Skin Deep (Warner Bros.) (1929)

MONTE BLUE in “SKIN DEEP” with DAVEY L EE and BETTY COMPSON—A Warner Bros. All-Talking Vitaphone Picture 9 FEATURES FOR NEWSPAPERS Selected by MONTE BLUE “Vistance Lends Enchantment —U» Woman Passenger—“Are you mar ried my man?” Middle-Aged Sailor—“Yes, indeed, married and I have fourteen children.” Passenger—‘Poor fellow, and traveling about like this all the time. Don’t you ever get homesick ?” Sailor—‘Only when I’m _ home, ma’am.”—Aftonsbladet. No Favorites “Sorry, but you’ll have to go round to the main gate.” “Oh, but we’re the Berrys.” “Lady, I don’t care if you’re the eat’s meow, you can’t go through this gate.’—Harth Mover. Quality of Mercy “Heavens, man, why didn’t you blow your horn when you saw that man in front of you?” “What was the use? I thought it would be more merciful if he didn’t know what hit him.” —Le Pele Mele. Mother Love “Oh, mother, please let me go down into the garden tonight, so I can see the Comet that is to appear.” “All right, dear, but remember, don’t go too near it.”—Le Pele Mele. Heaven Bless Our Hone Buyer—“Are your anteed?” Seller—“Ask the man who hones one.’—Plain Speaker. razors guar Cruel and Unusual “T don’t think the law is hard enough on bigamists.” “But think of the punishment of having two mothers-in-law!” —tLe Sourire. THE GOOD GIRL Monte Blue in “Skin Deep" frees Alice Lake -4 Warner Bros. Production Production No. 15—Cut or Mat MAKES LIVING BY BEING DEVIL WITH THE LADIES “Specializing in paying attention to other men’s wives or sweethearts is not an avocation, in my case, but a vocation,” says John Davidson, suave and handsome heavy who appears in support of Monte Blue in “Skin Deep,’ Warner Brothers alltalking Vitaphone production now at the Theatre. Davidson has made a business of paying attention toother men’s wives or sweethearts—on the screen. And the vocation pays well and is not a bit hard to take, according to John. In “The Queen of the Night Clubs” in which he made his Vitaphone debut with Texas Guinan, Davidson’s role called for constant attention to Texas. Also, incidentally, to her daughter, the husband in, the case finding out about it in due time. In “Kid Gloves,” Davidson concentrated his attention on Lois Wilson and Edna Murphy. As a member of the all-star cast of “The Time, Place and the Girl,” Davidson had the tables somewhat, turned upon him. His wife gave him a little of his own medicine, but his affianced secretary was not unsusceptible to his wiles. “Skin Deep” calls upon John to use all his bag of tricks with the wife of Monte Blue, played by Betty Compson. He enacts a rival gangster who schemes with the faithless wife to send her husband up the river. Davey Lee, Alice Day, John Bowers, Georgie Stone, Tully Marshall, and others also have outstanding parts in “Skin Deep.” Ray Enright directed from Gordon Rigby’s adaptation of Mark Edmund Jones’ popular magazine story “Lucky Damage.” WOULD YOUR HAND REVEAL YOUR PERSONALITY ? es Hands, artists tell us are of all parts of the anatomy the most difficult to draw—because they denote character. One of the famous paintings of the world portrays two clasped and gnarled hands. It is called “the Praying Hands.” Some hands are weak, others strong, just as faces are. Would anybody recognize you by the way you use your hands even though they could not see your face? In Warner Brothers Vitaphone alltalking picture “Skin Deep” now at the Theatre, in which Monte Blue is starred, an interesting example of hand personality is displayed. In several scenes of the picture, Monte’s face and head are completely swathed in bandages. He is lying in a hospital bed. Only his hands are seen. Several questions are put to him by Alice Day and Tully Marshall, members of the cast. He answers these questions with his hands. Each answer is given in this manner. In fact, the thoughts that run through his mind are brought out by this medium of expression as he is unable to speak through the heavy bandages. Despite the fact that the swathings hide the identity of Monte Blue, the characteristic movements of his hands immediately inform us who he is. Davey Lee, Betty Compson, John Davidson, John Bowers, Georgie Stone, Tully Marshall and others complete the cast of “Skin Deep” which Ray Enright is directing for Warner Brothers. Gordon Rigby prepared the continuity from a Mark Edmund Jones’ story. | WHEN THE PAST IS ONLY A BAD DREAM Production No. SER 16—Cut or Mat BLUE GREAT AS WOUNDED WAR VICTIM IN “SKIN DEEP,” TALKING FILM NOW HERE While part of the world may turn with aversion from those disfigured by war—a munch larger part of it feels reverence for those who have paid so dearly for what they believed to be right. There is a story of the Prince of Wales and one of these men, which has the ring of truth. Wales entered one of the hospitals the are kept from curious eyes. unspeakably disfigured When he suddenly found himself in the where presence of one of the men he for a moment stood silent, then unable to speak, stopped and kissing the brow of the soldier, hurried out. What happened to some of the unfortunate men who returned the World War searred for life is vividly dramatized in “Skin Deep”, Brothers all-talking production starring Monte Blue now at the from hideously Warner Vitaphone Theatre. Monte Blue portrays such a char“Skin Deep.” returns to his homeland with a face acter in The man so repulsive that he is shunned by his closest friends. His efforts to gain honest work have been futile. A path of crime is the only one open to him to secure a living. Although he follows a life of lawlessness, beneath his skin is the ardent desire to go straight. “Skin Deep” depicts the dramatic events in the underworld life of this man, who marries a cruel woman who plots to send him to prison. Betty Compson and Alice Day have the supporting feminine roles in “Skin Deep” which Ray Enright directed, whle the stellar cast also includes Davey Lee, John Davidson, John Bowers, Georgie Stone, Tully Marshall, Robert Perry and others. Gordon Rigby adapted the story for the magazine story “Lucky Damage” by Mark Edmund Vitaphone from widely read Jones. TALLEST STAR HAS AID OF SMALLEST Monte Blue, giant star of “Skin Deep”, Warner Bros. latest all-talking Vitaphone picture, now at the Theatre is supported by tiny Davey Lee, known to the world as “Sonny Boy.” It is the arrival of Davey that saves the ex-convict hero from taking the life of the child’s father whom he believes guilty of sending him to prison. MONTE BLUE SAYS ACTOR MUST LOSE SELF IN PART submerged in Monte Blue, most realistic “The actor must be the who plays one of the character” says roles of his screen career in Warner Brothers all-talking Vitaphone production “Skin Deep,” now at the Barca tageiea teat Theatre. “However great the part the playwright has created, it is truly interpreted only when the actor forgets himself and completely lives under the skin of the hero of the play. The actor is merely the medium through which the character is materialized,’ says the rugged star, “and he should never be more important than his role.” Mr. Blue cites his characterization as the star of “Skin Deep” to prove his In this all-talking Vitaphone picture, which presents a contention. “different” side of a great city’s un life, Blue and ugly gang Throughout the first half of the pic derworld portrays a scarred leader. ture, his features are those of a hardboiled thug. The real personality behind the makeup never once is seen through the gangster’s mask. In the latter part of “Skin Deep,” Monte is seen as his real self. In the story this is accomplished by the modern miracle of plastic surgery Betty Compson and Alice Day have the only feminine roles in “Skin Deep.” Davey Lee, John Bowers, John Davidson, Georgie Stone, and Tully Marshall are also Gordon Rigby made adaptation of “Lucky Damage,” a story by Mark Edmund Ray Enright directed. in the east. the screen Jones. SONG MAKES RIVALS OF WOMEN UNKNOWN TO EACH OTHER Although other a popular song may make two they never meet each people rivals! Such are the cireumstances surrounding Betty Compson and Alice Day in the feminine leads Blue “Skin Deep,” Warner Brothers all-talking supporting Monte in Vitaphone drama of the underworld now at the Theatre. In different scenes of this vivid story of a great city’s underworld, they sing the theme song “When I Came to You,” which plays an important psychological part the Both it to Monte Blue but in strangely different set in picture. sing tings. Betty Compson as a dashing and beautiful cabaret entertainer sings the melody as her big hit number planning at the same time how to it ‘as a love song to her own accom “frame” him. Alice Day sings paniment on the ukelele in the hospital where Monte is recuperatng. The tune holds odd him memories for and makes rivals of the two women, who never know of each others existence. Davey Lee, John Davidson, John Bowers, Georgie Stone, Tully Marshall and others have important roles in “Skin Deep.” Ray Enright directed.