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13 MOTOR THEFTS Plain Girls Are Given Pref erence in Films MOTION PICTURE ATTRACTIONS IN CITY DECLINE TOMORROW THE DETROIT FREE PRESS-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER JO. 19JI STUDIOS SEEK REGULAR TYPES Other Crimes Also Show Decrease (37uTG 5 30 PM PREVIEW PREMIERE New Year's Eve Brings Change of Pictures Attractions to Be Shifted Elsewhere Over the Weekend Passion packed! Exciting beyond belief! More smashing, powerful drama than Beery" a "Big House!" Joan Bennett Gets Commission By ELLA H. McCORMICK To rive New Year'. ai dious waltz tunes that the Little ences entertainment that the Christ- mag nouaay mmeoers hv not Seen. tWO of thj mainr nlM I II houses, the Michigan and the Fox, cinema has been bringing to Detroit will be the offering Saturday in "Sein Liebeslled" (His Love Song).

It tells the story of two music hall singers, with the locale in Munich. This theater is announcing "Zwei Herzen In 3-4 Takt" (Two Hearts in Waltz Time) for January 16. win pui new attractions on the screen Thursday afternoon, at 5 o'clock. That perennially popular pair, Janet Gaynor and Charles Far-rell, in "Delicious," will be the Fox By GEORGE SHAFFER HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 29 Hollywood Is fed up on beauties.

The trend in the picture industry now is toward plainer girls, types which look like real people. Today the fairly good-looking girl who has talent has a better chance of achieving success In the pictures than her more beautiful but less talented sister. Producers have found that the public wants realism. They have started to give them that. When casting directors are lining up the players for a picture they seek girls who look like the required housewife, shop girl, cashier or typist instead of filling the pictures with women who look like the chorus of a Zlegfeld show.

offering, and "Ladies of the Big House." With Svivin HiHnov nA Gene Ravmond. th MIDNIGHT SHOWS contribution. "Delicious" Is thai rominra of Scotch Immigrant cirl onH lview IIEIV YEARS EVE York son of wealth who meet, accidentally, on an Atlantic ship. The Gershwin brothers, Ira and George, AT All All of the motion picture theaters will keep open house New Year's Eve. The Downtown, which Is now presenting vaudeville in addition to the pictures, will have Bill Robinson, noted colored comedian, and his company, for the stage show Friday.

The Michigan and Fisher both will add the new stage revues Friday. Leroy's Rise to Fame Like an Alger Story Gained Valued Experience While in Background Mil baker. 'A; A i TAN MY 1 nave supplied some charming music, Including the new "Rhapsody IX THEATRES mm mmmm in tivets. wnicn is useri as the sr. companiment for several sequences.

Automobiles valued by police at $1,424,501 were stolen from the atreeta of Detroit during 1931, according to a report submitted Tuesday by Inspector George A. Abel to Deputy Superintendent John p. Smith. Despite this imposing figure fewer cars were stolen this year than In 1930. Last year thieves took 9427 automobiles.

This year they itole 7,565. Including automobiles stolen from other cities and found on the City's streets, the value of recovered cars mounted to Other prop, erty recovered during the year was valued at $206,157.25. The total value of stolen property was The report also shows slight decreases in other branches of crime. The figures follow: Felonious homicide cases, Including murder: Reported, 106. Cleared, 81.

Uncleared, 52. Reported In 1930, 114. Robbery Reported, 1,582. Cleared, 570, Uncleared, 1,012. Reported in 1,617.

Aggravated assaults Reported, 600, Cleared, 319. Uncleared, 281. Reported In 1930, 591. Burglary Reported, 2,293. Cleared, 561.

Uncleared, 1,737. Reported In 1930, 2,321. Larceny Reported, 16.522. Cleared, 1,491. Uncleared, 15,031.

Reported in 1930, 15.862. There was an increase In prohibition warrants. A total of 1,636 was requested and 1.377 were Issued. Last year of 667 requested 601 were granted. Three Men, Girl Face U.

S. Charge Three men and an eighteen-year-old girl are being held at Police Headquarters on suspicion of violating the Federal Mann Act. They are James, 40, and George Vardas, 19; Mike Milkoldlkes, 39, and Jean Stahler, 18, all of West Frankfort, 111. Police arrested the Stage Frolica Start at 11 P. tfi Brenaei is tne comic and Virginia Cherrill is a society beauty.

Joan Bennett has just received word that she has been commissioned as honorary colonel In the 347th Field Artillery Reserve Corps. The silver eagle, denoting her rank, will be presented to her at a banquet of the regiment in a few weeks. miLMlbAn and USHtK. txtra Film fans remembering Wallace Beery and Chester Morris in "The Shows All Theatres at Midnight! Detroit'i Happiest Celebrations! Big House" and the manner in which that picture revealed condi tions in a penitentiary will be in terested, doubtless, In a similar ex pose of a woman's prison. Miss Sid MICHIGAN When the Paramount studios sent out word recently for jinrickishas more than 50 were produced in Hollywood In less than two hours.

That Is just an example of the quantity and variety of "props" available in the make-believe world of motion pictures. ney and Mr. Raymond play young lovers who are trapped by circumstantial evidence and find themselves behind the high walls for long sentences. How their love story works out Is said to orrer an absorbingly dramatic and pathetic story. Favorite comedians of screen and FISHER TODAT! 3.V.

1:30 to 0:30 DUKE ELLINGTON and Band in Person Atl-ColofJ Remit Marian Marsh "UNDER 18" Rf ia Toomrr Anita Pt BOB NOLAN'S KIDDIE REVUE Things have come to a pretty pass with the newsreels going in for comedy. Their latest contribution is a dialect announcer. Whenever a picture Is made abroad, announcements come with the dialect of the natives of the land In which the picture is being made. stage, Robert Woolsey and Bert Wheeler, with their pepful side TODAY I 35c, 10 45 to 6 p. m.

Joy for the WhoU Family! JACKIE COOPER "SOOKY" ROBERT COOGAN THREE GIANT STAGE HITS 1. Brook Johna Gang 2. Juvcnila Frolic with xt-bra, elephant and dof 3. Orcheatral-Danca partner, Dorothy Lee, will be on the Downtown's screen Friday in 'Peach Reno." a funny yarn about Nevada's divorce mill. Robert and Bert are lawyers to the matrimonially sick, and administer their lack of knowledge at bargain prices.

Walter Hlers hag returned to Hollywood and comedy film parts after three years traveling on the stage. His talkie comeback begins with Miriam Hopkins, Jack Oakle and Eugene Pallette In Paramount's "Dancers in the Dark." SKETCHED AT THE CASS THEATER BY RUSSELL H. LEGGE Benavia directing Quito a staeeerins: list of dy Vj Warnar and Orthaatra I WHEN DOES THE FEATURE START? Producers Bid High for Desired Novels namic names is to be found in "This Reckless Age." to arrive Friday at the Fisher. There is Charles Rogers, Charles Ruggles, Richard Bennett David Landau. Peeev Shan UNITEDARTISTS ACL 6 AT CRANO CtaKUt MRU Sometimes there is a touch of Horatio Alger to the stories of the famous in Hollywood.

Take the story of Mervyn Leroy, who now ranks with the leading directors. Ten years ago Gloria Swanson paid little attention to a stubby young vaudeville actor who was playing the unimportant role of her kid brother In "Prodigal Daughters." Not many weeks ago, Miss Swanson was taking orders from the same pudgy one. It is the same Mervyn Leroy. Fans usually believe that a director or actor shoots to fame like a skyrocket. Up brilliantly and then down and out.

But before their rise to fame many of the directors have been learning their lessons slowly. Leroy spent 10 years after his minor role before emerging as the director of "Little Caesar" and later, "Tonight or Never." Lerby did have a typical Alger start in life. He was a newsboy in San Francisco. Then he went onto the stage as a hoofer. But had a certain amount of determination which was fortified by his snubs as an obscure screen player.

He later turned Into a "gag writer" for the pictures. His was the job of producing endless Ideas for comedy chases, trick falls and exploding automobiles which were the core of the short comedies. It taught him speed and the Importance of every minute of film making. Then he began directing his own pictures. His comedies attracted attention but nothing in the line of good assignments came his way until the gangster pictures came into favor.

In underworld pictures the demand was for speed, rapid action. So Leroy was assigned to give pace Bnd thrill to "Little Caesar." Then he followed with "Five Star Final," and his place among the directors was assured. It is a long jump from gag man to director, but during the years Leroy was piling up experience by staying in the background of the film Industry. Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon started off three-months-old Barbara Bebe Lyon with two pearls for her Christmas gift. Each birthday and Christmas Barbara Bebe is to get more pearls.

By the time she attends the college junior hop Bhe'll look like a duchess. non, Frances Starr, Maude Eburne Today! 35c to p. m. 50c to 6 girl and James early Tuesday morning, when they noticed that the car In which the two were sitting at the rear of a rooming house on E. Fort St.

near Hastings bore an Illinois license plate. The other two were arrested when they returned to the car. Miss Stahler told police she drove to Detroit Saturday with the men to work In a restaurant which James aid he plans to open In Detroit. Rivalry Leads to Big Prices to Writers and Frances Dee in tne story woven around a mother and father and nn and daughter, the tatter's sweethearts, and the inability of Gloria Swanson with Detroit's stage star, MF.LVYN DOUGLAS Extra! Mickey Mone Cartoon S. S.

Van Dine Thriller The feature In the larger motion picture theaters will start Wednesday at the following hours: fox 11-60 a. 2:33. 6:3. KI p. m.

KKO Downtown 11 a. 1:66, 4:52. 10:44 p. m. Mifhisnn a.

1:41, 4:02. 6:40. 8:01. p. m.

tlnilpd Artmte 11:45 a. 1:60, 3:66. 6:00. 8:06. 10:10 p.

m. Paramount 1L a. 1:16. 3:30, 6:37, 10:07 p. m.

Finher 1:58. 4:22. 6:65, 8:19. 10:43 p. m.

Riviera 1:50, 3:68. 6:06, 3:14. 10:22 p. m. I.ittl Cinema 1:24.

3:28, 6:33. 7:37, 0:40 P. m. the parents to Keep up me pace, morally and financially, of the modern mode. STAGE ATTRACTION'S George O'Brien is recuperating for a few days.

In working on "The Gay Bandit," a Fox picture, George had to swing and grasp a chandelier. He swung, but missed, and landed on his head. "Tnnleht or Never." Gloria Swan- son's new comedy, remains at United Artists, and tne amusing gaiety of this bit of continental life la aiiraMinir rnnacitv audiences. A HIT! Matlnaat OCn 7 Co Jb Melvyn Douglas goes over with a bang in his first screen role, and Helen Robinson, who won a "sweetest girl" beauty contest in Chicago a few years ago, possesses a new contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She's a blonde from Ohio State University and she came here from Columbus.

MM WHITESIDE i SURF i the Swanson wararoDe is an eyeful of sartorial elegance. It would seem as If nothing that rvoHH. March can do for the Cam- A rMllitle portrayal of tha llvaa of 3 MEN and a WCMAN within tha narrow oonfinaiof a Nw Zaaland llghthcmt. araa in th futiir will be able to NOW THEY'RE DEBATING A series of short films In which prominent men debate current subjects are being filmed in New York. In the first Rabbi Stephen S.

Wise and Bertrand Russell argue on the subject of "Easy Divorce." Three other topics, "Prohibition." "Disarmament," and "Companionate Marriage" have been selected. More topics will be selected and authorities on the various subjects engaged to discuss the "pro and con." excel his exceptional work In the HOBART GIVEN LEAD Rose Hobart will play the lead In "Adventure Lady." The scenario is being adapted from Dean Collins' dual role of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," continuing at the Para-nmmi Miriam Hnnklns and Rose Hobart are effective in their respec story of the same name. The picture will go into production shortly LAST FIVE TIMES The Increasingly hectic struggle to make pictures that will flit theaters is developing a competition for story material unprecedented in Hollywood's brief, colorful history.

Occasionally In the past producers have bid one another up to six figures for particularly desirable novels or plays. One of these was "Broadway," which proved to be not such a valuable film. But ordinarily ihe bidding, if any, started at something less than $5,000. Double that figure used to be considered a fair price for a popular story. The other day a publisher submitted to two studios the synopsis of a novel a well-known author Intends to write this winter.

The first bid was $25,000 the customary starting figure these mad days. The following day the second studio offered $30,000. The publisher gave the first bidder eight hours to raise the ante. And it was $10,000. Stories of extremely wide appeal, such as Vlcki Baum'a "Grand Hotel," Katharine Brush's "Red-Headed Woman" and Faith Baldwin's "Skyscraper," bring prices that are hard to believe.

The movie rights to Miss Brush's latest serial are reported to have been sold for five great big figures. While every studio is going to more expense than ever to obtain the best works of the best authors, they are making drastic financial cuts elsewhere. mm tive roles. for Vi lit try -I under the direction of Ernest L. Frank.

Clark Gable, with his fascination Joan Midnight Show TR MOTION PICTURE ATTRACTIONS Crawford are to be seen in "Pos Casual Test Put Dunn in Films a lit Show Tomorrow Night $2.00 to $4.40 i All Othar Parfo-manoci $1.00 to $3.00 0IG6EST5HOW DETROIT sessed" at the Riviera, starting ri-day. Wallace Ford is In this picture, too. Another of those blithesome German language operettas with melo- I nam fa. mil II i BriceBakerHealy WEEK ONLY BEG, IIah Fija Inn miLSQD Impromptu Comedy Brings Sticcess Because Joe Smith and Charles Dale learned all about ad libbing urhpn thev were members of the Chrry2U0 ITIUIIi LIBi Jdlli Chtrry 211U if i Harold Heffernan of the Detroit New Says Direct from Ziegfetd Theater, N. Y.

SPECIAL WHOOPEE MIDNIGHT SHOW NEW YEAR'S EYE. At thia parformanca tha Jarwt Gaynar-Chlrlet Farrall production "Dalicioui" will ba ihown tngathar with Fanchon Marco'i "Black and Whltt" Idaa and addad taaturai. Tha admiuion prica aftar 9 p. m. will ba ievtnty-fiv ocnta "The VW of all the horror films the very last word in shockers folks who cried out in terror and even fainted as they viewed "Frankenstein" had better go into rigid mental training before they partake of the super-dose of horror prepared for them in Glorifying the American Ctrl SEATS NOW I Fox May Return to Film Power Hit nr.naH Maybe you never heard the story of how James Dunn happened to get into the movies.

He had been playing nearly two years in stock companies when he was given the opportunities to have a screen test made. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was to try him out and instructed him to appear at the Fox Studios in New York, where at that time they were making their screen tests. When he finished the test for MGM, a Fox employee stepped forward. "Do you he asked quietly, "if we take a test of him, too." "No, go ahead." the cameraman for MGM said. "He doesn't look so hot." So Fox also gave Dunn a test they had him do a piece of business from the stage play "Bad Girl." Metro decided after looking the tests over that there was no great rush about calling Dunn to Hollywood and let their option lapse.

About the same time, Frank Borznge, the director, started looking about for players in the screen version of "Had Girl." He saw the studio tests made of Dunn, was very much impressed, and a few days later Dunn signed a contract with Fox. At the present time Dunn Is on a vacation, having completed the lead in "Sob Sister," "Over the Hill," and "Dance Team." Early in February he will start work with N.gnti 35c to $1.50. Watt. Ntw Yaar'i Day and Sat. 25c-50o-75c Midnight Show 0 New Year's Own boucicault Comtdy Melodrama Streets of New SATURDAY MORNING AT 10:1 .1 JivWW Avon Comedy Four, their names are in lights with those of Winnie Llghtner and Charles Butterworth when "Manhattan Parade" Is billed.

The two were signed to play minor roles In the picture. According to the script, they were a couple of theatrical producers who were to appear here and there through the story for brief and humorous moments. But for years the two had made up lines as their scenes went along. Working before the microphone, they fell back on their old habit. Their lmpromtu lines tickled Director Lloyd Bacon, who ordered much of the humor left In.

As time went on It was found that the two obscure charucters had grown Into formidable proportions. So by gradual evolution their parts came to rank In importance with the two stars. Now Smith and Dale have been Invited to sign a Juicy long-term contract with Warner Bros. They will appear in "Mendel, Inc." which is being adapted to the screen from the play by David Freedman. MACK GETS NEWSPAPER TAI.E Russell Mack, who directed Lew "DR.

JEKYLL ahdRIR. HYDE" FREDRIC MARCH ivm a magnificent dual role portraval never before attained in the theatre 1 tickets at kirby travel bureau: dn. Motors Bldg. and Dimt Bank Bids. "li nt Civ and Racy Old Musical Show" HOLLYWOOD, Dec.

29 (A. Possibility that William Fox, founder and former president of the Fox Film may return to active participation In the motion picture industry was admitted today by Joe Leo, here on business connected with a theater owned by Fox Io, former head of the Fox organization, said Fox, who is his brother-in-law, has been "considering propositions" for his return to the dims. Mr. Fox was ousted from control of his company in October, 1930. ORCHESTRA HAI.L M0N.JAN.4 M- nd Eva.

ICMOOV OPERA LADIC-S' ORCHESTRA Rose Hobart Marian Hopkins Iff etfit mi THE BEG London Cast Janet Gaynor in "Have a Heart." Mat, at 2:30 en TP 1TA117 Eva. at 8:30 OtAlOnUn All Detroit Is Terrified by this man with two souls! One, Loving, Tender! The other Fiendish, Lustful! MOTION PICTURE ATTRACTIONS MOTION l'KTIKK ATTRACTIONS Ayres In "The Spirit of Notre "net GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL Dame' and "Heaven on unn, nra ka aafiionnH tn "Ambition." The WOODWARD AT SIX-MILE ROAD picture deals with the loyalty of newspaper reporters. It was written by Emlle Gauverneaux. FRANKENSTEIN" in AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS i 0 6 IDs cioim Xf TOME DOWN FOR THE I-AUCHSOFA XVt, LIFETIME a 1 "Suicide T'VV Fleet" fjg Hl-4 Bi" Boyd Robert JT- Armitrong James Gleason Make Your with Reservations NO for EL BRENDEL icwn rmrfurri, Titiifuri' FOX MOVIETONE NEWS Special Mnticmt Cbat'tfT 12 ThrilW Number by "Bittfinff With Buffalo Bill" Cm: Cmrthwim I a.m. and p.m.

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