MAYFAIR
One of the most colourful periods in history has been brought to the screen by Douglas Fairbanks, jun., in his latest production, ‘ The Amateur Gentleman/ which has commenced at tho Mayfair. The story is laid in England during the time of the Prince Regent, and into this romantic background the producers have woven drama packed with action and thrills from start to Ifmish. Fairbanks plays the role or Barnabas Barty, the educated son of an innkeeper, who enters London society in an effort to clear his father of a false charge of theft, for which ho has been sentenced to death. Accompanied by a faithful servant from the inn, Barnabas installs himself in yfashionable rooms, and following a chance meeting with the Prince Regent, he becomes a leading member of the “ smart set.” The methods of blackmail rings that have been revealed in newspaper headlines of the past were rarely more ingenious than the plans developed by the ‘Thursday ■Club,’ in ‘ Tho Girl on the Front (Page ’ which is the associate feature. Gloria Stuart and Edmund Lowe share the acting honours.
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Evening Star, Issue 22683, 24 June 1937, Page 16
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182MAYFAIR Evening Star, Issue 22683, 24 June 1937, Page 16
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