CHARLES WINNINGER AS “CAPPY RICKS”

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 April 1938, Page 2

CHARLES WINNINGER AS “CAPPY RICKS”

FILMED AS “THE GO-GETTER.” There is no reason, in the opinion of J. L. Warner, vice-president in charge of production at Warner Bros, studios, why an executive of a film studio should not contribute materially as well as intellectually and physically to the success of his motion pictures. At least that might be the impression gained from a recent move by Mr Warner in connection with the picturisation of Peter B. Kyne’s novel “The Go-Getter,” which was filmed as a Warner Bros. Cosmopolitan production with George Brent, Anita Louise and Charles Winninger as its stars. It opens at the Regent Theatre tomorrow. Winninger portrays Kyne’s lovable fiction character, Cappy Ricks, in the picture. In furnishing sets for Winninger’s office and library it was necessary to surround him with numerous boat models —clipper ships, sailing vessels and steamships. When Mr Warner learned of the need he immediately loaned his private collection of ship models —one of the finest in America — to the studio for use in the picture. One of the models, incidentally, was used in the original stage production of “Cappy Ricks” more than fifteen years ago, Mr Warner' having acquired the model later. Some really excellent shorts will be seen in the first half, including a colour cartoon “She Was An Acrobat’s Daughter”; Colourtoon Adventures. “The Hollanders”; a colour classic. “Pepping Penguins,” as well as news reels.