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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Aug 1932, p. 35

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A littie known but highly dramatic phase of the World war is, graphically portrayed in "The Doomed flattalion," the Teatro del Lago's screen off ering for 1Friday and Saturday, August 5 anc? 6. The setting is in the Dolomiîte Alps of Austria, where thrilling batties We tween Austian and Italian *mountain tropops decided ,important issues in the recent. struggle of, nations. Tala Bireil, brilliant European star, makes her'American debut in this pic- turc as the loyal wife of' an Austrian mountain guide, wbo must barbor the man .commissionied*to destroy. ber bus- band's company. Pictures of the Sharkey-Schmeling fight also will be shown at the Teatro Friday and Saturday of this week. TalIulah Dankhead Stars, "Thunder Below," with Tallù 'lah Bankbeacl and Chartes Bickford, and ."Strangers of the Evening,"-with Zasu Pitts and, Lucien Littlcfield, are the Teatro offerings for Sunday and Mon- day. August 7 and 8. One woman in a tropical jungle among many mien,. one woman, with a husband she doesn't love-that is the role played by Tallulah Bankhead in "Thunder Below." Others in the cast besides Miss, Bankhead include Charles Bickford, Paul Lukas, Eugene Pallette and Ralph Forbes. Ha* Coan.dy Too Despite the f act that much of the action of 'Strangers of the Evening" taàkes place in undertakirig parlors, po- lice stations and a cemetery, the pic- turc is fuit of numerous situations adeptly handled by the excellent comedy of Zasu Pitts, Lucien Littlefield and others. ,On Tuesday and Wednesday, August 9 and 10, the Teatro will present Robert Young and Margaret Perry in "New Morals for Old" and Lew Ayres and Mac Clarke' in "Nigbt World." The plot of "New Morals for 01d" cOncernls theattempt of modern chil- dren to live their own lives despite the (Ipposition of parents who have lost sight of the "wild oats" period of their owil youth. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., isý the star of "ýILove Is a Racket" In a big city Doug, a columnist, falîs.in love with a young :actress (Frances Dec), who deliberatcly wins bis love in. order to ge.t publicity in bis paper. Afn. Dvorak plays the other girl to whom' Doug turns cynically when bhe discovers b e bsbeen played. fora sucke.Dogi .ikable as the wise-cracking, bard- boîled newspaper chap. "Attorney for the Defense" ie one of the bcst. of the current crop of ex-pose picttures about criminal Jawyers. Fdmund Lowe turns in. a fine perform- ance as a lawyer wbo is.,sbrewd ex-. cept. where women are concerned. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day,, August ,8, 9,and 10,,the Varsity will present Ricardo Cortez in 'Is MY Face* Red?" 'and Claudette Colbert and Clive Brook in "The Mati From Yes- terday.» ."Is My Face Red ?" is said to be the best of the new cycle of pictures bur- lesquing gossip columnists.' Ricardo Cortez proves hiniscîf a bigh class corn- edian as the cocky male gossip who rides for a- faîl. Helen Twclvetrees and *Ill Esmond also are in tbe cast. Effective scenes help to make "The Man From Yesterday" well worth sec- ing. It is a picture of the war and after the war. Clive Brook bas the rote of the hero, with Claudette Colbert play- jng opposite hlm. WINNING SCREEN FAME Spencer Tracy continues bis march to permanent screen fame in "Society pubIx-Balaban & Katz VARSI1TY Evanston-Phone Uni. 8900 Thurs., Fr!, Bat, Ang. 4-5-4 HORSIE IS HERO OF FILM Tony, Tom Mix's celebrated horse, plavs a rote extremely vital to the story of "Rider of Death Valley," to ýbe shown at the Wilmette theater Satur.- day. Augùst 6. Tony is the. real' hero of the film in a scene in which he res-* cues bis, master f rom the. ravages of a burning desert. PLAY'S JOAN'S MOTHER in "Lctty Lynton," Wilmette theater attraction for Thursday aid fridlay of thiis week, Joan Ctrawford, who is co- stàrred with Robert Montgomery, bas one of the most fanions woenen of the Amferican stage for a "sereen miother.ý" Mui. role 18 playlod by May. Robson.. Tturs. & Fii., Augcust 4-5 Crawford-Montgomery i ""LKTT LTNTON"l andl Lloyd Hamilton Com.dy Riot Sot.. AuqusI 6-2 Featuffs On St, 2 Ph.,,.: Wilmuet. 9gS-g98 MATINEES SATURDAYS SUNDAYS and HOLIDAYS Open ri:30-shoto Staits a P. l». Eoeuiugs Doing Woefe Doona Opan. 6:$ o-Sboto Starts 7 .. For eawiy birils wo corne belore 4 o'cloclk on Battrday, belote a 'oelk 0on Suniys gatibolidmys, or belone7m18o'eIoc* on: otâer evenInge, the pie le -ore., ClUh. dren Ife. Tomight's Feu 4ure* "MMBIILT WE Fredrie Match and Sylvia. Sidney Bltate 7846:8 " - Bobby7ones~'Me lnn ronsb" Talkartoon ... Ted MEnslng sport Miantse ..Coiei ..News Fr!. à Bai., Ang. .154 Two Featutes Titia Bireil andi VicIer 'Varcoui Blarts PFiL 7:10; i*:W Blarts Bat. 8:60; 4:66; 7:46; 10:80 Fge--Mickey Moute Club 1Special Child Ard, Tues., Ali9. 7-9-2 Featurel Esrnond New Trier Auditorium Fridayq August 5dm, 8: 30 P. M. Admuuo SO~mR~*U350f.E!UAh Starts Mat. 1:97; g5:00;7:88 1:f stai Slarts s&u Over the r Gana 9:81 *:s*p i -Bale * . . I .strts mt.81

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