The Crowd Roars (Warner Bros.) (1932)

THIS PICTURE DESERVES A TWO WEEKS ADVANCE , 4 PUBLICITY CAMPAICG a your I. story SR RARER LOE RL NEE A EINE DLE ELE DERE, This story contains complete information about “The Crowd Roars” and is known to showmen as a “routine story.” James Cagney And Joan Blondell Co-Starred In ‘The Crowd Roars,” Thrilling Race Picture Coming To Next James Cagney and Joan Blondell are reunited again for the first time since their appearance in “Blonde Crazy” in the starring roles of “The Crowd Roars,” Warner Bros. thrilling special production coming to the [See Theatre next Appearing in support of Cagney and Blondell is a large cast including Ann Dvorak, Erie Linden, Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee and a score of racing drivers, among them the Indianipolis Speedway champions Billy IP SESE: “ Arnold and JAMES CAGNEY Lou Schneid in “THE CROWD ROARS” ©. Other _Cut No.7 Cutrisc Matsc famous racers are Fred Frame, Leo Nomis, Ralph Hepburn, Harry Hartz, Spider Matlock and Wilbur Shaw. The drivers acted also as technical advisors on “The Crowd Roars,” assisting director and author Howard Hawks in securing accurate race-track scenes. Hawks’ best-known previous works are “The Dawn Patrol” and “Searface.” In “The Crowd Roars,” Cagney appears asia champion driver whose daredeviltry on the track wins him the adulation of the speed fraternity and the grandstands. After rising to the heights he goes to pieces by causing the death of his relief driver and best friend during a gruelling race. Incidental to the race, Cagney had quarrelled with his young brother, portrayed by Eric Linden, to whom he had taught all the tricks of the speed trade. His brother had become almost as famous as he and had fallen in love with Joan Blondell, who here portrays the role of a race-track follower. Cagney’s anger that his brother should mix with the same _ kind of women with which he had formerly associated drives him to discharge him, after losing the important race in which he was the cause of his friend’s death. Eventually Cagney sinks to the depths and is unable to secure even Page Five ‘numerous accidents occurred. a mechanic’s job in the driver’s pit at the big Indianapolis races. An accident enables him to pilot his brother’s car, after his brother, a favorite in the race, had been disabled. His old zest for the track and driving ability return to him and he drives to victory with his sweetheart, who had been instrumental in his comeback, looking on. “The Crowd Roars” is replete with all the action, thrills and accidents of the speedways. During its filming fourteen cars were wrecked in nine major accidents and seven men were sent to the hospital. All this action has been caught by the special camera car, equipped to film the exciting scenes at the speed of 125 miles per hour. “The Crowd Roars” has been hailed by New York critics as the biggest thrill in several years, surpassing even the air thrills of “The Dawn Patrol” which Howard Hawks also directed. your >) . story Big Cast Of Professionals And Non-Professionals In “The Crowd Roars” James Cagney’s new picture for Warner Bros., “The Crowd Roars,” a story of high-speed auto racing, comes to the Theatre next The large cast of professionals and non-professionals includes, in addition to Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Erie Linden, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh and_é Charlotte Merriam. Among the famous racing drivers seen in “The Crowd Roars” are William Arnold, Lou Schneider, Harry Hartz, Ralph Hepburn, Fred Guisso, Phil Pardee, Spider Matlock, Jack Brisko, Fred Frame and many others. Arnold and Schneider were Indianapolis Speedway champions for 1930 and 1931 respectively. “The Crowd Roars,” from an original story by Howard Hawks, who also directed it, and Seton I. Miller, concerns the rise of a racing driver to championship heights and his subsequent downfall and regeneration, following his responsibility for the death of his partner during an important race. The Indianapolis Speedway serves as the background for many of the exciting race scenes, during which The Ventura and Ascot Speedways in California also form the setting for additional thrilling race scenes. Hawks, the director, is best known for his “Dawn Patrol,’’ which he also wrote and directed. “The Crowd Roars” surpasses its thrilling predecessor, according to advance metropolitan reports. your 8 4 rd story Real Spills Shown In “The Crowd Roars’”’ When “The Crowd Roars” starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell opens= atthe, Theatre next movie audiences will see seven spills, a few of which were not in the original scenario. Fourteen racing cars were wrecked during the making of “The Crowd Roars.” Many of these are the real article which took place while the cameras were grinding and which were retained in the final print of the film. With Howard Hawks doubling as author and director, it was a more or less simple matter for him to change the script to allow the accidental spills to be incorporated into the story. Supporting James Cagney and Joan Blondell in “The Crowd Roars” are Eric Linden, who plays the part of Cagney’s kid brother, and Ann Dvorak who is cast as Jimmy’s girl. Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee and other well known actors are in the cast besides several professional racing drivers of international reputation. “The Crowd Roars” is said to be one of the most exciting productions that has been screened in years, surpassing the thrilling action of “The Dawn Patrol” which Howard Hawks also wrote and directed. It tells the story of a racing champion who loses his nerve because of the death of his pal and partner, through his (Cagney’s) daring driving. His regeneration and subsequent winning of the Indianapolis Speedway contest is vividly pictured in an exciting climax. your Ah. story James Cagney Elected To ‘The Insiders,”’ Association Of Racing Drivers James Cagney has been elected an honorary member of “The Insiders,” an association of professional automobile racers of which Harry Hartz is president. = Hartz, with Lou Schneider, Billy Arnold (1931 and 1930 Indianapolis Speedway champions, respectively), Fred Frame, Jack Brisko, Spider Matlock, Ralph Hepburn, Fred Guisso, Phil Pardee, Bryan Salspaugh and several other famous drivers, took part in the production of “The Crowd Roars,” the new Cagney picture for Warner Bros. which will be presented at the Theatre next Paar re as eat we ea ee By ag ke Te ems The principal feminine roles in “The Crowd Roars” are played by Joan Blondell and Ann Dvorak. Other featured players are Erie Linden, Frank McHugh and Guy Kibbee. Howard Hawks, co-author of the story with Seton I. Miller, directed “The Crowd Roars,” hailed at its New York premiere as a greater thrill pieture that “The Dawn Patrol,” also written and directed by Hawks. The .story, set against the background of the Indianapolis, Ventura and Ascot Speedways, concerns a champion whose career is ruined after he has caused the death of his relief driver in a race. The picture is filled with spills and thrills, nine aeccidents resulting in the injury of seven men and the wrecking of fourteen racing cars. The many crashes were recorded by a special camera ear equipped to film scenes at 125 miles per hour. your D th story “The Crowd Roars”’ Is James Cagney’s Third Starring Picture “The Crowd Roars,” which will be presented at the Theatre next is James Cagney’s third starring picture. His first successes on the screen were made in “The Public Enemy” and “Smart Money” in which he was a featured player. Then came his first starring picture, “Blonde Crazy” which was followed by “Taxi,” both of which were among the leading hits of the present season. As in “Blonde Crazy,” Cagney shares honors with Joan Blondell who is fast becoming one of the best-liked actresses on the screen. Both James Cagney and Joan Blondell were signed by Warner Bros. when that producing company bought “Penny Arcade,” a stage play in which they both appeared. They also played together in the film version of this play when it was screened under the title of “Sinners’ Holiday.” In “The Crowd Roars,” Joan Blondell does not play the part of Cagney’s girl-friend, but his enemy, It is through her that Cagney causes the death of his best pal and mechanic in an exciting race against his own brother. Ann Dvorak plays the role of Cagney’s sweetheart and offers a performance that has won the acclaim of metropolitan reviewers. Eric Linden is cast as Cagney’s brother and Guy Kibbee, his father. Howard Hawks, who wrote “The Crowd Roars,” also directed it. Kubee Glasmon and John Bright who have been associated with every Cagney production since they wrote “The Public Enemy,” wrote the dialogue for this one.