Show Two Romantic Films Feature Bill Romance both in comedy and melodrama is presented in the new Orpheum bill with Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea appearing in Adventure Adventure Adventure ture In n Manhattan and Eric Linden Linden Linden Lin- Lin Lin Lin- I den and Cecilia Parker In In His Steps McCrea in the top feature is a with an unerring nose for crime who creates a a. sensation with his predictions of the theft of famous art treasures He is on the trail of a master in international international in- in thief thier believed by police policeto to be be dead but actually working in New York City stealing valuable collectors' collectors items which are not for sale He gives one of his liLa best characterizations characterizations char char- to date Miss Arthur continues her sensational sensational sensational sensa sensa- upward climb as a young actress actress actress ac ac- ac- ac tress who unsuspecting is being used by the master criminal to further further further fur fur- ther his plans in an intricate plot to o steal a valuable gem She be befriends befriends befriends be- be friends McCrea and with her play and his sl sleuthing they stage a gay gayr r mance romance Reginald Owen plays the master crook Others in the cast are Thomas Thom Thom- as Mitchell Herman Bing Bmg Victor Kilian and John Gallaudet The picture is filled with comedy probably bly the high laugh point being the he climax when McCrea and Arhur Arthur Arthur Ar- Ar thur hur are making malting love by telephone while the managing editor is iJ trying to ge get the story of f the crooks crook's capture cap cap- ture It is an old gag but like everything else improves with age when well done The f second feature is a story of two two wo young people who are the vic victims vic vic- Urns tims of their rich parents' parents prejudices prejudices prejudices dices and selfishness A business q quarrel arrel raises a wall between the tha two families just as the young coupie couple couple cou cou- pie decide to elope They run away and are married anyway although appearances make it seem that Linden the girl when both are under age A charge is filed and when Linden refuses the aid of the theold theold theold old pastor who married them and returns to face the music he is placed on trial He takes this action to defend an old old friend the caretaker of his fathers father's estate and in doing so finds peace and real purpose in life lire His actions also bring about a change of f heart in the powered high-powered but dubious dubious' business methods of t his fath father r and happiness r reigns igns' igns supreme su su- su- su preme I AIso in the cast are Charles Richman Richman Richman Rich- Rich man Olive Tell Harry Bereford I Henry Kolker Koller and others The Orpheum also includes a Technicolor cartoon The Three and Universal news- news reel reer |