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TWENTY-NINE 1 f- i ti ar jr. ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1940 Iava(o)vII(SI 4 rfv A vAL, jT XCf I I a 'St vVV Death in the sky. An Atlantic air transport gets out of hand just about come to an end in Alfred Hitchcock's "Foreign CorreMltC i7 Joel McCrea, Herbert Marshall Florida this Wednesday. Concentration camp gymnastics.

Reginald Gardiner and Charlie Chaplin chin themselves on the barbed-wire during a moment in the unreeling of the comedian's newest picture, "The Great Dictator." The film is currently being shown at the Capitol, through next Friday, on a road-show engagement. Chaplin Touches New High fe aK 11 spondent. The picture, starring and Laraine Day, comes to the MORE OF HENRY ALDRICH Because of the reception ac corded the Aldrlch Family film, "lhe Aldnoh Family in Life With Henry," it was decided to W-XrfAtt swAsk I I I 4 In Sardonic Role of Dictator Dictator," Chaplin proves himself a greater artist than ever Conrad Veidt as "The General" reads a passage to Norma Shearer, "The Countess," in this scene from the dramatic filmi-zation of "Escape," best-seller authored by Ethel Vance, which opens a three-day engagement at the Plaza tomorrow. Noel Coward's beautiful operetta "Bittersweet" becomes another in the series of musical hits to be added to the roster of Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. They are shown here with Ian Hunter in a scene from the picture which is currency at the Florida through Tuesday.

Tugboat Annie Sails Again 'Bittersweet11 '''liMi-Si' SijiSiii'i To Look At and To Hear produce another in the series, "Henry and Dizzie," with Jackie Cooper and Eddie Bracken. The former picture has been shown at "sneak previews" only thus far. XviCs S4h X- XssvO TODAY MON. The fumed Zidtfcl.i foolitht hit glorifird on tlm technicolor acrecn! ii NOEL COWARD'S tm TvruiinrT rD IM-G-M Pidun GEORGE SANDERS IAN HUNTER Plua Tax it Eve. 10c-44c Plua Tax 1 7.

Thunderous St. Pete Acclaim! Xoad Show Engagement Now Through Dec. 6th in his hew comedy I romlng Wr.D.-TIU'RS.-rRI. Alfred Hitchcock'. "FOREIGN COR RES PON DENT" and Jean "A Little Bit ol Heaven." Pictured above are Marjorie Rambeau and Alan Hale who play the parts of Tugboat Annie and Capt.

Bullwinkle in the new picture version of the famous Saturday Evening Post stories by Norman Riley Raine. The picture opens next Friday for five days at the Playhouse. PD(CTAT0)K Written, Directed and Produced by Charlie CliHiilin. With l'nuietts Goddard, Jack Oakie. Proves Lovely practically on the eve ol tier wedding, alter a brilliant re ception given in her honor, she elopes with him to Vienna where he predicts they will find a life that will be a mingling of the bitter and tne sweet.

His prediction is borne out for though his failure to win imme diate success is bitter, they have great happiness and experiences that are and colorful and a final success the girl will not permit tragedy to mar. Both singers are heard in the several Coward numbers that have become familiar since his play first reached the stage, the most melodic of which are the haunting "I'll See You Again, and "Zigeuner." Tlie music is well suited to their voices and both sing in the delightful man ner that has won them so great a following. Short subjects at the Florida include a Pete Smith novelty in which a trio of comical sea lions go through a series of amusing antics, a John Nesbit Passing Parade, and newsreel. ST. PETERSBURG, DEC.

5 BIG DAYS COMMENCING SATURDAY FLORIDA THEATRE The Biggest Show On Earth 10 OlnlvO lin Cirroll, Piul ttt Goddard, Prnlon Hilar, Rob rt Preiton, Lynnt Ovrmn. Ln Chanty V- altar Hampdan in otharl. 2 AAA 1'errleM Prrtormrr. 10,000 MARVELS 2 GREAT LOVE STORIES nni CDLDROF la II 'J'KCH MCOI'O BRKATIII.ISS BKAITY EVf NMV Incomparable Diaplny of Horarniaa.hlp fiUnUCna oi moons Mi.hty Muliillrntlon THRU I Trrriflr I'rniitirtion a Lffrrta $2,000,000.00 SPECTACLE PRE-RELEASE ENGAGEMENT SPKCIAL LOW MATINEE 44c DDIPCCl EVENING rnlwta). Including I.

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$1.10 incl. tax. Continuoua from 1 p.m. By MARION AITCHISON (Times Movie Reviewer) ''Bittersweet," week-end at traction at the Florida theater, is really quite a lovely thing lovely to look at as well as listen to, with Jeanette MacDonald's beauty at its most glowing in the tech nicolor used for filming the picture. Not only is Miss MacDonald's gorgeous coloring golden nair, greenisn gray eyes and peachblown complexion a joy to the eyes but the tones of the costuming and settings are particularly fortunate, designers making use of soft mauves and blues, ruby and a rainbow of pastels and climaxing the film with a spectacle in which cream and reddish brown are combined with unusual effectiveness.

Miss MacDonald and her co- star, handsome Nelson Eddy, both always high in the favor of St. Petersburg picture audiences and again teamed with eminent success, are surrounded by an excellent cast of supporting players including George Sanders, Ian Hunter, Felix Bressart and Diane Lewis. "Bittersweet" is an adaptation of Noel Coward's stage success of the same name, an operetta of old Vienna when its sparkle and gaiety were far-famed. She is an English girl, engaged to marry a conservative Briton but charmed with her music teacher (Eddy) and the tales he tells of his own country. Theater Time Clock (Sunday, Dec.

1) FLORIDA "Bittersweet," 1, 3:10, 5:25. 7:40, 9:50. CAPITOL "The Great Dictator," 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15. LA PLAZA "Boom Town," 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:40. ROXY "Strike Up the Band," 2:20, 6, 9:40.

"The Quarterback," 1:05, 4:45, 8:25. CAMEO "Young People," 1:10, 3:45, 6:25, 9. "Comin 'Round the Mountain." 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10. NINTH STREET "Lillian Rus-ell, 3, 7:14. "Northwest Passage," 5:07, 9:21.

PLAYHOUSE "The Letter," 1, 3:18, 5:36, 7:54, 10:12. Ozzie Nelson's orchestra, 2:36. 4:54, 7:12, 9:30. PARK "Strange Cargo," 3, 6:09, 9:18. "Granny Get Your Gun," 5:13, 8:22.

OtheTheaterNews On Page 30 Mow! What a Show! GRAND HITS! TODAV! MON. TIES. By MARION AITCHISON (Times Movie Reviewer) Selected for he west coast premiere of Great Dictator," the Capitol theater opened a week's engagement jf this important new Charlie Chaplin picture Saturday. The most significant production in which this star has as yet "The Great Dictator" finds Chaplin, acknowledged leader in pantomime, using dialogue for the first time with exceedingly satisfactory results. This is satire of high order, often bitterly realistic but generally relieved by pungent comedy of the type in which Chaplin has so often distinguished himself in the past.

Different in at least one of two roles he assumes from anything he has played in the past, he still manages to bring in many of his familiar tricks of the humor, set off by pathos, of the little figure against the world which has made his career so successful. In his playing in "The Great NIKKO INN 0 19 First Street North A al mi a- wi mm Lununtun ouc DINNER 85c Chop Suey j. and American Dishes PALAIS ROYAL MAT. EVERY Tl'ES. SPA SOLARIUM OPEN DAILY 9 A.

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Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor "Encaiie" and Ann Sothrrn "Duli.v" IV-V swim The year'a RIG Muiicalt I 1 0m ill Amit VX. nSVi Vlj3mC5M 1 XAITn3 ti ITDic before, particularly in his im personation of the erratic, rant ing "pnooey" and is finely dramatic in his final inspirational speech of hope, made as much to the audience as to the assembled throngs which he addresses. The storv is a sardonic re counting of events between two wars which occurred in a country thinly disguised under the name oi iomama with the "phooey," Garbitsch and Herring as its leaders. Some real rough-house is injected when the "phooey" has as his guest a Drotner-aictator. NaDalom.

from the country of Bacteria. In the first of his two roles. Chaplin appears as a soldier in the army of Tomania during the first of the two wars which affords opportunity for some of the well-intentioned but bung ling activities such as vou've seen mm engaged before. He assists in the rescue of an injured aviator fReeinald Gar diner) and their association is to result in the eventual confusion of his two characters in later years the little Jewishv barber in tne Ghetto and the raucous voiced "phooey." Chaplin, himself, is superb throughout the film. Paulptt Goddard as the little Ghetto scrub-cirl the barber falls in love with, does her best work since her appearance in his earner "Modern Times." Although the scenes amnncr tne unetto people and the storm-troopers are tracicallv realistic those in which Jack Oakie an.

pears as Napalom are wholly farce and he gives an excellent miernretation of the nnmnnu clownish original of his role. Henrv Daniell ns the Garbitsch and Billy Gilbert as rotund Hen-ins are eyppllpntiv cast and Maurice Moscovich nandles a relatively minor role impressively. ThoUCh "The Great Dintatnr" provides a good many laughs, you won laugti all the time-its import is much too serious to be taken lichtlv and the merits serious consideration for tne superior presentation of the message it is trying to put across to that Dart Of the wnrlH vuh pre democracy is still a precious possession. Seattle and another on the Sawtooth mountains complete the bill Three Dances at Palais Royal The Palais Royal again will offer three dances in the evening and one matinee for the coming week. Thursday is variety night, Friday the Michigan club dance and Saturday the waltz night of the week.

The matinee will be held on Tuesday afternoon. Mer-win Houk will play for all dances at the Palais Royal this week. Dine AND Dance with Gene Stearns at the LIGHTHOUSE INN SUNDAY DINNERS 7C From 12 to 8 P. Chicken Steak and Sea Food Cocktaila aa you like them Dinner Music from 6 P. M.

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O'Brien. REAL SCOT, HOOT! Andy Clyde, who plays California Jack in the Hopalong Cas-sidy film, "Doomed Caravan," is a native of Blairgowrie, Scotland, and was forced to play Irish parts for two years before he could convince film producers that his brogue was plaid and not green. Since then he has done dozens of Gaelic roles. ACTRESS EX-DANCER Martha O'Driscoll, young actress featured in "The Lady Eve," began her Hollywood career as a dancer in filmusicals when only 13. That was five years ago.

DOUBLE FEATURE? i )i- i -y Si I QU IP TTHEn Florida Books "Mounted Police" Two love stories and a thousand thrills mark the new Cecil B. DeMille epic film "North West Mounted Police" which is slated for a five-days special pre-re lease engagement at the Florida beginning next Saturday. Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll are starred, and Paulette Goddard, Preston Foster, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynn Overman, George Bancroft, Walter Hampden and Lon Chaney round out a list of starring players. Motivation for the main plot of the story has its basis in actual fact. In 1885, the Metis rebelled against the Canadian government.

DeMille has built the rebellion into a story which finds the leading members of the cast, when they are not concerned with romance, trying to save the Mounted from being destroyed by the half-breeds. Filmed on an epic scale from any standpoint one might consider "North West Mounted Police" looms as DeMille's greatest picture, possessing a huge starring cast, romance, action, thrill after thrill everything moviegoers might want, including tech-nicholor, to lend reality to the vivid scenic backgrounds. AUTHENTIC BACKGROUND Although much of "Texas Rangers Ride Again" was filmed in Arizona locales similar to Texas cattle country, key shots of the Austin, state capitol and other scenes were photographed in the Lone Star state itself. John Howard and Ellen Drew are starred. TOOTHSOME FILM A total of six wisdom teeth were extracted from members of the cast of "You're the One" be fore the picture had been in production two weeks.

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