Scarlet Pages (Warner Bros.) (1930)

grant Withers ee | FOR THE DEFENSE AND FOR THE PROSECUTION | Cut No.4 Cut 30c, Mat 10c Elsie Ferguson and John Halliday have two important roles in. “Scarlet Pages,” a First National and Vitaphone picture coming to the Theatre starting “Scarlet Pages” is Miss Ferguson’s first talking picture. vith Miss Ferguson are Grant Withers and Marian oe See lene ca a, ee SO RUE Ne CO UEEA WSESR, i902 088 Et Feature __Nixon, __-_ Halliday, Charlotte Walker. and Wilbur Mack acinar courtrooms Are Centers Of Life’s Comedies and Tragedies “Scarlet Pages” with Elsie Ferguson Is Dramatic Depiction of Scenes That Happen Daily In Criminal Courts (Advance Feature) The courtroom is an open window in the drama of every day life. Through it the public, always interested, gets glimpses of tragedy and comedy in a perpetual parade of exposed emotions and disclosed secrets. It is natural that the public should always be interested in the drama of the courtroom either real or pictured as in “Scar let Pages,” the First National that opens at the ee ee ew ew ew ew oe eA FAA ee and Vitaphone feature picture Theatre. People have been trained for generations to look to the courtroom for the most interesting news of the day. In this story a famous woman wyer, nursing the secret of her “Scarlet Pages,” the picture, is a cross section of a dozen dramatic wn early disgrace, fights a game€:jives that suddenly converge into but losing battle to prove the innocence of a younger member of her sex accused of murdering her own father. Such complicated human relationships occur daily in the courts of the country but they are seldom dramatized so skillfully into an effective vehicle for stage or screen. The skeleton in every man’s closet and the “Scarlet Pages” in many women’s lives most often come to light before a judge and jury. The great events of life are frequently centered there. Death, birth, marriage and divorce, inheritance and bankruptcy, damage or disgrace, love, hate and vengeance and failure merge there in a maelstrom of experiences. Cut 20c, Mat Sc one amazing tangle. Every judge, every lawyer, every court reporter knows how often the under-cover story behind testimony is the real story if it could only be told. In “Scarlet Pages” the real story comes suddenly to the surface and changes the course of many lives. It is a truthful picture for mature minds, carrying a powerful appeal to every adult man and woman who sees it. Elsie .Ferguson, star of the stage production and one of the best known dramatic actresses of recent times, is featured in “Scarlet Pages” as the woman lawyer who unwittingly pits her genius against the man she loves to save her own child from prison. Marian Nixon, star in her own right in other pictures, John Halliday, favorite Broadway leading man and Grant Withers, popular juvenile, are others in the impressive cast. Ray Enright directed. —< And Marian Nixon Together Marian | Nixon in “Scarlet Pages” Cut No. 14 Cut 1c Mat Sc Marian Nixon Rose To Stardom From ~~ Extra Ranks (Biography) : Marian Nixon is one picture star who started from the very bottom rung of the ladder of success and climbed to the top. Though the diminutive actress, who plays a starring role in “Scarlet Pages,” the First National and Vitaphone drama now showing at the Theatre, is young in age, her struggle upward from the extra ranks required many years. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, Marian made her first stage appearance in a motion picture theatre prologue in Minneapolis. As a member of a girl’s chorus she left Minneapolis with a vaudeville troupe. She toured the West with this com geles. and Marian crash the studios. received recognition from parts. “The Temple of Venus,” which was soon followed by such pictures as “Kentucky Days,” “Big Dan,” “The il” and “Cunid’s Fireof the Duanes” and “Rider of the Purple Sage” with Tom Mix. She was given a three year contract by Universal and was featured in many pictures with such players as Reginald Denny, Jean Hersholt, George Lewis and others. Her more recent films include “In The Headlines” with Grant Withers, “Say It With Songs” with Al Jolson and “General Crack” opposite John Barrymore. In “Scarlet Pages,” adapted from the play by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer, Miss Nixon is seen as Nora Mason, the daughter. Elsie Ferguson depicts the role of a brilliant criminal lawyer who defends Miss Nixon for murder. John Halliday plays the part of the District Attorney. Others in the all star cast include Grant Withers, Helen Ferguson, De Witt Jennings, Charlotte Walker, Wilbur Mack, Neely Edwards and Fred Kelsey. Ray Enright Directs. Ex-Vaudevillian Neely Edwards In “Scarlet Pages” (Biography) One of the first vaudeville comedians to be transplanted with his partner from the stage to screen is Neely Edwards, who plays a prominent part in “Scarlet Pages,” the First National and Vitaphone drama at the Theatre. The vaudeville team was known as Flannigan and Edwards. They joined motion pictures together starring in fifteen Hall Room Boys comedies under the direction of Mal St. Claire and Harry Edwards. Flannigan died, while Edwards continued his screen career to become one of the leading comics. He recently appeared in such talking pictures as “Gold Diggers of Broadway,” “The Window Cleaners” with Lew Brice and others. Principals in the all star cast of “Scarlet Pages” include Elsie Ferguson, Marian Nixon, Grant Withers, John Halliday, DeWitt Jennings, and many others. Ray Enright directed. The screen adaptation of this Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer stage play was written by Walter Anthony while Maude Fulton prepared the dialogue. pany, finally landing in Los AnHere the troupe went broke found herself stranded. Always having an ambition to become a movie star, she decided to She secured work as an extra and worked at various studios before she Mack Sennett, who gave her several small She next went to Fox to play in “Scarlet Pages”’ Is Strong Drama Of Motherlove (Advance News) For those who like their drama 'strong and punchy, a treat is in store at the Theatre starting today. The Vitaphone version of “Scarlet Pages,” Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer’s stirring stage play is brought to local theatregoers by First National Pictures with Elsie Ferguson and Marian Nixon heading a cast of excellent players. “Scarlet Pages” is a story of a famous woman lawyer who defends a young girl for the murder of her father. The complications which ensue contribute to one of the most telling dramas -ofthe year.-—-—— Miss Ferguson will be welcomed to the screen again in this vehicle. Her many admirers have wanted to see her in a Vitaphone picture and the opportunity is here at last. In the supporting cast, in addition to Miss Nixon, are Grant Withers, favorite cinema player, John Halliday, who was recently seen in a number of Broadway plays, Miss Helen Ferguson also a stage star, De Witt Jennings, Charlotte Walker, Wilbur Mack and many others. The picture was dialogued by Maude Fulton, herself a famous playwright, and adapted for the screen by Walter Anthony. A gay cabaret sequence lightens the drama of the story and the courtroom scene is said to be one of the most dramatic ever staged. “Scarlet Pages” is intended for adult consumption, and is one of the dramatic treats of the season. Jack of All Trades Again As The Love Team! Grant Withers in “Scarlet Pages” Cut No. 13 Cut 15c Mat Sc % Elsie Ferguson's Fine Voice Heard In “Scarlet Pages” Marian Nixon, Grant Withers, John Halliday, In Strong Supporting Cast (Advance News) Elsie Ferguson, who achieved success both as a star of the stage and silent screen, makes her talking picture debut in “Scarlet Pages,” the First National and Vitaphone production coming to the Theatre next Miss Ferguson, it is said possesses one of the finest speaking voices on the talking screen, and as the brilliant criminal lawyer who defends a girl for murder in this unusual drama of mother love, she is provided a splendid vehicle through which to introduce her voice. Marian Nixon and Grant Withers portray featured roles in this stirring story, and such outstanding stage and screen players as John Halliday, Helen Ferguson, Charlotte Walker, De Witt Jennings, Neely Edwards and Fred Kelsey complete the cast. “Scarlet Pages” is adapted to the screen from the play by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer. Walter Anthony prepared the scenario and Maude Fulton wrote the diaRay Enright directed. ree ee ee Rlaving It?¢ Wan Toa Taam! ss COMING Hot off the press! A FIRST NATIONAL VITAPHONE PICTURE the boldly frank stage play by Samuel Shipman and John B, Hymer ith ELSIE FERGUSON GRANT MARION WITHERS NIXON & Page Seven