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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Jul 1931, p. 37

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* *&I J !U. ia Thouigh thé presses niaytlirdb rhyth- mically and -ev enly, and the-front page * news arrive punctually in the form of a fQlded palier at tbe front door every *morhing, ail is nbt as sniooth as it seemhs. Backstagé ter is a helter-skelter of_ hu mor, sobs,* thriIls- drama and, irony. Cynyicism, romance ai.nd calllous- ness playing tag over* the, telephone wires hot. with live newâ., reporters swapping yairns. and. exchanging slams white waiing for stories to break; life and, death quickly changing places in *the swif t swirl of city events;. a younig lady trying to get her reporter'lover to setie down and get away f rom it al; t anid a, ruthless, hard-driving editor try- ing to kick the romance i. the trouse rs at 'every. opportunity-all this lends f ascination to "The Front Page" at. the Wilmette theater on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, july 27, 28 and 29. Talet.d Cast Featur. A great cast ably directed by Lewis, M1ilestone makes "The Front Page " a throbbing and irresistible 'réaiity i, ts clever adaptation f rom the stage play written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Adolphe Menjou plays the role of the ruthless -and resourceful editor; Pat O'Brien is Hildy Johnson, the reporter who wants to settie dowru and marry Peggy, portrayed by Mary Brian. Then there is )Edward Everett Horton who runs riot as the antiseptic reporter of a highibrow newspaper. On Thursday, juIy 30, Thomas Meighian makes a great return to. the screen ini the film, -Young Siiners,"' which also .stars Dorothy )o r d an r a ni d, Hardie AI- bright, New York s t a g e sensation w ho makes bis di screen début in this Fi picture. The drauma .di shows how Thom-M as Meighan .as thé sh. p hysicai instructor J anD Drothy Jor- WC dan as a fine young ..:.. th girl inake a man i of Hardie Albright Dorothy Jordan who had started cal slipping down the n2tb of neh2,lphpf v.to 7ihere's no love in tire Sharp glances exchanged by Adolphe Men- jou and Mary Brian in this scene front "The Front Pa.qe," shtowing tome of the most deliriogis and fas- cinating moments of nezespaper hf e at the Wilmette theater ont Mon- day, Tiiesday and Wledn.esday, Jly 27, 28' and 29. Pat O'Brien plays the role of HildY Johnson who is .t/he cause of the tente expressions caught. by the cameraman for the picture above. uir1i at% omuiuiuny bUse onFlifday, and Saturday, july 24 and 25. The trio, characterized as "not exactly gentle- men," consists of Victor McLaglenL.ew Codyand Eddie dribbion. Fay Wray is the girl who needs protection., The plot. goes like :this:- Three bad* men about to rob an -innocent and loncly girl of hier gold mine map in the 'Da- kotas find another party about, to. do the same.Thenaughty trio repels them and what happens? Bingo! "Splendid entertainment for the fa- n1il Y,"I says the Federation of Womnen's, Clubs regarding,"Not Exactly Gentle- men."ý CoMmunity House, agrees witli this i a&tangible way by offering -a, special admission rate for the entire family so that it will not pay to leave, the children at home. In: addition to the feëature picture Coinmunity House will offer two popu- lar comedians, Laurel..and Hardy in a side-splitting travesty on a well known Van Dine novel. H~ow the two pals behave in the shadow of mystery will be seen in this, one of their. funniest comedies-."The Laurel ajd Hardy M"rêler Case." TEATRO WILL ATTRACT Films which will attract many nortb shore amusement seekers to the Teatro del Lago are "The Last Parade" with Jack Hoît an d Constance Cummings, anjd "EverythingÇ Rosie" V,46- Seventeen years as playwright, stage NEW FILMS LURE irector and stage producer are behind "Honor Aniong Lovers" with Clau- dward Goodman assigned as dialog dette Colbert and Fredrie March wili irector for William Powell's new dra- be the Wilmette theater attraction Fn-, iatic hit, "Man of the World," to be Iday, july 31. "La.ugh and Get Rich" hown at the Wilmette theater Sunday, wi!l star Dorotlie, 1e n En a uly 26. Camera and scene direction Oliver to start a e andh onatMa- ;ere in charge of Richard Wallace,' day, August L. Othe' films on the way îe genius who guided Ruth Chatterton are "Laughing Sinners," "Di*Ie Ranch,"I i"The. Right to Love." "Kick In," "Tabu," "Just a Gigolo,, During Goodman's spectacular stage. and "Fîve and Ten.' reer he geave first. stage engagementsi. --------- -Idres t,* ghs netween lions and Ieop- 1sensation, -Man ol the W orla. Pow- ards, and other terrific natur.-I draina ell portrays on.e of bis inost fascinating of the jungles. characterizations, that of the expa- Harry Carey portrays Trader Horn, triate America., racketeering-and re- whilé Duncan Renaldo- and Edwina penting in Paris. Wynne Gibson is Booth. are also fine- in .the romantie Carole'Lombard'ýs rival for the affec- Story which runsthrough the film. tions of, the intêresting -Powell in the On Sunday, July 26, William Powell film. Laurel and1 C*pegIy HOUSE Eves. trou 7 P.M. Bat, Mat. 2:26 ~IPLEASE NOTE= Do.'. open 'Evoesta nt 4:4i . .Show at la P. M Laat Tun« Toniglut WALLACE BEERY in Als. Our Gang colaedy let, WILLIAM POWELL- &Bd -CAROLE LOMBARD in mon., te W.d., Jiy 27-29 Fmidy, JuiIy 'ifw.à m

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