The Great O'Malley (Warner Bros.) (1937)

“THE GREAT O'MALLEY” Ri B.C Y Wee Scot Village Gives Its Native Lass Top Billing The proudest actress in Hollywood last week was Mary Gordon, plump, red-haired character woman who played Pat O’Brien’s mother in “The Great O’Malley,” now showing at the Theatre. She’d been given a write-up in the Rutherglen Reformer, and billed in that town’s Savoy Theatre as “Rutherglen’s Own Film Star.” “Rutherglen” may mean nothing to you—but to Mary Gordon it means her home town in Scotland. The picture in which she got the big billing was made a year ago by Warner Bros. It was “The Irish In Us.” She played Pat O’Brien’s mother in that one, too, and Pat was—as he is in “The Great O’Malley’—a New York policeman. The theatre manager in Rutherglen remembered Mary’s face, although it was 18 years ago that she left the town, and he wasn’t an exhibitor then and she wasn’t an actress. He checked with her sister, Mrs. William Arbuckle, who still lives there, and on confirming her identity gave her top billing. “The Great O’Malley” is a drama of conflict between O’Brien, a tough cop, and Humphrey Bogart, the screen’s ace bad man. William Dieterle directed. Real East Side Settings Color “Great O’Malley” Native New Yorkers who are now working at the Warner Bros. studios—in, one capacity or another—felt twinges of homesickness a few weeks ago as they passed the huge exterior set created for “The Great O’Malley” which comes to the............ Theatre -oM evig toa Ge with Pat O’Brien and Humphrey Bogart in the stellar roles. The set consisted of three whole blocks of tenements and shops and pusheart-filled streets, reproduced in photographie detail from the very heart of the region that lies riverward from the Bowery. The main thoroughfare shown was Madison Street. This was crossed by Gouverneur and by Montgomery. The tenements had outside fireescapes from which fluttered the family wash of the ‘residents. The ground floor in each case housed a story — “Simeon Azarian, Tailor,’ “Mendel & Sons, Loan Office,” “I. Rosenheim, the Rent Man — Party Clothes for Hire,” and the like. And on one side of the street were the Municipal Baths without which no slum district is complete. On one side of Madison Street was a full-sized publie school of the older type, of brick and graystone trim. In the picture, the action centers around this school, where Baby Sybil Jason, who plays the part of a little cripple, is taught by Ann Sheridan. Pat O’Brien is a tough eop, who comes into conflict with Humphrey Bogart, ace bad man of the screen. Other important roles in this drama of life on New York’s teeming East Side are played by Donald Crisp, Frieda Inescort and Mary Gordon, William Dieterle directed. Page Fourteen Baby Sybil Jason Is a Veteran of Three Countries To have appeared before audiences in three different lands while still under the age of seven is the unique record of little Sybil Jason, who is seen with Pat O’Brien and Humphrey Bogart in the Warner Bros. picture “The Great O’Malley,” now showing at the Theatre. Born in Capetown, South Af rica, she made her stage debut there in a Sunday Night Charity Concert at one of the local theatres. “That child should be in London!” was the comment from a visitor from the British capital, who was in the audience. Only then did her family seriously consider the stage or screen for their baby daughter. London sounded like a fairly safe place to send her, because her uncle was pianist for the Hotel Savoy band there. A film star saw her performing at the Savoy and engaged her for a tiny part in a comedy called “Barnacle Bill.” The tiny part turned into a featured role when the director saw what the infant player could do. Buddy Rogers, the American star, was making pictures in England then, and he engaged Sybil for one ealled “Dance Band.” Irving Asher head of the Warner Bros. enterprises in England, who was in the audience at the premiere, immediately signed her, and shipped her off to Hollywood—under the capable chaperonage of sister Anita. “The Great O’Malley” is the fifth Hollywood-made picture in which she has appeared. Her first was “Little Big Shot,” then “TI Found Stella Parish” with Kay Francis, next in a technicolor featurette “Changing the Guard,” then with Al Jolson in “The Singing Kid.” A Killer Again In one of the strongest characterizations he has ever presented on stage or screen, the noted “killer” of “Petrified Forest’ is starred with Pat O’Brien in “The Great O’Malley” which opens at the Theatre on_____________. ~ Mat No. 108—10c One Above The Law Mary Gordon again portrays the role of the mother of Pat O’Brien in “The Great O'Malley” one of the most stirring stories of love, laughter and tears ever shown on the screen. Theatre on ....... Tt opens at the oiececceccccccececcecccesseceecsneeee Mat No. 204—20c Actress’ Size-up of British Lady Astor Frieda Inescort, who has come to the screen after several years of triumphs on the stage, was once private secretary to Lady Astor. Frieda, British-born herself, described Lady Astor as a woman of great brilliance, unafraid of anything or anybody, a suave diplomat and at the same time, a hard, bitter fighter. Miss Inescort’s present picture is “The Great O’Malley,’ starring Pat O’Brien, and Humphrey Bogart, which is now showing at the_______. Theatre. Beauty Contest Isn’t Good Way To Enter Movies Fifteen girls, winners in a “search for beauty” contest conducted by a motion picture studio, came to Hollywood three years ago with high hopes. Today, only one of the fifteen is working in pictures. She is Ann Sheridan, who has the feminine lead in “The Great O’Malley,” the Warner Bros. drama now showing at the Theatre. “A beauty contest isn’t a good way to break into pictures,” Ann declares. “Once you bear a beauty contest tag, people find it hard to believe that you ean act.” It was Director Ray Enright who gave Miss Sheridan her first real chance, the part of the other woman in “Sing Me a Love Song.” Then Director William Dieterle selected her for Pat O’Brien’s sweetheart in the ecurrent show. “The Great O’Malley” is a tale of conflict between O’Brien, a tough cop, and Humphrey Bogart, the screen’s ace bad man. Others in the cast are Baby Sybil Jason, Frieda Inescort, Mary Gordon, Donald Crisp, Henry O’Neill and Hobart Cavanaugh. Dieterle directed, from a screen play by Milton Krims and Tom Reed, based on a story by Gerald Beaumont. O’Malley Girls Have Roles in “Great O’Malley” Hollywood is now old enough to have second generations of film.players. The latest. example was found on “The Great O’Malley” sets during the production of that picture at the Warner Bros. studios. Coincidentally, the “second generation” players who worked in “The Great O’Malley” was the O’Malley family itself. Sheila, Kathleen and Eileen, daughters of the famous movie star of the silent days, Pat O’Malley, are the younger generation in discussion. They worked for several days with Pat O’Brien, who has the title role, as\schoolgirl extras. Eileen, the oldest, had worked as an extra in other films, but it was the first experience for Sheila and Kathleen. All three of the girls have flaming red hair and typically Irish blue eyes. All three also are preparing for future picture work. Pat O’Brien was their father by proxy on the set, and they called him Unele Pat. “The Great O’Malley” which comes to ‘the ...00.% 222 Theatre ONES 2lens is a drama of conflict between O’Brien, as a cop, and Humphrey Bogart, screen bad man. Baby Sybil Jason, Frieda Inescort, Ann Sheridan, and many other noted screen players are in the cast. William Dieterle directed from a screen play by Milton Krims and Tom Reed, based on a story by Gerald Beaumont. Scotch Scones for Actress’ Friends Mary Gordon, red-haired character actress who plays Pat O’Brien’s mother in “The Great O'Malley,” brought bags of personally-cooked Seotch scones to her pet fellow-players at the Warner Bros. lot every day during the making of the picture. Mary was born in Scotland and learned Highland cooking from her mother. “The Great O’Malley” is now at the.......:.. Theatre. Where’s All the Coin Mr. Bogart Has Laid Away? Humphrey Bogart, whose sereen career in Hollywood began with his appearance as “Duke Mantee” the killer, in “Petrified Forest” and who is co-starred with Pat O’Brien in “The Great O’Malley,” now showing at the....... Theatre, has his own peculiar ways of saving his money. “A method I have found useful,” he says, “Is to make small deposits in many banks in different cities. Wherever I am I start a savings account. There must be forty of them. Eventually, of course, I lose the pass book and forget the name of the bank. The money is saved, even though I may never remember to draw it.” Bogart has other ways of “saving” money, too. He lists them as follows: “Swim in your bathtub instead of in your own swimming pool.” This will, he believes, save the average actor at least $20,000. Bogart figures he has saved a quarter of a million dollars by not building swimming pools each place he has lived. “T don’t have the money, you understand,” he says, “but I have the satisfaction of knowing I haven’t spent it, either.” “Keep away from night clubs,” Bogart admits he has been a gsupporter of many such places but he has a neat row of figures to prove how much better off he would be if he had never visited one of them. “Spend your vacations at home, instead of tearing off for long expensive trips. It’s never much fun, anyway, and you can always be sure of your food at home.” “Don’t claim a golf handicap of seven when you have never shot within fifteen of par. The momentary pride you feel when you state your handicap is no compensation for the money you lose,” he admits. “Big handicaps are big money savers.” Bogart seems a little uncertain to just where his campaign of money saving is leading him. “I ought to be rich by now,” he confesses, “but I’m not. However, I have the rent paid a month in advance.” “The Great O’Malley” is a tale of conflict between Pat O’Brien, as a tough cop, and Bogart, screen’s ace bad man. Others in the cast are Baby Sybil Jason, Frieda Inescort, Ann Sheridan, Mary Gordon, Donald Crisp, Henry O’Neill and Hobart Cavanaugh. William Dieterle directed from a screen play by Milton Krims and Tom Reed, based on a story by Gerald Beaumont. English Girl Titled “Birth of a Nation” Ever hear how the famous movie, “The Birth of a Nation” got its name? Donald Crisp, now playing a police captain in “The Great O’Malley,” which comes to the’ Theatre on ; and who was General Grant in the D. W. Griffith classic, tells the story: “That picture was originally called ‘The Clansman.’ An English actress seeing it at the preview, said enthusiastically, ‘Why, that’s marvelous! That’s the birth of America!’ Griffith called it ‘Birth of America’ first, then changed to the final title.”