The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-23
1.-THE WET PARADE"
NOW AT THE PALACE

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vides a sensational background for
THE Wet Parade" which is now be-
ing shown at Loew's Palace as one
of Metro Goldwyn- Mayors most
important releases.
The picture covers three national
periods, the pre-war era, the war
years during which the prohibition
enactment was passed and the mod
ern period in which fragrant disre-
gard of the law has given rise to in
Vulnerable dramatic conflicts and
has resulted in such typically mod
ern phenomena as racketeers, crime
waves, political corruption, kidnap-
ing rings, speakeasies and graft in
hundreds of forms.
This story concerns the daughter
of southern aristocrat whose at
tempt to live up to the reputation
of southern gentlemen as great
drinkers results in the tmpoverish-
ment of his family and eventually
causes him to commit suicide. As
a consequence, the daughter has a
horror of seeing her brother fall into
the same error and makes every
effort to keep him in the straight
and narrow path.
She runs into difficulties when
they both come to New York and
the brother gets in with a fast
drinking crowd of modern Soph1s-
ticates. But here she meets the
son of ward politician who shares
her hatred for drinking because OF
the tragedy in which his own fam
ily is involved through the fathers
Incorporate habits.
The two join forces and their
fight to win happiness for them
selves and others is won only after
participation in series OF amazing
and thrilling circumstances.
Dorothy Jordan is the heroine
''Robert Young, who scored as the
son in 1.-The Sin of Madelon
Claudet," is in the cast which in
cludes Lewis Stone and Walter
Huston.
Featurets comprising the bal
ance of the bill will include Frog
Cartoon Comic and the Hearst
Metrotone news.
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KAY FRANCIS
is NOW A STAR.
KAY Francis arrived at the Apol-
10 theater yesterday in Man Want
ed" her first Warner brothers
picture. Miss Francis is support
ed by a large cast, including David
Manners, Andy Devine, Una Merkel,
Kenneth Thomson, Claire Dodd,
Charlotte Merriam, Edward Van
Sloan and Elizabeth Patterson.
MAN Wanted" directed by Will
liam Dieterle, who also directed
the successful 1.-THE Last Flight,
concerns the beautiful and wealthy
society woman who prefers bust
ness to the pastimes of the idle
rich. Her husband, however, pre-
fers the playboy life to that OF COM
mercial enterprise.
AS a result, the couple is es-
tranged. Miss Francis, as the wife
seeks Solace in the willing arms OF
her handsome secretary, portrayed
bv David Manners. Kenneth Thorn
son. the husband, resumes his re-
lationship with the siren of his
latest infidelities.
Comedy support in Man Wanted
is furnished by Andy Devine, young
film player who became popular as
result of his work in Spirit OF
Notre Dame"
Una Merkel, who appeared oppo-
site Devine in Impatient Maiden
and also famous for her versatility
adds another characterization to her
repertoire in the role of the de-
manding flapper, f1ancee of David
Manners, with whom he later
breaks. Robert Lord adapted and
dialogued the story for the screen.
Short subjects of the program
include Fox Movietone News, an
Andy clyde comedy entitled "Hea-
VEINS, My HusbandI" and a Looney
Tune cartoon.