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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW VOIIK, SUNDAY, Nancy Carroll, Lews Stone and Mae Clarke Star in New Talkies This Week "'ilililllft Ittf Jlill HV, Jitlil i A wfy-irmmwM :.7, ki: mwMtitiM'-'Si fesi IniS rT1 Dunn and Sallv h.ilern In 'Had irhirh eonlinurt for terond week at the Fax. Mm Clarke, mho playt leading feminine role in 'Waterloo el 1 the Al bee Theater. Studio and Screen Slow Motion By MARTIN DICKSTEIN Few Added Laurels for the Talkie Version of 'Rebound', and Other Discusisons of Events A'onry Carroll in 'Perianal at the Paramount. 7 if' lT of the Departed Week 0 NCE again in "Rebound" the creasing ability to take a good stage play and translate it into celluloid Without sacrificing any' of its original merit. Donald Ogden Douglas Fairbanks in Pictures for Eight Years, Yearns for the Broadway Stage Tired of 'Boyish' Roles on the Screen DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS who will soon be 24 years old, has been making pictures for more than eight years.

That makes him a veteran in the film Industry. His first screen sppearance was made at a time when "The Covered Wagon," "The Hunchback of Notra Dame," "Safety Last" and his fathers' picture, "Robin Hood," were the talk of Hollywood. But public and producers will not let him grow up on the screen. He must keep to the "youngster" class and the boyish role in pictures. He is afraid he is doomed to similar parts for a long time to come.

And that Is the reason he prefers the stage and accepts each opportunity that offers to play in a stage pro- xj 'As 4 7 I Stewart'! comedy-drama was one of the important contributions to last year's talkie version, which was shown, at the Mayfair last week, likewise may be counted among the more satisfying things Hollywood has given us in recent months. "Rebotind it seemed to usj was that rarely encountered type of picture'whlch combines all the virtues of facile writing, clever direction and flawless (or as nearly flawless as possible) acting. For the most Knapp in 'The at the Strand. Clarke Cahle, tlar of 'Sporting Ihil tveek'i film al Loew'i metropolitan Theater, Screenings 'Personal 'The Bargain and 'Waterloo Bridge' Feature Downtown Screens N' ANCY CARROLL'S new pic ture, "Personal Maid," is the new talkie at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, the feature attraction of a holiday program, which includes an elaborate stage revue, with Charlie Davis and his Joy Gang. In the role of Nora Ryan, daugh ter of indigent East Side parents, Nancy revolts against ber environ ment and secures a position as personal maid to one of Park Ave nue's prominent matrons.

She soon learns that all the gold In Gary's mansion does not glitter, especially when she is assigned to be the traveling companion of the family's collegiate son, who Is expelled from his university. They fall In love and then the complications begin. In the cast besides Miss Carroll are Pat O'Brien, the hero of "The Front Mary Boland, recent star of the Broadway hit, "The Vinegar George Fawcett and a new but favorably heralded Juvenile, Gene Raymond. In the stage revue are Block and Sully, a dancing troupe of 24 girls, Frankle Judnick and Beige Flash. Merle Clark and Elsie Thompson offer a novel organ solo and there Is an overture by the Paramount Orchestra, conducted by Edward Paul.

The revival feature next Tuesday night will be "The Ten Commandments." 'The Bargain At the Strand "The Bargain." an adaptation of Philip Barry's play, "You and is the new screen attraction at the Brooklyn Warner Strand Theater. This is described as a heart-warm ing domestic drama, the story of an artist frustrated and repressed, who determines that his son wilt have the career which had been denied him. Through a series of mishaps the artist is once again denied his hopes, but an astonishing series of events puts things on the uproad again. Lewis Stone and lovely Doris Kenyon play the roles of the parents. Ricky, the son, is portrayed by John Darrow, while Evelyn Knapp.

the charming heroine of "The Millionaire," plays tha Utters sweetheart. The eccentric friend is Charles But-terworth, In the most amusing role he has played to date, and Una Merkel portrays the maid who pea-corks it so wistfully as the ludicrous srtist's model. Robert Milton, direc- Loew's Sporting Blood' and 'Smart Money' Are Week's Features al Local Chain Theaters THRILLS of the racetrack, intimate details of the "Inside" of the racing game, and an expose of crooked gambling methods are woven Into an engrossing and sometimes spectacular background for "Sporting Blood," on this week's program at Loew's Metropolitan Theater. The central theme is a love romance, and the story follows the fortune and career of a race horse only to show the conflicting human elements. Clark Gable, who recently appeared in "Secret Six" and "A Free Soul," and Evans are prominent In the cast.

As a special treat for ladies attending matinees the Metropolitan will present them with sutographe photos of Mr. Gable. Arnold Johnson, composer, arranger, band leader, organizer and radio director and his Band of Eleven will be the big vaudeville headliners. Others will be the colored comedians, Glenn and Jenkins, In "Working for the Jack and Kay Spangler as "The Lobbyists;" Jim and Nancy Kelly and Van Horn and Inez, At the Valencia this week Is "The Bmlllng Lieutenant." starring Maurice Chevalier. Claudctte Colbert, Charlie Ruggles and Miriam Hopkins also are in the cast of this screen operetta directed by Ernest Luhttach.

The music Is by Oscar Strauss. The theme Itself la a charming romance, with the prince of personality smiling and winking his way in and out of love, succumbing tn marriage with a plain princess, then seeing her blossom Into a rare tor of "Outward Bound," directed "The Bargain." The surrounding program at the Brooklyn Strand includes Joe Pen-ner, the stuttering comedian, in a Vltaphone act called Bobby Jones in "Trouble "Flaming Jungles," another of the "Adventures in Africa," and the Strand News. "Singing Bill" continues at the organ. 'Waterloo Bridge Albee Feature Playing at the RKO Albee Theater concurrently with the Mayfair on Broadway, "Waterloo Bridge," Universal' plcturization of Robert E. Sherwood's drama, makes its Brooklyn debut this week.

Mae Clarke, in the leading feminine role, i supported by Kent Douglass, Enid Bennett and Doris Lloyd. The Sherwood story concerns the misfortunes of an American chorus girl In London, who descends as the World War progresses to a tawdry artist's model, and, falling at that, a girl of the streets. Waterloo Bridge, where Incoming soldiers on leave hove to pass, is her base of operations, and it Is during the excitement of a Zeppelin raid that' a boyish Canadian soldier fairly runs into her. Eventually he falls in love with her, and the situations arising from this turn of affairs and the scenes in which the young hero takes her to visit his aristocratic, parents, are said to provide compelling drama. In the supporting cast are Frederick Kerr, well-known British actor; Bette Davis, who played the sinter in 'Seed;" Ethel Oriffles and Rita Carlisle.

'FIVE STAR FISAV James Whale, who filmed "Journey's End," directed "Waterloo Bridge." Ben W. Levy and Tom Reed wrote the screen adaptation. Healy and Cross headline the Albee'i vaudeville bill this week. Others are Frank Hurst and Eddie Vogt in a musical skit, "Out of the Marines;" the Three Swifts In "A Grand Slam," and Joe Herbert's "Personalities," including Ruth Hamilton, Lillian Oordon and Dave Steiner. Fox Retains 'Bad Girl In order to accommodate the crowds, the engagment of "Bad Girl" at.

the Fox Brooklyn Theater has been extended another week, the picture continuing at the playhouse through Thursday. With marked adherence to the human qualities of Vina Delmar's novel, Frank Borzage directed the film, "Bad Girl," in which James Dunn comes to the fore as the sensitive, nervous, conscientious young husband. The story Itself is a gripping study, of first year tnarriago and motherhood. Sally Ellers is the girl-brlde, displaying both personal charm and ability In the emotional role she plays. Minna Gombell heads the supporting cast, which includes also William Pawley and Frank Darlen.

The entire stage show, which Includes Bob West's organfest. Eddie MagiU's rendition of "Love Letters in the Sand" and the Fnx orchestra under the direction of the amiable Phil Lampkin, is also held over from last week. IN THE TALKIES talkies have demonstrated their in The New Films ALBEE "Waterloo Bridge," screen transcription of the play by Robert E. Sherwood, featuring Mae Clarke and Kent Douglass. BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT "Personal Maid," starring Nancy Carroll, with Pat O'Brien, Mary Boland and George Fawcett.

BROOKLYN STRAND "The Bargain," screen version of Philip Barry's play, "You and with Lewis Stone, Doris Kenyon and Evalyn Knapp. CAPITOL "This Modern Age," with Joan Crawford, Neil Hamilton, Pauline Frederick, Hobart Bosworth and Monroe Owsley. FOX "Bad Girl," second week of the Vilma Delmar drama, featuring Sally Ellers and James Dunn. LOEWS METROPOLITAN "Sporting Blood," featuring Clark Gable and Madge Evans. MAYFAIR "Waterloo Bridge." with Mae Clarke and Kent Douglass.

ROXY "The Spider." film version of the stage play, with Edmund Lowe, Warren Hymer, Lois Moran and, El WINTER GARDEN "Five Star Final," screen transcription of the Play, with Edward a. Robinson. Marian Marsh and H. B. Warner.

Opening Thursday. ASTOR "The Guardsman." from the play of the same name, with Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne and Roland Young. Opening Wednesday uight. picture theaters, as well as the Broadway houses, are right now showing more talkies In the "hit" class than at any time since last Winter. Including the attractions mentioned above, here are some current films which are, recommended to the discerning moviegoer: The Last Flight," "Street ncene.

"An American Tragedy," "The Star Witness." "Smart Money." "Transatlantic." "The Smiling Lieutenant." Bad Girl." "The Man In posses sion." "Newly Rich." "Huckleberry Finn" and "Sporting Biooa. Century Theaters Show New Talkies "The Miracle Woman," with Bar bara Stanwyck, David Manners and Sam Hardy, is thU week's screen feature at the Patio Theater of the Century Circuit. This film, an adaptation of the stage play, "Bless You, Sister," will be shown also at the Klngsway Theater today to Tuesday. At the Albemarle Theater from todsv to Tuesday the main film offering will be "A Holy Terror." "The Secret Call." featuring Peggy Shannon and Richard Arlen. Is scheduled for the Albemarle during the last half of the week.

The Reckless Hour," starring Dorothy MackallL is today's major attraction at the Rlalto Theater, where "Ships of Hate" will be tne feature on Monday and Tuesday. At the Marine Theater today is "Shelock Holmes' Fatal which be followed tomorrow to Wednesday by "Many a Slip." "Hush Money" showing today at the Mldwood. while the Mayialrs at traction today is the Sherlock Holmes drama. "The Fatal The 8heepsheid Theater Is showing "Night Nurse today and tomorrow promising "A Holy Terror" and "Enemies of the Law lor Tuesday and Wednesday. part, the picture followed pretty closely the "pattern of the original stage production, which meant there were plenty of opportunities to em-ploy those crisp, dryly humorous little speeches which Mr.

Stewart wrote into his play and which were one of the features of "Rebound" on the stage. But while "Rebound" on the screen a faithful reproduction of the story, it was also something tiore than a photographed copy of the play. You could never, for example, accuse It of being static, for in its constant shifting of scenes it possessed a remarkable amount of what is still referred to in the talkies as visual variety. Edward H. Griffith, who has the excellent film Versions of "Holiday" aid "Paris Bound" to his credit, again has revealed himself here as one of Hollywood's most accomplished megaphonists.

Mr. Griffith knows the Importance of letting the camera tell the story wherever possible, and though the brilliance of the dialogue is one of its outstanding features, it is also true that the smart camera work in "Rebound" contributes a good deal to tha excellence of the production. The talkie edition of Donald Ogden Stewart's play was made more enjoyable by the presence in the cast of Ina Claire, who appeared te be quite at her best as the undaunted Sara, the part which Hope Williams played on the stage. It was Sara, you may remember, who married Bill Truesdale on the rebound, so to apeak, after his fiancee had jilted him for a middle-aged millionaire. And It was the always resourceful Sara who later found a way to win back her husband when It looked as if he would tall in love all over again with the beautiful Evle.

Miss Claire gave the part a pretty rifarly perfect performance, and thanks to the assistance of such other first-rate players as Robert Williams, Robert Ames. Hedda Hopper. Myrna Loy and Louise dosser Hale, "Rebound" easily deserve a place among the bent acted pictures in the town. When it gets around to your neighborhood theater, don't nflss it. If you like mystery dramas that are not really mystery dramas because you know who the murderer is right from the start, see "Guilty Hands" the next time it comes your way.

This picture, based on a story by Bayard Velller. has tome fine acting by Lionel Barrymore in the role of a lawyer who kills the fiance of his favorite daughter "to keep her from making an unhappy mar riage." The murderer, being a man of high intelligence, intends his to be the perfect crime. His most care fully laid plans, however, go slightly awry, ao events leading up to form a really absorb ing photodrama. you may not be lia that everything that happens Guilty Hands" could happen, rat that shouldn't interfere with eur enjoyment of the picture since Mr. Barrymore 's compelling characterization of the lawyer-murderer will, probably hold you spellbound beginning to end.

i The departed week, In fact, ought to town more than the cus tomary quota of pictures worth see lrif. Besides "Guilty Hands" and "Rebound" there were "Secrets of a Secretary." with Claudctta Colbert, nd "The Dreyfus Case," both of hlch were well above the averaie wek-to-wek movia entertain -lent. duction. Doug Jr. Is stage struck He ad mits as much and more.

One gains the Impression that the young actor would sacrifice his standing as a screen celebrity for one worthwhile chance at Broadway and a worthy New York stage production. He is a dabbler in all the arts, but the stage lures him more than any other career that might be open to him. Has His Reasons In his dressing room in the Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, where he was starred recently In "The Man in Possession." the young Mr. Fairbanks expounded his reasons for his quite obvious enjoyment of his stage role. "They'd never let me play such a beauty, under the care of his own dancing girl sweetheart.

The stage revue at the Valencia is called "Miniature Revue," featuring Stadler and Rose; Fields, Smith and Fields; Daveys and Rose Marie, and Marietta and Thomas Fullmer. Marie Dressler's new comedy, "Politics," with Polly Moran as her campaign manager, is the current feature (until Tuesday) at Loew's Pitkin Theater. From Wednesday to Friday. "Sportln? Blood," with Clark Oabie and Madge Evans will be the Pitkin's attraction. As at the Metropolitan aH ladies attending the matinees at the Pitkin will be given autographed photos of Mr.

Gable. The film attraction at Loew's Bay Ridge, 46th Street and Gates theaters today until Tuesday is "Smart Money," with Edward G. Robinson of "Little Caesar" fame and Jumes Cagney, who scored such a success in "Public Enemy." "Smart Money" is a melodrama of a gambler with a predilection for blondes. Feature films showing at other Loew houses this week are as follows: BEDFORD "Reckless Hour." today and tomorrow; "Smart Money," Tuesday and Wednesday; "The Great LoveT." Thursday and Frldny. BORO PARK 'The Magnificent Lie." today and tomorrow; "Their Mad Moment" and "Mystery Train," Tuesday and Wednesday: "Honeymoon Lane," Thursday and Friday.

BREVOORT "Smart Money," today and tomorrow; "Murder by the Clock," Tuesday and Wednesday: "Huckleberry Finn," Thursday and Friday. CONEY ISLAND "Smart Money," today until Wednesday; "The Magnificent Lie," Thursday and Friday. HILLSIDE "The Magnificent Lie," today and tomorrow; "Smart Money." Tuesday and Wednesday; "The Great Lover," Thursday and Friday. KAMEO "8mart Money." today and tomorrow; "Huckleberry Finn." Tuesday and Wednesday: "The Great Lover," Thursday and Fri-dav. KINGS "Politics." todav until Tuesday: "Pporting Blood," Wednesday until Friday.

BROADWAY "8mart Money." today until Tuesday: "The Oreat Lover" Wednesday and Thursday; "Huckleberry Finn," Friday. MELBA "Smart Money," today; 'Mystery Train" and "Many a Slip," tomorrow; "The Common Law," Tuesday and Wednesday; "The Oreat Lover," Thursday and Friday. PREMIER "Smart Money," today; "Reckless Hour." Monday and Tuesday: "The Great Lover." Wednesday and Thursday. WARWICK "Son of India." today and tomorrow: "Mystery Train." Tuesday and Wednesday; "Murder by the Clock." Thursday and Friday. WU.I.ARD "Smart Money." today until Tuesday: "The Oreat Lover," Wednesday until Friday.

part in pictures," he confided. "So without such an opportunity as this I would never have the chance to try It. These stage appearances are like an experimental laboratory for me. I try myself out. I find out to my own satisfaction what I can and can't do and then I start working on the motion picture producers to give me a picture role which have learned I can handle." He Jerked his long arms Into the coat of the butler's uniform snd struck a match for his clgaret.

His hands were trembling, not so much from nervous tension as from pur excitement. He was enjoyin? himself during these two weeks, and neither unseasonably hot weather, which whittled away the attendance, nor pointed questions about his career were going to hamper hla fun. "I talked my studio Into making my lost pclture, I Like Your I wanted the title changed, but the studio in turn talked me out of that lde. It was the kind of thing I thought I could do and that I en-Joyed doing. A Sophisticated Role "Now this is something different again.

It's a daring play and a sophisticated role. It not for children. I hope I've grown out of that class myself. I've been in picture eight years. Perhaps First National will not let me play such a part In a picture, and thetr Judgment on that matter would be better than mine, because after all the box office to an accurate ear to the ground.

They know more about that than I do. But I'm having the personal satisfaction of trying myself out in this kind of role, and sooner or later Sooner or later Doug Jr will maneuver himself into the chance for a try in ft legitimate stage appearance in New York. He'd trade his shirt for the opportunity right now. He has appeared on the West coast in several plays, all of them, gratifyingly successful if not outstanding hits. They include "Young Woodley." Saturday's Children." "The Youngest" and "The Man In The younger Fairbanks has grown up In many ways.

He no longer affect the artistic absence of hair cut. He is more humble and yet more self assured. He has soft-pedaled the publicity about hi poetry, his sketching and his literary endeavors. His romance with Joan Crawford has been returned to privacy, where it always belonged. He has saved his money, and In spite of the fact that he lost soma of those savings in the Ill-fated Bank of Hollywood he is fast building up) reserve thai may enable him to do as he pleosea with his career at an age when most young men are deciding what they want to do for their life work.

Thirty Screen Roles "I have played In more than 39 pictures," Doug reminded me. "And in only four or five stage plays. Not all of the pictures were good pictures. I think they are getting better and I hope I am getting better as I get more experience. But I still think that the stage training Is of the most value.

Whenever I think I'm In a rut. or about to arrive at one in pictures, I want chance to try the stage. "John Barrymore once told me I couldn't appreciate the fun of making pictures until after I had tried the hardships of the stage. He helped me get that first stage role here in Los Angelus in 'Young But I can tell Mr. Barrymore now that he can never appreciate the excitement of a stag performance until he endures th monotony of picture-making for eight years.

Anyway, I understand he Is apt tn return to the stag himself soon for a season. I almost wish he'd take me with him." An im prtttion of Edttard Robinson, Marian Marth and II. B. Werner in the irreen tertian ef Louie Weiltemkorn'e newpaper dreme, uhlth comes tn the Winter Garden on Incidentally your neighborhood.