The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-30
KING OF GROOM
COMES TO STATE
Bing Crosby Introduces
Four New Songs in Sing
You Sinners"

movie season at the warner bros
state theater thousands Of theater-
Roers from everywhere have at.
tended this theater In order that
they might enjoy "the cream OF the
motion picture crop"
This Is the motion picture indus
try's biggest year and Manager
Julia Smith OF this theater is doing
everything In her power to put
across the familiar slogan Motion
Pictures Are Your Best Entertain
ment."
The pictures which have COM
prised these history making double
feature shows In the past have in
deed lived up TO this slogan, how
ever, that is but q sample OF what
Ia TO come. Week after week, month
after month, the States big parade
OF approximations will go march,
ing by, making show history OF
which waterbury has never seen the
equal.
A continuation of this new policy
Is the S250,000 Movie Quiz program
opening this afternoon with the
comedy "Sing You Sinners head
lining the bill
The "klng OF Groom" Bing Crosby
and Fred MacMurray are cast IN the
chief roles while featured with them
are Elizabeth Patterson, Ellen Drew
and Donald O'Connor sensational
new screen discovery, Among the
star performers In many OF the Sc
ouences are twenty-five horses out
Of the Bing Crosby racing stable,
Included In this group Is Bing's IA
vorite "Ligarotl," whom he entered
In the last Santa Anita derby.
"Ligarotl" is one OF the few animals
who TO date have played q featured
part In any picture.
The story concerns the antics OF
the "Beebe" family with Ding and
Fred seen rs two brothers; one,
happy. go-lucky, irresponsible and
amiably ne'er-do-well, the other,
Woodworking, serious and con-
sclentious,
The appeal OF this picture lies in
It's good natured and unsophiSticat-
cd humor and It's natural presenta-
ton OF everyday characters who
might live next door TO any OF Us,
Cleverly written by Claude Binyon,
II tells the story OF the ups and
downs OF small town California
family, whose principal assets are
, three sons who can sing, plus an
infallible luck at the race tracks
AS the neer-do-well son, Bing
makes 80 much trouble for his rela-
tivsS In their home town that he
goos away 10 seek his fortune IN
Loa Angeles, which he Is convinced
Is q field broad enough for his tai
ents. He promises 10 send for his
no.0e aged by Elizabeth Patter-
n. "a Is younger brother, DON
ala 6 Cutuor, the moment no makes
De- tu lg town Bing turns out
ie ae m less responsible than he
was at home. After making o kill
ing by playing oil his money on O
horse, he buys O "Swapshop" and
thus set UP, wires his mother and
brother 10 Join him. BY the time oil
OF them, including MacMurray and
hts bride-to-be, arrive, they find
that the "swapshop" has gone the
way OF all Bing's ventures. He has
traded II for q racehorse, which he
hopes will make him O fortunel
The sceffe at the racetrack proves
TO DO an uproariouS climax, as Bing,
running true 10 form, shows his
complete confidence IN his horse by
betting the singing trio's salary fol
the next ten weeks on the animal
Although the horse comes IN the
winner, the future plans Of the fam
lily turn out 10 be something far
different from what Bing expects
when Miss Patterson reasserts hei
control over her sons.
Four new songs are introduced In
the picture: they include the pop
uiar novelty number small Fry
and Don't Let That Moon Get
Away" i've Got q Pocket Full OF
Dreams" and Laugh and Call II
Love-"
Ai1Q 10 bilG DgSVtid ohl1oiA NV bAAe
management proudly presents the
wizard OF the basketball courts,
Hank" Lusietti, ex-Stanford and
All-American basketball star In
Campus Confessions, with Betty
Cradle, Eleanor Whitney and Will
liam Henry being featured. This
Is the first time that a complete
basketball game has ever beer
shown on the screen. The basket
ball sequences are actual re-enact-
ments Of the famous Stanford
u. 8. O. game Of 1887, which is still
declared by sports authorities to be
the most thrilling game and most
perfect exhibition Of fine basketball
on record.
Many thousands of theatergoers
have entered the $250,000 Movie
Quiz contest which Is now in full
swing at the state. Those who
haven't entered should do so today
first by getting their Movie Book
lets at the State and then by see
ing the required 30 of the "a con-
test pictures at this theater.