The Keyhole (Warner Bros.) (1933)

your 5th story GeorgeBrentPortrays Private Detective in Kay Francis Hit George Brent, popular leading man, is co-featured for the first time in the Warner Bros. picture, “The Keyhole,” which comes. to the ........ Sica RORETO O88 ciressessisssasted ice Kay Francis plays opposite him. Brent has played leading parts in many pictures since being signed by the company a little more than a year ago, but his leads were with such stars as Ruth Chatterton, Barbara Stanwyck and others, in which case his part was subordinate to that of the chief characterization. He had the leading masculine role with Miss Chattcrton in “The Rich Are Always With Us” and “The. Crash” and with Miss Stanwyck in “So Big” and “The Purchase Price.” He also had important roles in “Week End Marriage,” “They Call It Sin,” and was a member of the au star cast of “42nd Street.” In “The Keyhole” he has the role of a paid spy, a private detective whose work is of such nature that he must be a polished gentleman and man about town. In this picture he is hired to spy on Miss Francis by a jealous husband, but throws up his job when he finds that the woman upon whom he is keeping tab is so charming that he has fallen in love with her. The “trailing” business leads the couple through a series of stirring adventures on shipboard and in Havana. Others in the cast include Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, Monroe Owsley, Helen Ware and Henry Kolker. The screen play by Robert Presnell is based on the popular story by Alice D. G. Miller, titled “Adventuress,” and is all that the name implies. It was directed by Michael ee ADVANCE PUBLICITY which emotion is reciprocated, much to the discomfiture of the jealous husband. The affair of Glenda Farrell and Allen Jenkins, which supplies riotous comedy, progresses along the line of psuedo love making in which a gold digging adventuress matches wits with a cheap private detective and both are fooled, she believing him to be the scion of a wealthy family and he thinking that she is an heiress. The story is racy and snappy and leads the spectator through a series of madcap adventures from New Yorx to Havana. It _ based on the story, “Adventuress,” by Alice D. G. Miller and adapted to the screen by Robert Presnell. Others in the cast include Monroe Owsley, Helen Ware and Henry Kolker. Michael Curtiz directed. your 7th story Elaborate Luncheon Served to Kay Francis on ‘‘The Keyhole’’ Set One of the most elaborate luncheons ever served on a studio set was prepared for the Warner Bros. picture, “The Keyhole,” co-featuring Kay Francis and George Brent, which opens at the ..........c.e Theatre ON | o.isicigchissanten: . Michael Curtiz, the director, is a stickler for realism,.and when the property man offered to bring over a few dishes from the studio cafe he expressed himself in no uncertain terms. “T must have the captain and four waiters from one of the smartest eafes in Hollywood. Here is the menu. They must prepare it and serve it,” declared Curtiz. So Nick, the headwaiter and four assistants from the Brown Derby, a swanky up town restaurant were engaged to serve the meal which owas cooked by their chef. I+ ee et era * . Resemble ile Delectir Py eee ce a PheatTe on. cc Sa sc+y 18 an enthrallingly different picture, presenting the gaiety and luxury of Park Avenue penthouses and the glamor of balmy nights under a Cuban moon, with native or'chestras dispensing pulsating Spanish rhythms in every cafe to welcome MHavana’s pleasure loving crowds .at the height of the season. A picture that offers two such outstanding favorites in the principal roles, is in itself something out of the ordinary as an attraction. The popularity of the lovely, darkhaired Kay Francis has been growing by leaps and bounds the past year, while George Brent, who flashed into the limelight only a year ago as the brilliant author in “The Rich Are Always With Us,” with Ruth Chatterton, has gone steadily on making good the promise of his early performances. | Brent Detective | Now these two fascinating players are brought together in a story that is notable for its unusual situations and tense dramatic moments. The screen play by Robert Presnell, based on Alice D. G. Miller’s story “Adventuress,” is all that the name implies. The plot concerns a dancer who marries a rich society man who is so jealous of her he engages a private detective to follow and spy on her. The detective, of a higher class type than the usual private spy, however, is portrayed by George Brent as a personable and charming man about town. He falls under the spell of the dancer’s beauty and charm almost from the moment he meets her on the steamer that is taking them both to the Antilles. From that moment the drama takes unexpected twists and turns to a startling and surprising climax. Kay Francis, as the dancer, according to advance reports is said to have her finest role. Glenda Far‘rell and Allen Jenkins supply no inconsiderable fun as a comedy team. _meticulously cgehin” ae y @ warner Bros. picture which opens at the .....ccccecceccern: tisgive: On 222s . But the most important reason of all is the most amazing one. He was chosen for the role chiefly because he did not look the part, because no one, least .of all Kay Francis, who plays opposite to him, would have ever guessed he was a detective. This particular role in “The Keyhole” runs contrary to all of the usual rules for casting parts, either on the stage or the screen. In nine cases out of ten, an actor is fitted to a role because he suggests and embodies the part he is playing, or at least the conception most people have of what such a character should look like. But in the ease of the character George Brent plays, it was essential that he should never suggest the detective, because it would have been fatal to his success as the kind ot a detective he is. Authorities on police and criminal matters have repeatedly pointed out, in recent years, that a fundamental requirement for success in most types of detective work is, that the detective shall have nothing about him that in any degree arouses suspicion as to his true occupation. The ability to seem to be somebody else — anybody else — rather than what he really is, is now regarded as of the same importance in criminal detective work as it is in international espionage during war times. The fact that George Brent, to .those who know him, suggests im mediately a bank president, a clubman, a stock broker, a successful author, an artist, a gentleman farmer—all of which roles he has played in the past with conspicuous success—makes him the ideal type of private detective for such a story as “The Keyhole.” In the cast of “The Keyhole,” besides Kay Francis and Mr. Brent, are such experienced players as Allen Jenkins, Glenda Farrell, Henry Kolker, Helen Ware, Ferdinand Gottschalk and Monroe Owsley. Michael Curtiz directed the piecture. Special Publicity Art Co-Stars in Strand Romance KAY FRANCIS and GEORGE BRENT, the new screen team in “The Keyhole,’ which comes to the SL a Oe Theatre on as seen by the artist. Glenda Farrell and Allen Jenkins are also in the cast. Cut No. 14 Kay Francis’ Screen Slap Carries Sting When it comes to getting slapped, Monroe Owsley prefers Bette Davis rell that ch leads to a series of unve. cumplications. The supporting cast includes Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, Monroe Owsley, Helen Ware and Henry Kolker. Ths direction is by Michael Curtiz. = Cut 80c Mat 10c George Brent Sports 2 Tuxedos in ““The Keyhole” George Brent wears two different s ‘Tux’? suits in the Warner Bros. , CONN SE Se eae Pee aE a ‘onatant change of van’ The screen play by Robert Pres. nell is based on Alice D. G. Miller’s story “Adventuress”. Others in the cast include Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, Monroe Owsley and Helen Ware. Michael Curtiz directed. Here’s an inside view of KAY FRANCIS and GEORGE BRENT, stars of “The Keyhole,” the new Warner Bros. romance coming to the ee en ee Theatre on............ Somes , in a scene from the film. Out No.9 OQut80c Mati0c Page Three ys i Sy “Waa We. A” ENE CNS SS