“Crime of Dr. Forbes” Now Playing at the Fox Henry Armetta, Gloria Stuart and Robert Kent Featured in New Film-Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard Star in Stage Show. BY E. de S. MELCHER. IN "THE CRIME OF DOCTOR FORBES," now playing at the Fox, Holly wood crusades In favor of “mercy killing.” At least It almost does—and then It decides to let the subject down gently, preferring to have Its audi ence and the medical fraternity make up Its own mind about a subject Which people have been crusading for and against for years. At anv rate, the new Fox film is not the wild-eyed mystery yarn which you might expect from the title. It is a moderately somber treatise (helped immeasurably by the comic Mr. Armetta) on how a young doctor fell in love with his boss’ wife and how the boss (also a doctor) half killed himself while he was out in Arlaona. and how when he wanted to die, knowing that he didn't have long to live and suffering like biases from pain, he asked his friends to end it all by giving him one grain too much of morphine. Nobody actually does this—but the young doctor (Robert Kent) is accused of it—and this results in a court battle which is heard around the world. The solution need not be told you. But it is rather wasted since the participants are all as much scrambled up at the end as they were at the beginning. The best of the picture is Henry Armetta's antics in the court room. Mr. Armetta shines again ■ *- in a typical Armetta role May mere De muie ui him! Others in the cast include newcomer, Robert Kent, who does a satis factory Job as the doctor, and Gloria Stuart, still beautiful, but still not a finished actress. • • * • rPHE Fox stage show is given over this week to popular Ozzie Nelson s Orches A tra, to handsome Harriett Hilliard and to roll-em-ln-the-alsles Cass Dailey. Tne result is a iasi, amusing musical show In which all three star. If you sit near enough to the stage you will realise why Hollywood has grown to be so fond of Miss Hilliard SLAYER OF ELDERLY MAN GETS LIFE SENTENCE By rr.f Associated Press. BIG RAPIDS, Mich., July 4.—Less than 14 hours after he shot and killed his 69-year-old grandfather because "he had been cross to me," George Durling pleaded guilty to a murder charge and was sentenced tt> life at hard labor in Southern Michigan Prison. Circuit Judge Earl C. Pugsley pro nounced sentence after Durling. 21 year-old farmer and former C. C. C. worker, said he was ready to take his medicine, and told the court: "I feel I will face a sterner Judge when I die." Durling telephoned Sheriff Caesar Hampel at 4:30 a.m. that he had shot his grandfather, George Stimer, with a shotgun after a crop dispute. Offi cers found $6,749.34 in the elderly man’s clothing. Sheriff Hampel quoted Durling as saying he had an agreement with Stimer to work a crop on shares and offered to sell out to him for $30 ladt night, but was refused. .... mmmmL»'1 1 1 1" i Lombard-M’Murray Show Is Fine Fare for Holiday “The Princess Comes Across” Contains Many Familiar Ingredients but is Bright and Amusing. BT ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR. (irT^HE Princess Comes Across’’ represents a touch of genius in theartical \ booking for July Fourth. More fun than a firecracker, less brll I llant than a skyrocket, It is a sort ot comic plnwheel, slightly oil the axle but amusing enough to behold on a hot holiday afternoon. Those who go to the beach and miss it probably will not shed a tear. Those who stay in town and visit the Earle will find it gayer than our ovet-popu -j— ■« — A _ The ingredients of a transatlantic melodrama in in general too well known to need Identification—scoun drels, gendarmes, hero, heroine and assorted comic relief. In this in stance Miss Carole lombard is a sort of Princess Mike Romanoff, a hand some Brooklyn girl who could find no better way to fame and filmdom than to pretend to be the flower of Swedish royalty. Her friendly little imper sonation converted Into a nightmare by various blackmailers, murderers, inquisitive swains and others too scarce to mention, she eventually lands in New York, reduced to the point of crying into a microphone “Hello ma. can you hear me out there in Brooklyn?" This confessional further endears her to the heart of King Mantell, an elongated concertina player who had been making mooey eyes, attempting to protect her regal name and other wise thrusting himself into the pic ture from Southampton to Ambrose Light. In the end we find Miss Lom bard vigorously clinching with Fred MacMurray. whilst Alison Sklpworth makes bitter frlps about the two of them. Between the “all ashore that’s go in' whore” and the collapse of the great Impersonation before the microphones, Porter Hall, Douglas Dumbrille, George Barbler and William Frawley weave and bob merrily amidst threats, Broadway humor and a deluge of Miss Skipworth’s sarcasm, delivered In her best hoity-toity manner. The roman tic principals also tread some rather rugged trails, but conquer them with fine footwork and good nature. On the Earle stage this week will be found a routine acrobatic act by Prosper and Marat, Steve Evans’ ex cellent but now time-wom imitations, a smooth dance trio called Harris, Claire and Shannon, and the yipee yodelllngs of Louise Massey and her Westerners. The latter of these acts headlines the bill with several cow boy numbers and Miss Massey sings "Old Fashioned Song” as an encore. While it had nothing to do with buf falo and the plains, the final num ber was by far the best of the lot. Also a timely item for the Fourth is a short subject entitled “Song of a Nation," which tells with reverent sin cerity a legend about Francis Scott Key and the birth of "The Star Spangled Banner.” The scene is Georgetown. D. C. “HEARTS DIVIDEO” BACK FOR ANOTHER WEEK New Happy Ending Doesn't Af fect Film Which Is Notable for Three Comics. A IX decked out with a new and honey-dipped ending. "Heart* Divided” yesterday came to the Metro politan for its second week downtown. When the picture played the Earle Mias Betsy Patterson, it is reported, had a pretty rough time of it, yielding to Napoleon Bonaparte's persuasive ar guments. tossing Jerome Bonaparte over her shoulder and back to his France and riding off in a rowboat with huge glycerine tears in her eyes. (Miss Patterson's eyes, not the row boats') At the Metropolitan, how ever, a few feet of celluloid have been added, Napoleon listens to his mama like a good boy and Jerome follows his apple-dumpling back to America and all is beer and skittles, not to men tion nectar and ambrosia and love ballads in the rose garden. Whatever ending brings "Hearts Divided” to a conclusion, however, is not so important. The ending does not affect the three reasons for see ing the film. These reasons are named Charlie Ruggles. Arthur Treacher and Edward Everett Horton, as looney a trio of gallants as ever dipped three beaks into a pair of mint juleps and a milk punch. They sit on the ve randa with their beakers, they fall out of apple trees, they wage a duel with a punch bowl (its contents, that is) and they propose to Miss Betsy, but whatever they do, they’re a riot while they do it. Claude Bains is the fourth reason for seeing the film. His Napoleon is just enough to make you eager for the time Hollywood gives him the role to do in a picture based on the Em peror’s life. But through all this, Dick Powell, try as hard as he will to conceal it with his enthusiasm, still seems a bit uncomfortable under all that hair and all dressed up in those fancy clothes. He also seems a bit uncom fortable as he ardently wooes Miss Marian Davies, who meanwhile cavorts capriciously with her mouth ajar just enough to indicate the breathlessness of young love. H. M. JAPANESE AMBASSADOR NOW AT VIRGINIA BEACH By the Associated Press. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va„ July 4 — The Japanese Ambassador to the United States and Mme. Hirosi Salto, here for a two-week stay, planned to day to begin swimming lessons for their two daughters. The party arrived from Washington last night. They expect, Mme. Saito said, to spend most of the time on or in the water. The Ambassador, she said, is an enthusiastic fisherman and planned to spend much of his time angling. Their two daughters, the Misses Sa kiko and Masako Saito, are spending their first Summer at the ocean. They will try to learn to swim. WHERE TO MOTOR dfc DINE. £?ooblatott Iobge Out Georgia A re. extended, turn right at Olnew, Md. Go IV* miles to the Lodge, Where you will like to eat and like what you eat. Holiday Special, $1.25 Combination SmithflelS Bam and Chicken Dinner. Drive out and enjoy our 2-acre lawn covered with beautiful old trees. Anne Parker manasement. Phene Aahien 147-J. S* WHERE TO DINE! C O IT LlTG WOOD TEA HOUSE ' ‘ MT. VERNON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY Overlooking the Potomac NOON TO S:M Sunday Morninf Breakfast Phoiir AI»IM—A 1 „ W. RIO N DAVIES t« CMwwpeitUR-WinMr Bm HEARTS DIVIDED" PIC* F0WELL— CLAUDE RAINS Watergate Concerts "Symphonies on the Potomac" Commencing July 19th SUNDAYS. WEDNESDAYS. FRIDAYS Tleketo on aale at HOMER L. KITT CO. thr AAA. 11th A Pa. and Hit! niRTRirr viTinvti ntw nrnr. :*=ggg-- _ 1. JULY 4th and SUNDAY In addition to the beau tiful 140-mile trip on the Potomac River, you have Dlenty of time for swim ming. Ashing and picnick ing at Colonial Beach. Leave P a m., return 7:30 D.m. Adults, round trip. SI.25; children. 65c. 75 MILE AFTERNOON CRUISE jj July 4th fir Sunday TO QUANTICO On The Steamer Southport \ f 6-Hour Water Trip W* Leave 1:30 P.M. \ Return 7:30 P.M. ADULTS, 75« I CHILDREN, 35c 1 7th & Water Sts. S.W. I MOONLIGHT 1 'Trips Nightly 1 Dance to Berate Jarboea | Nlcbt Hawks. j Boat leaves 8:46. !> Returns 11:45. I Week Ntchts 60c. | Sundays and 1 Holidays. 7$c. | POTOMAC 1IV1S LINS I I 7th & Water Sts. S.W. I I Dl. 5611 / 4 ENJOY A GAY, COOL FOURTH LOEWS FOR HOLIDAY SHOWS I * I I Irlel aThJ‘.'l,ler1nt Dra^r***] and "* SW"*» Spencer Trtee ♦*<• 1 In •TURY” I ^AH Pack Up Your Lunch and BATHE AT iW4CO-VISTA ON THE MAGOTHY The Finest Place in Maryland Where No Intoixcantt Are Sold. Thru Annapolis. Balto. Bird.. 7 ml lea t# Jones sta.. turn right, follow signs. ACADEMY °' r“Sff W BBT* E. Lawrence Phillips' Theatre Beautiful Continuous From 1:00 P.M. “PRIDE OF THE MARINE S.“ With CHARLES BICKFORD and FLORENCE RICE BUCK JONES in “FOR THE _SERVICE." with FRED KOHLER._ ACUTAW CLAEENDON. VA A3H 1 UN WARNER OLAND in 'CHAR LIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS.''__ fADAIINA 11th and N. C. Aee. 8.E. LAKULINA York Air Conditioned. “LAWLESS RIDERS.'' and “FIRST A GIRL' ___ (NEW) CIRCLE Phone West 0953 i JUNE LANG and THOMAS BECK. ‘EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT " Cartoon. Comedy. DUMBARTON WIlLiam’bOYD Vn'iJ MURIEL EVANS in “CALL OP THB PRAIRIE." Plash Gordon." No. 6. Comedy.____ piidi iniij aNACOSTIA. D. C. rAlKLAWn CHARLES BICKFORD in _1 PRIDE OP THE MARINE8."__ IITTI V 8th Between P and G LI I 1IX Acousticon Equipped Last Day. Five comedy stars. CHARLES LAUGHTON. MARY BOLAND. CHARLIE RUGGLES. ZAZU PITTS ROLAND YOUNG. “RUGGLES OF RED GAP.” Also "MARCH OF THE PRESIDENTS.” a Rare Historic Panorama Irom Grover Cleveland to the Present. Sunday - IP I HAD A MILLION.” “Air Conditioned fer Healthful Comfort * DDIhirCCC ll il B St N.E. rKIIlLLdG HHIRLEY TEMPLE i:i • CAPTAIN JANUARY." ANN SOTHER-* in "YOU MAY BE NEXT."_ Crprt H74-1 Georgia Aye. jCLU Silver Soring. Md. Continuous Prom 1:00 P.M. Special Holiday Show^, _ "BAR 20 RIDES AGAIN.” WILLIAM BOYD. „ Also "IT HAD TO HAPPEN ” GEORGE RAPT. ROSALIND RUSSELL Chapter H. "Tailspin Tommy in Great A:r Mystery.” Our Gang Comedy CT A WTGU - 6th and C Sts. N.E. JlAniUn Finest Sonnd Ennlpment Continuous Prom 6:30 P M _ JOHN WAYNE in THE LAWLESS NINE TIES " "THE PREVIEW MURDER MYS TERY." with REGINALD DENNY. FRAN CES DRAKE, GAIL PATRICK and ROD LA ROQUE_ ST ATE-BETHESDA UOMC 1230 C St N.E. ^ HUIT1L Phone Line. 10296 Donble Feature. ANN HARDING "WITNESS CHAIR * WALTER HOU8TON in "RHODES " CAVftV 14th St. A CoL Rd. NIL oAVUI Phone Col. 4968 "I MARRIED A DOCTOR." with PAT O BRIEN and JOSEPHINE HUTCH INSON___ Tivni I 14th St. A Park Rd. N.wT 1IVULI Phone Col. 1800 AIR CONDITIONED. Matinee. 2:00 P.M. RICHARD DIX and KAREN MORLEY in “THE DEVIL'S SQUADRON ”_ VnDlf Ga. Are. and Quebec IUKK Place N.W Col. 4616 WALLACE BEERY and JOHN BOLES in "THE MESSAGE TO GARCIA .’’ _ Mickey Mouse. JESSE THEATER CD Carrier Air Conditioned - "MOONLIGHT MURDER " CHESTER K MORRIS. MADGE EVANS. Also UJ Western Attraction. Serial. Car* up toon. Matinee. 1:00 P.M._ S cyi VAN i*» •»< *• i- am. n.w. u] JlLyAn Carrier Air Conditioned. 2 _ „ "BOULDER DAM" ROSS ALEXANDER and PATRICIA SE ELLIS Also Special Added Attrac Om tlon. Serial. Cartoon. Mat.. 1 P.M. £ PALM THEATER OEViPAT-* PADDY O’DAY." JAN* WITHERS. Also Special Added Attractions ■anal. Cartoon. Mat. 1:00 P.M. * JL