The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
IA SYNOPSIS OF
THE COMING
FILMS


nystery.me lodrama of the French
Foreign Legion, Beau Geste, !" will
remain for another week at the
National, with matinee Sunday
and matinee and night perform.
ances daily thereafter at 2;30 and
$50 p. m. Beau Geste" Is the
story OF three brothers whose
loyalty to one another was greater
than their fear of death. They
feign guilt for the theft of val
liable sapphire by leaving home
and Joining the legion where their
experiences on the African sands
are thrilling and full Of suspense.
Ronald Colman, Ralph Forbes ana
Nell Hamilton play the brothers.
Noah Berry Is the bestial Sergeant
LeJaune. Others of the principals
are Alice Joyce, Mary Brian. vii.
liam Powell. Victor McLaglen and
Norman Trevor.
COLUMBIA-To the Columbia
for the new week comes Lon
CLANCY In Tell 1t To the Marines"
reported the best picture CLANCY
has ever appeared in, for here he
doffs his usual grotesque makeup
and gets by on sheer acting abil.
ity. This picture is q genuine
attempt to show life in the
Marine Corps as 1t is. II was
filmed in cooperation with the
Marine staff and shows the
Leathernecks in barracks. at sea
and on the field in maneuvers.
The narrative Is supplied around
a young Marine who falls in love
with q nurse Eleanor Boardman)
and who is eventually made a
nrst-class fighting man by that
hardboiled top Sergeant, Lon
CLANCY. Shorter films and special
music win round out,
RIALTO-"The Great Gatsby,'
based on the stage play of life
among the bootlegsing and con.
sumner element on Long Island,
comes to the Rialto in film form
for the next week with Warner
Baxter, Lois Wilson. Men HamiI.
ton, Georgia Hale. William Powell,
Hale Hamilton and others. The
story Is by f.. Scott Fitzgerald and
deals with Jay Gatsby. a mysteri-
Gus figure In island society, jolly
and q good host. who Is in love
with married woman. The pic
ture is brought to a sharp climax
when Gatsby Is accused by the
husband Of actions he cannot
deny. Shorter films and q stage
presentation will round out.
PALACE-A tempestuous love
nYsn ha0t6rnTnInd a VKnrsI6 /.
War comes to the Palace for the
new week in the form of "Hotel
Imperial" with Poll Negri as the
star. Erich Pommer. who made
''The Last Laugh" and Variety"
directed with James Hall and
George Siegnan in the leading sup
port roles. The story is of a
young Hungarian cavalry officer
who is trapped in a Galician vii.
laRe and forced to disguise him.
self as a waiter to escape cap.
ture by the Russians. Here he
sees a young waitress who
befriended him being savagely
treated by Russian DULLES. The
death Of a spy brings things to a
powerful climax. The stage attrac.
ton will be offered by Adler. Well
and Herman, singers and instru-
menta!ists who have a perigrin.
ating piano which is pushed all
about the stage. M. De Jari.
European tenor. will be held over
for another week. Shorter film
attractions will round out.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Flats" a laugh feature with
Charlie Murray and Chester
Conklin in the important roles,
comes to the Metropolitan for the
new week, The plot of the famous
old farce has been kept intact,
though the possibilities have been
realized on a broader scale than
was permissible in the speaking
version. The story revolves
about neighborhood life in the
downtown section OF a large city,
the comedy being inspired by a
perennial feud between an Irish.
man and tight little Scotchman.
In the end, however, McTavish
manages to salvage the fortunes
Of the fiery McFadden. A comedy,
'Not Too Mad" news reel and
other features will round out.