Star Witness at Rialto Promises Thrill and Heart
Warner production features Chic Sale Walter Huston and Frances Starr in a tale about a Civil War veteran turned star witness. The plot centers on a family pressured by criminals to remain silent while a kidnapping and shooting unfold. Lucien Hubbard wrote the story and dialogue, James Van Trees did photography, and William A Wellman directed.
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Star Witness
Warner
Walter Huston
Charles
Chic) Sale
Frances Starr
Rialto
Abraham Lincoln
Chic Sal
Ally Blane
Grant Mitchell
Edward J
Ralph Ince
Tom Dugan
Russell Hopton Fletcher Norton
Robert Elliott
Guy D’ennery
Mike Donlin
Noel Mantivan
Ed Deerin
Nat Pendleton
Dicky Moore
George Ernst
Chic Sale
Ran’pa Summerill
Lincoln
Gran’pa Summerill
Lucien Hubbard
James van Trees
William A. Wellman
Public Enemy
Night Nurse
Street Scene film adapts Pulitzer play of mass struggle
Samuel Goldwyn brings Street Scene to Rialto with a cast led by Estelle Taylor Sylvia Sidney and David Landau. The drama centers on the Maurrant family in a Manhattan tenement with neighbors gossiping and a tragic confrontation between a drunken husband and a street singer. Rose Maurrant's romance with Sam adds to the tension as the climax erupts in gunshots and tragedy.
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Samuel Goldwyn
New York
Maurrant
David Landau
Manhattan
West Sixties
Estelle Taylor
Sankey
Russell Hopton
Rose
Sylvia Sidney
Sam
William Collier, Jr
Poe
Victor
East Side
Sylvia Lidy
Rose Maurrant
William Collier
Taylor
George Humbert
Canary Helps Film Crew Create Early Morning Scene
A Fox studio unit led by Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell at Palos Verdes staged a sunrise love scene for Mere ly Mary Ann with a canary named Dick providing the birdsong. Joe Thompson released the bird from its hooded cage at dawn, and the bird’s morning aria inspired five quick takes in about 20 minutes.
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Palos Verdes
Fox
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Henry King
Mary Ann
King
Joe Thompson
Director King
Thompson
Charlie
Janet
It Is Not Always Easy Selected
A reflective passage on the challenges of apology advice and self improvement. The text contrasts facing criticism with offering forgiveness and learning from mistakes, urging thoughtful action over routine behavior.
Personal Maid at Rialto Reveals Society Life
Nancy Carroll stars as a daring personal maid in Grace Perkins novel adaptation. The film follows her romance with a self made businessman and a rich college boy amid high society drama. Monta Bell directs a witty, lively depiction of wealth and love.
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Gotham
Grace Perkins
Rialto Theater
Nancy Carroll
Pat O’brien
Gene Raymond
George Fawcett
Gary Gary
Mary Boland
Nancy
Mrs
Gary
Nan
Monta Bell
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Paramount Picture
Chic” Sale
Constance
Bennett
Rialto Foyer Grande
Sammy Berk
Rhythm Kings
Kline
Chas
Dickey Moore
Sally
Blane
Robert Elliot
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