Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1934 — Page 8
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RICHARD BARTHELMESS IS STARRED IN 'MIDNIGHT ALIBI/ NOW HERE
Famed Actor Has Chief Role in Damon Runyon Story Ann Dvorak and Helen Chandler Take Feminine Leads in Film Now at Circle Theater. Another Darr.on Runyon story has reached th* screen in "Midnight Alibi,’ featuring Rirhard Barthclmcs ;n the masculine lead and Ann Dvorak and Helen Chandler in the romantic roles. "Midnight Alibi" is on now at the Circle. Damon Run’.on urn’e the fine human stories. “Lady For A Day” and Little Miss Marker and he has drawn fine whimsical characters in a light vem in a story that carries unusual romance and thrills. The star has a doub> role in the picture, one of the present day and one as a youth of forty-five years ago. Ann Dvorak is the present-day sweetheart and Helen Chandler is the girl of bygone days.
Mr. Barthelmess is cast as a gangster and also appears in a short episode as the sweetheart of an aristicratic spinster when she was a girl forty-five years earlier. It is the resemblance'of the tw o youths that draws the spinster to Barf helmess. How the aristicratic old spinier saves the young mans life and unites him with his sweetheart forms one of the film's unique situations. Helen Chandler has the part of Mi c Lowell, the rlderlv aristocrat, as a young girl, while Henry O Niell plays the part of her father, who slays the young lover when he finds them in each other s arms. Others in the cast include Robert McWade, Purnell Pratt and Paul Hurst. a a a Thrill er at Palace Ronald Colman is said to make a triumphant return to the screen after a years absence from pictures, in Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back,” which now is on view* at Loews Palace. "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back" finds the lovable adventurer returned from a big game hunting expedition to attend the wedding of his mt-witted friend, Algy, to a gushing young beauty named Gw n n, and swearing off excitement for life. Lost in a London fog. he wanders into a deserted house and finds the body of a murdered man. When he returns with the police, he is baffled to find the sinister Hindu Prince Arhmed, apparently spending a quiet evening at home with his daughter. Lady Jane, and her husband. Dr. Sot hern—all amazed at the very idea of violence. When Lola Field, a beautiful, hysterical girl, comes to him and sobs out a mysterious tale of an uncle who had vanished from the oriental’s house, Drummond determines to solve the riddle at any cost—and calls in the reluctant Algy to help him. Warner Oland is cast as the Prince Achmed. Loretta Young as Lola, Charles Butterworth as Algy. Una Merkel as Gwpn. C. Aubrey Smith as Inspector Nielson of Scotland Yard, and Kathleen Burke as Achmeds daughter. Roy Del Ruth, who directed “The Terror” the first talking mystery thriller ever made, handled the megaphone on “Bulldog Drummond Strikes Bark.” On the short subject program is UaTKt>ach*s “Our Gang Rascals" in their latesct romeriv riot. For Pet ? Sake." a Pete Smith oddity, Flying Tunters." and rounded out by the ®st minute views of current news pieturized by Hearst Metrotone ►News. bob Farce at Apollo Hollywood is reputed to have ventured a little further afield than usual for material for a delighted “Kiss and Make Up.” which is appearing currently upon the screen of the Apollo theater. Cary Grant. Genevieve Tobin. Helen Mack and Edward Everett Horton are featured. The new film centers around the synthetic beauty business, the art of turning dowager duchesses into modern Dianas, which is the target for “Kiss and Make-up hilarious. shrewd but never malicious jibes, in what is said to be a fastpaced. diverting story of a hand-
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ome young beauty doctor and his swarm of adoring patients. Adapted from an original play by Befrffi, Viennese playwright. the film presents Cary Grant a? a Pan-ian genius of facial surgery who remakes Genevieve Tobin into an object of art, and then proceeds to fall in love with her. Edward Everett Horton is surprisingly acquiescent when he learns that his wife loves another, but you get his point of view when he says his wife is an unrecognizable stranger now. only a source of anxiety and jealousy. He seems glad to be rid of her. Grant, on the honeymoon, comes fare to fare with his own stringent beauty regulations, and realizes how he has ruined the happiness of so many husbands. He hurries bark to Paris and his demure little secretary, Helen Mack, who never has taken a beauty treatment in her life. Here he finds Morton a rival for the hand of the neglected secretary. But in a whirlwind final sequence, in which Grant promises to give up his beauty work for honest scientific research, he wins her bark again and they "Kiss and Makeup.” The new film presents, for the first time. Mr. Grant in a singing role. The popular leading man sings "Love Divided by Two.” written bv Rainger and Robin. The Wampus Baby Stars of 1934 are also seen in supporting roles. Other members of the cast are Lueien Littlefield. Toby Wing. Mona Maris and Boris Lloyd. Harlan Thompson directed under the supervision of B P. Schulberg.
Fields Recalls Days When He Dodged Cops The antics of W. C. Fields in dodging sheriffs, room rent and tomatoes in his next picture, once was no comedy. "It's easy to enact all these experiences in ‘The Old-Fashioned Way’ because I remember very well those times when it wasn't funny,” the actor says. Mr. Fields recalls the nineties when his company was trouping New York "tank towns.’ He was a juggling and pantomime artist. “In Jamestown I rented a sleigh.” he recalls. "The owner tried to hold nv> up for harness repair casts after the horse had run away and sent the sheriff after me to collect $2.50. I refused to pay and he tried to bluff me by claiming he had a court order for my arrest. One of the boys finally managed to grab the pap-'r he had been waving under our noses. It was only a John Doe warrant. • The sheriff and his partner were gome to beat us uj>—and vice versa. In those days everybody punched everybody else on the nose at slightest provocation. But a couple of husky acrobats rushed up to join the fight and hostilities ceased promptly. “The old boy shook his fist and threatened he'd ‘get me for this.’ I knew his racket and that he, would be back with a good warrant so I I hid in the coal tender of a train. I It pulled out just in time.”
Rite Carillons
The program at 7 p. m. tomorrow on the Scottish Rite Carillons is an interesting one. The first number will be the grand march from "Aida” by Verdi. This will be followed by Romberg's "Song of Love" from "Blossom rime.” Othr r numbers will include “Just A Little Love Kiss.” "Ciribribin.” "Rubenstein's Melody in F. "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny." "In the Gloaming.” and "On the Banks of the Wabash.”
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Kathleen Burke
Here is the latest thing in criminal vampires or assistant in crime in the movies. Her name is Kathleen Burke and she may be seen in "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back,” now on view at Loew s Palace.
Sir Guy Assigned Sir Guy Standing today drew an advance assignment at Paramount, being set down for the cast of "Shoe the Wild Mare,” which James Ford will direct. Numerology Helps Carole Lombard is a firm believer in numerology—and thinks the adding of an "e” to her name brought 1"- what success she has attained. Knew Him Well Douglas Fairbanks Sr. once worked for Alison Skipworth. Paramount actress, when the latter owned a stock company in Albany.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
1. Richard Barthelmess has a dramatic role in “Midnight Alibi.” His role also is a human one because Damon Runyan wrote the story. Now on view at the Circle 2. Here is Joe E. Brown and ratricia Ellis as they appear in ‘‘The Circus Clown,” now on view
Fireworks to Be Attraction at Riverside A display of fireworks will be presented as a free attraction at Riverside amusement park tonight, and the management announces that these shows will be a regular feature each Saturday night during the remainder of the season. Tonight's display will be under the direction of the Dayton Fireworks Company and will consist of a large assortment of aerial bombs of the newest design. The two beer gardens in Riverside are proving popular, and special musical entertainment is being provided each afternoon and evening, while the moonlight dance palace is crowded nightly with local and out-of-town parties dancing to the music of the A1 Smith orchestra. Each Tuesday night is ladies’ night in the dance palace, with women admitted free, and each Wednesday night is "old-timers” night, with popular music of the gay nineties and old-time dances interspersed with modern tunes.
Leslie's Faith Leslie Howard is the theaater's greatest sponsor. Talking on the “Os Human Bondage” set the other day, he took up the cause of the theater in no uncertain manner. “The theater is not in a decline. It is showing more spirited activity this year than ever before—and I think it will stage a tremendous comeback this season.’’ he said. Unlike most stage stars, Howard believes that the Little Theater movements have done much to attract interest in the theater and stimulate its comeback.
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at the Lyric. The people are talking aobut this fine fun movie. 3. Gary Grant has the role of a beauty doctor who makes women more beautiful but useless. This happens in the farce, “Kiss and Make Up.” which is now on view at the Apollo. 4. Helen Mack is one of the
RKO Producers Ordered to Keep All New Pictures Clean
Instructions to the producers in the RKO Radio-Pictures studio to forthwith eliminate the possibility of offensive material in the films made there have been issued by B. B. Kanane, president of RKO Studios, Inc. Mr. Kahane's letter of instruction follows: "You are aware of the attacks being made against the motion picture industry becau.se of indecencies, smut, and other objectionable elements contained in certain productions. Many of the attacks are unwaranted and the attitude of some of the critics is unreasonable and unfair. "On the other hand, the criticisms coming from certain religious groups, prominent educators, the Motion Picture Research Council, Parent-Teachers Associations andother highly respected persons and organizations—are, to a large extent, justifiable. “While our company has in good faith attempted to keep its productions free from legitimate criticism, a few of our pictures have been included among those criticised. It is imperative that henceforth still greater care be taken to avoid objectionable themes and offensive scenes and lines, and I expect all producers on our lot to give me their fullest co-operation. "The line of demarcation between good and bad taste is not always clear. All minds do not meet as to what constitutes proper screen material. Honest differences of opinion may arise. But if we in good faith observe the letter and spirit of the production code, which was prepared with great care several years ago, our productions will be acceptable to the vast majority of fair-manded film patrons everywhere. "We do not have to eliminate sex situations from our pictures. If we are to present honest dramas of human emotions and experiences, some scenes of sin and wrong-doing necessarily must be depicted. "But there is no need and no excuse whatever for productions which scoff at chastity and the sanctity of marriage, present criminals and wrong-doers as heroes and heroines or in which smut and salaciousness are injected deliberately for the appeal they may have to coarse and unrefined minds. "I hope that all companies pro-
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chief players opposite Cary Grant in “Kiss and Make Up,” at the Apollo. 5. Charles Butterworth is not saying “howdy” in this scene from “Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back,” now at Loew’s Palace. He has just swallowed a valuable piece of evidence.
ducing pictures will live up to the production code and keep its productions clean and in good taste. But whether they do or not, I shall insist that the producers of RKO studios do so. “The fact that other producers may be guilty of violations or evasions of the code shall not be accepted as an excuse for a violation or evasion on your part.”
'Hey, Sailor!' James Cagney and Pat O'Brien have just finished a picture of navy life entitled “Hey. Sailor!” which was filmed largely with the Pacific fleet and at the naval airdrome at Sunnyvale, Cal. Warner Brothers announce another picture teaming the pair. It will be called “Air Devils,” and its background will be the thrilling world of peacetime flying. The story of “Air Devils” was written by John Monk Saunders, author of “Wings” and "The Dawn Patrol,” the two classic aviation pictures. “Air Devils” will start production very soon.
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West Remark Now Is Center of Discussion Mae West's world-famous screen remark —"Come up an’ see me some time"—has become the center of discussions going on in parts of Great Britain in a “Back to the Language Week.’ the blond star learned at Paramount's Hollywood studios today. From Australia comes the disclosure that dialects are best typified in how residents handle the Westian remark. Investigations, involving Scott Alexander, lingual purist, pointed out that this is how the line is pronounced by Britishers —with their respective geographical influence: Irish—" Come up an’ see me somtoime.” Devonshire —“Come up and zee um zometime.” Lancashire —“Coom oop and see me soomtime.” Oxford —“Cohm up and see mah sometahm.” Mae declared that “the original version is pure Brooklynese, United States.’ She will offer a shorter version of her famous invitation in her new Paramount picture, plus some new ones. Jokes With Soup George Burns and Gracie Allen rehearse their radio programs while they're eating lunch during the filming of their picture.
JULY 14, 1934
Joe Brown Starred in Lyric Film Screen Comedian Lived Life He Depicts in Movie, ‘Circus Clown.’ Joe E. Brown actually has lived the life he depicts in his newest picture. “The Circus Clown,” current attraction at the Lyric, for as a boy Brown w as a circus acrobat, a member of a troupe known as the Marvelous AshtonS. "The Circus Clown" is the most pretentious production of its kind ever made in Hollywood. In addition to the regular cast of wellknown screen players appearing in the laugh star’s support, the entir* Al. G. Barnes circus, one of the biggest in the country, furnished the background and authentic atmosphere for the story, which, however, has its own well-defined plot and romance. Brown appears as a “prop" worker and circus roustabout who eventually becomes a stellar performer of the big top. The story deals with the intimate life of circus folk, behind the scenes, and also during the giving of a show. Brown becomes so involved in the tangled love affairs of the circus folk that his plight is ludicrous until he really falls in love with Patricia Ellis, who has the role of a pretty aerialist. Other leading players are Dorothy Burgess. Donald Dilloway, Harry Woods, Gordon Westcott, Spencer Charters. Earl Hodgins, Ronnie Cosby and John Sheehan, while among the amous circus stars who contribute to the entertaining quality of the picture are the "Poodles” Hanneford family of bareback riders; the Flying Codonas; the Picchiani troupe of tumblers: the Aerial Clarkonians; Mabel Stark, the world's greatest woman trainer of lions and tigers; the Canistrellis family and Mamie Ward, together with a group of America's funniest clowns. Herds of elephants, camels, zebras and riding horses, as well as the entire menagerie of the Barnes show lend realism to the picture. Short subjects completing the Lyric’s program are "Morocco Nights,” “Those Were the Days,” a merry flashback to the movies of yore, and Isham Jones and his band in a musical novelty.
He Is Famous
The fame of Joe E. Brown as a baseball fan preceded him to China, as the First National comedy star found upon his arrival in Peiping during his tour of the Orient. Brown was invited to throw the first ball that officially opened the baseball season of the United States Marina League. He also played some baseball both in Shanghai and in Japan. Now that he has returned' home, he is busy preparing for his next comedy film. “Six-Day Bike Race.” The story is an original by Ear! Baldwin, and will be directed bv Lloyd Bacon. Before he left for the Orient, Joe finished "The Circus Clown.” which just has been released by First National.
Get Roles Jean Muir and Verree Teasdale will play the two principal feminine roles in “A Lady Surrenders,” the Warner Brothers picture which soon will go into production and which will be based on a story by Mary McCall Jr. It is probable that George Brent will be leading man, according to advices from the coast. Miss Muir and Mr. Brent have expressed a strong desire to appear together in a picture, and it is thought likely that “A Lady Surrenders” wiil be the one.
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