The Washington times., 1930-06-28
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Radio Pictures production fea-
turing Betty Compson and Lowell
Sherman, which comes to R-K-O
Keith's beginning today.
The story has been adapted
from the stage success, Hawk
Island" and is concerned with
an oddly-assorted set Of guests
at a house party in castle on
an island off the Maine coast.
Every bit sOf action is encon1-
passed within less than a twelve
hour period, running through a
night of electrifying adventure.
George B. Seitz, veteran direc-
tor of many mystery successes,
scores his finest work with Mid
night Mystery"
The cast which includes Miss
Compson, Mr.. Sherman, Hugh
Trevor, June Clyde, Rita La Roy,
Marcelle Corday, Ivan Lebedeff,
Raymond Hatton, William Pres
ley Burt and Sidney D'Albrook.
FOX-The Fox is offering
dainty Lois Moran in mot Dam
aged" The dialogue of the pic
ture is said to possess the most
outspoken "Set of lines yet to be
placed in the characters Of the
talking motion picture" It tells
of what happens to girl who
wishes to advance her position.
with men with plenty Of the
worlds goods being the, only
means that she can accomplish it.
Sam Jack Kaufman continues
as master of ceremonies and will
introduce Fanchon and Marcos
Ivory" idea which is stated to
be one of the most colorful stage
revueS.
Leon Brusiloff returns from a
weeks vacation and will direct
his men through a special ar
rangement titled Music Of the
Modern South"
PALACE-DoloreS Del Rio comes
to Loew's Palace today in the
United Artists picture, The Bad
One," with Edmund Lowe, the
rough and ready Romeo of THE
Cockeyed World" as her weak
ness. Miss Del Rio appears as a
tempeStuous entertainer and
dancer of the cafes, who plays at
love with the sailors who frequent
the wine shop. When the Ameri-
can sees her he determines TO
make her his wife.
On the stage, Leavitt and Lock
wood, stars of many Broadway
productions, appear in a Capitol
Theater New York revue, Hit
Bits of $780," Others in the cast
include Jones and Elliott and Ted
Eddy'S Melodians, entertaining in.
StrumentaliStS.
Dick Liebert will conclude the
final week Of his organlogueS.. The
Hearst Metrotone News and short
subjects also are to be seen.
MBIA-The mu C h
i1eralded Metro Goldwyn-M a yer
production "The Big House" opens
at Loew's Columbia today. The
picture which tells the truth
about prison riots brings a dis;
tinguished cast with 1t including,
Chester Morris, Wallace Beery,
Leila Hyams, Robert Montgomery,
Lewis Stone, George F. Marion
and J. C. Nugent. Stark realism,
and men in the raw are con-
trasted with love and love
romance in the vivid story. There
is a great prison riot, with a
thousand men que1led by machine
guns and army tanks, play the
principal roles. Laurel and Hardy
in the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer all
talking laugh provoker Below
zero." the Hearst Metrotone News
and the Columbia Concert Or
chestra complete the program.
METROPOLITAN - The cadse
of penitentiary riots is graphically
and pitileSsly depicted in an I'M
usual and thrilling romantic
drama, Numbered Men," a First
National and Vitaphone produc-
tion, which is to be seen at
Warner Brothers Metropolitan
Theater.
The timelinesS of this expose of
typical conditions in peniten-
tiaries is accentuated by the fact
that the great Jail break, one of
the major climaxeS in the pic
ture, was adapted with almost
cruel fidelity from the accounts
Of similar prison uprisings of
recent months.
In the all-Star cast of this strong
screen story are Conrad Nagel,
Bernice Claire, Raymond Hackett,
Tully Marshall, Ralph Ince, Maui
rice Black. william Holden,
Banche Frederici, and Ivan Linow.
EARLE - WaShingt gtonianS will
have an opportunity to meet in
person one of their favorite mo-
ton picture stars at Warner
Bros Earle Theater beginning to-
morrow, when Esther RalSton, the
golden girl of the screen is to
present q cycle of distinctive
songs and dances on the Earle
stage.
Miss Ralston will be accom-
panied in her offering by Bruz
Fletcher, well-known composer of
talking picture song hits. Mr..
Fletcher is the composer Of the
popular numbers which Miss Raj
Ston will sing and is also credited
with creating the music for the
new dances which the latter is to