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AKRON BEACON JOURNAL NINE Popular Players Seen On Downtown Screens "Laughing Sinners," "Smart Money" Are New Pictures As "Daddy Long Legs" Is Held Over For Second Week Other Show News Edward Robinson, Joan Crawford, Janet Gaynor Among Stars Seen At Local Theaters SATURDAY, JUKE 20, 1931 Jr A Ji Pv Janet Gaynor and A njtrBMf 'I Warner Baxter in By EDWARD E. GLOSS Beacon Journal Theater Editor WITH ONE picture holding over, the downtown first run entertainment Is limited to three talkies as the new weeit begins. Janet Gaynor taking Mary Pickford's role In "Daddy Long Legs," apparently is finding her way Into the heart of her fans as quickly with the story as did the first screen star to appear in, it. Edward G. Robinson forgets about such pleasant parties as those "spot" arrangements in the gangster pictures and turns gambler in "Smart Money." Joan Crawford adds her name to the list of stars sparkling In Akron with her latest talkie, "Laughing Sinners," permitting her to waver fo a while between the straight and narrow and the broad and winding.

Robert Woolsey leaves his pal, Wheeler, to do a solo starring turn Anita Louise in Majptlic f.m vtl 1 fa "Everything's Bogie'' T)J hf 4 .1, Ml A I 4 RKO Palace f'-, 1 Norma Shearer Paramount Jb Edward G. Robinaon niul A1A xt i n- D. 1 rZ "Smart Money" I A SALARY WASTAGE HI! BY BANKERS ACTOR SAYS LARGE "shci ir Surprise Program LaJL 1 ela Lugosi Alton lV STx Orpheum nr i it USE VILLA'S LIFE AS FILM SCENARIO At Riverview Park A surprise dance program is scheduled for the Saturday night entertainment in the Roseland ballroom at Riverview park. Jimmy Richards and his orchestra will play for the dancing. Bargain dances are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday nights.

The ballroom is closed to the public on Tuesdays. A ladies' guest night is the Thursday affering and a double dance session is offered Friday. Paramount Planning Six Mystery Movies Six mystery-thrillers are In preparation at the Paramount studios, in Hollywood. The subjects are: "Murder by the Clock," "Daughter of the Dragon," "The Glass Key," "Dr. Jekyli and Mr.

Hyde," "Uncer tain Women" and "Twenty-Four Hours." CRYSTAL LAKE Season Saturday, June 20th WILL OPEN FOR THE And will be open every day with Hi Ter; enjoyable Picnic Grounds, Beating, Swimming and Fishing. Bring the family and your bathing suits and spend all Director Brown Plans Developing New Screen Technique Beacon Journal Special Dispatch OLLYWOOD, June 20. Along comes Rowland Brown with a new idea about directing pictures. He got the notion from the news reel. Instead of dragging the audience through a long explanation of why the bright boy became a racketeer, Brown merely shows a flash of what the bright boy wanted do and then how he succeeded.

Just as the news reel shows yon a flash of a racing car and then the car winning the race, without a tiresome set of pictures dealing with the engine and what the driver had for breakfast. Writer Becomes Director Brown, who wrote "The Doorway to Hell," and is now a director at the Fox studios, recently had on his hands another racketeer picture. He showed the boy Just starting a trucking business. Then he showed by news reel methods how the trucking business horned Into most of the activities in the town. You saw a laundry with clothes on the line, then a spray of acid running over the clothes.

You saw a row of milk cans and a sudden gust of machine gun bullets that started the milk pouring into the gutter. It wasn't necessary to show a conference between the racketeer and his gunmen. The audience got the idea. Unlike many directors, Brown credits the audience with a grownup brain. This fact in Itself marks him as pretty different.

Began As Laborer Different is right. Six feet tall, weighing 210 pounds, three years ago he was shoving a wheelbarrow as a day laborer on the Fox lot. Today he Is one of the highest paid directors in the business. He has been successively property boy, dialog writer and scenarist. Before that he was a sailor at the age of 16, graduate of the officers' school at Pelham Bay, N.

semi-professional baseball player, professional boxer, an art student In New York, a fashion artist, a cafe owner in Detroit, and a short story writer in Chicago. Brown, by the way, lsnt so keen on big salaries though he gets one. "The eggs that used to borrow a dollar," he explained, "now ask for a hundred." Among these "eggs" was an individual who recently accused Brown of getting high-hat since he became a director. Without a word Brown drew from his pocket a check for $200 which he had lately cashed for the accuser. The check had been returned with the notation: "Not sufficient funds." ORPHEUM nay lor only 10c Admission In "Everything's Rosle." For more information and the list of theaters, read on: STRAND "Smart Money." LOEWS "Laughing Sinners." COLONIAL "Daddy Long Legs." PALACE "Everything's Rosle." ORPHEUM "Born To Love." LIBERTY "Secret Six." MAJESTIC "Iron Man," and "Bachelor Apartment." RIALTO "Dishonored" and "Two Gun Man." NIXON "Dracula." SOUTHERN "Secret Six" and "Meet the Wife." PARAMOUNT "Strangers May Kiss." LOEWS "Laughing Sinners" brings Joan Crawford to the screen at Loew's Akron theater for the first half of toe week.

Joan is presented as the wayward tweetheart of a traveling man. Left suddenly when he decides to marry a wealthy heiress, she turns to the river, only to be halted by a band of the Salvation Army. She starts life anew, but life is not as easy as she had anticipated. Her supporting cast Includes Clark Gable, Nell Hamilton, Mar-jorle Rambeau, George Cooper, Guy Klbbee and George F. Marion.

STRAND A small town barber Is the role Edward G. Robinson is filling as the story of "Smart Money" on the Warner Bros. Strand screen, opens. He has a passion for gambling and blondes. Gatifylng both takes him far from the little town and eventually into the circles of the big time gambling fraternity.

His supporting cast Includes James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp, Noel Francis, Morgan Wallace, Paul Por-casi, Maurice Black and Margaret Livingston. COLONIAL Remaining on the screen at the Colonial theater for Its second week, Is "Daddy Long Legs" with Janet Gaynor in the stellar role. Warner Baxter Is presented as leading man in a cast that includes Una Merkle and Claude Gilllngwa- ter. The story Is that of the orphan age "patsy" who Is given an opportunity by a wealthy trustee of the home. She is sent to college and there begins to fall in love with her mental picture of her benefac tor, only to meet Baxter.

LIBERTY Wallace Beery's starring picture "Secret Six," is offered on the screen starting Saturday at the Lib erty theater. Beery's supporting cast Includes Lewis Stone, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable and John Mack Brown. Beery leaves the slaughter houses to become the head of a powerful gang. The ultimate doom is provided for aU. ORPHEUM "Born to Love" is the Constance Bennett starring picture offered on the screen at the Orpheum theater starting Saturday.

Constance is cast as an American eirl who goes overseas as a nurse during the World war. She meets and loves a soldier, but he Is re ported killed in action. Another marriage and a tangle follows. MAJESTIC A double bill brings "Iron Man" and "Bachelor Apartment" to the screen at the Majestic theater be ginning Sunday. Lew Ayers is starred in "The Iron Man" with Jean Harlow and Robert Armstrong appearing in support, "Bachelor Apartment" has Lowell Sherman and Irene Dunne as fea tured players.

RIALTO "Dishonored" and "The Two-Gun Man" provide the entertainment on a double bill at the Rialto theater Sunday and Monday. Marlene Dietrich is featured In "Dishonored" a story of romance behind the lines during the war. A typical story of the west is told In "The Two-Gun Man." SOUTHERN "The Secret Six," is the offering on the screen at the Southern theater. Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, John Mack Brown and Clark Gable are seen in the featured roles. NIXON Bela Lugost and Helen Chandler are featured at the Nixon theater with "Dracula" the screen offering.

The story revolves around the supernatural world of vampires and weird love affairs. PARAMOUNT George O'Brien is starred In "Seas Beneath" as a double bill is presented at the Paramount theater with "Strangers May Kiss" as the other half of the bill. Norma Shearer has the principal role of "Strangers May Kiss." Rob- ert Armstrong is seen opposite her. NIXON, 32 E. Cuya.

Falls Ave. I Between Main and Howard Saturday, Sunday, Monday Helen Chandler in "Dracula" If Ton SeeDnvnTYiMint InKw It At the Iff Good MANCHESTER AT TnORNTON TODAY Geo. O'Brien In "Seas Beneath" Serial "HeroM or the Flame" Comedy "Let'i Do Thln" Cartoon Newi Sunday Monday NORMA SHEARER In 'STRANGERS MAY KISS' Comedy "Roeket of Cheert" Kraiy Kat Cartoon Newi Arrange that Sunday School, Shop or Store plcnie now. In ont of Summit County's most beautiful spots, aefreshments served on grounds. Telephone COFLEV 11117 for Information on booking.

Less than 20 minutes from downtown Akron. Go west on West Market and Medina Road on Routh 18 one mile west of Montrose to Crystal Lake sign, from where lake can be seen; turn right, one-half mile to lake. Jean Harlow Southern Beth Brown Reaches Hollywood Studios Beth Brown, author of the cur rent best-selling novel, "For Men Only," has arrived in Hollywood under contract. Miss Brown's novel preceding her present work was "Applause," which was filmed as an all-talking picture. She also Is author of such popular novels as "Ballyhoo," "That's That," "The Tired Trolley Car" and "Little Girl Blue." Heavy Drama Found In Big City Hotel A hotel in a big city contains more drama than the whole of a small city, It is indicated in the number of novels, plays and screen stories that take place In one spot.

The action of "The Secret Call," Is laid In a big city hotel. Richard Arlen and Peggy Shannon, the newcomer who assumed Clara Bow's role when the latter became are featured in the screen play. Cast Is Selected For Mystery Film The complete cast of "Murder by the Clock," picturlzatlon of the Ru fus King thriller novel of a man murdered twice In a single evening, has been picked by Paramount. The roster of players Includes William Boyd, Lilyan Tashman, Regis Toomey, Irving Pichel, Sally O'Neil, Lester Vail, Martha Mattox, Walter McGrall, Lenita Lane, Blanche Frlderlci, Fred Sullivan and Charles D. Brown.

Edward Sloman will direct. Still Packing Writer, Former Friend of Mexican 'Bandit, Preparing Script For Talkie HOLLYWOOD, Cal June 20. One can hardly imagine a more colorful biography than that of General Pancho Villa, bold bad Mexican. Villa blazed his trail of terror throughout the southwest, until he was finally slain. His thrilling escapades were numerous and daring.

Records Pancho's Life Wallace Smith, globe trotter, ex plorer, author and now scenarist in the Hollywood film colony, has been engaged in recording the life of the colorful Pancho. Smith was for many years an Intimate friend of the Mexican bandit chieftain, and owns prized Villa documents. Many of the events in Villa's life, heretofore unrevealed will be related by the scenarist. The biography will contain adventures and escapades of the bandit more thrilling than those around which tales of the golden west have been woven, Five Newcomers Make Movie Bows Peggy Shannon, Frances Moffett, Patricia Farr, Charles Trowbridge and Charles D. Brown are enacting their first screen roles in Para mount's "The Secret Call." Southern 1165 Grant St Mon.

DouWe Featnr WALLACE BEERY in "THE SECRET SIX" Alio "MKF.T THF WIFE" New Comrdy Hhnrt Suhect Them In! To See P. G. Wodehouse Sets Wall Streeters Agog With Story Of Extravagance STRINGENT MOVE SEEN By JESSIE HENDERSON Beacon Journal Special Dlipatch HOLLYWOOD, June 20. News that P. G.

Wodehouse, the English author, had received $104,000 for a year's work at the M-G-M studio and, according to his own statement, had done practically no work seemingly came as rather a shock to the bankers in New York. It Is the bankers in New York who put up the money for pictures made by the big studios and the bankers' reaction to the Wodehouse $104,000 is beginning to echo through studio executive offices here. Carious About Work The bankers are beginning to in quire who actually does the work lor which the famous and high priced authors have been Imported. In many cases through no fault of his own the high priced author merely occupies a swell office while the regular scenario department performs the toll which results In the stories that eventually get upon tne screen. The case of Wodehouse is onlv one or a dozen similar cases here.

Michael Arlen, author of "The Green Hat," was hurried over from London to do original stories on the Paramount lot. He wrote three stories at $25,000 each. Stories by Arlen have been screened but the $75,000 worth written five years ago have not yet been released. George Middleton wrote stories and acted as supervisor at the Fox studios for two years. He received $200,000, although many of the sug gestions for which the studio was paying were Ignored.

Louis Brom field, who wrote "The Green Bay Tree," was hired by United Artists for $10,000 to do the dialogue in "Dracula." Hardly any of his dia logue was used hi the screen ver sion. Six Months Wasted Charles Francis Coe, author of "Me, Gangster," spent 6 months at the Fox studio on a big salary to make his story ready for the screen and to give advice on Its production, Little of his advice was taken and the picture when released differed considerably from the scenario which Coe had written. Frederick Lonsdale, by the way, Is said to be the only writer for the screen whose contract entitles him to a percent. age of the profits from his pictures. He received $50,000 per story.

A famous author who writes for magazines may, of course, not be able to write for pictures. The two Jobs are widely different. This is something the studios will explain to the New York bankers. But if the bankers Inquire why the studios don't look into the fact before hlr ing the famous author, the only answer appears to be that next time they will; and if the bankers Inquire further why various high priced au thors have not even been given chance to prove whether they can write for the screen well, one answer appears to be as good as another. Gallagher's Shean With Marx Brothers Al Shean, of the famous vaude vllle team of Gallagher and Shean which was ended by the recent death of Ed Gallagher, has turned his hand to supplying laughs for motion pictures.

Coming to Hollywood at the request of the Four Marx Brothers, his nephews, he is aiding the comedians in working up comedy lines and action for their current starring picture. HI ALTO Sunday. Monday Doable Feature VICTOR McLAGLEN in "DISHONORED" KEN MAYNARD In "THE TWO-GUN MAN" Fret Parking lor Theater Fatroni at Kerr'a Farklnr Grounda. next to poetoffiee at Goodyear are. Ask for Theater MAJESTIC 111 AX Mala, et Sndy antl Honday Doable Faitart Abo 3 STAGE RESPONSIBLE FOR OWN DOWNFALL Stuart Walker Speaks Mind In Interview Given On Hollywood Lot H6LLYWOOD, June 20.

The New York stage would not be losing all its talent and patronage to talk ing pictures if it had been courteous to Its patrons and attended to its own business of developing talent. This opinion was expressed by Stuart Walker, for many years a noted theatrical director and stage manager for the late David Be-lasco. "A year ago," said Walker, who now Is at Paramount's Hollywood studios, "I stated that I would never leave the legitimate theater. I felt that talking pictures and stage plays would each benefit from the other. Today, only motion pictures are benefiting.

The condition of the American stage has been brought about by itself." Directs His First It was partially disapproval of Broadway productions, and partiy because of the wider scope of motion pictures that Walker recently signed a film contract and Is now engaged in directing his own pictures. Helen Johnson Now Named 'Judith Wood A new Hollywood screen personality was christened yesterday when Judith Wood was added to the contract list at the Paramount studios. Formerly known as Helen Johnson, Judith Wood became the actress' official film name when executives of the corporation urged her to select a more appropriate one after they witnessed her first performance. STAR IS DECORATOR Eleanor Boardman, screen player, left a position as an Interior decorator in New York to enter motion pictures. BELASCO HIT FILMED Paramount Is filming the David Belasco stage hit, "The Woman," written by William de Mille.

Four Dny Starting Sunday Alio Jnmna Hall and Dorothy Sebastian In "Thi Lightning Flyer" Adyenlnre! Romance! Reallim! WARDROBE NEEDED Englishman Arrives In Hollywood With 46 Suits; Favors Double-Breasted HOLLYWOOD, June 20. The really well-dressed man should own at least 20 suits, according to George Metaxa, London stage favorite and now the screen's newest player. Metaxa recently arrived here from London accompanied by 10 trunks loaded with. 46 suits, Of the 48, 38 are double breasted models which he considers exceedingly smart for all weather. Metaxa wears a watst-coat only with his two single breated suits and his six suits of evening clothes.

Stu Erwin Managed Stage For Actress Stuart Erwin, now playing a comedy-dramatic role in support of Ruth Chatterton in Paramount's "The Magnificent Lie," at one time was a stage manager of a theater where Nancy Carroll was appearing before she entered pictures. With Bathing FREE. (A Charge for Fishing) Bit! As y'vK the Ace I of Spades in a Game VW of Chance Vl But Just a Greasy When It lyfi; Comes to SJy Blondes fS tr) Hb. SMART ibertW Ha 1 "Tha Downtown Theater is WeiUide" of the EDWARD C. ROBinson M1B SECOND TREMENDOUS WEEK DON'T MISS THIS ONE Aa Nick, the Big Shot Gambler piibmo ninuru JAMES ENEMY" As His Able Partner EVALYN KNAI'I' MAItliAKEX LIVINGSTON Wallace Beery Lewis Stone Jean Harlow ALSO LAUREL HARDY "OUR WIFE" Warner Bros, and Vltaphone EV A I BOBBY JOISES in "HOW I TLAY A I It A I COI No.

4. "The Mashle Niblick" gMiuytEgy pHitfffiuE 3lL0RyE "The Bachelor Apartment Lttft.rWiiraVllml If.