Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-21
THE SPOILERS
CAPITOL film
Thrilling Perturbation Of
Gold Rush Novel Shown
At Local House

With Sahara sands transmitted
to the crisp, tingling. finer and
whittier stretches OF the Arctic Cir
Gle, there Is something Of the vivid
horsepower OF The Sheik' IN The
Spoilers" rated BY many the peer
of Rex Beach stories, and being
offered this week at the Capitol
theater for the first time as a sound
and all-talking feature picture.
Something OF the epic dimensions
of Wings" too, there is in the new
version OF the gold-rush adventures
about Nome; something Of the rug
ged sincerity OF The Virginian.
something Of the fascination of
Beau Geste."
Not that The Spoilers in talk
ing form is any kind or a crazy
Guilt; Director Edwin Carewe has
accomplished a harmony Of most
OF the big responsive chords which
movie fans have come TO expect In
a variety of entertainment aristo-
crats-yet the whole Is a. individual
as and stands apart with. the n
thralling silhouette grace Of a
gigantic pine forest outrunner.
Thrilling Battle
To those who have seen the play.
10 those who have seen its double
screen presentation in silent form.
the talking edition viii bring still
greater thrills. The stage at best
was only a foreshortening Of the
expansive outdoor setting requisite
TO the action. The silent scree did
not compass the resonant timbre
that comes with hearing living
voices, crunching action, pummel-
ling battle.
The orr fight scene is rs iIr-
pressive as ever. with Gary Cooper
and William Boyd. he Of stage
lands "Quirt'' renown. tearing.
lunging and clawing al each ether;
as the critical shadows OF Farnum.
Santschi and Sills stand apace.
Other emotior-punishing moods.
too. has the narrative and romance,
feminine charm, comedy and will
full rowdying.
Kay johnson and Betty Com~son.
each fighting for the same man.
each with the sinking and alert
fascination of a panther. silken
claws ioosed from the velvet veneer
OF convention. ready for the vital
strike" which spells exultation Or
hunger to the passior-starvcd lady
heart, click"
Popular Stcry
Harry Green and Slim Summer
vile. making riOtous leaven OF the
characterize "sourd0uyh" masses.
James Kirkwood. a straDplng pros
pector pal to Cooper. LLOYD Ingra-
ham. Oscar APPEL and Jack Holmes
all knowing the power OF tempo and
restraint in parts more important
than subordinate. are "t-cre.'
The story. classic ard perhaps
immortal. likely Is familiar 70 I'll.
Under the prestige of the law which
they betray. administrators Of civil
statutes in nerve-taut Alaska. en-
gage in a wholesale Legitimate"
despoiling Of claims. AS Is the case
whenever man-beasts anywhere
permit selfish motives 70 suilv sta
tutes. mob revolt follows. Imple-
ments from dainty polished femi-
nine nails and hardly less polished
and soaring feminine wits. TO the
bone-crushing power OF man-hrute
hands and the rcverberating blast
Of bulk : charge dynamite. arc
brought into play before Fold-c-azed
men and their women-of p kind
or another-relax 10 the less chop
py harbors OF a sane conclusion.
It's eighteen-karat entertainment
The Spoilers" you'll find II almost
stark new-with talking and sound
throughout-so We u~nreservedlv
recommend this weeks Capitol
headliner.