Evening star., 1927-10-16
PALACE-"Running Wild"


w. C. Fields. in the Paramount
screen farce, Running Wild" is the
attraction at Loew's Palace Theater
this week. The stage features are a
dancing ensemble, 1.-THE DeMarcos, !"
who have just returned from Europe
and last seen here with George
Whites Scandals" and Rome and
Dunn, two harmony boys. Added
features include the M.G-M News, J.
Virgil Huffman's organ music, "a
scenalogue and the Palace Orchestra
under Don Felice.
w. c. Fields makes Running
Wild" rich laughmaker. In it Elmer
Finch. head of the Finch family, has
a hard time getting along, the Mrs.
and her fat son nag him; his boss is
| never satisfied. Even Rex seems al.
ways ready to nip him. No one has
a kind word for poor Elmer except
Elizabeth, his daughter, and she, too,
has her worries. Jerry Harvey, son of
Elmer's employer, wants to marry
Elizabeth, but his father is opposed
to the match because he imagines the
whole Finch family is like his clerk.
After much persuasion, the elder
Harvey agrees to give Elmer a chance.
If he can collect bill which has been
due for long time he'll receive a nice
raise In salary. But should he fail,
good-by to his job.
Elmer walks to Barker's Office with
nope nigh in his heart. A door opens
ana two men come flying out. He
tlmldly approaches and discovers that
they. too, are bill collectors. Elmer
retires to the street and his eyes light
on horseshoe. Picking it IN. he
throws it over his shoulder for luck
and-it crashes through a. shon
window. He runs away and then dis.
covers he has blundered out on the
stage OF a theater where a hypnotist
Is calling for volunteers. He gets
Elmer. makes him a roaring lion''
ana ne starts out to see If it's true.
mary Brian is seen as Elmer's
oaughter; Ciaud Buchanan is Jerry:
Marie Shotwell, Mrs. Finch; Barney
Raskle. Junior; Frederick Burton
Jerry's father; Frank Evans. Barker
and Ed Roseman. Arvo.
RIALTO-"A Gentleman of Paris"
Adolphe Menjou, in "a Gentleman
of Paris" which is the feature picture
at the Rialto this week, is cast as a
gay Partisan philanderer, much of the
comedy of the story being built around
the romantic entanglements from
which he must escape in order to
make his marriage possible.
The nigh note in drama is struck
when Menjou discovers that a fair
charmer with whom he has been toy.
ing Is the wife of his valet. However,
their relations as master and man go
on, although a passion for revenge
smolders in the servants heart. His
chance comes at a reception for Men
1ou's prospective bride, at which
MenJou plunges heavily in a card
game. A big winner, he is accused of
cheating. He demands to be searched.
and card is found up his sleeve.
To man in his social position. this
is a serious catastrophe and though
he has no idea how the card came
there there Is only one thing for him
to do and that is kill himself. When
shot rings out in his room it looks
as though the valets plot had sue.
ceeded. and this leads to a dramatic
climax.
A new screen discovery, Shirley
O'Hara. is Menjou's leading woman.
and others are Nicholas Soussanin.
Ivy Harris. William B. Davidson,
Arlette Marchal, Lawrence Grant and
Lorraine Eddy.
The stage presentation is entitled
Three Little Maids in Dances That
Are Different" and added attractions
are "A Rommell Cruise Around the
World on the Good Ship Melody" the
overture by the Rialto Orchestra
under Rox Rommell; Model George"
comedy; Bruce scenic. Hawaii From
the Car Window" and international
Newsreel.