Merry Wives of Reno (Warner Bros.) (1934)

Madge Frank Tom Bunny Colonel Fitch | ae The Trapper Lois Derwent Frank and Madge Hammond are as ideally married on their first anniversary as on their ( honeymoon. Frank, a salesman for a boat company, is sent to Col. Fitch's home to find that the i Colonel is away and his wife, 2 Bunny, is flirtatiously inclined. Frank is loyal to Madge, but before he can get away a knock at the door sends him out the window, leaving his coat behind. It is Tom Frazer, one of Bunny's flames, but not her husband. While he is there, the Colonel returns, and Tom follows Frank out the window, also leaving his coat behind. The Colonel finds the coats and Bunny makes him | believe they are his own although neither fits him. Frank tells Madge he gave his cout to a beggar. She almost beNext day at the beauty parlor she overhears Bun lieves him. story and is sure trifling. She ny tell the Frank had : leaves a note for him explaining been she is bound for Reno. Tom and Lois Frazer have also decided to part. Lois gets on Madge’s train, which also carries Col. Fitch route to their new sheep ranch and Bunny, who are en near Reno. Tom celebrates Lois’s departure and inveigles Frank into the pardrunk and t i tv. They all get 7 Frank tells Tom his troubles. ! Tom, inebriated as usual, insists i on accompanying Frank to Reno, Director Story and screen play by Additional dialogue by Photography by Film Editor Art Director .. Gowns by Page Two Vitaphone Orchestra conducted by “MERRY WIVES OF RENO” with Margaret Lindsay—Donald Woods—Guy Kibbee 75% Glenda Farrell—Hugh Herbert—Frank McHugh 75% Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone 20% A Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Production Margaret Lindsay _ Donald Woods Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell ...Hugh Herbert _ Frank McHugh _.....Roseoe Ates Ruth Donnelly Hobart Cavanaugh so he ean explain to Madge and clear things up for Frank. They find Madge alone and Tom tells her a story which convinces her more than ever that Frank was lying. That night the Colonel invites everybody to a party. They finally decide to go to a roadhouse. To save Madge and Lois the bother of getting their own coats, the Colonel offers them two of his coats, which prove to be their husbands’. The Colonel denounces his wife and gets a separate room. Lois and Madge think both Tom and Frank have been mixed up with Bunny. Tom, Frank and Bunny then hatch a scheme. a bellboy to put mice in the room Lois and Madge are oceupying. They demand a new room They get and the bellboy puts them in the Colonel’s room. Before they can escape the conspirators are at the door. Frank upbraids Madge and Tom tells Lois her alimony has gone glimmering. Tom drops the women’s coats out the window to the bellboy. Contrite, Madge agrees to forgive and forget. The Colonel and Bunny make up. Lois agrees to reasonable alimony. Tom and Frank then demand their wives’ coats from the bellboy, who laughs and tells them he will tell about the frame-up. He walks out of the hotel with two beautiful telephone operators who are wearing the coats. H. Bruce Humberstone Robert Lord Joe Traub Ernest Haller Thomas Pratt Jack Okey Orry-Kelly Leo. F. Forbstein 100% Ayn uA LT Donald Woods Donald Woods was born in Winnipeg, Canada, but came to the United States with his moth: er when a small boy. His real name is Ralph Zink but he took to the Woods when he went on the stage. He attended the University of California and got his first train ing for the stage in college the atricals. Although his home was in Hollywood, he found no open: ing on the screen and started his career in stock at Salt Lake City. Utah. He also appeared in stock in San Antonio, Houston, Toledo, Indianapolis, Washington and Denver. His experience includes two New York plays, one “Singapore,” in which he played the lead op posite Suzanne Caubet and the other “Social Register” opposite Edna Hibbard. He was playing in the famous Elitch Gardens in Denver when a Warner Bros. scout saw him and signed him to a contract. “As ~The Earth Turns,” in which he played the leading masculine role opposite Jean Muir, was his first picture. , . * * . When you see three wires in this frame of mind, you can guess there’s trouble afoot... for three husbands. are Ruth Donnelly, Glenda Farrell and Margaret Lindsay, appearing in Warner Bros. comedy hit, “Merry Wires of Reno.” now at the Ils Everybody Happy? Hugh Herbert Born in New York City, Hugh Herbert was educated in the pub lic schools, going direetly from High School into a Fall River, Mass. stock company. Later he re turned to New York, playing in SIXT plays and more than sketches in that and other cities. Going to Los Angeles with the ¢ musical comedy, “Exposures of 1927,” he attracted the attention oft picture executives and was en gaged for film work. Herbert col laborated with Murray Roth in talking pe ture, “Lights of New York,” which was produced by Warner writing the first all Bros. He has written a number of plays and screen productions, “The for Erie von Stre notable among the latter, Great Gabbo,” heim. His recent pictures include “Wonder Bar,’ “Fashions of 1934.” “Convention City.” “Easy To Love,” “The World Changes,” “College Coach,” “Footlight Pa rade,” “The Narrow Corner,” “Bu reau of “Goodbye Missing Persons” and Again.” The gals in question Strand Theatre. Mat No. 6—20¢ Screen Records MARGARET LINDSAY—'From Headquarters,” “Lady Killer,” “The House on 56th Street,” “The World Changes,” “Baby Face.” é DONALD WOODS — “As the Earth Turns.” GUY KIBBEE—‘Wonder Bar,” “Easy To Love,” “Convention City,” “Havana Widows,” “The World Changes,” “Footlight Parade.” GLENDA FARRELL—‘I've (ot Your Number,” “Heat Lightning,” “Hi, Nellie!,” “The Big Shakedown,” “Dark Hazard,” “Havana Widows.” HUGH HERBERT — “Harold Teen,” “Easy To Love,” “Fashions of 1934,” “Convention City,” “College Coach,” “Won der Bar.” FRANK McHUGH — “Heat Lightning,” “Fashions of 1934,” “Convention City,” “The House on O6th Street,” “Havana Wid ow s."° RUTH DONNELLY “Manda lay,” “Wonder Bar,” “Female,” “Ever in My Heart,” “Havana Widows,” “Goodbye Again.” HOBART CAVANAUGH A Modern Hero,” “A Very Hon “I've Got Your “Harold Teen,” “Jimmy the Gent.” ROSCOE ATES—‘“‘Alice in Won derland,”’ “Golden Harvest,” “Baby in the Tee Box,” “Big Shot,” “Rainbow Trail,” “Hold *Em Jail.” H. BRUCE HUMBERSTONE director —“King of the Jungle,” “Goodbye Love,” “Stran gers of the Evening,” “The Crooked Circle,” “If I Had a Million.” “Convention orable Guy,” Number,” City. Glenda Farrel] — Farrell was Enid, Oklahoma, and m Glenda born ab debut on the stage as Litt a in “Unele Tom's Cabin” at th uge of seven. With the ats tion of occasional pauses for of ueation, she has been s et Tage ever since, spending most ' of her life, as she EXpresses jt . ; a trunk. fe s She was a member of the Bris sac Stock Company of San San HE the Morosco Company of Los ia zeles und the Aleazar jn Sint \ Francisco. From there she Went vps! to Broadway where she plaved 11 Ren in such suecesses as ‘Divided ie. Honors,” “Love Honor and pe. | {t tray,” “The Rear Car” and “Skid. jy Y ding”. Her last stage play was “ming “Life Begins” and her work was se outstanding she was selected | bv Warner Bros.-First National dt to play the same part in the pie | ture. This brought her a long seta term contraet. oy Her chief interest is now cen5 le tered in pictures and she has #6 played with suecess in “I've Got ‘00g Your Number,” “Heat Light. finvit ning,” “Hi, Nellie,” “The Big / (f Shakedown,” “Dark Hazard.” ‘yoy “Havana Widows,” “Bureau of Missing Persons” and “Mary | | Stevens, M. D.” & nec ne ier, e { Guy Kibbee pin { a. Guy Kibbee was born in By Paso, Texas, on Mareh 6, 1886} i Launched upon a stage career forte at an early age, he toured the a country innumerable times with! {j various stock companies and won Vouk ttention as one of Americas ph; ist capable actors. ; His performance in the Broad: | way production, “The Torch) was so outstanding that) Hollywood summoned him for im: ; portant sereen roles, and sineé i his introduetion to movie andi | ences he has amassed a huge fol all l. wing among the fans. His most recent pictures include “Wonder Bar,” “Easy 10 ty Love.” “Convention City,” “The World Changes,” “Havana Wit) ows,” “Footlight Parade” and " “Gold Diggers of 1933”. ‘ Song,” _—— Margaret Lindsay |, — ie Margaret Lindsay Was born iy Dubuque, Towa, her real Dalle | ty being Margaret Kies. She wal educated in the National Park | Seminary in Washington, D. pt and in the National Academy °F eM Dramatic Art. | i : 5 on! Ag) she beg: -ith small parts \ She began Wl 10 eal a and worked up also in st 1 Her bigeelsy «peath Takes # the stuye ing roles, playing and repertoire. stage hit was in Holiday.” Recently she ent ered pictures 1! ess Dt and made a striking -_ her role in “«Cavaleade. ; in which Other pictures Ki eared include “Lady ler,” “From Headquarters, House on World Changes,” tive 62,” “Baby Face, tured!” “Voltaire,” “Okav America, 3 athe Fourth Hom) f Singap™* jean,” a Lifetime, man” and “West 0