The Prince and the Pauper (Warner Bros.) (1937)

ll TI —— “THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER™ > Flynn Serves Odd Sentence In Jail. (Star of ‘‘ The Prince and the Pauper,’ Theatre on Six feet two of bronzed, PENPOINT PORTRAIT of ERROL FLYNN brown-eyed manhood, which comes to the with Bobby and Billy Mauch in the title roles.) vibrant with youth, health and personality—that’s the outward aspect of Errol Flynn, meteoric star who has reached the top of the film ladder in one year. Conscientiousness, a fine mind, and innate dramatic ability are the qualities that raised him from the rank and file of the many six foot two and handsome young men who number a good third of Hollywood’s population. Born twenty-seven years ago in Ireland, where his father was a professor at Queen's University, Errol’s heritage was an Irish sense of humor, a love of adventure, (from Fletcher Christian, of whom he is a direct descendant) and an intellectual curiosity. He was edueated in Paris and London, and indulged and excelled in the usual schoolboy sports ming, rowing and Rugby. — boxing, swim As soon as his schooldays came to end, he was off to see the world, and find out what made it go around. Prospecting for gold in New Guinea, he made a modest fortune. He promptly invested in a coast-wise schooner, which he put into the inter-island freight service. But the schooner struck a hidden coral reef, and down went the fortune to the bottom of the sea. In Tahiti, where he was pearl fishing, he met an English film director, who had come there with his crew to shoot some scenes for a production of ‘‘ Mutiny On The Bounty.’’ And oddly enough, Flynn was given the role of his maternal ancestor, Fletcher Christian. This taste of the stage whetted his appetite for more, so he went back to England and got a job with a stock company, inevitably landing on the London stage. Enter—a representative of Warner Bros. British company, who signed him to a contract to come to Hollywood. On the boat coming over from England, adventure of a new type entered his life when he met t and danced with the fascinating Lili Damita. Later their paths crossed again in Hollywood, and one fine June day they boarded a plane and flew to Yuma to be married. A few minor roles gave him the necessary film iene before he stepped into his historymaking role of ‘‘Captain Blood.’ Next he was starred in that most stir ring production, ‘*The Charge of the Light Brigade.’ Then came ‘*Green Light,’’ in which he play ed an earnest young scientist. Now he has his most romantic role as the swashbuckling soldier of for tune in Mark Twain’s immortal ‘«The Prince and the Pauper,’’ the First National picture which opens at the Theatre on ‘ And outside of the studio? He’s lost none of the zest for living that sent him out adventur ing as a youngster, and he still goes off on as many trips as his working schedule wil! | permit. His most recent trip was to war-torn Spain. He’s found time to write about his adventures as well, and his recently published novel ‘*‘Beam Ends’’ is on current best seller lists. Keeps fit with his favorite outdoor sports—swimming, riding and tennis. As for indoor sports, he plays a mean game of poker, and is a wizard at chess. His philosophy of life? Simply living it to the hilt! Page Twenty Adored by ail women, They Saved a Dynasty Errol Flynn as * * * FLYNN GETS A DARK MAKE-UP Errol Flynn’s make-up for his role in ‘*The Prince and the Pauper,’’ which comes to the ... Theatre on ces , was the darkest ever worn by a man on the First National lot, with the exception of Paul Muni’s walnutstain for ‘‘Bordertown’’ a couple of years age. Flynn’s make-up consisted of the deep natural tan he already owns, to which -has been added a special mixture of brownish red make-up powder and cream. He co-stars in ‘‘The Prince and the Pauper,’’ with Billy and Bobby Mauch, famed 12-year-old twins. ¥ Miles Hendon, finds Phyllis Barry, in the role of a bar-maid, no exception, so the dashing soldier answers a call to arms in ‘‘ The Prince and the Pauper,’’ the First National film fersion of Mark Twain's best-loved story of the bravest adventure that ever echoed round the world. on Mat No. It comes to the Theatre, 202—20¢ Errol Flynn Lives Film Parts Away From Screen Star Becomes So Imbued With Roles He Plays That He Adopts Characteristics Errol Flynn, virile young actor, who has risen to stardom in the last year by outstanding performances in such pictures as ‘‘Captain Blood,”’ ‘‘The Charge of the Light Brigade,’ and ‘‘Green Light,’ > has a chameleon-like quality which per mits him to take on the chief characteristics of the character he is portraying in a film. Mauch twins, Billy and Bobby, in ‘¢The Prince and the Pauper,’’ the First National picture now showing at the Theatre. When ‘‘Captain Blood’’ production, ing about, . pirate in real life, with usual mild expletives when he was annoyed. During the making of ‘‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’’ he was in Flynn went swagget usty oaths replacing his was absorbed in military tactics, and in his private life took on a military air that showed Britain lost a great soldier when he chose the stage and screen instead of a eareer at arms. While ‘‘Green Light’’ was in production, he became an earnest young scientist and even bought a lot of laboratory equipment over which to fuss at night after his day’s studio work was done. And in ‘*The Prince and the Pauper,’’ in which he enacts the role of Miles Hendon, dashing young soldier of fortune, he car ried a lot of his characteristics away from the studio let with him. He devoted hours to fencing, much more time than was actually neces sary for the duelling he does in the picture, and he swaggered He is now co-starring with the about as you'd expect a soldier of fortune to swagger. He spent reading sixteenth most of his spare time various histories of the century colored with old English epithets. He studied Mark Twain pretty thoroughly, too, and was Miles Hendon to the life. and his speech was highly Onee a picture is completed, however, he returns to normal, which probably is just as well for his friends. ‘¢*The Prince and the Pauper’’ is Mark Twain’s immortal classic about the heir to the British throne and the thief’s son who were born moment in the 16th whose at the same century, and lives became entangled because of a close re semblance. The Mauch (Mowk) twins, Billy and Bobby, play the boys. Others in the cast besides Flynn are Claude Rains, Barton MaeLane, Henry Stephenson, Alan Hale, and Helen Valkis. William Keighley directed the pic ture from a sereen play by Cathe rine Chisholm Cushing and Laird Doyle. Phyllis Barry * * SPECIAL FEATURES ON ERROL FLYNN PUBLICITY Errol Flynn, honors at ae Pauper’ friends who had been on a prospecting expedition with me, I staged a pre-Yuletide celebration at Port Moresby on our return from the jungles. ‘It was a pretty gay party—a little too gay for the sombre tastes of the town constabulary. There was a bit of a scrap and I was arrested as the ring-leader and brought before the judge for sentence. ‘¢ ¢7°]] fine you five pounds,’ he said, ‘or 25 days in jail.’ ‘‘T thought fast. I’d worked like a dog for what money I had, and I ecouldn’t see handing over $25 of it for a little lark: I knew there was no jail at Port Moresby, so I told His Worship I’d take the 25 days. ‘¢With no jail, I was put in custody of the chief of the constabulary and was his guest. He tossed a big Christmas celebration for his men and their families, and I sat down with them to a dinner of roast pig and all the trimmings, including some fine champagne which had been carefully saved for the occasion.’’ ‘‘For the rest of my stay in ‘jail,’ I spent the time very pleasantly, playing poker with my host and enjoying his excellent cuisine.’’ ‘The Prince and the Pauper,’ which is Mark Twain’s adventure-romance, was directed by William Keighley from a screen play by Laird Doyle and Catherine Chisholm Cushing. Claude Rains and Barton MacLane are its villains. Others in the cast are Henry Stephenson, Alan Hale, Phylis Barry and Helen Valkis. immortal N \ ‘ N BN Brew ~ MB From right to left — the Prince and Billy Pauper,”’ Mauch as ’ with Billy and Bobby reealls a Christmas at Port Mor ago, as his most memorable one to date. ‘© week before the holiday,’’ he says, oe ” Errol Flunn as Miles Hendon, Mark Twain's inspired tale of a dashing young film star now sharing top Theatre in * Mauch, who play the title roles, esby, ‘The Prince and the New Guinea, eight years ‘with several Saved An Empire Ready to risk his life for a cause, a lady or just for the fun of tt, is dashing Errol Flynn, who plays Miles Hendon, the romantic s8oldier of fortune, who restored the rightful king to England’s throne in ‘‘The Prince and the Pauper,’’ Mark Twain’s beloved story of a prank that rocked an empire. It comes to the Theatre, on Mat No. 102—10¢ Res Bobby Mauch @ Prince and the carefree adventurer and two Pauper in ‘* The nae, pare Le . , . regular boys whose prank threatened to wreck an empire. It comet to the Theatre on ; Mat No. 207—20¢