ONE WANTED TO MAKE HIM OVER!
And the other
girl wanted to
TAKE
over:
JESSE L. LASKY
Production
SPRINGTIME
FOR HENRY
OTTO
with
MRUGER
NANCY CARROLL
NIGEL BRUCE
HEATHER ANGEL
HERBERT MUNDIN
From the play by BENN W. LEVY
Directed by FRANK TUTTLE
THURSDAY
AT THE
KING'S
For these
feet the
only help Rata chiropody Department.
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"Wild Girl".
aving this young man necompanied The Fox Film presents such popu- Lukas overywhere ho went, constantly lar favourites as Charles Farroll, Joan coaching him in English. The actor Bonett, Ralph Bellamy, Eugene discontinued entiroly the use of the Pallette and Irving Pichel in a "vid Hungarian language, and forced him- and colourful story of plencer in self to make his wantà known in in a California mining camp, “Wild. One of the strangest searches ever Gir offer many pleasing surprises. English, while his tutor stood at his made- search for 1,500, beautiful|"Wild Girl" takes its place among the elbow and corrected his mistakes. girls-marked
production of really outstanding, picturas in the After eight months of constant np. Hollywood Party!! Metro-Goldwyn senson at the Oriental Theatre on plication, Lukas returncil to the Mercantie Bank, A & B. £304 n. Mayor's huge spectacle coming on Wednesday and Thursday. Both Par screen in the now taiking pleturca, a
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girls were chosen from a total of of a brand new type. He portrays Auent conversationalist in a Bomo ten thousand, and appear in the character of a grim-faced cerlangungel Lukas is now at the King's the kaleldoscopic musical and dancing genut, into from the Civil War, seek theatre in "Glamour? the Universal numbers woven into the brillantine the betrayer of his sister. lsramn of "the eternal triangle" in comedy romance. When it was Bennett, ahamions. the rociety roles,
tho
"Springtime For Henry"
It's fun being a bit sophisticated..
decided to enlist this huge beauty to burst forth as a hoydenisht randea which he is featured with Constance chorus, advertisements were placed in mountain girl. Belinmy n big-Cummings, This absorbingly in- the daily newspapers. A director hearted gambler, Pailetic as a swag-treating picture by Edna Ferber was visited Sun Francisco and other cities, gering stageconck driver and Pichel as directed by William Wyler, and im Interviewing hundreds of aspiring a disappointed rival, all provide grand screen actresses. At the studios long support in bringing the original Bret portant supporting roles are played Hnes of girls applled datiy. Each was arte characters to life.
by. Phillip Reed, Daris Lloyd and given a personal Interview and test.
Joseph Cawthorn. Dance directors and others were on "The Worst Woman in Paris?" " hand. The girin were contumcu,
Brimming with startness, and cxamined a to experience and abiltles and gradually from the huge luubbling over with innate enthusia throug a "perfect 1,500 were chosen JARO &. Lasky's latest production for This is the option of Nancy Carroll Finally chosen, the girls were gather- Fox Film "The Worst Women In
even though the somewhat doubtful Parts"
to-day opens ed in great rehearsal halls, where George Hale, Seymour Felix and other Alhambra. Put it down on one of behaviour is in "Springtime For dancing directors began rehearsing the most Joyous cinema experiences Henry," coming to the King's Theatre and instructing them. The enthuin recent months. The story is one on Thursday, in which the plays the slasm of the youngsters spurred them that parallels the gaiety and sophis role of the dignified leading lady op- on. They wanted to rehearse day and tention of the French Capital, with posite Otto Kruger. "Dignified," she night. They were fitted with the the quiet and native charm of a small hastens to add, in nierely a compara Benguet Exploration. 17% eta, n. gorgeous collophane costumes andown in Kamans. It transports one of Benguet Goldfield, 20 cta n. other resplendent garments worn in the most dasliing Sgures of Paris totive term used in contrasting this the ensembles, and then rehearsed on the more matter-of-fact, more genuine role to those she has previously on- middle west. It is shift in locale acted in her screen eareer, for she has the actual stage.
that is not only geographic but also until
ingenue, now been only an ene that reveals rare differences in "The Ninth Guest"
ideas of romance. As the young lady Jesse L. Lasky in the first producer "The Ninth Guest," Owen Davis who is known as "the worst woht to give Miss Carroll a different part. in Paris, Benita Hume contributea a Ingenue roles. In the opinion of the mystery stage play that created performance that you will long`re-auburn haired actress, restrict the enviable record on Broadway, where it ran consecutively for over two her as one of the finest you have performance of a player not only in years, has been successfully transcrib-ever seen. Miss Hume is beautiful, the interpretation of a role but in the understanding, and an artist of the enjoyment of the work. "Other pity. ed to the screen with outstanding cast of ten woll-known players in the highest calibre. Adolphe Menjou, ers treat an ingenue like a baby," she principal roles. The picture will be cast in the nunscaline lead opposito exclaimed. "They expect you to have shown at the Alhambra Theatre on her, revels in a rate that seems to one gesture, a helpless lifting of the ft him, like a glove. And Meniou's hands, palm outward, accompanied by Frithay and Saturday. Pronounced gloves are notoriously well-fitting, sweet expression. There is almost one of the most successful and clover Others in the cast, each deserving of no possibility of being anything more mystery playa ever written, it tells praiseful encomiums, are: Harvey than a prop on the set. "Now the story of eight guests invited to a Stephens, Helen Chandler, Margaret permitted to have some of the re mysterious party in a penthouse. Each of the guests think one of the Seddon, Adole St. Maur, Leonard actions of an adult and I can make fall on my ability na an hstead of remaining no others is the host or hostess, until Corey. Maide! Turne and George good or
Her role in "Springtime each disclaims responsibility for the Irving, Monta Bell, who is also res-actress gathering. Many of the guests are ponsible for the authorshly of the ernament."
an story did excellent job of the For Henry" finds her in ferte com- Enemies of one or more of the other direction.
petition with leather Angel for the There is a powerful political figure
love of Otto Kruger with the added who has been kept out of society by
with a social leader present; there is an
task of keeping her affairs influential banker, smurting at his
Kruger secret from Nigui Druce, her husband. A role of complex situg rat political defeat ni the hands of
tions and varied emotions, it givės the politician; a calloge professor, just hard work that provented the total full opportunity to test her develop- dismissed because of his Socialistic eclipse of this talented Hungarian ment as an actress. leanings, and the dean who dismissed aetor's American servin career, when; him. A young playwright, scorned the advent of the talking picture a some years before by an actress, and few years ago brought consternation the actress herself, wounded by caustic to the ranks of the foreign players in), reviews written by the playwright Hollywood, and sent most of them dis- and a wonian lawyer,-tool of the consolatoly back to Europe. Lukon pollician. The radio announce that they are all to die-unless they can outwit the sponker. The identity of the fiend in finally disclosed, only after a series of thrilling and baffling Incidents which keep the observer in
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could not speak English; and this suddenly became the first requisite of every screen player, He must be able to spraic Finglit, and speak it well. But Lakas refused to accept defent, and immediately set about the sk
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his shadow. Every day and every.
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