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Show 'Mrs. Cheyney' Film Starts Capitol Run Bill PoweH reverses his Thin Man" role and Joan Crawford dona modern rtreaa tea tha first time in several pictures as notable features of Tha Last-of Mrs.- Cheyney," which opened Friday at the Capitol theater. Only Robert Montgomery, third of the trio of stars la the M-O-M production, retains his tried and true role as a playboy who has a hard time returning to sincerity when he finds the woman ha loves. He Is Butler Powell Is a butler In the household house-hold of tha rich, mysterious Mrs. Cheyney, played by Mies Crawford, while Montgomery Is a rich young English lord who falls In love with her on the Atlantic crossing from New York to England. Ia England, Mrs. Cheyney gains the confidence of a rich old dowager, dowa-ger, Jessie Ralph, from here, comedy, com-edy, romance and mystery are mixed in equal parts to provide a thoroughly entertaining climax. The play follows the general plot of the stage success but has new and sparkling dialogue. Comedy Slant Other notable features which add to the entertainment value are the comedy characterisations of Frank Morgasi and Nigel Bruce as a pair of gay old English dogs, both slightly slight-ly ggy4a iha-per-itory, but1 not blind to a pretty face or a ahapaly leg. Morgan, as always, steals the show whenever he Is In camera range, while Bruce'a characterisation char-acterisation of the old boy whose wife is eternally Interested In soma new eoualn ia a gam of first watsr. Also on the Capitol program ia a Popeye cartoon, "My Artistlcal Temperature," a technlcoolr ahort feature on outdoor scenes and a nswsreeL |