| Show Riptide Stars Share Honors King of Clowns at Paramount fly Bv CANDID KAY KAY- Riptide which opened at atthe the Capitol Capitol Capitol Capi Capi- tol theater Thursday brings Norma She Sheerer Shearer back to the screen after an unwelcome absence Although the lovely ely Norma does doce not do her finest fines work in this vehicle it will undoubtedly edt edly stand as her most popular pic plc- ture Lure to date Pie I There is a definite reason for lor that and one which is not apt to occur to you OU until you start analyzing if you OU do why you enjoyed the picture so much That reason lies leg lc chiefly in the story itself which Edmund Goulding authored and directed with rare sympathy and infinite skill It has something to appeal to everyone everyone everyone every every- one there are situations which will delight the sophisticated and there are situations which will delight the milkmaid and anti her best beau because the action and intent intent intent in in- tent are arc things with wh which ch i if they have not happened directly to them they ate arc familiar Dialogue Is Smart Analyzing zing further the story is a al aI almost I t most completely devoid o of actual acion ac action ac- ac ion Uon and yet it is so filled with what whal I call mental action that an illusion of or swift movement materializes Check heck over the scenes In which there theres is s nothing but dialogue which bythe by bythe the he wa way is ultra smart and amusing throughout Riptide Is a stor story of oC a mans man's jeal jeal- and the he havoc Jt it wreaks upon the he minds and emotions of both him him- self elf and his adoring wife Lord Lond Rex Rex- ford ord marries manies an American know know- n. n i I I t l j Inc Ing n of oC h her r indiscreet past That knowl edge becomes a ha haunting ghost between between be be- tween them and finally drives the wife wiCe to justify the suspicions in his mind Ironically enough not until he ic has had definite proof of her er Infidelity In In- fidelity is 15 complete faith In her born bornI within him Miss Shearer portrays Mary the thc theun fun Cun un and hunting excitement American Amerian Ameri- Ameri can an girl It is the type of role Miss Shearer does docs with great charm and no no little ittle skill In her lighter scenes she is 15 delightful and the pronounced gaiety forcing quality of her work lends ends itself beautifully to the story In n her intensely dramatic scenes she still till is guilty of a certain but ut she has made great strides on the whole in restraint Due either cither to her vacation or Ray Junes June's excellent photography pho pho- she has never appeared more beautiful auli ul and her hel costumes will vill willarm warm arm the cockles of feminine hearts Flawless Performance Herbert Marshall gives a flawless flawless flaw law le less performance in iii the di difficult role of the husband and one which will win him legions of or enthusiastic fans In ever every scene he is the epitome of case ease Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert Montgomery romps through his role of the playboy Tommie the party of the second part inthe inthe in inthe the infidelity scattering charm and chuckles with typical gener gener- If IL the portrayal of the character of Aunt Hettie is a fair sample of or Mrs Patrick Ca Campbells Campbell's Camp Camp- p. p bells bell's talents it is dif difficult to understand understand un un- un why all aU the past and present furore about her Ralph Forbes the late Lily Lilyan n Gallagher and George K Arthur do nicely with their minor roles All in all Riptide is what hat you like in screen entertainment Popeye the Sailor proves his ver yen and swings through the air aix with ith the greatest of ease case while mak mak- ing ng short work of the man on the lIying fly lIy- ing ng trapeze who has temporarily cap cap- Lured Olives Olive's fanc fancy Its It's got a lot of ol laughs and once again you'll be humming hum ming the old ditty A newsreel competes completes com corn petes the pro program ram per se although I the le advance advertising ad on the coning corning corn com ing ng attraction is more amusing than I man many shorts labeled comedies The They Said Husbands are like boys bos That Thai ThatIs Is what makes them fresh and Inspirational 1 and worshipful Irene Irene Dunne Dune PROFITS PLUS Refuting the old age charge that writers are notoriously bad businessmen business men en comes this true yarn from the film ilm factories A certain writer writ bought up a vast of or American and foreign records at the private auction of Dr f the belongings of or a film couple He ie paid for the collection which was vas valued at 1000 1000 Then he proceeded pro to sell ell them piece meal to his his his' I arious various friends friende for 35 cents a copy I In n no time lime at all he had his investment and back ack and the rest of the music is Lx sweet neet profit CONNIE LEA LEAVING Looks like Hollywood is going to lose ose Connie Talmadge for keeps She nd md husband Townsend are banning to live permanently in Chicago Chicago Chiago Chi- Chi cago ago where his socially prominent family amily r reside side Connie feels Holly Holly- wood Is Is- too full o of association with withie the ie memory a of her mother Peg Tal Tal- madge for whom her d devotion WLl was well known Come on nIl all you C. C W. W Fields fans Theres There's a treat in store for you at thi th Paramount theater where the kin kini o of clowns Is currently playing ii 11 I Youre Me You'll have t ti te hurry cause the picture Is due t te exit smiling on Saturday night t Ill I'll be honest and tell teU you ou that i II I youre you're not 3 Fields devotee and that that's rather inconceivable there isu isa much for you in the picture Foi FOl without him it would b be a hackneyed story of a misunderstood husband an and father who finally comes through with a smash makes a million ani ant and forces the small town which laughed aughe when he sat down to play to remove the topper in deepest deference Being a confirmed Fields fan Im I'm apt to o wax is-ax a bit enthusiastic about abon Youre Telling Me le because theres therIs there ther Is 15 s unlimited footage of oC the old boy in it inI ii It If I and the producers have hae made n no effort to stop him from running awa with the picture And what a grand grani time he has dome doln it A lot o of the non nonsense nse Is out out- out and slapstick but it is so zo o deftly deWy done you scarcely realize what ridiculous madness it is Other parts parts' o of it bring an occasional occasional occasional occa occa- tu tug at your jour throat for the theman theman man mart is an an artist at blendin blending humor and path paths pathos s. s It isn't really the things Fields does which are are so funny the man himself himsel is funny Sometimes it itis itis is only an inflection n of his jar lar nasal drawl sometimes just justa a flick Hick of the wrist and sometimes some times just a fleeting expression in his watery eyes that gives birth to deep chuckles Fields Saves Plot riot Fields pla plays s 's Sam Bisbee a small smaL Li town own oculist who devotes his spare time turning the busin business s end of or a gallon jallon jug His daughters daughter's daughters daugh daugh- ter's ers romance with the rich boy of the town is threatened because of his lack lacko o of finances and culture Eventually he remedies the former with the sale of ot his puncture proof tires the police po po- ice lice car demonstration o of that invention tion ion is a gem and the latter by hobnobbing hobnobbing hobnobbing hob hob- with his old friend the thc Princess Somebody or other when she pays a brief visit isit to the town That he thinks the Princess whom whoa he be meon me mc meon on his return trip from the unsuccessful c demonstration of his tires and his Nose Holder Upper is a phoney a dds adds to the hilarity of ot thin s in e ral erat For the general good of 01 the picture picture pic pie ture lure I wish they had cut that golf 01 sequence to third one its length The director saw he had hada a good thing and let Jet his eyes run runaway runaway away aay with his head But there is isa isa a hundred and one new gags all Fieldian in Youre Telling Me and a generous sample of his famous famous fa fa- fa mow juggling tricks so why quibble over one shortcoming Sha Shattering Illusions William Powell Is not the model of fashion He lie lounges around his home in his shirt sleeves eves Funny Bunnies Repeat Larry Buster Crabbe discards his Tarzan togs for the straight role of the he rich boy and even if it he doesn't rate ate cheers he isn't annoying Joan Marsh plays the daughter and Adrienne Ames docs does a good job of or the he princess I Funny Little LitlIe Bunnies the new Disney isney triumph j is held over for this show how Mr Marpole could run it er e every I week for some time to come and Id I'd j till still cheer The other short subjects are re in the thumbs-down thumbs classification Buddy Rogers is featured in one and Andy And Clyde who usually can be counted on for tor something better is isn in n the other Also Jason Robards about bout whom a Society ty for lor the Prevention Pre Pre- of Robards ought to be or or- The newsreel repeats |
