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Show "Sadie Thompson" Among Fine Films ; Doolced At Rivoli J gloria Swanson's second indopen-S indopen-S tlo.Tt production, "Sadie Thompson," r yj be the feature film at the Rivol; j , thoutor Sunday and Monday. Raoul 1 ' VValsh, director of "What Price 1 Glory?" made the film, also colla-. colla-. borating with Miss Swanson on the ' (scenario, and acting th role of I ; Sergeant OTIara. W. Somerset j , auhgam's classic story. "Miss I 'Atkinson," is the orgnal source on , I ' which the film "Sadie Thompson" j Is based. I,ionell Barry more appears in the film as, Alfred Atkinson, a self-appointed and officious reformer. Dr. nnd Mrs. MoPhaily are played, re-Fpectivtdy re-Fpectivtdy by Charles Lane and Florence ilitigley. James Ma re is, Will Stanton and Sophia Artega are nlso in the cast. Gone Stratton-Porter's promise to theMiddle West has heen kept. In the later years of her life the famous fa-mous author agreed that if her p rent est novel, "The Harvester," should ever be transferred to the , Ecreen, the story would be filmed In the exact locale of the book her own Limberlost Cabin cs'au In Indiana. And so her son-in-law, Leo Mee- Jian, who is also rucogmzed as one ! of the outstanding American directors direc-tors of motion tures. trnvplod more than 2.000 miles from the FBO ptudios in Hollywood to Rome City, Ind.. at the head of a production unit of forty people, intent on making mak-ing "The Harvester" a screen story which have an especial appeal to the eye, as well as to the heart. This "sentimental journey" has alrea.ly j taken its place as one of the most unusual pilgrimages in film his-; tory. "The Harvester" openc an engagement en-gagement at the Rivoli Tuesday and Wednesday. ! Clyde Cook and William Deni-arest, Deni-arest, the comedy team who fur- nUhed many a laugh in "Simpio Sis," are doing the same in "The Bush Leaguer," vehicle for Warner Bros, directed by Howard Breth-erton. Breth-erton. "The Bush Leaguer" oomei to the Rivoli next Thursday and Friday. Fri-day. This is not the first time that Gcorga O'Hara has been compared com-pared to Wally Reid, and when Byron By-ron Morgan, the author that did most of the Reid stories, started taking an interest in O'Hara, one was very surprised. "California or Bust" was wi'itten for Reid, but his untimely death prevented its ever being filmed. George O'Hara has r.v: 1e a picture worthy of the original origi-nal for whom it was made. It teems with the most hilarious action, which at all times is tempered with a spirit of comedy, resulting in ark hour of perfect entertainment. The picture which is coming to the Rivoli Saturday lias in its cast besides O'Haia. Helen Foster, John Steppling, Johnny Fox, and Irving Bacon. j |