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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Apr 1935, p. 69

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"Lives' of a Bengal Lancer"q Has For the first time in a dozen years, the first time sincqe his first film conm tract, Ronald Colman faces the camera bereft of bis moustache as 'he plays the titie role, in ."Clive of Incia," Twentieth Century Pîctures' nmost ambitious' and expensive effort, to date, sbowing at the Teatro del. Lago on- Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,' A,'pril 14, to 16.1 Colman's moustache' was, sacrificed in the' interest of historical au then- ticity-CI ive,-England's empire-builder who conquered Indian at the ageof 26, affected, no hirsute adornment. Grief over the loss of the moustache seems linino way to have marred Colman's performance, 'for' critics agree, that he is fullyý at bis, best ini this magnhicent film. Here's an idea of what made the movie cost a million dollars or more: seventy ýpekink part salaries to pay; the expense of building fifty-one pretentious sets, including exact re- productions of "The Black Hole of Calcutta" and the British House of Commons, and the assembling of the * greatest elephant 'herdi ever known, to Hollywood to use in the screen reproduction of the battle 'of Plassey where Clive annibilated the bosts of Suraj Ud Dowlah. Ann Harding as the deserted wife of a fanious author, Frank Morgan, and by Katherine Alexander as the "bus- band-pecked" wif e of Reginald Owen. Saturday, April. 13, the Teatro' blends, laughs and chill-thrills by .Showing "Murder on a Honieymoon." Edna May Oliver, again playing that female Sherlock Hohnes, Hildegarde trhe titled Englishmhan, while Fred MacMurray is unusually attractive and :smooth in, a ha rd-ýboïled reporter, role. UBenga1 Lancer" ait Wlmtt. Another center of fine. entertain- mehf the. coming week is the 'Teatro's compnlontheatér,. the Wiln'ette, which. is showing "Livesý of a Bengal Lanicer" Friday and *Saturday, April 12 and 13. Strength addramnatic majesty surge through thisý story *of heroism. ',And no word, however strong,".says Photoplay magazine, "could define theý essenitial- strength of the Francis Yeats-Brôwn story as. Param ount bas brought- it to life * ' . . It is one. of the best pictures e'ver to corne out of the 'Paramount studios."ý Gary' Cooper .pays. Captain Mc- Gregor, whose awkward soft-hearted- ness so often proves' bis undoing to the keen- delight of Lieutenant For- sythe (Franchot Tone) who ,always stops' laugbiing, however, just ini time to snap into action. Dialog, direction, pictorial grandeur and intelligent production make this picture definitely one of the most im- portant of the year. LDUV~Uia u ppcic i4a1 A great book faitbfully brought to life' on the talking screen. Tbàt's "David Copperfield," slated to provide 'five grand days of' enter- tainment at the Varsity, theater, starting this Friday. Early perform-. ances will be observeci Friday and, Saturday. Sciein'ky the film will set the audienice *uauiuuy acted production iniour experience, with enough fine in- dividual performnances to star isic pictures," says Photoplay magazine's filin critie. The. young David. Copperfield is played by Freddie. Bartholomew with sensiti 've feeling' and exquisite dic- tion. Elizabeth. Allan is bis heiples .voung mother, whose dèatb leaves ait i orphan at the, mercy of a. tyrannical stepfather ýand aunt, ad- mirably portrayed by Basil Ratbbone and Violet Kemble Cooper., W. C. Fields Lv Mr. Micawberil the. flesh, "waiting for something, to turu p." Edna May Oliver turus in her' greatest performance, while Roland Young gives a portrayal that fits tothe letter, the humnble,> hand- wringing Uriah Heep. Maureen O'Sullivan's lovely -as' Dora, the c hild- bride. Pegotty is done «with sym-. pathetic artistry by Jessie Ralph, and her old-salt brother is enacted to perfection Sy Lione Barrymore. Frankc Lawton is the grown- David Gopperfield, and Madge Evans lis Agnes who plays such a big part, in David's if e. Len.nox Pawle gives a vivid characterization of Mr. Dick. Thèse perfect delineations, along with the producers' fidelity to Dick- ens, simply speli a grand tirne at the Varsity. Acres of Fret Parking Sp.o in "No Mqn'a Land" Phonea: wilmette-Wirnu.tka 3900 Thursday, Friday, April i - i 2 "IIThe OiIded LUT" Claudette' Colbert W Lhm.oIu at Pi.. St. wi.astl Eves nt 7ad 9 P.. ]Nat. Sat. DiS F'RIDAY sud SATU&DAY il 1.e Itheluis Tod-lPatoy Kelly D»oNE IN rOIL" TUESDAY and WEDWESDÂY April 10-11 --MM m àM-M6.d*hUlý Doora open Suaday-Holidays at 1:30 P.M. Show aa2p.m. Doona Open Week Days a: 6:30 p.m.. Show at 7 P.M. Doors Open Saturday at 12:30 P. iM., Show at i p. m. engal

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