Men in Exile (Warner Bros.) (1937)

“MEN IN EXILE” PUBLICITY THE STORY | June Travis | Jimmy Carmody (Dick Purcell) flees from an Atlantic seaboard city when he is unjustly accused of murder. A former gangster, he makes connections with an ex-associate of the underworld, who tells him to board a tramp steamer sailing for Caribo, an unextraditable port in the Caribbean, where he will be met by Rocky Crane (Norman Willis), head of a smuggling ring operating on the Island Paradise. Arriving at Caribo, Jimmy is nearly entangled in the ring, but he manages to escape. He goes to the Imperial Hotel, where he meets Sally Haines (June Travis), lovely daughter of Mother Haines (Margaret Irving), operator of the hotel. He obtains a job in the hotel, but is constantly pursued by Rocky Crane and Sally’s brother, Danny (Alan Baxter), a member of Rocky’s gang, who want him to join them. Rocky informs Jimmy he is in league with General Alcatraz (Carlos De Valdez) who is planning a revolt to overthrow the existing administration. Col. Gomez (Victor Varconi), head of the local police force, also learns of Jimmy’s recent trouble and questions him about it, but does nothing, Caribo being one of those ports where fleeing criminals are given safe harbor. : Crane finally decides to get Jimmy, feeling that the latter knows too much about the smuggler’s business for the latter’s safety. Meanwhile, however, he has another cargo of machine guns arriving on an incoming ship. He goes out to meet it on his speedboat and while he is absent Danny Haines, who is in love with Rita (Veda Ann Borg), Rocky’s sweetheart, double-crosses him and informs the police of the smuggling plot. Rocky’s launch is surprised and captured, but Rocky escapes. Suspecting Jimmy, Rocky goes to the Imperial Hotel intending to kill him. Enroute to the hotel, however, he meets Limey (Alec Harford), one of his hirelings, who has overheard the plot between Danny and Rita. Knowing the truth Rocky continues on to the hotel, but with Danny as his intended victim. He meets Danny and the latter gets the draw on him. Rocky is killed and Danny, fearsome of the consequences, hides the body while Sally, who witnesses the shooting, hides Danny’s pistol in the pocket of Jimmy’s coat, which is hanging nearby. The gun is found in Jimmy’s jocket and Gomez arrests him for the murder of Rocky. When Danny refuses to tell the truth Sally confesses that she shot Crane in an effort to save Jimmy. Danny arrives and tells Gomez that Jimmy shot the criminal. At that moment the roll of drums is heard out in the courtyard, then the command: ‘Ready!—Aim!—’” “Stop them!” Danny screams. ‘‘I did it.’? The execution —actually a ruse to cause Danny to confess, for Gomez had known all along that Jimmy and Sally were covering for her brother—is halted and Jimmy and Sally are reunited. Danny, although he must pay for his gun-running activities with Rocky, is absolved from blame for the latter’s slaying when it is proven that he acted in selfdefense. Tee Ee aS T Jimmy Carmody _...... Sally Haines ._.<2 DGGh i tice Secssk Mother Haines _... Colonel Gomez .... Rocky Crane General Alcatraz Line y tee oe WVANLOLS DOOR te re eee ae Aide of Gomez TR, ne a Seen RR De AS ane SS Dick Purcell June Travis .....Alan Baxter argaret Irving Victor Varconi ...Olin Howland _..Veda Ann Borg bee: Norman Willis a] Carlos DeValdez 2 Alec Harford EE vedteD Bs A AS 25" RE RE sae John Alexander Demitris Emanuel PRODUCTION STAFF. DCCRDR so een Le ee pe a Re ET eo Screen Play by... Ideas by Photography by-. Film Editor... Dialogue Director... ERAT Dg Od) Tit RG eee AR Ee Pasee Mee Son une e eae John Villiers Farrow sTntt Sree ore oa Roy Chanslor -Marie Baumer and Houston Branch Arthur Todd, A.S.C. Se Terry Morse oseph Graham ee red ee eee ee ee Carl Jules Weyl OFFICIAL BILLING Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Present MEN IN EXILE with DICK PURCELL-JUNE TRAVIS Alan Baxter-Margaret Irving-Victor Varconi Olin Howland-Veda Ann Borg Directed by John Villiers Farrow A First National Picture BIOGRAPHIES Dick Pureell Richard Gerald (‘‘Dick’’) Purcell was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1908. He attended Fordham College where he played’ on the baseball, basketball and hockey teams. Before turning to the movies he was a Wall Street runner, a magazine salesman, a chore boy in a summer camp and a tutor. He started his stage career in vaudeville, then turned to drama, appearing in several Broadway productions. It was while playing in “What Price Glory’’ that Warner Bros. signed him to a long term contract. Purcell plays the violin exceptionally well and his diversions are poker and chess. He has one hundred and sixty-five pounds, and five feet eleven inches in height and has blue eyes and brown hair. His first picture was ‘‘Ceiling Zero.’’ He has since been in ‘“‘Man Hunt,’’ “Brides Are Like That,’’ ‘‘Public Enemy’s Wife,” “The Captain’s Kid’ and “King of Hockey.” Length of Film. . Running Time. June Travis June Travis, whose real name is June Dorothea Grabiner—is the daughter of Harry Grabiner, vice-president of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. June went to Los Angeles with her father in 1934 when he took the team there to train. A movie executive suggested that she have a screen test. She did so but was so little interested in acting that she did no more about it till a year later when she came back to matriculate at the University of California. It was then that Warner Bros. gave her a long term contract. June Travis is five feet four, weighs one hundred and sixteen pounds and has brown hair and green eyes. After a few preliminary bits in pictures she was given the lead with Pat O’Brien in “Ceiling Zero.’’ She is at present with Dick. Purcell. sat’ the === Theatre in First National’s ‘‘Men in Exile.” Stage Claimed Actor At Age of Nineteen Dick Purcell, who has his most important screen role to date opposite June Travis in the First National production, “Men in Exile,’ which opens at the Theatre next , “retired” from business when he was nineteen and has not earned a dime since at anything but acting. He has been an actor now for ten years, during which he made good in vaudelville, on Broadway and in Hollywood. South Sea Paradise For ‘“‘Men in Exile”’ An unusual setting has been provided for “Men in Exile,” the First National production featuring Dick Purcell and June Travis which comes to the —————Theatre on . It is an island paradise in the Caribbean, the resort of men wanted -in the States who find safe refuge there because of the absence of an extradition treaty. Several such spots actually exst, but this island, of course, is entirely imaginary. Lovely June Travis is featured opposite Dick Purcell in the First National picture ““Men In Exile,” a story about a land where there are no ten commandments and a man can do his worst. “Men In_ Exile’’ comes to the _______---___.. Theatre, on. = Ota ¢ 4 Mat No. 101—10c Adventurous Writer Directs Picture John Farrow, director of “Men in Exile,” the First National production featuring Dick Pureell and June Travis which comes to the ———— Theatre on ———-, is of an adventurous nature and on several occasions has gone pn long sailing trips to far-off places in small boats. He made one trip on a sailing boat from his native Australia to England which took one hundred days to complete, the vessel being becalmed off the treacherous Magellan Straits for two weeks. Nice Financing by One Film Starlet . June Travis, young movie actress, never sees her salary. Her weekly pay checks from First National studios, where she is eurrently featured with Dick Pureell in “Men in Exile,” the feature attraction at the Theatre, go directly to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grabiner, in Chicago, and they send $75 weekly back to their daughter. Vacation Is Spent With White Sox June Travis, the beautiful debutante daughter of Harry Grabiner, Chicago White Sox vicepresident, who has made good as a leading lady of the screen, takes a two-week vacation with “her” team every Spring when the pre-season training begins. Miss Travis’s latest screen success is “Men in Exile,” the First National production in which she appears opposite Dick Purcell and which is now playing at Theatre. U. S. A. Comedian Took “Charleston”? Abroad Olin Howland, one of the busiest character comedians in Hollywood, whose latest characterization is in “Men in Exile,” the First National film opening at Theatre next ' has the distinction of having introduced the “Charleston” to Europe during the course of one of his successful Continental tours. This Is How the Names of Movie Actors Are Made George Brent is responsible for June Travis’ name. Miss Travis is the daughter of Harry Grabiner, vice-president of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. When she signed a Warner Bros. contract studo executves decided that while Grabiner was a nice name it lacked romance. They decreed a change and George Brent, who was the male star of the picture in which Miss Travis played her first role, “Stranded,” suggested June Travis. Miss Travis wanted the name Myra Moore, but, after trying it out for a couple of days she decided it sounded too much like a nightmare or something and so she adopted the name suggested by Brent. Miss Travis’ latest creen role is the feminine lead opposite Dick Purcell in “Men in Exile,” the First National picture now at: Theses: . teen Theatre. Olin Howland Danced For Royalty Olin Howland, famous screen comedian who is playing in “Men in Exile,’ the First National production coming to the....... Theatre mex. rot » was a favorite of Russian and English royalty during the years he spent as a European dancing star. “Men in Exile” Star An Expert Linguist Victor Varconi, who will be seen in the screen again in Warner Bros. production of “Men in Exile’ with June Travis and Dick Purcell, when the film opens MOR. oso keh hence eee at the Sean, Asmat es Theatre, is one of Hollywood’s most accomplished linguists, speaking half a dozen languages with fluency and reading a total of twelve. Boston Beauty Favors Snow Baths for Skin Veda Ann Borg, former Boston model who is making good in Hollywood, her latest role being First National’s “Men in Exile,’ which opens at LNG... chee J. dese. ch Theatre, uses snow for complexion baths whenever she can get to the California snow country. Veda says a snow bath is much better than the milk bath of Anna Held fame. Athletic Skill Wins Medals for Actor Dick Purcell, who plays the masculine lead opposite June Travis in “Men in Exile,” First National film comng to the—— Theatre next , owns a dozen medals for swimming and track events in which he took firsts when he was in the New York grades and in high school. Stars Get Autographed Baseballs Because they’re all rabid baseball fans, Jane Travis procured an autographed baseball, signed by members of the . Chicago White Sox for her fellow players in “Men In Exile” the First National picture now showing at O° |... aueneper Theatre. June was able to get the autographed balls, being the daughter of Harry Grabiner, vice-president of the club. Sunset Red Hair One of Charms Of Ingenue The fact that flaming red tresses are back in favor in Hollywood is one of the reasons that Veda Ann Borg who plays the part of Rita in First National’s “Men in Exile” which is coming to the Theatre next is so popular. Miss Borg has the reddest hair seen in the film colony since Clara Bow retired to keep house for her ranch owning husband, Rex Bell. Miss Borg’s hair is more than red. Perey Westmore, make-up expert, coined a new shade to describe it. He calls it “sunset red.” The young actress is proud of her hair. She didn’t use to be. There was a time when she was a child and hailed by her playmates as “carrot top” that she begged her parents to let her bleach it. They refused. “Men in Exile,” is a mysterystory dealing with a boy who, forced to leave the U. S., goes to Carbo, one of those southern islands from which he may not be extradited and has many exciting adventures there. The boy is played by Dick Purcell and the romantic interest is sustained by June Travis. The picture was directed by John V. Farrow, from a screen play by Roy Chanslor, based on ideas by Marie Baumer and Houston Branch. Understudies May Climb to Stardom Olivia de Haviland isn’t the only ex-understudy in~Hollywood, There are dozens of them, including Dick Purcell, who plays the part of “Jimmy” in “Men in Exile,” the First National picUPC sNOW SOb GHC! —... .a0ncs came. Theatre. Dick got his first chance on the stage as understudy in “Marathon.” It wasn’t until he played the French soldier in “Paths of Glory” that the sereen discovered him America’s Top Beauty At Thirteen Years When she was only thirteen years old, Margaret Irving, who plays Mother Haines in Frst National’s “Men in Exile,” now at the Theatre, was chosen as the most beautiful woman in America. Her mother submitted the girl’s photograph in a contest judged by Charles Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld and they picked Miss Irving as the winner and gave her a part in the Follies. “Set Em Up Again!” Says Veda Borg Veda Ann Borg is one of Hollywood’s outstanding women bowlers. The young First National actress, who is currently in “Men in Exile,” now at the Pe trash ae Theatre, with June Travis and Dick Pureell, bowls an average of twenty games weekly at the exclusive Beverly Hills alleys. This Might Start An Argument June Travis has only three intimate friends who are women. The rest are men. The actress, who plays the feminine lead opposite Dick Purcell in “Men in HuKdlO;? . NOW? abe. intestate. Theatre, says she prefers men for pals because they “eliminate pettiness and meaningless chatter.” ° Page Three