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1 The OREGON STATESMAN, Salera. 1 Oregon, Sanay Morning; October 11, 1931 ' I i r. J : ,1 ' - J Will Rofoprjs to Eiitertam I!G FOR THE iOB' HERE FRIDAY '" ' " rr-!?:. ; :h' :i f' Douglas Fairbanks Appeal's In Picture That l is . Ahead of Times : I Douglas Fairbanks has given tbe public something new and years ahead of tbe times in "Reaching for, the Moon, bis new picture for United Artists, directed by Edmund Gould In is, who is called the most; versatile man in Hollywood. The modern comedy-drama comes to Warner Bros. Capitol Friday." j I - - Supported by a ; cast of inoted sfag and screen' personalities,- " 'several of them -stars ; In their - own Tight, Fairbanks baa pat "asidehiff-spear and Jerkin for a : collar and fountain pen." He por trays & -sensationally successful TotiflK stock" broker who cuts; a swath i both In tbe financial and Ioto markets. f As the leading feminine Inter est in his life there is Bebel Dan iels, a fit screen mate for the dynamic Doug, haying beauty, courage, and a splendid sense of drama. ' - f . ; Jack Mulhall, young star; with the experience of a veteran, is prominently cast as the star's bst friend and confidant. ;j Edward Everett Horton, ; who has enjoyed starring honors on ' both stage and screen for years, has an outstanding . comedy; part as Falrbank's valet. Others I of the "million dollar cast'' include June MacCloy, late ot Geroge i White's "Scandala," and hailed by Director Edmund Gouldlng jas notable among the new crop , ol young actresses. There' is also Laana Walters whose unusual " poise and beauty brought . her i this, her first screen prt.' Claud AHlster, as - an English J light comedy character, -Helen Jerome, Eddy and Watter walker are ail - suitably cast. -- - The story of "Reaching for the Moon' is set in present-day New " York, ; or rather, , it anticipates the architecture, fashions - and ' speech of two years hence. I Sky ' scrappers, pent-houses, a palatial ocean liner . and ' fashionable haunts abroad provide tbe back ' grounds. '.: - " ! This does not imply a fantastic riot of - Queer shapes and decor cations. Modernistic furniture aid appropriate settings in the best manner, beautiful and harmon ious, hare been designed and cre ated by Edmund Goulding and William Cameron Menzles, the supervising art director. The smart, ultra effect is exactly suited to the theme and the temps ef the picture. . I I -The gowns and extreme habili ments worn by Miss Daniels and tbe scores of hand picked beau ties In the cast will Teres I jwhat the fashion erase "... will be the year after neTit. ''' "1 . - Fairbanks is back in modern clothes for the. first time in ten years. Laughter is tbe prime in gredient of the picture. As a stock broker busy making millions, Fairbanks has never had time to woo a girl. But when he , meets Bebe Daniels, who plays! a society ariatrix. he forgets 11 about money) and pursues her across the ocean finding out! mild way that she is engaged to a titled Englishman. This doesn't stop him. Horton. playing tbe valet, recently in the service of a naughty Grand Duke, instructs ' Fairbanks! in the art of 'making love, and the comedy becomes uproarioss. -i '. ! - I - Edmuad Goulding, who direct ed tbe Joseph . M. Schenck pres entation, is the author of Gloria Swanson's "The Trespa?ser,t and The Devil's Holiday." . The story of "Reaching for the - Moon" was tailored to Fairbanks 'measure and is composed of the newest of the new in smartness and sophistication. MM BOLD WILL HT The distinction of being one of the thre leading ladies ot - the late John Drew who -are still active in the American theatre belongs , to Mary Boland, who makes aer talkie debut in "Se crets of a Secretary," the parja .isount feature at Warrter Bros. Capitol Wednesday. v I : . Biine Borke and Isabel Irving . are -the fother two. stage, stars -who are still carrying ' on.' i- i. Miss Boland has been in the movies before-but "Secrets 6f a Secretary" is her first talkie. She 'closed a very successful stage season in ,The Vinegar .Tree popular Broadway comedy, prior to Joining the cast in support of -Claudette Colbert in "Secrets of a Secretary at the Paramount Mew Terk studios. i , Gloria Swansoh . i In 'Indiscreet , ' Is Coming Soon Glorlal Swanson has an appeal ing role as "Jerry Trent," the modern miss in her latest United Artists p 1 e t u; t . hdisereet," which; comes to Warner- Bros. El slnora theater Wednesday., As a younj? woman who has xery defln lt ideas on now to treat men, ; Miss- Swanson puts her . modern ideaa to work, and the result pro vides numerous dramatic situa tions that reach a climax when her fiance discovers her In a com 'promising position; with a former admirer whom she 1 trying to prevent from marrying her sister. ' "Indiscreet" is an original story written for the star by Da Syhra. Brown and Henderson, the trio f famoaa song- writers, was also re the producers of the film. - mm ; ; , ' 4'7 - Do yo need an introduction? f lines as some one gained j their appearance in "FarHon i and Saturday show at the 'p - fid here, ladies and gentlemen, is the ultra-smart "Doug And Fairbanks and he has with him his assistant, Bebe Dan--iels in the very sophisticated play - "Reaching for the Moon," which win bejhe feature for Friday and Saturday at the Capitol. "As Young as Will Elsinore i Tom Sawyer is net the only suitor who won his sweetheart by performing acrobatic feats for her benefit. In a similar way Will Rogers won the heart of Betty Blake, now known as Mrs. Rogers, and sometimes referred to as the real reason for Will being the world's beat-known comedian, author, screen star, after-dinner speaker, wit, newspaper columnist, .and unofficial diplomat, ; " ? . ? The 'story ojt their courtship, until now" concealed from the world, came out during the film ing of 'Touni.As Too. reel," Rogers' latest starring: Fox pic tnre which will be shown at War ner Bros. Elsinore theatre be ginning today. I Frank Borsa ;e, diretor ot the picture, was having dinner at the Rogers' ranch, as has been Us frequent utom sines he started direction of Rogers in bis first Fo production, "They Had To See Paris.' ! "You - know." Frank said to Mrs. Rogers,. "I dont believe Will could sb Iter to see anyone in the world outdo hln at something he wanted very mi chto do tor him self. "Yes, that's very like him," Mrs. Rogers an swered. "The best example I can r jcall of his origin ality in besting' competitors was shortly after w become acquaint ed. . Every, young fellow I kpifv could ride a horse, and most i them were : ex; erts- at difficult iTE-2MCO I is on the! air: TONITE! ' fearurittg: " " j 7fTeKOComphoyOrcheit - f tnv sKS9Bft sw svufpswwf'' Lavref Nemcfsh: . Owrlei Beouchomn .Tenor BHtmor Trio I 1 ; Sunday Evening P.M. i .... , ,. CCLUHDIA IN E T W O R K j fca! .tea worn. f..w-. rcn r 1 1 r- -, SlA r . LaBrel and Hardy in comedy j an impression of them from: USj which will be the Friday Elsinore. i You Feel" Rbsrers to Theatre Today feats of horsemanship. Will,' of course was thje best of them all: but he realized that to show oft on a horse wbuldnt mean much to me. So he' chose a bicycle. - "They werej just gaining pop ularity! then, land the mere fact that anyone could ride one was considered ; an - achievement. I knew that Will had purchased one. but I didn't reaUse why " never showed! himself in public riding it...-, I UJ . . . '"Then one day he came riding by my house. as proud . as he could be, grinning from ear to ear.' , All of a sudden he stood tip on the seat and went coasting by without touching: j the handle bars. ;!';- "":! "He j. kept riding j back and forth, each iime with a new stunt, as msch as to say: 'Keep year eyes opes., Betty Blake, and 111 show you bow good this Rog ers feller really is. "To top hiswho!e performance, the last trip by he threw his hat on the ground. With his rope twirling- he , came down on the hat at top speed and roped It just as easily as he would ! have roped a calf from a horse."! In "Young As You Feel" Will again. demonstrates that he is not to be outdonev When, as Lemuel Morehouse, rich and old-fogyisb meat packer, his two- sons show a preference to rounds of sport and society, over the routine of busi ness he decides to make business men out of them by beating them at their own game, i ' r : JEAN WARREN HYMER. jThe comedy team that split your sides in "Up the River. That platinum blonde -who in creased your pulse . beat in MHeU's Angels." nipDAY - MONDAY - TVKSDAY A Heme-Ownetl T 7 '!fti'f' r-t s- . Mi .sC: f it v.f S2 ' C$ r&mmZ , A Another little glimpse of the versatile Will Rogers, this time in "The Connecticut Yankee, which wiU be' the Friday and Saturday picture at the "Grand. 1 if'-. 1 v W r. Here is Norma Shearer and . James Gleason in "A Free Sony, feature for the Hol lywood Wednesday and Thursday. Ij With the aid of Fifi Dorsay, who played with him in 'They Had to See Paris," he steps out, and his stepping proves so fast that his sons are soon gasping. Donald Dillaway and Terrance Ray impersonate the two sons. Lucien Littlefleld has a featured role with Lucile Brown, Rosalie Roy, Brandon Hurst and C. Henry Gordon in the cast of the pic ture, which is the screen version of George Ade's noted play, "Father And the Boys." " . Board . By OLIVE M. DOAK WARNER BROS. ELSlNORE Today WUI Rogers in "As Young as Yon FeeL" Wednesday Gloria Swanson in "Indiscreet," - ' Friday Laurel and Hardy in "Pardon U.. "WARNER BROS. CAPITOL Today Riciard Barthelmess in "The Last Flight." Wednesday Claudette Col- bert in Secrets of a Sec retary." Friday "Doug" Fairbanks and Bebe 'Daniels in "Reaching for the Moon." HOLLYWOOD Today Clara Kimball Young In "Mother; and Son." Wednesday Norma Shearer . in "A Free Soul." 'Friday Lloyd Hughes in "Ships of Hate." ' THE GRAND ; Today Spencer Tracy in "Goldie." Wednesday Dorothy Lee in "Laugh and Get Rich." Friday Will Rogers In "Connecticut Yankee." ! ft -Pi I Ja The Gall SPENCER TRACY f HARUDW .Theatre Here he is, Will Rogers in "Y o u n g As You Feel i whkh will be the feature at Warner Bros. Elsinore ttoday. ' E IS AT HOLLYWOOD Aversion for Doughnuts is Eccentricity of Star, Clara K. Young Although Clara Kimball Young, star of "Mother and Son" showing for the first time la Sa lem today at the Hollywood, or dinarily is a rery easy star to han dle, workmen at the Monogram Hollywood studios were requested to keep all doughnuts out of sight during the filming of the feature production. Miss Young's aversion to dough nuts 'came as the result ot a sad experience during the war when she was making a personal ' ap pearance in St. Louis, Mo. She kindly consented to assist the Salvation Army in the sale ot doughnuts, the proceeds of which were to go to a patriotic fund. Doughtnnts were .'selling brisk ly at five cents each, when- Miss Young absentmindedly took a bite out of one of them.:- "I'll give BO cents for that one,? shouted one of the purchasers, and during the rest of the afternoon Miss Young was forced to take bites out of doughnuts in order to swell the charity fund. "I was so heavy they almost had to take me away in a truck after that horrible afternon," de clared Miss Young. MOTH MSN Home of tbe 25c Talkies A HOME-OWNED THEATRE I TODAY, MONDAY xS42sm. 'S. Fnnrrnti T1-. it I- ' ttnvz, - 1 . : Also Charley Chase Comedj "One' of the ' Smiths,1 Rerievv, and ? - mi mm Mays fin 1 M 'I ffc - I Richard Barthelmess, as good looking as ever I in The Last Flight to be featured at Warner Bros. Capitol to day. :.-! - J - : S AT EA 1T0L TODAY "The ! Last Flight,' the ' First National production starring .Richard Barthlemess at Warner Bros. Capitol! theatre today, pro vides the personable- star with his most dramatic rale. He is an ex-flier, after the World War, who with four bud dies! and a Icively girl whom the five! adopt is trying to find action as iexciting sis soldiering. The thrilling, story is by John Monk baunders who also did the story for the last Barthelmess success, "The Finger points." STEWART WARNER '1 Many splendid new models at the lowest prices quoted fa radio history. Lcc tm deflroascraca, , - Geo. E. Allcn Hardware, Machinery, Plumb ing, Paint j ; 23 N. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon and TUESDAY - i. 4 M U vTv;rrv:rrt - VS:iW-v BAR HELMES IT j N v. to The NEW RADIO J 1 1 miEisi FICULT 11 "Connecticut lYInkee" Wi! Be at Gran Theatre Beginninp Friday i Will Rogers, ope f the friend lived, wil nest men wno eve taJE to anyone on ny subject- but he is - the lea interviewed celebrity in the wo d Many newspaper en and wom4 en. who have attempted the dlffi4 cult assignment tf trying to get Rogers to . talk to publication nave departed, r "Jtojgers won't , tak marking that because he'd. rather save his wlsetiracks for hi,1 own writings,, . I f - . ' Asked point bl&nti if that were the reason, Rogers. filth tongue in cheek, siys, 'Marbej' . I y .- - i ; i co reai reason, inowever, mis famous icomedian-htimorist shies from an interviewer! like a borsel . . .1 :i j . , , . i iiu m sieam snore is his innate modesty. ..-ill - if One of hia greats t fears since becoming a i talkin picture star has been that! he frl be presented to tne public as att actor whet actor whet brags about bis wojfk. For that one! reason. Will bfiists on cen- soring all advertising; copy that exploits, his pictured; It I That Rogers la net hard to in-f terriew, once! a rf pester gains his" confidence and getj; him talking on subjects he likel: was demon- strated -recently 1y mill Oliver of the Los Angeles IHerald. who wrote one of the iyinMst interviewa ever printed. Olvelfs Impressloif of Rogers after talking to him fo? several hours, isiinlerestlng. Ha said: i. -i( j r "He-is ' the niostSj unassuming mans I hare evejp ijet in Holly wood. He is! as unadorned as bis printed words. He tlks with sim ft f l i j' fEMV; uriUu FIFI DORSff Chic Sal ''Comedy News Latest VITAHONE I6WIL ROGERS V ) I v txpassi1 . - p.' i , '.SSf' li " ! il 11 II . I - . tt ;,' STARTfS TODAY! HERE'S TO NIKKI AND BOY FRIEND, With . Reckless a- J adyenture! f(i ; ff .Beautiful j N f.s j ' fancies! He i'""' ' -it'iZ '-" would end. V V l He didn't sji ' k i j , . -!" jireturns witd hi old fire and! I ' h' ?. T0 j1" , j DAYlD MANNERS JOHJN MACK HELEN CHANDLER pie one-syllablji-honesty, in a low, slow voice, ton feel as though yoa were talkiag over the fence with a farmer resting his plow at tbe end of the field. Chatting about nothing outside , of the weather, crops and market condi tions, like a fiash a bit of wise hnmor comes oyt. You get to lik ing him more and more. ! "If he wanted to turn crooked. WiHTlogars coiild sell gold brtcks. subways. Elks i buildings and th whole kit and fabopdle.- Abe Lin coln must "havs had that simple, honest, humorous air, too." . Will Rogers'ilatest starring pic- ture.the Fox production of Mark Twain's "A Colanecticut Yankee." will be seen and heard; at the Grand theatre,Friday. EY illSETO CELEBRATE EVEfiT Near to a million youngsters In Mickey. 'Mouse Iciubs 1n theatre all over the w&rld will unite In celebrating the: third birhtday an niversary of the famed cartoon character Saturday, October 24. I Elaborate programs will be pre sented by talented children train ed as part of t&elr club activities, and in most f?f the theatres, a mammoth birthday cake,1 bearing three candles, will be cut and served In honoi? of Mickey. Fea tured on manylof the"screen pro grams for the celebration will bo the Mickey Jf buse film. "Th Birthday Partyi! ' Warner Bros; ' Elsinore, hom of the Salem ftickey Mouse, ac cording to Mi(tey Mouse Chief Rice, will star a big party for the Salem Mic. Plans are un der way. now fdr this affair. Contracts or 55 road and bridge projectafito cost $3,612. 258, have beenfiet by the Louisi ana highway commission. KCDM)S Starts Today One ifUtle wink and!! he drop ped a the years thai! separated 55$ him from his snna J2'- mrtA 'hen showed 'em his . r heels Has he hit - ) ' the Kish spots. - t ) i SPECIALTIES ir HER 19 V V las :-m:T. Also Ned Sparl: Cnirdy ' - News" , 1 . BROWN "Vttnphoae i Short ft' t i