Love Honor and Behave (Warner Bros.) (1938)

OFF SCREEN LOVE TEAM STAR IN ‘LOVE, HONOR AND BEHAVE’ Bringing before the movie fans a new and _ youthful romantic team, a Warner Bros. comedydrama called “Love, Honor and Behave,” had its first local showing yesterday, at the Strand Theatre. The youngsters are Wayne Morris, the blond giant who scored so sensationally in his first picture, “Kid Galahad,” and petite Priscilla Lane, who had about the same sort of success in her first film, “Varsity Show.” It is the intention of the Warners to keep Wayne and Priscilla together in a number of comedy productions. “Love, Honor and Behave” is a story about a boy who has been brought up by his mother to be a graceful loser rather than a winner in the affairs of life. The mother is Barbara O’Neil, who had such a triumph recently in “Stella Dallas.” Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane are shown first as childhood sweethearts. They grow up and eventually marry but not until then does the girl realize what a weakling the boy is. She cures him of his yellowness by fighting with him and after the current fashion of the movies, they sock each other with bare fists. Wayne and Priscilla come out of this encounter with a nice black eye apiece. The photoplay was made from a national magazine story by Stephen Vincent Benet called “Everybody Was Very Nice.” It was adapted for screen purposes by Clements Ripley, Robert Buckner, Michel Jacoby and Lawrence Kimble. Stanley Logan was the director. The supporting cast includes such noted players as John Litel, Dick Foran, Thomas Mitchell, Mona Barrie, Minor Watson, Donald Briggs and the child star, Dickie Moore. ‘“FAUNTLEROY’ FORAN Strained relations between Dick Foran and Warner Bros. studio resulted when he was told he’d ~ have to wear a brown corduroy Fauntleroy suit in “Love, Honor and Behave,” the comedy now on the screen at the Strand Theatre. He was afraid his pals would hear about it. But he’s playing the role and wearing the suit. That’s Hollywood — doing what you _ don’t want to do! NO SISSY STUFF FOR HIM When little Dickie Moore, who portrays Wayne Morris at the age of eight in Warner Bros.’ “Love, Honor and Behave,” had to bleach his hair to match the star’s, he demanded that he be supplied with a dark wig to wear home so the neighborhood kids wouldn’t “rib” him about the bleaching. He got it! Cast of Characters Ted, Peinter....,...> Wayne Morris BAC DAT a ers es. Priscilla Lane SiMe Ake i 5.6.2 ss Jdonn Litel Dan Painter..... Thomas Mitchell Pete. Martin. 8): Dick Foran Sally ‘Painter... Barbara O’Neil Lisa Blake. 4 2)...08 Mona Barrie Dr. MacConaghey..Minor Watson Yale Tennis Coach. .Donald Briggs Nan Bowleigh...Margaret Irving Count Humbert....Gregory Gaye Ted (as a Child)....Dickie Moore Barbara (as a Child) Audrey Leonard Announcer ........ Crauford Kent — — — AND SO THEY FELL IN LOVE! Mat 205——30c Spare the rod and spoil the wife, is Wayne Morris’ motto. And here’s how he teaches his movie wife, Priscilla Lane, how to “‘Love. Honor and Behave,” in the sock ’em and love ’em comedy hit from Warner Bros. studio which opens today at the Strand Theatre. (Review) “Love. Honor And Bebave” Tops In Comedy Romance Story Synopsis: (Not for publication ) Sally Painter (Barbara O’Neil) has made a fetish of being a good loser. She would rather lose gracefully than win. Much to the disgust of Dan Painter (Thomas Mitchell) her husband, she is raising their son Ted (Dickie Moore, as a child, Wayne Morris, grown up) according to this creed. She divorces Dan when she apprehends him in the act of innocently kissing Lisa Blake (Mona Barrie). Lisa is the wife of Jim Blake (John Litel). Their daughter Barbara (Audrey Leonard, as the child, Priscilla Lane, grown up) is the play mate of the young Ted. Years later Barbara meets Ted again, falls in love with him despite her engagement to Pete Martin (Dick Foran) and determines to take Ted away from his mother’s influence. Ted finally is awakened. He whips Pete and throws him out and then starts on Barbara. Then the fun begins! x Every once in a while some thing comes along that revives a jaded oldster’s faith in youth and love. Such a heart-warming piece is “Love, Honor and Behave” which opened yesterday at the Strand Theatre. Two of the most engaging youngsters ever to step before a camera, a true-to-life love story, rollicking with human comedy, fine understanding direction, and a love song which has already taken the country by storm are the component parts of “Love, Honor and BeHave.” But, seeing the picture, you won’t bother to break it up into its parts—you’ll just laugh, shed a tear or two, live the story through and be awfully glad you came. Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane are the youngsters. There’s something about this Morris fellow. Something clean and fine, something infectious that has lifted him clear out of the rank and file of young leading men and into the star class. In “Kid Galahad” and “Submarine D-1” he proved to his producers and the public that he was something more than a handsome young stripling with a delightful grin who could pack a le ale ~ wallop. In “Love, Honor and Behave” he proves that he’s an actor of first rank capable of holding an audience captive in that sizable palm of his. As for his love-life, Miss Priscilla Lane, whom you will remember as the outrageous little vamp with the golden voice in “Varsity Show,” say that she’s a mixture of honey and red pepper and you'll get as close as possible to describing the indescribable. She’s blond, she’s twenty, she sings “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon,” that haunting bit of swing, in a way that you’ll remember and remember. The story, which was adapted from Stephen Vincent Benet’s “Everybody Was Very Nice,” is about two kids who are childhood sweethearts. They grow up and marry—and that’s the point where the picture really begins. But we won’t spoil it for you. Suffice to say that the picture might have been subtitled “How Not to Get a Divorce in Spite of Your InLaws.” bes You’ll come away hold your sides, humming “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon” and thoroughly convinced that the world’s a pretty grand place, after all. ‘Se LOVE, HONOR AND BEHAVE’ OPENING AT STRAND TODAY A new and attractive team of youngsters makes its appearance today at the Strand Theatre, in “Love, Honor and Behave,” the newest Warner Bros. comedydrama. The boy is the tall, young pugilist of “Kid Galahad’ — Wayne Morris. The girl is small and dainty Priscilla Lane whom Warner Bros. enticed away from Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians after her performance in the recent musical hit “Varsity Show.” “Love, Honor and Behave” is the story of a boy brought up by a doting mother to become her impression of a gentleman. This was not the idea of the girl who had always loved him. She cured him of the fault in an unusual way—by sailing into him literally with a fistic barrage. The big scene of the picture is a battle between Wayne and Priscilla at the end of which each has a nice black eye but a more complete understanding of the other. The photoplay was directed by Stanley Logan from a national magazine story by the famous Stephen Vincent Benet called “Everybody Was Very Nice.” This was adapted to the screen by Clements Ripley, Robert Buckner, Michel Jacoby and Lawrence Kimble. Others in the cast include Dick Foran, Thomas Mitchell, John Litel, Barbara O’Neil, Dickie Moore and Mona Barrie. SHE WHO GETS SPANKED They were shooting the last scene from “Love, Honor and Behave” and the parents of the youthful Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane had rushed into the house to find Wayne with Priscilla over his knee, busily administering a good spanking. Everything that could possibly go wrong with a scene had gone wrong. It was retaken and retaken and the hour grew later. “Come on people,” said Director Stanley Logan, “one more take and we'll all go home.” “Don’t worry about us,” said Wayne, “one more take and I won’t have a home to go to.” “Love, Honor and Behave,” a highly amusing Warner’ Bros. comedy-drama will be seen next Friday at the Strand Theatre. HELPFUL FRIENDS Priscilla Lane is almost never recognized off-screen by fans. Recently she accompanied Wayne Morris to a radio station when he appeared on a national broadcast and the next day she received 23 letters from fans informing her that Wayne was two-timing her and had a strange girl with him at the broadcast. 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