Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume], July 08, 1937, SECTION B, Page 6, Image 14

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NEXT WEEK AT ROANOKE RAPflDS THEATRES |
WALLACE BEERY &
WARNER BAXTER IN
FILM AT IMPERIAL
Vaudeville And
Fight Pictures
Round Out Week
The Imperial, Roanoke Rapids'
p o p u 1 a r uptown movie-house,
which has been closed for the past
week, for repairs, opens officially
Saturday, of this week with Victor
.Moore and Helen Broderick in the
new feature-length comedy, “Meet
the Missus.”
Judging from their excellent pro
grom for next week, you will no
doubt agree that the imposing list
of shows and attractions were'well
worth waiting a week for, because
they present one of the best-bal
anced bills to be shown at a Roa
noke Rapids house for several
weeks, climaxed with vaudeville
Wednesday, and the Braddock Lou
is fight pictures, blow-by-blow,
round-by-round, in . ound and slow
motion, on Thursday-Friday, in ad
dition to the regular feature pic
ture.
* * * * * *
The first of the week brings
Wallace Beery and Warner Baxter
co-starred in the thrilling adven
ture picture, “Slave Ship,” to be
shown Monday-Tuesday, with E
lizabeth Allan and Mickey Rooney
in the supporting cast.
In the most colorful role of his
career, Warner Baxter plays Cap
tain Jim Lovett, romantic scourge
of two seas, who defies the navies
of the world, is betrayed by a ship
mate, and fights at last for love in
the greatest sea adventure of them
all.
Wallace Beery, whose long list of
shipboard roles reads like a veri
table history of the salt-water cin
ema, sinks his teeth into a meaty
role that presents him as the vil
, lainous mate of the slaver—big
fisted, bull-headed, genial, and
treacherous to his dying breath,
one minute a roaring beast, the
next, a gentle child; friend and foe
alike to the captain he serves—
and betrays.
“Slave Ship” traces the tempes
tuous career of a swift bark en
gaged in the slave trade, and its
courageous captain, Warner Bax
ter, who planned to retire from
“blackbirding” to settle down to a
new life with his young bride, E
lizabeth Allan.
As they sail on Baxter’s boat on
the honeymoon cruise which is to
mark the end of its days as a
slaver, they find that they have
been betrayed by the mate, Wal
lace Beery, and the crew, avid for
more slaving profits. The honey
moon cruise is turned into a voy
age in which they are continually
brought face to face with danger
and death.
Sought by the navies of every
nation, and torn by mutiny aboard,
the slave ship sails on through ad
ventures on the high seas and a
long the African coast, and it is a
dramatic climax which clears the
future for the captive couple and
sends the ill-fated slaver to its om
inous destiny.
A hilarious story of a wife who
believes in astrology and whose be
lief is so consistent that she agrees
to divorce even though she does
not want it, serves as the plot for
"Hotel Haywire," which will be
shown next Wednesday at the Im
perial. The wife role is ably han
dled by Spring Byington, who al
lows astrologer Leo Carrillo to tell
her what to do, even to the extent
of making her husband, Lynne O
verman, jealous and feeding him
improperly enough to cause indi
gestion.
Mary Carlisle carries the leading
feminine romantic role with John
Patterson in the leading male ro
mantic role.
Overman plays the part of a
BEERY STAR
SLAVE SHIP
WALLACE BEERY
Genial, big-fisted Wallace Beery
(above) co-starred with Warner
Baxter in “Slave Ship," Monday
Tuesday attraction at the Imperial
next week, has his moments of vil
lainy as the mutinous first mate on
the last slaver’s last desperate voy
age.
dentist, somewhat balmy, and will
perhaps prove to be better in this
film than any he has played in be
fore. Also included in the cast are
Benny Baker, Collette Lyons,
Chester Canklin, Proter Hall and
many other famed screen person
alities.
Featured on the stage along with
“Hotel Haywire” will be the “Mu
sic Hall Varieties,” which is re
viewed elsewhere on this page.
„ ******
Robert Wilcox and Judith Bar
rett, co-starred in "Armored Car,”
will be brought to their many fans
next Thursday-Friday at the Im
perial, in a thrilling picture high
lighted by Irving Pichel’s perform
ance as the master mind, who finds
solace in organ music. Cesar Ro
mero is effective as Pichel’s chief
aide. Pichel and his gang blast an
armored car off a road. Bill Laun
digan, substituting for Wilcox, who
is in love with Judith Barrett, is
one of the guards killed. Wilcox,
is paroled convict and is "sus
pected” of tipping off the gang
that dynamited the machine. He
gains the confidence of Pichel and
learns the gangsters are planning
to dynamite a bridge, over which
one of the bank transport autos
must pass. He eludes Pichel’s men
and races alongside the armored
car to save it from destruction.
Pichel and Romero escape in the
gunfighjt with the police and
guards, and later Pichel kills Ro
mero in a quarrel. The climax
will prove to be of much interest to
all who see this picture. Also in
cluded in the cast are David Oliver,
Bill Lundigan, Tony Hughes, Tom
Kennedy, and many others.
Along with this film will be
shown the Braddock-Louis fight,
elsewhere mentioned on this page.
% $ H« * * *
"California Straight Ahead”, fea
turing John Wayne and lovely
Louise Latimer in a cast that in
cludes such players as Robert Mc
Wade, Theodore von Eltz, Tully
Marshall, Emerson Treacy, and Le
roy Mason will be shown to the
patrons of the Imperial next Satur
day.
It is a story of two men, one
played by John Wayne and the
other by Theodore von Eltz, who
are rivals from almost their first
meeting, the rivalry building to a
terrific, almost single-handed bat
tle for dominance in the transpor
tation world, with the love of a girl
also at stake. All in the cast turn
in good performances and will
prove to be good entertainment
for all who see it.
Surprise Shower
Miss Catherine Newton, who has
been the recipient of many cour
tesies since the announcement of
her engagament, was a special
hoonred guest on Tuesday evening
when Mrs. John M. Sherrod enter
tained the members of her bridge
club and a few extra guests in En
field.
The home on "Sherrod Heights”,
where the party was held from
eight thirty till eleven, was beau
tifully decorated in bowls of blue
hydrangea and other flowers in ar
tistic arrangement.
Miss Annie Mae Sherrod won a
IMPERIAL
THURSDAY - FRIDAY
JULY 15th and 16th
Exclusive Official
Motion Pictures In
Slow Motion & Sound i
HEAVY-WEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP
JOE LOUIS and
JIM BRAODOCK
8 ROUNDS OF
THRILLING ACTION
SEE THE KNOCKOUT BLOW
MARX BROS.
LEAD LADY
Maureen O’Sullivan v
Beautiful, vivacious Maureen O'
Sullivan is the leading lady in the
latest Marx Brothers Comedy, “A
Day at the Races,” which will be
shown at the Peoples next Wed
nesday-Thursday. Appearing op
posite Miss O’Sullivan in roman
tic lead is Allan Jones. The com
edy is said to be the most hilarious
yet made by the Marx Bros. team.
pair of lovely blue vases for hav
ing made high score in the five
progressions of contract. Miss New
ton received a large package fn
which was a-surprise “shower” of
dainty handkerchiefs from the
friends present. Mrs. Shorrod pre
sented Miss Newton lingerie.
Miss Winnie Boseman, sister of
the hostess, assisted in serving a
delicious ice cream course, with
salted nuts.
Those present were Miss Cath
erine Newton, Miss Annie Mae
Sherrod, Mrs. Ernest Draughan,
Miss Margaret Newton, Mrs. Hugh
Sherrod, Mrs. Leonard Matthews,
Miss Nellie Bryan Newton, Miss
Mary Collins, Mrs. D. Mac Johnson,
Mrs. Theodore Harrison, Miss Win
nie Boseman, Mrs. J. B. Britt amt
Mrs. A. C. Nichols, Jr.
Miss Virginia Taylor visited
friends in Washington, N. C. last
week.
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Next Week at the
ROYAL
THEATRE
DIAL R-394
PROGRAM FOR WEEK
JULY 12, 1937
Admission
Matinee
& Night
MONDAY-TUESDAY
Patsy Kelly-Robert Armstrong
NOBODY’S BABY
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
• Harry Carey-Edwina Booth
TRADER HORN
FRIDA Y-SATURDAY
Dick Foran
Treachery Rides
The Range
Added: The Painted Stallion
IMPERIAL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14th
MUSIC HALL
VARIETIES
A Dashing, 17
People Revue
featuring
GIRLS
GIRLS
GIRLS
I and a group of head
line, versatile artists
including
The Missing Bros.'
CREWE & SUMMERS
MILLICENT MARSH
Mickey Reynolds Orchestra
ON THE SCREEN:
"HOTEL HAYWIRE"