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Show FIRMAGE THEATRE Friday and Saturday Romance against a baffling mystery mys-tery background and in a colorful setting forma the theme of "China Passage", RKO Radio's new thriller thrill-er with Constance Worth and Vinton Vin-ton Hawthorn in the romantic roles. The two players portray a feminine customs agent and an American soldier of fortune, both intent on regaining an immensely valuable diamond which is stolen from Americans in a Shanghai jewelry store. The pursuit leads them and a group of suspects across the Pacific to San Francisco where the mystery is finally cleared clear-ed up after many exciting happenings. happen-ings. This picture comes to the Firmage theatre as one of a double feature show. With its up-to-date plot rockim; with comedy lines and situations, RKO Radio's new offering, "Don't Tell the Wife", nevertheless presents pre-sents a pitiless expose of bucket-shop bucket-shop and stock racketeering methods me-thods that are springing up anew with the return of prosperity to the country. This picture comes to the Firmage theatre as the other picture of a double bill. The c;ist includes Guy KiKbce. Una Merkol. Lynn Overman, Thurston Hall and othe. A Motiotone news also will be shown. Sunday and Monday One of the weirdest love scenes ever screened is that between Robert Ro-bert Montgomery nnd Rosalind Russell in "Night Must Fall," coming com-ing to the Firmage theatre Sunday Sun-day and Monday. Montgomery has abandoned his usual character of the playboy hero for this picture pic-ture and appears as the criminal villain . He's a bellboy with a way with women. His charm is literally fatal to two. Rosalind Russell has tho rolo of a girl who has despaired despair-ed of romance until his personality awakens her emotionally. But she cannot trust him in spite of his attraction, for she grows more and certain he is the man police are Hooking. There is tenderness as well as menace in their last scene bnfore tho police break in. A Movietone news also will bo shown. Tuesday and Wednesday "Clrl Loves Boy" with Eric Linden, Lin-den, Cecilia Parker and Roger tm-hof tm-hof In the cast, comes to tho Firmage Fir-mage theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. Wed-nesday. The story deals with the son of the town's richest and probably prob-ably kindliest man. Ho has Just been expelled from college, nnd hns married a little gold-digger whom his father exposes and buys off. Thua the boy In left on the town In idleness and rebellion, and it is only when he becomes slowly involved in-volved with the affairs cf the McCarthy Mc-Carthy family that he becomes earnest. Chapter 2 of "Radio Patrol" Pa-trol" and an "Our Gang" comedy also will be shown. Thursday "Breezing Home", a swiftly paced, brightly humored movie story about modern night clubs and streamlined race horses at the Santa Anita track, comes to the Firmage theatre Thursday only. Featuring William Gargan, Binnie Barnes and Wendy Berrie, "Breezing "Breez-ing Home" concerns a boy who meets two girls, then all meet a horse. The climax of the story is reached during a race at the Santa Anita track. The question of which horse wins the race, and which girl wins the trainer, provides suspense for the interesting film yarn. Three selected short subjects also will shown. |