Evening star., 1933-08-18

raphy of Captured" the new
- Warner Bros. picture which will
be bought to the Earle next Fri
day. there must be flaws, quite few
of them and some of them pretty bad.
It would be impossible to produce a
cinema on such a scale without erring
here or there-that is. theoretically.
For at preview afforded the local
movie scribes yesterday, Captured
seemed to this observer about the most
perfect production of its kind seen
around these precincts in many moon.
Whatever its miStakes-and We repeat,
we could not find them-they are neg
Igible in comparison to its virtues, the
vital poignancy of its story; the swift,
sometimes almost fantastic, but always
gripping directneSs of its action. and the
superb performance Leslie Howard gives
in difficult role.
In order to discuss further the ele-
mentS which make up Captured 1t
would be necessary either to continue
piling up adjectives as a monument
to it. or reveal something of the story.
Until it is nearer at hand. neither shall
be done. But you are advised to watch
for its appearance if you like Mr..
Howard, a thrilling story, and one OF
the saddest little love tales ever told.
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IMPORTANT announcements have
L been made by two city theater man
ayers here regarding their schedules OF
forthcoming attractions. In their lists
are included some of the most eagerly
awaited productions of the year.
Beginning on August 25 with the new
Katharine Hepburn film, Morning
Glory" Manager Hardie Meakin has
stated that R-K-O Keith's will launch
into Greater Show Season" campaign
with heavy ammunition to aid the
battle Following the Hepburn picture.
which has Douglas Fairbanks. Jr.;
Adolph Menjou. Mary Duncan and c.
Aubrey Smith in the cast, the Keith
house will feature Lady for Day,
the Damon Runyon story made by Co
Robson, Walter Connolly. Glenda Far
rell Guv Kibbe and Jean Parker are
among the players.
Other big shells in the R-K-O arse
nal which will be fired off at the local
theater some time during the season
include Green Mansions" the w. H
Hudson novel, with Dolores Del Rio
and Joel McCrea in the top roles; Irene
Dunno in Sinclair Lewis Ann Vlckers,
Lionel Barrymore in "One Mans Jour
ney.'' good old King Kong living unto
as Son of Kong Katharine Hepburn
and John Barrymore together in LOS
Father" and John Barrymore in "Fugl-
tive From Glory" Leslie Howard IN
w Somerset Maugham's "Of Human
Bondage" and Fred Astaire in Flying
Down to Rio"
AT least in point of cinematic his
hn fUO most
citing items of the pictures expected by
the Loew's chain here are queen
Christina" in which it has been defl-
nitelv decided to co-star Greta Carlo
and John Gilbert, and the Charlie
Chaplin picture. which Manager Car
ter Barron promises Will come along
somewhere on his schedule. The latter
production has not yet been named or,
so far as we know, made.
The roll call of anticipated showlngs
here continues with Dinner at Eight,
with a cast fit to serve klng-John
and Lionel Barrymore. Marie Dressler,
Wallace Beery, Edmund Lowe. Maoge
Evans. Lee Tracey, Billie Burke and
Phillips Holmes. And another star
loaded vehicle, Night Flight with
Helen Hayes, Clark Gable. Robert
Montgomery and the two Barrymore
gentlemen again.
Then there's Joan Crawford's
'sDancing Lady" and the Hollywood
Party" with Joan. Marie Dressler. Jean
Harlow, Jimmy Durante, Jack Pearl,
Lee Tracey, Lupe Valez, etc, etc.
MAE WEST will send out I'm No
AFI Angel" to try for her own rec
ord made with "She Done Him Wrong;
Ed Wynn is going to make feature:
the Four Marx Brothers will be hauled
into town in Duck Soup; the mu-
steals will be represented by stage
Mother" with Franchot Tone, Alice
Brady Maureen OSullivan, Frank
Morgan and Gary Owen, and by
broadway to HOLLYWOOD" which fea-
lures Jimmy Durante, Alice Brady,
Weber and Fields. Madge Evans, Frank
Morgan, Jackie Cooper and others;
and in the last group are Eddie Can
tors Roman Scandals" a picture
from Douglas Fairbanks another with
Mary Pickford, one starring Ronald
Colman.
Somewhat out of breath after saying
all this, the two managers in question
nevertheless added that they will also
offer numerous and varied other attrac-
tions selected from the production lists
of the leading movie companies.
MAURICE CHEVALIER, star of
WI Paramount's Way to Love-" has
imbedded in his body near the heart a
piece of shrapnel, the removal of which
would mean his death, says his press
agent Jean Hersholt can play char
acters not at all resembling one another
simply by changing the way he combs
his hair: Joan Crawford and Fred As
taire dance in a setting built entirely of
cellophane in Dancing Lady; Max
Baer is making a picture, and Primo
Carnera will appear in it; Charlie
Chaplin, in his autobiography, says the
"disillusion of love, fame and fortune"
Iii Of1 1nuo