Scarlet Dawn (Warner Bros.) (1932)

CURRENT PUBLICITY Opening Day Story Doug Jr. Again Is Prince In “Scarlet Dawn” Deserting the American scenes which characterized his roles in such recent films as “It’s Tough To Be Famous,” and “Love Is A Racket,” Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. turns to Russia for his latest story, “Scarlet Dawn,” the Warner Bros. picture which opens today at the ......... Theatre, with Nancy Carroll costarred. As a young Russian prince who is forced to flee his native land when the revolution breaks out, the later sequences of the story give him an opportunity to portray the romantic hero, dashing, chivalrous and daring. The story opens with the young officer on leave from the front, only to fall into the whirlpool of revolution. Disguised as a peasant, he makes his escape from the country followed by a faithful peasant servant girl. They make their way to Constantinople where the Prince marries the peasant. But that is only the beginning of a series of events which lead up to the final, brilliant climax. The film is made doubly interesting by virtue of the fact that two leading ladies, the redheaded Nancy Carroll and the blonde Lilyan Tashman, provide the female element of the romantic interest. The balance of the supporting cast contains a number of prominent names, among which are Earle Fox, Sheila Terry, Mae Busch, Ivan Linow, Betty Gillette, Harry Cording, Maurice Black, William Ricciardi and Yola D’Avril. William Dieterle directed from the story, which was based on the novel “Revolt,” by Mary McCall, Jr. | st day of run “Scarlet Dawn” Full of Romance and Adventure —e = en te sets > _-yne love of adventure auu romance — on the screen never abates, if the crowds at the ........... this week can be taken as a criterion. “Searlet Dawn,” the new Warner Bros. picture showing there, with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in the starring role, and the popular stars, Nancy Carroll and Lilyan Tashman, heading the big cast, is a screen story in which adventure and romance predominate. The story deals with the adventures of a young Russian nobleman who is exiled during the Revolution. Making his way to an alien land with his pretty young servant girl, the nobleman eventually marries her, an act which leads to further unusual adventures and experiences. “Scarlet Dawn” was adapted from Mary McCall, Jr.’s novel, “Revolt,” and ably directed by William Dieterle. In addition to the three leading players the cast includes Earle Fox, Maurice Black, Frank Reicher Sheila Terry, Betty Gillette, Arnold Korff and hundreds of others. The picture is proving one of the most popular pictures of the year, and certainly it is one of the finest in which young Fairbanks has ever appeared. ye day of run Love Scenes Best Acted On An Empty Stomach You can’t make love on a full stomach! This bit of advice comes from William Dieterle, the Warner Bros. director who guided the sereen destiny of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in his latest picture, “Scarlet Dawn,” which is now playing at the .............. Theatre. And it’s no joke either. It is one of Dieterle’s serious contentions, so serious that it kept actors, and production crew with their noses to the cinematic grindstone while their stomachs craved a lunch two hours overdue. The scene was the homecoming of a Russian officer from the front, said officer being Doug Jr., himself. His visit to his mistress, played by Lilyan Tashman, was supposed to be one of those torrid things a la Russe. It took some time for camera angles and lights to be adjusted, and then (Continued on column 4) Page Four SPECIAL PUBLICITY ART Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., as seen by artist Winfield Meggs, in the starring role of ‘‘Scarlet Dawn,”’ the new Warner Bros.’ drama which begins its Strand engagement tomorrow. Nancy Carroll and Lilyan Tashman share honors as his leading ladies. Follow the lead of the New York Theatres, by planting this splendid drawing in your local newspaper. You will find that the newspapers will use drawings, even though they may have already used a still on your show. REVIEW “Scarlet Dawn” Has Epic Sweep— Colorful Drama Has Great Cast with Doug Fairbanks, Jr. at His Best A wide sweep of colorful adventure and romance is the out Patrol.’’ opened last night at the ..:-.. _ Standing quality that marks ‘‘Scarlet Dawn,’’ in which Douglas = zs hee ee ee are ae : fen abe a as ee SOL ews le oL warner pictures which See -.. Theatre. All of the essentials of good motion picture entertainment are contained in this film: good story, fine acting, and the superb direction of William Dieterle, who is asserting himself as one of the ace directors of Hollywood. The story opens with the beginning of the Russian revolution of October, 1917 when Prince Nikita, played by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., is on leave from the front only to be caught in the maelstrom of revolt. By disguising himself as a peasant, he manages to flee the country, not without many adventures and misadventures, NANCY CARROLL in “SCARLET DAWN” pees by a Cut No. 18 faithful and beautiful _ serGul tse Meese vant girl who had served in his ancestral home. The romance between these two and their struggle for existence in Constantinople is one of the most beautiful things that has ever come to the sereen. Further complications are added by a blonde gold-digger who had received the attentions of Nikita in his haleyon days and who inveigles him into becoming a gentleman of fortune until a third girl, an American heiress, makes him change his mind. A very imposing east, for which Warner Pictures have become noted, helped materially in placing this picture on a high level. The three women were very adroitly played by Nancy Carroll, Lilyan Tashman and Sheila Terry. -Making up the balance of the cast of this colorful piece of entertainment are Earle Fox, Frank Reicher, Walter Walker, Mischa Auer, Mae Busch, Hadji Ali, Lee Kohlmar, C. Henry Gordon, Alphonse Ethier, Ivan Linow, Betty Gillette, Richard Alexander, Maurice Black, Dewey Robinson, William Ricciardi, Yola D’Avril, Harry Cording and William LeMaire. The story was based on the novel, “Revolt,” by Mary McCall, Jr. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. contributed his versatile abilities still further, in collaborating on the screen play with Niven Busch and Erwin Gelsey. It is the sort of picture that will appeal to the young and old alike. It has that rare feeling of romance that was so evident in “Seventh Heaven” and in “Lilac Time.” “Searlet Dawn” is splendid entertainment, and one that should be seen by everyone. 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It seems that the process of digestion right after a meal produces a sluggishness which dulls the amorous instinct, even when it is being done in makebelieve. The libido, aceording to Dieterle, is most active just before meal times. In “Scarlet Dawn” Doug Jr. has two leading ladies — Naney Carroll and Lilyan Tashman. eDrd day of run EEA EA AEN SLA TELE T EELS) How the Movies Show Hot Soup That is Cold How to get cold soup out of a steaming hot tureen is a stunt not confined solely to a_ professional magician. If the movies weren’t able to work it effectively, Arnold Korff would be suffering from severely scalded hands. : A scene in which Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was to pour scalding hot soup over Korff’s hands, was needed in the Warner Bros. picture, “Scarlet Dawn,” which is now playing at thee Theatre. Moreover, as it turned out, there were eight _ “takes” of the scene, which meant exactly eight ladlefuls of soup. The way Director William Dieterle had it figured out, the scene had to be taken in closeup, so everything had to appear on the up and up— steam arising from the tureen, actual soup being ladled out of it and dished on his hand — accidentally on purpose — and all that. An ingenious prop boy solved the problem by filling the tureen ha full of cold soup. ~ ° ~hewa + pmmecneme a TE Caen, of «.wense to the side and ~ lit i+. : The incense smoke which arose | out of the bowl was continuous and looked very much like soup steam, and the problem was solved. : Which is another reason why producers are not so anxious to have smell as well as sound in their pictures. In “Scarlet Dawn,” Doug, Jr. has two leading ladies — Naney Carroll and Lilyan Tashman. An day of run Only Russian Extras Used in ‘‘Scarlet Dawn’”’ There were no chances taken at Warner Bros.’ Studios on supposedly full-blooded Russians in their movie recreated homeland spoiling scenes by uttering such give-aways as “Oh, yeah!” and “Sez you!” The very methodical William Dieterle, who had the directorial as Signment on “Scarlet Dawn,” the Doug Fairbanks, Jr. and Nancy Carroll picture which is now at the See Theatre, barred all nonRussian extras, no matter if they looked more Russian than the Russians themselves. Furthermore, he wanted only Russians who had lived through the experiences which the picture records. As not enough of them could be found in Hollywood and Los Angeles who could fill the bill, the Russian colony in San Francisco was called up to contribute its quota. Those who were cast as Russian soldiers of the 1917 period were actually such. Peasants, refugees, noblemen and officers were cast not according to appearance, but according to their actual status. Most of the extras employed in “Scarlet Dawn” had all gone through the Revolution of October 1917 and knew what it was all about when their scenes came to be taken. Even a balaleika orchestra, which was assembled for the picture, was made up entirely of one-time soldiers in Kolchak’s army. The film is made doubly interesting by virtue of the fact that two leading ladies, the redheaded Naney Carroll and the blonde Lilyan Tashman, provide the female element of the romantic interest.