Here's a Brand New Kind of Movie Hero!

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6626, 12 August 1931, Page 5

Here's a Brand New Kind of Movie Hero!

1 ‘ College Lovers, ’ ’ the new First National picture which is "current at the Palace Theatre with ‘‘Numbered Men” features a hero who represents something new in college heroes on the screen. Jack Whiting, who plays the lead, essays a role, that is .almost startlingly apart from the conventional. The hero, of this story is a type well known on, college campuses. He is the college ‘‘popular guy,” a fellow who goes out for any, and all activities. He is president of , the student body and manager of the college athletic association. He is in everything and knows everybody. ' • , He is not the great college lover, either. In fact, though-he is popular with the girls, he is always interrupted by some call for duty when he. tends to get romantic.. This role is not far, from one which Whiting enacted during .his.own. college days at. the. University of Pennsylvania. He. was the ;big ‘‘activities”.-man on the campus,-produced and acted in the shows, and played in the orchestra. With Whiting in this; college, story are Marian Nixon,, Guinn. Williams, Frank McHugh and Russell. Hopton. it was directed by John Adolfi.

Wallace Beery, who varies his acting activities' with, aviation, hunting and movie-photography: also trains birds. The Metfo-Goldwyn-Mayer plfiyer has a canary so tamo that it -sits on his shoulder. Beery-has taug .t the bird to whistle three tunes, believe it or-not! ■ ' ‘ <s> <s> ■' <s> ', The P.' W. Murnau- expedition sailed 3000 miles from - Hollywood to - the South Seas in a ' sixty-five foot yacht to film Paramount's native love drama, “.Tabu.” ,