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

D th day of run Jury Carefully Selected For Big Trial Scene in Constance Bennett Opus Picking the jury for the final court room sequence in the Constance Bennett picture, ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ by Warner Bros., which is now showing at the theatre, was said to be almost as exacting a job as selecting one for a murder trial in real life. Many motion picture fans have done jury duty and consequently are familiar with the teehnique, which means that a picture jury must be above criticism. In this picture es pecial care had to be taken as each member has a small bit part in ques tioning the witness, Miss Bennett. Archie Mayo, the director, chose the members one by one, much as a real jury is selected, picking out actors who had had actual court service. ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ taken from the novel by Marion Dix and Jerry Horwin, is realistie and dramatic in the extreme. It gives Miss Bennett a chance to display her rare emotional ability in the court room seenes, where she confesses to indis eretions of which she is not guilty in order to save her brother from death for murder and her married sister from a domestie seandal. rr day of run Neil Hamilton Couldn’t Make Love to Bennett Because of. Injured Ribs Love scenes between Constance Bennett and Neil Hamilton in Warner Bros.’ picture, ‘‘Two Against The World,’’ now at the ... .... Theatre, had to be postponed to the final week of production due to the fact that Hamilton discovered he had four cracked and dislocated ribs. Scenes for another picture in which he was required to ride a polo pony caused the mishap. The pony was one which is popularly described as being able to turn on a dime. Hamilton is used to bigger change. On a halfdollar, he says, he might have stuck to the horse. As it was, he went off on a tangent and landed—of all places—on the four ribs. The actor returned to work in the Bennett picture the following day and worked regularly in party scenes, court room sequences and interior and exterior ‘‘takes,’’ but at his suggestion the ardent love seenes which appear in the picture were reserved for the final week when his injuries had healed and he was able to hold a lady in his arms without suffering pain, The exotic CONSTANCE BENNETT as she appears in Warner Bros.’ “Two Against the World,’ in which she is supported by Neil Cut No. 16 Gun day of run “Two Against the World” Has Unusual Theme ‘Two Against the World,’’ a War ner Bros. production, starring Con stance Bennett, now at the theatre carries one of the most unique themes ever presented in either story or picture form. The climax of the plot comes in a smashing courtroom sequence in which the heroine’s brother is on trial for murder. The girl, played by Miss Bennett, is confronted by the choice of keeping silent and letting her bro ther pay the penalty of murder, or of taking the blame for the guilt of her married sister who is too cowardly to confess her indiscretions with an other man. The girl makes the sacrifice of her own honor in the presence of the man she loves, destroying as she believes all her hope for happiness. Miss Bennett rises to the terrific emotion of the scene with a dramatic expression of feeling in what is said to be her finest screen portrayal. She is supported by a cast of noted players including Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson, Gavin Gordon, Allen Vincent, Walter Walker, Roscoe Karns, “'an Mowbray and Hale Hamilton. ~ is taken from the novel and Jerry Horwin sale. Archie “hone for Mat 10¢ CURRENT SHORTS An Extra ‘Bumps’ Star There is a man who has become quite famous at the Warner Bros. studios in Hollywood as the man who ‘‘bumped’’ Constance Bennett. During the taking of ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ in which Miss Bennett stars, and which is now being shown at the es ...... theatre, an actor was engaged to bump into Miss Bennett, who takes the part of a wealthy society girl, as she is coming out of a cheap restaurant. The man was afraid of offending the star and merely pushed her gently. Nothing Archie Mayo, the director, said could induce him to push Miss Bennett hard enough to satisfy the director. Finally she spoke to him herself. ‘‘ Rush against me as though you were running for a train,’’ she said. When the scene was next tried the man hit her so iard he knocked her off her feet. He was all contrition in a minute, but when Miss Bennett got her breath back she told him his work was splendid. Constance Bennett Uses Her Own Daylight Saving Constanee Bennett, who stars in ‘¢Two Against the World,’’ a Warner Bros.’ picture which is now showig PEN Fics screenees theatre, invented her own daylight saving time during the making of the picture. The studio scenes are usually taken from nine a. m. to five p. m., unless there is some particular haste in which the time is increased. Miss Bennett wanted to be home in time to take a rest before dressing for dinner, so she insisted on pushing the clock up three quarters of an hour. Consequently the entire cast started to work at 8:15 and quit three quarters of an hour early, if they were lucky, NEIL HAMILTON and CONSTANCE BENNETT who play the leading roles in Warner Bros.’ “Two Against the World” Out No. 13 Cut 80ce Mat 10¢ SUGGESTED VITAPHONE SHORTS TO BALANCE YOUR PROGRAM E. M. NEWMAN WORLD ADVENTURE and : MERRIE MELODY and C’EST PAREE (Technicolor Musical) ADVANCE SHORTS 3 Orders of Baked Beans For Constance Bennett Constance Bennett’s justly famed appetite for plain and substantial food serves her in good stead in her latest Warner Bros. production, ‘‘ Two Against the World,’’ which comes to the theatre on ‘ Three times during the picture she and her leading man, Neil Hamilton, are called upon to eat quantities of pork and beans. It was necessary to go through with the actual consumption of the food as the picture is laid in Boston and the sequences have a particular bearing on the plot. Miss Bennett declares she really is quite fond of beans, only she prefers ordinarily to take them in smaller doses. From Artists’ Model to Leading Man in Movies Neil Hamilton, who plays the leading masculine role opposite Constance Bennett in ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ a Warner Bros.’ production which will come to the theatre next ... » Was not so long ago an artist’s model. Hamilton, who is tall and well built, was in great demand among New York artists. He earned his living this way until he went into pictures. Since his first appearance in a D. W. Griffith production he has made rapid strides until he is now one of the most sought after leading men in pic tures, Archie Mayo Gave Cast Lesson in Silent Dancing Archie Mayo, who directed Constance Bennett in ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ a Warner Bros.’ picture now showing at the .......... .... theatre, had a hard time getting extra players to dance quietly enough so that Miss Bennett’s conversation could be heard above the noise of shuffling feet. Finally he decided to give them a daneing lesson. He clasped Miss Bennett in his arms and whirled her about the floor noiselessly, at the same time conversing in an ordinary tone of voice which could be heard all over the set. This is somewhat remarkable since Mr. Mayo tips the scales at three hundred pounds. But the dancers took the tip and danced silently for the next ‘‘take.’’ Constance Bennett’s Far. Mail, 2000 Letters a Day Constance Bennett, who stars in ‘‘Two Against the World,’’ a Warner Bros. picture coming to the.......... theatre on , gets a tremendous amount of fan mail from foreign countries since her marriage to the Marquis de la Falaise de la Coudray. She used to average about fifteen hundred letters a week, but recently it has jumped to more than two thousand, the increase being largely foreign mail. Constance Bennett Got Big Thrill Wrecking Car Constance Bennett, who plays the part of a gay society girl in ‘*Two Against the World,’’ a Warner Bros.’ production which is coming to the THERES O1l:.....5..55 , had au lot of fun smashing an automobile during the taking of the picture. To carry out a sequence in the story she drives her Packard into a Chevrolet. It is the first wreek in which she has ever had a part and she declared it gave her a real thrill. Me More glorious than ever CONSTANCE BENNETT comes to us again, in her latest Warner Bros. picture, “Two Against the World.” Out No.15 Outi16e Mat 5e Page Fir