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34 VARIETY Wedrtesday, June 4, 1930 1)J 500,000 PEOPLE JAMMED and 2400 CELEBRITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN OF THE WOR PREMIERE OF HOWARD HUGHES' Starring BEN LYON, JAMES PRODUCED AND PERSONALLY DIRECTED BY HOWARD HUGHES CRITICS HAIL. IT A -Louella O. Par«ons—UNIVERSAL SERVICE- "Hollywood film colony last night congratulated itself that it had lived long enough to see the opening of 'Hell's Angels.' "Vital, effective and breath taking are the air scenes, aided in their realism by a widened screen. No previous motion picture has more than skimmed the surface of air maneuver^ and actual technical demonstrations compared with the scenes young Mr. Hughes offers. If young Mr. Hughes had nothing else to oflfer save these air maneuvers, 'Hell's Angels' should not be missed by young or old." -Elizabeth rcamans—HOLLYWOOD "CITIZEN"- "There never has been a picture which has created the expecta- tion of 'Hell's Angels.' And there has never been a picture which fulfilled and exceeded public expectation to the degree that this Howard Hughes epic of the air has succeeded. 'Hell's Angels' is more than its producer claimed it to be. It is an incredible film, and not until you see it can you fully appreciate how $4,000,000 and three years were consumed in the making." Louis Jacofcino—HOLLYWOOD "DAILY SCREEN WORLD" " 'Hell's Angels' is a great picture—by far the greatest aerial film ever made. Its greatness lies in the fact that never before has anything ever approached it in the way of aeronautical pho- tography. The thrilling scenes of aerial warfare, with all of its realism produced on a gigantic scale, places 'Hell's Angels' in a class by itself. It is an amazing thing, a tribute to the genius and daring of those who arc responsible for its making. "It is my personal opinion that 'Hell's Angels' will prove a sen- sation wherever shown. It will be talked about; it will pack 'em in the theatre and that's boxoffice." -Edwin ScfcaiZerf—"TIMES' " 'Hell's Angels,* Howard Hughes' epic of the air, is a mag- nificent picture. It opened last night at Grauman's Chinese The- atre to the accompaniment of what might be termed a'four million dollar' premiere. " 'Hell's Angels,' without a question, got off to the most daz- zHng start of any production this season, for the presentation within doors and out made for. that. "Regardless of all this display though, 'Hell's Angels' would have gained a conquest." -Edwin Martin—"HOLLYWOOD NEWS"- "Hollywood waited four years for last night! And after every- one had battled the jovial, good-natured, pushing crowds for a chance to see the film—for really, a ticket was just half the battle— Hollywood found that all the waiting and all the pushing was worth while. 'Hell's Angels' was all that Howard Hughes and Sid Grau- man promised it would be—an epic of air films!" The greatest produce tion in the era of ^ talking pictures