Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

The consequences OF a husbands
pleasant sinsr-the wrecking az
his home and happiness the
moral or Damaged Love-" a frank.
stirring narrative Of tremendous
power and challenging charity, nov
Icing presented at the Dittmann
Theatre.
Adapted with admirable skill by
Frederic and Fanny Hatt0n from
the Broadway stage hit written by
Thomas Broadhurst, DAMAGED
Love Is a picture not to be missed.
Rejecting with startling realism
the morals and names OF the pres
ent age, and acted with superb
skill by an unusually effective cast
o. players. this sex photoplay IS
sure TO prove 0ne Of the seasons
sensations.
The story concerns the breaking
up or an average American young
couples home when the wife, 40 abb
sorbed in their baby that she ne
elects her husband and all social
activities drives him to seek his
pleasures outside his home. Anoth-
er woman. a striking charmer. soon
takes a pre-eminent position In the
mans life-and succeeds in Turing
him away from hts home after an
Overwhelming tragedy broadens the
gulf between husband and wife.
His continued unhappiness. and
realization OF the enormity Of his
mistake. brings him back % hts
own wife. who. too. has adopted q
different attitude.
Charles Starrett and Eloise Tav-
lor present vivid and sympathetic
portrayals rs the young couple. June
Collyer is excellent as the "vamp."
end Charles Trowbridge gives an
konest and straightforward char
scterization as the family friend.
RTvOLI-SAN BENTTO
Reducing" the new Marie
Dressler-Polly Moran Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer comedy which la now
mt the Rivoli Theatre. san Benito.
opened last night on gales OF laugh
ter. Chuck" Riesner. director OF
Caught Short" has done another
great Job Of laugh creation. The
tale concerns itself with beauty
shops. and with the women who
are too thin or too fat. It can be
imagined that In such an atmos-
phere the DreSsler-Mor duo have
"A hilarious time. Assisting them
in carrying out the love side az the
piece are four very perSonab,e young
players. Anita Page, Sally Eilers.
William Blackwell and Buster"
Collier. Jr. The love story Is con-
vincinT and well dove bv these
popular people. Lucien L~lttlefield
sives N great individual character
izati0n as Elmer" le~tter-carrier
husband OF the buxom Marie.
CAPITOL
That lively, grinning comic. Jack
Oakie, sets a wild and woody pace
In his new starring picture. The
Gang Buster" an hilarious melo-
Drama packed with hearty laughs
and shivery thrills. In this Para
mount picture Oakie ~ cast as n
young and not too bright insurance
salesman from Arkansas who comes
70 the big town and finds himself
surrounded by all sorts Of gang
sters who menace his life. But
Cakie. innocent OF all threatening
and evil influences. goes his merry
way. selling insurance and winning
the heart on a beautiful girl whose
father has been put ION the spot"
The girl to whom the incompar-
able Jack Oakie loses his heart Is
played by that soft spoken. talented
Young actress. Jean Arthur. who
disports herself with charm and
grace. And the wide assortment OF
hard boiled characters who menace
the life OF the pride or Arkansas"
are perfectly portrayed by william
Stage" Boyd, recently seen with
Gary Cooper In The Spoilers;