograph. Ross Alexander Learns How To Press His Pants Not so long ago, Ross Alexander said he would starve to death if he had to do any work other than acting. Now he takes it back. If the worst comes to worst, he feels that he always will be able to make a living as a pants presser. He acquired enviable technique at this job during the production of the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which Comes tO the......ecceercereees Theatre He has the role of an artistic but suppressed farm boy who moves into town and has to support himself by working in a tailor shop. Besides Alexander the cast includes Pat O’Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Louise Fazenda, Olin Howland, Alma Lloyd, Margaret Irving, Grace Stafford and Robert Barrat. Archie L. Mayo directed. Ross Alexander Ross Alexander, whose rise to film stardom has been rapid since he was signed by Warner Bros. a year ago, has a romantic role with Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson in “I Married a Doctor”, WhICh COMES CO ENE. .seresseveree Theatre Mat No. 110—10c Actress Wears Distinctive New Film Coiffeur A new and distinctive coiffeur was especially designed for Josephine Hutchinson, Warner Bros. actress who portrays the well known fiction character, Carol Kennicott, in “I Married a Doctor”, now showing at the...........e00 theatre. The film is taken from a Sinclair Lewis novel. Consequently, much of the demureness, idealism, yet thoroughly modern qualities of the character, were desired for her coiffeur. Starting with a very low leftside part, the contour of the crown has been kept small and smooth, with one wave and two rows of curls around the back. For two inches around the front of Miss MHutchinson’s red-gold tresses there is a _ soft, curly “yoche” breaking into a wave on the right temple. Two half-waves nestle in front of her ears, while the rest of the hair-ends are curled in a sort of halo effect. Besides Miss Hutchinson — the cast includes Pat O’Brien, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louise Fazenda, Olin Howland, Alma Lloyd, Margaret Irving, Grace Stafford and _ Robert Barrat. Archie L. Mayo. Miss Fazenda’s Swedish Dialect Startles Guests Louise Fazenda recently startled her guests by breaking suddenly into a Minnesota Swedish dialect in the midst of a conversation during the filming of the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which comes to the LOUISE FAZENDA in “T Married a Doctor” at the Strand Mat No. 102 —10e She was practicing for her role as a Swedish housemaid. Marie Anderson, a native of Sweden and an old friend of the actress was staying with her at the time. The two conversed in the dialect at all times so that all her mistakes could be corrected. “I Married a Doctor” is a powerful and realistic drama of small town life, with many humorous touches adapted from a popular novel by Sinclair Lewis and dramatized by Harriet Ford and Harvey O’Higgins. Besides Miss Fazenda the cast includes’ Pat O’Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Olin Howland, Alma Lloyd, Margaret Irving, Grace Stafford and Robert Barrat. Archie L. Mayo directed. July Fourth Film Picnic Fools Jinx A Jinx just can’t take a joke. At least that’s what Pat O’Brien, Josephine Hutchinson and other leading players in the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which comes to theatre on It was a bright sunny morning when the company assem bled at Sunland, Calif. to take a Fourth of July picnic scene for the picture. It was February and the Southern California rainy season, which usually begins in December, had _ not started. But no sooner were the players picnicing in the best traditions than it began to pour, as it is supposed to do at Fourth of July picnics. Director Archie Mayo tried to take the scene for two weeks. A Doctor’s Wife Tells Louise Fazenda (left), Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson in a scene of domesticity before the doctor’s wife decided to reveal the secrets of the men in white in “I Married a Doctor’, the Warner Bros. picture OPENING Bb ERG caccsrcrsncreivenyssessorenes LENCGUEG ON veossetsescrsebesedsovestasoexs Mat No. 205—20c O’Brien’s Voice Is Muted In His Latest Picture Pat O’Brien has piped down and he loves it. His rapid fire verbiage has been muted; the flow of his dialogue has slowed down to normal for his latest Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which comes Pat was happy about it. He said he was fed up with. barking like a flip, hard boiled tough. “Fast dialogue has its place in certain characterizations and I enjoy doing it. But to much of anything palls. The part I had in “Oil For the Lamps of China” and this one in “I Married a Doctor” are refreshing because they provide variety.” In the current film O’Brien plays a slow-thinking, dependable and popular small town doctor. Josephine Hutchinson, with whom he was teamed in “Oil For the Lamps of China,” has the role of his idealistic wife. Besides O’Brien and Miss Hutchinson, the cast includes Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louise Fazenda, Olin Howland and Alma Lloyd. Archie L. Mayo directed. Town Gossip The village booster and repeater of tales is the role assigned to Guy Kibbee, noted Warner Bros. star in “I Married a Doctor”, the film drama which unite Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson, stars of “Oil For the Lamps of China’. It OP ENSEUL UNG sctseceassesatseacns Fortes Theatre Mat No. 106—10c Movie Hotel Is Aged 20 Years In Ten Minutes Motion picture property men are Hollywood’s substitute for Father Time. What only the wear and tear of many years acomplish in real life, the prop man can do in a few minutes. In the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which comes tOrthOin.. te. Theatre ON..........0.0000 a prop man took new magazines which Director Archie L. Mayo thought should be old magazines and rubbed them diligently with sand-paper to add that careworn appearance. A scene in a hotel room did not satisfy Mayo. “It’s too new,” he complained. “The hotel in a small town like this would be dingier, older and far less clean.” The prop man remedied this in ten minutes. He picked up handfuls of dirt outside the stage and carefully rubbed the newness from the wallpaper and molding. He took the comparatively good pictures from the wall and sent to the property department for chromos. A large, obtrusive calendar was added and the nap rubbed off the rug to complete the ensemble. Thus twenty years were added in ten minutes by the number one miracle man of the movies. “I Married a Doctor” is adapted from a famous novel by Sinclair Lewis and dramatized by Harriet Ford and Harvey O’Higgins. The cast includes Pat O’Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louis Fazenda, Olin Howland and Alma Lloyd. The screen play is by Casey Robinson. Main Street Built In Day For Film Main Street, unlike Rome, was built in a day for the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor’, which comes to the............:-<. PEALE ON carcecvasssisssccoass neseoesienss , with Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson in the stellar roles. The block long center of a small Middle Western town was needed earlier than expected so scores of workmen were put to work on the huge set so that Director Archie L. Mayo could film scenes there on the following day. The set was finished in a little less than six hours. The picture is adapted from a powerful novel by Sinclair Lewis. Others in the cast are Ross Alexander, Louise Fazenda, Guy Kibbee, Alma Lloyd and Olin Howland. Page Thirteen