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Damon Runyon can beast of being the persosul friend of every krent figure in the American aporta world. Many champions of to-day
toun" by Rungon in his column, ilve, ten or twelve years ago. For more than fitteen years the author of Paramount's picture "Little Marker", coming on Saturday to the. King's Theatre, has written the lend stories of America's great sporting evenindescriptive gems that are classics in his chosen field of news. paper work—and no other writer in demonstrated such keen knowledge and Judgment in sizing up Agures in y the field of spoke one of his dis- July coveries wELK Dempsey, and he has been Jack's friend and mentor for many years. Runyon's sport talks have long been recurized as the most Soptenber authoritative, original and pertinent October uf their type. He has necess to December thousand news sources that are closed Janusry to other spurts writers and it is for Marca this renson that his motion picture May", story "Little Miss Marker" has such July a worn and human chirm. Adolph Atenjou, Dorothy Dell, Charles Dick- ford and five-year-old Shirley Temple head the cast of Runyon's latest story to reach the sereen, "Little Mins Mer ker", a story of Broadway Kurt- money gamblers who lose their hearts to a little girl with two dimples and blonde curls.
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the director for excellence in the pic: ture are the two stars, Spelicer Tracy and Loretta Young, cast, respectively, ins Bill, a shiftless, homeless wander- er, and Trinu, a 'starving walf whom he picks up on the street and takes to his ramshackle home on the dumps. Borzage's
and deft touches
the artistry with which these two perfect players Interpret their roles put into the production a pathos nad moving force that sweeps the spectator along with it in its flood of emotional appeal. Bill, footloose and irresponsible, soon becomes restless under the restraint of living so long in one place. He has no use for money: he tells Trina he does not love her and will leave hor
Anglo-Dutch Raon, he meets a rich and beautiful one of the best characterizations he Burma Corpn. Es.
how girl who wants him for a play us over given, the picture won its 10 mate. But Bill is beginning to love nudience, because at the novelty of
Canadian Pacific Trina in a gruff why he getstory abounds in acting opportunities
Chartd. 10/sh. beauty...bacorn" chea¬ ́NIK” world for such seasoned creators of charac-
(Bearer) But I tumbics about his cars. Trina tells ter as Lewis Stone, who plays the Gula Kalumpong | him he is about to become a father. Captain of the Bureau; Pat O'Brien Rubber To get money to take care of her he in the role of a fresh, self-satisfied Trepca Mines ... attempis a robbery and fails. The Vatfoot, just transferred from the late ¡affair is cleared up дно Bill leaves Robbery Squad; Hugh Herbert and Estates
George Malone hes one majority in the Republican primaries-United Press.
ord. sh.
aboard a freight car-headed for Allen Jenkins ns hard-boiled datec London Tin 107– somewhere and with him is Trina. tives in the bureau,, who don't turn a Pekin Synd 2/-.
Ah. The supporting cast is exceptionallyhole at any of the tragedies that are capable. Marjorie Rambeau, Arthura dally part of the bureau's routine. Hohl, Walter Connolly, Glenda FarThe real drama of the picture, how- rell and Dickie Moore all ture in ever, centres around the mysterious performances ao superb it is difficult and fascinating to rate them in the order of their Philipsplayed with feeling
figure of Norma excellence,
and
conviction by Bette Davis--and who “Come On-Marines”-
nearly turns the Missing Persons. Burcau upside down and inside out in Richard Arlen, Ida Lupino, Roscoe her effort to locate the only man in Karns, Graco Bradley, Monte Blue, the world who can clear her of a Fuzzy Knight and Toby Wing compose charge of murder, Glenda Farrell, the leading players in "Come On who has yet to give a bad perfor- Marinca", Paramount's fast-moving finance, again carries off high honours love story of a bunch of marines who with her snappy role as a bigamous are, sour on bandits but sweet on wife. Pat O'Brien, un Butch Saun- blondes. It comes to the Oriental ders, is detailed to work on her case Theatre on Friday and Saturday, not falls in love with her almost from Lowered in rank and sent back to the their first meeting. But no true tropical Jungles after 门: evening love's courao ever ran rougher than onbore that ends in trouble, Richard does the experience of theas two, before Arlen goes back to fighting bandita Norina and Buter finally get their with a vengeance, When word comesnian-with the shrewd ass ance of that a group of children, shipwrecked Lowis Stone as Captain Web,
Direc- on the jungles const are lu danger of flor Roy Del Rutk has handied tha a native uprising: But the "children" numerous facets of his picture with 1urn out to be grown-up young jɛkill, never losing pace or tempo for beauties, and the tough boys who a single scene. Good performances.... were nour en handits turn out to be sweet on blondes.
"Miss Fone's Baby I Stolen"
besides the actors already mentioned are given by Alan Dinehart, Ruth Donnelly, Marjorie Gateson, Noel Francis, Charles Sellon, Helena Phillips; Wallace Clark and Tad Alexander.
"Kind of the Wild Horses" "King of the Wild Horses," Colum-
It took Spanky McFarland, five. penr-old serien "veteran” with two Hours of camera experience, only five Jinutes to get acquainted with Paramount's little blond picture hero, n'a picture which signalizes the re- sov Lettos. The tots met when turn to the screen of Ites, the famous Spanky joined the cast of "Miss back sinllion, not only is the first es Baby is Stolen", the picture in to feature hundreds of wild co-starring Dorothea Wieck and Alice Horses since the talking pictures came arady, now at the King's Theatre. but also marks the first time a The Introduction progressed AD rapidly that the end of five minutes tacet on an Indian reservation. movie microphone. ever has been spanky believed he was caough of King of the Wild Horses," which is pal to appropriate LeRoy's tin horn, ile did it and LeRoy howled a protest, roting to the Alliam.brs. Theatre, Director Alexander Hall solved the features Willian Janney, and Dorothy problem by making a quick trip to the Wallace MacDonald Harry. Semels, Appleby in the principal, roles. property department and returning with a now one for the baby. Lalley Ford West and Art Mix also appear plays the role of the son of Miss in the production which was photo- Pane, favourite movie actress, who is fraphed on the Navajo Indian reser- kidnapped by Jack Laftae and Alan Fation, with the tribal ceremonial Hale The cry of torture anances and chants, and the beating of hanguish that rips her heart is om-toms reaching the screen for the
answered by the mothers
of the first time. The company made the world. Wit tho nation's police entire Alm in the magnificent aconte uthorities searching for the lost etting around Kayanta and Monu baby, it is left to a lonely woman, a ment Valley, Arizona. Approximate- nother of four children, to bring ly 1,000 Indians were used in "King of about the safe return of the kidnapac laley, the director. Haley is the the Wild Horses,” According to Earle child. And the thrilling manner. in which she outwith the kidnappers, owner of Rex, the horse characterizad almost at the price of her life, brings y Elinor Glyn as having "It," as well the picture to an exclting, entertainas Lady, the white mare, who is the pinto heroine, and Marquis, the ing ending.
villain horse of theircon story. Haley in a former cowboy, who grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, and entered Romance, comedy, molodrama, and pictures six years ago ne a stunt pathos in leaping and palatable doses iter. He has worked as assistant are cleverly stirred together in the director to Victor Fleming, C. 1. new First National production, DeMille and Howard Hawks, being Bureau of Missing Persons." to with the latter during the making of make it one of the most entertaining "Scarface." The horse picture re- and fastest moving pictures that has presents isla, first directorial effort. boen shown at the Alhambra Theatrulaloy also wrote the story for "King for some time. Opening to-day with of the Wild Homen" which was enst headed by Bette Davis. Lewis adapted by Fred Myton. George B, Stone and Pat O'Brion, the latter is Seitz supervised production..
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