Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-12
Fox-oMen without Women.


Heralded as the most dramatic and
remarkable talking picture yet produced,
John Fords Fox Movietone film, Men
Without Women" will be presented,
beginning Saturday, at the Fox Thea
ter. John Ford was awarded the
photoplay medal for the best picture
in 1928. He has taken Is men present.
ing vivid and distinct characterizations
in creating this story. These l6 men
are imprisoned in a sunken submarine,
their only hope being the coming of
rescue ships. With their souls virtual
ly laid bare, this situation should make
unique dramatic setting.
Kenneth MacKenna is featured.
Others are Frank AlbertSon, Paul Page,
Farrell Macdonald Walter McGrail
Warren Hymer and George LIE Guere.
The Fanchon and Marco idea,
Hollywood Studio Girls in addition
to Alexander Callan, as master of cere-
monies, will feature Freddie Bernard,
Masters and Grayce, Charles Rozelle,
Lorris and Fermine, Mary Miles and
Mildred Perlee, Six Wild Wind Demons,
John Dale and the Sunkist Beauties.
The Fox Orchestra overture and new
Fox Movietone News will complete the
program.
METROPOLITAN-"SOng Of the West"
Song of the West" the Warner
Bros. and Vitaphone audible picture
epic of the California gold rush, filmed
entirely in natural color, will begin its
Washington engagement at the Metro
politan Theater Friday of this week.
A glowing panorama of mirth,
melody, love and adventure, Song of
| the West" tells a thrilling story Of
| Americas march to the Western frontier.
| John Boles and Vivienne Segal have the
leading roles, supported by Joe E.
Brown, Marie Wells, Sam Hardy, Mar
| ion Byron, Eddie Gribbon, Ed Martindel
| and Rudolph Cameron, with a chorus
Of 100 voices, dancers, Indians and
! others.
Song of the West" is lavish screen
adaptation of the operetta Rainbow"
by Laurence Stallings and Oscar Ham,
merstein, I'd. The music, including many
new song hits, is by Vincent Youmans.
| The story relates the romance of an
adventurous young scout and the beau
tiful daughter of an Army colonel, sta
toned at old Fort independence, Kans.
1t was made principally in the open.
COLUMBIA-"The Girl Said No"
Hours Of laughter may be expected to
emanate from Loew's Columbia for a
second week, where William Haines will
continue in the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
talking picture 1.-THE Girl Said No."
Leila Hyams, Marie Dressler and Polly
Moran, with other well known stars, ap-
pear in the cast.
Tom Ward, young man just out Of
college, secures a position with broker
age house but makes himself undesir-
able by playing prank unwittingly on
! the senior partner. Meanwhile he has
| fallen in love with his boss secretary.
| He returns home to find that his father
| has died and now he must get down to
work seriously to support the family.
! The brokerage house decides to give
! him another chance. The general man.
ager, however, rival for the pretty sec
retary'S hand, sends Tom on wild goose
chase to sell bonds to an impossible
customer. Tom, by pretending to be
the doctor, succeeds in selling the issue
and returns to the Office to find his
rival is going to marry the girl. BY
means of another ruse he has his rival
detained while he rushes to where the