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Show John Risso, Maurice Black and Irving Irv-ing Bacon. John Cromwell, well known director direc-tor and actor of the New York stage, and the co-director of "Close Harmony" Har-mony" and "The Dance of Life", directed. di-rected. The story is an original one from the pen of Oliver H. P. Garrett. "Street of Chicago" WILLIAM POWELL IN ALL TALKING TALK-ING THRILLER "STREET OF CHANCE" COMING TO PROVO PARAMOUNT s xT f&t . WJliam Povroll, Kay FrancM .. in the Paramount Pictur, j The fascinating quality of a story j which possesses sweeping dramatic j action and ig peopled by living, ; breathing men and women is vividly brought to the fore in William Powell's Pow-ell's first starring picture for Para-j Para-j mount, "Street of Chance". Here is drama which with intelligence and story, arouses interest and curiosity and maintains it until the powerful nerve- tingling climax brings the picture to its effective, logical con-i con-i elusion. In addition to its remarkably interesting in-teresting story, "Street of Chance" has been produced with expert care. Its direction is imaginative, the cast chosen for type and the settings realistic and authentic. It is William Powell, however, making his bow as a full-fledged star who walks off with individual honors. His portrayal portray-al of "Natural" Davis, notorious gambler and sportsman is easily the finest, most sincere effort he has yet given on the audible screen. And it must be remembered, too, that "Natural" "Nat-ural" Davis is an exacting role; a character of moods and shading in which one false note would break down the effectiveness of the character. charac-ter. But Powell, whose ability as an actor is appreciated by all theatregoers, theatre-goers, is more than equal to the occasion. oc-casion. As the gambler who double , crosses the "game", risks his own j life and sacrifices his love for his : young wife in order to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps as a gambler, Powell's delineation of character is well nigh perfect. An exceptionally good supporting cast features Regis Toomey, whose Portrayal of the cop in "Alibi" brought him overnight fame; Jean Arthur, last seen in "Half Way to Heaven", and Kay Francis, who creates her first sympathetic role as the faithful wife of "Natural" Davis. Others in the cast whose performances perform-ances deserve mention include Brooks Benedict, Stanley Fields, |