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Highland Park Press, 17 Mar 1932, p. 32

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"The Big Shot" With â€"â€" _ â€" | Marie Dressler in "The Big Shot," an RKO_ Pathe production â€"starring. Eddie â€"Quillan, is bound to give you a _dslightful evening of entertainment. _ 7 Here is a picture with plenty of Iaughs â€"and plenty of drama, but _ It is the tale of Ray Smith, played by Eddie Quillan, an upâ€"andâ€"coming. young man in a small town, who has ambition, initiative and determinaâ€" tion. He also has a trusting dispoâ€" sition which leads him into difficulâ€" ties of a most distressing order. Without examining the property, he nurchases an auto camp with the element running through it at all times which is bound to strike a sympathetic note in everyone, young and old. 3 Tok ez rapid order. is classed as a~comedian, ~neâ€"aemon» strates in "The Big Shot" a proâ€" nounced flair for drama and_ his ~â€"His 'e-x;iavl-r_iies and a swamp on his property nearly ruin him. Add to this the fact that his sweetheart| torious will contest and ends with throws him down because ofâ€" t?nis- the murder trial â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"â€" understanding and you have situaâ€" As Emm ." the housekeeper, Miss tions which oniy a Ciovel ing climax can untangle. handling of some of the scenes fallâ€" ing into his category stamp him as one of the screen‘s most versatile handling ofâ€"some of the. scenes IAMâ€" o_ â€"â€" 0 0002 ul . C in t a d ing into his category stamp him as ‘g‘;" "fl‘ ‘}“ ofl'fired by Richard one of the screen‘s. most versatile| // mwell, Jean Hersholt, Myrna Sturs. ; f y, John _Mlljnn and a large group The supporting cast is excellent. of supporting players. â€" â€".â€"â€" . Maureen '0.’Sullivan is beautiful and Direction Above Average charming in her role opposite the| ‘The direction of Clarenceâ€"Brown star,.â€" Belle Bennott returns to the|is a further asset to the production; screen to give an impressive charâ€"|In the tense courtroom sequence, he acterization of a sympathetic small=| shows the â€"same fine sense. of balâ€" town mother; M_ar’y ‘1“101”:, is well| ance that marked his handling of a cast as a gunman‘s "moll"; Ralph| similar episode in "A Free Soul," Ince makes the most of a role as the| one of his outstanding directorial gunman; Roscos Ates is outstanding | achievements of the year. as the stuttering barber, while Arâ€" thur Stone, Louis John Bartels, Otis Harlan, Harvey Clark, Edward Mcâ€" Wade and Frank Darien fit capably in their respective roles. _ . _ ~_~Ralph Murphy directed "The Big Shot" from the original story by George Drum_gold_md lfgl Conklin. seph Fields and James Cagney Dances. First Time on Screen â€"*"Taxi," the Warner Bros. and Vitaphone picture starring James Cagney and Loretta “Yo.ung, gave onstrate on the screen the dancing ability which gave him his start on the legitimate stage. In an interesting dance hall se: quence‘ with Miss Young, Cagney demonstrates many of his favorite dance mPsv !_0 the criti¢s, the new Cinema Eddie Quillan Is ‘Entertaining Feature en t n ie s is mc ut ic otan ddie Quillan ordinarily ~tfe is credited to Joâ€" star evidences the| David Landau. cation ome be an actress whose ability in both the fields of â€"comedy and tragedy is â€"â€""Emma," Marie Dressler‘s first character portrayal since "Min and Bill," again proves Miss Dressler to unequalled. Written . by Frances _ Marion, author of "Min and Bill," which won for the best feminine performance of 1931, the picture presents an inâ€" timate drama of American family life which rises to as stirring a climax as has been seen on the screen in some time when Miss Dressler is placed on trial for murâ€" der. ~_The story revolves about the marâ€" riage against the opposition of his children, of a millionaire to his deâ€" sequently dies, leaving all of hMis money to this servant, she becomes the center of a catacylsm of draâ€" matic events which result in Dressler has never been seen~ to greater advantage, gjv_igg_the role ‘lg;;.t-l-t;;l‘;!vlé _also injecting the inâ€" imitable comic touches for which she is famous. â€"Finished performâ€" From the standpoint of story, cast and direction, "Emma" rises head and shoulders above the average other distinctive triumph for Dressler. aggressiveness and vitality whci se=> ~ have made him one of the screen‘s - favorite heroes, via his career from The speediest, _ "Sinners‘ Holidny” thl‘mh "The THURSDAY. AND FRIDAY Public Enemy," "Smart Money" and â€" "Blonde Crazy." & s b‘S‘ â€" Cagney‘s first starring vehicle, "Taxil" was, directed by Roy Del Ruthâ€"â€"Itâ€",.was adapted .from . the Kenyon Nicholson play "Blind Spot" by Kubec Glasmon and John Bright, who also wrote the film‘s racy diaâ€" logue. Prominent in the cast supâ€" Superb Role "Emma" Center of Will Contest effort but above all it is anâ€" agney and Loretta Young Kibbee, George E. Stone, Miss | Derrpath SATURDAY, MARCH 19 3 Matinee and Evening EDDIE QUILLAN and MAUREEN O‘SULLIV AN _ f with SALLY EILERS and JAMES DUNN 3 You applauded them in "BAD GIRL" and in "OVER THE HILL" i You‘ll take them to your heart in "DANCE TEAM." o nass If you like t« and "Wallin SsUNDAY AND MONDAY Sunday continuous from 2 to 11 More laughsâ€"More thrillsâ€"More heartâ€"throbs than 'g'ver! â€"TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ___ . _ â€" _ P _â€"â€"â€"â€" Now for a breathless ride with Simmmmermaien sns nsm nemem en h ies e en es dn en en en e ePA OO Avrecuen e en o cous c COMINGâ€"Sunday & Mondayâ€"GRETA GARBO in "MATA HARI" Coming Soonâ€""HELL DIVERS" â€"â€" with ROBERT COOGAN â€" JACKIE COOPER â€" JACK SEARL .. The one family,picture ofâ€"the year with the juvenile _‘ "stars of "Skippy" * e axerage m MOBET‘S PUPPETS, who delighted children and adults last fall, vet ag* 4R i0 is epiebamenoacnnteiet y 37. vok . Pm s td . . POV T C Mary Nolan â€" Roscoe Ates â€" Belle Bennett â€" â€"THE BIG SHOT to laughâ€"See this pictureâ€"If you liked "High Pressure" ngford" you‘ll enjoy this oneâ€"A picture for everybody. J A M E 8 Added â€" Cartoon DANCE TEAM The speediest, zippiest hit of the season "6$00K Y " POLKA BROS. â€"â€"~Travel Talk â€" Comedy ) Eheatre â€"BROWN‘S â€" production Guy Kibbee, Geo. Stone > A Warner Bros. & Vitaphone Hit Richard Cromwell Jean Hersholt â€". Myrna Loy â€" Loretta YÂ¥ O U N G with MARCH 17â€"13 MARCH 20â€"21 MARKUH MARCH 24â€"25 with s

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