Evening star., 1929-11-25

| terrible, and the coach sends in a sub
| Stitute. Then, with Sanford 10 points
to the bad, Patsy learns what the
trouble Is and writes Marty note, tell
him that, box or no box, she loves him.
| With three minutes left to play, Marty
goes back into the game and forward
passes his way to the two touchdowns
/ needed.
There are some bright comedy spots
| which pep up the picture, but, every
| thing considered, The Forward Pass"
seems to presage the end Of the vogue
| OF campus movies.
The Evening Star newsreel, with good
views Of the McCrory store explosion,
and Horace Heidi and his CalifornianS
in jazz numbers complete the enter
tainment.
pTATTO Two facile manipula-
M A. ~ tionS of the small values
Skinner OF comedy, on the parts
Merna Kennedy, give Skinner Steps
Out" at the Rialto this week, an appeal
it could scarcely have in less sktllful
hands
Bill" and Honey" Skinner, social
and business climbers with young am
billions, are rendered telling by canny
appreciation of what is funny just on
the windward side of farce. A shade
more gusto and Mr.. Tryon would have
been merely an antic; a shade less and
he would have been unduly timorous.
Laurels, too, to William j. Craft, who
directed.
The story is an old one of Henry
Irving Dodge's, known in print as
SINNERS Dress Suit" The dress suit
in the case happens to give young Skin
ner an entree to a charity bazaar pro-
NOTED by the barons and baronesses of
finance, from which he emerges with
some observations which he considers
will be valuable to his boss in an i'm
pending merger So thoroughly. how
ever, does he misstep that his we'll
meant advice turns to acid against him.
Skinner is revealed eS prime bungler
whose enthusiasm exceeds his discre-
ton. All, however turns out cheerfully,
and the $35-aweek clerk becomes a
S5,000-a-year executive. His wife smiles
through the tears and said II knew you
could do it." Skinner says, $50 did l."
The supporting cast is good, and the
crescendo and diminuendo of incidents
which make up the STORY are well CAL
culated by the director
A talking comedy "Cold Shivers,"
furnished early audiences with plenty
Of laughing matter, 1t seems though its
hackneyed theme Of adventure in q
gnost-ridden mansion is wearied stuff.
Benny RuolnS Song-and-dance SklC IS
clever, and Tom Warnings singing of
Here We Are" another feature which
pleased many. The Evening Star-Uni-
versal newsreel is copiously supplied
with titbits from here and there this
week, mixing life's comic and serious
ingredients with good taste. F. c. O.
- sings there is little
hlo hita doubt that o pic
ture will be a sue
cess. When Bebe Daniels plays the
leading feminine role cash customers
storm the box ONCE. But when John
Boles sings and Bebe Daniels plays the
leading feminine role in the same pic
ture-that is something else again. And
Rio Rita" Is staying over at R-K-O-
Keith for a third week.
Who is not familiar with the story
of Rio Rita?" If you have forgotten
the details there is the elusive Kinkajou,
the handsome leader of the Texas
Rangers; the two funny fellows from
the Far East, glorious Rio Rita her
self and many, many beautiful girls in
the background. All these are mixed
generously with catchy music, splendid
comedy lines and everything that goes
toward making successful musical
play for the screen.
The picture is rather long-not too
long, of course, so other features which