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Show !1!!:.!AGE THEATRE Friday and Saturday T!'" n sr n-ation of t":e ye-ir, "Auilio.-copiks", the technicolor smmd picture made in the third dt-ii)eii"ion, dt-ii)eii"ion, corni'S to the FirniaiTe theatre Friday and Saturday as one of the feature of a double pro-V pro-V ram. 1'ieamy romance of the South Seas; the fury of a tropical typhoon; ty-phoon; maelstroms of primitive passions and emotions, and the haunting loveliness of a Pacific Paradise all these elements are woven into a sometimes hauntins, sometimes exciting, sometimes romantic ro-mantic drama in "I.ast of the Paeans," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sa?a of the island now showing at the Firmaue theatre as the second picture of the double program. It is urippinir entertainment of an unusual un-usual sort, therefore hard to describe. de-scribe. It has thrills galore. It shows the audience intimate details de-tails of native life to rise to a crescendo of emotion, and it tells a delicately romantic story of love. And it is all set in island scenery of almost breath-taking beauty. There is also a comedy and a Fox movietone news these nights. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Flying hoofs, young- romance and adventure under sunny south-cry south-cry skies fill the moving scenes of Will Rogers' last and greatest picture pic-ture "In Old Kentucky" which comes to the Finnage theatre Sunday, Sun-day, Monday and Tuesday. Adapted Adapt-ed from the Charles T. Dazey play which has retained its hold on ' America's affection for 30 years, ''In Old Kentucky" presents Rogers in his most whimsical, lovable lov-able role as an old timer who '.new evervthing about horses, and quite a little about youngsters in love. Dorothy Wilson and Russell Hardie share the romantic leads in the film. Prominently cast in supporting sup-porting roles are Charles Sellon, Louise Henry, and Bill Robinson, the world's greatest tap dancer. There will also be shown these nights a colored cartoon and a Universal Uni-versal newsreel. Wednesday As timely as the black headlines from which is is fashioned is the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, produc-tion, "Exclusive Story," featuring Franchot Tone and Madge Evans and coming to the Firmage theatre Wednesday only. Written by ace reporter Martin Mooney, it is a dramatization of his crusade against the racketeer overlords of New York, dealing in particular with the notorious "policy game", which is said to rob citizens of mil-onslnlg mil-onslnlg yagaif estohet wetnigh6n lions each year. Gaining fame from his dramatic expose, News-' paperman Mooney was recently given a jail sentence for failing to divulge the sources of his astonishing as-tonishing information. It is this material which provides the sinews of the new screen play. Briefly, the exciting theme of "Exclusive Story" is told in the lives of a group of people who are in one way or another affected by the machinations of the gang bosses. A beautiful girl, daughter of a "policy racket" victim, appeals ap-peals to a great metroplitan newspaper news-paper for aid. With her help and information, the paper's young attorney at-torney and crack reporter brings to a dramatic close the supremacy of the gang. Franchot Tone portrays por-trays the attorney and Madge Evans the girl. Other in the cast are Stewart Erwin, Joseph Calleia, Robert Barrat, J. Farrell Mac-Donald, Mac-Donald, Louise Henry and Margaret Mar-garet Irving. Also Chapter 6 of the serial and a short subject will be shown this night. Thursday A high-speed romance carried on in a spooky atmosphere under the ever-present threat of desperate gangsters and , blazing guns, and leaving with side-splitting comedy situations, forms the basic of "Seven Keys To Baldpate," with Gene Raymond. While Raymond does not discover the identity of his new love, Margaret Callahan, until the very end of the film, this uncertainty adds spice to the love affair in this RKO Radio thriller. The notable cast includes Erin O'Brien-Moore, Eric Blore, Moroni Olsen, Grant Mitchell and Ray Mayer. There will be a short subject and a comedy shown this night also. |