The Crash (Warner Bros.) (1928)

The Greatest and Mst Thrilling Railroad Can Burlesque Actress Find SIX (iLS PLAY IN Happiness in Domestic Life? | PICT iES BUT NEVER Flamboyant, Colorful Ber onaia of Chorus Girl in ‘‘The Crash’’ Almost Wrecks Her Life ADVANCE FEATURE Marriage, still the foundation rock of civilization, once again is the focal point around which ‘‘The Crash,” a First National picture coming to the on , is built. © ja O90. @, 0 Obey 6.28 Theatre In adapting Frank L. Packard’s story to the screen, Edward Cline, the director, kept in mind the problems that confront active young professional women who suddenly find themselves lifted from their sphere into the domestic one. Thelma Todd, the beautiful blonde actress, in this case discovers the twinkle of the footlights to be more seductive than the 40-watts of the average bungalow, except that on meditation over the subject, the human ou“ equation enters it. “Women, more than ever, must cultivate outside interests if they would be happy housewives,” said Thelma. “In this .age of automobiles, radio, airplanes and other manifestatons of speed, just puttering around a house isn’t enough to keep a woman busy, and it is when she hasn’t enough to do that dissatisfaction sets in and she seeks new fields away from the hearth.” The Humdrum Life Miss Todd believes “The Crash” has a moral that is applicable to almost any walk of life, the mental adjustment to most conditons by overcoming discontentment. In this picture, Miss Todd is an ; actress with a burlesque company that moves into a small mountain town for a one night stand. Here she meets the wrecking boss of a railroad Gamp, talls in love with him and tries to become a dutiful housewife. Flamboyant Burlesque She has difficulties, naturally, because she had a bizarre life up to this time, and neighbors, unaccustomed to the flamboyant manner of the new bride, see in her actions cause for endless gossip. This wrecks the peaceful domestic barge, and causes the wife to cast aside her vows—temporarily, of course. “The modern girl who climbs rather than clings will naturally still be under discussion until an adjustment of life in this century takes place,” explains Miss Todd. Mat, 10c. Cuts 35e. Cut No. 16. WED A BURLESQUE DANGER AND HIS TROUBLE BEGAN (ADVANCE READER) Milton Sills has set up a great record for virile, husky, hard-bitten film roles, but he outdoes them all in “The Crash” a fast-moving railroad drama which is coming to the PS AGS Theater. 22.850. In this story. the First National star is boss of the crew that goes out to clean up wrecks. His station is in the western mountain country, his life in a little railroad town that was tough enough before a chorus-girl came to town and raised the roof! Then marriage to her, and his troubles begin in earnest. Thelma Todd plays opposite in the role of the chorus girl he marries. Page Six Their Romance Barely Escaped Wreckage Mat, Sc. Cut No. 10. Cut,.:25c. | THELMA TODD IN HER FOURTH CONTRASTING FIRST NATIONAL ROLE (CURRENT READER) Thelma Todd, First National Pictures’ newest leading lady and bidder for stellar honors, plays her fourth important role for that company in “The Crash,” Milton Sills’ latest starring opus, which is now showing at the Theatre. Incidentally, in this picture Miss Todd is presented in the fourth of a quartette of strikingly different roles. Her first picture was with Richard Barthelmess in that grim drama, “The Noose.” Next she played a comedy-satire title role in “Vamping Venus.” A naive smalltown belle in “Heart to Heart,” featuring Lloyd Hughes and Mary Astor was her third characterization. ‘In “The Crash” the blond charmer has a very sophisticated roughand-ready role, that of a member of a traveling burlesque show, stranded in a small town. “The Crash,” an adaptation of Frank L. Packard’s magazine story, “The Wrecking Boss,” was directed by Eddie Cline. The supporting cast consists of William Demarest, Wade Boteler, DeWitt Jennings, Sylvia Ashton, Yola d’Avril, Fred Warren and a host of others. ““The Crash” SAW A STUDIO They L' 2 in Truckee, Calif., and ; é Drafted for Extra Parts y Visiting Film Companies ‘(A VANCE NEWS) In “The Crash,” the First National Pict, *€ starring Milton Sills, which con $ to the Theatre <j tes -.3> , are six young ladies who 14ve appeared in from two to six Jictures each, and yet not a one f£ them has ever been in a studio. This rath’ unique fact was discovered by \'ddie Cline, director of “The Crash} while the picture was being made't Truckee, California. Truckee is »eated in the High Sierras, about: 200 miles from Hollywood, and pb cause of its historical background ‘nd unrivaled scenic beauty is i3ed more often for movie “loca on” than any other distant spot ;1 the world. The girls, all of them q'ughters of prominent Truckee famlies, are drafted for small bits ani eXtra work by nearly every compaly that reaches town. Some of thea\ctures in which they appeared are “The Iron Horse,” “The Trail of 98,” “Tempest” and “The Gold Rujh.” The leading feminine role in 's played by Thelma Todd, while ohers in the cast in clude Willian Demarest, Wade Boteler, Yola VAvril, Sylvia Ashton, DeWitt jennings and Fred Warren. Cut No. 17. Cut, 85c. Mat, 10c. TYPICAL GOLD RUSH DANGE HALL USED IN MODERN R. R. FILM (ADVANCE READER) A dance hall scene, in which more than 200) persons dance away to the strains from a ten-piece orchestra, is one of the many highlights seen in “The Crash” which comes’ to thes «2 6s. sa Theater on Aen eae pee with Milton Sills in the starring role. The dance hall is located in a rough mining; and railroad town and the dancers portray that type of character ‘with a realism that brings back memories of the mining towns that grew overnight in the Klondike during the gold rush period. “The Crash” was adapted for the screen from Frank L. Packard’s magazine story, “The Wrecking Boss.” Its jlocale is a railroad town in the ‘High Sierras and the story abounds with thrills, action and color. | Edward Cline directed, and the leading femimine role is played by Thelma Todd, the blond beauty about whom much has been heard of late. Others in the cast are William Dennarest, Wade Boteler, Yola d’Avril, DeWitt Jennings, Sylvia Ashton, Fred Warren and a number of others. Two Months at Truckee The First National company that filmed ‘The Crash,’ Milton Sills’ latest starring vehicle, which is the current attraction at the ...ccccoeon Theatre, spent more than two months in the High Sierras at Truckee conapleting the mountain sequences shown on the screen. The picture was directed by Edward Cline. team of Demarest and Collette be Wreck Ever Shown in Motion Pictures (GREW UP’ ON STAGE; WILLIAM DEMAREST IS CONQUERING SCREEN Plays “Heavy” Role in Milton Sills’ New Picture, “The Crash.” Hired Audience to plaud Acting Ability of Teacher There are 250 persons in Hollywood who will vouch for Thelma Todd’s ability as a stage entertainer and those 250 comprise a very critical audience. They were engaged to portray the part of the audience in an “opera house” in a small railroad junction headquarters, the (CURRENT READER) William Demarest, who has a locale of Milton Sills’ latest || prominent supportnig role to Mil starring vehicle, “The Crash, ton. Sills in the First National Pic TO Wee Ditties UN Cat tesa. eat Theai a : fea: ture,“ The Crash,” now showing at Miss Todd, who plays the 19 A= eI See Theatre, has long principal supporting role in the picture, entered the movies from a position as school teacher, and, although she has had no actual stage experience, she made a decided hit with the “hired” audience, many of which are former stage stars themselves. She sang and danced with the zest of an old-time performer and the applause that resulted was real. “The Crash” is an adaptation of Frank Packard’s magazine story, “The Wrecking Boss,” and was directed for First National Pictures by Edward Cline. The supporting cast includes William Demarest, Wade Boteler, Sylvia Ashton, DeWitt Jennings and a host of others. been known as one of the stage’s finest actors and is rapidly making his mark on the screen as well. He “grew up” on Broadway in theatrical atmosphere. From legitimate stage roles of minor importance he turned to vaudeville, wherein he found headline fame. Just before transferring his activities to the silver screen, he headed the famous vaudeville team of Demarest and Collette. In “The Crash” he has his first role as a “heavy” and is said to lend an entirely different characterization to that role. “The Crash” is a screen version of Frank L. Packard’s magazine story, “The Wrecking Boss,” and’ was directed by Edward Cline. The leading feminine role is played by Thelma Todd, while others in the cast include Wade Boteler, Yola d’Avril, Sylvia Ashton, DeWitt Jennings and Fred Warren. Vaudeville Recruit William Demarest, who plays an important role in “The Crash,” now Theatre, was one of the famous vaudeville Imported Player showing at the er Yola d’Avril, First National featured player, who came to Hollywood from her native France less than two years ago, plays an important role in Milton Sills’ forthcoming starring vehicle, “The Crash.” Edward Cline directed the picture, which comes to the Theatre on fore turning to the movies. Milton Sills “The Crash,” which was directed for First National by Eddie Cline. is starred in Cd eee eee eee wee RICHARD A. ROWLAND presents MELTC ONG il LS Crash with THELMA TODD It’s the kind of a role you always wanted Milton Sills to portray Cut No. 5. Cut 65c. Mat 15c. EE two express trains meet in a head-on collision. See Milton Sills’ record-breaking race to the ruins. See how a_ double-fisted boss of the wrecking crew is softened by the love of a chorus cutie. Directed by Eddie Cline A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE