Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-29
three Ander Girls will appear in
dancing flashes and novelty singing.
At the Colonial

Millions have read the novel and
thousands have seen the play. Now
untold multitudes will have an OPP
portunity to see the cinema version.
George Barr McCutcheon's Brew
ster's Millions" has been transferred
to the screen with Bebe Daniels star
red. It will be at the Colonial The
atre Monday and Tuesday.
OF course, in the process of trans
formation, lots of things have
changed. For instance, the title is
now Miss Brewster's Millions" and
the action centYs around a girl, in
stead of man. Monty Brice adapted
it to the screen. Warner Baxter and
Ford Sterling have the two featured
roles, playing opposite the star.
Clarence Badger, well known comedy
director, produced it, from the screen
play by Harold Shumate and Lloyd
Corrigan. It's a Paramount picture
Scenic beauty is no small part OF
yellow Fingers" Fox Films produc-
ton Of Gene Wright's spirited novel
of the tropics which is the second
feature attraction at the Colonial to-
| day and tomorrow.
Catalina Island. beauty spot Of the
Pacific, was used for many of the
| scenes. On this isle a large Malay
village set was erected and photo
graphic results from this architecture
al event are pronounced superior To
anything viewed on the screen in
years.
Olive Borden is seen in the leading
dramatic role with Ralph 1nce, Claire
! Adams, Edward Piel, Armand kaliz,
| Otto Matieson, and others in feature
| charaCterizations.
The phase "all star cast" NAV be
| accepted as meaning something in the
case of The Barrier" the Metro
| Goodwin Mayer photoplay of Rex
| Bcach's famous novel of Alaska,
which comes to the Colonial theatre
on Wednesday and Thursday. The
! company includes such stellar play
ers as Norman Kerry. 3. Walthall
! Lionel Barrymore, Marceline Day
! George Cooper, Pat Harmon, Bert
.. Harmon, Bert Woodruff and Princess
| Nicola. Much of the action of THE
| Barrier" takes place on whalins
ship, which was chartered to take
! the company on daily cruises during
the filming of this phase of the story
Clara Bow, the typical fapper OF
| the screen. scores a new triumph in
/ her latest starring vehicle, Two Car
| Play Associated Exhibitors pic-ur-
! ization of the Saturday Evening Post
I story by Gerald Mygatt running as
the companion feature. In this live
| iy romance, Clara is again cast as a
! vivacous little coquette. wooed by
! two ardent squires, with whom she
| is marooned on a desert isle, and be-
! tween whom she is forced to choose
! Allan Forrest and Wallace MacDon-
| aid are cast as the rivals for her
| favor with George Fawcett as the
usual gruff old uncle. Nat Ross di-
rected.
Unusual situations abound in the
latest all-star special Producers Dis
tributing Corporation release, 1.-THE
People VS.. Nancy Preston" which will
be on view at the Colonial next Fri
day and Saturday. David Butler is
released from Sing Sing and goes
forth in search of his wife and little
| boy. Tenseness, thrills and hair
| breadth escapes combine to make
this melodrama one of the highest
merit. Marguerite de la Motto and
John Bowers are featured.
1.-THE Nutcracker" with a particu-
larly strong cast will be the second
feature on the final two days pro-
| gram at the Colonial,