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Show Jolson Co-Stars With Ruby Keeler I In New Musical ! The scnsatiorTtf" he year in the I f:Lm world is the teaming of Al Jol-! Jol-! son, famous Mammy singer who i first introduced the talking pictures, and Ruby Keeler, his wife, former Broadway musical comedy star who leaped to fame in the movies m two years, in First National's latest, and said to be its greatest, musical spec-.oia spec-.oia n Tr vour Dance," sched- I uled as the feature attraction at the Cameo Theatre, Sunday, Monday and Tuesdav, July 7, 8 and 9. While the picture is a mammoth musical spectacle, it carries a well defined plot and a fascinating romance ro-mance with tense emotional scenes, interspersed with hilarious comedy relief. The story is by Bradford Ropes, the author of "42nd Street." Spectacular dance ensembles were staged by Bobby Connolly with ! scores of Hollywood's most beaumui chorus girls. One of the most unique and striking numbers is a mammoth replica of the universe inter-cut with an artistic stairway crossing the globe in four directions representing the evolution of the tango from the pampas of the Argentine to Park Avenue and throughout the world. The dance, with a hundred beautiful girls, is led by Jolson and Miss Keeler, who sing "A Latin from Manhattan." Al Jolson has the role of a Broadway Broad-way entertainer, who is barred from the New York stage, because he quits his shows without notice, his weakness being wine, women and the "ponies." He winds up in Caliente at the race tracks, waking up with a headache and without a job. Glenda Farrell plays the part of his devoted sister who gets him straightened up, and finally convincing con-vincing him that Broadway is through with him, persuades him to take a job in Chicago with a partner. part-ner. She has already persuaded Ruby Ru-by Keeler, who has the role of a clever dancer on the West Coast to team with her brother. After a series of exciting incidents the New York opening comes off in a blaze of glory in an unusual and surprising climax. There is a talented supporting cast which includes Helen Morgan, Barton Bar-ton MacLane, Sharon Lynne, Patsy Kelly, Benny Rubin, Phil Regan, Gordon Westcott, William Davidson, Joyce Compton, Akin Hamiroff and Joseph Cregan. "Go Into Your Dance" is from the screen play by Earl Baldwn. 0: |