Illicit (Warner Bros.) (1931)

~~ tions -— in fact,' Warner Bros. present “ILLICIT,” A Vitaphone Production 5 (Biographical Feature) MAYO DIRECTORIAL GENIUS EVIDENCED BY “ILLICIT” Archie Mayo, Warner Brothers director, whose latest production is ‘“TIllicit,’ now showing at the ees eR Theatre, is the screen’s most versatile craftsman. Thoroughly ved in art ind techniphases. of his profession, Mayo. directs comedy-drama— musical produc any type of: screen entertainment, with equal success, Cut, 15c; Mat., 5c “Although all types of screen stories demand a different style of treatment,” says Mr. Mayo, “the most important item in the making of a talking picture is the story. Without a good stury, a picture cannot be a success.” Mr. Mayo’s father was a New York tailor, whose most famous relatives, so Archie says, were Adam and Eve. After graduating from Manhattan grade schools, and preparatory institutions, the ambitious youth betook himself to Columbia University, where he won high honors — and, incidentally great popularity, as a wit. Globe trotting next became his hobby and he toured Hurope, taking in Australia as a side line. It was in 1912 that he appeared before the footlights, All the while this topsy-turvy old world was amusing him to such an extent that he was trying his hand at jazz songs and melodies. It was in this period that he wrote book and lyrics for the gmusir — eo i Archie £.Mea yo. Cut. No. 33— fying Broadwa;z c.un. Archie L. Mayo’s cleverness at gags naturally led him the way of all wise-crackers, to Hollywood His initial work was the gagging of forty comedies for Jack White. For Warner Bros. he has directed “Crimson City,” “Beware of Married Men,” “Slightly Used,” “The College Widow,” ‘‘Dearie,”’ “State Street Sadie,” “My Man,” “On Trial,” “The Sap,” “The Sacred Flame,” “Wide Open,’ ‘Nancy from Naples,’ “Sonny Boy,” “Courage,” “The Doorway to Hell,” “The Sacred Flame” and “Illicit.” ROX Y As new as tomorrow— with the sensational star of today! a = %. i % Bs Ss with BARBARA STANWYCK The star the world has taken to its heart. sci New fashioned theories in old fashioned love _ Cut No. 10 Cut, 20c; 67 Lines Mat 5c eee” Illegal and unlicensed according to the dictionary— “Merely being modetn” — according to Anne Vincent, heroine of “Illicit.” (Biographical) NATALIE MOOREHEAD HERE IN “ILLICIT” Natalie Moorehead, who has an important role in “Illicit,” now Playing at thew. os Theatre, is one of Hollywood’s most attractive blondes, She is a Pittsburgh girl who started her stage career in “The Baby Cyclone” company in Trenton, New Jersey. Later she came to Hollywood and appeared in several of Henry Duffy’s most successful stage plays. A short time after her arrival in MHollywood, she landed a contract with one of the er Studios and appeared in such ures aS “Through Different yes,” and “Tine Girl from Havana.” She made her debut with Warner Bros. in a Vitaphone Variety, and since that time has made many pictures with them. She has appeared in ‘‘The Office Wife,” “Divorce Among Friends,” “Tllicit” and other Warner pictures. In “Illicit” she plays part of the gir] who hopelessly loves the other woman’s husband. (Review) BARBARA STANWYCK SUPERBLY PORTRAYS “ILLICIT” HEROINE ; “Tllicit,” the startling comedydrama of modern love and matrimony which opened an engagementalastnisht ati the = ser ss Theatre, was heartily acclaimed by the large audience as one of the most consistently entertaining pictures of the year. Barbara Stanwyck magnificently portrays the role of Anne Vincemt, a Park Avenue society girl who objects to marrying her commonlaw husband, for fear that with the ceremony, romance will die. She does marry—and what she expected would fade with time, does fade — but that’s not the story. Those in the cast are James Rennie, as the lover; Claude Gillingwater as his courtly millionaire father; Natalie Moorehead as a blonde vamp who does not succeed in remaining among the “preferred”; Charles Butterworth as a glorious souse and Joan Blondell as his confederate in tomfoolery. Ricardo Cortez successfully plays an unsuccessful suitor. Archie Mayo. _ directed. Whatever you must miss, don’t miss “Illicit.” Theatre Name and Policy She wanted romance to live forever — so she protected it against matrimony! WARNER BROS. Present ] ( : :| It starts where others leave off. Carries you through new and unusual adventures. It makes you think! It makes you cry! It makes you laugh! It makes you wonder! It makes you say “It’s the best picture I have ever seen!’’ on Pre ye Cac PIP 1565, , : bd at 2 my With a Greater BARBARA STANWYCK It’s like discovering a new star and adding her to the old one. A Problem As Old As the World in a Story As Modern As Tomorrow! also CHARLES BUTTERWORTH JAMES RENNIE, RICARDO CORTEZ, JOAN BLONDELL A Warner Bros. Vitaphone Picture . Cut. No. 16—Cut, 60c; Mat., 15¢ e cages wi che pee 588 Lines