Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 187, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 December 1934 — Page 17

DEC. 15, 1934

Joe Morrison Had Meteoric Rise as Actor T:nor to Appear on Indiana Screen as Star in ‘One Hour Late/ Introducing 20 genuine song hits over the radio in one year is the unique record hung up by Joe Morrison, young lyric tenor, who is featured in Paramount’s "One Hour Late,” coming to the Indiana for four days, starting Friday, Dec. 21. Morrison, who achieved fame overnight with his singing of the cowboy lament, "The Last RoundUp,” has broken all records for introducing song hits, according to radio experts. According to these same gentry, it is sensational for even the best of established of radio stars to introduce one song hit a month, a total of only 12 in a year. Some of the songs which drew millions of fan letters and caused Paramount executives to place Mrr-

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rison under a long-term film contract were: “The Last Round-Up,” “Wagon Wheels," "The Old Spinning Wheel,” “Sunday Down in Caroline,” “Two Cigarettes in the Dark,” “Rolling in Love,” "Penthouse Serenade,” “Butterflies in the Rain,” and other equally popular. Morrison, who supported W. C. Fields in "The Old-Fashioned Way” for his film debut, has the leading role in “One Hour Late,” his second picture, marking another extraordinary accomplishment for the young singer. Heleti Twelvetrees, Conrad Nagel, Arline Judge, Gail Patrick and Edward Craven appear in the supporting roles of "One Hour Late,” which was directed by Ralph Murphy. Morrison and Miss Twelvetrees act a pair of youngsters with jobs and ambitions, but no money, who are head over heels in love. How a series of dramatic and comedy incidents manages to bring them together and make Morrison a radio star, is shown in the film.

Steel Dress Used in Film Blacksmiths Make Clothes for ’The Crusades/ When steel goes up three or four points every day for 'the next three weeks, you may know that Cecil B. De Mille is preparing the stage for “The Crusades,” his forthcoming spectacle. Carloads of metal already have arrived and more are moving toward Hollywood to be forged into garb and cutlasses with which to equip the legions of knights for their epic struggle with unholy foes. Every day hundreds of young stalwarts are getting measured for suits of mail. The heftiest outfit will be worn by Henry Wiicoxeti, who will impersonate Richard the Lion Hearted. For this natty number, the fashion designers who happen to blacksmiths in a tailor shop of anvils and sledges—say the suit will weigh close to 200 pounds. Wilcoxen doesn’t mind packing all that weight on his shoulders, but he says "Woe to me if I ever get knocked off a horse.”

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Mirth-Provoking Most Profit, Eleven Comedies Included in 33 Paramount Offerings. By Time* Special HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15. The world, first of all, still wants to laugh. Motion picture producers long have known that featurelength comedies and musicals bring in more revenue than “colossal” sprctacles and heavy dramas. In the 33 pictures which Paramount is planning to release during the next six months are 11 dramas, 11 comedies, seven musicals, two mysteries and two westerns. , To balance such dramatic specialties as “Lives of a Bengal. Lancer,” "Caprice Espagnol,” "Rumba,” and “The Gilded Lily,” the studio will offer such pictures as “Ruggles of Red Gap,” "The Milky Way,” and "Sailor Beware,” all in the comedy line, and "All the King’s Horses” and “Mississippi” as musicals. The latter carry almost as many laughs as the out-and-out comedies. Paramount has more comedians under contract than any other studio. Listed are W. C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Joe Penner, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Charlie Ruggles, Lynne Overman and Roscoe Karns among others. They are kept busy between starring pictures of their own and sea-

Movie Schedule Apollo—Daily movie feature, 11:38 a. m., 1:38, 3:38, 5:38, 7:38 and 9:38 p. m. Feature schedule starts at 1:38 p. m. on Sunday. Circle —Daily movie feature, 11 a. m„ 12:51, 2:42, 4:33, 6:24, 8:15 and 10 p. m. Sunday shows start at 1 p. m. Loew’s Palace—Daily movie feature. 11:55 a. m., 1:55, 3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and 10 p. m. Sunday’s movie feature starts at 1:55 p. m. Indiana Daily feature, 11 a. m.. 12:50. 2:40, 4:30, 6:20, 8:10 and 10. Sunday feature starts at 1 p. m.

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Upper—Probably you never have seen Gloria Swanson looking more beautiful than she does in this lovely white dress which she wears both reclining and walking in “Music in the Air,” now on view at the Apollo. Left—Toby Wing and Joe Morrison will have the leading roles in "One Hour Late,” when it opens at the Indiana next. Friday. Right—This work of Gene Raymond certainly looks like mighty nice work. Anyway, Gene has several such scenejs in “Behold My Wife,” with Sylvia Sidney, which is now on view at the Indiana.

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tured parts in other films. Oakie and Penner were both in “College Rhythm,” Fields will be seen in ‘Mississippi” and Oakie in “The Milky Way.” Fields just finished one comedy of his own, and after working with Bing Crosby in “Mississippi” will do another entitled "The Man on the Flying Trapeze.” “People,” explains Fields, “like to laugh. It takes their minds off their troubles. They enjoy seeing somebody else looking ridiculous, or in difficulties. Original comedy is rare. “Usually it is a slight exaggeration of ordinary everyday occurrences, all of which have happened to members of the audience. Recognition adds to their appreciation of the comedy. “As long as producers see the wisdom of making comedies, they’ll make money.” Jolson, Keeler to Appear in Picture "Casino de Paree,” with A1 Jolson and Ruby Keeler co-starred for the first time, starts production next week at the First National studios with Archie Mayo directing. The production will be on the same scale as “Forty-Second Street,” “Wonder Bar” and the other Warner Bros, and First National musical picture in which Jolson and Miss Keeler have heretofore appeared. The screen play of “Casino de Paree” is based on a story by Bradford Ropes, author of the book from which “Forty-Second Street” was adapted. Two Added to Cast By Time* special NEW YORK. Dec. 15—Roland Bottomley and Frank Camp have been added to the cast of the , Totheroh-O'Neill play, “Mother Lode," in which Helen Gahagan and Melvyn Douglas will star at the Cort Theater commencing Saturday, Dec. 22. Beulah Bondi, Helen Freeman, Thomas Chalmers and Robert Shayne have already been announced for the cast.

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One-Part Actor Despite the suggestion of George Seibel, drama critic of The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, that Flush, the canine actor who rose to fame in Katharine Cornell’s production of Rudolf Besier’s “The Barrets of Wimpole Street,” be cast as Mercutio’s dog in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and thus enter into the spirit of Miss Cornell’s repertory plans, Flush will remain a onepart actor and will not return to the stage until Miss Cornell' presents the Barrett-Bi owning romance in the Martin Beck Theater in New York, on Jan 21, as the second play of her season.

Beery 'Saves Day" in Film Hides Microphone for Midget Actor. By Time* Special HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15—It took Wallace Beery to avert a minor civil war wnich threatened between the sound crew and the camera staff on 20th Century’s “The Mighty Barnum,” when they had to “shoot” him and George Brasno, a threefoot midget, in the same scene. Every time the sound man, who dangles the microphone over the actor’s head while he talks, dipped it down to catch the small voice of the lilliputian, the cameraman shrieked that it showed in the picture. Beery saved the day by unceremoniously grabbing the "mike” and dropping it down his trouser leg so it was directly in line with Brasno’s head. Fox Signs Barrymore By Time* special NEW 'YORK. Dec. 15.—Lionel Barrymore has been signed by Fox Film for a leading role in “The Little Colonel,” the company’s adaptation of the story by Annie Fellows Johnston, which will serve as anew starring vehicle for Shirley Temple.

Palace Books Twin Feature for Five Days Gangster Show About Repeal Is Present Offering. Loew’s Palace Theater is noW showing “The Gay Bride,” starring Carole Lombard, for a full week. "The Gay Bride” is from tha popular story "Repeal,” which raff in a recently issued magazine. Such fun-makers as Nat Pendleton, Zasu Pitts, Sam Hardy, Leo Carrillo and Chester Morris have the leading roles. Loew’s announces a specially prepared double feature program sos five days only, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 19. The bill will include Laurel and Hardy’s 90-minute feature production, “Babes in Toyland,’* from Victor Herbert’s famous operetta of the same name. On the same program will be “The Band Plays On,” a story of collegiate romance and capers, Robert Young, Betty Furness,

Stuart Erwin, Leo Carrillo, Teel Healy head the cast. Ward Farrar of Loew’s states that both these attractions have played theaters in leading cities on single feature programs. Both are full length pictures on merit. The double feature bill is planned to give Palace patrons an added bit of cheer as a pre-holiday gesture.

Movie Stars Study Moods Devices Used in Invoking Proper Emotion. Almost every motion picture star employs some peculiar trick in oraef to bring on the mood demanded before the camera. Just before she is called upon sos some piece of dramatic acting, Claudette Colbert recalls some incident, still fresh in her mind, which moved her deeply. Marlene Dietrich manages to forget her Hollywood surroundings completely as she prepares for some emotional scene. She can best do this, she says, by fixing her mind on some unforgettable experience of either sorrow or romance or gaiety, as the case may be, which impressed her before she became an actress. George Raft doesn’t worry about registering the proper emotion, but doesn’t want the concentration to slow up his action. To offset this danger, he engages in a round of shadow-boxing or sparring with hi3 companion. Mack Grey. Bing Crosby, when asked about his pet idiosyncrasy, said he knowS nothing at all about emotion-crea-ting tricks. Says he simply learns his roles as he is expected to learn them. To which there is no comeback. Columbia Adds to Cast By Tim--* Special NEW YORK, Dec. 15—Frank Reicher and Fredrik Vogedmg are tha latest additions to the cast of Columbia’s "Mills of the Gods,” starring May Robson, which is now in work under the direction of Roy William Neill. Fay VHfay and Victor Jory have featured roles, while Raymond Walbum and Albert Condi will be seen in important parts.

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