Variety (Aug 1934)

ass It TALKING SHORTS Educational ThUi iibort;. ended abruptl/ after ; Bine mfn«t«i a^nd W:liUiQUt ti»e ex- peeled climax. Ai^i t^rMkMi«^'^^^^^ Q\t% making apnHQ.- 'y'yl/''' AotiiaiHy It tioidv more tluui |W amount of trade eignincance .'vIM & short, for It Is conditioned by t # iMHr concept in production. Or, y:<Miitr» properly, a new-old twist. It's provocative idea, although as /■ymm at the HivoU something, was JTwiOiWi 0. I>eMiire. veteran iltrec. ^fbr of •li e nts, pr o d uced thbum*- at the AudU^ itti4lov;Nei)r YorH. It's a ■ereeii version idf the opera of V. fPfUiUacol' a well-'knowit .lik^iiont v; orreir sin unfttittiful wife. BroodinK fV^aMl iriottihg vengeance the Mrhtte- faOed clo^n'A sobbing agony of soul has been the cause. Of a whole :' school of pathos and remains the •- classic male torch songr. It's done in two seta. Which ; means cheaply on xoenory, although .' using quite a mob of extraf* for the outdoor theatre .sceno. lint the ) novelty lies in usinR Henry Hull to emote pantonilmioally in the »ilont (/era technique while an oiieratic ^ voice renders the lihrello. This • recoRuizes the fact that the po.s- ' eessora of operatic voices Boldom possess embonpoints that look we.ll before a camera. It also permits tlie use of name . ; actors. 5 ;v Hull is a Broadway figure just tlow going into pietiipeil. If he ,,' olioks this short may pick Ui> added V play dates a year from now on his nanfe. Meanwhile its unadcountable. If cMck of fth ending after working up MtMwst In an Impending tragedy MBlMiir lt^dttbi«>u«.v'' .. '^Cpd^ . fieranger provided a see- - Miiirto and Johii Ersklne. Col^inhla ' UnlVersltjr ffcttbn-#Httiiir;iie^M^ did sA uneonuMoniy 'Immmi' rendlUo^^ of the Italian wot^ds. and :^ tliMfe: wei^ «vng, wltti sui>erb dlc- / tfoik Ifof oiace the wordi oH an i a|M 1ft Mtfia^ llli •■■'■\.-' taHo, Nf. y. - Paramount There isn't much that can be done by way of spinning a plot around the playing of an orchestra, but What little can be done has boen. A standard vaude blackout, slightly cleaned up, is used for the purpo.se, that of the husband coming home unexpectedly, shouting 'come out or I'll shoot' and .Cab and his entire band walk out. It's enough. Prime purpose of the short is to show the colored maes- 1^ tro playing some tunes, which he does. He playa three of them, all hotcha, in his usual manner and •: over. A plug Is. atiMk in for the Cotton Club and' il^lf II I j' i ; ii .tf ii rr>n, i ; . ■ in WALTftR 'Radio." Prodoeed by Lee Marcus and writ- ten and directed by Al Boasberg, who knows his gags. Several very good laughs in it. so probably It is captious to point out that the pat- tern used is a bit too antiquated. Catlett calls on a gal's parents to get ih»>ir consent to marriage. They don't want him, so they put on a crazy act for him .everyone in the hou.se acting looney. Rlchy Craig, Jr., made a short along those lines, aiid so did Kd IiOwry. Short shows more than Anything that it's a. good comhinaUdh Iwhich Is c«*pat»jie of. turmag Mout -wVlh iN4i1l^'^pr«i4e<i whMi ««d if. THE THREE STOO^Mtt^'^''..-'-'t-v'^' 'Punoh Drunk', ■• 18 Mins. Mayfair. N. Y. Columbia This is certain latigh «^ull for young and old/ as well Ml wl4e and foolish. ■ ■ Ted Heaiy's mttggs get Into the palooka atmospheror Fith: action centering arouhd the fai oh* %(th the shaved head. A iMwdioter dis- covers this lad has a teri'liR^ w$llop when a certain musical nninber ii^ played. He hears it, rubs hi* face, and then strikes out at all angles. Meeting with the champ Is the laugh highlight. The violinist who always accompanies him at ring- side breaks his fiddle and the Healy- Ite takes an awful shellacking until the musician is ahlo to capture a phonogra|)h.ij>}aying the saine num- 'BOSOM FRIENDS''- ■'vi'^'/f^i-. Animal 9UMUltm^'::':\-:"''^-'■'i::^'..} .10 Mine. ^ :;c.r-\:uV.,V:';/' '■I|i*ili^iasiy» •■' Educaliohal Ono of those rare shorts which pleases an audience to the applause extent. And :it iflq»»Htii the approba- tion. It is wliat niiKiit be called A be- iieve-it-or-not of tlie barnyard, with slight suggestions of re-enforcement from the zoo here and there. A cat and a mouse are shown as pals. A monkey eats from the same container with a pig. Later on the pig frolics With a dog, and the dog shows affection for kittens. There are lausha And ehtei^tainment with a iw^yisrD at the en^* .1^ 'Poor Cinderaiia* 10 Mins. ParafneMntr N. Y. , .-^^ ... Paramount ' Color cartoon by the new process with firm tones and practically no bleeding, but a lack of tints in the colors. Conventional storjr of Cin- derella other than that Cindy is Bet- ty IJoop at her boopiest. Good stuff for the children around holiday times and carrying a catchy melody for a theme song, but not the knockout it was Intended to be chiefly be- cause the main character Is unsuit- lUihM iUiiiiii 'TrvfwMrt liland* (M-Orio Ih(«^t(ipitti IM^^^ <i>t the S^^teVenaOit etasslo with an ali^ star cast. Overlong hut okay. 'Bulldog Drummontf Alrikef Baek' (UA)v J^P^ comedy melbdlMmih 'f-'k- swashbuckling flavor. :''-A t! i|i ttked -. with what it takes. 'Cleopatra' (Par). Gorgeous optically hut jMAtAUy weaki Win attradt oli Mi^^^^,v^ splash and make money. 'Dames' (WB). Sure-flre filmuslcal with the alumni of '42nd St.,' 'Gold Diggers,' 'P'ootllght Parade,' ete^ In it. 'Side Streets' (FN>. AciM«a- lesa and Ineongru ous. 'The Cat's Paw* (Fox). Harold Lloyd's first in two years and should do okay. 'OffeuM ll«fl»' (OtAh Fair picture. ..at<urrlttg'.;.J«dt' "I|olt:;';''-:< 'hi J iiin-|iiiri'''.i ir iiVi' i j "ill .'n'li iV mVii . 'Cte'^irr: tkiwtucll'iMi, ■ rnijaji''.i;vr*'t«»' -MilWiaA. RmM<I' rolman Marrod. Dir«ct<ui by R'>y l>el Ruth. Si>'n;«r!o by Nijnnnlly Juhni>Lin. t>a-sfNl nn nnvi-! hy Ji._t;^.MrNcllf. r;iinpr.i. I'evcreU Marley. At HlVt'Hi N. V., ntartint; AUR. 1$, Rttlininf .tlm^ ttU. in>n» liuirit DrmnmMHla.. •..>.... .Ronalil C'lmi>" I .Ola Fikfa|< ,.. t ^ r.'>rett« Twine I'rince Jul^mit. '. .., W ntnft Olaml AIkx ..Ch:lilea IttitterWorth i;wen ...... .Vnrt Mi*rke; Iniipector Niel«i«fB*.,.j>.,..0. -Aubrey Smith l.ady J««e v,<'.«..».'.».<.'KHthleen Uuik.- Dr. Of(«|i ' 8othei1l:> Arthur lluhl SUiKh ~. i. .l>enrk« UeKa.i Lola's Aunt -Ktjipl .Crtlflo*. Hawaii .MIdcha Aut>r Park«r . . .,»,,,j»4,,.i,....T>0UKl.»s> ('.•Tr.ird 1st Mdbby i\,,ii,'..,i,.. ;Halliwon Hi>W>e!i llarttHI Uoyd production and Vok relMM, Btarrlntr Harold Lloyd. Directed and adaint* e<l by .Sa^n Taylor from magasine story by Clarence Buddlnffton Kelland. At R.C. Music Hall. New York, two week*, com- mencing Auic. IC Running time, 101 mina, Ksekiel Cobb.., Harold I.loyd Petunia PraU.«r».»;:tM««i>...- Una Merkel .Take Bla]r».';Vi',»'.«V<.°r*<..>^OeorKe Barbler Htrozzt .'........ i...... Nat Pendleton Dolores Dace ......Grace Hradley Mayor Morgan «.,^....AIan DInebart ■Silk Hat' UcQM...«.,...,iQrant Mtteliell Tien Wang.....«; i« .; <....... PrM Warren •Spiko" Slattery.^^;Warren Hyiher Shigley ..A in^ell MacDonald Red the Reporter...^;4.^;Vi..Jarow Ponlan iMat, Atty. Ncai;.;....ik.^»W«ria Maxwell TIC kE iSLAW I > Metro-Cioldwyn-Miiycr pnuluriiDn and ro- leaflc; Hunt .Siroml)erK. producer. Star- rlag Wallace Reory and Jackie Caeoeilr and featurinir Lionel It.arrymore, Otto Krtiit^r, I.owls Stone, NiRpl Itru> t' and Chic .Sale. l>iroctoil by VU-lor Kliinlnjr. .Screen piny by John l.ee. M.->hln from wtory liy Itobert Loula .Stevenson; muHic. lIiTht'rl ijtothart; Camera. Hay June and I'lydo de Vlrina; art. Cedric Olhbona. At tito C ai>lli>l, N. Y., week AuK. 17. Renniilff lime. UK) ininn. I^ng John .Sliver W.illa.-.- Ito.-ry Jim Hawkins Jai'kio Ckip't HUly Uonoa.,..,..,. ;Lii)nel Itarrymoro Ooeiwr Uvtaey.:. ^ . .Otto Kmscr CMtaIn Smollett.fitene MMra Traiawney;... * nikci nmrc S**"OeHBi.......ii......'Chaili"H '(."hlc' Sair ....;.;.,,i,,,,.,.,\Villlam V. Mung ... «>;<.... .Vi';;'i.CliarlM M«Na:iicht9n • Kftw*ln«.,,. .>»,:.;; .^i^^cjithy rctcrepn .■':.::;'' v^tenftniing as: It tfiiv ntMit iktpuiar stores in l^itsifi literature, with a s)plendid cast of almuMt solworth, Wi iti a wjfalth iMP^ductlon strenRth ind iri^^ beautiful handling, this filin nevir- thfiloss Is |CKX: lon^^^ It3^ .■iwoiit'.two .'ttflV^iioinnir ii»;'tiifliFliid' and, hy tbx time, while mucK ,of i*^ ^e prances, the whojf is ,iifliiiK^ ^*irtii|;-."']|»it ;;iit|ei'^ <^:, 'lirodud- ■ iiiWi ' *j5w«lds' box' offlCf. ■ i^'i^y'vfj^ii^::;^^^ put otd''--iiaiyie -''a*(''''ikfi^ ik ^^ Is Sto \v n.st>n yarn o ii the screen niiiiiy millions have n^td the .>ry that they al! havr>. iiri-ooti- e6iv«'(l (lotion.s of the CJiHtinK nf^ccs- «ary and tlu" tn.iniKT In wliicli ihi.- Nlory should be ,toJd. With the nianiicr tHore 'le; Ifi this inJftattce. no quarrtjl: it Is ai preteiuioais.iand swa^hbiictvling as ft pt^uld be. ; But we casting, denote Jtiie -^ualitiii of vfhe |te<^e' ijuiied.' leaves :to^be. dei»|^y.^, ;v.v;y>:.:r;v-,- ; It .Is hard\i«( .|mftginit«:'«n^^^ in the T.ipng J;ohh i^llvor Vofe than Jjallare lleery^ It is hard tfV think :.»C.,,:i»nyttne. «h.9;^:'iiilirhtha:v«.' 'W*: placed' Jackie Cooper as Jim Haw- kins. Tat, neither of the two com- pletely^ ^^oitVlnces: neither feems to be aware 6C the seriousnesa and danger vt tlse nituatloiis they get into.''/v.':Tlittt-;:nMiy'' ''.fe«Ba: -^tlte espkiclaify- ta of iMViiitti ipen'tt- inefy inoying ioenes between the duo, 1>ut both are performances that, bit by bit impresis and^^eti in toto, leave a doubt. Best porformanco honor.s are really split bctwoen Ijiojiel Barryniore and Chic Sale Former, as Billy Uonos, and latlor as 15(mi Gunn, soomod mo.st thurouphly to have raui^lit the Stevon.son .spirit. Thoy overact al- most to muKtjinK but it'.s in koep- inK with the mannor of the story. 'Trea.sure Island' as a story is a grand, blood-curdling adventure yarn, in portions where it is ."so played it's genuinely thrilling and good entert.ilninent. Victor Flc«ii?tg'« direction JsiBUj some exceptionally fine phblogrciphhH nfTectit both of the cameraman com^ in»t in fot" bows, and he 1^ in some epectacular, mass efC^ci^i thai: caii't help but inipress. Pei^ap»sl1ie filhi ran he cut l.l mlrtittes, w.nich:Wo.t4d. do tlio trick. Among the actors Lewis .^tone conies in for a nod as (Captain Smoll<!tt, Ciiarlfs M( N'aiiKhton is letter-i)erfe( t in tlie .small i ole <jf Black Dot;, Otto Kriii;er is Ju.-t a mite too le^lt as I>r. Llvesey and rrcl;i\viiev. Con.siderablf* help t" th>; film is a flue musii' il .score by Herbert; Stot- hart and impres.sive artitMll^ WVl^rk by C'edrlc (;ibhons. ih: ;tlie l.i.st ahaly.sis it rnu.st be ri'ineinbered that ^Trea«ure island" iii Inte^ntied for kid aitdicnices ibc the .J(tUl» tibn • yeii"8 old ; ^rj sixty>. Tl^re ■ is no. rointi^ncQ a-iiiirlo • afnd praiciUeallar.ni« feiflttm oast'.;:'':''K''#;ii^ fdirv'^liiidlk. an«l'/-maies. A hd; for fhtfni ' ft if^outit ■ jWdVe fiofin n»a^U»', ri i)lt vih^jpe; l»b»«b(i.«»tt<} |n Vac-' tloih wnd a toR U»ng >v4ni^*>d in ' ::'The'Cat's:i?ii#^'t*,^<i^^lil^ for Harold UOyd in that it is the most adult comedy yet attempted by him. as laugh entertainment, and: from a box office viewpoint It looks Ulte a cinch, but it is not a little surpris- ing the way the kid angle Is neg- lected. Lloyd has been off the screen for two years, a dangero||i!rtjr;lfl!iililtter- mission for a star. In all of his past successes, and especially to the kids, Lloyd has al ways been lyiown and regarded aS the screen's speediest comic,' a breath-taking laugh-grabber who specialized in keeping 'cm on the edge of their seats. In 'Cat's Paw' the comedy process is in almost complete reverse. The picture gets its latuths, all right, but it ap proaches them at Ik orawit The story (and fliei»*t eMMider ably naoi'e atorr ttUf ^fiMt llliM Uoiyd bas edueftted liis fwns to expect) Is simply H. play on the corrupt poli- tics theme. The stMiotiire. has served many times in 'tlie ma^ng of excellent dramas> but neyer .*i»;^#y erly in a comedy way as In tnls In stance. Lloyd, as a missionary's son. vis Iting his home town in the U. S. after 20 years in China, is picked for a prize sap by the burg's politi- cal czars and nominated for mayor as the 1,000-to-l shot opponent for their own man. But he surprises everybody. Including himself, by winning^ and .the worW: kiWMI on Ttmnng^u ntti l tt»lftf ' 'i i lii^ city 100%. There are some good, substantial latighs along the way, but the roars ar# .tiil*' and far between. Script aifi^ itself for «is^.pi$m atretch Ivttlid up to tlirlaim»4^^ big conMdy aeene la funiiir eiiOttgh, it may. fail to draw the; desired hilarious response, /lik. jdHa/miUn hit LlOyd rounds up all twv^ieWii'il erim- inats, gangsters and crowed politi- cians an^" Tneniaillj^ tortures them into .signing confessions that clear liini of framed charges and also Hd the town of their presence. Using a Chinese iiiaLjical Illusion, the mayor •Beheads' a couple Of the ringleaders a.s a convincor. In reality (and It's r posed) tlxe beheading' is accomplished by tap- ping the victim on tho head for a kayo and then arranging his person inside a dummy form on a stcetchcr 80 that the head and body aPpCiar to be separated. A few dropi Ot edtsup complete the illusion. The scene Is heavy #ttli^i««i^ cbngiyii£ sttM»eibie,. Ijyjft it #aa notice- abl». .thait an /0)rt' i«ira...6ut gag. and ohe Of the fiEkw '.Mm-t':iltflt^iid' In the picture, dfe# #f IbliM audi^ ence latipi, n6t <>aly Qf ttii^^^ but of the whole rtim as well. Gag occurs When the Chinese o.\eciition"i converse's with a Dutch comic-gang- ster In Cerman. There's a girl, too. and no more forti/nate choice for the part of tlils Fast moving, laugh-studded, smartly produced melodrama as in- credible as It Is engrossing. It is Ronald Coleman's l^rst for 20th Cen- tuiir and the type of gallant non- sense he oarries o(C handson»el}r. Not^Jtor a moment doea^ lag juM althougii it really dpies not miiike lol^e it hail Uiat eerie plauiilbiiUy thM « weir-wmtel>/nnjri^^ acMe v ua W heii pjirmed in q tfc'ye e hours." ; To patise for 4nalysia might make 'Bulldog Drummond strikeia Back' easily seem silly. It's not a picture hor a atory to be analysed. It's for enjoyment only. Shrewd prbaduction brains liftye fM>lished the script so that chariiicters atand Out, action dovetails perfectly. And there is an abundance of tuihmy vibration, thanks to crisp twists in diaioK in- serted by Nunnally .Tohnson. Two main comedy veins flow through the narrative and have been exploited with practiced skill for maximum laughs. First is the in- terrupted wedding night of Charles Lutterworth and L'na Merkel, a couple of cooing doves. Bulldog Drummond (Ronald Colman) In constant calls for as.^istance diverts Cupid's purposes. Second recurring comedy clash is Drumniond's efforts, futile right to the end. to con- vince Scotland Yard that ciimina! machinations are afoot in London. Every time Drummond brings in a witness to prove he's not pipe- dreaming the witness mysteriously vanishes. Commissioner Is con- vinced that he's drunk or crazy or both. It Is an ^etion-cranimed night Willi ,1 cargo Of'ChQlera-conr taminated fursr the citiuse )Oi>(i{(U, ihe skoUdttggery finally goini '«# jn flames at the whaiif. Colman Is attractively C?olman- esttue tt^rougltout; He is the gay blade, the debonair i^dventurer never long without a c^uiiitiw-mi^ve and escaping death or fifftiir% lnnumei> able tinies. volfey9 back and forth like a teiinls ball from hero to villain^ Vflder the circumstances Its mostly. Coiman versus Warner Oland with comedy punctuation by Butterworth. Loretta Young Is just a pretty girl with big eyes whose function is to be kidnapped and rescued, kld.r^lff^ii|^; ;v again, rescued again. Kathleen Burke suggests a glamorous Chinese princess but it doesn't prove more than a sugges- tion. 8he opens her mouth to speak but not more than three times. She Is, however, prominent-in_tha,pnh- licity stills where shftj/lriMHfld kelp influence curiosity. One Incident in the story is part of a riddle that has gone the rounds Of drawing rooms and parties for several years. That's the riddle of what )iaii^ne<i to the woman lust arrivM fr«niis liftdla who dlaai f roni; n Ziiverpobl hotel the grer daughter (in ihii riAmmrmm er reason flaunted by tki: of hdi^ llltl^es t^^ . she bh lifr moth«r eiNi': atopped at the 4iotel, This is used practically Verbatim in the screen story. ^ Minor flaws, loo.sc end.s In the narrative, will In no wise detract from the capacity of this picttire to please audiences genenliy. Land, ._ sm.art-rrackinir cigar counter femme could have been made. ITna Merkel plays It e-vpertly. A gem cli.Tractnr perform.I nee hy George Uarbier and some polished gangster and gun moll stuff, resr>e< tively, from Alah Dine- h.art .and (Jrace Brinkley, gave LIpy<^ a lot of help ih the ^support iine> , ijingle attempt at muatofl fMrodtoc- tioni ebhftned to a f>l»v.enibf ne-r quenfe, is well done, as la the itist of tlfii* fiitSliirQ. F*or staftlnfi; and elfepjts, the .Chinatown cellar where the piWjl hehesdfnm vtrerMd nti*<> rat<^oifpeciai montinn«, ; v liigew olYore. tttit>iijBg hew In this dir^ctioiw though he dbe« >rovide one of th* finest example's bt rhythm in a pie* ture yet to bb' exploited. Thl« conu'.s when the barge of Cleopatra moves out of the port to carry the enchantress and Marc Antony to Kgypt. Tliere are deck scene.s, tliea tile action moves to the waist of the sliip where two or three hundred hea\y tipped oars move In perfeot rhythm down a long vista. P'or » moment it was just another" scenes hut the monient was held until the spectators got the effect and it brought applause. Another tribute ought to go to Aul>rey Smith as a soldier in one of tlic lew sincerely written bits. Miss CoJ^iert's beii moment is the death of Oleo. The rest of the time she's a cross be- tween a lady of the evening and a lough soubrette in a country melo- drama. It is not so.. much her fault as thb.:..«hbr|coni|)iir''dC-:^^^^^ scenarists. . y::'.y-\.'''- ii In an--eflfort-.tb'*ii»0i4-^*he;^^ verse of ahakbsipearb. -irblh whicHj. this story derives, the dialog ; made to become colloquial wlth^dis- astrous results. Often the Tineir drew titters that are not being angled for. When Cleopatra staba a man hiding behind thevdraplngf she explains to Caesar that the' eavesdropiier was plotting against her life or hi.s. The imperial JuUus then strides to the door, throws It open and commands a couple of guards to 'take it away,' referring to the body. The blankest of blank verse would have been better than the 1934 conversation. This Is only one exami>le, but the entire dialog, save for a few moments, is of like calibre. In the same eifort to be different a Roman social gathering is more sirggeaUvb bf ft ptiodern bridge light than Ui« W of thb Worbl^ and both CibaWXttd Antoiffy fall for tha baideat bf blandiahmetttsi •{ Tiiet« WW »• ttba at the larga screen fbr tli* Mf. iho«M^' Vn* deratood this is|rti:.i;fnrp|lil|Mfbil..^lWiv it'^ didn't 'aho*':*!*!!.--^ v-*?, .■■ ' Aitotlkbr^.:luindlb4#''''tftV''^ almobt untvbrMl ^iiptaT; /«f tHe ao-oailfdt: Oxford accent. Gaesarr AntMub Herod, and the lesser lights ipbME with the exaggerated broad A. But in spite of these handteapn the scenarists have iraccbcded Itt gaining some interest for the storyj an accomplishment. Moreover, moat of the spectacle bftckgrounda tha story Instead of supffM^Mtfl^r tho final battle. ' Miss Colbert, as ha.s been recited, is handicapped. So are most of the others. Warren William, as Caesar, and Henry Wilcoxon, as Antony, play In the drawing room style, and a not too select drawing room at that. Joseph Schildkraut Is a fair Herod and Ian Keith only falls down once v.'hon he Is compelled to make a speech from tlie Capitol steps and is,made to talk more or less like a soapbox orator. The others are immaterial. Photographically the picture is superb. Here DeMillc is on Arm ground and he makes ornate and eye-filling pictures of Roman life and Egyptian licentiousness im- partially. The dances are not staged up to the standard of mod- ern musicala,^ but the group han- dling forma a part of the photo- graphic skill. It la .on the pictorial angl*. IMi alkttMrt wlkbl^ on tHat. that'thb anji- This is aufBblbht t^ irtiMifttt ta 'a money piotura.;, Ce» II n. DoMllIo pro.M"f i«n and P.ira- riiount r' l'-.Lsc. Dircrtml tjy (.'ecil Do.Mille. D.ivlrl M( Don;iM. Cull.ri T.-tf. a.-^.st. dir.; a'l.ai>t;it i'ln. iMrtU.'tr Mcf''irmiick; .screen pliiy, Wiildemar Vuuhf;, Vincent Lawrence; Victor Mllner, camera. At Paramount, N. Y.. for irrind >iin Aug. to. nutininfc time, 102 inln«i. . ■ ' ' : f'lf'->l':iti .1 ,. ,.... ..-..Clau Iflte Colbfrt Julius ('af;Snr..-,j,.M'arren William MaiT Anto«|l,;..v*.i.,., .....Hent|P Wiico'»<>« c'al|nifiiia...V'..i.«;k>.'..:... .af4lrud« Mi» nael Herhd...... ,„,..Joseph SchilUkrallt <Vtavian... ........... Ian Keith EnobarliUii....... t:. Audrey Smith CanHius , .I;mi M.'I..ii''n UrutiiB, .Xrtiiur Hohi lV>tkjnr>s.. i: ..<...^..-.:.I«eonar4 . Mwdte A!tti»ilo'Jorija^... .;;j....,lfVlhg Pjchcl DAMES ■' Cecil:«;: peMitte'b t^Uhjpie^^'^m^ unveiled at the I'aramoiint, before a handiilcked. audience . which .' was polite but nr»t—over onthusiastic. Consensus r»f fiplhinn seemed to bo that 111" liliii fail -, .sik <-r..,.>.;fnHy to deinori;itr;U .- ti.c < oinhjiial inn of ( k- trciiie s|)Itiidoi- v.ilii a .stiit.\. l!iit it .should t>e a piMlif.iMc tnre. for it po.s.se.s.-~i .s a pi <«\(.< ,at i\ 1' title, .-•iich 1 wealth of jii-o'iTifcTTc.iTila.-li. e.vpNd- t.ation .niL-li v, i.-; invested with such p.l.iiiioiir o! porii)) and circiitti- stancc thrii tlic .'iveiMUf* f.aii Will be attracted. Jui't how many w|lj rie- spond to: th*' uriwi w ill b<< dil'bi?tly! in the ratio of the expluitive. ' Splendor andi intlrrtaciri^^ do not blend ahV more t hag ^ijaditioniil ..oil': and .AvblotS; ■■'■.iliaflil, 'HwH**' bn' thO' bit>er'n''''toes,: .,>• ;'. •■■•,■:•■>•.. ■ •: l>eMIUc addH: nbtliHiiK tb hl«- di- ifpcttiiritiil w.-p in- thl"» frtie: oi;Wfr .f*"'" (iirutieAL) ■:':':,■:;'■•■,■-, Warner Bros. ' pi<g4iM|Btl4Mi atii i^li^aM. > KMlurea Iluby Keeler. Diftk Powell. . Joan rtlondell and others. I>lrecie<l liy Ilay Kn- rlnht. NumlxT.H croatcd nnd «lire<'ti><l by Iliinhy Herkol'^y. .Story, I{ol>f>rt I»r«l and Dflnier DaveH, wTe'-npiay, I'nvPB; photoga. Sill HIckoJt and OofirBO Karnex; unngn, - Harry Warrori and Al I>ubin: Sammy Kaln ■ and IrvinK Kahal; M'lrt Klxon and Alll» Wrul.cl. At Strand. N. V.. w<?''k .\<ii; ITk Itunnip g tiniP.' W inlnii. .MiikMjl................. ..... .;.Jo«n TJIondm — Jimmy. .,.iV.,i«'*.i,V.::i.».^»«;*.»»•• i.'-*!''!! I'owrdl . narbara.'.»i.;..>.<«.v'. vRuliy K<»'li»r Mathilda j .. .. .'/.aSu IMm Hora (' .'..i...,....< luv ICilil.<-^ Kzra Uunue...^......^;......HUKh Herbert Arthtir VIsloa ... i.. i.. .iSanimy F«ls . . I'hil RpRan .Arthui- Xvlfsworth ,I;cil i H«nnett iJulgc-rv... v.i .SijnK writer, SoHK Writer. Con.iuf.tor.:... Euwbrtfiiir'....'< Bertoa ciiinMUl V3D«irne« lb a show 'iflei^b^^ bo., and so is 'Dames.' iThe title ibng rblterites tivat just in case the audience isn't sure just why they're la the theatre seeing Warners' 'IMnv.s ■ It's tho l'J34 edition of 'Gold Diggers' and Just as potent lodcirtbne. * Ife.'ivlc-r on the <>ofi edy, but lighter on the story than were WB's prede- cessors in ,.tTi«' niinuslcil series of sucfCHses-r-and the list is irn- prruMfuto, xif>.vt.:Mi:lt|i 'iL'n.l .street.' the 1933 /Diggerii,' 'Footlight. l*,a- rade/ t 'U'ond«'r liar' an<* '20 >{it>ibn A kwet'thearts^-i^t Hft;» aU, t^e." favjir- ablM attriliutif'S of the btt'eM*and is rt rtiiln t^ rejiieat.V rttt|i;jt*ekle' thev fM:l^s^ahd■v■.tlnk1!b^■vtHe.■■^#Xllt^ : 'Wtglstoi's."'. V;' That VV'aniei-.s wa;^ niWe tb fashion /••.sifiii .'ifi eiireri.iiniiieni: tmiler .; po ,1 lliiy-'i '" r''M ricf iofis i.s ;i credit ' to 111.' . m1I> > I iv<- iiiiiciHiii ii s of ttirt .studio .nHlii <'i-:~. .iiUlioM.';;i iiiisicaUy nts^'.to. og.Tfn-d<•nv^H^tr,ote,■tll;{i.■ra^•^^^lcll^^ v.--.. ■, ^i,-'.' -v'ik-™'- oi'-V*'■'■'■■ -T.'---: rew,,;^' :in.t.hO''ih»«n^iti;ni^r^-f:*-f■nw»sf.')io<ii^.:,j^b:;:..,.''.''■:,:S*:'^^*'Mf»v*'T''^*'*.'J!?*^ v;-;Vr ■■: