She Couldnt Say No (Warner Bros.) (1940)

PUBLICITY — BEAUTIFUL EVE ARDEN IN NEW STRAND FILM Miss Arden plays the role of a female lawyer who teaches her sweetheart, Roger Pryor’s role, a thing or two in Warners’ new comedy, “She Couldn’t Say No,” which opens Friday at the Strand. Mat 202—30c (Lead Story) © Vitagraph, Inc. ‘She Couldn’t Say No’ Gay Comedy Coming to Strand He’s a lawyer and she’s a lawyer and they’re sweethearts. Instead of poetry he reads her passages from the New York Statute’s Modus Operendi, and she loves it. But the sparks fly when they try to tear each other apart in court in Warner Bros.’ gay new film, “She Couldn’t. Say No,” which opens at the Strand Theatre next Friday. In the film’s leading roles are talented Roger Pryor and one of the screen’s outstanding personality-girls, Eve Arden, who came to Hollywood from Broadway’s “Two For The Show,” and caused much comment of her performances in “Stage Door,” “No No Nannette’” and ‘Comrade X.” Also featured in “She Couldn’t Say No” is Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards. The story concerns a not-toosuccessful lawyer, Wallace Turnbull, played by Roger Pryor, and his sweetheart-secretary, Alice Hinsdale, portrayed by Miss Arden, who is also a lawyer. Wallace finally gets a case. He’s to buy a piece of property for his client owned by Eli Potter, played by Clem Bevans, who is an erratic old millionaire. When Wallace approaches Potter’s place, he is shot off the ground because the old man thinks he is a_ process server. Potter is being sued, it seems, for breach of promise, by Pansy Hawkins, played by Vera Lewis. Alice steps into the picture to take Potter’s case, believing if he won he’d sell the property in question. At the same time, Wallace takes Pansy’s case, thinking that she’ll sell the land if she wins it in the trial. Neither lawyer knows the other is on the case. The case is a wild contest of defendant vs. plaintiff and lawyer vs. lawyer at the same time. But when Pansy and Eli get together and the lawyers explain the mixup, all ends happily. Benjamin M. Kaye’s original play was the basis of the story and Earl Baldwin and Charles Grayson wrote the screen play. William Clemens directed. Strand to Show Comedy On Friday the Strand Theatre will show a fast-paced, gay comedy, Warner Bros.’ “She Couldn’t Say No,” starring Roger Pryor, Eve Arden, Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards, and a cast of capable character players. It’s a clever lawyer yarn with Pryor a starving barrister and Miss Arden a meddling secretary who means well but gets him into complications. ‘Ukelele Ike’ in Film Cliff ‘“Ukelele Ike” Edwards, _ the little man who once upon a time picked up a “Uke” and pulled a future out of it, is featured in Warner Bros.’ gay comedy, “She Couldn’t Say No,” starring Roger Pryor and Eve Arden, which opens at the Strand Theatre on Friday. His new role is a lively one — a process server on the loose after an eccentric old man. Offical Billing WARNER BROS. Pictures, Inc. Presents “SHE COULDN'T SAY NO’ with ROGER EVE CLIFF PRYOR — ARDEN — EDWARDS Clem Bevans—Vera Lewis * * * Directed by WILLIAM CLEMENS * * * Sereen Play by Earl Baldwin and Charles Grayson From the Play by Benjamin M. Kaye * * * A WARNER BROS.-FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE (Opening Day Story) ‘She Couldn't Say No’ To Show Friday at Strand A gay, delightful comedy which makes for real lighthearted entertainment, is Warner Bros.’ “She Couldn’t Say No,” which opens at the Strand Theatre today. The film is a lively melee that mixes romance with legal intrigue and breach-of-promise suits, starring a trio of popular and capable players. Roger Pryor, handsome band leaderleading man, is starred with Eve Arden, talented stage star who has made a name for herself in pictures. Cliff ‘“Ukelele Ike” Edwards is featured. Pryor plays the role of Wallace Turnbull, attorney, and Miss Arden portrays Alice Hinsdale, his secretary and sweetheart, also a lawyer. The action starts when Wallace gets a case — he is to purchase a large tract of land from an Mat 101—15c ROGER PRYOR and EVE ARDEN eccentric old millionaire, Eli Potter, played by Clem Bevans, who won't sell. Potter is being sued for breach-of-promise, and Alice takes his case, thinking she can get the property if the old man wins. Meanwhile, Wallace takes the plaintiff’s case, believing he can get the land from her if she wins. The courtroom battle is hilarious. William Clemens _ directed the Earl Baldwin and Charles Grayson screen play, from an original play by B. M. Kaye. Roger Pryor Stars In Strand Comedy Roger Pryor didn’t have to act in a scene from Warner Bros.’ “She Couldn’t Say No” which opens at the Strand Friday. He just turned back the clock to when he was twelve. A lawyer in the picture, Pryor is trying to reach a wealthy land owner in a country town. When he approached his house he noticed a sign which read, “Anybody Tresspassing These Premises Will Be Shot By Me.” Not discouraged by a locked fence-door or the sign, Pryor placed one hand on the four foot fence and vaulted himself over. He no sooner hit the ground when he was greeted by a round of buckshot. Pryor only had to do the scene once. He remembered his experience when a boy. Only then it was an apple orchard. Mat 102—15c ROGER PRYOR eee Mat 201—30c THE PARTY’S IN FULL SWING — in the above scene from the gay Warner Bros. film, “She Couldn’t Say No.” with Roger Pryor, Eve Arden and Cliff (“Ukelele Ike”) Edwards which opens Friday at the Strand. ‘She Cone (Review) Say No’ Sets Merry Pace at the Strand The gay story of how a young, attractive girl-lawyer helped put over her sweetheart-lawyer’s law firm, is entertainingly told in Warner Bros.’ amusing “She Couldn’t Say No,” which opened at the Strand Theatre last night. In the leading roles are an attractive twosome — Roger Pryor, popular actor-band leader, and Eve Arden, witty and charming, who Hollywood picked from her Broadway success in “Two For The Show” to appear in such films as “Stage Door,” “No No Nannette” and “Comrade X.” In support of Pryor and Miss Arden are Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards, and other talented character players. A merry pace is set in “She Couldn’t Say No” when the film opens on Wallace Turnbull, Pryor’s role, a not very successful young attorney, and Alice Hinsdale, played by Miss Arden, who is a full-fledged Lovely Eve Arden Starred lawyer but acts as Wallace’s secretary. One good fee will enable the couple to get married. They are ordered to buy a large tract of land from Eli Potter, played by Clem Bevans, an eccentric old millionaire. But when Wallace calls on Potter he is shot off the land. It seems the old man is expecting process servers to subpoena him on a breach-of-promise suit by Pansy Hawkins. Wallace and Alice are determined to get the land, each in his own way. The girl becomes Pansy’s attorney, think ing if she wins the land will c1scu=2W.— be hers and the sale possible. Not knowing this, Wallace becomes Potter’s lawyer, thinking he’ll sell if the case is cleared. The well-timed screen play is by Earl Baldwin and Charles Grayson, from the play by Benjamin M. Kaye. William Clemens directed. In Sparkling Strand Film It’s an odd way to get into movies but the same experience happened to Tyrone Power and George Brent. Greg LaCava was looking at a test of a girl for a part in “Stage Door.” Eve Arden assisted in the test. Despite the fact she was in the background, LaCava noticed her and she was signed for the part. She has since appeared in many pictures. Outstanding were her portrayals in “Stage / SYNOPSIS (Not For Publication) Wallace Turnbull (Roger Pryor) is a starving lawyer and Alice Hinsdale (Eve Arden) his secretary, who is engaged to him. She, too, is a lawyer. Wallace is given a case to buy a large tract of land from Eli Potter (Clem Bevans), an eccentric old millionaire who doesn’t want to sell. He is being sued for breach of-promise by Pansy Hawkins (Vera Lewis). Alice takes Potter’s case, believing that if he wins he’ll pay off by giving them the land. Meanwhile, Wallace decides that if Pansy wins the case she’ll settle by paying the property she would gain. When the lawyers get together, and learn the other is on the case, there is a quarrel that culminates in a wild, hilarious courtroom scene, with a highly romantic ending. Door,” “No No Nannette” and “Comrade X.” She is now playing the romantic lead in Warner Bros.’ “She Couldn’t Say No,” opening at the Strand on Friday. Eve, with several years of trouping experience, first went to New York to play an important part in Shubert’s “Ziegfeld Follies.” When she came to Hollywood she followed the advice of her agent and entered pictures. THE CAST Wallace Turnbull... Roger Pryor Alice Hinsdale Eve Arden Banjo Page Cliff Edwards Eli Potter Clem Bevans Pansy Hawkins Vera Lewis Abner Irving Bacon Hank Woodcock, Spencer Charters Judge Jenkins Ferris Taylor Ezra Pine Chester Clute Henry Rockwell....George Irving Ma Hawkins Zeffe Tilbury George Guhl Frank Mayo PRODUCTION Directed by WILLIAM CLEMENS Screen Play by Earl Baldwin and Charles Grayson; From the play by Benjamin M. Kaye; Associate Producer, William Jacobs; Director of Photography, Ted McCord, A.S.C.; Art Director, Stanley Fleischer; Dialogue Director, Hugh MacMullan; Film Editor, Harold McLeron; Gowns by Howard Shoup; Sound by Dolph Thomas; Makeup Artist, Perc Westmore.