Silver Screen (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

1936 volved in a self-defence shooting over a buried treasure little Miss Sybil "hoping to scare the law" invents lies about Uncle Asa that fairly take him to the chair. But, of course, in the end he becomes the local hero. Mr. Kibbee is excellent in another of his famous "Captain January" roles and the casual way in which he wanders in and out of jail makes a big hit with the audience. May Robson plays a shrewish aunt who has the care of Sybil and her sister, Jane Bryan. Sybil puts over a song called "I'm the Captain's Kid." LADIES IN LOVE Tension in Budapest— Tiventieth CenturyFox AND here, at last, is that muchly discussed picture in which four of Hollyw'ood's most temperamental actresses played together (and fought together if you believe the chitchat of the town). But no matter what they did on the set it is quite evident that on the screen they are all perfect little ladies indulging in no up-staging or scene-stealing. The three stars— Janet Gaynor, Loretta Young, and Connie Bennett— play three yoimg ^vomen in Budapest v.'ho decide to urerge their meager incomes and rent a ritzy apartment for appearances sake. All tliree fall in love and good old heartbreak ensues. Love is a flop in all three cases but broken heart. Loretta loses her young man. Count Tyrone Power Jr., ^vhen he marries his royal fiancee after a flirtation with Loretta. And Connie loses her man, Paul Lukas, to a little girl from the country, Simone Simon. (Personally I would appreciate it if Twentieth Century could arrange to have Simone fall in love with a young man for a change.) THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1937 Musical Extr.\vag.\nza At Its Best— Paramount TF IT'S first class entertainment you're 1 looking for don't look now but here it is, right in the "Big Broadcast of 1937," by far the best of the big broadcast series. The entertainment goes all the way from Martha (Above) Loretta Young, Janet Gaynor and Constance Bennett in "Ladies in Love." (Left) "Along Came Love," with Irene Hervey and Charles Starrett. (Extreme left) Jack Benny, star of "The Big Broadcast of 1937," hurrying away from work. THE CAPTAIN'S KID Way Down Eau — Warners CUTE little Sybil Jason, who seems to know much more about sincerity and tempo in acting than many of her elders, plays a rich little girl from the city who is spending the summer in a quaint old Ne^v Englancl scacoast town. The love of her life is "Uncle Asa" (Cuy Kibbee) a grizzled old Munchausen who never wearies of telling S)bil tall tales of his ]3irate days. ^V'cll, Sybil ]M(>\(s liial she can tell tall tales too, ko wlicii Uncle Asa becomes in each finds compcnsaiion in another direction. ()uiie natural!), with three different love stories running concurrently and getting themselves straightened out, the pictiue becomes rather jciky and episodic. Juch^ing from the audiciue re-aclion the most interesting hue affair was that of Janet lor the hanunish magician (superbly pla\ci! by .Man Mowbray) who tries to break Janet's heart just to appease his own romantic conceit—fortunately for Janet young Doctor Don ,\mcche is right there to mend her Ra\e to Leopold Stoko^vski and his symphony orchestra and back to Manha Rave— and at the preview both Miss Rayc and Mr. Siokowski shared equal honors for the greatest applause. The plot's quite hilarious, revolvmg around Piatt -Airflow Golf Balls' conunercial broadcast. Oiu" own little nitwit, Gracie Allen, is the sponsor of the program, and, aficr hearing Frank Forest sing "La Bomba," she just must have him on Piatt (.oir Balls. AVith Ray Milland as the press agent and Jack Benny as head of the broad