The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-16
new TECHNICOLOR
CINEMA AT STATE
"VaIIey Of the Giants, ;
Opening Today, Head
lines Twin Bill

Ever since the beginning Of the
New Movie Season the management
of the Warner Bros. State theater
has endeavored to bring to the the
alter going public OF this vicinity
"the cream of the motion picture
crop" One giant show has follow
ed another with the motion picture
industry working at top speed to
give patrons the choicest OF screen
entertainment.
The slogan Motion Pictures Are
Your Best Entertainment" has been
proven again and again at this
theater. The giant double feature
unit shows have become the talk OF
Waterbury, not just once in blue
moon but week after week. These
giant shows are not going to stop
very suddenly, but on the contrary
will continue at the State month
after month. -Four Daughters,
"Racket Buster" and you Can't
Take It With You" are but samples
of the big shows coming soon to
this theater.
Directly in line with this giant
double feature unit policy is the
new show opening this afternoon at
the State.
Spotlighting this bill is the in
tensely dramatic Technicolor film
VALLEY of the Giants" with Claire
Trevor and Wayne Morris co-starr-
ed in the leads while the supporting
cast includes Charles Bickford
Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, John
Litel Donald Crisp and Jack LeRue
The film is based on the we'll
loved novel of the same name and
is said to hit new high in eX-
citing motion picture fare. The tilm
tells story typical of the valiant
fight waged some years ago to pre-
vent the utter despoliation of Cali
fornia's noted redwood forests.
The saga of the redwood forests
has been picturized twice before
in the days before the screen learn
ed to talk. Milton Stills and Wally
Reid we're the stars, and they have
a worthy successor in young Wayne
Morris, who is probably closer to
the authors conception of the hero
than either of the former stars. He
is to the very life, the big, Justly
and finely altruistic-young lumber
man who fights so valiantly to pre-
vent the destruction of his beloved
redwood forests.
Merely listing the names Of the
performers in the Warner film is
impressive enough, for they include
Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford,
Alan Hale, Frank McHugh. Donald
Crisp. Jack LaRue, John Litel and
Dick Purcell. But none Of them
rests on previous laurels; they all
prove anew their right to ther we'll
earned regulations.
The California scenery is perfect
subject for q color picture, and per-
sons who have never visited the
redwood forests are likely to find as
much interest in the views OF the
big trees and the shots Of their be-
ing felled by lumbermen as they are
bound to find in the embodiment
of the tensely dramatic plot.
without its "big" scenes, Valley
of the Giants" would still be fine
dramatic entertainment; with these
scenes, the effect on the audience
will be actually spine-tingling.
It's truly an hour and half OF
continuously interesting entertain
ment, and an achievement of which
Director William Keighley may be
proud.
Included on the same bill as the
second big hit is Secrets OF An
Actress" co-starring George Brent
and Kay Francis. This picture will
give the audience an intimate be-
hind the scenes glimpses of typical
Broadway celebrities.
Both Of these pictures are in
cluded in the $250,000 Movie Quiz
contest and will be a great help
when answering the questions found
In the Movie Quiz booklet. There is
still time to enter your name among
the thousands of others who are
trying to win fame and fortune.