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Show Yankee Wit And French Comedienne in Screen Farce Will and Fifi Together Again Under Un-der Borzatre's Direction in Fox Film "Youn? As You Feel." Will Rogers ana Fifi Dorsay are together again! Remember them in the Fox comedy com-edy production, "They Had To See Paris"? This time their hilarious antics are performed right here in America Amer-ica and form an important part of the example Will Rogers sets for his two pleasure seeking, business bus-iness neglecting sons in "Young As You Feel," his latest Fox starring star-ring triumph directed by Frank Borzage, which will begin its local run next Saturday and Sunday, February 13-14, at the Elite Theatre. The-atre. The reunion of Will and Fifi when the picture was first begun was a happy day for Fifi, as the vivacious comedienne has never forgotten the joy she got out of working with the famous wit and humorist in their first picture. She also remembers that "They Had To See Paris ' was not only her first appearance in a For picture, but the film which started her up the ladder leading to screen fame. Another cause for ' Fifi's jubilancy was the thought that once more she would be working under the direction of Frank Borzage Bor-zage who directed "They Had To See Paris," as well as such outstanding out-standing screen hits as "7th Heaven," Heav-en," "Song O' My Heart," "Lil-iom" "Lil-iom" and "Doctor's Wives." "Young As You Feel" is the screen version of George Ade's popular stage success, "Father And The Beys." The screen story, which was adapted ad-apted in continuity and dialog by Edwin Burke, presents Rogers as a woe-begone and dyspeptic wid-cwer wid-cwer confronted with the problem of getting his two spirited sons settled down to matrimony and business. His rigid economies and good conduct failing, he takes the advice of Fifi, who essays the role of Fleurette, a vivacious French dancer, and begins to lead a gay life, in search of a good time for himself. This plan he believes will bring the sons to their senses and his idea works, thanks to Fifi, and after six weeks cf hilarity, during which time he regains the natural humor and buoyancy of his youth, he has the satisfaction of seeing both sons marry the girls of his choice and begin to look upon business bus-iness seriously. |