Three Faces East (Warner Bros.) (1930)

6 “THREE FACES EAST” — A Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Production Feature Biographies of Players FATHER AND TWO SISTERS — GREAT STARS OF SCREEN a INDOMITABLE VON STROHEIM WILL WINS HIM STARDOM So ENEMIES Constance oldest of the three beautiful daughters of Richard Bennett, star of stage and screen, is seen as the lovely war nurse and spy with Erie von Stroheim in “Three Faces East,” the Warner Brothers and Vitaphone mystery drama, current at the iste Theatre. Miss Bennett is of the seventh generation of theatrical folk on her mother’s side and also inherits a line of histrionic talent from her father, Her mother, Adrienne Morrison, former wife of Richard Bennett, be. queaths parts of the heritage of the theatre. Miss Bennett’s grandmother, Rose Wood, came to the United States from Scotland E with the famous SB Wood family and went on _ the stage at the age of eight. Later, she became leading lady for Lester Wallack in the old Wallack stock com§& pany in New * : York. She was Constance Bennett also with Maurice Barrymore sega WA and Georgiana Order Separately Drew in the Philadelphia Stock Company. : Tracing her family many years f further back, Constance Bennett’s great-great-grandfather was a distinguished gentleman who managed § the old Drury Lane Theatre in London where many of Shakespeare’s plays were first staged. William Wood, the famous English pantomimist was her great-grandfather. Miss Bennett was born in New York City and educated at fashionable Long Island schools. Then came a finishing school in Paris and her social debut in Baltimore ané Washington. Her first movie role was in “Cythere.” Her elopement with Philip Plant, youthful millionaire, for a time interrupted her career. Talking pictures were instrumental ~ in bringing her back and she made her return to the scren with Richard Barthelmess in “Son of the Gods.” Majestic company. A year later he became assistant director to John Emerson on the production of “Old Heidelberg,” in which he also played the part of the valet to the prince. After that he was assistant on various films starring Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Norma Talmadge, and others. Following this he played parts in “The Unbelievable” and “For France.” In the first picture he attracted attention as a German officer and D. W. Griffith obtained him to handle the military detail on “Hearts of the World” and also to play a part in the picture. This was followed by the Shall brothers be same assignment in “The Hun Within”, and “The Heart of Humanity.” For a that. A short time afterwards, the Armistice was signed and von Stroheim, branded as a German officer type only, verged on starvation for almost a year, Finally gathering together his characteristic courage and daring, he went to Carl Laemmle and told him a story he had written in which he wished to star and direct. His colossal nerve impressed the executive and he was given the assignment. The result was “Blind Husbands.” Since then he has written and directed “The Devil’s Pass Key,” “Foolish Wives,” “The Merry Widow” and “The Wedding March.” He played the star part in “Foolish Wives,” the heavy role in “The Merry Widow” and also starred in “The Wedding March.” “The Great Gabbo” marked Eric von Stroheim’s debut in talking pictures. “Three Faces East” is his Eric von Stroheim, one of the most colorful personalities Hollywood has ever known, has been extra, star and director in his career in the movies, but prior to his entrance in motion pictures, his various escapades are worthy of an Arabian Nights’ tale, Von Stroheim, who is featured L in the Warner % Brothers and ViErich yon Strohem taphone mystery drama “Three Steck J-1 hana nati? Cut or Mat Faces East” now Order Separately at the Theatre, was born in Vienna, Austria, on September 22, 1885. He underwent a comprehensive military education and became an officer in the Austrian army. In the war which resulted in the annexation of Bosnia, he was severely wounded, while his record in the eampaign won ‘ him a high military decoration. \ Deciding to seck his fortune in . America, he crossed the Atlantic, but a hard struggle for a living con fronted him, During these years his lines of endeavor included such work as bundle-wrapper in a New York department store, house-to-house flypaper canvasser, railroad section worker, boatman on Lake Tahoe, ~ California, groom in the stable of a _fidena millionaire, and for one week only a vaudeville actor in a sketch of his own writing. The dis mal failure of this sketch kept him from further pursuit of the stage.| second talking film and his first ViHis first motion picture work was|taphone production for Warner as an extra with the old Reliance | Brothers. For a’ that And @’ that The time will come, For a’ that, When man to man, PLAYED TO FAVOR FRIEND AND WON CAREER FOR SELF The world around, William Courtenay, noted stage and screen stsr, who appears in support of Erie von Stroheim in “Three Faces East,” the Warner Brothers and Vitaphone mystery drama now at the Theatre, started his stage career merely to accommodate a ANTHONY BUSHELL ‘friend. Courtenay was more or less 3uccessADDS TO LAURELS fully launched on a business life when WON IN ‘DISRAEL? a friend on short notice induced him to jump into a part with a Boston stock company. He saved the day Anthony Bushell, the handsome | ,.q changed the course of his whole young English actor who appears! );¢,, —Robert Burns 1759-1796 . j with Erie von Stroheim and ConFour years later found lum with stance Bennett in “Three wdacotees East,” | jrichard Mansfield with whom he was the Warner Brothers and Vitaphone |. ..oejated for a number of years. He mystery drama, now at the .......-. later co-starred with Lenore Ulric Theatre was born in Westerham,) i, «ffarem” and toured the country Kent, England on May 19. He atas star of the mystery play “The tended school at Hertford College, Spider” and “Twelve Miles Out.” Oxford. He was captain of the cricket team, stroke of the college Brought to Hollywood by Warner Brothers to appear in support of Pauline Frederick in the Vitaphone production “Evidence,” Courtenay so Much against his parents’ will, he| 1) proved his ability before the left school and went to London join-| ..meras and microphones that he was ing the Royal Academy of Dramatic] 4 onee assigned the leading role with Arts. After appearing in several) yigg Frederick in “The Sacred London plays, he spent a year on the| pyame.” WARNER BROS. > presen ; crew, and won a boxing trophy in the middleweights. New Bedford Boy Writes For Screen Oliver H. P. Garrett, one of the outstanding scenarists, adapted “Three Faces East,” the great Warner Bros. and Vitaphone spy drama featuring Erie von Stroheim and Constance Bennett and now at the ........... Theatre. Garrett, recently under contract to Paramount, is responsible for such productions as “Dragnet,” “Ladies of the Mob,” “Forgotten Faces,” “Street of Chance,” “The Texan” and others. Mr. Garrett was born in New Bedford, Mass., May 6, 1897. He was educated at Kent School and Williams College and was a newspaper reporter before writing for the screen. : road with a stock troune. Returning In “Three Faces East,” the talking to London, he was cast for a promi-| gin yersion of stage success of the nent role as the Englishman in James |..me name, Mr. Courtenay enacts an Gleason’s famous play “Is Zat So,”| oyecutive of the British secret and remained for the nine months’ run of the show. Coming to America, Bushell played| Wi]liam Holden In the lead with Jeanne Eagles in “Her Cardboard Lover.” He then accepted “Three Faces East”’ an offer from Warner Brothers to play the role of Charles Deering in the Vitaphone production “Disraeli” service. William Holden, veteran character starring George Arliss. Subsequent pictures are “Flirting Widow,” “Journey’s End,” and “Loving Women.” Warner Bros. and Vitaphone produetion in which Erie von Stroheim and Constance Bennett are featured. Mr. Holden comes of a long line of players and has divided his time between stage Bushell was knighted for bravery in| and serene. Among his pictures are the Parliamentary War in the 17th! “Three Week Ends,” “Weary River,” century. Katherine Parr, one of the! «}rjg Captive Woman,” “Girl in the numerous wives of Henry VIII, mar-| Glass Cage,” “Dynamite,” “Fast ried a Bushell after King Henry died. Life,” “The Trespasser” ae “Not So — Dumb,” He traces his ancestors to the thirteenth century. Colonel Anthony Great Cast in Drama Erie von Stroheim and Constance Bennett head the all-star cast of “Three Faces East,” the Warner ¥ Bros. and Vitaphone spy drama now f{ BG Mes vate las Theatre. Von Brincken Appears ADVERTISEMENT In **Three Faces East”’ WARNER BROS. present; , William von Brincken, who achieved distinction under John Barrymore’s command in “General Crack,” plays an important role in “Three Faces cast” the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone spy drama now at the Theatre. Von Brincken was a student in the Military Telegraph School in Berlin from which he graduated to become an officer in the army. Von Brincken was signed for the part due to his ready command of both English and German. Two Column Ad—Style K—Cut or Mat aceite | 24 ese Pies 2 ie Sains fare, WUT ARHE™ APNE S Two Column Ad—Style J—Cut or Mat