The Ruling Voice (Warner Bros.) (1931)

His Old Dramatic Teacher A Part Star of “Ruling Voice” Now At Strand Theatre, Offers Small Roll to Visiting Toronto Professor (Human Interest Story) The movies are full of I-knew-himwhen people whom stars make it a Point to avoid, but this was not the ease with Walter Huston, who recently found elderly Harold Nelson at First National studios in Burbank and gave him a bit as a butler in his latest First National picture, “The Ruling | Voice” now at the Theatre. The two met on the lot and Huston recognized in Nelson his first dramatic teach "ml or and stage : director, Nelson i tells how Hus. | ton, at the age | of seventeen, trod the boards for the — first time in “Rich elieu,” whieh Nelson — played : ind directed. ; pete” “Walter was a. ‘ager for the WALTER HUSTON “SECT for | Pat Maas stage, Nelson Cut 15¢ Mat sc told. “He was a hard worker, not exactly stage struck but with a burning desire to make it his life’s Profession. After teaching him for over a year at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, I produced the play “Richelieu. CAME ON IN “RICHELIEU” “At that time, Walter was just at the stage where his boyish treble was beginning to change to a resounding bass. He had the same seemingly careless but graceful walk as he has today and exactly the same winning smile. When he begged for @ chance in the production, I consented to give him a small part as Huguet, the guard, hoping that his newly acquired bass voice would not erack at the wrong moment. “Rehearsals went splendidly. He worked like a trouper and could hardly wait until he appeared before his first audience. In one scene he was supposed to appear with a ecar4 bine in his hand and announce a , Visitor without, who requested an = audience with me, as Richelieu. “It worked out well at the rehearsals, but in the first performance : Walter walked in without his carbine and spoke his line. Instead of going on with my lines, I smiled at him reprovingly and gaid ‘Huguet, thou ‘yorcor is gow |THE RULING VOICE” IS A STIRRING DENUNCIATION OF THOSE WHO GROW RICH BY STARVATION OF CHILDREN ‘ “This sort of thing is an embar| rassing spot for even a seasoned actor, but it did not disturb Walter. He took the cue as though it were all in the play, ad libbed his action and went out for the carbine. When he came back with it, we did the scene as it should have been done in the first place and the audience thought it was all part of the play.” Nelson lost sight of Huston, but when the latter came into prominence on the stage before hig advent in pictures, Nelson began to follow his career in the newspapers. Not once did the old teacher gee his pupil in either a stagé or screen production. Outside of pictures in the paper, Nelson did not know what Huston looked like. He recognized him on the First National lot not by his face, but by his back and by the way he walked. “The Ruling Voice” a stirring arraignment of the milk trusts, also features Loretta Young, Doris Ken. yon, David Manners, John Halliday,|a Dudley Digges, Gilbert Emery, Willard Robertson and the child Douglas directed. actor, Seott. Lee Rowland y., Cut No. 13 Cut 20c Mat sc age Page «,, Walter Huston, Do David Manners, Dudley Digges And Others, It is a new kind of underworld that comes in for an in First National’s ‘‘The Ruling Voice,”’ All the flagrant violence that marks big town hoodlumism as pictured in previous films now efficiently businesslike operations off of Big Business. There is no need of copious 1 ee ings, rough-neck gang buckets of blood to make this picture effective and powerful. takings of Jack Bannister, leader of grafting breath-takingly enormous and his methods so refined in their cruelty that it provides its own overpowering effect. There is more of a publie appeal ‘n “The Ruling Voice,” for instead : of beer, these crooks derive their | /evel as his. incomes from extortion from food Loretta Young as the daughter | brutal attitude when too late— merchants, manufacturers, builders,}and David Manners as the young through love for his own child. etc., thus explaining in its own way /Swain provide the love interest why some cities under the thumb of | without detaching it from th ch grafters are forced to pay higher prices for food, clothing and shelter.|a cause and effect of The quality of the acting went into the making of this picture — LRT Se EE ee ee ee ee ee i Se i acs =e TODAY REXY “iy i {h ) it il Rae I), iH When he commands, the world obeys. Life, love, happiness are in his power. He is heartless, vicious, merciless, yet a respected gentleman, a lovable father. You'll shudder when you learn the truth. You'll tremble when you hear ULING. VOICE with WALTER HUSTON LORETTA YOUNG DUDLEY DIGGEs . DAVID MANNERS i DORIS KENYON A FIRST NATIONAL & VITAPHONE PICTURE Cui No.2 Cut 60c Mat 1§¢ advised, of things. : Digges, is Kenyon, Loretta Young, Halliday, Willard Robertson Present Great First National Film Now Showing At The Strand (Review Featuring the Story) detailing the milk industry, airing which opened at the|=EYe™Y one who loves hig Theatre last night. the home. gives way to the suave and Ruling Voice,” of the grafters that feast 2A Greed Attacks Childhood Through Big Town Grafts (Current Reader) The last word in the fiendishness to which grafters will go in the quest for money is shown in “The Ruling Voice,” the First National film now at the Theatre in which those enemies of society corner the milk supply of a big city. Walter Huston Plays with power the leaders and/explains the hold it is able to main. tain on an audience. Walter HusThe under-|ton’s versatility is once more in evidence in the role of Jack Bannister. There ig a burden of work on his shoulders in carrying the theme through, and he carries it more than ably. The supporting cast was no doubt inspired by Huston’s example and gave everything they had to place their parts on the same syndicate, are go Among those featured are Loretta Young, Dorig Kenyon, David Manners, Dudley Digges, John Halliday, Gilbert Emery and the child actor, Douglas Scott. Rowland V. Kenyon once more Proves Lea directed, @ story. It is interwoven deftly, becoming both the ultimate which | conclusions. Doris EN "THE RULING VOICE" CO/ Walter Huston Gives ~ STARTS ; that O’Neill will turn some day his attention directly to the screen in the form of writing originals though it is problematical whether he will | ever come to Hollywood. that her come-back in films is well She does some very convineing work ag the rich woman who is unwittingly drawn into the scheme Another outstanding piece of work ig contributed by Dudley while Gilbert Emery, John and young Douglas Scott add to the Strength of the Picture as a whole. There is some surprising action in this story, especially in the sequences the grafters’ war against which not only adds to the entertainment but proves quite a revelation to stay-at-homes. home should see this terrific arraignment of the forces that try to undermine Don’t fail to hear “The and nothing can budge him from them. At present, Paris agrees with him very well, and Huston found him in splendid shape working on a new play and with another one just completed, which the actor was privileged to read. Voice” Kenyon, Halliday, Emery, Willard Robertson and the famous child actor, Douglas Scott. Rowland V. Lee directed. “Ruling Voice” Is Expose tional was in the midst of prod ing “The Ruling Voice,” coming WO ks the nation got busy to eradicate crooked czar of the racket—who loses his | j cast of “The Ruling Voiee” inclu bert Emery, Willard Robertson Douglas Scott. [SIE Pia es ar ; 20 oy" , on ce f ! { LOVELY LORETTA COT FIRST Movie JOB OVER PHON Loretta Young, NOW at the ~----------...... Theatre feat “The Ruling Voice” wa ter Huston, Doris Ken other people of not cara it isn’t a bad bid for luck tol stay home and nurse @ sick sister—that is if one is sure to answer the telephone, It seems that Loretta’s sister | Polly Ann was making a and didn’t turn UP at the studio | a because of a bad cold, Mervyn | LeRoy, the director, telephoned | | the Young homestead andia Loretta answered the ring. % “What's the matter with Polly | Ann?” “She has a bad cold and wasn't | able to come out ¢ answered the voice with q smile | in it. “Well, say, who are you! You have a nice voice,” said Le } Roy. “Suppose you come over, that is, if you look like Polly | Ann!” Loretta did look like Polly Ann, and did 80 over, and f so got her first movie job. Among her recent pictures are “The Man from Blankley’s,” “Big Business Girl” and “I Like Your } Nerve.” She is most charm. ing as the innocent daughter of |) the czar of crookdom in “The | Ruling Voice.” Eugene O'Neill Is Host To Huston In 9’ Parisian Workshop| (Current—Plant 5th Day) { . If Eugent O'Neill has his way, |] i several of his plays will not only 3 ing reach the screen, but will star | ing Walter Huston, ™ The latter, who is now to be seen = in “The Ruling Voice” at the Pee ee Theatre recently }j visited Mr. O’Neill in Paris. The author of “Anna Christie,” “The | Hairy Ape,” “Strange Interlude” and other brilliant plays is now living | in the French capital. H Mr. O’Neill has a distinct regard ? for the talking screen, as he confided } to Huston. As a matter of fact, he has already prepared screen versions of “The Hairy Ape” and “Desir™: Under the Elms,” in which he hopes to see Huston appear. Mr. Huston has already appeared in the latter production on the stage, also in O’Neill’s “The Fountain.” Walter Huston is of the opinion He chooses his own working locales Others featured in “The Ruling are Loretta Young, Doris David Manners, J ° hn Dudley Digges, Gilbert Of The Milk Graft ‘ (Advance Reader) | Just at the time when First N Theatre ....... ne activities it portra, A national association of prose¢ A ing attorneys was formed to a of bat depredations on the na gre food and building industries. Ser Walter Huston, Doris Bae. , Loretta Young, David Ma Dudley Digges, John Halliday, a a _ . ee