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Show Bobby Scores With Songs in Capitol's Film ' Topping tha Capitol theater two-feature two-feature bill, which opened Friday. "Make a Wish" presents Bobby Breen In probably tha most ploas-ant ploas-ant film In which he has starred sine hia meteoric rise to fame. The muilc. by Oscar Strauss, Viennese Vi-ennese composar, gives the picture notable entertainment value and the singing of Muter Bobby and appearance ap-pearance of Basil Rathbone In a comedy role add materially to audience audi-ence enjoyment The plot la as unobtrusive as the music is dalifhtful and concerna the efforts of Bobby to units hia widowed mother, an ex-opera aineer. Marion Claire, with Mr. Rathbone. a composer and librettist. Rathbone Pleases Bobby is, of rourae. succaasful. but not until be baa sung his way to new acclaim. The principal arenea ara laid in a boys camp In Maine, providing opportunity for considerable consider-able excellent choral work. In addition addi-tion to Bobby's aoloa, of which the latter lack nothing of the George M. Cohan touch which baa made tha Juvenile atar famous. Mr. Rathbone, who shelves his erstwhile villainy for this picture, gives hint of considerable talent in such parte and It la not unlikely he will be aeen In almilar rolas soon. Comedy Is added by Leon Errol and Henry Armetta. Companion picture on the bill Is "The Big Shot," a funny and fast moving story of tha adventures of. a small town veterinarian who la heir to a fortune. Companion Film Unknown to Guy, the fortune Is that left by a big time racketeer, and when Guy, on the urglnga of hia wife, Cora Witherspoon, takes up a crusade againat crime, things orgin to nappen swittiy ana merrily. mer-rily. With Mr. Klbbee and Miss Witherspoon With-erspoon are Dorothy Moore and Gordon Jonea as Kibbee's daughter and daughter'a boy friend, respectively. respec-tively. The program Is completed with "Hawaiian Holiday," a Mickey Mouse opus, excellent as usual. |