ST. JAMES

Evening Star, Issue 22456, 29 September 1936, Page 11

ST. JAMES

‘Frisco Kid,’ Warner Bros.’ thrilling tale of the glamorous Barbary ;oast of old San Francisco, is having a jcal season at the St. James, .ith an all-star cast headed by James lagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ricardo lortez, and Lili Damita. The picture s' set in the colourful background of ;he early ’fifties, when the waterfront it the Golden Gate was a-panorama of gambling halls; when murder, arson, and robbery were winked at by the authorities, who derived huge revenues, in bribes from the denizens of the underworld. The characters are based on historic personages of the time who flocked to the city of gold from every port in the world—adventurers all, ready to risk their fortunes or their lives on the' throw of a dice. Into this picturesque atmosphere comes a sailor, strong, purposeful, crude: ignorant, but a man of tremendous force and magnetic personality, who rises to be- the master of the coast, and who dares to fall in love with the most beautiful girl of San Francisco’s highest s.qciety. James Cagney and Margaret Lindsay, as the two characters, carry on this strange romance in the midst of a series of thrilling episodes, when the city is rocked by terrific battles between .the vigilantes and the denizens of the coast. ‘PAGE MISS GLORY.’ .A film that has gained a reputation of offering screen entertainment in a novel and thoroughly amusing manner is ‘Page Miss Glory ’ which will be commenced at the St. James on Friday. The star is Marion Davies, and supporting her, are Dick Powell, Pat O’Brien, Mary Astor, Frank. M‘Hugh, Lyle Talbot, Patsy_ Kelly. Barton Mac Lane, Allen Jenkins, Hohart Cavanaugh, and many others. ‘ Page Miss Glory ’ was a big hit on the Broadway stage. A new song, bearing the same title as that of the film, written by Warren and Dubin, Hollywood’s leading team of “hit” writers, and sung by Dick Powell and Marion ‘ Davies is a feature of the production. The story of the film is as funny as it is unique. Miss Davies in ■ the role of a country girl, neither pretty nor bright, obtains a job as a chambermaid' in a hi" New York hotel, in which reside a promoter, portrayed by Pat' O’Brien, who has nothing to promote, and Frank M‘Hugh, a jobless newspaper reporter. How these two combine to make Miss Davies the talk of the nation provides come’dy of an unusual and very entertaining nature.