Two Against the World (Warner Bros.) (1932)

| | aes er eT ET Te I aT LT SS RR er a a ee -_—— = ow your L.. stery (This story contains complete in formation and is known as a ‘*routine story’’) “Two Against the World” Stars Constance Bennett ‘*Two against the World,’’ which brings the glamorous Constance Ben nett to local audiences again under the Warner Bros, banner at theatre beginning , is said to be the most sumptuously dressed and dramatically sa tisfying of all the pictures in which she has been starred, t Based on the ‘best selling’ novel of the same name by Marion Dix and Jerry Worwin, ‘““Two Against the World’’ is a thrilling story CONSTANCE of love and BENNETT murder in high Cut No. 24 places; of a Cut 15e Mat 5e he luxury loving lady who finds herself suddenly face to face with law with the man she loves, as the prosecutor; of a proud girl who dares disgrace and ruin to protect a name. Running all the way from the tan trums of a spoiled child of the rieh to the turgid emotions of a disgraced woman in love, ‘‘Two Against the World’’ gives Miss Bennett her greatest sereen role to date. If, as has been recently rumored, the Marquise de la Falaise as Constance Bennett is known in private life, is to retire shortly from the screen, ‘‘Two Against the World’’ may long be remembered as a thoroughly satisfy ing, opportunity laden vehicle for her swan song. The picture is lavishly staged and richly dressed, as befits the fame and beauty of the star. Miss Bennett herself has never been so beautifully gowned. The supporting cast, headed by Neil Hamilton and including Allen Vincent, Helen Vinson, Gavin Gordon, Walter Walker, Hale Hamilton, Alan Mowbray and Roscoe Karns, is of impressive excellence. The picture is directed by Archie Mayo, who guided Miss Bennett’s first Warner Brothers production, ‘‘Bought,’’ a tremendous box office suecess of some months past. ‘*Two Against the World’? is really a vital love story involving a man of the masses and a woman of the classes. Public calamity, the great leveller, intervenes to break down old barriers and build new ones, with the status of the principals reversed. There are many light moments that are delightful and smartly dialogued scenes, with a courtroom sequence of a dramatic intensity rarely seen before on the talking screen. There are twenty-odd new gowns, worn as only Miss Bennett can wear them. There are love scenes played as only Miss Bennett can play them and an audience thrill which only an exceptional combination of star, cast, story and producing organization,. could possibly offer. Table of Contents Accessories ................. 16 Advance Stories.........._ 3 Current Stories ............ 4,5 Exploitation.......13, 14, 15 |. RP ieee 6, 7 Newspaper Ads.............. Tinto ey ey 1S, 4 ee ee “ning Time your » * story “Two Against the World” Gives Constance Bennett Strong, Emotional Role Constance Bennett, who comes to the theatre next . in ‘*Two Against the World,’’ a Warner Bros.’ production, shows an inherent talent for the screen which has been handed down to her from a famous ancestry. Her father is Richard Bennett, the noted stage player. Her sisters elso are talented players, Barbara being the famous dancer and stage actress, and Joan well known on the screen. In private life she is the Marquise de la Falaise de ia Coudray. In ‘‘Two Against the World’’ she has been given what is said to be her most dramatic role. Certainly it is one of fiery emotions, for the heroine is dragged through a sensational criminal court trial in which she confesses, although innocent, to a liason with a man whom her brother has murdered. And this is done in the presence of the man she loves, who is compelled by his legal position to prosecute her brother. A gay, care-free society girl, she is hurled pell mell into the maelstrom of the murder case. She tears her own honor to shreds in order to save her brother from exveution and her cowardly sister from a domestic sean dal into which her weakness had pre cipitated her. Miss Bennett stresses the emotional sequences with a strength that is so unusual in one scarcely past her teens, that she undoubtedly must have in herited it from her noted father. She is supported by an excellent cast, including Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson, Gavin Gordon, Allen Vincent, Walter Walker, Roseoe Karns, Alan Mowbray and Hale Hamilton, all noted on both stage and screen. The picture is based on the popular novel by Marion Dix and Jerry Horwin and is realistic and dramatic in the extreme. It is lavishly produced under the direction of Archie Mayo. your eB ra story Orgy of Gorgeous Clothes Shows Constance Bennett More Exotic Than Ever Constance Bennett sets a new standard in feminine wearing apparel both on and off the screen in her latest Warner Bros.’ production, ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ which will be shown at the views theatre beginning BE oy She has twenty-two complete changes in gowns in the picture, including all accessories, such as purses, parasols, shoes, stockings and lingerie. The gowns are the latest creations of the modistes’ art from Paris and New York and the smart Hollywood shops. There are evening gowns, street and sports wear, in fact everything that a wealthy society girl, which character she represents, would wear. This is believed to be Miss Bennett’s most dramatic role, she taking the part of a girl who confesses to affairs with a man, of which she is innocent, in order to save her brother from the murder charge and her married sister from the disgrace of an illicit love affair The murder trial is said to be one of the most sensational scenes ever shown on the screen, the girl’s statement of guilt being made before the man she loves, who acts as the prosecutor. The tension is said to be terrific with Miss Bennett rising to her supreme emotional role with a fine sense of the dramatic. She is supported by a cast of well known players, which includes Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson, Gavin Gordon, Allen Vincent, Walter Walker, Roscoe Karns, Alan Mowbray and Hale Hamilton. ‘*Two Against the World’’ is taken from the popular novel by Marion Dix and Jerry Horwin. It is a Warner Bros,’ picture directed by Archie Mayo. your A story “Two Against the World’”’ Features Splendid Cast, With Constance Bennett An exceptional cast, each one of whom merits the star and leading player ratings, supports Constance Bennett in ‘‘Two Against the World,’ a Warner Bros.’ production which will be shown at the theatre next Miss Bennett, herself, has had a wide experience for one so young, and is now rated as one of the foremost actresses in popularity as well as dramatic ability on the contemporary screen. She is best known for ‘‘Bought,’’ ‘‘Lady with a Past,’’ ‘‘This Thing Called lLove’’ and ‘*Rich People.’’ Neil Hamilton, her leading man, has risen rapidly to popularity in leading roles, his most recent successes being ‘‘The Sin of Madeline Claudet,’’ ‘‘Wet Parade’’ and ‘‘What Price Hollywood.’’ Helen Vinson, the weak and cowardly sister of the picture, has recently entered picture work from the stage where she played leading roles. She has important picture roles in ‘‘Crooner’’ ‘Jewel Robbery’’ and ‘‘They Call It Sin,’’ all of which were produced by Warner Bros.-First National. Gavin Gordon, who was leading man for Greta Garbo in ‘‘Romance,’’ Allen Vincent, who recently finished ‘‘ A Successful Calamity’’ in support of George Arliss and Walter Walker, who played with Ruth Chatterton in ‘‘The Rich Are Always With Us,’’ also have important roles. Other members of the cast include Roscoe Karns, Alan Mowbray, Hale Hamilton, Maude Truax, Eulalie Jen sen, Osear Apfel, Clara Blandick, Har old Entwistle and Harold Nelson, all well known on both stage and screen. The picture is a brilliant society drama with a smashing climax in a criminal court trial in which the heroine, played by Miss Bennett, confesses to a love scandal of which she is innocent in the presence of the man she loves, in order to save her brother from execution for murder and her sister from domestic disgrace. your oD th story “Two Against the World’”’ Filmed with Lavish Hand Besides being a tremendously powerful drama, ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ by Warner Bros. starring Constance Bennett, which opens at [1h See enn eee theatre on............. is said to have the most lavish and most gorgeous sets with the most beautiful of up-to-the-minute femine costumes that have been seen in a picture in many a day. The picture is a drama of high society and scenes take place in wealthy homes, clubs, finely appointed bachelor apartments and country estates. The characters, representing the ultra smart social set, are costumed in the latest designs of the fashionable modistes of Paris, New York and Hollywood. Miss Bennett herself makes twenty-two changes of gowns in the picture. The story, while set in the homes of the wealthy for its earlier scenes, is climaxed by a terrific sequence in a criminal courtroom in which takes place the trial of a wealthy scion of one of the first families. Miss Bennett has her finest emotional role in the part of a gay and care free social favorite who bravely sacrifices her own reputation to save her brother from the consequences of murder and her married sister from her indiscretions. There is a strong supporting cast which includes Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson, Gavin Gordon, Allen Vincent, Walter Walker, Roscoe Karns, Alan Mowbray and Hale Hamilton. The picture is based on the widely read novel by Marion Dix and Jerry Horwin. It is a Warner Bros. production directed by Archie Mayo, who also directed Miss Bennett in ‘* Bought.’? 7 DAY ADVANCE CAMPAIGN your 6. story Constance Bennett May Change Her Mind About Retiring from Pictures With only one year to go to reach both the time and the money when and with which she once announced she intended to retire from pictures, Constance may cancel all announced plans in September and go to Europe to live. On the final day of production on her latest Warner Bros, picture, ‘‘ Two Against the World,’’ which comes to the Theatre , the’ weary actress was inclined to doubt her ability to stick it out as long as she had originally planned. She has worked very hard the past two years. She is tired and is not in the most robust health. ‘‘Tomorrow I am moving to the beach,’’ she said. ‘‘I don’t want to know anything about pictures or think anything about them for the whole five weeks of my vacation. Then I’ll make one more picture and leave for Europe. I’m making no promises about when I may come back.’’ A year ago Miss Bennett said emphatically: ‘*Two more years and I’m through. I may return once a year to Hollywood to make a picture, but it will be an avocation, not an occupation.’’ It was popularly understood then that her objective was the accumulation of a million dollars of her own earnings. Since then the depression and the accompanying fall of investment values may have combined to make the million seem less important or less easily acquired—or both. Her strenuous picture making schedule to which she has given most of her time and energy during the past two years, has finally threatened Miss Bennett’s ordinarity excellent health. She has been more or less constantly under doctor’s care recently and has been undergoing enforced rest periods each working day to conserve her strength. Miss Bennett is supported in ‘‘Two Against the World’’ by a cast of well known players, which includes Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson, Gavin Gordon, Allen Vincent, Walter Walker, Roseoe Karns, Alan Mowbray and your A story “Two Against the World”’ Packed With Fine Drama ‘*‘Two Against the World,’’ starring Constance Bennett, which comes to the theatre on 3 is said to be one of the most realistic and dramatic pictures to be presented on the screen. It is taken from the popular novel by Marion Dix and Jerry Horwin and is said to be based on circumstance taken from real life. It carries one of the most dynamic court room trials ever witnessed, in which a beautiful, young society girl perjures herself to save her brother from electrocution and her married sister from scandal. In the very presence of the man she loves, she confesses to a series of clandestine meetings with a man whom her brother has slain. Her own sister is the guilty one, but cowardly lets her shoulder the burden to evade a domestic tangle. Miss Bennett rises to the emotional role with real dramatic fervor, at the same time exercising a certain amount of restraint which serves to make the Sequences more realistic and natural. She has an excellent supporting cast including Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson, Gavin Gordon, Allen Vincent, Walter Walker, Roscoe Karns, Alan Mowbray and Hale Hamilton. The picture has all the brilliance of a high society background, with all the characters living in an exclusive social whirl. The settings are rich and lavish as befits the drama. It was directed by Archie Mayo, who also directed Miss Bennett in ‘*Bought’’ for Warner Bros. Page Three