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Show 'STATE FAIR' BIG FEATURE HERESUNDAY Writing a new chapter in the brief history of real all-star pictures, pic-tures, Fox Films drew upon thA finest talent of -Hollywood to bring Phil Stong's Literary Guild prize novel, "State Fair' 'to the screen. It opens Sunday at the Rivoli theater. The cast chosen to portray the characters of the best-selling novel Includes Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayros, Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Frank Craven, Louise Dresser and Victor Jory. There is also Blue Boy, 900 pounds of grand champion Hampshire boar. . In attembling this imposing ar-: ar-: ray of-star talent, Fox upset prece- dent in two ways. It wont beyond its own studio contract roster to secure Ayres as Miss Gayrior's sweetheart, and it chose all of the slurs to fit roles, ruther than building' build-ing' parts to suit player personalities. personali-ties. "State Fair," a story rich in romance ro-mance and comedy, deals' With the loves and adventures of a middle western farm family. Abel Frake, bis wife, his daughter and son go to thff state fair. There the children chil-dren become involved in romances while the parents nro competing for prizes. Mae West's first starring picture, ! "She Done Him Wrong," at the Ri- , voli theater Wednesday and Thursday. Thurs-day. The picture was written by Miss West. ! "She Done Him Wrong" is a lusty, roaring melodrama of the Bowery a hearty tale of the no-toriuus no-toriuus old avenue where men are men and women are "on the make." Us saloons and its politicians, its honky-tonks and its "dames," furnish furn-ish a background for the activities of the principal characters. Miss West is cast as "Lady Lou." a famous beer-hall entertainer with a deadly effect on unwary males. Her suitors flock around I, practically in swarms, but she deals with them in a matter-of-fact fashion. Those who can provide pro-vide her with the diamonds which are her weakness may enjoy her favors. The others? too bad. |