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Show for the first time is suave Herbert Her-bert Marshall. Promoted to stardom, in his second motion picture, John Garfield, Gar-field, who made his memorably triumphant debut in "Four Daughters.'' comes to the screen of the Ritz theatre on Friday as the star of the vividly uramntC? and exciting Warner Bros, picture titled "They Made Me a Criminal," Crim-inal," with the "IX-ad End" kids as his co-stars. The extent of the quick rise of this young newcomer new-comer from the New York stage can be easily gauged by the fact that he is given the starring position po-sition in a truly notable east assembled as-sembled by Warner Bros, for this production. Attractions At The Theaters In answer to thousands of requests re-quests from her fans. Darryl F. , Zanuck presents Shirley Temple In technicolor in "The Little Princess," Prin-cess," 20th Century-Fox's screen versions of the famous classic. , whicn opens at the Ritz theatre on Sunday, I The most impressive casi ever ! assembled for a Shirley Temple j production supports the dimpled star in bringing the immortal J story to life on the screen, head-j head-j cd by Richard Greene and Anita I Louise and including Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero. Arthur Treacher, I Mary Nash, Sybil Jason. Miles I Mjinder and Marcia Mae Jones. "The Little Princess," which, according to advance reports, has ! hicn acclaimed not only Shirley's finest picture, but one of the truly great films of all time, was directed by Walter '-Lavjg from a screen play by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris. Gene Markey was associate producer. Set in one of the most colorful periods of English history, when Queen Victoria's reign was drawing draw-ing to a close, the beloved Frances Hodgson Burnett story casts Shirley as what the dimpled star herself describes as a "back-; "back-; wards Cinderella." When her devoted and wealthy j father, an officer In the Grena- j diers, goes off to fight in the j Boer war. he leaves the happy child at Miss Minchin's Exclusive School for Girls. Later, when he is reported dead a bankrupt the cruel Miss Minrhin takes I away all of Shirley's pretty clothes and turns her into a pa- ' thetic little slave. j i Clnudette Colbert is now a singer! The famed screen comedienne I and dramatic actress renders ! ' three nw songs in her latest nip- ture. "Zaza," opening Thursday at the Ritz theatre. Written by Frederick Hollander and FranK Loesser. the ponular coivrosinfv team. the numbers are: "Zaza." "Hello. My Darling" and "I'm the Stupidest Girl in the Class." The last named is most typical of the turn-of-the-century period, 1 I during which the story takes j i place, being daring and sophisticated, sophis-ticated, wilii saucy lyrics Tteye lo 1 he neriod. "Zaza," presents Miss Colbert in one of the most nnusunl roles she has ever attempted, that of a French music hall darling who meets tragedy when she falls headlong in love with a man prominent in society. Her lead |
