Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
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rescues a pretty girl from the clutches
of the villains, saves her father from a
vindictive racketeer, and, in general,
cleans up on romance, prosperity, and
most of all, laughs.
A. Edward Sutherland, who intro
duced Oakie to the American moving
picture public, directed THE Gang
Buster" from an original story by Percy
Heath, we'll known screen writer. The
story is set entirely in the heart Of a
| large city and the amusing action Is
downtown crowds.
PALACE-"The Bachelor Father"
DEW officials were unanimous In
Il their choice Of the production to
| finish the Loew January Festival OF
outstanding hits in Loew theaters
throughout America. The choice was
! Marion Davies latest picture, "The
/ Bachelor Father" the current feature
at the Palace theater.
Miss Davies is seen in this produc-
ton as one Of three children whose
| father had three wives. All goes well
until the popular Marion is chosen as
| the one to remain with the father and
share his great wealth. Many in
| triguing situations follow with the Ver-
satile young lady always coming out on
| top until the swift climax that finds
every one at their wits end. The locale
of the picture is near London and many
| thrilling scenes includes a sequence OF
an airplane crashing In the treetops
with Miss Davies at the controls.
Among the more prominent members
of the cast are G. Aubrey Smith, Ralph
| Forbes, Quinn williams, Ray Millard
and David Terrence.
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other Loew vaudeville unit headed by
Harry Rose. Many well known Loew
acts are featured in this bill to balance
program designed to please every one.
EARLE-"Other Mems Women"
YOUTH, gaiety, romance. laughter and
no end Of jazz and whoopee are
promised in the stage and screen enter
tainment at Warner Bros Earle Thea
ter this week.
The show brings to the screen "Othel
Mems Women the flrSt romance Of
railroad life and thrills ever made fol
| the talking screen. A gala whoopee
stage show is headed by the inimitable
comedienne Lillian Shaw.
"Other Mems Women" is story Of
man who falls in love with the wife
of his pal and the disastrous conse-
quences that follow. Grant Withers Is
seen as a ne'er-do-wel railroader who
reforms as a result of his love for Lilly
the wife of his best friend. Mary Astor
as Lilly returns this secret love, and
| the resulting complications are said to
move to a tremendous climax. Regis
| Toomey appears as the husband-friend
| Others In the cast include James Gag
ney, Joan Blondell, j. Farwel Mac
Donald and Fred Kohler.
Lillian Shaw, who ranks among the
foremost of dialect condolences, will
offer q round of characterizations, in
GLIDING the singing Of Italian, Hebrew
and Irish comic songs. Additional COM
edy is offered by Pop" Cameron and
his gang, family of farceurs. The
antics Of the younger son and his battles
with his dad are said to be replete with
| laughter.
Music and youth is supplied by THE
Fourteen Brick Tops" America s
greatest girl jazz band" with Bobbie
Grice. VoX and Walters, the king and
queen Of ventriloquism," will continue
the festivities with their novel skit,
Coral Gables" Maxine Doyle, the
"thank-you" girl, as mistress of cere-
Fred Clarke, short subjects and the
Earle News will complete a fine pro-
gram.
COLUMBIA-DressIer Moran in
Reducing"
MARIE DREssLER and Polly Moran
! are to be seen at Loew's Columbia
Theater this week in Reducing" their
| second co-Starring comedy. From all
reports this picture duplicates the sue