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Show Attractions At The Theaters "REUNION" STORY EMOTIONALLY RICH Surprise follows surprise in the emotionally rich and real screen play written by Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman and Sonya Levien for the Dionne Quins' second Twentieth Century-Fox picture "Reunion" the dramatic homecoming home-coming of the Country Doctor's 3,000 grown-up "babies" opening Friday at the Ritz theater. Jean Hersholt, who played the backwoods doctor in the first Quins film, is featured in the new picture together with Rochelle Hudson, Helen Vinson, Slim Sum-merville, Sum-merville, Robert Kent, John Qua-len Qua-len and Dorothy Peterson. STARS 1'OKTRAY SELVES IN NOVEL MYSTERY While a Chinese dragon writhes its way across the stage, blood drips from a theater box in San Francisco's Chinatown, and thus murder finds its unique setting in Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's mystery thriller, "Mad Holiday," which opens at the Ritz theater Tuesday with. Edmund Lowe and Elissj Landi in the leading roles. i "STAGE STRUCK" LAUGH HIT COMING TO IilVOLI "Stage Struc'K," heralded by First National as the gayest and snappiest of all its long list of musical comedy hits, comes to the Rivoli Theater beginning next Sunday. There is an all star cast, which includes Dick Powell, Joan Blon-dMl, Blon-dMl, Warren William, Frank Mc-Hugh, Mc-Hugh, Jeanne Madden, and the four Yacht Club boys besides a large number of supporting principals prin-cipals and hundreds of extras. The picture is filmed on a lavish scale with spectacular numbers. Busby Berksley directed the production. pro-duction. "SHOW BOAT" SWEEPS EMOTIONS LIKE RUSHING MISSISSIPPI TIDE This ' review of "Show Boat" which opens Friday at the Rivoli theater, should be set to music keyed to the tempo of the Universal Univer-sal picture. But there is no local Jerome Kern or Oscar Hammer-stein Hammer-stein to perform that rhythmic feat. The account should be tinged with drama to match the story of "Show Boat." But there is no Edna Ferber here to give wings to words. There should be moonlight; moon-light; springtime romance. And there is. That element is supplied by Irene Dunne and Allan Jones on the Rivoli screen. Music and romance and drama, fused together by magic that weaves an enchanting spell. This briefly describes "Show Boat," which will sweep across your emotions emo-tions like the rushing tide of the Mississippi. |