Thieves Fall Out (Warner Bros.) (1941)

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Orr — John ae 20% Directed by Ray ariel ‘ () Screen Play by Charles Grayson and Ben Markson 3% From a Play by Irving Gaumont and Jack Sobel 2% A Warner Bros.-First National Picture 5% PUBLICITY (Review) ‘Thieves Fall Out’ Loaded With Laughter and Love Mat 201—30c A MERRY TRIO for a mirthful film are Eddie Albert, Jane Darwell, recent Academy Award winner, and Joan Leslie. They create a laugh a minute in the new Warner Bros.’ comedy, “Thieves Fall Out” which opens Friday at the Strand Theatre. (Lead Story) ‘Thieves Fall Out’ Bright Comedy Coming to Strand A film that bubbles with ro mance and laughter will have its local debut next Friday at the Strand Theatre when § Warner Bros.’ “Thieves Fall ; Out” opens. The _ picture stars the sparkling Joan $ Leslie Eddie ; Albert team in a heart-warming tale of young: love. _ Eddie plays the role of a fellow who has plenty of money within his reach and yet he can’t afford to marry his girl friend, played by Joan Leslie. He works for his father, played by Alan Hale, who has plenty of dough but pays Eddie a very limited salary and refuses to give him a raise. Through the instigation of his sprightly grandmother, por Mat 101—15c Joan Leslie Marital Mirth At Strand An appealing comedy of life and its difficulties as it appears to a newly married couple will have its first local showing at the Strand Theatre next Friday when Warner Bros.’ “Thieves Fall Out” starts its run. The film stars Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie. It is a gay film about a boy who is so anxious to get married that he borrows money on a legacy which would come due in the far distant future. This gets him into one jam after another when he learns that the firm that now owns his legacy is controlled by a couple of ruthless racketeers. Never Reaches First Base Three strikes and three misses. That is the marriage proposal batting average of Bill Orr, who turned down a major league baseball contract to sign as an actor with Warner Bros. Olivia De Havilland turned Bill down the first time he came to bat in “My Love Came Back.” Then Jane Wyman shut him out in “Honeymoon For Three,” and Joan Leslie makes it three in a row in “Thieves Fall Out,” Warners’ gay comedy now playing at the Strand. Rookie Orr says it is a nice league to bat in even if you never get on base. trayed by Academy Award winner Jane Darwell, Eddie decides to borrow $30,000 on a legacy. It is then that Eddie finds himself in one uproarious jam after another. He finds that it is necessary for him to be married in order to go through with the deal. He proposes to Joan and is accepted, only later to be accused of having married her because he wanted to borrow the money. “Thieves Fall Out” is a rollicking comedy that packs laughter from the first reel to the last. Its supporting cast is made up of such film favorites as John Litel, William Orr, Anthony Quinn, Vaughan Glaser and many others. The screen play was written by Ben Markson and Charles Grayson from a play by Irving Gaumont and Jack Sobel. Ray Enright directed the latest Warner Bros.’ comedy. Mat 103—15c Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie Gay Film For Strand Laughs and romance will be the Strand Theatre’s cinematic offering next Friday when Warner Bros.’ latest comedy film, “Thieves Fall Out,” starts its local run. In keeping with his policy of showing the best in comedy, Manager Ed Lee has booked “Thieves Fall Out,” a mirthful story of how a boy’s desire to get ahead in the business world got him into a series of hilarious jams. The picture stars Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie with Alan Hale, Jane Darwell, William T. Orr, John Litel and many others in the supporting roles. The faces of the audience leaving the Strand Theatre last night were wreathed in smiles. The reason? i.e i bieves Fall Out,” one of the sprightliest comedy films of the year. Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie, the romantic twosome who were seen to such good advantage in “The Great Mr. Nobody” and “The Wagons Roll At Night” are again co-starred—this time as a young married couple caught in a maelstrom of both humor and poignant drama. Eddie is a _ befuddled rich man’s son who can’t seem to earn enough to marry the lovely Leslie girl. His troubles come to a momentary halt when he cashes his legacy and goes into business as owner and general manager of the Easy Bounce Spring Coil Company. But Mat 102—15c Eddie Albert trouble continually dogs him. His “lucrative” government contracts call for the modern machinery his plant doesn’t possess. Besides, the thieving gangsters who bought his legacy desire to sell it back to him for $75,000—or else! With the aid of his bride and a foxy grandma, played by Jane Darwell, Academy Award winner, the day is saved. In addition to its leading young players, the _ riotous “Thieves Fall Out’ boasts an exceptional cast. Jane Darwell, who made screen history as “Ma”Joad in “Grapes of Wrath,” adds another keenly etched performance to her long list of fine portrayals. She’s superb as Grandma. William T. Orr, Alan Hale, John Litel, Nana Bryant, Grant Mitchell, Minna Gombell, Vaughan Glaser, Anthony Quinn, and Ed Brophy comprise the excellent supporting cast. Ray Enright deserves plaudits for directing the Warner Bros.’ comedy with a deft, and whimsical touch. Ben Markson and Charles Grayson are credited with the hilarious screenplay. (Opening Day Story) Strand To Show ‘Thieves Fall Out’ Starting Today “Thieves Fall Out,” the effervescent, gay Warner Bros. comedy hit opens today at the Strand Theatre. Eddie Albert and lovely Joan Leslie play the stellar roles in the heartwarming tale of two young people who are buffeted about by fate, but who manage nevertheless to find happiness and a future together. Albert, star of many comedy hits, is cast as a young man who sells a valuable legacy in order to set himself up in business. Things don’t pan out too well, and gangsters step in, demanding the quick payment of a mere $75,000! In desperation the lad turns to his grandmother, played by Jane Darwell, who manages to straighten out things in her own unique way. A splendid cast of popular favorites support these players. They include: Alan Hale, William T. Orr, John Litel, Minna Gombell, Etta McDaniel, Nana Bryant, Vaughan Glaser, Anthony Quinn and Ed Brophy. Ray Enright directed “Thieves Fall Out” for Warner Bros. from a screenplay by Ben Markson and Charles Grayson. Strand Shows Lively Film Plenty of fun, loads of laughs and romance with a spice to it, all combine to make “Thieves Fall Out,” the new Warner Bros. picture which is now playing at the Strand Theatre, lively film entertainment that should please audiences young and old. Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie, two of the screen’s most likeable young players, head the cast. In the supporting roles are Jane Darwell, Academy Award winner, Alan Hale, William T. Orr and many others. “Thieves Fall Out” was directed by Ray Enright for Warner Bros. Cast. Synopsis. Production Splendid Cast Featured In Strand Laugh Hit A new film telling a sparkling tale, cast with a talented array of players including Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell and Alan Hale, is Warner Bros.’ “Thieves Fall Out,” which opens at the Strand Theatre next Friday. The tale’s appeal revolves around earnest young Eddie Albert, who wants to marry Joan Leslie. These two young people’s roles are made to order for their special, zestful personalities. Eddie’s father and Joan’s father are rival mattress-spring manufacturers. Time and again Eddie asks his father for a raise so that he can marry Joan, but it’s no go. And he’s especially worried since there’s another suitor after Joan. It’s Grandma, played by Jane Darwell, who takes affairs into her own hands. She advances him a wad of money she had saved to buy the town’s third mattress-spring company, with a legacy of Eddie’s as security. Gangsters get hold of the pertinent policy and then the fun really starts. Merry Movie At Strand “Thieves Fall Out,” one of the Season’s gayest laugh hits is now showing locally at the Strand Theatre. The Warner Bros.’ comedy stars easy-going Eddie Albert and lovely Joan Leslie as a newly married couple who find themselves in a jam when Eddie puts their fate into the hands of gangsters. Jane Darwell, Alan Hale, William T. Orr, John Litel and many others round out the talented cast. “Thieves Fall Out” was directed by Ray Enright and written by Ben Markson and Charles Grayson from a play by Irving Gaumont and Jack Sobel. Information Right Here