Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-11
THEATERS

'Thc Third Degree the Warner
Bros, production, starring Dolores
Costello, which opens tomorrow ut
the Valley thcatcr, is as gripping a
police mclodrama as its name sug-
gestS.
The Third Degree. Words
that carry Il conuotation Of horror
and miserable injustice; nagging,
bullying, brow beating torture,
forced confession: the modern YER
sion Of lnquisitions.
Happily, the "third degree - in
this country has, to II large extent,
given away TO more scientific, less
painful, and infinitely more accu-
rate methods in police departments.
Rcwildcred prisoners no longer
writhc on II stool of agony, Il blind
ling light flooding their weary eyes,
with harsh voices in the darkness
beyond threatening, cajoling, in
Sisting, demanding, questioning
them until their senses reel and the
earth seems to be staggering crazily
through trackless space. They are
no longer slapped awake or roughly
shaken by manicurcd paws out of
the darkness, tempted with food,
with drink. tempted with promises
of freedom and leniencv and rest to
confess n terrible crime of which
they are guiltlcss.
Woven around this barbarous in
stitution. with the gay background
Of circus, "Thc Third Degree, -
reveals in startIinglv realistic
manner the endless romance, adven.
turc, sacrifice and hcarthreak for
which il has been responsible.
Miss Costello appears AS the wife
of a third degree victim. Louise
Dresser, as the mother, is featured
in The supporting east, which in
cludcs Jason Robards, Rocklifte
Fcllowcs, Kate Price and Tom SAINT
chi. "Thc Third Dcgrec'' was
adapted by Graham Baker from the
Charles Klein play. Michael Cur.
tiz directed.
There has been an adagc as old
as the drama itself which declares
that in order to cffcctually portray
emotion, the actor or actress must
have experienced that emotion. The
pet phrase Of the profession is that
she mast have "livcd and suffer
ed. -
If this is true. Narcclinc Day is
the exception that groves the rule,
for this actress, of little more than
high school age is proving Il rcvela,
tion to her directors on the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer lot.
During the filming or "The Boy
Friend. Monta Bell $ production
which is coming to the Palace the
alter tomorrow, Marceline was call
ed upon to cry broken .heartedly.
Her sriall world, even her parents
had deserted her in the hour when
she needed them mOsL.
Bell had expected some difficulty
in filming this scene. but Marccline
was ready for it before he was.
Running into the room with one
leap she landed ON the bed, in the
highest of spirits, a mood which
would ordinarily have caused d.
rector to tear his hair, under the
conditions.
But an amazing thing happened.
With the aid of soft music her mood
changed as if she had pressed a
button, and within three minutes,
by actual timing, tears were running
from her eyes and she was sobbing
Historically.
''The Boy Friend is a charming
story of present day life in small
southern town. John Harron PLAYS
opposite Miss Day, and Gertrude AS.
tor, Ward Crane, George X. Arthur,
Elizabeth Patterson, Otto lIoff,
man. Maidel Turner. Gwen Lee ard
others are in the east, Alice ID. G.
Miller adapted the screen play from
1.-The Book of CHARM the New
York success of last season by john
Alexander Kirkpatrick.
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