Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1936 — Page 8

ECla rk ‘Gable.

Miss Davies

Co-Starred!

ctors Fail to to Overcome Poor Direction, Says Reviewer.

ly, and the supporting cast) includes Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns, Walter Catlett, Hobart |

Cavanaugh and Pert Kelton. If a | picture isn’t funny with such an ar- | ‘ray of seasoned funsters, it isn't their fault. Modern cliff-dwellers who, oft in the not-too-stilly night, have cursed the racket from neighboring apartments, likely will react sympathetically to Larry Cain's anger. Larry is on the eve of a bout for the heavyweight championship, and he can't get any sleep. The reason: Mabel O’Dare, practicing tap dances on the floor above for her big opening night in a Broadway show. Larry goes up stairs to remon-| strate with the young lady, and instigates a bitter enmity which lasts through most of the picture. The two principal characters from here | on take up many feet of film by be- | ing as insulting as Edmund Lowe | and Victor McLaglan in their most | virulent days. Larry Loses Fight Well, Larry loses in his crack at | the title and learns to hate the “dame” who kept him awake and out of the money. Eventually he gets a return bout and wins, and Mabel does all right with her starring part. But both of them lack the necessary box office allure to mdke them profitable to their man- | agers. This dilemma brings to the fore | one Reilly, a press agent (Mr. Karns), who has been high-pressur- | ing every one since the picture opened. He gets together with the | managers and convinces them that | a romance between the principals— | for jounalistic purposes only—will | solve the problem. | So far, so good. Then Cain and | Mabel fall in love over a burned | pork chop. They plan to keep it secret, but Reilly overhears them and spills the beans. Each lover thinks the other has double-crossed for publicity’s sake. Larry goes of | in a huff to Newark and is pune | ir~ who has quit the show, aDpoars, He { turns to talk to her and the fight | is lost, but nobody cares.

Production Is ‘Spotty’ The picture should have been be'' -r than it is. For one thing, | there is the potentially good comedy | cast mentioned above. story is from the Corona of the late H ¢ Witwer, whose witty and wise-

institution of a few years back. But the production is as spotty as the most piebaid adder. The story stops time and again for seemingly interminable musical sequences which are not only long, but bad. And too many comedy situations are built upon tricks that the Keystone Cops did years ago—and did better. Director Lloyd Bacon seems “» have dozed through much of. ihe picture, and he'll be lucky if his audience don't do the same. Mr. Gable apparently gave his role up as a bad job in the first lap. Miss Davies gives her usual performance —if you get what we mean—and the others canter along as best they can, L

INDIANA

TONIGHT, rn.

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CPEs

Opening Tonight English’s

“BOY MEETS G ”--Betty Field, Nigel Blake, Larry Fletcher, Donald Macdonald and ton Sundberg. A three-act comedy by by Bella and Samuel Spewack; produced by George Abbott. Story—Two scenario writers, tired of their jobs, concoct scheme of hooking up studio waitress’ baby with western star, whose stories they write. Satiric variations on sure-fire movie plot: “Boy meets girl—boy loses girl—boy gets girl.”

Opening Tomorrow

Circle

“WEDDING PRESENT”—Joan Bennett, Cary Grant, George Bancroft, and Conrad Nagel. Story by Pau! Gallico; directaq by Richard Wallace; produced by B. P. Schulberg. Story—Chicago reporter, made city editor, neglects girl reporter to whom he is engaged. She quits paper, goes to New York, plans to marry. Newshawk follows her, tries to stop wedding, almost fails. Boy gets girl. “DON'T TURN ’EM LOOSE”—Lewis Stone, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot and Louise Latimer. Directed by Bén Stoloff. Story—Criminal, on parole, holds up jewelry store, kills pro-: prietor. Comes before own father, on parole board, and threatens to expose family unless released. Father consents, later hears son planning to rob his fiancee's father. When son attempts this, his father shoots him, Loew's

“TARZAN ESCAPES”—Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O’Sullivar. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fictional characters; directed by Richard Thorpe.

Story—Relatives come searching for Tarzan’s Jane, whose presence is needed to clear up an inheritance. Hunter guiding relatives wants to capture Tarzan. Offers native white women in return for safe conduct. Tarzan, with aid of monkeys and elephants, Inwhrts plans. Relatives go back to England. Jane goes back to arzan.

“ADVENTURE IN MANHATTAN”—Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Reginald Owen. Adapted from a story by May Edgington. Die rected by Edward Ludwig. Story—Young detective story writer, hired by newspaper to uncover jewel theft, predicts two more robberies. He meets stage star, who tries to debunk predictions. After all sorts of trouble, he runs down culprit, gets girl.

Lyric

“CARROL’'S MARDI GRAS,” On Stage—Harry Savoy, Broadway comedian; Clyde Hager, the “pitch man” of stage and screen; Three Arnauts; Judith and Igor, adagio dancers; Mack Brothers and Rita; Talbot Hasleit, radio tenor; Eleanore Ethridge, tap dancer; chorus of 20. “THE CAPTAIN'S KID,” On Screen—Sybhil Jason, Guy, Kibee and May Robson. Directed by Nick Grinde; songs by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl. } Story—Old sea captain and little girl discover buried treasure in New England. Hi-jacker, after treasure, is killed accidentally by old . seaman. He is tried for murder, almost convicted. Hi-jacker’s girl Bally admits accidental shooting. Old sailor goes back to his shing.

Baroness Signed by

WHERE, WHAT, WHEN Hollywood Producer

APOLLO “Dimples,” with Shirley Tepple

Then ths |

and Prank Morgan, at 11:46, 1; 16, 3:46, 5:46, 7:43 and 9:40.

CIRCLE

“yalant Is the Word for Carrie,” with Gladys George. Arlene Judge and Pots. oward, at 12:36, 3:40.

and 10:0 Also “Wives Never Know.” with Mary Boland and Charlie | Ruggles,

at 11:12, 2:26. 5:40 and KEITH'S “It Can't Happen Here." first perjormanes of Sinclair Lewis! new play y the Pederal Players. at 8:15.

LOEW'S

with Wallace Beery,

Qld Hutch.” Cecelia Parker, at nd 10:15.

Lew Ayres and , 1:50, 4:

so »** with “RosaJohn Boles, at 12:30, 3:24, 6:15 and 9:05.

LYRIC

“Glorified Follies of 1936,” with former Ziegfeld . Charles Carlile, Hal Sherman and others. on jhe. stage at 12:55, 3:42, 6:39 and

Also “Pigskin Parade.” gy of Erwin and #@rline® gua on: re scroen at 11:08. 1: 58, 4 9:39 ‘and

ALAMO

“Marihuana” and “The Avenger.” AMBASSADOR

“My Man Godfrey,” with ‘William Powell. Also “Yellowstone,” with Henpy Hunter. OHIO

“Imitation of Life,” with Claudette Colbert. Also “Half a Sinner,” with Joel McCrea.

7 TRY STOOGE REHEARSALS' The Marx Brothers are rehears-

j | ing scenes for “A Day at the Races” cracking fiction was an American

b— having actors play. their roles and watching how the comedy looks frc= the audience viewpoint.

By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 5.—Another

titled actress is coming.to Hollywood

to join the small group of nobility. Producer B. P. Schulberg today disclosed he had signed Baroness Gottfried Hohenburg of Austria to a long-term contract. The Baroness is an experienced actress, having appeared in English pictures under-the name of Luli Deste. She gained her title of Baroness

- Hohenburg by marriage, but she is

of = nobility by birth, being the daughter of the Baron and Baroness Bodenhausen of Munich, Bavaria,

JANS AND JANIS Harry Jans," who has a featured Tole in “Sm Girl in Town,” was a protege of El “Janis, whom he met overseas d the World War. Her advice sent him to-the stage.

TEAMED EIGHTH TIME

“Parnell” will mark the eighth time Clark Gable and Joan Crawford have been co-starred in films.

Claudette Colbert, Rochelle Hudson “IMITATION OF LIFE”

Joel MeCrea, Sally Blaine “HALF A SINNER”

“ON TOP OF AN AMBULANCE

BOUND FOR THE NUT HOUSE!

(What a heck of a way to start a honeymoon!)

Tomorrow!

They were crazy fo get married (but then, whe isn't?) and it took a . Grand Duke, a gangster and a thousand cops to

‘Dodsworth’ - Is October Hit Picture

Scripps-Howard Reviewers Praise ‘Author and Players.

A rare combination of author’s genius and actors’ popularity establishes ‘“Dodsworth” as Scripps-Howard newspapers’ October “Picture Hit of the Month.” Winning a majority of the critics’ votes, the screen portrayal of Sinclair Lewis’ “best seller” was chosen over “Libeled Lady” and “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” « Reviews attributed the picture’s popularity to several factors.

1. Walter Huston’s splendid portrayal of the character, Sam Dods-

worth. 2. Support given him by Ruth Chatterton. 3. Performance of Mary Astor. 4. THP adaptability of the story to a screen version. In the words of Claude LaBelle of the San Francisco News: “The most outstanding male acting .job of 1936 was Walter Huston’s portrayal of Dodsworth. A remarkable comeback on the part of Ruth Chatterton. . Undoubtedly Mary Astor's first real important contribution in her screen career.”

Huston’s Work Praised

Carl Little of the Oklahoma News stated enthusiastically: “Your anticipation that ‘Dodsworth,’ .a Sinclair Lewis ‘best-seller’ for months and a stage hit for two years, would be bracketed among the dozen best films of the year is justified. You'll perhaps never see a better performance than Walter Huston’s Dodsworth. Your inclination to thorcughly detest Ruth Chatterton during most of the picture merely nieans that she has given a flawless impersonation of the novelist’s Fran.” - ; Story “Excellent”

“It’s an excellent story that does more than merely interest an audience,” commented Ed Carberry of the Cincinnati Post. “It pulls them individually into it, makes them varticipants ‘and partisans in ihe education of an American male, engages their emotions. It’s well written, cast with meticulous care, di-

rected with taste and skill and act-

ed with fine undersianding.” - Loew’s presented the local showing of “Dodsworth” last month. The picture is a United Artists produc. tion.

"APOLLO

==NEW SEATS NEWSOLN

| Starts TODAY J

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The popular radio soprano, Margaret Speaks, is to be soloist at tomorrow's Matinee Musicale concert at 3 p. m. in Ayres auditorium.

Freddie in Role of '85-Year-Old Man

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 55-To Freddie Bartholomew falls what is conceded the record in character roles. He is to be made up to enact a man 85 years old in Rudyard Kipling’s “Kim.” In the story the boy, with a natural aptitude for mimicry, learns secrets of disguise and presents himself as an ancient fakir for the British Secret Service.

LAST DAY

OLD HUTCH

CRAIG'S WIFE

ol Pais Scheduled | - on Church Program

"A one-act play, | Young Man,” is to be

“Elizabeth's

BE TE ET

r vatiety program sponsored oy the church Women's Federation. Mrs. Zella Ellis, president of the federation's Dramatic Circle, has directed the play and will take one of the parts. Others in the cast are ted to- | Mrs. Maude Smith, Mrs. Georgia morrow night at the Morris Street | Jeffries and S. E. Denny.

Methodist Church as part of a! Impersonations by E. O. Suethtn

and instrumental music will plete the program.

LOCATION COMPANY,

at Big Bear. to be shot in the studio. is featured.

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ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW

_STARTS TOMORROW

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HARRY . SAVOY

In “Some Sturr"

CLYDE HAGER

"Ine Cannas Man

NIT Ey & oR Sensational Veil Dancers

TALBOT NASLETT Radio's Silver Voice Star

MAJOR FEATURES

cls] WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE FOR A LIFE LIKE THIS? This is ROMANCE!

Thrills beyond number! Excitement be. yond belief! NEVER BEFORE have you seen anything like itl... Tarzan the Untamed =—Tarzan the Magni. ficent — Tarzan the Jungle Man-God —in his greatest adventure! ++. TRAPPED by his enemies — the entire } jungle quakes when he seeks his revenge!

See 4 her dive for life from their love- | nest in the skies - into the muscuof her mate!

ALL NEW / LYS DIFFERENT

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MAKING «

Virtually all of the action of “Arizona Mahoney” are being filmed Only a few scenes are Joe Cook