The Washington times., 1935-04-17

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moment of drunken dependency,
ends his life, Mona is involved.
Comes Bill Powell to the rescue.
reestablishing her on Broadway
and then popping the question.
You will, I think. be pretty
we'll pleased with the way in
which Director Victor Fleming
has threaded comedy and music
into this melodramatic tale.
Franchot Tone-Who has come
along faster the last year than
anyone in Hollywood, barring
Myrna Loy-gives smashingly
fine performance as the million.
aire champagne bibbler.
Applies the Frost
Bill Powell plays a happy-go-
lucky sports promoter with a glib
tongue. He swaps many of his
wisecracks with the veteran, May
Robson. the latter playing
crotchety grandma for all she is
worth. Rosalind Russell is an
other surprise and becomes my
long-shot faVorite for early star
dom.
Henry Stephenson is responsible
for one of the best acting mo-
ments in the picture. He is the
dignified and snobbiSh Colonel
Harrison, of THE HARRISONS,
and to see the polite but coldly
cruel way he freezes out his new
daughter-in-laW is to witness the
acme in social diSdain. A we'll con,
ceived and beautifully written
scene that employs a mongrel
hunting dog to punch home its
deadly lesson.
Reckless" is a story that had
tears Splashing down my cheeks
before it was finished, so I must
hand it to La Harlow as an emo
tional actress. 1t is away from
the routine Harlow features and
shows the platinum blonde will
be at ease in the musical bon
bons. It's good as they say, to
the last teardrop. See it at Loew's
Palace Theater beginning Friday:
and I think you'll vote with me.
Daniel Frohman. the 84-year-old
president of the Actors Fund, yes
terday invited Al Jolson to come
down to Washington Sunday
night, April %, and help out the
testimonial performance at the
National Theater when Accent
on Youth" inaugurates the new
season of the National Players.
Zero" Is a Hit
Ceiling Zero" has gone into the
hit classification in New York and
expects to stick through the sum-
mer. Three Men on Horse" is
organizing a third company with
Ann Pennington in the lead
feminine role.
Uncle Carl Laemmle. of Univer-
sal. seems to have an uncanny
sense of when the movie public is
ready for an eerie chiller. So he
is releasing Bride of Franken-
stein" with a preliminary ballyhoo
that will cause more Shudders and
holding of hands in the theater
than any feature released to date.
RKO Keith's gets this one
within fortnight and is prepar-
ing to plaster the town with "a
sheet billing and a high-pressure
publicity campaign.
Flies to Screening
Richard Watts, New York Her
ald-Tribune critic, holds the record
for travelling just to see a preview.
He flew out to the Coast last Fri.
day, saw a screening of Warner
Bros picture. The Informer,"
and then flew back to New York.
The picture was made from Liam
O'Flaherty's novel and deals with
melodramatic phase of the revo-
lutionary labor movement in Ire
land during the early days Of the
Free State.
Critic Watts said he liked it.
He isn't sure it will be a favorite
with the mass audience since it's
picture of serious Ireland and
away from the BE Gorrah" and
Mother Machree school of Irish
drama. Victor MacLaglen plays
the lead
a RosenbIatt Party
Division Administration Sol A.
Rosenblatt is by way of being
Washington's first movie fan. He
sees everything and generally has
a private peep. For instance Mon
day night he had the screening
room of the Fox exchange and
took George Preston's Marshall's
dinner guests to a screening of
THE Unfinished Symphony" This
is an English picture, due soon at
the BelasSco, and founded on the
life OF Franz Schubert.
Benny Rubin is a passed ball in
Al Jolson's picture. GO Into Your
Dance" The comedian is pro
grammed, but so far as l could
detect doesn't speak a single line.
He appears once, l am told. in a
cabaret scene. but so fleeting was
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