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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Aug 1932, p. 31

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Two samples of excellent acting will be seen in 'When a Felier Needs a Friend," the picture coming to the Wilmnette theater Friday and Satur-, day of this week. jackie Cooper and Chic Sale have the leading rples. Th1e story concerns a littie laine boy w ho is shunned by other yoi-ng- sters beca use of bis affliction. His only pal is. an elderly uncle. ULmpy repays bis uncle when he saves the old man, from' the poorlionse. 1On Sunday and Monday, A':gust 14 and 15, the Wilmette willpreseint "11e. Doomed Battalion," with Tala, Bireli and, Victôr Varconi, and An Harding in "Westyard Pa ssage.", -The Doomed Battalion" is an un- usual picture built around -the draini of mountain warfare. The time is the late world W-:r.. Mountains. sky and snow form a background of im- mensity, for the film. The imported. ski champion, Luis Trenker, electri- fies the audience. by a hazardous journ e y down themountainside., Ann Harding changes.,ber nîind a1bout hier nmarried life en a short, dramiatic crossing of the Atlantic in "Westward. Passage." Laurence Oli- vier and, Irving Pichel are the men in, ber, lif e. March and Sidney CO-Stàrred The two pictures at the Wilmette Tucsday.' Wednesday and Tbuirsday, Auguist 16. 17 a.nd 18, will be "Mer- ril XVe Go to Heu"' and "File No. 113." Fredric Marcb 'and Sylvýia Sidney are the ýstars of "Merrily We. Go to Hell," wbile Lew Cody, 'Mary Nolan and Clara 'Kimball Young have leading roles in File No. 113:" Fredric M.,,arcbi gives another ster- ling performancelu ".Merrily We, Go to 'Heil," a tale of 'a drunken news- paper mani. The reporter tries to forget the girl of bis youth by drinking, and., bis. wife knows the reason- for bis actions. When tbe' affair with bhis former sweetbeart.is *resumed. the. wife attempts to -match bis tactics by 'going nxrrily to.hbell." >ý"File No. 113," as its namne implies,. is a detective s tor y dr-amaà, adapted rom ithe classic by *the Fencmn Emile Goboriau. Tonigbt (Thursday) Wilmette- the- ater patrons will bave their last op- portunity to sec James Dunn and a traveiogue of the Southi Seas with Zane Grey as the star, are the two feature attractions for Thu rsda,. Friday and Saturday of this week at the Varsity theater in Evauston. Bing Crosby. in "IBiliboard Girl" and Bobby, Joues in "How >1 Play Golf" are, special added. attractions. James Cagney plays a prize figbter as only Jimmy could in "*Winner Take AIl." The film moves' fast, has sone cracklUng dialogue anid'plenty of comedy. Marian. Nixon is the girl Jimmy figbts for, and Virginia Bruce (John Gilbert's next) is the girl be'd, like to kick. I ' "Soutb Sea Adventures" Zané Grey takes- you to> the. Soutb. Seas. aboard bis .yacht, an tfreat s - ou 1to the excitement of angling for mon- ster« flsh. it's a travelogue -that packs apunch. Another Menjou Triumph ofMondaY, Tuesday. and Wednesday: ofnext week tbe Varsity will present Adolphe, Menjou. in "Bachelor's Af- fairs" and Jean Harlow ini ý'Red- Headed Woman." "Bachelor's Affairs!" tells the story, I of the capture of an el.derly and sus- ceptibl e millionaire, by a blonde babe fromn a ten-cent *store, in Ypsilanti, Mich., witb tbe belp of ber ambitious sister. Minna Gombell bas the role of tbe scheming widowed sister who uses bier ten thousand dollars of in- surance money to capture a wealtby busband for ber sister. Adolpbe Menjou gives a fine performance as the poor old millionaire dupe who tries to keep up with bis young bride's iuexhaustible spirits. Joan Mlars11 is tbe bride. "Red-Headed Woman".is tbe story% PubixBalba &Katz IVA R SIT YI Evanston-"Phone ITuL 89000 ThuriN.n IMES CAGNEY. in MIER Others of menit are Leila Hyams, and, Heu- BATTLES SWORD FISH Zane Grey's battle, witb. a. giant merlin (sword flsh). weighing more than 1,300 pouuds,, is but, one of the thrilling episodes in tbe noted author- portsman's first feature-length film, 'South Sea Adveutures," ýopeuing at the Teatr de.1 Lago uext Tbursday. Tala BeirelI ("Talusha" to ber inti- mate fiieuds) wbo ba s a leadiug role in "Forgotten 'Comnaudmieuts," the picture-.at the'Wilmette theater to- day. (Thursdày), studied . voice for Years with Nietta Schubert, noted Xienese singing teach-er,. Las* limes Tonighl-.-Two Featuros Dunn-Shannon-Tracy "lSOCIETT GIRL Mtarts ;:18 and 10 and SARI MARITZA aàna L.aure & riardy Sun. & Mon., Auq, Tala Birol-Victi Chimnp" rwo Hifs >ni in Ntirts: Sun. 2. 4:41, 7:31,.10:2 Stort Moýn, 717M1:1 and ANN HARDING in "WESTWABfl PASSAGEP- MATINEES SATUIWAYS SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS Open jr:30-Sbow> Startt P. an. Euoingt Durng W*kà Do=e Open 6230--Show Starts 7 pa.. Égy sarly bir4a wlo coeabfoe 8 o'cloek on Saturulays, bofore 8 o'eloeik On Sugniys sund bolilmys, or boforo il oollee on uik.wh eveuinge, the piee le, ée c. hU. dren top- Tonlght-FrMaàyaad saturday Two FoatuRres Eduiund Lowe. sud Constance Ctmmlnts Startu Thuirs. and Fr!. 1:98; 10:19 startesRat. 1:00; 4:53; 1:46; 10:3» Ken 'Mayna.rd Startg Thurs. and Fr!. 8:562 Starts SaLt. 8:3; :29;#:19 Laurel & Hardy Cornedy . . Flip the Frog Cartoon ... News -"n &Mon.. Auï 14441 Two Features Clive Brook and Starts Suai, *; Starts Mon, TIuesi. & wed..Aug. 14-17 Two Features U0SMY' FACE RIP Ricardo Corte. aud Helen Twelvetrees Starts 1:10; 10:24 "-1DRI VTING SOULS"l Lois~ Wilson .and Esymond Hatton Xoor in "Fc The mcd" wiLII joan 14arIOw-Çt oier' Loua Hyais--LowisS

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