Variety (May 1931)

22 VARIETY IF i IL W;> R JE VI JE :W i 60BBY JONES ^ ^"HOW.I PLAY GOLF ^ ; "THE PUTT-R" : ;14"M1ns,- ■ ' Hotlywood, N«w~York ; . ;>•^■:■v■^v-^^■■ ■WB---Nfo;'l'. -;:. ■'.'. •: A pro.i'sui'e/. Aiid 'smart .cnqueii to ■. vcach o.utsitio o6''gpit "cl 1'ci.cs: tp-c,n- • iei;taih.-.;,T*haf rneiihs com arid at ".roncs\ RIcKfti-d jja'rtlJc . .roe Brbwn ;'aro Iricludert. ■ Frarilt ; Cravcn.-is present,; but'p.l.ctUrb .aildlr . -.ehtes, aren't ..sd fiamlliar with :the . latteiy - who la'prominent-enoMgh -In I'^glt.' -Sliiny' i smair house wHl pltiy. '- (lils golf series as-a program,lealder.. ■'Jft tliey*?;all «s'kpo;d'ais,tlie.flf8i, one \)ieae' shorts can stand; the top blll- rn&'for Interhvediatb.'capacities. . , . That this one; apll.is pversa .full reel, laii help for featuring purposes. It's . likely that; the remainder wlU ■ Vio -the ^aihe. ■Tct thove Irs,..ho tend^: . *<noy ■. to bverenipKasize; or proloiig, . tiie lnstVUQtlniB> phase.' Tories glvts ■;hls advice C6pclBeIy',and>clea:rly -.t0' ■tli'B extent that -probably- hot four ■ niihiltcs^bf . tho .14 :.n.re' devoted to- ■' actual .'instructlbii. The ireriTallhlng . footage is, tiftlten \ip .In a links, duel' ^b;(it\veen ni'o.wh jvnd Cr<tven,. .^v^illi ' Jones ebac.lilng the, latter jnto ultiV:. mate vjct-bry oli th6 .grffPii., ; .: ■ ■ .■■ -It ibpens as O.- .B.. lCelle.r chatters ■,<i,ft-scre'en while ithie Kmpferbir Is seen- u'ai'nilrig !up, with a wood • club and; : long. jron.. Not 10%.6£ the golf conr tlngent.AvlUVever understand .what, .Keelei' I's'talliirig 'about In lieu■ of ' \va.tchlng the Atlanta lad-' ,hitting them'.'but; there, , A ddrlc inouhtairi .bacljgrbuiid.-perihlttlrig the flight of . the', ball tb. be .followed,..completely kills •ere.'-what .'little chance, .KCeler. V has In -tlie iflrst plaoe>. >■ ' : :>' . B.TirthelfriessV. lhtrb(l.u,ctlon la.; cas-.. ■ uaJ' In ,that ,h© walks over to'the- .•■C'li.'imp; - calling attention to Brown '■ and ■Cfaveii duelling their .-Tyay ;:tip .Vtlie"'18th'. fairway,- • .B.rqwii. 'flnaily holeS. o'ut: frbm a. trap and .Craven • .blows ft tworfobt.putt.. Thehc6:Crai-! ,..veri's Ijitr'oductlbn: to- 'Jones whl.cli leads to the outdoor schbolrooin, >. '■; ' : Jones -- cbvers vgrlpV 'staride -a ... etrpltirig, as Ke does lt> very briefly. 'rive cj^'niei-a' BOes'. to closeups on the . grip and slow motion for the. back- «\yine.- TlVe wizard figuratively only, , piitVs iln-eo ■times; from 2(y; or 25 feet,: ■ bi£t two br 'eiTi.^lay up'there withlh a fgot'r.ajid the.sccbhd drbips In. ' ' ,• ■.; l?bllo\vlng. the: brief lesson tKe now. . ■; .irpcky,: Criyen ,challenges Brown :tb .putt it put, double .or nothing;; and. . .lie drops ' his .first one as .Jone'ia watches.^'- ■ - v': ;;. O. E, Ma'i'shall 'is vdlrectirig the -. ■ Jenes. iser.les ■ .and;,'F-raiik Ivessbn. -is: ...caniCi'hmaii.-jBbth have Mone splcn- > (lid- Itiaugutal 'Jpbs.-RecbrtHhg Is : Kood, (ind. 'that- southern drawl of . .Jones' Js. distinctly pletisant.. . - His .- jieI'.^bhallfy,Js Tefrcshlhg and his de- ■ .meaiipr always mpde.stV . I^^ ' :jible tliat Jofies heve'r- hialies de- , '..niands; pr says "Play. it this way." . -It's.-.eitlier a' suggcstlpri irpriv him or "ril.,try tO.shbw.ybu'.'r . ■ A. corking .short..from all angles and. Of general Interest.' • Tivo "War- '. jier. intcrtUbn isito includb; dlfCercrit ..picture .ppvsonalUics in eV' -h episode /as the .sei-Ios progrps'se's thrpugh all l.ho.-olubs ib. the drivcVi -and the tee • -shbt^wiU Uo ,tlvo:. finale. .. . ' . -. Kxti'bniiii: flulsh ijerb has 'Jonos .. pltf-hIng balls'6vcr the camera, indI-: rating the nature of the licXt. re!- lease and which is. so anhouriced^by KeeIcr^Avith ,O. B, still tt'pobrVsbc- ond any .time jolies. st'arl.s ;tb swliigV MARY WiGMAN "Dahcino ■'; , , 'IZ'.Mina.'-.r- ' -.r. :':-r Little Carneiiei. N; V. ; ,- . : -r; ■D,-Vi^- '.■;: Mary •Wigmaii is finest ;flanber.':of 'the;' mbderh .sellobl/^ ' S^^^ has enjoyed cohslderabie BUCW^^ a number' of . 'AjrieSican' \ coiic.crt tijiirs; '. Wh'c'tber' she .nieahs aiiy- tlvlng. t'o/trie'avt'Vage .'-picture^^ 'eiice i.^ doubtful.. ; ■.!'. , ■ • ' •, , ■. Miss; Vi'lgman- 4oes; four '.of; hei; jogular . nuiiilfers: ,ln'. . ' this- Bhoj't.. Thp^e . whb -go' for aesthetic-'dancing ■Vflir prbbablj^ entliuae...- Bi^t ev.en.at the Little Oarneflei with Its *rty, atmosphere . eirid , deisplte,'' the' fact that a- foreword -jexplalhs slie- la t'hc gceatcst . .Gerriian."; livfhg.' dancer,' there Avere a n'unibier'bt>shickerS. . Hard: to. figure 'where Ah. audience, ban ■ be found, "that -iivbuld .cjare.' fflr^ this 9pi't .pf ..thlris Oyer .here, :. -Bad .phPt9j5i:;ii?liy.,''<loeBn-t help;.';.. .' "'SiaM''; ■:■';:.u■;•■.■■>■.-•.r'■;^■;^■-'■^::■■■^.'•^ Trav'elo'fl; ■'■:.■:'•: . ■'-.^ ■'■■■■. -. ■..'■ fl'-.MIns.':.'■ Embasiy,'N.evv YofK :- ■■; '■•■ ■"- . ■ ^■y^':^7.:r:--::-'''F««^'^-v^ . .^lest pf thls^ne rcclei; on, ^lain 'is, cpnflhed'-!,tp; 'kinig,?^^ cbntra'.st' :tp''-the bette'r- tra\je tar-. nii^Jia*pf^^(ccen'tuatirf^ and gppBrapiilcal vlew'fs..: it's: tlio scccihd. o.f :K'ox's VMagic Garpct", re'-" ieasie3,-to ,date; • '.-' ■'■:'■..'i-^,'-.'- r.-,;. - ■'W^heh. the .royal vacation rou.tb lescs it,? interest:—the White PlKlhij' Jtimp.-^brctiker' iobks. like' the ■ blow-? oir.-.;; ;:-•:■■■ ■'.:-.■■■ . .v■;,.' ',-.^ ■. The- ■ brief:, glimpses-.; of Siamese life: as .it's; lived .by'the -non-rroyal Slanies'ianis^, .o.r , SiameseM,:,,cbpcerh nfialnly a c;aiiai::clty. Caniera ls:on a- boat'arid/always bh the move.; .: Bbyal-;goVTernme'htal 'and military: inaheuv.ers,. are -i^iUch' like' the, aver-:, agOv uniform - parade;: The':Kihg is shoWn on hls alnhual departure fromil the., palace, -with : the .ihiislc 'arid: marching hiafclng,'. It seem Mike - a .f.uneralt' :Kihg also :iri. the- nio^t :in-: teif:estlng .chapter, that bh- the tfoyal > troupe of fenime angle-Hbbfera.-' The' gill's hiake 75 degree igestures with, tlieir. arhrs ahcl ■:-feet tb ^tin music,. and-iover .there'it's dancing.'; .This )a spotted durthg ;:the. native; rite :,of r'oyaIly,:.cbnflrrolhg the prihcesBes of the. Slameaie'. ;'TulInB ' faihllyj; ,upbn their coming of; agCi Miniatiire RetieWs "TWISTEO TALE" . Comedy ,■-'■■ ;: - ■". :l8..'Mi'n8.-:;:: - " Globe; ^New -York';- -■■■'■ ^,:;;^'.:-,',^.v-:;^';Pathe:-.;^_.'',-^'- ';: Stender.,:«h.; laughs- ' although' a; 'stt'uatlbn,,bf mistaken vide cb'n.siderabie\slafl 5tick pecktns wife .mistakes-, a 'real: liph; fpi- the ruhbut husband,;t\:.ho jvah'ted- to go-to -a costymeh: party dresfeed as the king of beast^'. -t'alr for-most s^ibts.'.,.;'. ; ,"'.".■';-.'; ■-.'.'■■■,',; ..:v . ,Bes,t ilaxiiihs are by a .drunk, who. .also mistalves the Hon, both, doing a Ela:ppins act arid the miigg taking it on,; thb ; chin - heavy. Scene: is Cleverly, shot and;ciiti, ;Gast incliides Arthur : Hbvismant JrarIon;Pov(glas,,Ger:irude Astpi- and Lo.rl.h Raker; ; v, - , . . 0/iOiV ,• : "NESTING HABITS'^ Educational . •' .;,--• ,12 Mins. 8th St. Playhouse, N. Y. '"'•■■"■■■'/.■"".^■■'/■■■■"^■-Vf^ :-'^:■":'■•■: : • -t;; '.Synclironlifcd ■ siipri; '-wIth- ' tlllcs. -. I-Jvidcntly, intMldod a^''a:,sol)jett-',for: - ,«<>lipbl rboiii,' even li.a-v'iiig a number .. 'of.;(iuestlbns. stuck in at the end, as well .as sug'.jo.su-d. further study on •tho sulijoi-t. For picture hoiiscs ,tii1s ■ ; I.'ist ought to he cut. Probably won't , iind much;booking,- beciusc it's in. , dined tb be dull. ;■- ;., ' . ■ Sliow.s tlio manner 'In which dif ; fcrent birds build their nests, and • tjj .quitb thprough along that: line. '..Includes eaj;les':and viiltures. Trou- ; ble liirgely 'is- that, after hollf i^f the ;- -r;uhnln(t' time istibject' gets mbrioto- nous. ;If cut down to half its pres- «nt it would And spotting.' ' .-■ 'IJfii 1ms managed tb place a cpn ■~ slderable number of their cduca- ' tlQn.-il shorts ,ln; Amcr'icah. .schools . ; und. fristitiitions: and ,ff^'e^ evldehtljr il6^v,attc^npti^g to find thp)n;pirtiir^ ; liouse :b0ek'iiiS. 'riiPtography okay "UNDER pAr" ; '■■■■Y ■ Jphnriy Farrell :•,"'■; 10 ,Mins. ■ , . ■ .-.'::■ '; . " •C.lcbe,. New: York , '.'V ■Patlie ;■;''.-,'■»'-l;; 'vHh.Vbe the ' -Ul^St;.. .pt'.'lbi*.;; Jidiiit'iy '.JPfli'i'dr rCbl.'i »<ib~^fav. '■'• Tl)Is (iiui -if '•■irn.;r.,-' ■•,r--'v.^--'-'t;.;':^"\; :'■. jOr paVlfcular.;Inlorest to solfort.-, ■ ^«ith i'Virrell's instructive'. tall.{lnjj on ' 'fbuiri, etc,,'; are . shots of various - tb.urnariic'nts - in- tvhlcli - ; ;rarr<')I played. - Lifted frbni .-n'evysrCcls but ■ they serve their puriro.sjft'li'oi-e. r'ttfreil ritalie-i no f,i)ti>(-(ly;inlieini>l : Jn Ills. dialbg.','. Tlia t'.s—pos.'iiliiy ' a ' uiiiiukc. ; - ..' .-,;:'', Char "TRAFFIC TROUBLES" > -;■ , ^ Cartoon - ,/ 7 Mlfis. '':.",.' Rbxy, New York ' ' ' :' ■'■;■!-■.-.■^'V' :-,/ Columbia '■ ■':'.■ '■,';■:■'.' Not sp riiuch' talk and music iij this one but plenty of action ai-puivd a taicl. ' ^^eithe'r above.or bclo.w btli- ci-s in this series. ' :;;v;:,';-;. ' -' ;■ -. Mickey Mo'u.so has a cab which behaves in a human manner, jump- ing out of. th?! >-ay: of other -cars, etc. Some: ncvelty 'derived frem that and the way the cttr runs away in a-flt -a'ftor trylnisia tonift.; ' I . Drawing well defined, photog clear and' recording.passable, r ,^^■;■.;^■.','."-•■'^■,. ■ Char, "ROUMANIAN ■■■■■:■■':':/■ Travelog w■ 11 .Mins. ■ :■ '•- 8th. St. Pieyiiouse, N. Y. ..■^ ''■'^Ofa'::;.-'^:--;/^ > Another .. ot ■ t'fa's • 'e<lUoa'tibiii'ti sliortS' for' ."jchopli'boni'purpbscs, tills Phc^liavins- a leoture dubbed.; Show.«< vai-lbus indii.st-rje^ of -RoiVmanla ai'iij Btve,*j , a..;pr'c'tt;y•" g^od' .laba' ,of; ;tln> country's varlpus pccupatipn,s. Too IbnR aha bddly Ijiut tbtreth'et. for the atro's. ■. r ','-,^"r■' piyo-tog^^a-pliy- lij bad , nhd ' hot .enough volofe; .tostiirf>;,-whioli .hiu'l:cs llift^lecthruihcreayl.nRly hibiiot<m FOWL. BALU ' ':'^.;-■;-:>■/' Cai-too-n .' -.- ;.-,'....; '■;,'•■' ;.. ■, .■. ■'" '6 Mins; . '■;'':-"■.;- . . ';■ ,. '; Little Carncuic, N. Y..' \ ',■■■..■';■;. Universal .;:"." Starts out .Oxceptloiially, will '-;tut Avealiens-. Total is ju,9t fair. Poiir of' tlio ,.<(ix ,niinvites art used up jiln,^lp)j;;"'jolinny Smoker/' ., Iira;\v>< are .clover ihd, ne.t-payticr ula^'lyi reminiscent;;of ptiier :C'ai; tc^n.". ;;'-';V-.-'v.' ■'■'■-■',^^'-': 'Y.■ ■ •fSyengali'r ,:^(\yBy,, A; ;Mow -•and', old fa.shlbncd riiclpdrama. . May draw; fair firoHscs b.ut- ; dbesii't ' promlsb. ■ n^prb •, than • that. Costume fllrti . with- o, tragic'ending. The Barrymere name should help but.despite his .excellent p e r f o r hi a n c^o there's still bpx-pfllce doubt; "The Secret Six" (M-'G). -;■ Gang talker with nothing new ■ or worth. while in. it other ; : than :'\'V'aUace Beery,' Beery's . role is against him. Ordinary picture 'in flood, of'mob flliris.. "Tarniehed L«d/' <Par). .Tal- lulali BankiieadV ■ flr$t : airiit A pwT picture that flts'Vthe : Btrt^lght grinds, best; ■ Heavy . production but top ponderous ■■ to' mean anything.' ."Three Girls Lost" (Fox).;: Not quite up to - average and . wjll need strong salesmanship. '■' ; Title probably triore of a draw ;: than names- of. Loretta .kincr , arid John Wayne.-. ■ :' >: "Subvyayf . Expresp'T;; (Cojj.;.. Questionable ' as an average . ■mbrie'y-gettcr. 'W'ill need uhus^ vially strong 8.ujppprt''4hywhere, . and riiostly a class B leader. . ; LsidJes J^an'? XPaiOj; Wlillsulii V Po^vell statred but'a poor plCr ture. Gigplp Btory's main b. o. . chance is its star'o draw, and -^tlie .fllrii''s. futijre 'looks de.cidedr C ly'.unsettled, ■:;/-'.-v; ■"Too Young to Marry" (FN), small grind farft No- action; ■ and.' dialog -uninteresting. . '!tbe. T«xae' Ranger*', (Col),. : .Good jtoddeV-for the 10-16 then.- . tres going for;we8temB..- - ', "Stud.Ont: Sein" dries). , M?- . ' dlccre German musical film .of - jjt6dent life;: LAid't^ ■University. ■, . • ■V^ > ;■■■; ■ ; RiderCof the Plains" (jSyn- .. . dicate). . Oke . western ; for lesser .theatre use. Gpuid fitahd . ' In these houses «LS singie fea- . ture. ^''Z-'-. :'' ' AlUebeawalzer*' (Vfa); •qer- ;:rilah■rnl.usIca'l ought tb please Germans. Ihane story ' '. but jweli; played arid; preduce.d.. "Kid ' frpmi Arizona!' ( Cos- .rn'o.!));. Weak ■western.^ Double V feature, iilllsbrily. - SVENGALl 'iVnrjior ■ Broa. :proilUt\tlan an<1. r»ltr.w. .<!inri< John Jiarryin.Te And futltr>'<. Marliin MnivhV; Hund on ~,ilia'ndvel b.v, Ucoi'gtf IW Uii Muilrier," lidaiitatlUii iihil 6\uiot ty J.' O. Al«xftn']«r; cnnii-niiniiii,' Ilurney McGilU- Dl- roctod ;by Archlo Mayn. ^At H61lj;wcK)d, Now Ydrlt, on Brln.l riiil. atartlng May 1. .Uunnlnir tlm», vTO iiiliia; .;Joh'ri' Unrrymore , ... .MarJnri' Manb .llramwrll < Klotchtr .Lionblil Crisp 'r*.. .-Luiusilen 'Hare I..-, i, .Ctirmel. 'My«rs i. 11.;.; .T'UIh ;AIb<>i'n| ;.....,.I'liitl^ I'orviiBi MARTINELLI ; .-Y' "The Troubadour" ; - Vbea:l i»nd^D)|neihfl: .. 7 Mine. ' ■■-.■■'•■.---,■■'■-■.:;■■ ';•';;.■■:; Hollywood, N. Y. ■■':;'.^..;,- ' Vitaphone No. 1^6 . •< Thfr weli-krib wa pp.'erailc ; tenor again, but In A abrriewhat; lighter and better veift for screen consump- tion. There, is also-the addition of standard ' team ' of ballropm dancer3i,';Fowler-'arid Tariiara. If this pair's name was-on the :l.ead title. It was mufted. Otherwise, they're unbilled. Better geared to audlchbe; reaction than the Mirr tinelll shorts In the past; It's a .Spanish:.patio setting into which stroll? the singing JlartincUl, who bpehs and cl6,se^s'lhe; Teel .wIth■ 'dlfCererit number?.': -'Beth ;turie3 .are livelier than the usual heavy oper- atic iiassagcS. The corresponding backgrcund actlpn also is mpre gay th'ah u^tjal icr. tlil.'i -arllst.' ;' In, the : middle of. tho running. Ebwlcr, 'and Samara ;trot -out- o- last tcmpbcd tangp. fringed with' adaglb wbrif,tp good;effect.■ ;, .;' i'ld. "THE .klN<3'S ARMADA" , . N'civelty ,-:.;.■ ■;■ ;' :/: .'-,.■-'.';.■■;■'■'.' 8 Mins. . : ■'; ■ ■ •■;■'■■ -'■ Embassy, N. Y. - " ■■ ■■'/:'-■■■ ;'H;'Po*:'v:-'---vv'''." 'Aside fi'om the depovture anti landings' frbin arid; phi aii iixlrprane' carrier at sea, tliis :talkcr on the British navy holds-alight value for any but Britishers.. ■ • Little action, with practically none outside the avia;tIoii .sequence. Thb pahprariia' vlc\V:S; of-'the . fleet at anchor aire,pretty, b'Vit quiet; -Big guh discharges, usually the, climax and; best , part- of American navy clipfj • iri .the' B.ewsrecls; are" ivbsent here. ■;'■'- '::":,■..- ; ■ ■ '■ ■.'■ ■ .■ " iShOrt 1.1 th'e thlrd of Fpx- Mpvle- .tbhc'.s, "Magic CaVpel" '; single, .reel •tra-veipgs and.played on tlic regular newsrecl bill .at tlio.Embassy.; As presented it seomod to IncUirto tlic' lea.st' lritert'stiiig; affairs ,of Hrlialn's. ereiit floliilO, . '■ liiy(>- ■ "SUNNY SOUtH" ; •: ■ }■■■■:■■]':■::, , Cartoon ;•:''-.-■/■■.';;:"■: ■ \"- i-^ 6 Mins. '•■' ■." " .■.:;,-;•. Globe, New York >,; ' . ; :v .. ;■-■ Universal ■ . v. . vf^lohilderftlvly bc.lbW'l iiar /fotv^^ IPbns uh'd pleniyv'rciJO-ti.tlrius.- >IiV- jority- fyt . llib -aj'tibri'; <ie.ivirrs.:ai'6ii nd the :animal charivcter, 'Osw'ald-tlic Rabbit,' :as tlio bnglriijcr bf ■;* tralri- Vmt' IIftie happehs; jLast sJiot.s buiif :di'cuiid. iiia'Weirhriie bn :comlng:.ba'Kk tb'nianimy-lhri'd;.:; •■ . ; i ; ' : ., "; ; PhPtography under -aver.ifjo in sprits arid, drawing not a.s i''.li-nr;'iis in ^'lubst'cartobris. :' : .C.hiiri:': St'eni.'all..... TrlUiy;i....,.i. nrilpe.......... The Laird;;,'j. Taffy... Honorl Occko,.......... Mtincgei'. ' -"Svcngair,' doesn't unwind as nii important riipney entry for a couple of reii-sbris, , In pcrfbrmance John Barry more takr^s care of everything. So much eo. they won't go awaiy, ro^ rifiemberlng rriuch of 'anybody or ariytHjng- else. ; ■vyhlph' lBri't ti^^ ticuleir reaction desired as regards' Marian Marsh' whom' 'WarTiei's would like to'build up, •y.'lth the stu- 'dlo Picking thi.s Picture as a choice launchins point; ,;' ;V --.'^ Formerly weU- knowri'as ''Ti-llby," via. farited 'riovef arid stage interprc-; tatlbna, - tiie studio has rpuaiued! it to: designate the villainous hypnotist as the leading, character.. And Just how far 'the impaerri,:^^^ gp for mesmerism. i$ the' que&'llpii. Besides .Which '-Svei.lgall'? classes aii a cpstume picture :ajid' both' prliici- pal;. chai^Qters. die at-the flhisir.- It's; b. -o.-prbapects .are buit ifelry / Mental telepathy as .a means of. Inducing a girl to call at early hours lays Itself wide oi)'en> to^kepticisiri' during a fllin ;;.«r'a, -*hi.ph has -the. boys clipping their girl friends on the chin, if they don't behave or pushing graipefriitt in their-face tb. Signify that only the melpdy lin- gers on; ; . ' ■ ' ; ' . BarryriiQre'a; hypnotic, - powers aire Jnteresting Until.gettlrig.a look ^at. Miss ;AldrsIv: as Trilby iirider: .in un- becqmlng -wig. . A;fter: which .'a lot of; 'people 'Will' ingure itis a waste of expl£!rt;;;-cbncertlratlbh.., .'If.^'^ A Mayo, the director, hadn't^, slipped iri the haifTmaskcd shot of Trilby, posing in the nude before an art- ists! ' class; it wis a cJncii SventJali could have dbne better right pri the Warner, lot. But that one -sbene, hinting, at riiuch.nioro^tiiari it shbw'Sj also Infers -thait' Ti-il was the 'Miss France of Her'da;y .and -Svengall'ish't< the; chump that wig makes hlrii out to be. ■■ .. ;.;..■.•■;,.;.■■.■;■■■;;> .;■-■;,■;;■ -■; Prbductloriaily .the . picture Is heavy and atmbsplicrlcally, yell cariierafed; to conform with the -un-, keriipt' maslC teapher bf uhnatvii'al powers ;whbrii tliey liav'b-to throw in a. tub to make- him take a.. bath. Stpry, pf course,- is :,well',-krib^R'n, but Syengali here makes ;it clear that. Trilby,,: the model,; . has : been ' the house.-.guest of eeveral .artists no that her desire to b.ecoriie. legally attached to the pursuing young Ki'iil.islimdn:is- not .going fb -be witli-' oiit family difn'cultles.: ..He liynbtizps. hei: into running aSvay.'witlv; hiiri and also into a career a's. a .concert star. But she can O.nly. sing when Svcngali's head .:lighta are plckl'n'g but ;,the roaciv and;-Barney McOiil'ii. P!ibtbgi\aphy .h.a3 .taken-special pains tp create the Illusion of tlie power; In Svcn's orb.9... ; Barrymorc's , piaylng .' fntor- estlng, sterling and In broad :str,okes..-.vlt . is iipt necessarily his fault the Cliar.'vctcc seetiis. ejspe- blally.flctlcnal at this;d;\te,. -Besfil,es. whi.;h the tempp bf tho illnV is slow frpm start tb fln.lsli..:' ' Svensali'S b. cai'ded. and vsbilcd'aiipe.-vrahce' ^yill: not .particularly Intrl.quoUlic Amor-, lean . adblesccnt.s, i but .iiYoSt; -ft'lll. agree that Barrymprb.'give.i a;(Ino, performance and let it sp at tlfat—' whicli iS; not onbuKli, fpr.; tlVb;sor.rcn, A quality performance miglit hold lip li: show by ;ilself. But riot f.ii.-.- plc- turc.s. .;The; audiences are difCcrentV : Miss-.Marsri.; takes, a charige for, the belter on Ipoks In the late, foot- age, but jlrtsh.e.s' inplhlrig -unusunJ hi'ati'Ionlcdlly; Iffr sirin'ilati.ns of'the: Vbcal Se'quoncRS is - good, allhoufrl-: an unfortunate bit of niistlrrviiiir during the :flnal vocal eftert lipped pff tp-the .extent of ;civusin'g a hoiisc: murmur h<>re.. '■ , .;".''.'■■; ' ; Dpnaid :iG.risr).a'n(l Lnriisdrn Jl.nrc .are .hldlriS' behind whlskbi's' jiii<1 tir«-m'er.bly accbssorie.*, wliileUi^anv- well irielcher Is i-nther colbrloss-, si?! Vhb..lii-l.tlsli hoy" .'^vlib, fajis in liis quest :: for TrilbJ>; - C'nrmel ■Myprs. however, .-helps, the ' picture; pn ii.s ivay in-the first reel-tlu'ougU cilnb- lishing as a waywai-il wifci tho fu.s- clnalioh bC Svbrj?ali for wo'iiien; N" d:bubUne-for ■MIs.i} jiy'crs duririgitliis sinpinsf les'sbn :seriuonoo for .(ilte. lias a vAice,;.'.bu t. JIayo lias, given licr 'it prolonRcd moaning, exit.wlilrli i.-i-noi only a\vk\y.'iid to lior, fiut ilie pli;- ijirci as;Aveli; .tit d.j•a'w^i■. gTpfc'le^^^ .■■. i'taoly/'irr 'i'S' '"rrilliy"- As;)';^ out ^in' f'tve: rf!i*l.i .-i-s- I'a^ silo'hl' -bv, Kniitmblo ' with C.'i.-i'l'.-i-; K.lnlliiiii ,Voun,tt irt, the title .i'jilri .aiiiJ NVlltbn I Advice as. ."^veli^^alit.Avhio.ii Jioliail aliso ^slns:!::-^!^!'!'^^.;; . It's • nfisv.v in sfinielli'Ihg Over so'v<>ii -m;)!}- ; hiid oo.gld- lifivf .stupid trimiiiln'a', its biv aid to pace, • ', ;■.-., ,';'--v,-; ... j. • T.iie pi':n.ss sii^rt'ori ''Sve)fr.vii^^ in;ri(liKM\<! a 'pO.-i(f r; t>i; l> -\i,-.:(.'rt, by .ex- lilba ;tb aiinniiiicji :ii,.><,.j-'.oi'oiid; -(('ock; Ini'pl.vinjf tliii.t tliovo S'.\'f>trf.'aU; %»>s iir.^:.-.'ri''riilMj,-. :ihi;(ii'j(;ii; t-o>--(>coibreo l.glaft.'-es.-. ;:■•;■.'.,. >,-' ..-: ^'-'''''Afii^i;,'- THE SECRET SIX I Mrir«;.(.?()idwyn.jiayer ptod"upU6n'~«iiiV .>*i' \^!**"^ ^Wollano ;B««rr; aiarred.' IakS Bion».- John Mack Brown,: Jtan JlnHow and Mnrjorie Ronibeku .featured, nin-vted' by acoreo lllll. ..scenario and. dlulii^' liy ^ Kmncos.: Marloij.,- .Camersniaii,- ih.roia ; ■Wcnulroin; - A,t ; tlio, Capitol.- N. r;, oc May 1. ItunnlnK-tline,; 80 nilnutox . SiVi-plp \.,-i.......,",.,....-WnllBce Ji.'erji' NewiQD... a.;..,.1.,.....I>wie: sione Jlnnk „.,.;.;,..»'....,....John Mark' Krova: .\nnt> >....;...;J.;i....'ti.....Jean.ninloia PeacliOir-,.... .,., ;MarJoirle .itmni'enti - .....VPnul-jiutat; ..OIntk -liable 1.. ;;;. iHalrih' JlclKimy, , Jdhii. .M ll]a)i ,....LicWUt Jvniilh^rn ; ..;,;. .Mui'cny ';Kiunel . Kletclicr "Noi-ion ..:'. .IXlUlA - NMKi-H>i» ,.., .vl'Vank Mcf.lynn MlK.sH'1-. Cart i.--...; ,. ..- .Jotiiiny Fi'i;uika t.'ollmd ■'■ ■ ■'— - • Domn MHx. . Ucl'uiio KddiB Jutlije. A gangster talker ,tod rough, crude and. familiar for- even 'a gangetei)' story, . It's lull of ftimlliarltles, ,Ro>^.; i'lig l»ack - to flrat principles . q'C tlio . giingister atUff on the screen and - has liberally borrowed. -from all otheir similar- atoi-lfs in" lllni. Be> side's meiking, - Its .star, Wallaco .: Beery, the ;snake -kind of -f^antcsten who always shoots ;h'l9 .vicii.nis ir»' tho back,:' Finish has Beery a bout' to> be. executed for murder, and tho tiriale otherwise is very, badly -dorio,'- Xjeaving .only Beefy for' llie dra:*)- and liiu'ting Bcbry'a aniin'lipti ppwer. tiifougli casting hiiri :in iliia v sort vpf f.rqiiillslye' role;:. v .'.; .-' -'; In big cities this picture may; mUt. the . rougiiricck trade >\'hii-h ;i1l' , gangster Illnis do arid . it will do' that at.the Capitol for itvwc'.'If. but. the ;vpclallzcd expression for "T)>« ■' Secret tsix" will - be - adverse and light;v: It's a bad gaiiKster-'ifilm . in-; every way exceptirig tpr the. bit,bj! natural humor Beery cannot help; • but inject Into It.- ; .^ "- , v '.;■ ' ' For w'omen or cliildreri tliis filni hasn't a chance "exoeptlhg. iierh'iipa to. turn any wonien or children who ; like Bebry away from him.. Thla is but brie of the' riiiariy, .studio j^aiiUa' '. the tallvCr jsecms to contain. In lta| ' rush for speed, anything and. fevi-ry- thlng. ;>va3 - thrown .; in,- ■ blt!?.''a'n4..' sho'ptlng.s,; , .mbstfy > sliootiiigs,-; .^O ; many tlicy become .'too heaV-y .a load;: for logfc.-il '.:dcceptaric'e;::-..IJo(>ry Is;. aiway^: bli.ewlrig-/ tobacco, siiiUlriff- ■ and sh.ootihf? a. pal iri- the.-baVk' bi*; . ^liQothig . oilier panfestei;9 or : tr.vfrief tb;,'.nia:k.o his pals' hioll*. ' .At bjie'; ; nioriient He. has ; the" leadeV : i iip > othe;r. mob.: c.allirie -upoh-:.'!'!)!!! i iii '; friend! iness only to be .shot i u i ha bacte a.s he departs.-' Put this x'nY.d, Eocry has a -henchman do it. A ' reporter Is shot In .t. crbwde.d ;«'.ih^^ wiiy. train,; .arid w;ith "Subway; 1-;.k« ■ press" at. the Strand con currently. . ' , Newspaper reporters wlio i-an'B be bribed witii gold clsnret fiises, fllle.d with $1,000 bills, a;cliioi:- off police; wlib organl'^cs the Socr'ct -Six- • to cleah out the gdrig'sters aft?r .iho ;' chief had been -removed . -by ' iliei new gangster-"mayor, .arid the .viiviiii ■> town near a: big "city again, ■vvitW . Cicero;ivnd, Chicago plainly indi.'ati. edi whilb the . Joe Cplinio or the .stpfy-.will'be :;eftsliy. llrikcd wiUi a, notorious, joint operator of' Cliii-:\^'<» ; of -several ly wrs agb.-Bhot. by. fc-jtiVi?*.;: lahd.-but riot in the, back. .: ... Tito ;ScciSet< Six Is b'ai:ely';^^r.ert,- It's,-a.riother title for a: viKilaiitii':; cOnim-ittee. - How Mbtirb-'could i;Qre" ' go calling "The; &ccrbt- Sl-S','. •'•'rh* .; Secret Sex"' is riiorf icniarkablo than' anything In the .picture. .• ; ..- ; Beery opens as ; a . $35 a -w celt' hjechanlc In the Chicago-stbckVai'a.s.';- He goes to : gang ■ IcaclersblP Int; double, time then - to, wealth ancj a - liixurlous. home, to wind up iii at murdci' . trial 'as -the • ,'deterida,rit. Other than a laugh cbltcn by Beery : In; the court room, tliat sequence is \ piirllcularly .'■v.T.pid.: :.', -, '- , :;Be;ci'-y-" gives,; Hie expected per-:' •Cbrniancp.: if ybu can; overlook: the': rple itself. L,ew'is Stone does the ci',at|y';,]jiwyer-dlrpclor of Slaughter ITouse's mbb. Slaughter House la; Beery's 'gang, tillb--. Paul Hni'.s't is;, playing straight, John Mdck Brown .; arid' Clark Cable' are .the juv.;re* • pprters. Brewn Is better here than In s6me.;ti.nie. ;.<Sable.. la lil?eablb.-: r ;' Jean llnrlow is another dame and plays; it that; ■w-ay, with her. best :blt - In the ; cburt room;Marjorio IJanilie.'iu has 'but .-ii little 'I'it, making , that tell. toM-ard'the; flriisH,. as another of the dame hangers-on of the - hoodlunia.: -;. '1 ' Rather old fashioned nowadays on the ..ecrech for. opposition mobs . to; be: -shooting «t oiica riotlier from r losM 'e.'irS. '; Tliitt,- was .the'- st.v.lp in . tiie- first ganpistcr 'pictures. 'tlVcve ; i.^h't- riTivoh. riew'er tliah tljat in- tills ("'he, t;xocplingV perhaps - riri- .-idiilifa- ■ tloii from; a: recent ncw.siia.pnr s'tbry' / or two bf'riew'aVehts In.gangland,'.- . ./riil.S picturb orrtlnnrily w.iiuid call'; for sta.!;o support in its wer-k ."funds;; 11'.-;' ((,UGstii)n.T."nlC ■ if a st.Die ^'^lo■w Avbuld .aid u; .it's; orie bjr,iluisr.^lh.-it- must ..stand ';bf- .'fall: bS' It's.oli'r \V i'.h tl\e';oli,aricc!?.bn;:its;;fa:!lirig^^^ tARNISHED LADY ., l.Vii.'i'njiiiilit. -privilciv-ilijii nti;i' "'l';.!--;'; .' Gff" :il:>VA- li'.-iUifl.-ih. IiiU'liri-d ::iml. i V-- •: -I '■■ •■.■■><■ .Ti.T'i'lMl.-Jiy. , <!i>'.i-i;o ..I'ciiinr..- - ."^'.i-.i-j: ,.ind .iduirtnMun by l;bii.'ii;i- Ocil6h-Pl''w:' >'t. ;T!i«t - ■inpriph'^r.; Lnrry NVIIllmhs. "Ai :tli'.' Iliv-JI. -. N'-n; ToHt.- toT ferlii.l run b('Kiirii:iii,' Lfl, .liuiiiilncr irinc, 80 niliif. . ' ,-; ^'nn^y -Cniirlnoy.'....... .Tnlhilnh Tl,-in)(.!-.<'?<l .Xnrthrin 'C'-aviiili;>..: . .... ,..i:i:vo l'.r':."Ir . f'fi rnnlho Pi'i>ritliie-....;.;...riiiicl.n; rii'tfr, T'<-;Writ. 'riiyinr;^.,'^..-'.:.-\li;-xaT14<;-i- It-'i.liniV .Hon .siorpor;. i-......... ^,:. ,Osj;tiu;il. i-'.:l.•'!».. \lr»..-<:ouiinfy...;.; .^i:..EV;?'.abi-Jh JP.-'M' n v.n ■ i-T-pltdorfii kppvc'ciation bit.;T.'iili';!ah'; .tinnkhciid' as an acli-p.is l-i; I'roi'':"'''^?: rfttnfl Jri' tlie AI.nbani.'i .BirTs nrsi '!tm, :TJie plctu'J'ei hwey«,'>.bii1yLfe''ra<j'''J ^9