RACKET-SMASHING FILM

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22804, 1 September 1939, Page 5

RACKET-SMASHING FILM

A racket-smashing film, “Gang Bullets,” starring Anne Nagel arid Robert Kent, will be one of the next attractions at the Plaza. Miss Nagel is seen as the daughter of a fighting district attorney determined to wipe out the gang element in the town, while Kent plays the district attorney’s young assistant. Charles Trowbridge has the role of the district attorney Wayne. With a long list of Broadway stage successes behind him, Trowbridge is one of Hollywood’s outstanding character actors. The part of “Big Bill” Anderson, who is determined to take over the town, is played by Morgan Wallace. J. Farrell Mac Donald, who teaches cinematography at the University of Southern California between pictures, once again plays the part of a police captain. Others playing important roles include Morgan Wallace, John T. Murray, Arthur Loft, John Merton, and Benny Bartlett. “Gang Bullets” concerns “Big Bill” Anderson, crooked politician who has” been thrown out of many towns because of his corruptness. He finally lands in Bridgetown, where district attorney Wayne and his young assistant are powerless to prevent his taking over the rackets. With the town up in arms against Wayne, and with the newspapers conducting a vigorous campaign to get him out of office, the brave district attorney chooses the one way out. And the result is most surprising.

The associate feature is to be “Stranded in Paris,” with Jack Benny and Joan Bennett being very amusing with a troupe of revue girls who get into all kinds of financial and other difficulties in Paris. Mary Boland and Charley Grapewin are also in the cast. One of the most serious troubles is between Joan Bennett and Jack Benny who, as manager of the troupe, falls in love with Joan, suspects her father of being a thief—he is unaware that

Crime and Comedy for Plaza

Grapewin, is Joan’s father —and- anally, is put in prison on a charge of stealing a necklace. But 'after all the troubles the troupe finishes well and the film ends happily. With this programme Chapter 13 of “The Lone Ranger” will be shown.

Before going into “The Light That Failed” with Ronald Colman, Ida Lupino will play opposite Alan Marshall in “Sherlock Holmes” —a follow-up to “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce again as Holmes and Watson.