Evening star., 1928-12-24

4TdVelydIl, IdiIllIy lTIeIlu anu pIlyS1CldIl,
and Hobart Bosworth as Sir Morton
Holderness.
The picture IS based on Stolid Eng
lish respectability and the part it played
| in diverting the course of true love.
Diana, with her heavy drinking broth
er, as the last of decadent family, is
not welcomed by Sir Morton Holderness
as a future daughter r-in-law, and he
appeals to her sportsmanShip as "a
gentleman of honor" to release Neville
from the engagement. She later mar
ries David FurnesS, her brothers hero,
Cambridge man and winner of the
boat races. Her code of honor keeps
her silent as to the cause of his death
when an explanation would have freed
her of suspicion. 1t also keeps her true
by intention to her first love. although
her name is linked in gossip with
princes and other notables in the gay
pleasure resorts of the continent One
feels impelled to admire her for her
SportSmanlike attitude in giving up
her chance for happiness the second
time because she thinks it Is the right
thing to do, and accepts instead the
omen of death as she carelessly picks
up the ace of spades. John Gilbert
plays the difficult part of loving two
women.
Stage subjects are provided through
Movietone. The piano keys respond to
the twinkling fingers of Vincent Lopez
in the Doll Dance" and a de luxe rem
dition of Mighty LAX Rose" Harry
Rose. as master of ceremonies, intro
duces several Capitolian singers, Grace
Rogers and Van and Schenck, and does
al song number himself.
The Fox Movietone News shows the
agility acquired In strenuous exercises,
home talent and stage talent making
merry on the Wyoming in dock at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Celtic aground
! near the coast of Ireland, and the
newly enthroned Michado Hirohito, re-
viewing his army and taking look at
| a cruiser, one of Japan's latest.
EARLE-"What a Night"
When Bebe Daniels makes a picture
she seems to go by formula, for most
of her productions invariably are true
| to type, but all of them smack of
| cleverly concocted comic melodrama,
| with swift moving sequences, and the
result is good entertainment. What
Night" her latest effort, manages
with not too much difficulty to live up
to the standard of past successes.
rambling along with an occasional
punch to unravel a rather unlikely
story.
Having helped to glorify the hard
working chorus girl In "Take Me Home"
and the daring camera girl in Hot
News" Bebe now turns to proving that
woman has right to share with man
the working end of the press, and in
| cldentally, the film Is dedicated to that
particular institution, which it admits
is rather good thing after all.
Again Neil Hamilton Is cast opposite
Miss Daniels, and as usual he keeps
pace with her throughout. AS you
might have suspected, he is the star
reporter on an up-and-up, crook-fight-
ing daily. Bebe, of course, is the So
ciety girl in search of an escape from
] ennui via news reporting. And what a
go she makes of it! William Austin
adds burlesque bit as the male society
editor, and Wheeler Oakman contributes
a Suave piece as a master crook. The
film Is not synchronized, but with the
augmented orchestra furnishing a fit
ting score most of the time, the noise
| is not missed
! Red Corcoran, a banjoiSt, with
| weird facial grirnaces, is offered in a
| Vitaphone short called, I'm Afraid
That's ALL" in which he sings some
nonsense, collecting laughs.
| The recent signing of that master
comedy director, Mack Sennett, with
educational Films, shows results in his
first effort, "The Lions Roar" which
Is embellished with sound and dialogue
and which is said to be having its
world premiere this week at the Earle.
Mr.. Sennett still thinks that the throw
ing OF custard pies is good comedy.
Johnny Burke, Daphne Pollard, George
| Bevan and Vernon Dent are all heard
as well as an unnamed coloratura So
| prano.
A short sound and dialogue novelty.
ably acted, recorded by RCA Photo
| pnone and called, There Is a Santa
| Claus" together with an overture. "A
Christmas Fantasy" arranged by Daniel
Breeskln. with vocal portion by VIII
liam Raymond, an excellent tenor. and
silent news reel complete an enjojoy-
able and light program.