The Washington times., 1926-06-17
FILM PROSP ECTS
JUST AROUND
THE CORNER

farce with romance ana aQVeA'
ture and has It's locale success
sively IN New York, "a town
near Bridgeport, Conn. =; the.
sWagger Florida East Coast and,
the Bahamas, where. the rum.
runners come from. The cen.
tral characters are Rosie Finkle-
baum and Jimmie O. Brien; their
fathers, Able and Pat. respec'
lively are business partners, but
Mama Finklebalim insists that
daughter must Larry Sam Ber-
hOWitz, who seems q very .pros.
porous young business man on
his own account. The expe.
riences which the constantly
warning partners encounter in
the Bahamas explain the Bsrko-
Witz bankroll and also make the
way easy fot. Jimmie. Just be.
yoild the 12.nafle limit there isf.a
sequence Of events that viii
cause the hair to- stand on end,
but even during these develop
Ments a wealth OF comedy IL In
terJscted. The picture is for
laughter first, last land all the
time and makes good.
The leading roles are played by
Charlie Murray, Vera Gordon.
George Sidney, Jack Mulhall, 10.
byna Ralston and CASTOR Glass.
PALACE wv. q. Fields, famous
comedian 81 the ziegfeid .FolIies."
brings his latest comedy hit to
Loew's Palace next week, TITS
the Old Army Game" picturiza.
ton sof the stage play. "The Comic
Supplement-
b Fields has been directed BY
Edward Sutherland, producer ST
Behind the Front, I, and the cast
In support includes Louise Brooks,
Blanche Ring. Bully Gaxton, Mary
Toy, and others.
Fields has the role OF 81 small.
town Florida druggist who Is per.
suaded BY New York go-getter
to- join In a scheme to sell New
York lots to Fioridans, and when
the money starts to pour In the
hero suddenly discovers that the
game looks plioney. His efforts
to straighten out the tangle In
New York proving fruftless, he
tries to give himself up without
success and coming home to sur
render To the sheriff. he finds.
that the real estate game has
prOapered and that he Is rich IT.
last.
RIALTO The Prince of PHI.
SEN" starring George sidney ana
Anita Stewart. comes to the.
Rialto next week. It Is 4 lavish
picture production from the stage
play dealing with court life ii i
mythical European kingdom
Sidney has the role of = Gin.
cinnatt brewer, who. II the grand
imperial chief Of Lodge ia, sof
the Loyal Order Of Squirrels. he
presides at their initiation cere.
monies with their old, tricks and
9 butting goat. He visits his old
home in Europe, accompanied by
his daughter, Nellie, and upon
their arrival he Ii. mistaken for
the Prince Of Pilsen BY the
t0WnspeOple, who accord them d
flattering reception. When he Il
commanded to stand up and wed
d princess OF d neighbOring prin.
ipa1ity-Bertha Of ThorWaId---
he believes he is being Initiated
into some secret lodge. Then
comes disillusionment and-tlne
firing squad.
A ona-act operetta based on the
musical comedy, THE Prince Of
Pilsen and other subsidiary
features VIII complete the pro.
gram.
COLUMBIA ~ unique twin.
feature novelty viii be presented
at Loew's Columbia next week,
when Grass" the Paramount
screen record OF 4 whole ma.
tons epic fight for grassland
existence ttself-will be given its
first Washington presentation In
conjunction with shoWings Of
Robert Flaherty's picture-romance
Of the real South Seas, 'tMoana."
Grass" represents the epic
film record made by Merriam
Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack and
Margaret Harrison In the remote
mountain Businesses of interior
Persia Of the astonishing annual
trek OF the Baktyari tribesrnen in
search OF grass for their herds
and life for themselves. "Moana"
Is a fascinating record OF South
Sea life as 1t is actually lived by
Robert Flaherty, the man who
gave the screen that study Of
the Eskimo, "Nanook Of the
North" For three years Fla
herty lived among the Samoan
islanders.
STRAND-For the last three
days OF the present week, Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday, the
Strand Theater viii offer a.
photOplay attraction, Watch Your
Wife" starring Pat O'Malley and
Virginia Valli. The picture II
featured by much good comedy
and by many really beautiful sets.
Several hundred people appear in
the restaurant and roof garden
scenes.
Beginning Sunday and for the
entire week, the Strand Theater
will present William s. Hart In
"Tumbleweeds."
TIVOLI-Cecil De Miles special.
" directed production, 1.-THE Volga
Boatman," opens the new weeks
programs at the Tivoli, continuing
through Tuesday. 1t win be sup
plemented by brief subjects. Other
bills for the week: Wednesday
and Thursday. Lewis Stone in "Old
Loves and New" and an Aesop
Fable and Patlle News Reel; Fri.
day. Rod La ROGUE in Bachelor
Brides" and a comedy, Home
Cured; Saturday, Douglas Mac
Lean in That's My Baby" a Glenn
Tryon comedy; Spotlight and new
installment of a chapter play.
AMBASSADOR-six feature
players appear in Sweet Daddies,"
a comedy OF prohibition days, at
the Ambassador. the first three