Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 January 1929 — Page 7

JAN. 12,1929

WILLIAM HAINES IS THE LATEST ‘ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE’

Emil iannings Is Featured in ‘Sins of the Fathers' Now at the Circle —‘Riley, the Cop’ Opens Today at Apollo for the Week.

FOR the last fifteen years. “Alias Jimmy Valentine” has been perhaps the most sensationally and perennially successful play on the American stage. For over a generation, young and old America alike have thrilled, laughed and cried over the story of the dashing young, crook who outwits the police foarces of half a dozen cities only to give himself away at last by cracking the safe in which is imprisoned the sister of the girl he loves. Now Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has taken the story and made it as modem as the costumes of the year after next. This organization's initial talking picture comes to the Palace today.

William Haines, who gained his [ first reputation as the premier wise- j cracker of the American screen, j brings to "Alias Jimmy Valentine” a sense of comedy that has been mellowed and softened by experience. To assist him in his laughs. Karl Dane and Tully Marshall, two of the most experienced laugh-getters nc the screen, contribute what is: perhaps the best performance o£ ; 'heir career. The three of them bring anew j Idea to the screen, that of a comedy trio instead of a comedy team. Their work together is a sensation. As leading lady. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer selected Leila Hyams. who was chosen by Henry Clive, the noted artist and illustrator, as the most beautiful blonde in Hot wood. Clive interviewed more than 5,000 blondes before making his decision. Miss Hyams brings to “Alias Jimmy Valentine” more than a year’s experience with motion pictures as well as a verve and personality that is vivid and refreshing. Jack Conway, who directs the production, was also responsible for several of Haines’ early successes, including his famous polo picture, “The Smart Set.” It is Conway who is responsible for many of the ultramodern touches which make Jimmy a more interesting and fascinating youth today than he ever was on the stage. The surrounding sight and sound novelties on the program will include two new Metro Movietone acts, bringing to the screen that popular musical /songbird, Marion Harris, and the well-known jazz orchestra director, Vincent Lopez. The Fox Movietone News, the only talking news reel in the world; the M. G. M. News Review, an M. G. M. color classic, and Lester Huff in an organ novelty, will round out the bill n n # "'MOVIETONE FEATURE NOW AT THE APOLLO “Riley, the Cop,” coening at the Apollo today, boasts the most original story and plot that has reached the screen in many a day. An all movietone comedy drama, it is packed with hilarity interspersed with dramatic and romantic moments that keep audience interest sustained at a high pitch all the way. Farrell MacDonald and Louise Fazenda are featured in “Riley the Cop,” supported by a large cast that includes David Rollins, Nancy Drexel. Mildred Boyd, Ferdinand Schumann-Heink, Del Henderson, J. Russell Powell, Billy Bevan and Mike Donlin. The story is the joint work of James Gruen and Fred Stanley, and the picture was directed by John Ford. The fun begins when Jim Riley, the best natured cop on the New York force, is sent to Europe to bring back a prisoner one Joe Smith. It gains speed when in a Munich beer garden Riley meets Lena, a fair charmer, breaks a pledge of ten years and gets so gloriously loaded that his prisoner has to take him in charge. From this situation arises some of the merriest comedy 7 scenes imaginable, and there is never a respite from hectic action. Chic Sales, famous character comedian, adds to the mirthful quality of the program in a movietone skit called “The Star Witness,” in which Sales is at his funniest, Movietone news reels fill their accustomed place, and Vitaphone acts include Redman and Wells in "The Gyp,” and a novel oddity entitled “On the Air.” # a THIRD BIG MOVIE WEEK STARTS “Sins of the Fathers” opened at the Circle today as the third feature production of “Big Picture Month.” It will be shown through Friday, as usual. Emil Jannings, declared by Paramount to be the greatest dramatist in pictures today, plays the leading role in this picture which he himself proclaims to be his best. The reason for his good work, he stated when the film was released, is that he played a natural role—that of a German-American. Jannings was born in this country but when only a baby his v parents removed to Germany where he spent the greater part of his childhood. Beiore coming to America several years ago, he had achieved success, both as a stage and film star in Europe. After being brought here by Paramount, he played stellar roles in “The Way of All Flesh" and in “The Patriot." These two pictures gave him almost overnight fame i6iroiighout the theatrical world. f “Sins of the Fathers” has a biblical suggestion in that the sins of a father are visited upon the head of his son. The picture takes the life of Wilhelm by Jannings. from the time he was an ambitious, middle-aged waiter until he was old and gray. The dramatist also is heard from the screen for the first time in this picture vhen he sings a German AMUSEMENTS

STARTING TOMORROW LOST! BUDDY KANE Loses His Scenery See Buddy This Week MINI'S HIS WHISKERS AND DERBY Roddy comes on! In the open as the •Itch broker who most tell the troth for U boors In "GEORGE WASHINGTON JR” AND DON'T MISS leon McDonald THE WHISPERING BARITONE n4 1 2 Girls on the Runway 3% COLONIAL £%

Returning Naomi Childers and Rosemary Theby, two of the screen’s popular tars before their retirement, will return to the silver sheet in Columbia's “Trial Marriage,” after an absence of several years.

folk song. All in all, it is a strong picture for the ‘‘big month” and is one of his best. He is supported by Ruth Chatterton. Short subjects, an organ solo and a talking news reel are other attractions of the program. DAVIS HAS NEW INDIANA SHOW “South Sea Breezes” blew into the Indiana today as the stage attraction of Charlie Davis and his band while Bebe Daniels again comes to Indianapolis, this time in the leading role of ‘Take Me Home,” a Paramount picture. The stage show is easily one of the most spectacular that has been brought to this city, primarily because of the climax in which a roaring volcano is reproduced before the spectators. The South Sea Islands, as the name implies, are used as the setting for the shoy and this atmosphere prevails throughout. In it such Publix stars as the following appear: Frank Melino, Ted and Jack Dale, Roy Walman. and Gil Wray. Dolly Nutter, heading a troupe of Foster girls, also presents some very good dance routines, one of which is unique in displaying the movement of totem poles. Charlie Davis and his band will present as specialty numbers “Where the Shy Little Violets Grow” and “Doing the Raccoon.” “Take Me Home” proves refreshing to those who admire Bebe Daniels since she is seen in a role that is more dramatic than is the usual case. She also has thrown off much of the slapstick without sacrificing comedy. The story is built around stage life, depicting Miss Daniels as a chorine. She falls in love with a “rube” performer who plays a harmonica in her act and many interesting situations result. The picture is highly entertaining. An organ solo by Dale Young and a news reel are other features of the program. v

Ringside Film

The glamor and human emotions of the pugilistic ringside will be brought to the audible motion picture screen in anew Paramount production, “The Man I Love,” it was announced yesterday by B. P. Schulberg. Richard Arlen, who became famous by his work in “Wings,” will have the role of a ring champion in the story, which was written by Herman J. Mankiewicz of the studio scenario and titling departments and was first produced on the New York stage. Add to Cast Several additions to the cast of “Broadway,” the famous Jed Harris stage play being picturized under the direction of Paul Fejos, are announced. These include Robert Ellis, George Ovey, Betty Francisco, Fritz Held and George Davis. Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent and Myrna Kennedy play the three principal roles.

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Left—William Haines in “Alias Jimmy Valentine,” at. the Palace starting today. Upper Center—Bebe Daniels and Lilyan Tashman, opening today at the Indiana in “Take Me Home.”

Will Sing

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On Sunday afernoon, Jan. 20, Ona B. Talbott will present Sophie Braslau in a song recital.

Work Starts

R. William Neill’s first assignment from Columbia pictures, following his recently signed contract, will be the direction of “Behind Closed Doors.” This is the titled finally selected for the drama of mystery and in. crigue which will feature Virginia Valli and Gaston Glass. The story has both a foreign and American background. Camen work on the production will start next week.

They’re Rollin’ Their Own Now

“Rollin’ their own” is the style in Hollywood, among film stars. Dorothy Dwan is responsible for the fad of rolling the brims of felt hats to suit the individual face. “Buy unblocked felts in all colors, very cheaply,” says this actress, noted for being well dressed. “Then cut the shape to suit your style Wear the hat awhile, and trim down the brim some more. Wear this hat, and then cut it down into a small,

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Actress to Sing in Film Lupe Velez Has Six Song Numbers in New Picture. “T ADY of the Pavements,” latest JL/ D. W. Griffith production, has been completed, and Raymond A. Klune, production manager, is now in New York city, to arrange for the Metropolitan premiere. In this film, based on an original story from the pen of Dr. Karl Vollmoeller, author of the book of “The Miracle,” Lupe Velez sings six times. The young Mexican actress, who had appeared in one Hal Roach comedy before Douglas Fairbanks cast her as his leading lady in “The Gaucho” will be heard singing Irving Berlin’s “Where Is the Song of Songs for Me?,” “La Monteria” and “Nena.” She will sing in English and Spanish, and will talk. William Boyd, Jetta Goudal, George Fawcett and Albert Conti are in the cast. The story is placed in the France of Napoleon 111 and Lupe Velez is a cabaret singer. Spend Money Expenditure of motion picture capital in Hollywood will be swelled by approximately three million dollars annually as the result of an extensive increase in production activities to be launched by the FBO Studios, Inc., according to an announcement made by William LeBaron, vice-president in charge of production.

chic felt. Everyone thinks you have anew bonnet, and you look smart all the time.” Dorothy has appeared in many out of door pictures, and the call for felt hats made her become prao • tical on the subject. She discovered the fact that one flat shape can be blocked at home into many appearances.

Lower Center—Scene from “Riley, the Cop,” with Nancy Drexel, Farrell MacDonald and David Rollins, now on view at the Apolli. Right—Emil Jannings in “Sins of the Father,” i t the Circle starting today.

Sunday School Lesson

The International Uniform . Sunday School Lesson lor Jan. IS. Sin. I John 1:5! 2:6. BY WILLIAM GILROY, D. D. Editor of The Congregationalist FROM the goodness of God and His loving Fatherhood it seems a deep descent from the last lesson to consider the sinfulness of man. But our lessons very properly bring this great fact into study, for, as the love of God represents the supreme treasure of the universe, so human sin constitutes the deepest need. Someone has said that it is “man’s extremity that is God’s opportunity.” It is what sin is in man and what sin has done to man that constitutes the real extremity and the lowest depth of human tragedy. For disease, science can do much to effect a cure; for material misery agencies of progress can provide large measure of relief and betterment;-but science has shown ‘is futility in dealing in an ultimate way with moral and spiritual ends, and outward agencies of social betterment have gone only so far in changing the motives and purposes of men. In so far, in'fact, as science and plans for human welfare have effected real transformations in individuals or in societies, there has almost always been some close association with deeper spiritual realities. One does not, however, refer to these great agencies of progress in any sense to set them against the deeper fact of love in the universe—the love and Fatherhood of God—for this love is all-pervasive, and its affects all external purposer of betterment even when God is not recognized. New Ideas of Sin There is a tendency in many quarters today to make light of sin. to regard it merely as a psychological phenomenon due almost entirely to some complex that has developed through false training or through some unfortunate experience. In fact, there is a psychology that goes farther than this and that represents a great deal that has been regarded as sinful and immoral as a form of legitimate and needful

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“self-expression.” In the conception of this psychology it is restraint and repression’ that are wrong, not actual deeds, of evil. Pushed to any extreme application such theories quickly manifest their absurdity, and of much modern psychology, in so far as it relates to morals and religion, it may be said that at best it does little more than emphasize certain half truths that have possibly been neglected and that are not unimportant. At the other extreme has been :hat view of original sin which has regarded the natural man as deceitful and desperately wicked. Os this it may be said that there is no such “natural” man, that he does not exist and never has existed. Man, where he exists, always has a touch of the supernatural about him. Even in his lowest degradation there is a spark of the divine, however dimly it may be discerned. There' is something naturally good about man just as there is something naturally evil, but to say that there is about man no sinful impulse, that there is in him no evil, is to deny the clearest evidence of human history. Our lesson is very specific about this matter, and it is thoroughly true to life. If a man makes , profound professions of perfection, he is wrong. If he says that he has no sin, he deceives himself, for he simply fails to see the things in his life that are not what they might be or that are not as they ought to be. The sense of need, the consciousness of imperfection, lies ■at the very basis of all progress and it is akin to the sense of sin. Fortunnate is the man who with that sense of need and of imperfection is not justly to be charged with lapses from morality and truth, from real sins of commission which are often very deep even though they may not be gross and sordid. But in all our contemplation of sin we should not miss the supreme fact of the lesson. The supreme fact is that “if man sin we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” that God has provided a way of salvation for man

‘Rose Marie ’

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Charles Meakins

One of the important names in the ca£t of “Rose Marie,” opening at English’s on Monday night, Jan. 28 for three days, will be that of Charles Meakins

even from all the evil that grips at his life and that strives to drag him and keep him down. The power of a man to conquer sin is not found in some outward fact. Christ died for us, but it is through his indwelling power in our lives that sin may be conquered. Salvation is through his abiding presence.

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Comedy Show at Mutual Evelyn Whitney and Billy Tanner in Leads of ‘Nite Club Girls,’ THE new show at the Mutual Theater, opening its engagement Sunday, Jan. 13, is “Nite Club Girls,” one of this season's new shows in the Mutual's system of traveling burlesques. Evelyn Whitney, an attractive and talented dancing soubrette and Billy Tanner, who murders English in “Dutch" dialect with a master tongue, are the featured ones in the company ”.vKe "ucar lias assembled. Comedy in many scene:, styles and humorous advancements will be the motif of the proceedings, with Billy Lewis assisting Billy Taner in bringing forth the laughter. In leading the agile chorus Miss Whitney will be assisted by June Paulson, a youthful, and attractive ingenue, and Ray Allen, a soubrette, who is cited as one of burlesque’s real beauties. In building up the comedy scenes Billy Tanner will also have the assistance of Irving Jacobs, leading man and Harry Seyon, who plays characters. One of the comedy scenes of particular prominence, amid a long list of mirth-provokers, will be the trial of the girl who murders “The Varsity Drag." Evelyn Whitney will explain why she waited until this season to do us the favor. Student Makes Good Another student of Professor George P- Baker's drama class in Yale has made good. He is Wiliam iN. RObson II of Pittsburgh. He wrote “The Genius,” soon to be ; filmed as. an all-dialogue picture by Paramount, and that company, as a ! result,, has been swift to sign him [to a. new contract. Florenoe Ryerson and Viola Brothers Shore are two other writers on the Paramount staff whose contracts were renewed yesterday. Will Write Talk Julia Johnson, head of the title department of the Paramount studios in Hollywood, and John Monk Sanders, author of “Wings” and Other screen stories, will collaborate on the dialogue for “The Four Feathers," the huge Cooper-Schoed-sack adventure spectacle upon which the resources of Paramount have been focused for the last year and a half.

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