ANOTHER HAROLD BELL WRIGHT STORY IN FILMS
New Ibanez
Film Here
This Week
“Re-Creation of Brian Kenl*’
at Kialto All Work; Au
thor Supervised Pro
duction in Person.
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“Argentine Love” Thrills
The ptcturlzat inn of a well-known
novel and an original screen story
form th* major portion of th# pro
grams at th# two leading motion pic
ture houses for the week.
Harold BeJ} Wright’s widely-read
novel, "The0 Re-Creation of Brian
Kefit," will Interest Rialto theater pa
trons, and lhanez' "Argentine Txive”
will delight audiences at the Strand.
Hhr many years Wright refused to
permit hla books lo he made Into mo
tion pictures* hut Pol Resser, presi
dent of Principal Pictures, changed
Wflght's decision hy agreeing to
trh-nsfer the novels to the screen Just
as "they were written. a
Hiwr traveled out to the author’s
ranch In the heart of the wjld end
colorful country rear Tucson, Arlz.,
add convinced Wright that the vast
motton picture publio was comprised
of many mors than the enthusiastic
number of followers Wright pos
sesses. lie pointed out to the author
that by means of th# screen hts books
could be conveyed to additional mil
lion*.
Wright Supervisor.
A stipulation was reached between
th* producer and the author that
Wright ahould personally supervlae
each and every one of hla productions
mad* by the company, from the
scenario script to the final editing of
the completed product. The contract
was made two years ago and since
thtftllms Wright has suspended work
on-flocks not yet In the hands of pub
lishers. to lend a guiding hand In fllm
Ingf bis stories. The first of these was
“When a Man's a Man." It was fol
lowed by "The Mine With the Iron
Beor," and the latest Is "The Re Cre
ation of Brlant Kent.” Much time
was spent by the producer and an
ther In selecting artists who would
'yftlfy. both in appearance and char
acter, the Individuals upon whom the
story la based.
Mary Carr, known aa "the mother
of the screen,” essays the role of
that Intensely lovable gentlewoman,
Auntie Sue; Brian Kent, whose re
creation Is effected by Auntie Sue,
Is^fila.ved In the screen version by
Kenneth Harlan. Helen* Chadwick
us.Bett.v Zoe, Zazu Pitts as .Tudy and
Rdsemary Theby as Mrs. Kent are
th* principal characters.
Hood Ibanez Story.
“Argentine Rove." at the Strand
for the week, has been described as
an “Ibanez story with a perfect
cast." The story was written direct
ly -for motion pictures by the great
est of all Spanish novelists. Vicente
Blasco Ibanez, author of "The Pour
Horsemen." "Blood and Rand,” 'Ene
mies of Women," etc.
Everything about, the picture Is
Swinish, and how could on* start off
better than by th# aetefctlon of Bebe
Haniels and Ricardo Cortez for the
prliicipal raJes? Park haired, dark
»y»d Bebe play* a lovely Rpanlsh j
senprlta.
4j>rtez, within the last few months,'
hah risen to an enviable position
siifong the screen'* younger leading
loss. His role In this latest picture
Is ^ne of his own nationality, that of
a flaring South American. Jsmes
KMnle. recently seen In the Broad
wSk stage hit, "The Best People,"
looks every Inch the character he
portrays, that of an American engt
near.
Ijtrrnld Roll Wright
'Novel in Films to Re
ot Rialto All tf erk
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A beautiful story of a man made
Kijjat by love Is unfolded In the screen
vafsidn of Harold Bell Wright's book,
"The Recreation of Brian Kent,"
abiding this week at the Rialto thea
tef, Those who have read the story
wifi agree that It furnishes wonderful
screen material, and In the fllm the
characters are so true to life that It
eesms as if they had stepped out of
the pages of the book.
The role of Brian Kent Is taken by
Kenneth Harlan. Kent Is a good man
at Tieart from tha start of his career.
Hji ambitions to writs ars not appre
ciated by ths fun living wife, Martha,
r|ri Is portrayed by Rosemary Theby.
In order to satisfy her cravings
Kent steals a small sum of money
frpm the bank In which he Is em
ployed. Fear of his detection and the
shams of his weakness causes Brian
to^flee. With suicidal Intent he em
barks In a small boat and drifts
through ths darkness of ths night
(Idjjvn a river In the Ozark country of
AWexourl,
;l'ate decree# that the boat awlrl
Info a current leading away from car
tain death in foaming rapids to a
< aJm bay. Hers Brian Is found the
nsikt day by Judy, a mountain girl,
deformed by a beating she received in
her Infancy by a fiendish father.
prompted by this wonderful
wprnana philosophy that the river
with its currents Is symbolic of life,
Brjan Is Inspired to wrl'e a book. In
oijier to have It transcribed for prop
cp,'presentation to the publishers, re
soOrceful Auntie Sue, a kindly old
woman, hires a stenographer.
Kent falls In leva with the girl,
whom he marries after tha death ot
hlf first wife. He Is cleared of his
rrtme at the bank and begins life
s new. The fllm has a splendid sup ]
P«(filng cast.
BHQHBDimODD THEATERS
GRAND.HMh and Rinnay
Milton Sill* and Viola Dana
In "A* Men Daalroa"
Comedy, "THa Cat’a Meow." Naw*
POUI.RVARD • - 33d and Leavenworth
l>orl* Kenyon and Lloyd Hughe* la
"If I Marry Again." Comedy
HAMILTON .... 40th and Hamilton
Patey Ruth Millar la "Fool* In the
Dark." Alta "Daya nf Danlal Boon*"
^Movies I
IpitTs and
•J in a scene trom ‘The Re-Creation of Brixrx Kent vA
AT THE RIALTO
. CRe.be Pam eh, James J[ennte and Jfrcardo Cortez
in Argentine Love’AT the STRAND
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“Argentine LoveNew
Ibanez Romance, Comes
to Strand for Week
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The newest romance by Vicente
Vicente Blnsco lhanez, ‘'Argentine
Bovs," a Paramount picture produced
by Allan Dwan, with Bebe Paniels
and Ricardo Cortez In the leading
roles, comes to the Strand for the
week.
The story, ss the title Indicates, Is
a South American love drama, rich
in color and teeming with a fast
moving action. Miss Daniels has the
role of Consuelo Garcia, a young
Spanish girl who flouts sll the old,
time-worn customs and traditions of
her race and manages the affairs of
her heart to suit herself.
It Is the custom In the Argentine
for the parents to pick the life mate.
But not so for Consuelo. She has
been to the United States, and ac
quired, among other things, a. fiance—
a young American engineer, who ac
companies her to the Argentine. The
girl's parents are furious, and when
Juan Martin, the financial king of
the little town of Alcorta, cornea to
claim his bride there Is the "dickens"
to pay. Consuelo simply will have
none of him, and tells him so. Cor
tez, of course, has the role of the hot
blooded Spanish lover. James Rennie,
heading a strong supporting cast, Is
Sears, the American.
“EXTRA’S” BIGGEST
GOWN PROBLEM
Which la the more difficult to
clothe—a "star" or sn “extra?"
"An extra," comes the answer—
with much emphasis—from no less a
personage than Mrs. Henrietta Fra
zer, wardrobe mistress for the eastern
production units of Fleet National.
“If It were not for the 'extras’ the
Job of a wardrobe mistress In the
movies would be essy," says Mis.
Fraser. “AH I have to do with a real
star is make a suggestion, show her
a new design, or take her to a good
modUite and ahow her a particularly
atrlklng gown, and the real atar
usually smiles sweetly and accepts
my selection.
Tjimbert Hlllyer Is looking for a
correspondence school that teaches
the rules and regulations of weddings
by mall. Hlllyer has Just finished
such a scene with Milton Sills and
Doris Kenyon*In "I Want My Man"
which he directed for First National.
Now he Is satisfied that a director
used to handling theme* like "The
Spoilers" hi* a lot to l«*arn about the
fine point* of society wedding*.
ROBERT KANE ,
PRESENTS 3
HENRY
KING’S
a ALICE
Paramount TERRY I!
Pictura
The htiman-inicrcsl love
drama of a girl v>ho shoul
dered ihe responsibly for
her wcal(cr sister’s folly
Next Saturday |
4 NEW PICTURES
AT SAME TIME
Four picture* will be In production
simultaneously by First National'*
eastern units with the starting thl»
week of "The Half Wav Girl,” and
‘The Making of O'Malley.”
This will be the high water mark
of production for the Karl Hudson
unit* which were brought east from
Hollywood last fall.
The last phase* of preparation for
the two new picture* began Monday
with the announcement by Hudson
that he had engaged Webster Camp
bell to direct ‘'The Half-Way Girl,”
and haa assigned Dorothy Markatll to
play a co featuring role with Milton
Sills In "The Making of O’Malley.'*
It Is expected that tha last ef the
Interiors for “Chlckle'’ will be com
pleted next week at the Cosmopolitan
studios, which First National leased a
few weeks ago to amplllfy Its eastern
production "program. The company
then mdves to Miami, Fla., for ex
teriors.
No actress Is too old to break Into
motion pictures, according to Kate
Mayhew, who Is over 70 and who
plays a housekeeper role In William
de Mille’s Paramount production of
"Men and Women.’’ Miss Mayhew
has been on the stage for about 60
years and recently made her debut In
picture.
10 COMMANDMENTS
HAS LENGTHY RUN
With the clone of the Broadway en
ragement of "The Ten Command
ments" at the^frlterlon theater last
week after a run of (12 weeks all rec
ords sine# motion pictures were In
vented went by tha board.
At the end of Its *M>th sho'irln* at
tha Criterion theater this picture
dwarfs all other Ion* rune. "The
Covered Wajfon" played at thta same
theater for 4> weeks, which was the
previous Ion* run for a motion pic
ture. "The Birth of a Nation" played
on Broadway 44 weeks, which was
the Ion* run record previous to "The
Covered Wagon.” "Way Down East”
held up for 40 weeks.
Ruby Ivifayette, SO, who appears
In the Ince First National picture,
“Idle Tongues,” Is blessed with good
eyesight, so the klelgs do not bother
her at all. "My eyesight end appe
tite never fall me.” she proudly pro
claims. Moreover, she Is not the
least bit temperamental, although
once a stage star of renow n.
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Ends Friday Ends Friday
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Love' i
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BEBE DANIELS i
AND
j RICARDO CORTEZ |
A romantic love tale of a
modern Spanish beauty who
picked an American sweet
heart and stirred the fire of
her scheming Spanish lover.
■ Told only as Ibanez, master
of romance, knows how.
Produced in gorgeous, color
ful setting.
j Additional Unit* of Entertainment, If
Strand Orchestra
Sutton Directing
Helen Hoagland
At the Organ
Newspaper Fun
Cross Word Puzzles
For tho Loughs,
“Love Mania”
I Si
I--ON THE STAGE
* Thompson-Belden’s
SPRING
STYLE REVUE
All the Latest Creations Displayed on
BEAUTIFUL LIVING MODELS
In Connection With
OMAHA’S FAVORITES
RANDALL’S ROYAL
FONTENELLE
ORCHESTRA
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HELLO. HOLLYWOOD
IS RIALTO COMEDY
I.lge Conley will supply the comedy
portion of this week's bill at the Rial
to theater in "Hello Hollywood ”
The comedy has to do with a star
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and has many comical experiences In
a motion picture sludlo. In some of
tb# scenes two of the well-known com
edy actors who are seen at til# Rial
to, I,ee Moran and Lloyd Hamilton,
are Included In one of the funniest epi
sodes In the comedy being between
I.ige Conley and Lloyd Hamilton.
"Adventure." featuring Raymond
Hatton, has been completed by Victor
Fleming, and "The Air Mall," by Irvin
Willat.
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50 LONG-HAIRED
BEAUTIES FOUND
Fifty beautiful women with long
hair have been found In Hollywood
lyr A1 MaoQuerrle, director for Hong
las Fairbanks.
The reason longhaired glrte were
wanted Instead of the short hatred
ones Is that bobbed hair was “not In
The cards'’ In the days when Hon Q
stood Madrid on IIs ear. This wee
shortly before Mars set the stage for
the civil war. Not only did the
women of that period wear long hslr.
In Spain their tresses were raven
black. So the problem of the Fair
banks company was not only to get
long haired women but to find thoee
whose locks were black.
_STARTS_
Saturday
James Anna Q.
Kirkwood Nilsson
A story of love and sacrifice developed along
brand new lines, and told amid thrilling
fights, raging floods, rousing rescues and
other big scenes.
-ON THE STAGE -v
ELSIE MYERSON’S
GIRL BAND I
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