MUNICIPAL THEATRE
THRILLER AND COMEDY Two murders in an ancient and dismal French Chateau wliiie a notorious oriminal attempts to stcal a rare old book worth many tliousands of cloilars iurnish some of the thi'ills in Univcrsai'g thrilling "Secret of tlie Chateau," which opens to-night at the Municipal Theatre, with Claire Dodd, Clark Williams, Alice White, and Jack La Rue in the leadjng roles. A dozen persons are suspected, including Clark WilJiams, p'ayiug one of the heirs; Claire Uodd, a beautiful stealer of books ; William Faversham, Jack LaRue, a former Paris Apache; Osgood Perkms, the butler ; Cecil Elliott, who poftrays his wife, the cook ; and Oeorge F. Stone, in the role of a frund of Williams. The book in ques ion is tlie origina) copy of tbe Guteuberg Bible, the first book ever pririted. Naturally, everyolie is trying to get possession of the. Bible, and all will go at any lengths to get it. An eeriq atmosphere is created by the ominous 1
tolling of a bell atop the chateau just before eacli crime is comrnitted. Action occurs both in Paris and at the chateau, which is located'in the country. Tho pieture was directed by Rieliard Thorpe. "Lacly Tubbs," the second feature at the Municipal, is a truly sparkling comedy-ronianc© starring Alice Brady, , ! Douglass iNfontgomery, Anita Louise [and June Clay worth.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 48, 12 March 1937, Page 15
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