Silver Screen (Nov 1933–Apr 1934)

Silver Screen for March 1934 49 FUGITIVE LOVERS Rating: An Exciting Trip— M-G-M HERE'S another of the "bus" pictures which you'll be seeing these next few months. There's a regular epidemic of them— and not a serum in sight. On M-G-M's bus is Madge Evans, a beautiful chorine, who sets out for California on the Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans in "Fugitive Lovers." spur of the moment to shake off the unwelcome attentions of gangster Nat Pendleton, who fancies himself quite a guy with the dames. But Nat catches her and swings on to the California bus himself— though Atlantic City is more in his line. Ted Healy, a loud-talking and guzzling traveling salesman, and his Stooges, now a vaudeville team, all catch the bus too, and things are right merry until Bob Montgomery escapes in a prison-break and joins the little crew. Of course he and Madge fall in love at first sight, and of course all the police on the Continent start tracking down poor Bob. There are moments when the picture is very exciting and moments when it isn't. MAN OF TWO WORLDS Rating: All Hail a New Screen Personality!— R-K-O FRANCIS LEDERER, the matinee idol of Europe and Broadway, certainly lives up to his exciting publicity in his first picture. He is a distinct personality, sex, curls, and everything. But his first picture isn't so terribly hot, in fact it's rather cold, with poor Francis all done up in furs as an Eskimo. Now, now we ask you! The story's about a hunt in the polar regions by an expedition from a London museum. Francis, as the Eskimo, helps them in their research, and they, in turn, make it possible for him to realize his life's ambition— to see "the white man's land." But the poor Eskimo discovers that civilization isn't all it's cracked up to be. Elissa Landi plays the love interest. Francis Lederer and Steffi Duna in "Man of Two Worlds." FLYING DOWN TO RIO Rating: Almost an Altitude Record— Radio ANOTHER smash hit among the musicals! And with far better music than most of them have. If you aren't dancing the "Carioca" in the next month or so, you haven't lived or gone places and seen things. It is the most exciting thing since the rhumba— and what rhythm, oh! si si serior, what rhythm! The story's about a blonde orchestra leader, Gene Raymond to be sure, who goes for a luscious and bewitching senorita, Dolores del Rio, and thereby loses his job in a swanky Miami hotel. But a friend of his down in Rio gets him a job there, so he and his piccolo boys fly to Rio. Fred Astaire and Dolores Del Rio in "Flying Down to Rio." Of course, there are complications— Gene finds the girl of his dreams again, but only to discover that she is engaged to his friend. But don't worry— there's a happy ending. Besides the "Carioca" the highmark of the picture is the versatile and snappy dancing of Fred Astaire, fresh from the Broadway prosceniums. Ginger Rogers is swell as Fred's wisecracking dancing partner and she puts over a ditty besides. Raoul Roulian, as the Latin friend in need, and Gene Raymond both give excellent performances. And Dolores is more mysteriously beautiful than ever. MR. SKITCH Rating: Very Funny— Fox THE incomparable Will Rogers' newest picture is as wholesome and homey as sweet potato pie. Will plays the papa of the Skitch family, which suddenly finds itself caught in the depression. So Will packs the Missus, ZaSu Pitts, his pretty young daughter, Rochelle Hudson, a couple of know-it-all twins, his young seven year old heir, and the dog into an old model car and starts out to see the West via the auto camps. Every time ZaSu mourns that they've eaten the last bean, Will scampers out and gets a job of sorts, ranging from Grand Canyon guide to waiter at the swanky Calneva in Nevada. All kinds of amusing things happen and you'll be vastly entertained. Rochelle falls in love with a West Point officer, Charlie Starrett, and pretends that she is a rich girl— as girls will. ZaSu has quite a tussle with the honeybears in Yellowstone Park. And Harry Green, a wealthy Jew from New York traveling for his health, gets involved with the Skitches to add to the comedy. But the big "sur prise" of the picture is a young English actress, Florence Desmond, who gives impersonations of the movie stars that will Florence Desmond and Will Rogers in "Mr. Skitch." knock your eye out. When she did Katharine Hepburn at the preview of "Mr. Skitch" the audience fairly tore the house down. You really mustn't miss Will in his latest antics— and the clever Florence Desmond. BOMBAY MAIL Rating: Very Intriguing— Universal LJERE'S a first class murder mystery that J will keep you guessing up until the final five minutes. His Excellency, the Governor General of India (played by Ferdinand Gottschalk), is on his way back to England via the Bombay Mail. During the night His Excellency is foully murdered and, of course, everybody on the train is suspected. Inspector Eddie Lowe of the British Secret Service is summoned, and through his canniness is able to solve the mystery in the twenty-four hours before the Mail reaches its destination. There Brandon Hurst, Shirley Grey, Jameson Thomas and Edmund Lowe in "Bombay Mail." are more w^eird, mysterious people traveling on that train than you have met up with in a month of Sundays— and every mother's son and daughter of them looks guilty. Among the suspects are Onslow Stevens, Ralph Forbes, Shirley Grey, John Davidson and Hedda Hopper. Lots of excitement and suspense. THE LAST ROUND-UP Rating: Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along— Pa ra mo un t A SWELL western that throws you from one suspense to another. Randy Scott again plays the handsome hero of the wide open spaces who, by a fluke, gets himself involved in a gang of outlaws, called the Border Legion. Monte Blue is the leader of the gang and Fuzzy Knight and Fred Kohler are his pardners. Barbara Fritchie, the love interest, is something new in western heroines, and a very tasty eyeful. If you go for westerns you'll go for this one with spurs on.