Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-03
THCATERS


AIRDOME-If you like a strong
forccful love drama. rich in action,
thrills, suspense and heart appeal.
with a strong undercurrent of humor.
staged against typical race track
backgrounds and involving several
colortul dance hall episodes, then
\ou ere sure 10 enjoy 1.-THE Rain
maker now playing at the Air
dome.
For this Paramount production
ajaPted by Hop Loring and Louis
.. Lighton from the famous Red
Book magazine serial, ''Hcaven-
bent, hy Gerald Beaumont. and di-
rectcd hy Clarence Badger. is com
pounded of those elements lust men.
tiound.
Furthermore, it has the added adj.
Nantag" of sterling cast. featuring
such capable PLAYERS as Ernest Tor
renee, William Collier Jr., and
Georgia Halc. and Including i'm lis
supporting personnel Brandon Hurst.
Joseph Bowling. Tom Wilson, Mar
III" MdttoN and many others.
Tho theme Of The plot is that Of
regeneration, and the characters in.
NoIyed are a Jockey and dance hall
Iirl. II is the jockey who gives the
story It's titlc, for his seeming abil-
itN 70 call forth rain merely by pray.
ing for it earns him the nickname
Of The Rammakcr Collier
handles TINS role III capital style and
gives a performance that rings with
sincerity and humanness.
Georgia Hale as the girl, who fails
in her attempts to break away from
The dance hall life hut eventually
redeemS both herself and the jockey.
: wiStjuliy charming and viyid}y
convincing. Torreuec wins new
iaueclS with his compelling charac.
terizatim of Mike, the bartcud-
cr.
The action of the story i, swift
and dynamic. working up smoothly
10 til" powerful climax. in which an
entire town is stricken with plague
and Golfers prayer far rain is an
swered by Il roaring cloudbmst.
VALLEY-Ycars Of experience ON
ac stage have given ". c. Fields
cons .derable paiSe. He can eucouut-
tr many surprising situations with
.3t embarrassment. but when he is
staining in front Of a motion pic.
.Ure camera. eating, and Il deer gal
.opS out Of the woods. stands on his
hind leg,. and draws his lips back
Paramount : come Iv star admits he
i -plussed.
AFTER second OF hesitation. Mr..
EicId held or tive crackers. The
icer approached au8 ate them. Then
/" offered him thir, which H. had
bitten and the deer refused to touch
il.
Edward Sutherland, who was di-
rcctiug Mr. Field, in his first Para
mount starring picture, 1T : the Old
Army Game - tnnauing, "neVer
give a sucker an even break -,
comes TO the VALLEY thrater
tomorrow night. decided the scene
was SO unusual he woulI incorporate
+, in the picture i the deer came
back.
At the 1ime. the company WIS
working on th, Uuts oi tae famous
silver springs, about t.yc miles from
Ccala. la. Mr.. Sutherland gave an
assistant cam.ramau som. crackers
ud >cnt him in pursuit. But this
proved to be the wrong slant pH daor
Psychology.
4Is. FIcjd, finally suggested that
somebody whistle. Thi, was done,
a4J the deer returned Thou scene
v.. made with Louise Brooks, fca-
,ur,d feminine player, feeding the
animal.
4 ,am;a};cr WHO resides near the
sIle, told Mr. Sutherland later
that ro had fou.J The deer when i
va, ,ty yourg = and raised it with a
nursing bottle. since that time Is
ua, played around with dogs and
other farm animals.
Na., of thos- sj&Liug rpr tie goo.