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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 May 1935, p. 53

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Ciharles Laughton Stars in "Ruigles of Red Gap"; Teatro Presents W..& Full of Brillan t Hits "Rtlggles of Red Gap," showing at the Wilmette theater this Thursday, Ffiday and, Saturday, is ,one ofthe most significant' and.,important,, as Well en- tertaining, films that the talking picture industry bas produced. In the fiËst place, the, film reveals. Charles Laughton asa great comedian. Second, the. production* is ricb in pan-. tomime wbich' almost became a lest. art 'with the exit of ,silent pictureg. Laughtons' priceless,'use -of pantomime hel ps make this talking film the beight of fine ,comedy. .But thé comedy isn't ail; this pro-. duction bas a vitality and muscularity that oniy real drama can--provide. No one will forget the bush that f ails over the listeners wbile. they. share deeply the destiny of a nation as Laughton rerninds tbem of "what' Lincoln said at Th«e.D..erePlaudite Many wili say they like Laughton the best ever in this film. And tbere are others wbo menit laurels -Cbarlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, ZaSu Pitts and Roland Young. A big round of ap- plause, too, for Leo McCarey who di-, rected. Sunday and Monday at* the Wilmette-, James Barton, one of Broadway's best, dancing comedians,. make_ big motion-, Stnart, vigorous and timely enter- tainment will please Wilmette patrons Tuesday and Wednesday when the beau- tiful new star, Anna Neagle wins glory iii the drama, "The Runa-vay Quent."- ShLirley TeMple Stars Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next, week, the Wilmette bias Shirley Temple in "The Little Colonel," a pic- ture that every niember of the family will enjoy. Evervonp will iust dote où Shirley now in ts tourth big week at the Selwyn theatre, 1901 North Dtarborn street, Chicago. Any one of this 1popu- lar triowould be reason enough for seeing this "~y, attractive ahôw, but the combination of the three i. ont of tne most important events that, bas occurred in the theater in years. Good- natured -fun, is poked at Hollywod, and e result is ' laugh a minute.ý As' Ashton Stevens, dramla cnitic of a Chicago evening newspaper, said i n bis review of the.,plav, "I lauprhed a iaugh a minute at «Hollywood Holi- day.' NOEL COWARIS DEDUT Noel Coward, author of "Caval-ý cade,".wilI' make bis debut as a movie aco ypalgthe leading role in early thirties, Noeli written nineteen play every one of them bits. COLUMNIST DEHIND THIS Sidney Skolsky, New York columi ist, collabomated with Claude Binyt to write 'the story for' ""Man' P .poses," which wilI star JimmWv Dur sneV wAinD e i nU UVU many U a7 Edward Everett Horton turns fine comedy. A. merry and intéresting si that's "lEvergreen" at the Teai Tuesday. jessie Matthews, dai the London stage, wilI win the a of Americans with this film. a sweet voice and does soule best individual dancing you've en Irene »uun.-Prs'i Miel!. Ginger Eg.ru lla ce wl

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