Evening star., 1931-12-12
"Corsair."
At the Palace.

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"Corsair."
At the Palace.
DEVELOPING romance in the
midst of the liquor smuggling
fleet. "Corsair," this weeks picture
at the Palace Theater, is notable
chiefly for the realism with which
the plot is unfolded, and the clear
ly defined characters that are pre-
sented. These represent every type
that could be brought into the story
from the prosperous broker who en-
gage in lawbreaking as side line,
to the brutal specimen of the strong
man who handles the shipping of
liquor. and shows little mercy to
those who offend and are believed
by him to be deserving Of punish
ment.
One of the striking scenes of the
picture is the blowing up of a hi
jacker's ship, after the raiders have
been induced to seize a quantity Of
explosives in the belief that they
are acquiring stock of liquor.
Although the film production is
based on a piece of fiction, the
story itself has the defects to be ex-
pected when plan Of campaign
laid out by youthful ambition. and
its success involves participation in
lawleSs acts, whose chief excuse is
that they are intended to defeat
more vicious interest. The Gus
tomary idealizing of such a char
acter offers no satisfaction. and
may be condemned as erotesuue and
IRREGULAR To fhNco xTyln otf
in the films, and development of a
romantic story at a point where
sea life has the taint of the SNUG
gler, there may be some interest,
particularly as the acting is ac-
companie1 by an understanding of
character, and the direction has
made the most Of rugged life along
the rum line at sea-
The,ma Todd puts unusual spirit
into her work, as the daughter of
the flnancier. whose yacht is en-
plcyed in purchases of LIQUOR. Her
position opposite the chief male
character Of the story, played by
Chester Morris. is complicated bv
the fact that the young man and
the parent are business foes En-
NETT Corrigan gives his usual An
lShed contribution as the broker
While Fred Korler is most effec-
tive as the bully of the outfit.
The stage presentation at the
Palace Is an elaborate series of
trlckT in magic by Nicola. who has
numerous assistants and gives the
customary mystifying features.
D. c. c.
Mice Women"
Not So Nice, at RiaIto.
"N1CE WOMEN" at the Rialto
this week, bears one of those
mysterious titles only the movies can
invent. Just what the narrative has
10 90 with nice women was never
quite clear to this observer. who NAV
nave missed the point of a bitterly
sarcastic soubriquet.
The story involves four women
One OF them is an extrayaqant
hypocritical mother who drags her
husband into debt and schemes IN
marry her daughter to a millionaire
Tor reasons of personal gain. An
other is a charming lass who while
engaged to the fortyish millionaire
loves younger swain in not exactIv
the incest way. A third is a child
OF II who wiSecrackS her narents
and is more than somewhat cynical
The last OF the quartet is a large
eyed. broad-mouthed blonde addicted
TO nursing the Scotch bottle and
rather fond OF her status as mistress
to the millionaire. "Nize women" 10
The pleasant thing about these
moderately unlovely Characters iS
however, that each and every orc
except the mother, had a heart oh,
Vlously carved from a bullion bor
Even the millionaire. who in cinenoo -
tradition keeps his gold in the hant
and his heart on ice, turns ont n ba
liberal lad, unperturbed when bis
aftianced seeks alien coucheS anJ
willing, indeed. to add IS OO0 to he
good wishes when he relinouishes tbo '.,
damsel to the poor but nersiStent @
love of her heart. Nv
AS you may have guessed 1o,.r,,
Girard. heroine of Nice Woroe,, = :,
Is urged by her avaricious no -
marry Mark Chandler, Pa Girard ~ =
millionaire employer. Jerry Is -
course in love with a real astota ~
clerk, Bill Wells, who has ,aCo 49,
ardor than funds. Chandler bnino % .
al. Jerry demurs at the match h't
her desire to relieve her family ot
their pickering over money Lead = vi vi
TO become engaged to the nhItocrot
Chandler is bothered h1 80, an a.
mistress who wants TO coma haof,
Jerry grieves over Bill Wells Sba
even grieves to the point of going ~ ~
his apartment for an afternoon W
When her fiance learns that Iorr,,
Is that way about Bill Wells he oa,,
erously steps aside, urges the cnnnia
TO get married Immediately oipes
them celebration dinner bnvs tba
honeymoon tickets and throws in '"e @
flye-grand bonus. Which shows that e
all that Is gold glitters.
The mistress withdraws her claims
and a l7-year sister promptly stans
into the picture to take charoe 20 %
the millionaire. who is ready In Q e,LIa VI
to the altar with her at the fnai
fadeout. There was some s,,rnrisa r,rial
as to why the author hadn't Gjuan .Se
Chandler an older sister to narrn r,i
the Girards' little boy. aged
Alan Mobray, as Mark Cbapd,.r
did a competent piece of work in ~