My Past(Warner Bros.) (1931)

Warner Bros. Present “MY PAST’”—A Vitaphone Picture (Review) “MY PAST,” DRAMA FEATURING BEBE DANIELS, BEN LYON, ‘LEWIS STONE, NOW HERE . THEATRE—Warner eS present “My Past.” Screen Sie tion ane dialogue ay Charles Kenyon. Directed by Roy Del Ruth. BEBE DANIELS A Drama of Yesterday’s Mis-Steps! The tell-tale biog raphy which the author dared not sign. Cut No. 10—Cut 20c, Mat 5c (Advance) BEBE DANIELS HEADS CAST OF “MY PAST” WITH LYON, STONE Veterans of the screen and comparative newcomers vie for honors in “My Past,” the Warner Bros. and . Vitaphone picturization of the sensational novel of the same name, which comes to the .... Theatre. Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Lewis Stone and Albert Gran represent the seasoned group in this ultra-modern screen story. Joan Blondell, Natalie Moorehead, Virginia Sale and Daisy Belmore are the newer players in the picture. Miss Blondell and Miss Moorhead, however, have appeared in several productions prior to “My Past,” but in comparison to the other members of the cast may be classed as newcomers. Miss Daniels enacts an alluring star of the legitimate stage in this screen romance of modern love. Ben Lyon and Lewis Stone form a unique love triangle. Roy Del Ruth directed. Charles Kenyon prepared the screen play and dialogue. STRAND DANIELS BEN LYON and LEWIS STONE _ Last night’s audience at the.... Theatre gave enthusiastic evidence of their appreciation of Bebe Daniels in’ the title role of the strangely fas-— cinating story of the loves of a famous actress. The applause was not alone for the lovely star of “Rio Rita,” but for husky Ben Lyon ee made such a furore in “Hell’s Angels,” | and for Lewis Stone, whose poise and strength has made him the favorite of fandom everywhere. These two men are cast as business partners and inseparable friends. | The older man had loved Doree for years and it is only when the youth appears on the scene that he knows that his long pursuit of love is useless. The younger man has a gallivanting wife, strikingly portrayed by Natalie Moorehead. Returning from abroad, she finds her husband and the alluring Doree together, and gladly takes 1t as an excuse to zo back to Paris for the divorce which will free her to marry another man. When the younger man finds that his friend loves WVoree, he himself goes, leaving her to grieve in secret. ‘hen begins the real story which climbs steadily to an affecting climax. “My Past” is sensational, moving and sincere and should be placed on your list of plays that must be seen. There is a sincerity about the acting of each of the characters in “My Past” that makes it especially moving. Lewis Stone, in the part of the older man, who discovers at last that his longing for the love of a younger woman, for the love which he com Imandad and made victarigus in earlier years, must be cast aside—does a character portrayal which is not exceeded by any of the roles which he j;has made memorable in other plays and pictures. He manages to give up the thing he wants most in life and to keep his friendship for the youth who takes it as his own. It is like the gesture of the clown who, seeing himself supplanted by his son, cries, “The king is dead. Long live the king.” ‘Ben Lyon, @s the young man whose lusty youth ¢ ptures the heart of the woman who: wishes to be true to her older love, puts the same feeling of reality i iis portrayal. One can see how 7 he grieves to appear ‘ an who has proved himself such a true friend. And when at an Thornley sails away leaving e | Bob together on the shore —t ere ie & rue note of sorrow in the joy ‘which has come to them without their willing, Bebe Daniels’ performance deeply beautiful—it lays bare a soul torn between past happiness and the desire for present and future realization. “My Past” is a picture to be remembered. THE NEWLYWEDS Daniel’s in the lion’s den, Since pretty Bebe married Ben, What was true is true again. Daniels in the Lyon’s den! History repeats itself— —EXcCHANGE. Cut No. 14 Cut 40c Mat 10c WHAT STRANGE EVENT GAVE DORA MACY A PAST! —NOW THE SECRET IS OUT! Beautiful, alluring—-surrounded by men, yet always alone; showered with luxuries, yet unhappy--love and marriage offered her but always the dark shadow of her past to come between her and happi ness! <igrren | | Dora Macy, the girl whose one mis-step forever echoed to haunt her! Dora Macy’s soulrevealing biography to which the author dared not sign her name! BEBE DANIELS BEN LYON and LEWIS STONE A WARNER BROS. & VITAPHONE PICTURE Cut No. 2—Cut 60c, Mat 15c (Advance) ;;; DARING LOVE STORY TITLED “MY PAST” A daring love story of modern life, “My Past,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone production which features Bebe Daniels, is announced as the next attraction at the .... Theatre, opening... . next. “My Past” is based on the sensational novel of the same name with the screen play and dialogue written by Charles Kenyon. Bebe Daniels portrays a great star of the legitimate stage in the picture. The story deals with her private life instead of her professional footlight career. Lewis Stone and Ben Lyon enact close friends and business partners, but axe rivals for the affections of the actress. Roy Del Ruth directed “My Past.” Lions of the Screen In ““My Past’’ Since Ben is wed to Bebe It may be clearly seen Why some poor punster Dubbed them— The Lyons of the Screen! —EXCHANGE. WHEN BEN SAYS FLY BEBE SAYS AYE Ben Lyon is not only pea but he is air-active. Ben, who has the masculine lead opposite Bebe Daniels in “My Past,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaee picture of modern love at the . Theatre, is a licensed pilot and} owns his own plane, a fast two-seater. Lyon won his pilot’s certificate about a year ago and since that time he travels, whenever possible, in the air. His wife, Bebe Daniels, also well known to screen fans, is equally enthusiastic about flying, so there’ll be no arguments in the Lyon family as to whether Ben should fly or not. PRIVATE LIFE OF ACTRESS IN FILM Two wealthy business men and a lovely star of the stage form the unique love triangle.in “My Past,” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture of modern life and love featuring Bebe Daniels, now at the.... Theatre. Miss Daniels portrays an alluring footlight celebrity in this ultramodern screen story. The men are Ben Lyon and Lewis Stone. Roy Del Ruth directed. BEN LYON « LEWIS STONE * Cut No. 17 Cut 40c Mat 10c