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Show Ambulance Chaser Novel Subject of Hilarious Film Opens At the Capitol Theatre Today THAT BUGABOO of big corporations, the ambulance chaser, is hilariously hi-lariously highlighted in "The Chaser," which opens at the Capitol Theatre today for an engagement of three days. The story, a comedic relation of the incidents attended upon the unique profession of chasing ambulances with both fun and profit in view, sustains laughter from the opening sequence to a fade-out that is at once startling and hilarious. Romance enters the picture in the attraction of Denais O'Keefe, the ambulance chaser in person, to Ann Morriss who, unknown to him, is a spy' in the pay of the Street Railway Rail-way Company which has suffered mostly from O'Keefe's activities. O'Keefe, who scored sensationally in "B'al Man of Brimstone" and "Hold That Kiss", is teamed with a newcomer to the screen, Miss Morriss, who was recruited from the ranks of Little Theatre players. Supporting players include Lewis Stone as the drunken doctor companion com-panion of O'Keefe, Nat Pendleton, known as "Floppy" because of his penchant for flopping in the wake of fast-moving vehicles, Henry O'Neill, Ruth Gillette and John Qualen. The story starts with O'Keefe, revolted at the activities of the Street Railway Company in settling accident claims on a campaign to obtain rights for poor people injured in accidents. " He becomes such a thorn in the side of the corporation that they hire a spy, Ann Morriss, to get evidence on the activities of the lawyer. ' |