II.L U H T R A T K D K K A T 1 /RK S K C T IO N
bie aiel primitive fasliam
tion of the radio see very eWecpvetf
For tilts lie is sew ten fed to Uie con­ and beautifully Interspersed through­
vict labor gang. A year goes by. and out the picture.
the levee which protects Uie lowlands
'H allelujah." Uie
firs* all Negro
from the fury of Uie river U In dari- dramatic Dim ever made, and p ro­
; gar
Zeke and his gang go to work duced by M etro-Doldwyn-Mayer
Is
■ t> save a Uireatened portion of the fertatn to please as one of Uie best
dyke
At night, chained together, ; things ever slwnvn on the silver screen
.the conviru are engulfed
by
Uie since the inauguration of sound
ri e >.I Zeke is freed, and at the risk
IIH C
of his life returns to take hla fellow
I prisoners from Uielr ciiains
Swimming to an island, /eke. one *
more tilled with faith In himself,
¡comforts the Iruflilened refugees with
prayi-r Tlie waters cease rising.
I/mg and dusty u the way to home,
| but /eke. banjo in hand and a song
M fits llj»s. goes tenor
There he
rests his head on Mammy's breast.
Ids younger brottiers cluster about
him. Missy l i c e exchanges a smile of
tender uuderstandltc: with him Par­
son Johnson lays a hand in blessing
or his head
/eke has come home
I
A Brief Screen Review
j
Daniel Haynes Is starred
He Is a
flnlstied dramatic actor and jerssesses
a clear and pleasing baritone voice.
Nina M a" McKinney Is co-starred
She la charming In Uie coquettish
role of Chick. She Is sincere, spark­
ling. and succeeds in developing tlie
fullest possibilities of every scene In
Uie later serious moments of the play
site Is equ-lly as natural and con­
vincing as site Is In the vivacious
earlier scenes
Kverrtt M cOarrity,
though given
only a small |»art. dors as fine work
us has been seen In a short bit on
Uie screen. T h e scene In which he
saves fits broUier and is accidentally
sliot. Is an intensely dramatic one
T h e members oi
Uie supporting
cast are exceedingly able The types
are splendidly true to life and well
acted
T lie story, by Wanda Tuchock. Is
UiteresUng and comjjelhng Southern
plantation scenes give a ver, uvid
picture o f the Houtii and King C ot­
ton Defects are not easily found in
the direction of King Vidor, and.
though he lias commanded many ex­
traordinary screen stones, "H allelu­
jah'' will rank among his master
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Waller Tail
aw i » im xir jtmrt n u n h i i m
UiiarKd bj King Vldnr
Krfini•« by Wanda TVrhork
Treatment bf m-liaij n.liayrr
IMaliigue by KiiiMim Hi demit
lMioi«»* r a
bf OorduO AvU
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Kltin Kdlt<»r Hugh Wynn
HIT1X iKY Origlual at-My (<M U>« ten'll
TH E STO RY
IIK colt.m pick.rig la nearing
its rml ut llic little .I o I iiiao II
iiliini.it ion I’.n ion Jolin.w>ii.
Mummy Jolinwm M l.. Ibso*.
ttieir ailopU'd (I uuk I i U t . ltoy the bent
loved «Ml ami the Miiallrsl bovs.
. if i n ami Ho. Inn k are wot knot hard,
singing Join Inn tlv in they near the
end oi thrir ln.it few ruvn
Only
/.eke. tlio loafer, the gnnd-fm •nolilltig
memher of tin* fumlly, picks cotton
til lin|ilia/uinl faihlon. illstrscttiig the
rent of the lamlly with tils comedy
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W M lU m F im n U h t f
In i r
g a m b lin g
p la o r
%rrnr In
M e tr o ( iroldwy n -
pieces
The Negro spirituals which have
become s » popular since the innova­
alillea
Hut. even hla kail lay cannot
long delay tile harveal, atul axin it is
.ill »t«rrd and ready to or bnmglil to
the yin.
On Uie iieut day M e and Boy net
out txyelher to .veil tlie cotton
n irou yh Hoy \ slirewilnrw lliey yet
a yi»«1 mini for their harvest hut on
h o way back from cashing the pay
up. Zeke t. enticed t>v chick, a
sensuous little yelkiw yirl.
Into a
yarning hall
A flitht starts and Hoy
who has come to seek out his older
I arother U accidentally sliot dead
?>ke returns home wltll Hoy's body
, in the wayon
All tilyht lony the Johnson's keen
.heir grief Into the niyht. /.eke tears
Ills breast In iienltent furv begging
forylvenoss. When hla father fur-
ylves him. imintlng out a cliarlot of
f i r ’ In tile nuani-Hooded sky. /.eke is
converted "
He pkelyrs himself to
aid Ills lather In the saving of souls
A year passes
A new redeemer Is
rummy to hold a revival ceremony at
a Nritro town
Cluck and Hlukum.
her s|>ortiny-man lover, recount«. tlie
rrdeenied as /.< ke They lauot him
as lie rides, like Jesus, on an avi /eke
Jumps from Ills mouj.t and cows them
wltli Ins stern faftli In the strength
of his religion
T h at night at tlie
rrvival meeting. Cluck Is the last to
l»anisli
I(
o i i d
||.
Muddy Skii:!
“ T h e y alw ays called me a tom lioy
when I w a i young, herause m y skin
was so dark and blotch y/' said the
letter of a school teacher. ‘.'But when i
got older I know they said I w as m erely
ugly. T h en I tried G old en Peacock
Bleach C rente, and I sim ply can't teli
you what a wonderful difference it hsa
made. I put it on m y face one evening
arwl in tlie morning, as if b y magic, m y
face waa whiter and clearer. In a few
days the ugliness was all gone.” A n y
drug or departm ent store will sell you
G olden Peacock Bleach Crem e. D o n 't
wait another d ay to enjoy its wonderful
results. M on ey back if you're not
satisfied.
AdW enftacock
VJ Bleach Creme
he "saved." Iiolding out stubhwmly
against /ekes plea that she Jump ott
Uie Black Diamond Kxpreas to Hell
and settle In tlie town, Kejientance
Finally she is converted, but when
she Ls alone with tlie revivalist site
tempts him and lie succumbs to her
charms
On the train, yomy away from tlie
city, /eke. who knows that Missy
Hose Ins foster sister, has loved hun.
asks her to marry him. planning to
u e her us a bulwark against Chick s
fascination. Bid Chick has secreted
herself on the trum and ayain /.eke
cannot resist hrr
They are discov­
ered together by Mammy who lashes
Cluck with a whip
A little later.
Chick touches the welt left by Mam­
my's whip with pride, as she and
/eke Jump oil the train together.
In tlie pine sawmill /eke slaves to
keep Chick III luxury. Chick how­
ever, now that she has succeeded In
winning /.eke, lias grown tired of
him and longs to return to Slickum.
When Slickum and she dually flee
together. Zcke chases alter their
horse and buckbiard on foot. T lie
buckboard is wrecked in a cyp res
swamp ami Cluck killed Then Zeke
tracks down Slickum in the depths
of tlie swamp and kills him m horn-
KAN/A/Cm -
7
* * * " * ' » « ' 'm v * * ^ ,
( J y L f I\K1 . folks. Is one of the smartest dancing
J o * teams on Broadway and in big time vaude­
ville. Dainty little Mae Brown and Garland flow*
aid, stellar dancers in ' Sun Up" at tlie l.afaycttt
Theatre .in New York
VO U 'LL
h old you r hotkey-girl ju s t a lit t le t ia h te r w h f ii
* yo u *trp o ff to th e t a n t a lis in ' t u n e « o i " S H A N G H A I
H O N E Y r iO O N " as giv en o u t by th e K a n M i C ity S to m p e r*
Y o u a in ’t h ea rd any m o re r o m a n tic o rie n ta l m u iic in a Ion |
tim e
A n d y o u 'll e n jo y "GOOD FEELIN' BLUES’ ’ b y th e
sam e m u sic m a ker*, w h ic h Is o n th e o th e r aide
H E A R T H I S RECORD TODAY!
t»raceful. beautifully dressed and. as the spotlight
plays on them, you can’t help but notice that both
have such soft, silky, lovely hair. Beautiful bair, like
that, doesn’t just happen. It is the result oi constant
care and the regular use of Wjtinc
/ ftiir Dressing
You can have hair like that
\nd
\ou will love to use Wovine It is
delightfully perfumed and bring*
hair beauty so quickly. The first jar,
pi ire 25c, will convince you. At
your druggist’* or by mail.
The
Bon» Co.,
Perfumert.
B«rnungliam. Ait
Shanghai Honeymoon
Good Feelin* Blues
• • d a r * K ha
a a a 't t a p p l r
•« dAreat.
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Kansas City Stompers
RECORDS
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