Smart Money (Warner Bros.) (1931)

AND YOU'LL DOUBLE YOUR PROFIT _ LCAGNEY REPEATS | Salt Lake Beauty Cut No. 23 Dublicating his triumph in “The Public x Cut 15c, Mat Sc Enemy,” James Cagney, star of that picture, may now be seen at the Capitol Theatre where is featured with Edward G. Robinson in “Smart Money.” This is the first time these two players have appeared together, but if public demand means anything, it won’t be the last. Blondes of All Blends In Robinson Melodrama (Current Reader) Without an exception, the female cast supporting Edward G. Robinson in “Smart Money,’ the Warner Bros. film which is now playing soe oe Theatre, are all blondes. If they weren’t blondes» originally, they had to become so for the picture, for fairhaired gals are the tting weakness of the harherambler portrayed by ‘Robinson. The female supporting cast ineludes | by Evalya Fann, Noel Francis, Mar~ingston, Polly Walters and Mae Madison. with EDWARD G. : _|RBiSn _ SAMES EVALYN KNAPP Margaret Livingston || “Fame,” \|part of Irene, saved from suicide '|by Nick, and nursed back to health }picture, “Smart Money,” Supports Robinson In “Smart Money” (Biography May 1, 1931) Margaret Livingston, who plays the girl sent by the district attorney to ferret out the actions of the gambling king in “Smart Money,” the First National picture, starring Edward G. Robinson, now at the...... Theatre, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on Nov. 25, 1902, the daughter of professionals. She had no stage experience, but on coming to California entered the Thomas H. Ince Company, remaining there for three years. Then came a two year contract with Fox, during which she appeared in such pictures as “Havoc,” “The Best People,” “Sunrise” and “Slaves of || Beauty.” She then free-lanced for Columbia and later appeared in “One| | Hour” and “Wheels of Chance” for First National. For Paramount she did “His Private Life,” “The Canary Murder Case” and “Innocents of Paris.” Warner Bros. later se cured her to play with Frank Fay n “God’s Gift to Women.” Miss Livingston is five feet three inches tall, weighs one hundred and || sixteen pounds and has blonde hair || and brown eyes. First Movie School Brings Big Results Ivan Simpson’s Tutelage Of Four Fair Young Artists Shown To Advantage In “Smart Money” At Theatre (Current Story) Four of the fair students of the Warner Bros. Movie School which is presided over by Ivan Simpson, are seen to advantage in “Smart Money,’ Edward G.* Robinson’s latest starring vehicle, now at the Theatre, One is “Polly I Waters’ believed =. brightest. “discoveries of the year. The nineteen-year-old beauty came quite recently to Hoilywocd and enrolled in the school. She is cast as Lola, one of the many blondes with whom the gambling fool surrounds himself with. One is fair-haired Noel Francis, || who came from the Follies into the talkie world—a native of the Lone Star State. In “Smart Money” she is cast as Marie, the first blonde to double-cross Nick the Greek when he comes to the big town determined to be the biggest gambler going. One is charming Mae Madison who plays the blonde small town charmer who interests Nick before the grandeur complex gets a hold on him, and sends him rocketing to the heights and down again. The fourth is beautiful Evalyn Knapp, who was first seen in “Sinners’ Holiday” and more recently is the daughter on “The Millionaire” in the George Arliss hit and in To Evalyn®is given the by him. She it is who is forced by the district attorney to be false to her protector—in the days when his | fate hangs in the balance—and the punishment for his misdeeds is due. Others in the huge cast are James Cagney, of “The Public Enemy,’— Morgan Wallace, Paul Porcasi, Maurice Black, Margaret Livingston, Clark Burroughs, Billie House, Edwin Argus, Ralf Harolde, Boris Karloff, Walter Percival, Larry @ | Be ana John Larkin, Spencer Bell and Allan Lane. The story is by Kubec Glasmon and John Bright” who wrote “The Public Enemy.” Alfred E. Green directed. Robinson Creates Rival To “Little Caesar” (Current Reader) Edward G. Robinson deserts revolver and machine gun for dice and cards in his latest Warner Bros. which is now playing at the Theatre. As a small town barber and later a big time gambler, he demonstrates that his versatility extends far be /}yond the crook roles he has hereto fore been Seen in. Before his advent -pictures, Robinson was ne of the most versan the Broadway stage. Card Sharper in ‘Smart Money” Was Once Jipped (Current Reader) Working with Edward G. Robinson in “Smart Money,” the Warner Bros. picture which is now at the Theatre, brought some vivid memories back to Ralf Harolde. As head of a gang of card sharps, he trims Robinson of every cent he has on the latter’s first arrival in the big city; and just about the same thing happened to Harolde in real life. In the early part of his stage career he left Pittsburgh for New York. On his first evening there, he was inveigled into a crap game from which he emerged with a balance of thirty cents. He had to live on this for a long time before he landed his first job. THERE IS NO HONEST GAMBLING GAME SAYS AVETERAN DEALER OF GOLDFIELD, TECHNICAL ADVISORON ‘SMART MONEY’ Edward G. Robinson of “Little Caesar’? Fame, Starred As Gambling Fool in Warner Bros. Melodrama Now a0 Theatre, Seconds Opinion (Short Feature) Officials at Warner Bros. studios might be said to violate the laws of the state of California every day in the year for it is illegal to have in your possession in that State, gambling paraphernalia of any kind. Hell Take A Chance On Anything HE DOES ALL HIS SHOOTING WITH DICE! KINGS ARE HIS FORTE— BLONDES ARE HIS WEAK EDWARD G. ROBINSON Comes through again with a more powerful role than “Little Caesar” JAMES CAGNEY EVALYN KNAPP Margaret Livingston A Warner Bros. @ Vitaphone Hit! Now Pop. Playing Prices Cut: No. 3 Cut 40c, Mat 10c Robinson Dons Mantle of Lon Chaney in New Film (Current Reader) Edward G. Robinson was glad to get back to single-breasted vests when he was through filming “Smart Money,” his latest Warner Bros. picture which is now playing atrthers o: Theatre. As a Greek barber who makes good at gambling in a big way, he sports doublebreasted vests throughout the picture. Whether the suit is a loud check, such as he wears as a small town barber, or a tuxedo or full dress which he wears in his more affluent sequences, the vest was always an ornate multi-buttoned affair. Robinson’s characterization is worthy of Lon Chaney at his best. “Smart Money” Player Does Fine Job of Hari-Kari (Current Story) After recovering Allan Lane from the New York stage and awarding him a five year contract, the first thing Warner Bros. had him do was commit suicide. But luckily for a host of female movie fans, it was only part of a picture, “Smart Money,’ in which he appears with Edward G. Robinson. Others in the cast of “Smart Money,” which is now playing at the Theatre, are Evalyn Knapp, James Cagney, Noel Francis, Margaret Livingston, Morgan Wallace, Paul Porcassi and Ralf Harolde. This studio owns thousands of dollars worth of such equip ment. It not only owns it and has it in its possession, but operates this paraphernalia sometimes for days at a time, with experienced gamblers operating the various games. This is all done for motion pictures, of course, with the special permission of the authorities. It is agreed that the studio will not permit the equipment to be taken from the studio, nor to be used for illegal purposes at any time. For the “gambling” done on movie sets is not gambling at all, merely an imitation of the real thing, with stage money and phoney coins. Included in the equipment of Warner Bros. studios is some of the finest and most elaborate gambling equipment ever brought to California. Several of the roulette tables are built of the most expensive woods, and are valued at thousands of dollars each. Inlaid crap-tables, expensive chuck-a-luck cages, ecarte, and faro outfits make up the gambling necessities included in this collection. Practically every kind of gambling game known can be played on Warner BYrosy stages, without sending out for even a pair of dice. Practically all of this equipment was used in scenes for “Smart Money,” the melodramatic story of a gambling fool, starring eo aa! Gr ahinass Tro vw — the. S ©. fe. “Smart Money” is the aor small town gambler’ who makes— good in the big city. In this dra-~ matic story Robinson impersonates a composite of two famous gameblers—Nick the Greek and John the Barber—both “honest” gamblers” known wherever the knights” of chance meet. a Robinson has made a study of professional gamblers, and especially of the tricks of the trade. Technical advisers at the studio have shown him how every game—even the most “honest” or “even” can be manipulated by the operators. “They say that gambling halls are run honestly, because the percentage is in favor of the house,” Robinson says. ‘Don’t let them kid you. This percentage doesn’t satisfy them. There are a million tricks electrically-controlled wheels, crooked dealing, marked cards and other ‘rackets’, operated in the most honest of these places. You may notice that when a dealer’s luck runs bad, they change dealers on you. That’s a lot of apple sauce. What they are really doing is running in a crooked dealer to get back what you have won. “No gambling place was ever run for fun, or for glory or for anything but profit. It’s a sucker game, and the sucker is never the dealer or operator. Even this expensive gambling equipment here on the set is crooked. Some of it was ‘fixed’ when the studio got it. In other cases the property boys fixed it, just to show that it could be done by a comparative amateur. There is no honest gambling game.” Robinson was seconded in this opinion by Abe Crandall, veteran dealer of the Tonopah and Goldfield days, who acted as technical advisor on the gambling scenes in “Smart Money.” “There’s a lot of shot cuts,’ Abe said. “The boys even pull ’em on the set. Maybe it’s force of habit. I guess it’s just their pride—they don’t like to see a sucker walk away even with stage money.” Mr. Robinson is supported in “Smart Money” by James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp, Noel Francis, Morgan Wallace, Paul Porcasi, Maurice Black Margaret Livingston, Clark Burroughs, Billie House, Edwin Argus, Ralf Harolde, Boris Karloff, Mae Madison, Walter Percival, Larry McGrath, John Larkin, Polly Walters, Spencer Bell and Allan Dale. The story is by Kubec Glasmon and John Bright. Alfred F Green directed -~ p-