Lady Killer (Warner Bros.) (1933)

1 your Tst story Large Cast of Noted Players Chosen for New Cagney Picture A large cast of noted players from both stage and screen was selected by Warner Bros. for the latest James Cagney starring vehicle, “Lady Killer,’ which comes to the . . aheatresors. s+. s Mae Clarke, who plays opposite Jimmy as an underworld character, made her first hit on the stage as a dancer, as did Cagney himself. She appeared in several New York fashionable clubs as well as in “Gay Paree,” “The Noose” and ‘“Manhattan Mary” before going to Hollywood in 1929 to enter picture work. One of her first picture hits was with Cagney in “Public Enemy,” in which she was on the receiving end of a grapefruit pushed into her face by Cagney. Margaret Lindsay, another leading feminine player in the picture, made a substantial stage success both in America and England before appearing in pictures. She has created a furore with her work in “Cavalcade,” “Private Detective 62” and “The Kennel Murder Case” among others. Henry O'Neill is a famous stage player recently acquired by Warner Bros. for picture work. Others of the sixteen members of the cast include all well-known screen players, most of whom have had stage experience. They are Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton, Raymond Hatton, Douglas Dumbrille, Marjorie Gateson, George Blackwood, Willard Robertson, Robert Elliott, William Davidson, Douglas Cosgrove, John Marston and George Chandler. Irish Jimmy Cagney is transformed into heap big Indian Chief for one of the sequences in his latest Warner Bros. picture, “Lady Killer,”” coming Wednesday to the Strand. In the story, one of Jimmy’s first Hollywood parts is that of an Indian, and if you think he likes having the make-up sprayed on him, just look at his face. Mat No. 18—Price 15c your Sth story Lindsay Plays Role of Big Screen Star in New Cagney Picture Margaret Lindsay was elected to depict her own life work in James Cagney’s latest starring picture for Warner Bros., “Lady Killer,” which comes to the .... Theatre on... . That is, she has the part of a screen star, portraying the character of a more or less temperamental Hollywood actress in the picture. And for that matter, Jimmy does practically the same thing in “Lady Killer” as the movie star for whom Miss Lindsay is the leading lady. In the early part of the picture Cagney is seen as a member of a notorious your 4th story Mae Glarke’s Locks Shortest, Sleekest of Hollywood Stars your 3rd story James Cagney Stars As Grook Who Rises to Hollywood Fame Thousands of persons go to Hollywood every year in search of success on the screen. But few have fame and fortune literally forced upon them, as did Dan Quigley, ex-theatre usher, “finger man” and fugitive from justice, when he found himself on the threshold of Filmland. How Dan became an actor in spite of himself, and a star almost without knowing why, is one of the amazing and amusing situations that makes James Cagney’s latest Warner Bros. picture, “Lady Killer,’ which will be seen on the screen of the... . Theatre on... ., something out of the “Lady Killer,” based on a story by Rosalind Keating Shaffer, presents Cagney as an ex-crook and gangster who rises to screen fame by providing his own fan mail. The amazing rise of an ex-crook to film stardom is hilarious in the extreme, while the sequences in which his former gangster pals attempt to blackmail him because of his success are said to be filled with hairraising incidents. Roy Del Ruth directed from a screen play by Ben Markson and Lillie Hayward. One of the shortest, sleekest hair cuts in all Hollywood is that worn by Mae Clarke, who has a leading feminine role opposite James Cagney in the Warner Bros. picture, “Lady Killer,’ which comes to the... Theatre on... A smooth shingle on the back of her head, and well above the ears on the sides, Mae’s hair at first glance would not seem to lend itself easily to the smart practice of changing the coiffeur with the costume. But she insists that she has found exactly the reverse to be true. your 2nd story eye with “Lady Killer” Gives Lowdown on Making of Hollywood Stars One of the most hilarious take-offs on the film colony, which comes from Hollywood itself, will be found in the latest Warner Bros. picture starring James Cagney, “Lady Killer,’ open ing at the .... Theatre on. . It is based on the story by Rosalind Shaffer in which she relates the astounding rise to fame and fortune of a young ex-crook by a unique and brazen publicity method. The story is said to be an actual revelation of the facts in the climb to success of a well-known Hollywood player, that is, insofar as the motion picture sequences only are concerned. Naturally the character has been fictionized and the imagination of the author has been given considerable play, but Hollywood gossips insist that the character exists in real life. The author herself, however, refuses to comment on whether she had a definite character in mind or not, or whether she built the character to fit certain conditions that existed. The picture is said to be a combination of strong comedy and melodramatic thrills, with exciting sequences in which Cagney’s former gangster pals seek to blackmail him after he has reached fame and success in the moving picture world. Cagney is supported by a strong cast which includes Mae Clarke, Margaret Lindsay, Henry O’Neill, Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton, Raymond Hatton and George Blackwood. Roy Del Ruth directed the picture from the screen play by Ben Markson and Lillie Hayward. ordinary in screen entertainment. The rise of this ex-crook to stardom in Hollywood supplies the hilari ous laughs in this comedy drama. But there are thrills aplenty when his for mer gangster pals try to put the finger on him because of his success. Exciting incidents are said to follow in quick succession to a_ smashing climax when the gang, foiled in its blackmailing scheme, try to put the hero on the spot. The picture is not without its fascinating romance for Jimmy, as the ex-crook who becomes a movie star, A gunman’s moll and a movie queen are is a fascinating scoundrel. rivals for his affections. The story is said to be based on actual Hollywood conditions as far as the film sequences are concerned, and the principal character is re puted to have its actual Filmland counterpart. However, Rosalind Keating Shaffer, the author, familiar with incidents of the film capital, and with a deep insight into its characters, has based her story upon her knowledge of things in Hollywood. The cast of “Lady Killer” is an exceptionally strong one. Mae Clarke, who will be remembered as_ the “grapefruit girl” of “Public Enemy” with Cagney a few years ago, has the role of Cagney’s moll. Margaret Lindsay appears as a Hollywood screen star who helps the ex-crook to his first chance to rise from the extra ranks. The early pals of. the underworld are played by Leslie Fenton, Douglas Dumbrille, Russell Hopton and Raymond Hatton, while other. important roles are entrusted to Henry O’Neill, Willard Robertson, Marjorie Gateson, Robert Elliot and George Blackwood. Roy Del Ruth directed the production from the screen play by Ben Markson and Lillie Hayward. When wearing a beret type of hat, tilted down over one eye, the actress has her hair curled into tight formal ringlets on the sides. With an evening gown, these ringlets may be combed out into a most flattering, fluffy “kiki” bob, with which she wears rhinestone clips or jet bows posed on her dark blonde hair. With a formal turban, however, the curls all disappear. Instead, Mae brushes her hair sleekly to her head, in a severe hair dress, and wears earrings to give the costume balance. Still other variations, that : would seem imMat No. 16—Price 5c possible with so short a bob, include the use of bangs, which may be brushed across the forehead in a swirl, or worn in flat curls at the temples. “Lady Killer” is an unusual story by Roslind Keating Shaffer and deals with an ex-crook’s astonishing rise to stardom in Hollywood and the efforts of his former gangster buddies to blackmail him. In a measure it is a picture within a picture, because many roles actually played by Cagney on the screen up to now are again given him in this picture to do in his role of the ex-gangster who rises to fame in the movies. Margaret Lindsay plays the role of a picture star, while others in the cast include Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton, Raymond Hatton and George Blackwood. Roy Del Ruth directed the picture from a screen play by Ben Markson and Lillie Hayward. MAE CLARKE gang of crooks, who lands in the movies as an extra when he tries to lose himself from his pals in Hollywood. Miss Lindsay found that it is not any easier to portray the part of an actress with which she is perfectly familiar than that of any other character. Screen players have definite characteristics and differ from each other just as much as persons in other walks of life, she maintains. “I was not playing myself, but a character,” she stated. “The person in the story had a definite personality which I had to study and familiarize myself with just as I would have had She been a society matron or a crook.” “Lady Killer,” which is based on a story by Rosalind Keating Shaffer, is said to present many take-offs on wellknown film stars. It traces the amazing rise of a young ex-crook from extra man to stardom through unique publicity methods. The picture is also said to contain many thrilling sequences in which the gangster pals attempt to blackmail the successful star and former associate and finally try to put him on the spot. Cagney’s actions after he finds his mark in Hollywood provide the central theme of this fascinating story. As a movie idol, and heartbreaker, the erstwhile gangster cuts rather a dapper figure—one which is decidedly reminiscent of at least one present movie star. Mae Clarke plays opposite Cagney in the underworld sequences as the woman to whom he eventually gives the air when he falls in love with his leading lady. Others in the cast include Henry O’Neill, Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton, Raymond Hatton and George Blackwood. Roy Del Ruth directed the picture from the screen play by Ben Markson and Lillie Hayward. Your Oth Story Gunman’s “Moll” and Movie Queen Rivals For Love of Cagney A gunman’s moll and a movie star form the feminine members of a triangle which causes James Cagney’s screen life to run anything but smooth in his latest starring picture for Warner comes to the . Bros., “Lady Killer,” mien, PRICES O19 lei, Mae Clarke, who first leaped to fame when Jimmy bashed her in the a grapefruit in “Public Enemy” two years ago, is Cagney’s underworld sweetheart whom he tries desperately to shake when he rises to screen fame and falls in love with his leading lady, a role enacted by Margaret Lindsay. But Mae is not the type of girl to be lightly dismissed and one night when Jimmy is away she crawls into his bed, hoping to give him a nice surprise when he returns. But when Jimmy brings the film star back with him to see his apartment the surprise results in Cagney’s losing out with the movie queen. The fiancee walks out on him, and he throws the other out bodily to forcibly impress upon her that she is no longer his light o’love. The picture is based on a story by Rosalind Keating Shaffer, which is a hilarious take-off on the Hollywood film colony, relating the astounding rise to screen fame of an ex-crook by a unique publicity stunt. There are also said to be plenty of thrills furnished by his ex-gangster pals who are bent on blackmailing the successful star. Others in the cast include Henry O'Neill, Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton, Raymond Hatton, Douglas Dumbrille, Marjorie Gateson and George Blackwood. The picture was directed by Roy Del Ruth from the screen play by Ben Markson and Lillie Hayward. which Your 7th Story Cagney and Clarke Teamed Again After 2 Years in New Film James Cagney and Mae Clarke. That inimitable team whom everyone remembers for their rough house artistry in “Public Enemy” two years ago will be seen again at the... . Theatre on . . . ., in Warner Bros. latest feature production, “Lady Killer.” Jimmy’s unforgettable way of jilting his light o’love by bashing her in the face with a grapefruit has gone down in screen history as one of its most unique incidents. Since that day the two have gone their Separate ways in screen work until the present picture. Because Cagney in “Lady Killer” is called upon to treat his sweeties rough, the Warner casting director decided to get a girl who knew how to “take” the Cagney treatment. May Clarke was then engaged to play opposite Jimmy. Yet according to advance reports, it is doubtful if Mae Clarke fully realized how much she would have to “take” from Cagney before “Lady Killer’ had been completed. Luckily, Jimmy has given up one method of expressing his disapproval, out of consideration, more than anything else, for the physiognomy of Mae Clarke. After all, it doesn’t improve an ambitious young lady’s features to have a grapefruit pushed all over it. Not that Mae rebelled, but it was just thought better all around. “Lady Killer,” a story by Rosalind Keating Shaffer, concerns the amazing rise to stardom in Hollywood of a young ex-crook, who is thereby made the subject of blackmail by his former gangster pals. Others in the cast include Margaret Lindsay, Henry O’Neill, Leslie Fenton, Russell Hopton, Raymond Hatton, Douglas Dumbrille, Marjorie Gateson and George Blackwood. Roy Del Ruth directed the picture from the screen play by Ben Mark son and Lillie Hayward. > Page Five