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Show ("SWEETIE" IS NOW "HONEY" IN NEW FILM Nancy Carroll, the flaming-haired sweetie of "Sweetie" fame, is to be seen and heard in her second musical romance and her second starring picture when "Honey" comes to the Victory Theatre for a two days run starting Wednesday " Honey" is based- on the famous comedy success "Come Out of the Kitchen," by Alice Duer Miller and A E Thomas. The cuddlesome Miss Carroll plays the role of the Southern girl, who is forced by circumstances to assume an Irish brogue and play the role of cook in her own plantation kitchen. kitch-en. Stanley Smith plays the role of Burton Crane, young scion of wealth, who falls in love with Nancy during a visit to her plantation Smith was her college-boy sweetheart in the play "Sweetie." In addition to Smith others in the big supporting cast are Harry Green, of "The Kibizer" fame; ZaSu Pitts, whose dolorous helpfulness as a "Sap" character has brought r hoars -' of laughter in every one of thelwel-ve thelwel-ve talking pictures she has played in; Lillian Roth, who played opposite Lupino Lane in Murice Chevlier's "The Love Parade;" Skeets Gallagher, Gallag-her, of "Fast Company"and "Pointed "Point-ed Heels" fame; Mitzi Green, the nine- year old youngster, who scored a big hit in her film debut as one of the wise-cracking children in "The Marriage Playground;" Charles Sel-lon, Sel-lon, the banker ,and Mary Brian's father in "Burning 'Up," and Jobyna Howland, tallest woman of the Broadway stage, whose fame on the legitimate stage brings her the first chance as a character comedienne in the talking films. "Honey" was directed by Wesley Ruggies, the brother of Charles Rug-gles, Rug-gles, film comedian, and the director of nearly a score of box office film hits. The music and lyrics were written by W. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow. |