Man to Man (Warner Bros.) (1930)

(Interesting Feature) ARE LOVE AND LAW NATURAL ENEMIES? Are love and the law naturalborn enemies? “Yes,” answers Lucille Powers, who, with Phillips Holmes, sustains the young love interest in “Man to Man”—now at the atre—the Warner Bros. and Vita \ talking picture based upon ,mes Williams’ story “Barber Jouti’s Boy,” which brings the fam (Biographical) Comical Otis Harlan Village Wise Guy In “Man to Man” Otis Harlan, who plays the village wag, Rip Hendry, in “Man to Man,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture now at the theatre, was born and educated in Zanesville, Ohio. He started his stage career as a youth and first came into prominence in the farces written and pro duced by Charles Hoyt, a Boston man, who was the most prolific and successful writer of frothy plays in the country, during the 90s. Harlan was so successful in the Hoyt farces that the author wrote “The Black .Sheep” especially for him, The piece was a great success. He made five tours through Europe. Among his plays were the hit mentioned above, “A Trip to Chinatown” and “What Happened ‘o Father.” He has appeared with Veber and Fields, Elsie Janis, Sie TF AFT Amn -yaurira eid ana matty oilers: ia In 1920 he entered motion pictures being seen in many films, among them “Port of Dreams,” “Good Morning, Judge,” “Broadway,’ “Show Boat,” and “His Lucky Day.’ Mr. Harlan is five feet five inches tall, weighs two hundred pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. Others in “Man to Man” are Grant Mitchell, Phillips Holmes, Lucille Powers, Russell Simpson, Dwight Frye and Bill Banker. Allan Dwan directed. (Biographical) RUSSELL SIMPSON IS PROMINENTLY CAST IN “MAN TO MAN” Russell Simpson, who celebrated his fifty-first birthday during the making of “Man to Man,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone screen version of Ben Ames Willia story—now at the Theatre —in which he portra Prominent part, has spent 1 five years in the theatre motion pictures. \arted his career imcisco and Seatt AN 4 Into road shows i country. He played in ch footlight hits as “Quincy A@ams Sawyer,” “York State Folks,” “The Colege Widow,” “Girl of the Golden West,” “The Count of Luxembourg” and many others. One of the first of the well known stage character players to join the ranks of the movies, Simpson has played in many pictures. His more recent productions in-| | “Innocents of clude ‘The Sap,” Paris,” “Wild Geese,” “The Virginian,” “My Lady’s Past,” “Lone Star Ranger” and “Trail of ’98.” Simpson, who enacts the role of the boy’s uncle in “Man to Man,” is six feet one inch tall, has reddish. hair and blue eyes. He weighs one hundred and seventy pounds. He was born in San Francisco. His hobby is wood carving. ous stage actor, Grant Mitchell, to the screen. “Woman’s love and the law are enemies, always have been and always will be,’ says Miss Powers, “for the reason that law embodies the spirit of punishment, woman’s love that of forgiveness and helpfulness. Law is presumed to be the spirit of social justice, but its application taints it with punishment, often making it injustice. It lacks the charity of a woman’s love for her sweetheart, husband, father and mother, her children, Law would punish them for infractions of the social and legal code—deprive them of their liberty under the guise of reforming them, making them pay for their wrongdoing, “Our judges try to make the law impersonal in the meting out of punishment, Woman’s love is never impersonal. In its very essence it is personal, When a woman speaks of love it is of love for some one individual, or at the most of sev; eral persons; it does not embrace mankind at large. Her love would shield and protect those who are dear to\her, even when they have provoked legal punishment for their misdeeds. She at once becomes embattled on their side and her inherent hostility to the law comes to the surface. Her love prompts her to fight the law with her natural weapon — the tongue. She uttérs half truths, equivocates, even lies outright, to protect her loved ones from the punishment that the law says is just. To her, love is char tte ae TB Ametee nan ee IN Tae Lae we pity ait Lvorsiveness 5 lite saw VUE ae unfeeling agency for punishing those she would help. It is an enemy to her love and she stands ready to fight it tooth and nail. “The girl in ‘Man to Man’, the part I play, finds her lover in danger of being sent to prison by the law for a theft to which he has confessed. Her love prompts her to disbelieve even his confession of guilt, and in her fight to keep him out of prison she resorts to a clever trick which forces another man— the guilty one—to confess, She recognizes the law as an enemy against which she must pit not only her love but her wits. How she won forms an exciting climax to Ben Ames Williams’ story of human hearts in conflict.” SS WARNER BROS. Present MAN‘oMAN| This is the girl who separated father and son. She thought her sweetheart’s love wasn’t good enough for an ex-convict father. Grant Mitchell Phillips Holmes Lucille Powers George Marion “MAN TO MAN” —A Warne How strong Should are the “a Girl onds Marry a between Convict’s father Son? and s0n? O Two Col. Slug—Style G—Cut or Mat (Review) “MAN TO MAN” MOST MOVING FATHER AND SON! ACCLAIMED AS HEART-STORY EVER SCREENED Theatre. Grant Mitchell, Lucille Powers Warner Bros. present “Man to Man” with and Phillips Holmes. Adapted from the story by Ben Ames Williams. Screen play and dialogue by Joseph Jackson. Directed by Allan Dwan. Camera man, Ira Morgan. THE CAST “BARBER JOHN” BOLTON EMILY;;: TOM Absorbing in its tense drama,| when the boy realizes that his suffused with powerful human interest and wholesome comedy, “Mian to Man,” the picturization of Ben Ames Williams’ wellknown story of the mutual devotion. of father and son, opened at the’ ape ae Theatre last night. Adapted for the screen by Joseph Jackson, the story is gripping in its appeal, convincing in its character delineations, and beautifully photographed, The action takes place in a small town in Kentucky where a barber tries to 11ve down the Sigma ora prison term, and to save his boy from the same fate. A deep note of pathos is struck in the story (Review) “MAN TO MAN” WINS PLAUDITS OF BIG AUDIENCE HERE Se eed Theatre: Warner Bros. present “Man to Man.” Based on the story by Ben Ames Williams. Screen play and dialogue by Joseph Jackson. The cast includes Grant Mitchell, Lucille Powers, Phillips Holmes, Geo. Marion, Otis Harlan, Russell Simpson, Dwight Frye and Bill Banker. Allan Dwan directed. Here is a picture which trembles between laughter and tears. The people are so human, the scenes of the little Kentucky town so warm and memory-arousing— whether it is the village picnic, with the games and the fight, or the horse-shoe pitching on the green, or the glimpses of oldtime darkies, village wags in the barber shops or the sterner scenes—all is heartwarming and unforgettable The story is that of “Barber John” Bolton, who, having killed for honor, is sentenced to many years in prison, and returns after his term is over, to the welcome of old friends who know the truth of the || affair, and the resentment of his son, who has been the butt of insults on account of his father’s wrongdoing. How both father and son become implicated in a bank robbery, how each confesses to the crime which neither did, and how the boy’s sweetheart cleverly discovers the guilty man, and reunites father and son, make a story which is strong in drama, rich in humor, and ‘magnificently: acted. This is one of those rare pictures which appeal to everybody. Whatever else you miss don’t fail to see One Col. Ad—Style F—Cut or mat| “Man to Man.” GRANT MITCHELL LUCILLE POWERS PHILLIPS HOLMES. | George Marion Otis Harlan Russell Simpson Dwight Frye Bill Banker father’s past record has placed a black mark upon him both in the social and business world, except for a few old-timers who know the crime to have been justified. Grant Mitchell, late of the stage, in the emotional role of “Barber John,” contributes a performance of moving sincerity. His vivid portrayal of the character shows a vivid understanding of humanity. This is Mitchell’s initial appearance on the talking screen and the stage star displays an ability: and: perGnatity Which vids—-welt tur-his future in talking pictures. The juvenile leads, played by Phillips Holmes and Lucille Powers, are extremely well done—as are the village people—the banker, Bolton’s brother—the guilty man, and the rest. “Man to Man” is the best human interest story seen here this year. 9s. and Vitaphone Production 5 ER: BROS. iT (Review) “Man to Man” Earns Hearty Approval Last night’s audience at the se Ras Se Theatre heartily applauded “Man to Man,” latest Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture, a screen version of Ben Ames Williams’ “Saturday Evening Post” story. The cast includes Grant Mitchell, Lucille (Powers, Phillips Holmes, George Marion, Otis Harlan, Russell Simpson, Dwight Frye and Bill Banker. Joseph Jackson: did the /screen play and dialogue. Allan Dwan directed. This is the finest study of father and son love ever screened. A father returning after a long prison term, finds his son estranged on account of insults he has been made the butt of on that account, Many obstacles arise, but a girl finally clears them away and reunites the two. Great drama, humor, pathos, perfectly acted and directed, GEORGE MARION As the Banker cane i wen RS Osx Mm Scene from "Man to Man" A Warner Bros. Production. Production No. 4—Cut or Mat (Biographical Feature) GEORGE MARION OF “ANNA CHRISTIE” FAME NOW HERE George Marion, the veteran stage and screen character actor who has a prominent role in “Man to Man,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Screen version of Ben Ames Williams’ story, now at the Theatre, has seen more than half « “MAN TO MAN” SEE THAT EVERY FATHER AND SON IN TOWN KNOWS THAT “MAN TO MAN” IS THEIR OWN _ PICTURE WITH THEM. SELVES IN IT! (Say it with tack cards) Re |W itcr. a century of continuous work in practically all branches of histrionic effort. Born in San Francisco on July 16, 1860, Marion made his first stage appearance when twelve years of age. He did not remain on the stage permanently at this time, but instead, completed his education and studied law for a time. His first love, the theatre, called him back and for more than fifty years he has devoted his entire life to it. During that time he has been actor and producer in burlesque, minstrels, variety, legitimate shows, silent and talking motion pictures. Sixteen years ago, he made his ‘entry into motion pictures as producer and director of “Madame X” which he made for Pathe. His more recent productions include “Anna Christie,’ “The Big House” and “Bishop Murder Case.” He also played in the stage play “Anna Christie” and in both the talking and silent screen versions. George Marion is five feet eight inches tall, weighs one hundred and seventy-five pounds, and has gray hair and dark eyes. His son, Geo. Marion, Jr., is a well known film