Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-14 | Page 6 | Racing Drama Paramount Next

9 Racing Drama Paramount Next The Crowd Roars a thrilling drama of the speedways will be the next attraction at the Paramount theater thea ter starting FrIda Friday It has been a along along long time since the race track with all aU its attendant and speed has been the subject of a picture and with dynamic James Cagney as the star The Crowd Cro Roars emerges as outstanding action entertainment Joan Blondell his wise cracking feminine support in Blonde Crazy has another interesting characterization tion while Ann Dvorak star of Sky Devils plays the fiery Jimmys Jimmy's girl girlfriend girlfriend girlfriend friend Eric Linden Frank McHugh Guy Kibbee and a l score of racing I drivers among them the Indianapolis speedway champions Billy Arnold and Lou Schneider appear in the cast casl Other famous racers are Fred Frame Leo Nomis Ralph Hepburn Harr Harry Hartz Spider Matlock and Wilbur Wllbur Shaw The drivers acted also as technical tech advisers ers assisting director and author Howard Hawks In making the therace therace therace race track scenes accurate in every detail The Crowd Roars starts out at a breakneck pace and keeps it up throughout the many spectacular scenes Cagney appears as champion driver whose deviltry dare on the track wins him the adulation of the grandstands as well as ns an exaggerated idea of his own Importance in the scheme of things Ann his eyed clear girl friend tried to warn him that his Is only a passing glory glor glory but but but he remains remains re re- mains serenely unimpressed Then Cagney's younger brother Eric Linden also gets the racing fever fever fe fe- fe ver and after proving himself an excellent excellent ex ex- ex driver goes into partnership with him Immediately the girl sirl question ques tion arises for Eric falls in Ira love with Anns Ann's friend Joan And Cagney doesn't think the girls good enough for his brother His decision acts as dynamite dynamite dyna dyna- mite on the spirited high Joan The story unfolds with spectacular races making up the colorful back back- ground It boasts a thrill a minute and Is Js bound to create a sensation with theatergoers i Our old friends Laurel and Hardy also have a three-reel three comedy treat treaton on the new program It is The Music Box said to be their funniest laugh test fest to date Paramount sound news completes the bill Robert Montgomery's deli delightful romantic ro ro- ro- ro mantle mantic comedy But the Flesh Is Weak is being shown for the last times today at the Paramount I