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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salera. 1 Oregon, Sanay Morning; October 11, 1931
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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
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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. -
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an introduction?
f lines as
some one gained
j their
appearance in "FarHon
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Saturday
show at the
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fid here, ladies and gentlemen, is the ultra-smart "Doug
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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
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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
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LaBrel and Hardy in comedy j
an impression of them from:
USj which will be the Friday
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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 . .
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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
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jThe comedy team that split
your sides in "Up the River.
That platinum blonde -who in
creased your pulse . beat in
MHeU's Angels."
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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
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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." " .
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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." !
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Here he is, Will Rogers in
"Y o u n g As You Feel
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at Warner Bros. Elsinore
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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.
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Last Flight to be featured
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"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."
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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 -
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the reason, Rogers. filth tongue in
cheek, siys, 'Marbej' . I y .- - i
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famous icomedian-htimorist shies
from an interviewer! like a borsel
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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
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mans I hare evejp ijet in Holly
wood. He is! as unadorned as bis
printed words. He tlks with sim
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HERE'S TO NIKKI AND
BOY FRIEND,
With .
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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.
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thai! separated
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