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DAILY NEWS, MONDAY. JUNE 1929 so MOTION PICTURES. MOTION PICTURES. "NOSFERATU, THE VAMPIRE," SHOWN AT FILM GUILD CINEMA Spooky, Morbid Picture, Directed by Murnau, Dempsey, Like Meteor, Comes "Crowning Achievement" Cmhurd, hvr. WorU Big Win" AmeWco.

"Impressive Mo.t.n.Wo.M 'Sensational" Zimmermann, TieU-gram "Thrilling' Thirer, Graphic "Lavuh Entertainment" PeUu-ick, Joumai 'Dandy Marie Entertainment" Bland. Mirror Screen play expands way beyond the stage" Sime, Variety Grand Show" Pert. Et-r. Post Wins 2 Stars Cinema News Snaps "Nosferatu, the Vampire," a Prana production, directed by F. Murnau and presented at the Film Guild cinema.

"Hanoi! mi von wmcv here hctoref From the Sky By FI.ORABEL MUIR. Hollywood, June 2. Jack dropped into town last night three days ahead of schedule. Dropped in is right! For Jack was one of dozen passengers who flew here from THE CAST: Noaferatn. the vampire.

Si-hreck Vorlok Alfxan1r Cranaoh Vsltlfniar V. Waiigrenhcmi KHn ScUroeter Hardmge i. B. Sihnell Annie Lanhoif Prot. Bulwer.

Gottuwl Vampruaa captain. enuiz Brrrr! Chilly atmosphere inside the little Film Guild cinema this week, and it isn't the cooling plant either! io think that red Murnau, who gave us that sweet, simple, tender Sunrise directed "Nosferatu, the Vampire." before Hollywood not him. Also before he turned out Jannings' magnificent "Last Laugh," which was the direct cause of his deserting German film circles for Hollywoodian ones. To think of it! Carl "Nosferatu, the Vampire," ha3 been preyed upon by the cutters. Laemmle's ALL TALKING It is unreeled at the 8th st.

movie house in choppy, ever-shifting scenes without the aid of especially good performances, except that of Max Schreck, title roleist, who is as horrible, spooky, terrible as this ghastly, ghostly part requires. DRAMATIC THRILLER In case you think this is a cicture with a slinkv siren as urincinal WW character, let's inform you that Nosferatu isn't that kind of a vampire. xms interpretation oi me wora is a Diooa-sucKin? enost or re Jack Drmp-sry Eteile Taylor animated body of a dead person, believed to come from the grave and wander about by night, sucking the blood of persons asleep, causing with Songs and Dancing Establishing without question the superiority of the talking picture, over the limitations of the legitimate stage. Hoth grt surprise. "Say that's an old one!" Kansas City on the inaugural trip ineir aeain.

Mumau's tale Is set in eastern Europe, and concerns a crazy house-renter and one of his employes, Waldemar. who, in surveying the lands Of the new western air express or the deceased Count subject to the unwelcome visits Service. r.itelle was nut expecting him 1 1 until Tuesday and had gone to the May Fair club ball at the Bilt- A Carl Laemmle Jr. Production. Directed by PAUL FEJOS from the Jed Harris stage play by Philip Dunning and George Abbott Color Scenes by Technicolor niore with Mr.

and Mrs. Mervyn i-e ivoy. MATINEE TODAY 2:50 BEST SEATS Jack buzzed up to the old family borne on Los Feliz blvd. and found THEATR El TWICE DAILY GLOBE B'wav al 46th St. I 2:50 Matinee 50t 75i Nights 75c to $2 THE THEATRE WITH THE OPEN ROOF COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN I 5 'IS I I xA 1 i i 'V-X JiTSf.

nobody home. That was a surprise for him. But when a little Tutor he walked out on the dance fl.ior amid the huzzahs of the movie kings and queens, there was another surprise, and this time Es'ello was on the receiving end. F.stelle told me if Paul Gallioo lispfHns to be interested that Ji'cU, when he telephoned her from Kansas City, said he was going to Ojai for his light training. Experiments in sound films have reached such a secret stage at the Fox Hills studio that Winfield Sheehan has hired ten more cops to guard the gates.

Fox is going to present "hour IVvils" on the west coast despite reports that the film was to be shelved. It represents a large investment desnite its failure to click with audiences. Sheehan is going to Xew York for the Fox convention, starting June 12. At that time important decisions will be made affecting the future productions of the Fox units. the i Mas Schreck in "Nosferatu.

the of the dead Nosferatu in vampire form, who sucks his Wood, and terrifies him. Every Show a De Luxe Show! Continuous from 9:45 A. M. Paramount' Talking, Singing, Laugh RiotI THE FOUR MARX BROTHERS in "The COCOANUTS" with MARY EATON and OSCAR SHAW Songs by Irving Berlin A $7.70 how At POPI'LAR PRICES studio. Hollywood executives are keenly interested.

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, Waldemar's wife has hallucinations, and finally she too is visited by Nosferatu, the vampire. It is she, an innocent woman according the legend, who drives the vampire George" Bancroft is about to re lease an ambition. He told me long away, never to return. The state physicians are all worked up about this strange problem to the unsuperstitious mind, a nightmare; to others, a grim reality. The action of the picture is so disconnected as to make the continuity confusing.

However, this one certainly holds interest, for its extreme weirdness and its unusual photography. The scenerv is ouite Special Thursday Midnite! Broadway Stage Stars Spe- the Stars and Enjoy New ago that he yearned for a part where he would win the girl and escape, yes. escape, the role of villain. He is to have it in The Miffhty." which Paramount will make under the direction of John Cromwell. William Slavins Mc-Nutt has drawn the job of adapting cial Show! Come and See York's Greatest Laugh Riot! enticing, while props consist mostly of coffins, coffins, more coffins and DtLDAELi dark, dim, dreary cellars.

Morbid? We'll say so! If you re the scarey kind, don't see this. But on the other hand, if 'MOUSE OF MITX TIMES SQJMRJE Kobert Lees original story. I heard a group of players on you go in for spooky stuff, "Nosferatu will hold your interest despite its inferior cutting; TTtrX RUDY VALLBB in new inn 1 I I It At PoDuter Price-fcDDIK DOW I "-KLIMO "Rainbow Man" aU-talking LITTLE CarnegiE the 3RD WEEK Production is scheduled to start this week on "A Most Immoral Lady, First National-Vitaphone version of Alice Brady's recent stage play. Leatrice Joy is to be starred in the talkie. She'll sing several em York's SsnaaOon Hit! Playhoafe.

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Talkmg Sinalni music -cocnody "Cocoenuts" LTO at 2odi ''Rapturous photography that tskps your breath away." Katharine Zimmermann. Telegram. VILLAGE? SIN A Sovkiua Film Amkino Release mil Hear VILMA BANKY apeak in "Thia la Heaven" VOTLI UNITED BW iBTWTO Bt 49th IB Paul ASH In "Wall St. Bluea" Hear EDDIS DOWLING in "Rainbow Man" all-talking rooklyn Paramount h'rf songs wnicn are to De interpolated in the action. Josephine Dunn and Montagu Love have just been signed for prominent roles, and John Griffith Wray will be in charge of the megaphone.

Dorothy Lee, whose jazzy singing made a hit in 'Syncopation, has been signed by William LeBaron to play a leading role in the talkie production of "Rio Rita." Dorothy now is on her way to the coast. Bebe Daniels and John Boles will plav the leads in this adaptation of the Ziegfeld hit. Others in the cast are Bert Wheeler. Robert Woolsey. Helen Kaiser, Ned Sparks and Jack Oakie.

"Father and Son," with Jack Holt and Dorothy Revier. has a premiere showing ALIBI MIMICAL MELOOR 4MATIC ALL TALKING PICTIRE SESSATIOX tne I'athe lot discussing the coni-plant of Lee Shubert that talking pictures caused the big theatrical slump on Broadway last season and thai the exodus stage stars to Hollywood is forcing the price of competent foot-light stars sky high. "Shubert should worrv." Jimmy Cleason put in. "Since" when did he begin hiring actors?" The strain of microphoning has claimed another victim in William Powell. Paramount new star.

Bid told me this afternoon that he is going to Del Monte and Pebble Beach for two weeks to recuperate from officiating, as master of ceremonies at a "Trailer" to be used at the forthcoming Paramount convention. "Trailer is a trade term meaning a picture to throw pep into film salesmen by showing them all the marvelous things the studio 1 Sing spring on the RONALD COLMAN 'BULLDOG DRUMMOND 44-h ST. THEA. Twice Daily: 2:45 8:45 MADAME A1X-TALKINO HIT Geo. POLL 8m ts 50e.

St $1.00 SAM UARDIC THEATRE. H. Wst 4M Si. Modm nohng System Coo! Coiufortablm TWICE DAILY: 8:45 Leatrice Joy BROOKLYN. Hear Htm Sing: RAMON N0VARR0 in "Till Plf." "laW rv uvnr-c rrcrni a tonight at the Embassy theatre.

Tucker's "Honky Tonk" will open at the Warner theatre tomorrow night. Langdon and William S. Hart are both working for Hal Roach, the bathing-beauty expert now. -B-BnMRK HA.M. Tin StranD -irM -ir Vror lirus.

preeul 0lm COSTELLO ml In THKGLAI RAG POLL-' Strand A Vitipbofic ALL-TALKING I'irtura rrire 1 with Co. "5' DolT-r Kit oth Midnight Showing Feature Picture.

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