Little Big Shot (Warner Bros.) (1935)

@ PUBLICITY Sybil Jason, Five Years Old, Stars In Tense Drama Opportunity knocked on_ the door of a little blue-eyed, darkhaired girl who answered the knock. The little girl is Sybil. Jason, who reached Hollywood by the round-about way of London, from Capetown, South Africa, where she was born and where her parents still live. Sybil is five years old and for three years of that brief life-span she has been busy entertaining others with her music, her dancing and her mimicry. Her fame as a baby entertainer spread to England a year ago when she was taken there by Harry Jacobson, her uncle, and introduced to London audiences. Picture engagements there followed and Irving Asher, head of Warner Bros. studios in England, became so impressed with her remarkable ability that he brought screen tests of her to Hollywood to show to his employers. Cables carried back an offer of a contract which was eventually accepted and which has lately been approved by the Los Angeles courts. Now Sybil Jason, still too little to know what it is all about, is the newest star on the Warner Bros. roster. Her first American picture, “Little Big Shot,” comes {Oi cune sees Theatre on A with Robert Armstrong, Glenda Farrell and Edward Everett Horton, Jack LaRue and Arthur Vinton as other principals in the cast. Michael Curtiz directed the picture from the screen play by Jerry Wald, Julius J. Epstein and Robert Andrews, based on the story by Harrison Jacobs. Lyrics and music are by Mort Dixon and Allie Wrubel. Glenda Farrell Unatraid When Big Lamp Falls Holly wood’s firmest believer in fate is Glenda Farrell, blonde Warner Bros. star. A test of her philosophy that “what is to be, is to be” came on the set of “Little Big Shot”, the Warner Bros. production, which comes. to. the ...c.......0.56 Theatre ONES ene She was resting on GLENDA FARRELL in “Little Big Shot” at the Strand Mat No. 104 10¢ =a | the sidelines in between scenes when one of the huge lamps on a platform came loose and fell with a crash two feet from her. She would have been severely injured if it had hit her, yet of all the people on the set, she was the least upset. Immediately afterward she rose to do a scene and went through her lines without faltering. “The lamp wasn’t supposed to hit me,” she explained. “If it was, there wouldn’t be anything that I could do about. it. “This conception is not necessarily hard-boiled. It is something that has saved me worry and heart-ache every day of my life,” “Little Big Shot” is a gripping comedy drama of the Great White Way and its habitues who live on the edge of the law. In the cast are Sybil Jason, the baby star, Miss Farrell, Robert Armstrong, Edward Everett Horton, Jack I.aRue, Arthur Vinton, J. Carroll Naish and others. Michael Curtiz directed the picture from the screen play by Jerry Wald, Julius J. Epstein and Robert Andrews, based on the story by Harrison Jacobs. Page Twelve Director Finds Way To Heart Of Baby Film Star The way to a man’s heart may be through his stomach but the way to a little girl’s heart is by bringing her presents. Not that Director Michael Curtiz needed to wait that long to win the heart of Sybil Jason, star of the new Warner Bros. picture, “Little Big Shot’, now showing ats thesstmtsc Theatre, for on the second day of the production he was adopted by the child and since has been called, “Uncle Mike”. Nevertheless almost every morning during the production of the picture, “Uncle Mike” brought his little star a gift. One morning it was a fairy tale, the next a doll and other things that little girls like. This practice did not spoil the child in the least and she appeared to be more enthusiastic about each little present than she was about the last. “Little Big Shot” is a gripping comedy drama of the Great White Way and its habitues who live on the edge of the law. It is packed with powerful dramatic situations, touching pathos, hilarious comedy and delightful romance. In the cast besides Sybil are Glenda Farrell, Robert Armstrong, Edward Everett Horton, Jack LaRue, Arthur Vinton and J. Carroll Naish. The screen play is by Jerry Wald, Julius J. Epstein and Robert Andrews, based on the story by Harrison Jacobs. Dixon and Wrubel wrote the lyrics and music. Bob Armstrong Will Not Remove Old Family Ring Robert Armstrong, famed for his hard-boiled, he-man characterizations on both stage and screen, is really a sentimentalist at heart. During the filming of the Warner Bros. picture, “Little Big Shot”, which comes to the .............. Theatre on. .......... , someone asked Armstrong about an _ attractive ring which he wears on his left hand. The actor extended his hand for inspection of the ring, but refused to remove the piece of jewelry from his finger. The ring, bearing the coat-ofarms of his family, was formerly owned by Bob’s late uncle, Paul Armstrong, noted playwright and producer. Bob had often admired the ring and it was the dying wish ot the uncle that the ring be passed on to Bob, his favorite nephew. It is many years since the ring was bequeathed to the actor, but since it became his property the cherished ring has never been removed from his finger. “Little Big Shot” is a powerful drama, spiced with hilarious comedy, pathos and romance. In the cast are Sybil Jason, Glenda Farrell, Armstrong, Edward Everett Horton and others. Michael Curtiz directed the production, the story being by Harrison Jacobs and the lyrics and music by Dixon and Wrubel. Henpecked Husband Gives ‘Em Bum’s Rush Edgar Kennedy, well-known screen comedian famed for his characterizations of the _ henpecked husband, has taken on a new role in his movie work. He has become a hotel desk clerk in the Warner Bros. picture, “Little Big Shot,” now showing at the Sete eae ee Theatre. Kennedy tried to forget his routine of escaping from an embittered movie wife, and got busy at throwing those who _ haven’t paid their bills out of the hotel. Three Against The Mob Robert Armstrong tackled Broadway's deadliest killer—Edward Everett Horton forgot he was a play boy! All because of Sybil Jason, the five year old child star with whom they will appear in Warner Bros’ “Little Big Shot” at the .... Mat No. ERECALTE= ON... 203—20c ROBERT ARMSTRONG An Impertinent Portrait Robert Armstrong is his real name. He sleeps soundly, but he doesn’t snore. He always reads before going to sleep, no matter how late he retires. He is very diplomatic, but he sometimes gets angry. When he does, he gets very quiet, much more so than usual, which is considerable. He likes classical music and he is very self-conscious among strangers or new acquaintances, a fact that has often caused him to be described as stand-offish, which he most certainly is not. He read Pearl Buck’s “Good Karth,” and liked it. He despises liver, although he is fond of bacon. He is divorced; has no children but is very fond of them, as he ROBERT ARMSTRONG in “Little Big Shot” at the Strand Mat No. 102 10¢ demonstrated during production of his last Warner Bros. picture, “Little Big Shot,” which comes to Chewy: uee tn eae Theatre on SOT aeueais comer ., With a five-yearold, Baby Sybil Jason, Glenda Farrell, Edward Everett Horton and Armstrong co-starring. He isn’t particularly interested in world affairs. He prefers beer to champagne. He never likes one of his own pictures, but occasionally he attends a burlesque. He hates premieres. He drives a Lincoln sedan, but he doesn’t dance. He always hangs his clothes up. He uses the same razor blade for six months, sharpening it on a patented device. Claims he’s sophisticated. His dog, a Scotty, is named Filthy McNasty. He prefers a shower to a tub bath, and smokes both cigars and cigarettes. He enjoys watching a drama, but he’d rather play in comedy. The only foreign language he speaks is Pig Latin. He’s unlucky at cards; likes Hollywood, although he’d rather live in New York. He’s not temperamental, but he admits he’s moody. He has been abroad twice, once on business and once on pleasure. He’s a graduate of the University of Washington and a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He’s five feet ten and a half inches tall and the greatest thrill of his life was the opening night of “Is Zat So?” in New York. He weighs 165 pounds. If he had to live abroad, it would be in the Tyrol. He has one of the most unusual swimming pools in the film colony at his unique Mexican hacienda home in Beverly Hills. Its actually an immense “swimming hole,’ with trees, banks and everything. The city that impressed him most was San Francisco. He_ takes ously. himself quite seri He doesn’t mind signing autograph albums, but he hates to be stared at. When he finishes acting, he expects to direct pictures, but he never expects to finish acting. The thing he resents most in pictures is that once a film is finished, he can’t change his performance as he might on the stage. He hasn’t many friends, but those he has he likes to have around. He plays golf, tennis and squash and swims a great deal, but he has no hobby. He was born in Saginaw, Mich. Studied law in college but he could have played professional baseball in a pinch. Earned his college letter in that sport. He also played football. His favorite color is blue. In “Little Big Shot,” a gripping comedy drama of the Great White Way and its habitues who live on the edge of the law, he is responsible for many powerful dramatic situations, touching pathos, hilarious comedy and delightful romance. Michael Curtiz directed the picture from the screen play by Jerry Wald, Julius J. Epstein and Robert Andrews, based on the story by Harrison Jacobs. Dixon and Wrubel wrote the lyrics and music. New Baby Star Sings 3 Songs In ‘Little Big Shot’ Five year old Sybil Jason is the happiest child in Hollywood. Not only because she was selected for the stellar role in “Little Big Shot’, her first Warner Bros. production, which comes to thes soe Theatre on 2 2 but she has been given the opportunity in the picture of singing a song that was written expressly for her by Carroll Gibbons, whom Sybil calls “Uncle Carroll,’ and James Dyrenforth. The composer is the conductor of a very popular orchestra in London which was Sybil’s home before coming to Hollywood. The number is called “Rolling in Money” and was rushed over on the maiden voyage of the new French Liner, Normandie, and thence by air to Hollywood in time to be used in Sybil’s first Warner Bros. picture. In “Rolling in Money”, Sybil includes some very excellent impersonations of Mae West, Greta Garbo and Jimmy Durante. The versatile team of Mort Dixon and Allie Wrubel have also contributed a number for the new little actress that is called “I’m a Little Big Shot Now”. A third number that the talented child sings in “Little Big Shot” is “My Kid’s a Crooner” and was written by Marian Harris and Reginald Montgomery. The cast includes besides Sybil, the new baby star, Glenda Farrell, Robert Armstrong, Edward Everett Horton, Jack LaRue, Arthur Vinton and J. Carroll Naish, and many others. Michael Curtiz directed. Glenda Farrell, Film Vamp, Given Sympathetic Role Glenda Farrell, one of the most famous of the screen’s wise cracking chiselers, for once has been given a sympathetic role in the Warner Bros. comedy drama, “Little Big Shot”, which comes to the eo re Theatre<0n cz. The talented star is scarcely known in any other kind of part than that of a vamp and gold digger. In “We're In the Money”, she scoffs at love as something that don’t exist. In “Gold Diggers of 1935”, she was one of them. In “In Caliente,’ her affections turn from one man to another, when a richer sucker comes along. In “Havana Widows” and other productions she was always a chiseler. Now in “Little Big Shot”, a story of the Great White Way and characters who live on the edge of the law, she might be classed as a wise cracking reformer. She is in love with one of the near-crooks, and reforms him and also his pal. She’s The Tops Sybil Jason is only five years old, but she’s England’s child star idol. Now she’s winning all hearts in her first American film, “Little Big Shot” the Warner Bros.’ picture Gb theo”... Theatre. Mat No. 106—10e