Nils Asther Is High Light of Chinese Story In Title Role - He1 Hojds Your Interest Consists . , . . ... . . , - -. . ently Through-the Film- a chair- --" THE BITTER TEA-OF GENERAL YEN.": I'rodnrrd by ' Columbia. Pirected by Frank Capra. . l'rrscnted at the Palace theater. . THE CAST. Megan l):vin.. ....Barbara Stanwyck General Ten... Nils Asther Dr. Robert Strike ......Gavin Gordon Mr. Jaekiton Lucien Littletield Mah-I.i' ToBhia Mori Captain - LI- Richard Loo Mrs. Jackson........ . . . ...Clara Blandick Jonex ............Walter Connolly Dr. Lin................ May Ming Rev. Bostwick. Dr. Ilitnwn..... Mrs. Hansen.... Mrs. I'ettis..... :Mis Reed Miks Avery.... Mrs. Blake..... Robert Wayne .....Knute Erickfton Ella Halt Arthur Mlllette .Helen Jerome Eddy Martha Mattox Jessie Arnold , Bishop, Harkness .Enimett Corrigan ,; . ; Ey.Mae.Tinee. . GOOD Morning! '' (Looks as if the Chinese cycle has arrived.)' J Overshadowing all else in. this picture, adapted from the novel by the same name, is the superb wort of Nils Asther as a certain sinister, r werful, and philosophical Chinese ,j?neral. Not only does Mr. Asther'a playing consistently-hold the interest, but his makeup as well rivets attention and demands acclaim. And so we start out with a pean of praise. It is to be regretted that pean. cannot be followed by pean ad Infinitum. But fact it is that few will know, figuratively ' speaking, what much of the shooting in this piece is about. The story's locale is China during: & time of civil war, and sonje weighty; Continued on page ctsht.J
