PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 102, 26 October 1929, Page 7

PARAMOUNT THEATRE.

A picture with a diversity of appeals is "Sonny Boy," now showing at the Paramount Theatre. David Lee, who captivated his audiences by his convincingly natural play-acting in "The Singing Fool," takes tho title role as the son of parents who temporarily forget their regard for each other in a quarrel, and decide to solve their problem In the divorce court. _tie boy's mother is afraid that he is going to be given into the custody of his father, and to guard against this she seeks the assistance of her sister, who arrives to carry oil the boy. A combination of circumstances results In her being found In the flat of the lawyer who is arranging the divorce, by not "only the'lawyer himself, but also his father and mother. She lias entered the apartment under the plea that she is tho wife of its occupant, and his parents, though surprised to learn that ho is married, not forgetting the presence of a fours years old child, take his wife to their hearts. They regard the very apparent coolness between "husband and wife" as an unimportant difference soon to be forgotten, and matters become rather involved, to say the least of it. _he exchanges between Betty Bronson, the sister, and Edward E. Horton, the lawyer, at this stage provide rare cnterta'inment, but the whole thing is splendidly done. In tho end, of course, matters work out as thev should. "Except, for a few brief Interludes, where the scene of the. action demands it, the picture is 811-talklng, and good dialogue, too. The supports include -vocal, pianoforte, and orchestral numbers, with the addition of a rattling good comedy, which carries with It a note of caution to those possessed of a wealthy father, whoso tnoney may some day be a useful addition to the family Income.