Beverly Roberts In “Expensive Husbands”

Northern Advocate, 30 January 1939, Page 2

Beverly Roberts In “Expensive Husbands”

Everybody wants to know what goes on behind the scenes in that fabulous town of Hollywood. “Expensive Husbands,” gives an inside picture of the movie capital. Beverly Roberts plays an actress whose star is in the. descendant, so she goes after publicity in a wayeven to the extent of being willing to buy a titled husband to get newspaper space. As it turns out, she gets not only the publicity, but love and happiness as well. ~. . ■ ■ A smooth-running, gay little piece, full of laughs as well as of romance, is this “Expensive Husbands.” The capable and good-looking Patric Knowles, from the London stage, is the leading

man and is pretty sure to win the girls in the audience, as he did before in “The Charge of the Light Brjgade.” Beverly Roberts plays a Hollywood leading woman who's beginning to slip. The'real reason for this is that she lias had a succession of weak stories — which happen to many a player in the movies. A wealthy socialite (well played by Gordom Oliver) wants her to quit films and marry him, but she’s not ready to retire yet and has a brand new plan.

She goes to Europe and hires an agent, declaring she's willing to pay £2OOO for a husband with a title. Then she proceeds to fall in love with a suave and handsome waiter. Because of his extra attendance upon her he is fired. Because he is broke he enters his name in the agency’s! matfimonial lists.

PatriC Knowles plays this part. And it turns out that he is not really a waiter by profession, but he is a Balkan Prince, temporarily on the outs with his family. He and Beverly marry, she gets her publicity, then they quarrel and she returns to Hollywood and becomes a big shot once again.

He follows to Hollywood, demands a husband's rights, and she can't refuse. Another quarrel—-and he vanishes. But Beverly can’t stand the separation, and leaves the film capital. When Patric arrives at his European castle he finds her there waiting for him. Both principals are excellent in “Expensive Husbands,” which was well directed by Bobby Connolly. So. too, are Gordon Oliver as the socialite and Allyn Joselyn as a press agent. It’s a winsome and highly amusing movie for tlte whole Family.