The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-26

Lash protects Cora from the dam
gers of an accident and thereby wins
her gratitude, which he mistakes for
something more serious. A clever
crook, the lovely Cora executes q
daring jewel robbery, and uses the
hard-struck Lash as a wholly inno-
cent accomplice.
This creates 8 situation which
brings about a. series Of startling
developments, with Cocky, an ir-
repressible friend of LaSh's, played
by Clyde Cook, becoming an i'm
portant factor in the last OF puz-
zling, but highly entertaining Sc
quences. Much of the action takes
place at sea and in ports Of call.
The cast includes Arthur Stone,
Albert Cont, Jean Laverty, Frank
Hagney, Boris Charsky and Jane
Winton.
Dick Rich and his Melodious
Monarchs and Ulie and Clark in
Vitaphone acts, and Movietone
news reels complete the program.
RONALD CoLMAN
STARRED IN RESCUE
1.-THE Rescue" opening today at
the Palace theater, reveals Ronald
Coleman in the stardom to which
Samuel Goldwyn has elevated him
as a result of popular demand. In
this, Joseph Conrad's greatest story
of the sea, Colman is said to give
the most stirring characterization of
his screen career.
THE Rescue" also. affords Lily
Damita, Goidwyn's importation from
the ranks Of French stars, her
American screen debut. Miss Damita
has the coveted role Of Colman's
leading lady. This romantic and adj
venturous yarn of the sea, as only
Conrad tells it, is spun by the di-
rectorial genius of Herbert Brenon.
1t is the story of honor, love and
betrayal in the Java seas, photo
graphed against tropical back
grounds of rare beauty.
1.-THE Rescue" is being released
through United Artists, which in adj
dition to handling Samuel Goldwyn
productions, distributes the screen
plays of Douglas Fairbanks, Mary
Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, D. w.
Griffith, and Norma Talmadge. The
photodrama's script was prepared
from Joseph Conrad's novel by
Elizabeth Meehan, scenarist for
"Sorrel and Son" and Laugh,
Clown, Laugh" The play presents
Colman as Tom Lingard and Miss
Damita as Lady Edith Travers.
The story is that of Tom Lingard,
a trader in Java, who has promised
a native chief that he will help to
restore his lost empire. In the
midst of his plans. an English yacht
intrudeS on the. scene and Mrs.
Travers, as one of its passengers,
causes Lingard to forSake the cause
of the natives for that of the won-
an he loves.
There we're many difficulties to be
overcome in filming this Conrad
story. A fleet of 400 canoes and
twenty vessels had to be procured.
One of the, largest of the ships, a
250-foot schooner was blown up at
a cost Of $4,000 to make twenty
f1ve-foot sequence properly realistic.
Director Brenon has caught all
the virile flavor of Conrad's tale
and has faithfully followed the ac-
ton of the thrilling battle between
natives and whites and the destruc-
ton of a ship loaded with dynamite.
1t is the epic of king Tom" and
the love he won and lost on the
Java seas.
In conjunction with the showing
of 1.-The Rescue" arrangements
have been made with Samuel Gold
wyn for the personal appearance of
Miss Lily Damita, who will appear
on the stage four times today, and
will have an informal chat with
those who attend the Palace on this
day. Miss Damita was brought to
the United States by Goldwyn, who
had searched throughout foreign
lands for screen star to take the
place of Wilma Bapky as leading
lady opposite Ronald Colman. This
is Miss Damita's first appearance
before a picture audience, since her
arrival in this country, and she will
be in indianapolis today only.
A specially prepared sound ac-
compartment will be feature of the
presentation of The Rescue" The
musical score and sound effects
personally devised by Hugo RieSen-
field, celebrated composer and con-
ductor, given by the Hugo Riesen-
field orchestra through the medium
of the new sound reproducing APP.
paratus installed for the benefit of
the Palace patrons.
The surrounding novelties on the
program will bring to the screen
Gus Edwards first production for
Metro Movietone, in which this
famous stage show producer will
present one of his own revues with
the original cast and numbers. An
other Metro Movietone act intro
duces Lionel BarTymore's first at
tempt at direction, and his offering
s'The Confession" has been ac-
claimed a success. The Fox Movie
tone News. Lester Huff at the
mighty organ and the Palace World
Visions will round oit the Hill