Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 199, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1934 — Page 15

DEC, 29, 1934

Trio of Stars Cast to Play Love Triangle ‘Forsaking All Others’ Has Joan Crawford, Gable and Montgomery. Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer's much talked-about filmization of the Tallulah Bankhead stage hit, “Forsaking All Others,” with the breathtaking combination of Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery in one picture, is the special film attraction it Loews Palace to open Monday and with a midnight show that night. Based on the successful play by Frank Cavett and Edward Roberts, which presents the eternal triangle from a fresh and highly diverting viewpoint, the new picture was directed by W S. Van Dyke, whose long string of successes culminated with the recent “Thin Man” and “Evelyn Prentice.” From all reports thre is a surprise in store for the thousands who enlist themselves as ardent Joan Crawford fans, for in her latest vehicle the popular young M-G-M star is said to have been assigned a role which presents a decided departure from her usual characterizations. Cast as a young Parkavenueite who leads the procession in a mad whirl of gay living. Miss Crawford finally has been given the chance to do the real comedy characterization for which her legion of admirers have long w'aited. Gable, fresh from his recent triumph with Miss Crawfoxd in “Chained,” this time plays the role of a man who returns from a distant part of the world to many Joan, only to find that she Is about to face the altar with another. To Montgomery, the rival, falls the kind of part he plays to the hilt—the suave young bounder whom you should lose patience with and can’t. With a star in each corner of the romantic triangle, the plot is based largely on situations arising from the competitive tactics of the two men who are trying to win the love of the same girl. A brilliant cast w'as garnered to support the stellar trio. Billie Burke plays a flibberty-jibberty society

Likened to'Seventh Heaven"

Gir.ger Rogers Advance reports have it that “Ron ance in Manhattan” will turn out to be another “Seventh Heaven,” because it is filled with romance, love and struggle to make a living. Ginger Rogers is the bright feminine star in this production. It will come soon to the Ci cle,

Prominent in 'Forsaking All Others'

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It seems from this scene from “Forsaking All Others,” that Clark Gable looks rather sad as he embraces Joan Crawlord. The happy man is Robert Montgomery. This big star feature will open Monday at Loew’s Palace with a special midnight show New Year’s Eve.

matron, a role reminiscent of her striking portrayal in “Dinner at Eight.” Charles Butterworth is seen as Gable’s right-hand man who always says the wrong thing at the right time. Frances Drake, the former London night club star, plays the part of a woman who tries to break up the Crawford-Montg&mery romance. Others in important roles include Rosalind Russell. Tom Ricketts, Arthur Treacher and Greta Meyer.

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Walter Connolly

The Indiana Theater on Monday night. New Year’s Eve, will give a special preview of "Broadway Bill,” with Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and Walter Connolly. Two shows are planned, with the first starting about 9:30 p. m. Monday, Raft Was Electrician George Raf f eatured in PaiamounL’s 'W aba,” once worked as an elec :r* in’s helper at $4 a week. Featured in 37 Films Gary Cooper, lanky Paramount star - , has been featured in 37 motion picture productions.

Theater Offerings English’s—Today at 2:15 and 8:30, Walker Whiteside in “The Master of Ballantrae,” a romantic stage play. Circle — Kentucky Kernels” closes on Monday night. “Here Is My Heart” opens on Tuesday. “Romance of Manhattan" opens next Friday. Loew’s Palace- -“The Mighty Barnum” closes tomorrow night. “Forsaking All Others” opens Monday and that will be the midnight New Year’s eve show. Indiana—“ Here is My Heart” will run up co 9:30 p. m. Monday when two showings of “Broadway Bill” will be given. The regular run of “The Little Minister” will start Tuesday. Apollo—“ Bright Eyes” continues its remarkable capacity pace. Murat—“ Stags at Bay,” Triangle Club show of Princeton University, will be given Monday night.

Air Cooled Pipe Is Comic's New Gadget Charlie Ruggles, an inveterate pipe smoker, displays to his fellow players in Paramount’s “Ruggles of Red Gap,” the latest thing in smoking articles—an air cooled pipe. The sides of the pipe are fluted to give a greater cooling area and holes are drilled perpendicularly through the walls of the bowl to allow air to circulate through it.

'Bright Eyes' Going Big

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James Dunn It seems that Shirley Temple and James Dunn are smashing all boxoffice records at the Apollo in “Bright Eyes.” Capacity has been the rule sos most performances since this picture opened on Christmas Day,

Circle Books Late Picture for Preview •Romance in Manhattan’ to Be Offering on Eve of New Year, Wheeler and Woolsey, screenland’s comedians, are holding forth at the Circle through Monday night. The boys are trouped witti Spanky McMarland and Mary Carlis'e and find themselves in he C South as Spanky’s guardians aixer the little fellow falls heir to a Southern estate. They all get? caught in an age-old feud between two southern families and there is a lot of tom-foolery and hilarious situations in bringing the rival clans to the realization that the boys are not of the warring families. For the midnight New Year’s Eve show the Circle will present a special preview showing of the Ginger’ Rogers and Francis Lederer story, “Romance in Manhattan.” “Romance in Manhattan” finds Francis Lederer cast as the very ambitious Russian immigrant who is put back on the boat and started toward Russia because he has only SSO of the S2OO necessary for his entry into the United States. He jumps off the boat and wanders around New York to be picked up by Ginger Rogers, a stranded chorine, and she allows him to sleep on the roof and take his meals with her and her little brother. The story is whimsical and the plot moves along with certain gaiety and youth appeal, as this immigrant youth and the chorine make their peace with one another and finally save him from the police and are married. “Von” Demands Silence Josef von Sternberg, directing Marlene Dietrich ih Paramount’s “Caprice Espagnoi,” demands and gets absolute silence on the stags during rehearsals. Mae Gets Invitations Mae West gets an average of sis! invitations a day for everything from private parties to college “hops” and U. S. Navy battleship dances.

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