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Cinema Snapshots "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” You'd never know the old farm now —lt*» a streamlined Radio Centre, with Shirley Temple in the title role of “ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.*’ her best-of-all musical. The first star of the screen Is supported by her starriest cast, sunniest songs. dances, and a load of laughter in this new 20th Century-Fox music-comedy hit. When radio appears down by the old mill stream it raises songs and fun, with Randolph Scott and lllorio X? 1 £ 1 SHIRLEY TEMPLE Stuart united .in glorious romance. Jack Haley and Slim Summerville making merry and tap-king Bill Robinson and Shirley at tap-speed. Phyllis Brooks. Helen Westley, the Raymond Scott Quintet, Alan Dlneliart and J. Edward Bromberg also are featured and when all is said and sung, could you ask for anything more? ]tttllttitlßtttYllHHl t Young British Actor Cast Opposite Sonja Henie Richard Green, English stage discovery, who was brought to Hollywood by Darryl F. Zanuck a few months ago, has been doing such brilliant work that 20th Century-Fox has decided to make him Sonja Hetties leading man in her new production. Oreene Is at present appearing opposite Loretta Young in “ Four Men and a Prayer ” which John Ford is directing. mnmttmmmm "In Old Chicago ” When the Idea of creating a screen treatment of the history of old Chicago was first broached by Darryl F. Zanuck, production chief of 20th Cen-tury-Fox, it was clear that the O'Learyt, whose cow started the great fire, would have to have a part in It. Further consideration showed how a history of the fictional O’Leary family couki become, in dramatic and human terms, a parallel of the history of the city itself. And it was this dual development, this history« of change and progress. In both the family and its environment that became merged into the unity of the picture, ** In Old Chicago.” Actually, without straining a point, the parallel between the life of the olty and the life of the family could be fairly exact. When the widow, Molly O’Leary, of the story reached Chicago In 1854, with her three small sons, they were an ambitious, determined, somewhat crude family; and those were the very attributes which characterised the Chicago of the time. And as the children grew up along with the city, they began to display the traits that marked the inhabitants of the oity, as a whole. There was Jack, played by Don Ameche, the honest, struggling lawyer, whose dream for Chicago was lofty and public spirited. Including no notion of personal gain. There was his charming brother, Dion, played by Tyrone Power, who saw Chicago simply as a place to exploit and grow' rich in. And then there was the third brother, Bob, played by Tom Brown, whose aspiration was the simple one of living his own life, taking care of his bride, and his baby. And behind her three strapping sons, binding them together despite their differences stood Molly O’Leary, played by Alice Brady, like the spirit* of the city itself, standing behind Chicago, uniting its conflicting elements. FLASHES . TTDNA MAY OLIVER and George Barbier will add their hilarious presence to Shirley Temple’s new 20th Century-Fox picture, “Little Miss Broadway.” • • • • TORN CARRADIXE has very little ** spare time these days. He has featured role* in *' Four Men And A Prayer,” ** Kentucky Moonshine,” •• Alexander’s Ragtime Rand.” and Robert Louis Stevenson’s “ Kidnapped.” And all four pictures are in production at the same time at 20th Century-Fox studios. * * • • nBOBOK BALANCHINE. Limed Rus- ” - (he American Ballet of tli<* Metropolitan Opera, now appearing in Samuel Goldwvn', terliniVotmir musical. " Th“ Gol.lw vn Follies." was a teacher of Hie renovvn.il Nijinsky c* the ase Of 11. Much as I have I • I oul ' r Of llolly. v\.„,o' says ISalaneliine. " I think we | | to it vv.wi I bullet. I think ballet has a brilliant ami permanent future in pictures.'' •