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(Continued from Page 10),
he makes up his mind to "muselo in" on society and be a millionaire among the millionaires, the result is likely to be hilariously funny, It would be funny, oven in real life. But when the gangster turns out to be Edward G. Rubinson, as he does in his Intent First National picture, "The Little. Giant," which is showing at the Alhambra Theatre on Tuesday you can setile back in your seat to follow his adventures with the prospect of an amusing hour ahend. The Little lant," may be regarded as prophetle picture of what those bootlegger fenders who have survived the bullets of gangland, and who may have held on to their ill-gotten wealth may do now that real beer has become legal in the United States. It is a very well established fact that so called "big shots" of the underworld, after they have amassed their pile, have tried to break into society; havo taken to golf, polo, yachting and generally vacationing at resorts patronized by the social elite. It is such a character that Edward G. Robinson as "The Little Giant,"
plays. Mary Astor as IS3
Iending woman in "The Little brings once more herg
bendly and charms. Russell Hopton, well-known for his vivid character- izations on the screen, will be seen na Robinson's right-hand man. Helen Vinson, Donald Dillaway, Kenneth Thomson and a a large cast of support. ing work together to
make "Tho Little Giant""one of the most unusual comedies of the season.
to
"Cockeyed Cavaliers"
An advanced technique in the pro- duction and direction of a musical motion picture and which has gained recognition from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences,.is demonstrated in "Cockeyed Cavaliers," Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey's new starting comedy, showing to- day at the King's Theatre. The method was devised by Mark Sand- rich, who won the Academy award with his "So This 1 Harris". In directing "Cockeyed Cavaliera”, Sand- rich piloted the musicnl comedy DC- cording to his, original screen stand- ards rather than stage dieta, Ho keeps the film continuity uninter- rupted through his device of incor- porntioning the dances. Bongs and Vocalizations and music accompani– ment itself as part of the story. The lyrics are of integral Importance to the
film story, although they could
be sung independently. The ultra- convulsing comedy, technique,
mens pulchritude and four new
tuneful mélodles are set against a story whose melting in a random European locale during the Middle Ages. Wheeler and Woolscy play The title roles in "Cockeyed Can Bers" as vagabond knights around shoe adventures the $1m's hilarity is
built.
"Charlie Chan's Courage”
If it hadn't been for Earl Derr Biggers, Warner Olund reight never have got out of the villain class. Oland went from studio to studio for years, engaging in no end of screen dirty work. The Fox Film pur. chased Biggers popular novel "Char- Tie Chan Carries On", and after a
long serutiny of the Hollywood.
horizon decided that Oland, a native of Umea, Sweden, would make the Ident Charlie Chan. Since then he has done a half dozen Chan pictures, each one nehleving more popularity than those preceding. Charlie Chan's newest advantures are to be seen in "Charlie Chan's Courage", which finds the famed Honolulu detective entrasted with a half million dollar necklace and getting into plenty of
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