Show I 1 1 l I 1 1 l 1 1 ill ia I 1 I 1 I 1 jar 7 lii it 11 1 1 1117 l t c atel 4 kum w it TONIGHT TO NIGHT FRYDAY FRIDAY the teaser in which laura la plante introduces intro dices a new kind of screen flapper to theatre dom is the attraction at the american theatre tonight to night friday starring laura la plante with pat OA falley in a featured bolsi this ne new v universal jewel is said to be one of 0 the outstanding comedy dramas of the year it Is an adaptation of the famous magazine story by adelaide matthews and and magirtha stanley Stanle yI and is presented with a large cast of 0 well known screen artists in support of the tow stars miss la plante plays the role of a girl who falls in love with a a cigar drummer afat pat OA lalley only to find that his breezy ways and loud raiment dont strike her family very well then to get even when her i aunt interferes in this odd love af fair she proceeds to flirt with all the married men in thedr r set 1 complications come thick and fast tor for one angry wife threatens to name her in a divorce suit another ts Is vowing revenge because of an innocent flirtation that look as harmless as it was and then the cigar drummer returns after having taken lessons iu in etiquette from a deposed duke of course he ha gets jealous hilarious situations pile one conj on I 1 th the e other and the denouement is very surprising through it runs a thread of romance A couple of thrills add to the he swiftness of the plot 0 10 0 SATURDAY I 1 splendidly filmed pony expressly Ex express I 1 race with the riders relaying from I 1 one horse to another just as they 1 did it in m the lurid days ot of two thou asand sand mile jumps across the burning indian infested plains Is one of the vivid features that makes th the e ridin a great western picture william oliver wrote the lie story and del andrews directed it the young texas ranger gives his usual fine performance and he is ably supported by a splendid cast the comedy side ot of the picture has been well idle db in the characters ot of heliotrope and plaster paris two aio ludicrous culled folk of big pretensions pretension and real humorous aspect in addition to the pony express race tor for a purse of which is won ron by custer Ci ister there is a lot of suspense in the ridin streak and some excellent characterization the production made for and released by F B 0 comes to the american theatre on saturday 4 4 SUNDAY frank lloyd who produced the wll well remembered sea hawk has just couple completed couplet cd ted a new production tor for first national which promises to surpass J in a interest his previous achievement this is the wise guy with james kirkwood in the title role the picture is booked to be shown at the american theatre on sunday otters featured in the cast ot of the wise guy are betty compson mary alary astor mary carr george F marion and george cooper it was specially especially written for the screen by ules jules furthman the wise guy sees kirkwood in the role of a crook who turns to evangelism as a means ot of mating making money lie ile traveled fromi from town to tonn with a big tent tabernacle and while lie he holds the populace of 0 the towns spellbound with his bis eloquent cant his confederates gla gd through the congregation and strip their poc bets in the end however the faking preachers holy words convince his gang and nd finally even himself liim selE and they decide to go straight it is a powerful picture one ot of the strongest that frank lloyd bas ever made and with a story like the thunder of a cannon 4 MONDAY AND AD TUESDAY night shift matinee tuesday at rha kiu tin tin screens wonder dog at best in tind find your man some months ago the attention of the motion picture theatre going public was invited to a 2 photoplay entitled where the north begins feal featuring rin tin altin 11 arrous police I 1 dog doe it has since been the gossip I 1 of the film trade that the claims made tor for the picture were not as j growing as are sometimes made but I 1 where the north begins caught the publics fancy and more importantly rin tin tin the measured actor was accept edl as the most wonderful dog that had ever been seen on stage or screen and was made a star practically over night background and atmosphere are always wonderful assets tor for a hu man star often counting fc tor r as much as does his or her ability the same rule probably applies in the case of a dog actor and it if it does ran tin tin ought to have the world at his feet he has already proved that he has marvelous ability aad certainly nothing that lives or breathes could be possessed ot of more interesting background or atmosphere r rin tin tin is owned by lee duncan who served as a eem her ber ot of the tha aero squadron A E I 1 P during the world war he and his sister nanette were captured while they were very young puppies from the germans sear near metz the names given them are those ot of a pair ot of famous goodluck good luck dolls made and sold by the french during daring the thel closing days ot of the war because of an interesting it gruesome incident of the gr arsa conflict for many months they were the pets ol of the aero outfit liput duncan caring tor for them as their master they were brought to this country with considerable difficulty and duncan who had bad discovered the wonderful sagacity of the male dag off elred his services to motion pirtrue producers on the pacific coast nanette whose health was not ot of the best probably because ot of her experiences in the trenches was given to bits leo F weimer wander ot of hempstead Hempst cad L I 1 a well known fancier ot of this particular breed ot of dogs needless to say to in his picture work rin tin tin is trained handled and directed by duncan who by the way is never seen on the screen in the many pictures in which toe the has appeared the dog has given indication that gore there sa is nothing possible tor for a canine which he cannot be trained to do the manner in which the masters his part is almost uncanny not only bialy boeshe seem to understand what Is required of him but he seems to res almost as rapidly as the butmans with whom he works and who can be definitely and precisely instructed in hi the english language WEDNESDAY historic wits in its significance vast in its conception tremendous in point of united states naval equipment in actual use to in the 0 production emory johnsons great new melodrama 0 of the sea and aviation the nonstop non sto stop i t p might flight brings many surprises to the the american Ameri cap IT theatre eai where it shows wednesday august as he has the prentest prea teat test event in the annals of world aviation and which all but ended in disaster when cori co ri 4 rlph and hi brave followers were forced to light in the windswept wind swept waters maters of 0 mad pacific when their gas supply i balled emory johnson has given ini in oa stop flight still another other C example ot of his superb understanding of those of screen entertainment tain ment which actually entertain I 1 still another outstanding feature of the nonstop non stop flight is the tact fact that it rays nays a stirring tribute to commander rogers and in big is men who braved death in their struggle against the elements in the cause ot of aviation in virtually every detail the nonstop non stop flight is an abs absolutely e authentic of io the great dash to canall I 1 mr johnson film ed many of 0 his most thrilling acen scenes s on the exact locations location of the memorable 1 enterprise the takeoff take off in san francisco witnessed by thousands has been filmed tor for the th eyes ot of the world the very plane in which comander rogers and his men made their great effort the historic P N 9 has been used in the production by special permission of the unites states navy the sweep and menace of the st storm rm lashed sea infested by man eating sharks the failure of the gas supply thet the suspense of loved ones ashore the fraitik efforts of the rescuers the coming of the ines that snatched the airmen from death the final upheaval of joy dhen the boys returned to safety all these have beeri beem admira admirably bli pio pic in this greatest emory johnson melodrama to date THURSDAY chinatown in its most thrilling d days a ys never had bad a building with in more ore trap doors underground pa sages disappearing walls dungeons dunge oms and other spooky paraphernalia than the mansion of dread which plays bucl an important part in Alan manhattan hattan madness the new encore picture featuring mr and mrs jack dempsey p ey estelle taylor which will be the attraction at the american theatre thursday the hero of the story played by jack dempsey is lured lared into this menacing cing house through the efforts to rescue a girl whom he be has seen but once but apat once was enough enouf h and when he learned that danger faced her he stepped in fajth both fists tor for her defense the girl is oi of course mrs dempsey our hero is hardly inside the perfectly respectable and safe looking hause than things begin to happen trap doors open and he plunges down into deeb dungeons to be biundi and gagged mysterious myse erious doors open and hidden menaces charge him he gets get a a glimpse of the girl jand then she dissolves into thin air a band of thugs attack him and jack has to fight this way out forgetting tor for picture purposes the rules prescribed by the well known marquis of queen every room in the house seems to hold bold a lurking danger and th the atter attempts opts ot of the hero to save his own skin as well as to rescue the fair maiden furnishes michot of th the comedy andl and most of the thrills from which the novel story is compounded the Demp jack and the beautiful estelle are said to make excellent co in the films and jack is said to have developed into one of the screens screens most ardent lovers when the scenario calls tor fi him to stage a bout with cupid but perhaps its not so iauch acting after all Alan manhattan hattan madness is a fine arts production re released leasel by encore pictures and has bas in addition to the two famous stars such well known players as frank campeau george tom wilson ass bull montara montana |