LEESTON PICTURES

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LI, Issue 66, 19 August 1930, Page 2

LEESTON PICTURES

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.

WILL HISTORY BE REPEATED?

Paul Lukas, despite the villainous roles he portrays on the screen, bids fair to be one of the most popular actors in motion pictures, according to the movie fans themselves. A peculiar feature about the actor's evergrowing popularity is that he is following the path taken by many motion picture actors who are now recognised leaders among the countless movie stars. George Bancroft, who.will be seen at the Leeston Pictures next Saturday in his latest Paramount starring picture, "The Wolf of Wall Street," reached stardom because he grew popular portraying villainous characters on the screen. His work reached a climax in "Underworld," in which he was cast as a gang leader. Following the public's acclaim with that effort, Paramount elevated Bancroft to complete stardom, where he has grown more popular with the fans with every new picture. William Powell is another example of how an actor may reach the heights simply by giving impressive "bad man" roles in motion pictures. Paul Lukas is a Hungarian and has appeared in several Paramount pictures. With each [appearance Lukas fan mail at the Paramount Hollywood studios. registers an increase., showing that while he may be the troublesome element in the plot of the story shown on the silver sheet, Lukas personally is winning a large fan following. Studio officials are confident that some' day Lukas will take his place alongside the male stars of Paramount—a star in his own right. Critics have hailed Lukas's efforts, and call him an accomplished and finished actor. He has an important part in "The Wolf of Wall Street," as also do Baclanoyal, Nancy Carroll, and Arthur Rankin.