The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-11
Personality Is
Revampedi in
Latest Film
Small Town Girl Packs
EN- In; Story Sparkles
With Interest.
BY JOHN w. THOMPSON

Petite Janet Gaynor is packing
'em in at Loew's this week as the
Small Town Girl" whose Prince
Charming comes skidding up to her
door in a convertible coupe.
Before we tell you about the 1896
jam Miss Gaynor gets herself into,
word about Miss Gaynor, her 1886
self:
Some one, perhaps Director Will
liam Wellman, has wiped most of
the syrup off Miss Gaynor's brow,
and to us it's a great improvement.
Instead of juvenile whispers, Miss
Gaynor's dialogue now abounds in
natural tones, almost thunders
sometimes. She's prettier, too. Yes
terday's audiences seemed to enjoy
the change.
Story Holds Interest
Based on the sparkling story of
Ben Ames Williams, Small Town
Girl" casts Miss Gaynor as Kay
Brannan who works in her brother
in-law's grocery in Carvel, dinky
town off the main line between
Boston and Hartford. The unro-
mantle village gets on Rays nerves,
her only respite being Saturday aft
ernoons when football crowds drive
through Carvel and Kay jests with
the happy college folk.
When handsome Bob Dakin al
most runs over her one evening
after hard day at the store, hardly
any one could blame Kay for show
ing him the way to nearby tavern.
Nor could one blame her for &C
cepting his invitation to dinner and
dancing. 1t didn't matter that Bob
failed to ask her name, just called
her Goodness" 1t was her first
real holiday.
But after several glasses of cham
payne, little Kay gets bit WOODY
and Bob gets much woozier and
they end the night by getting mar
ried at Justice of Peace in a near
by town. Next morning they wake
up in ditch and Bob can't remem-
Der what happened.
Love Comes Along
Hurt but heroic, Kay accompa-
MES him home to explain the mat
ter to his wealthy parents. 1t is
decided that the two must not
annull the marriage Immediately
because it might endanger Bobs
reputation as a young surgeon. For
six months, the couple agrees to
act like welded folk. They go for
pretended honeymoon on Bobs
rretentious yacht and slowly but
surely Kay falls in love with him
Bob is indifferent, keeps in
touch with his high-brow fiancee
Priscilla. Back from the honey
moon, Kay and Bob take an apart
ment Her winning ways capture
the hearts of Mr.. and Mrs. Dakin,
but Priscilla keeps a hold on Bob
and Kay weeps nightly on hel
pillow.
Because he has been out with
Priscilla one night, Bob fails in a
major operation. Temporarily it
ruins his career. Kay confesses her
love for him but Bob leaves her
and Kay goes back to Carvel She
reads in the paper that Bob has
started for Reno to get the divorce
and Kay resigns herself to Elmer
the home town boy. They are
walking in the moonlight when
suddenly a roadster skids to a stop
IN front of them. It's Bob, and
he's finally gotten it through his
skull that it's Kay he loves. Elmer
bows out handsomely.
Picture Well Cast
Robert Taylor, looking and acting
much less like collar ad than he
did in Magnificent Obsession y
makes gallant hero. Right on his
heels, as the hick lover, is James
Stewart, who is getting to be reg
alar picture-stealer remember him
in Rose Marie" and Next Time
We Love"O. All roles have been ex-
cellently handled by such veterans
as Elizabeth Patterson, Lewis Stone
Andy Devine and Charley Grapewin
Bits by Willie Fung and Edgar
Kennedy help the show along.
With several nice weepy spots for
the matinees, and a clever dialogue