The Working Man (Warner Bros.) (1933)

your 1st story “The Working Man,” Story of Big Business Has George Arliss George Arliss, beloved by theatregoers the world over, has found the perfect role in his latest picture, “The Working Man,” a Warner Bros. feature witch “Opens 25.4.5 ee at the Theatre. It is a highly spiced comedy drama of American business and youthful folly in which the star appears as a short-tempered, soft hearted champion of “big business” who steals time from his own affairs to straighten out the lives of the orphaned children of his former strongest competitor. Slightly reminiscent of “The Millionaire” but boasting a more dramatic story and even finer production values and cast, “The Working Man” is said to furnish Arliss with ~-his most human role in a story that is timely and contains wide mass appeal. As “Reeves,” grumpy bachelor head of a great manufacturing concern, who goes fishing for a vacation only to find that the expedi tion leads him | into the most poe busi ness ‘battle of is wood, displays all the qualities that have made him recognized as the remost actor eFORCE ARLISS » T@preve wavw | a east of all eatured in the prin role as the gay z orphan. Miss ler own right in uv pretures, who eredits Mr. Ar ss in part for her “discovery,” is aid to have jumped at the chance to play her second role opposite Ar liss, even though in a supporting part. Hardie Albright, another excellent actor who has appeared in other Arliss pictures, has his first sympathetic role in a long time, as the ‘sve interest opposite Miss Davis. , Farrell MacDonald has a fine part ; Arliss’ fishing companion while ordon Westcott supplies the menace. A promising newcomer to the screen, Theodore Newton, redheaded young actor from New York, ' has an important role as brother to Miss Davis. He showed such promise in “The Working Man”, that he has been signed by Warner Bros.’ studios to a long term contract, even before the Arliss picture was released. an original story by Edgar Franklin your 2nd story George Arliss In “Working Man” Offers Poor-Business Gure George Arliss, as the star of “The Working Man,’ the Warner Bros. production which comes to the Se eee Theatre next, offers some theories for the restoration of business, which are workable and eminently sound. The actor, as a shoe manufacturer, faced with the management of the failing business of his late rival, with violent conviction, tells the sales force what is needed to put the business on a sound basis. Here are (Arliss Enjoys His _ ‘fa wealthy business man, masquer“The Working Man” is based onjades | the screen play being by Char! a Kenyon and Maude T. Howell. = | In Coming Arliss Hit George Arliss and Bette Davis in “‘The Working Man,” the Strand Friday. coming to This is the picture in which George Arliss’ role is said to be of the type he has never before portrayed and one that will offer a delightful surprise to his multitude of fans. Cut No. 3 Cut 30c Mat 15¢ your 3rd story If fate had intervened to interrupt the career of George Arliss as an actor, he could probably have made a name for himself in the business world. There is no other kind ,of a Fete} _ he does that Of “He partieu cea man. i to play the part of one ” caver Gaa business man. “He had such a role in “The Millionaire.” It is on record that he enjoyed making that picture as much or more than any that preceded it. He portrayed business genius in the role of “Alexander Hamilton,” and he followed that recently with a part which made him one of the world’s successful financiers in “A Successful Calamity.” He has another such role now, a role more than slightly reminiscent of the first American business ‘man part in “The Millionaire,” in his latest Warner Bros. picture, “The Working Man,” which comes to the Theatre on .... It was obvious throughout the making of the picture that he was enjoying himself immensely. “The Working Man,” based on a story by Edgar Franklin and adapted by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. Howell, is a delightful comedy drama in which Mr. Arliss, as a small town fisherman in ywrevent e ruin of the er of a woman he had his lines in the highly dramatic scene; a scene which Arliss vivifies by his art: “You can’t run a business by lying down on the job. When a business is running down, that’s when you’ve got to spend money. You’ve got to advertise. You’ve got to use better material ‘than you’ve ever used before. You’ve got to have a hundred salesmen where you used to have fifty — you’ve got to fight competition. You’ve got to look around and find out who is your biggest competitor and go for him. Well, from now on gentlemen, your middle name is Wellington and this is the Battle of Waterloo. And if the manager takes my advice, he’ll double your expense allowance and buy you each a new hat!” : for George Arliss than star in my your Ath story Bette Davis Drops Stardom to Appear With George Arliss Bette Davis, the petite Warner Bros. player, who was recently advanced to stardom, will next appear in the leading feminine role Lopposite George Arliss in “The Work ng Man, ” which of at the .... ae — Peas would rather be leading ‘ns own right,” declared Bette. “At least for the present. There is no school for a young player equal to working in a picture with this great stage and screen star. I can learn more in one picture with him thai in a dozen with someone else. ; Miss Davis first received scree recognition in the George Arliss picture, “The Man Who Played God,” which was released about a year ago. Since then she has risen rapidly to starring roles. In “The Working Man” Miss Davis is the sweetheart of Hardie Albright, who also owes much of his advancement on the sereen to Mr. Arliss. Albright was first selected by Arliss to play a role in “A Successful Calamity.” Bette and Albright have played together before, however, in the Barbara Stanwyck picture, “So Big.” In the latter picture he is a rejected lover, while in “The Working Man”, he finally wins the fair lady’s hand. Bette Davis She appears for a second time with George Arliss, who is credited with having discovered her unique dramatic talent. Last seen with Mr. Arliss in “‘The Man Who Played God,” she is now featured in “The Working Man,” the star’s new Warner Bros. film coming to the Strand. Cut No.6 Cutisc Mat 5c your Dth story How Makeup Artist Built Wrist Wound For George Arliss Making beautiful women more beautiful and dyed-in-the-wool villains more villainous are not the only tasks presented to a _ studio makeup department. They have a limitless number of little things to do too, important little things which the audience never thinks about as being important, but yet vital to a picture’s realism. In “The Working Man,” a Warner Bros. picture starring Mr. George Arliss, which comes to the Theatre on , the actor is apae wounded = a flying bottle during a drunken brawl. The glass breaks against his wrist and makes an ugly wound. It is all a part of the story and the resulting wound is a necessary incident in the plot. Sears are common in the life of the makeup artist. An open wound is less often shown on the screen, but because the one received by Mr. Arliss receives attention in turn by Bette Davis acting as an emergency nurse, it had to be constructed on his wrist. Nose putty and transparent fish skin with coloring matte1 were used. A bump the size of a walnut was built up on the supposedly injured wrist. This was then laid open with a knife, the coloring inserted and a realistic injury was ready for the screen. The whole affair had to be carefully constructed so that it would not come off in the hot water which Miss Davis uses to bathe the injured wrist. It was one of those little jobs which had to be well done because if the wound didn’t look real the story following it wouldn’t seef Bette es) ——— genue role with Mr. Arliss in “The Man Who Played God,” is his leading lady, while Hardie Albright, the juvenile lead in “A Successful Calamity,” has a similar part in the current picture. Gordon Westcott, odore Newton and J. Farrell ld. also have important roles Att ttvegtrong cast. The story by Edgar Franklin, adapted by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. Howell, is a stirring comedy romance along the type of “The Millionaire.’” John Adolfi directed. your 6th story George Arliss Steps Out of Character in “The Working Man” George Arliss in an orgy? Ridiculous. George Arliss at a bar, drinking with young women. George Arliss gambling — and winning. George Arliss in a free-for-all drunken brawl. No one ever expected to see such “carryings on” on the screen. But in his latest Warner Bros. picture “The Working Man,” movie fans will see just that when it comes to the sereen of the Theatre NOXt. ~otra Oe Tt is small. wonder that the Viscount Lee of Fareham, titled English soldier and statesman, who was visiting Mr. Arliss on the set, was amazed. /It was, Mr. Arliss hastened to explain, all a part of the story. Even so Lord Lee’s astonishment was still evident as he watched Arliss playing bridge for stakes, Arliss with a champagne glass playing tipsy in front of a group of frankly potted young people and urging them on to have a good time. It is the first time Mr. Arliss has made such a scene for the screen. Never before has the actor been a party to the delinquencies of the younger generation, even in cellu picture. loid. Never before has Arliss taken a part in a “high life” scene in a your /th story immaculate Arliss, Disheveled for His Latest Screen Role It is a new and somewhat dis heveled George Arliss, usually so immaculate, who appears in the War“The Man,” which comes to the screen of the Theatre ner Bros. picture, Working For George Arliss let his hair grow for six weeks before beginning In the story, a long fishing trip is interrupted by a chance to do an old work on the production. friend a good turn in disguise and the seedy appearance of the character Mr. Arliss portrays, is the disguise. Ordinarily, Mr. Arliss, while in Hollywood, has his hair trimmed every two weeks by the studio barber. With four weeks of extra growth and a careless combing, the usually sleek Arliss head was changed to a rough grey thatch. No wig or hair piece was necessary to complete the makeup. For home use, Mr. Arliss combs the same hair tightly to his head and appears fairly normal. “The Working Man” is a delightful and highly entertaining comedy drama in which Mr. Arliss, a wealthy manufacturer, masquerades as a small town fisherman in order to save from ruin the children of the man who had been his bitterest rival in both business ,and.loye. A notable supporti east: ineludes Bette Davis as | _ leading lady, Hardie Albright : in: juve nile lead, Gordon Westcott,” Thee rdo6re Newton and J. -Farrell uf Donald. The sereen vlav ‘by di sLaUude...... . oe story by Kd lin ana—..ected by Joh your 8th story George Arliss Is No Izaak Walton Believe it or not, George Arliss, who is said to give an excellent im itation of an expert fisherman in his latest Warner Bros. picture, “The Working Man,” which comes to the iG eee er eee ea Theatre, next , never actually did any fishing in his life. He looks and acts the part of a fisher man to perfection, even to the rough, wrinkled old clothes he wears, but that is as close as he comes to being an Izaak Walton. He knows nothing about ‘rods or reels, hooks or bait. Even the fish he catches in “The Working Man” are synthetic. On the other hand, Director John Adolfi, who guided Arliss through the new picture, is an ardent angler and under his expert guidance the star gives an excellent impersonation of a fisherman who enjoys fishing. J. Farrell MacDonald, the other fisherman in the picture, is also expert with the rod and reel and between MacDonald and Adolfi, they worked long and earnestly to interest Mr. Arliss in the sport. They did not succeed. Mr. Arliss will eat fish but he won’t catch them. Not even for his latest picture, which is a delightful and highly entertaining comedy drama, in which Mr. Arliss, a wealthy manufacturer, masquerades as a small town fisherman in order to save from ruin the orphaned children of the man who had been his bitterest rival in both business and love. Others in the cast include Bette Davis as his leading lady, Hardie Albright in the juvenile lead, Gordon Westeott and Theodore Newton. The screen play by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. Howell is based on a story by Edgar Franklin. Page Three