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Show Laugh-Packed Drama Opens Ataramount Little or New Tork takes terrific ter-rific ribbing from Hollywood in David a Belsnlck'i "Nothing 8a-creM." 8a-creM." which opened Thursday at the Paramount theater. Filmed In technicolor and with Frcdrlc March as one of the stars, the picture is remindful of "X Star la Born." But, Inatead of ribbing Hollywood, It ta New Tork that la on the pan. And it lacks the heart tugging story appeal ef Its prede-eeeaor. prede-eeeaor. Aa the title would Indicate, there Is nothing sacred, aa Fredric March, a high powered reporter on the yellowest tabloid aver born In a Hollywood studio, takes a small town girl, supposedly dying from radium poisoning, to the big city for one last gay fling at Ufa. Joker la Deck The girl la Carols Lombard. Her physician is Charles Winninger. The hairpulling editor and publisher is Walter Connolly. With March, they form a powerful (uartet. They really go to town. The joker la that Carole la not suffering from radium poisoning, aa originally diagnosed, but only aha and Winninger, her physician, who haa a grudge agaiaai 4ka paper because his pusale solution didn't win a 110,000 prize, are In the know. March, very naturally, falls in love with the girt as ha ahowa her the sights, of the city while, the populace takes her to Its heart In keen anticipation of her expected demise. Many laughs But March, heartbroken at the thoughts of losing her, calls in a specialist and the rib Is exposed Just aa a awell funeral has bean arranged, with the governor aa speaker and 500,000 reservations already al-ready In for the "party." It'e a laugh packed circus right up ta the final fadeout, and should be ranked near the top In the department de-partment of acrewy but entertaining entertain-ing epics or should wa aay apt-demies. apt-demies. Notable is the touch ef a master producer In the fine characterisations characterisa-tions and humorous touches which the atars are not allowed to dominate. domi-nate. There is a laugh in every character, notably the citizenry of the little New England town from where Miss Lombard la resurrected, ta be taken to the big city for ax-pert ax-pert dissection. The new Paramount program alao includes a Popeye the Sailor car-toon, car-toon, March of Time and news reel. |