Smyrna times., 1935-11-28
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Attractions at Strand Theatre

To-day-All the flaming color,
the rowdy, boisterous clamor of
that lawless colony which sprang
into being in the early days of the
California gold rush of 1849 is
caught in Samuel Goldwyn's Bar
barry Coast" in which Miriam Hop
kins, Edward G. Robinson and Joel
McCrea are said to offer the finest
performances of their respective
careers. Into the epic of the build
ing of Americas last frontier, and
the part played by pioneer news
paper publishers who fought to the
death to build a thriving, respect
able town, that inimitable writing
team of Charles Macarthur and
Ben Hecht, have woven a powerful
and thrilling story of love and
treachery in this morass> of human
passions. Into this world of gold
mad, love-hungry men Swan,
beautiful girl, comes to marry
gol6tminer. When she finds him
dead, she accepts the offer of the
ruthless, powerful Louis Chamalis
to preside over the crooked roulette
wheel in his notorious Bella Donna
cafe. Canals holds the town in
the palm of his hand. Men loose
their fortunes at the wheel and
word of complaint spells speedy
death. In this environment Swan
grows hard and cold, hating all
men and particularly the worship
ping Chamalis who decks her with
diamonds and pleads for her love.
Then into her life walks Jim Car
michael, idealistic young miner,
and they fall in love. Learning her
true identity means bitter disillu-
sinment for him, however, and it is
not until they have faced great
peril together and escaped the jeal-
Gus fury of Chamalis that Jim real
ICES Swans true worth and his
love for her. The dialogue is color
full and Richard Days settings
bring the old Barbary Coast back
to a hearty, rip-roaring life again.
Friday and Saturday = Every
Night at Eight" undertakes amid
songs and comedy to show how
sister acts on the radio are born.
From an appearance on the Bar
toms Big Biscuit Amateur Hour to
the big Time" is only a step or
two for Alice Faye, Frances Lang
ford and Patsy Kelly once George
Raft, an amateur band leader.
takes the trio under his wing AS
Tops Cardona, Raft is a severe and
purposeful young man, interested
only in those Siamese twins, sue
cess and money. He rehearses his
musicians and the rebellious "Swa-
nee Sisters" until four in the morn
ing, cuts short a profitable engage
ment in beer parlor to gamble
upon the future as sustaining pro-
gram artists and, when a sponsor
is forthcoming, maintains so rigid
a form of discipline that the girls
have no chance to enjoy the lavish
profits. The girls defy Tops to
mingle with what is supposed to be
a Park Avenue gathering, but since
Miss Langford is suffering from
case of what she believes to be un-
reciprocated love and since the So
cialites are both rude and ignorant,
the sadder and wiser trio hustles
back to the broadcasting station
Just in time to assume its usual
place on the air. 1t is a sketchy,
episode tale, often interrupted to
make room for musical numbers,
and once, for the dubious humor of
the Three Radio Rogues. George
Raft, supposedly the star, has lit
tie to do but gives place gracefully
to the clowning and grooming of
the Misses Faye, Langford and
Kelly. Miss Langford, radio art
ist making her screen debut as the
lovesick member of the trio, photo
graphs agreeably. Although she
is required to faint from hunger
and cast sleeps eyes at Mr.. Raft,
whatever acting talent she may
have is not heavily taxed in her
role of Susan Moore, Alice Faye
and Patsy Kelly are about as US
ual. Walter Catlett appears early
in the film as the wise-cracking
master of ceremonies on the
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