Show Lou Lon Chaney aneY in Marine Picture I at atThe the Paramount The The surge of war thunder of guns and nd the true story ot of life with Uncle Sams Sam's marines suggests suggests sug- sug some of the story lor lore lore- contained contained con con- In Tell TeU R 11 to the Marines starring Lon Chaney at the Para Para- mount Empress this week Tell It to the Marines Is a mighty drama told aboard battleships in ingrim grim war maneuvers amid strenuous strenuous ous life lite In marine barracks In oriental wilderness In battle formation form Corm atlon on seas and land suggesting suggest suggest- ing SOme of the local color that thatIs thatis Is worked into a spectacular production production pro pro- for the screen with Lon Lonin Lonin in the center of action lie He is cast cast In the role of and grizzled sergeant and in spite ot of all the gloom goom and gruesome aspects aspects as- as that war usually brings a dashing romance II is Intermingled with the story that sometimes makes the heroic deeds sink Into second place True the story Is the soul or of the marine corps told In an entertaining fashion but the romance that Inspires inspires' the hero to patriotic deeds furnishes many manya a and many a climax The picture Is staged on a huge state scale and records the great Pacific battle battle bat bat- tle fleet at pra practice tice and In battle formation for part of the s scenic and spectacular spectacular- background As the climax Is approached entire villages are attacked and destroyed In battle with foreign bandits who are finally wiped out I With the Lon Chaney Chaney- production I tion a special atmospheric prologue is presented by Rod Hillmans Hillman's star group ot of opera comic pla players ers In do doa a spicy and peppy operatic extravaganza extravaganza ex- ex of dances and songs under the title of Around the I World With the Marines This music and dance act Is costumed i In appropriate style and shows the effects of careful training and I carefullY chosen talent and andis is certainly certainly a delightfully pleasant few minutes of stage lore A special music score was admirably ad- ad presented and enthusiastically applauded by the audience played by the Paramount orchestra orchestra orches- orches tra under the direction of Curg Peterson |