Pleasant Grove Review | 1929-08-17 | Page 7 | "Drag" is Second Barthelmess' Talkie

"Drag" Is Second Barthelmess' Talkie "Drag." the new First National-vitaphone National-vitaphone feature scaring Richard Barthelmess, which comes to the Cameo Theatre on Sunday and Monday, Mon-day, August 18 and 19 is the second ' Vitaphone feature with dialogue and sound in which Barthelmess has ap- c- , peared. The first was "Weary River," which' became an instantaneous hit i throughout the country and Is still breaking records everywhere. It thoroughly established Barthelmess as a speaking star of the first rank J' and matfe him one of the most bril- . , liant box-office stars on the cinema firmament, "Dray" presents the star in a dra- , .. matic narrative concerning a young, 1 ambitious newspaperman who goes to a small town to edit the local weekly paper. While there he falls in love with a girl and after marrying her finds himself supporting a whole family of parasitic 'inlaws." He composes a musical show called "The Love Prince" for the local Women's Guild; its success encourages him to go to New York, sell his play, and find that happiness which so eluded him In the small town. ,. - - "