Public Enemys Wife (Warner Bros.) (1936)

“Puslic ENEMY’S WIFE” P U B L I Cc I f eg Pat O’Brien Learns G-Man Role From J. Edgar Hoover Star Took Lessons For His Part In “Public Enemy’s Wife” Pat O’Brien received technical advice right from the sources for his G-Men role in ‘‘Public Enemy’s Wife,’’ the Warner Bros. picture which comes to the Theatre on His tutor was J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice. While making personal appearances in Washington, D. C. the Warner Bros. star was invited by Hoover to look over the complicated and interesting methods by which Uncle Sam rounds up crooks all over the country. O’Brien spent several days at headquarters. He fired off machine guns, looked over the fingerprint and chemical analysis departments, and inspected the reeords and souvenirs of famous manhunts. In addition he had the opportunity to ‘‘tag’’ a wanted man in Memphis, Tenn. Photostatie copies of the fingerprints of a man picked up for vagrancy in that town came hot off the wires. Hoover said, ‘‘You pick him Olt bate? The actor went to the correct classifications in the tremendous series of fingerprint files and riffled down the cards. He found one and it was put under the microscope. Pat compared the two prints. ‘¢They’re identical,’’ he said. ‘““He’ll be in jail in Memphis within an hour,’’ Hoover told him. The most important thing he did, in preparing for this role, was to talk to the real ‘‘G-Men,’’ O’Brien declared. ‘‘T found them quiet, modest chaps who had no desire to talk much about the splendid work they had done. It seemed hard to believe that these same men had battled it out with blazing machine guns with the most dangerous criminals of the country.’’ ‘¢Public Enemy’s Wife’’ is a dynamic drama of a_ beautiful girl’s struggles to escape the toils of the law and also her maniacal husband who has caused her to be unjustly convicted of a crime. Besides O’Brien, the cast includes Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran, Joseph King and Richard Pureell. Facing The Issue Pat O’Brien and Margaret Lind say tell the story of a woman con demned by a gangster’s lips who was redeemed in a G-Man’s arms, in ‘‘Public Enemy’s Wife,’’ the Warner Bros. picture now at the ER Sey eRe Theatre. Mat No. 109—10e Page Twenty-four Pat O’Brien In ‘Public Enemy’s Wife,’’ Warner Bros.’ shock crammed sequel to ‘‘ Public Enemy,’’ Pat O’Brien finds his most dramatic role. It is the story told after five years of the other side of the world’s most famous crime picture. It will open Ott hes hate ERCGERCSONS 08s Mat No. 101—10ce Magazine Gives Star Nostalgia For Broadway Because Pat O’Brien threw a magazine at Robert Armstrong, they both became suddenly homesick for Broadway. It was for a scene in the Warner Bros. picture, “Publie Enemy’s Wife,” which comes to the rn ate TENG a Treo... genset se The magazine was a 1930 issue of a smart New York weekly which Pat thumbed through between takes. In it was a review of “The Up and Up,” the last play he had done before going to Hollywood. At the same time Armstrong was appearing in another play across the street. Pat went right down the lst of current attractions and named the cast of each one, most of whom are in Hollywood now. He threw another magazine on the retake. The review in the first one had been very nice to him. “Public Enemy’s Wife” is a powerful drama in which G-Men figure in the romance of a girl who had been unjustly put in prison. Besides O’Brien and Armstrong, the cast includes Margaret Lindsay, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran, Joseph King, Richard Purcell and Addison Richards. Western Star Objects To Top Hat Film Roles Dick Foran wants to go “back to his boots and saddles,” but hard-boiled directors insist on forcing him into “top hat, white tie and tails.” Foran has been wearing chaps and sombreros for many months as star of Warner Bros.’ western picture series. But it has been discovered that he can wear formal attire with equal assurance. Therefore between Westerns, he has been cast in a number of young society man roles as in his current film, “Public Enemy’s Wife” which comes to the ............ MNCapresOn Aasess st til His ease in formal attire comes naturally as he graduated from Princeton University, style center of Eastern colleges. But since he became a Western star, he has gone completely bucolic in his tastes. He bought a large cattle ranch near Saugus, Calif. Instead of flashy Hollywood sport togs, he usually wears blue jeans. And he really enjoys making Westerns. But Princeton branded him. Now the hated “tails” invariably follow his comfortable cowboy costume in his motion picture wardrobe. “Public Enemy’s Wife” is a dynamic drama of a_ beautiful girl’s struggle to escape the toils of the law and also her maniacal husband who has caused her to be unjustly convicted of a crime. Besides Foran the cast includes Pat O’Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Cesar Romero, Joseph King, Richard Purcell and Addison Richards. Nick Grinde directed the film from the screen play by Abem Finkel and Harold Buckley, based on a story by P. J. Wolfson. Extra Players Cheer Stars In Wedding Scene Extra players around the Hollywood motion picture studios have sometimes been known to applaud an actor or actress after the cameras have stopped turning on a particularly dramatic scene which played on their emotions to the extent of making the scene thoroughly realistic. Such happenings, thaqugh, are few and far between. Extras have a reputation for being extremely hard-boiled as far as the acting art is concerned. Those who can play on their emotions to such an extent are exceptionally fortunate. The particular scene is certain to be a success in the finished picture. Pat O’Brien and Margaret Lindsay are the latest players to receive an ovation from a group of atmosphere players. The scene was a wedding sequence, made at Warner Bros. studio for “Public Enemy’s Wife,” which comes to the .......... Wh Gaines ON aoe sy O’Brien and Miss Lindsay were the happy couple. So beautiful and realistic was the ceremony that there was a ripple of applause and cheers from extra ladies playing bridesmaids and spectators. “Public Enemy’s Wife” is a powerful drama in which G-Men figure in the romance of a girl who had been unjustly put in prison. Besides O’Brien and Miss Lindsay, the cast includes Robert Armstrong, Cesar Romero, Dick Foran, Joseph King, Richard Pureell and Addison Richards. Nick Grinde directed the production. What Price Must She Pay? Railroaded by her own husband to join him in prison and exile her from other men, Margaret Lindsay shows how the desperate mates of the mobsters struggle in a net of crime from which the only escape is death, in ‘*Public Enemy’s Wife,’’ the Warner Bros. picture now at the hee Theatre. Mat No. 212—20¢e Margaret Lindsay Wants To Do A Little Screaming Feminine Lead In ‘Public Enemy’s Wife” Has Temperament Complex Beneath Margaret Lindsay’s calm outward manner burns the sharp flame of temperament. The reserved, poised and agreeable Warner Bros. actress, now playing in ‘‘Public Enemy’s Wife’’ at the Theatre is sorry that screaming, throwing things, and walking off sets are no longer the accepted privilege of motion pic ture stars. “There’s no romance any more,” she sighed. “My only regret is that I didn’t work in silent pictures. Now everything is routine, guided by cost sheets, budgets and water-tight schedules. If you feel like crying, you do the gay scene that is scheduled or vice versa. “Ten minutes late in the morning and the assistant director frowns. So many pages of script have to be transferred to film. The still man takes so many pictures of you.. Instead of being an artist, you are merely an employee. And I believe that motion pictures have lost something by this transition. A little of the old time temperament might be useful. “In silent days actors and actresses had the spark of individuality. Pola Negri’s famous feud with Gloria Swanson, and Von Stroheim’s outbursts made them glamorous to the world at large who flocked to see their silent shadows on the silver screen. “Their temperament showed in their work, made them vital personalities. They lived for the day and spent each week’s salary as they earned it. If they didn’t feel in the mood for a scene, they postponed it. “Now the only time you can scream,” she wistfully concluded, “is in a mystery drama, and then the sound mixer checks to be sure it isn’t too loud. “It would be nice to seream about something once in a while —and mean it!” “Public Enemy’s Wife” is a thrillingly dramatic story of a beautiful girl’s attempt to free herself from a tragic marital mistake. Miss Lindsay In Blonde Make-Up For First Time For the first time in her life, Margaret Lindsay turned blonde, and after looking at herself in a mirror, she decided it was the last unless she ever plans to rob a bank. The blonde hair was required in the opening scenes of the Warner Bros. film “Public Enemy’s Wife,” which comes to the ........ Heese Theatre on ............ and in which she plays the part of a prisoner in a New York penitentiary. Wearing the ill-fitting prison uniform and black stockings, she sauntered over to a full length mirror. Her mouth opened in amazement. Staring back at her was not the Margaret Lindsay she had lived with all her life but a strange, sinister girl who seemed to be echoing her astonishment. Hardened and knowing, she resembled pictures of “gun-molls” in detective story magazines. Director Nick Grinde was much more pleased with her appearance than she was. It contrasted effectively with her brunette hair and beautiful gowns in later sequences among the socialites of a Florida winter resort where she went to forget her harrowing experiences as a “jailbird” and “public enemy’s wife.” “Public Enemy’s Wife” is a thrillingly dramatie story of a beautiful girl’s attempt to free herself from a tragic marital mistake.