Say it with Songs (Warner Bros.) (1929)

AL JOLSON in “SAY IT WITH SONGS”—Warner Bros. Latest All-Talking, All-Singing Vitaphone Picture STORIES FOR CURRENT USE MARIAN NIXON EXQUISITE IN TENDER EMOTIONAL ROLE Miss Marian Nixon, who is now anpearmme at thers or... ees ae Theatre in support of Al Jolson in Warner Bros. latest all-talking and “Say It With Songs,” was born, in Super ior, Wisconsin, on October 6th, 1906. During her schooldays she decided to become an actress and after finishing High singing picture, TORN BARR Marion Nixon School took Stock N-35 special work in Cut or Mat English, draOrder Separately matic art, dancing and—cooking! At sixteen she joined a cheap vaudeville troupe and headed West. Stranded in Los Angeles and finding studio jobs apparently ungettable, she tried to secure stenographie employment but her fragile presence seemed to preclude this. A friend who had got a job as an extra helped to keep the meagre pot boiling and Marian at last got on as an extra with Mack Sennett’s bathing beauties. Being told that she was not up to the mark physically, she set to work at exercises which soon perfectly rounded out the diminutive body. Time, brought her parts with Mary Philbin, Dustin Farnum, Buck Jones, Tom Mix and others and then Fox —who had signed her to a year’s contract—stopped making ‘“Westerns.” She gained later experience in “The, Vagabond Trail,” “Cupid’s Fireman,” “The Last of the Duanes,” ‘Riders of the Purple Sage” and __iers and then went to Univer “where she adopted sop uisticated roles in such plays as “I’ll Show You the Town,” “Out All Night,” “The Four-flusher,” “The Symphony” and “Red Lips.” The coming of the talkies re 35 6 So 35 Scene trom “Say lt with Songs”-Starring Al Jolson A Warner Bros. Production Production No. 8—Cut or Mat bh z Ue iiiiiiiiiiii tii iiiiiiti ti “Say It With Songs” Stone walls do not A prison make, Nor iron bars A cage— —RICHARD LOVELACE 1618-1658 PUTITITTTTTTT eri eitiiiiiiiiiiiiy PTITIITITITIttEL Pritt titelitiiieiiiiiiiiyy were sulted in successful voice tests for Miss Nixon and after she had appeared in “Geraldine,” “Broadway Bound,” “Out of the Ruins” and “The Red Sword,” Warner Bros. offered her a long term contract. She was cast opposite Grant Withers in “In the Headlines,” John Barrymore in “General Crack,” and Al Jolson in “Say It With Songs.” Miss Nixon is a brunette. She is five feet and one-half inch tall, and still tips the scale at the staggering weight of ninety pounds. She is an expert horsewoman, plays. golf, bridge and is fond of dancing. Her clubs are the Regulars, Swimming and Gables Clubs in Los Angeles. She drives a Buick and has no need to apply her early cooking lessons unless the fancy strikes her, so to do. Holmes Herbert In “Say It With Songs”’ Jolson Singing Film Herbert, now at the sg ree ty acter Theatre, in support of Al Jolson in Warner Bros. alltalking and singing picture, “Say It With Songs,” was born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated in Nottingham High School and at Rugby. His-first stage experience was in “The Octoroon” at the age of eight at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. He was for twelve years on the stage in London and the English provand went into pictures as Holmes Holmes Herbert Stock S-146 Cut or Mat Order Separately inces Philip Nolan, the title role in “The. Man Without a Country.” He has played opposite Elsie Ferguson, Dorothy Dalton, Mae Murray, Pauline Frederick, Corinne Griffith, Virginia Valli, Pola Negri and others. He is the husband of Beryl Mer. cer, the celebrated actress. Mr. Herbert appeared in “The Terror,” one of the first Vitaphone successes and is prominently cast in “Say It With Songs.” Jolson’s Singing Picture Has Many Prison Types The spectacular prison scenes for Al Jolson’s new Warner Brothers Vitaphone, all-talking and singing picture, “Say It With Songs,” now Oil) sO ROM ars nee aot eau ’. Theatre Osi Seiae Bre brought forth the oddest .collection of extras ever assembled on a Hollywood lot. The three hundred men who worked for several days and nights as convicts in the reproduced Sing Sing prison on the big sound stage divided roughly into three groups. ; First came ordinary types of vary ing ages and colors. For the second group the call went out for men willing to have their heads shaved in the fashion of newly arrived convicts in the New York prison, extra pay being offered for those who volunteered. The third group might have been called an American chapter of the famous French war veterans’ society known in a loose translation as “The Society of Busted Mugs.” Numerous men with searred faces were included. This group gave an added air of DAD DESPAIRS OF HUMAN AID scene from” Say it With Songs”"Starring Al JolsonA Werner Bros Proguction Production No. 9—Cut or Mat Little Pal— CUUUUUEUAEEEUUUUUAUUUAUCCUUUUELEREUEUEECOOEOOUCUUOUOCCOSAUAONODOMUOO GGA EAEEEGECOUOESCUCUOUOOEUACUOOMSEEDSLELECECDECUSOOEURENEAUOENOMAIUAAOOSEEREESEENEESESESEGOTEONaY — reality to the prison sequences and figured in numerous shots with Jolson. Their faces belied their nature, however, for the little group of tough-lookers proved to be the most amiable lot of extras on the job. Say It With Songs’’ features tiny Davey Lee, the principal supporting player for Mr Jolson with Marian Nixon, Holmes Herbert, Kenneth Thompson and Fred Kohler in the cast. Lloyd Bacon is director. The story is by Darryl Frances Zanuck and Harvey Gates. Joseph Jackson did the talking scenario. ; From the moment you were sent to me You've been all a Little Pal should be— Oh, the plans that I have made for you Promise me youll make them all come true Something tells me here within my heart You'll succeed in everything you start! Ud HEAR JOLSON SING LITTLE PAL Little pal, if daddy goes away Promise you'll be good from day to day, Do as mother says and never sin, re Be the man your daddy might have been; Daddy didn’t have an easy start, So this is the wish that’s in my heart: What I couldn't be, Little Pal, I want you to be, I’m putting my faith And my hopes all in you To do all the things That your daddy couldn't do— I'll pray every night, Little Pal, That you turn out right, Little Pal, If some day you should be On a new daddy's knee Don’t forget about me Little Pal; POCUUUUEUCCOCUSU RCE OUECUSUOUCOUCOUERREAEORGUECOOERCGEUEUREGUTEERECCU SURED AD EOEOUSCEOEROCORGAUDEOUROGGEREESESOUROCGHOERUESEROROCLOCUNCUSSTECCEROESORRERSEAEESESELOES Lifer Inspires Jolson Hit In “Say It With Songs” One of the most beautiful songs in Al Jolson’s third picture, Warner Bros: Vitaphone picture, “Say It With Sones. now abethe soos See ‘EHeGAbre:::. Sarena IN Sealled “Birdies Sing in Cages, Why Can’t You?” Behind it is the story of a man named Chapin, once the editor of a ‘New York paper, later convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in Sing Sing. He introduced canaries and other song birds into the famous prison and transformed some ugly stretches Jolson Supported By Kenneth Thompson in _ “Say It With Songs’’ Kenneth Thompson who plays the good looking heavy in Al Jolson’s newest talking and singing Vitaphone picture, “Say It With Songs,” Theatre now at the leading roles and villain parts, ‘though the handsome _ heavies may be called his long suite. Born to stage, his fathe a singer and his mother a _ concert manager, Thompson left Carnegie Tee ito enter stag work. His firs ' appearance on ‘the stage was in4e77eZh 7/ompson “Declassee” in meek arte . u or at mae eae Order Separately leads for Frohman, the Shuberts, George Tyler and A. H Woods for a period of five years after which he became interested seriously in pictures. His first picture was one that brought him into immediate attention with the role of Alee in “White Gold.” Recent releases ineluded “Broadway Melody” and “The Bellamy Trial”. after which he was chosen by Warner Bros. for the important role with Jolson in “Say It With Songs.” Fred Kohler Creates Fine Character ir “Say It With Songs”’ Fred Kohler plays a brief but important role as cell-mate of Al Jolson in the prison sequences of “Say It With Songs,” the Warner Bros. all-singing and talking Vitaphone production now at the Theatre. One of Hollywood’s best known character actors, Kohler’s rough face and hulking form will probably be remembered out of all proportion to the beauty of lines and footage. Fred Kohler is a native of Kansas City. Before reaching his majority he was at work in hard boiled stage roles, which led inevitably to Hollywood and similar types in motion pictures. The advent of Vitaphone increased the demand for him because of a voice that matched well with his splendid physique. He is remembered for prominent roles in many successful pictures in eluding: “The Rough Riders,” “The Tren Horse,” “Crashing Timbers,’’ “Oll Trensides,” “The Way of All Flesh,” “Tne Drag Net,” “The Vanishing Pioneer” and any number of others. “Say It With Songs,” which is the third Vitaphone feature picture starring Jolson, includes in the cast Davey Lee, Marian Nixon, Holmes Herbert, Kenneth Thompson and Fred Kohler. Darryl Frances Zanuck and Harvey Gates did the story, Joseph Jackson the talking scenario and Lloyd Bacon directed. Jolson “Uncle Al” To Pal When Al Jolson went to jail i his new Vitaphone picture, “Say It With Songs,” Davey Lee was taken home for a few days. Not only was he not needed in the prison sequences but it was feared that seeing his beloved “Unele Al” in jail, even a make-believe jail, might upset the mind of the four-year-old baby star. “Say It With Songs” is noweshowane atcthe,.......22.5..Theatre. ————— into flower gardens during his long term. He is, incidentally, the man about whom Irvin Cobb wrote a short story which he published under the name, “The Man Who Made a Garden on the Road to Hell.”