“WITHOUT ORDERS” PLAYERS ARE VERSATILE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 445, 29 May 1937, Page 3

“WITHOUT ORDERS” PLAYERS ARE VERSATILE

Modern screen players are nothing if not versatile. Of the ten principals in RKO Radio’s thrilling aviation drama, “Without Orders,” (at the King’s this evening), eight have achieved considerable fame in fields far remov. 1 ed from their screen work. . I Robert Armstrong and Sally Eilers, who have the leading romantic roles, are among Hollywood’s air-minded people, Miss Eilers being a competent plane pilot, and Armstrong not only being a skilled glider pilot, but one of the colony’s leading sail boat enthusiasts. Vinton Haworth, Armstrong’s rival in the picture, is one of the best known radio entertainers in the country and recently had a featured spot, j in *'Myrt and Marge” Ward Bond, playing co-pilot, was one of U.SfcCUs leading football players before coming to the screen. Four in the cast have made names for themselves in literary fields. Charley Grapewin, who plays Haworth’s millionaire fathe?; is publishin his fourth novel this autumn, one of his earlier books, “The Bronze Bull,” having sold 200,000 copies. Frances I Sage has not only written and pub_ | lished a good deal of verse, but recently wrote a screen treatment ofu

Anton Chekhov’s “Sea Gull.” Frank M. Thomas is the author of several successful plays, including “Knockout Reilly” and “Cry Baby,” and Al Hill has three novels to his credit. “Without Orders,” which deals with the rivalry between two transport I pilots on a big north-west air line, J is based on a story by Peter B. Kyne ’ and is one of the most exciting fly_ inj pictures ever made.