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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1940 Tun In WTJ THE JACKSON SUN Want Adi 11C3 PAGE NINE Little OldiMew York" at 'Paramoratt: Jane. Withers State. Jane Is Frbsli MacMurray, Alice Fay In 4 Robust Drama 1 "little OW New York" About Robert Fulton, At 'Paramount 3 Days r. The boisterous town of the good old days, when cows roamed Fifth ft --r Tfc' J. 1 a A CV I yef TW A -(.

i- V- C'- I V'i I v4 A In his determined drive to achieve success and wealth, Richard Dix as the young and ambitious lawyer finds inspiration in his love for Jessie Glbbs (Gail Patrick) who returns his love. The film is "Reno," playing the Paramount Saturday Wayne Morris has his arms full -of charm and Priscllia Lane has that love light in her eyes, because they're sweethearting again in "Brother Rat and a Baby," sequel to "Brother showing at tbe Paramount Thursday and Friday. Andy Devine, Alice Faye and Fred MacMurray in a scene from "Little Old New York," which ooens at the Paramount Monday for a three-day showing. Richard Greene portrays Robert Fulton. Avenue tod a barmaid or a lady could win a man like Rob-t Fulton, are brought vividly to life on the screen in Darryl F.

Zanuck'a production of "Little Old New York." the 20th Century-Fox film, which comes to the' Para-mount Theatre Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, with Alice Faye, Fred VTacMurray. Richard Greene and Breoda Joyce heading a splendid cast This robust, romantic drama carts Alice Faye in her most colorful role as the fiery bell of the waterfront who fell headlong for handsome Robert Fulton and went after him. while the whole brawl-in waterfront cheered her on. MacMurray is seen as the burly sfiiobuilder enged to build the Clermont after Fulton's model for tha first steamboat: Greene sen as the dashine inventor himself: and blonde Brenda Jovce ha the role of th lovelv eirl who loved him.

heloed him to attain his dream In the face of ridicule, and who law became his wife. Others promin-nt" featured in the cast are Andv Devine. Henry Stnhenson and Fritz Feld. Directed by Henrv Kln. "Little Old New York" offers the most soectacular production of the oro- if 4 S9i i i I I f'W A 2 istence until finds a lost colt Aganist the wishes of his miserly uncle, the boy raises the horse, unaware of the fact the animal is the foal of a thoroughbred brood mare stolen by crooks from a nearby ranch.

His friendship with the daugh. ter of the wealthy ranch owner leads to his realization that his beloved colt belongs to the girl's father. Torn between his love for the animal and his duty to return it to its rightful owner, the young boy is frantic. How the young girl shows him the way to solve his problem leads to the suspense-laden conclusion of this poignant drama of youth. Jack Hively directed "Two Thor- if ucer-director combination which JtoCt.

Ttf' if. Sr. A. Jean Hersholt as a kindly country physician and Dorothy Lovett as his faithful nurse are the chief benefactors of the little town of River's End in "Meet Doctor Christian," new RKO picture at the State Wednesday and Thursday. Jane Withers goes to "High Sch'ool" for a new comedy which plays the State Monday and Tuesday.

In this scene you find Lynn Roberts and Joe Brown, with the talented young starlet. When the orphaned, unhappy farm boy and the rich man's daughter meet Here you see Jimmy Lydon and Joan Brodel, new juvenile team, tn a scene from "Two Thoroughbreds," stirring production at the State Friday and Saturday. ve -to the screen urh nforeet- Table films as "In Old Chicaso." "Alexander's Ragtime Band." "Stanley and Livingstone" and "Jesse James." Before the actual filming of "Little Old New York befan. Director King, his assistant. Bob Webb, and a camera crew spent a few weeks in the East photographing old New York backgrounds and scenes along the Hudson for the production.

They also did a vast amount of research on the history of the town and the career of Robert Fulton. For the exterior seauences of the production, the studio built on its north lot the biggest harbor ever seen In Hollywood. The marine basin covered three acres. It was excavated to a depth of seven feet and filled with 9.000,000 gallons of water a job that took three months in itself. But that was only the beginning of a construction program without parallel in film history.

There was first the matter of building the innumerable ships used in the picture and then of re-creating the New York waterfront as it existed at the time the Clermont steamed up the Hudson to Albany, to sound the death knell of the windjammers. King directed "Little Old New York" from a screen play by Harry Tugend. The story by John Balder-ston was based upon a play by Rida Johnson Young. Raymond Griffith was associate producer. "Annie Laurie" ts the favorite song-of British soldiers.

Monday Tuesday In New Comedy, "High School" Fun, Heart-Tlirobs And Thrills Mark Jane's Enrollment High school may mean four yesrs of drastic academic learning to tha average youngster in some placet, but to Jane Withers, whose latest j-Oth Century-Fox comedy, plays the State Monday and Tuesday, it means a series of serio-comic events that take soma pi the freshness out of her and teach her "how to take it Jane herself has just entered high school on the Coast the studio tells us. and we hope her career there doesn't parallel her role in the film. Jane's screen schooling brings her a good deal more fun and excitement than education, but the result is a remarkably good comedy. The production is really quite authentic as picture of American high school life, however, since it was filmed with the co-operation of San Antonio's nationally known Thomas Jefferson High School. An additional bit of realism is provided when Jane is made a member of the famous Lasso Girls, but not un.

til they have taught her a thing or two about school siMrtt Jtn' starred in the picture and ner supporting cast includes Joe Brown, Lloyd Corrlgan, Clalra DuBrey. Lynne Roberts, Paul Harvey, Cliff Edwards, Lillian Porter and John Kellogg. Joe Brown (no relation to the cavernous-mouthed comedian) you may recognize as the red thatched, toothy smiling American youngster recently on the billboards surrounding blank-town; as Jane's boy friend he's a real screen "find." Directed by George Nicholls, the original screen play by Jack Jungmeyer, Edith Skouras and Harold Tarshis depicts Jane In the role of the mischief-making daughter of a Texas ranch-owner. To get a little peace and quiet for himself the rancher packs Jane off to a high school in a distant city where her uncle is principal. Jane'a father finds the peace he's looking for as soon as Jane leaves, while her uncle loses whatever he.

had when she arrives. Although Jane'a quite a grown-up young lady now she still may be counted on to get into one escapade after another. She does so as she practically takei over the high school. RasmI on an Ma tnv RnfnArt Villa and Helen Logan, who got it from a series of photos in a national pic- rare magazine, -uign Jscnooi is excellent entertainment for all ages. I.

Vincent Price, who stands six feet, four inches In his socks, was really up in the air when he rode a high-wheel bicycle around the grounds of the "The House of tha Seven Gables" on Universal'! back lot recently. oughbreds," "which introduces on the creen for the first time the new juvenile team, Jimmy Lydon r. and Joan Brodel. Others in the cast i are Arthur Hohl, J. M.

Kerrigan, Marjorie Main, Selmer Jackson and Spencer Charters. Monday Tuesday Wednesday; i 2. rn a i a rrv Key, Highland Ave, 'and one. a "Brother Rat And A Baby" Opens At Paramount Thursday With "Brother Rat" Stars Comedy Successor To Last Year's Comedy Has Cast Including. Priscilla Lane, Jane Bryan, Jane Wyman And Wayne Morris "Brother Rat and a Baby," the comedy successor to last year's comedy success, "Brother Eat," will be the attraction at the Paramount Thursday and Friday.

Written by the same authors as the delightful original stage and screen play, John Monks, and Fred F. Finklehoffe, the film continues the adventures of a- group of Virginia Military Institute cadets after their graduation. Youth's Battle With Conscience Theme Of Film The silent conflict between an orphan and his own conscience, is the basis of RKO Radio's dramatic offering, "Two Thoroughbreds," at the State Friday and Saturday. Alone in the world except for a greedy old uncle and an avaricious aunt on whose ranch he la. bors, the lad leads a lonely ex Monday Tuesday Wednesday old the day he was signed for the STATE i I 4 I I 1 I I I I i -1 i i i i i I fi I I i I REMEMBER, "IN OLD CHICAGO," "JESSE JAMES.

"STANLEY AND LIVING- STONE" AND "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME HERE IS' ANOTHER MAGNI- FICENT PRODUCTION FROM THE SAME PRODUCER, DIRECTOR AND COMPANY. A 4 Jean Hersholt Is Starred As "Dr. Christian" Popular Actor Brings Radio Character To State Wednesday "Meat Doctor Christian," the first in a projected new series of films starring Jean Hersholt. and based on the famous "Doctor Christian" radio serial, comes to the State Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday with an outstanding cast featuring Dorothy Lovett Robert Baldwin, Enid Bennett and Paul Harvey. The new film drama concerns the humanitarian ideals of a small town doctor and the obstacles he encounters when trying to benefit his fellow citizens.

Miss Lovett, a newcomer to motion pictures, plays the role of Judy Price. Dr. Christian's nurse, a character that millions of radio fans will remember. The masculine romantic interest is supplied by Robert Baldwin. Tha efforts of Dr.

Christian to get a much-needed hospital for the town of River's End, and his struggle -to arouse the town to its real necessities are said to provide heart-warming entertainment, and also to find their counterpart in real-life happenings in rural America. Patsy Lee Parsons, eight years of age, and also a new face to the screen, is reported to make an impressive tfabut in an important role in the film. Following completion of "Meet Dr. Christian, she was signed to a long term contract holding high hopes for her filmdom future This first "Doctor Christian' picture has been tailored to a pattern set by thousands of fans, who have requested Mr. Hersholt to bring his popular character to the screen.

Numerous of the most successful scripts of the radio serial were carefully scanned prior to production in order to acquire the authentic flavor of the characters and locate of the screen play. "Meet Doctor Christian" was produced by TTilliam Stephens. Directed by Bernard Vorhaus from a screen play by Ring Lardner, Ian Hunter, and Harvey Gates, it was adapted from an original idea by Jack Hasty. It is an RKO Radio release. Faithfully portraying th trials of a small town physician In "Meet Doctor Christian" is not a new task for star Jean Hersholt He has played the role of the good medico on the radio for the past two years in the famous "Doctor Christian of River's End" serial and is naturally well familiar with the character.

In addition, "'Doctor Chris-tion" is of Hersholt's own origination. It was his idea to play the character when he was approached by a large manufacturer to. star in a radio serial, which has since become a popular program for some 10,000.000 of the nation's air fans. Since the jecent turn to western and frontier pictures at Universal "Destry Rides Again and "My Little Chickadee" Bob Baker, western has done a roaring trade in' fancy leather belts and saddles with the studio's wardrobe department Bob's sideline, when he isn't -working in pictures, is leather tooling. v.

sf'yZk v. a Ti-miLLiriG cenPTsn in the nunen of nnnninsi JAIIHEO with Mirbg -n-w in following up last seasons- comedy hit Warner Bros, has combined calendar fact with film fiction by making the, period between the two stories coincide, with the time lapse between- the pictures. "Brother Rat" was filmed Just a year ago. In the follow-up production, the same players are picking up the lives of the same movie" characters after a lapse of just one year. The first production, it will be recalled, saw Wayne Morris.

Eddie Albert andr Ronald Reagan safely graduated from military college. It also saw Albert and Miss Bryan the proud parents of a newly born baby boy. Morris and Reagan got no further than engagements, to Priscilla Lane and Jane Wyman. When "Brother Rat and a Baby" picks them up once more, Morris and Reagan are working in New York. Miss Lane and Miss Wyman are still in college.

Albert and Miss Bryan are living in a small southern town, where he is the high school athletic coach. And their baby is a bouncing, mischief-making youngster just past his first, birthday. The baby role Is played by Peter B. Good, the only member of the cast to fudge a trifle on the calendar. Peter was 14 months Jane's Stepping Out Jane's Frosh at an AntonU'i Thomas Jefferson High and is fun! Dates! Party dresses! Learning "how to take It: She even makes the world famous Lasso Club and that's something! tingling "iP'f" Mischa Aiier Will Join Bob Burns In "Alias The Deacon" UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.

Mischa Auer has checked in at Universal studios for a featured role in the new Bob Burns comedy, "Alias the Deacon." Mischa will play an apoplectic barber and it's his first role since scoring a hit in the Marlene Dietrich-James Stewart super-western, "Destry Rides Again." Upon completing "Alias the Deacon." Mischa is scheduled to start with baby Sandy in "Sandy Is A Lady." All the brightest stars, known as first magnitude stars are visible from the United States. Monday Tuesday And Is It Fun! Attention Stndentsl See This. Grand Picture! 4 part. The characters are all brought together, and the new story starts on its way when Albert Miss Bryan and the baby are, brought to New York to see about a better job for the head of the family as varsity coach. Complications Immediately ensue.

Before they even arrive in New York, Commencement the baby gets them into trouble by swallowing a diamond ring belonging to one of the passengers on the bus. Jane and the baby are forced to. stay as security while Eddie goes on to New York to try to get the money needed to get them out of hock. In Order to get it Eddie has to appropriate some funds entrusted to him by the people they are to visit In New York. Finally the whole clan are together in the biff city, but the other two couples aren't havins too easy a time of it either.

The two girls are supposed to be going on a vacation trip to Honolulu, but they cash In their tickets to help the boys out of financial difficulties. Baby Commencement further- complicates matters by causing his daddy to lose the job he came to New York to get and finally by setting fire to the apartment But he squares matters for everybody in the surprise finistt as putting Reno on lis feet again. But his success 'bnly alieniates his wife: the 'more, "''and finally leaves, fcinv taking, Infant daughter with her, while the bar association has him disbarred for so-called unethical practices. He changes his name, becomes a wealthy and then by a quirk of fate finds his grown-up daughter, who doesn't recognize him. about to break tip her own" home by getting divorce.

How he does everything in his power to alter her ill-advised intentions makes for the surprise climax of a very unusual picture. Dix. as the confident and aggressive lawyer, has a notable role, while Gail Patrick is said to do her finest work to date as the wife. Anita Louise as their grown-up daughter; Paul Cavanagh as the "other man" in the case, and Laura Hope Crews as a gossipy society woman, have the principal supporting roles, with Louis Jean Heydt Hobart Cavanaugh. Charles Halton, Astrid Allwyn, Joyce Compton, Frank Faylen and William Haade also in the cast 1' "Reno" Tells Of Early Nevada I JOYETTES "The Fishing-Bear" Paramount' Latest News 1 ml Alice iff Telling the absorbing story of early Nevada days as a background to its tense human drama.

RKO Radio's Reno," at the Paramount Saturday, stars Richard Dix and Gail Patrick with a notable supporting cast In what is said to be Dix best vehicle since "Cimarron." The opening scenes deal with the arrival of a young lawyer in Reno when that city was a busy, wild and'wooly mining The young attorney celebrates winning his first case by marrying the secretary: of a legal rival, and launches a successful career in mining law. But where he dreams of amassing a 'fortune and retiring at some distant his wife- yearns for travel and pretty gowns right away. They begin to drift apart and when the mines are suddenly closed down the lawyer, sees ruin ahead of him. As a last resort he takes advantage of a loophole in the state laws that greatly facilitates procuring divorces, and soon builds up a profitable divorce practice, as well fkj? FAYE GREENE 1 IU rredTJacrJURRAY W-. ft This ad will admit Miss Kate y-' -SpPU 'This ad will admit Sara Ana Traughber, 127 Division, and one..