Evening star., 1932-07-24
Current Attractions

Keith's. In contrast to the rollicking,
light-hearted character he usually por-
trays, Dix is seen as a cynical, dis
iuusiCned skipper Of the Chinese river
service. with little faith in men and
none at all in women.
His b-at disabled by Chinese bandits.
Dix and his varied group of passengers
take refuge in small interior village,
where they convert former mandarins
palace into a stockade. Releaguered by
the same bandits that had disabled the
ship Dix and his passengers fight it
out, with a romantic background that
possesses many thrilling action mo-
ments.
Supporting Dix is Gwili Andre, young
Danish actress. who created a sensation
in Hollywood even before the release of
her first picture. Others in the cast in
cIuGe Zasu Pitts, Edward Everett Hor-
ton, c. Henry Gordon, Dudley Diggs and
Airline Judge.
Supp-rtlng this Keith program are, in
addition to the Pathe News. Pete
Burke, Reporter another Frank Nc
Hugh comedy, Medbury curiosity and
the "Redskin Blues" Tom and Jerry
cartoon.
EARLE-"Miss Pinkerton."
-FOUR Hollywood screen stars. two in
person and two on the screen, are
Warner Bros. Earle Theater's offering
for the current week. Warren William
and Bette Davis, last seen together in
The Dark Horse" appear in person as
the featured attraction Of the stage
program, and Joan Blondell and George
Brent occupy the screen in Miss
Pinkerton," First National attraction.
The screen feature. adapted from
MarV Roberts Rineharf'S hest
novel, Miss Pinkerton," concerns q
bored nurse suddenly set down in a
house OF mystery at the request of the
police inspector assigned TO investigate
! a death in the house. Miss Pinkerton"
finds her work doubly interesting be-
cause she is nursing the dead mans
aged aunt and "sleuthing" at the same
tine. A series Of weird incidents upsets
her calm and by the time the mystery
is solved she is ready to fall-into the
arms of the handsome inspector of
police, played by George Brent. The
cast also includes Mae Madison, John
Wray, Ruth Hall, Alan Lane, C. Henry
Gordon, Donald Dilloway, Holmes Her
bert, Mary Doran, Blanche Frederici
and Nigel de Brulier
In addition to Bette Davis and War
ren William, the stage program consists
of Artie Lewis and Peggy Ames, in We
Know Thing or Two; Davey and
Rosemarie, funsters; the Marcellus
Dancers, a colorful dance presentation,
and Maxine Doyle, mistress of cere-
monies.
METROPOLITAN Misleading
Lady"
CLAUDETTE COLBERT and Edmund
Lowe, teamed together for the first
time. are seen as co-stars CT The Mis-
leading Lady the current screen at
traction al Warner Bros. Metropolitan
Theater.
This Paramount adaptation Of the
famous play of the same name has all
the clemens Of surefire entertainment,
comprising generous portions of romance,
thrills, action, mys cry and comedy. 1t
relates how girl dupes man into a
proposal to prove that she is worthy Of
glorifcation in a certain play role which
she cherishes. She gets the proposal,
but scorns the proposer. She is kidnapped.
chained up in mountain cabin and
tanned. Stuart Erwin, George Meeker,
Selena Royle, Robert Strange. William
Gargan, Nina Walker, Fred Stewart and
Harry Ellerbe are also in the cast.
Ethel Norman in novelty song reel
and S. S. Van Dimes latest thriller,
The Side Show Mystery" and Para
mount Sound News complete the pro-
gram.