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4 THE TACDRA TINEE - Li ‘y Actor’sr's Life Talks| To Himself (and Without) Mickey Rooney. Young . Angels With Their Dirty Faces Plenty Tough | To Win Film Fame In Years, Real Veteran young Sept 23 in For four vears Frankie Burke, Handsome Willlam Lun- | Mickey Rooney. boy star whose Mickey was born way Brookivn, N. Y. the son of the red-haired James Cagney digan won his into motion tn vaude. | sudden leap major popularity Exactly 11 g double from Brenklyr looked pictures because he had the pa- ville performers. a long line of ever in- train first in | elimaxed later he took his first forward to his da's work to listen to himself talk tience | ereasing successes todayv has many his parents resumed their-.da pictures, He day after day, from when ap- his did this But he iact. At 11 months he first Burke was given screen the time he was graduated from |great roles ahead of him. afterpiece chance Wamer melo- peared in a New Year in the Bros. high school in Syracuse, N. Y., ipins his principal faith fc ‘l'td"‘ Brooklyn. From drama, in 2 theater in “Angels With Dirty until Hollywood “discovered’ him | success on “Judge Hardy Family Faces,” the feature ther on he has been a trouper. now attraction himself | series the of which Lundigan listened to most recent in a city at the Roxy theater, because of Hardys 1s Mickey never stayed talk by means of making record- “Out West With the becagise his resemblance, in physique, man- {now Mouse {for more than two months ings of his own voice on the phon- playing at the Blue He nerisms and speech, to Cagney. ograph then playing the | Mouse theater. The character of |of his vaudeville work. and youth played and rec- song and The the part of Cag- ords back, Andy Hardy to him epitomizes 'Sid Gold did a dance ney in his 'teens. everything achieved in his |routine, Later he entered will “I had a voice that lacked power he has New York, He reported on his first day of and resonance,” brief but eventful career. | Morrissey’s Revue in Lundigan told to the work to a set representing a ten- Mickey is a in |where he was brought ate members of “The Missing Guest” Rooney veteran executive, who ement street with William Tracey, company, in which he is featured E |service, though a boy in years. He |tention of a studio boy. role of the who played Pat O'Brien as a with Paul Kelly and Constance | made his first stage appearance at {signed him to play the Be Trusted.” He Director Michael Curtiz pointed to Moore and which is now playing at | the age of 11 months, and has been | midget in “Not to a board fence | steadily occupied amusing the next worked in “Orchids and Er- the Riviera theater “1 had al- in & “In this scene you are running ways go public, either stage or screen, mine’ and again he portrayed wanted to to Hollywood, on In away the police,” direc- |eéver he appeared from the but realized that 1 must train since midget Then tor Mr. Tracey, explained. “You, my voice if I expected to go : “Mickey McGuire Comedies.” get over the fence. The —— of police there. When 1 listened to those ANGELS WITH (AND WITHOUT) DIRTY FACES. The “Dead End’ kids pose as angels and as fourbies in o series of “gag” pie- M Then came an avalanche catch Mr, Burke just as he gets records I realized my defects, and tures for Warner Bros' dramatic hit which now playing at Roxy theater. left to right, Billy Halop, Leo Goreey, Gabriel Dell, screen roles, which included “Fast half They is the way over. drag him learned to correct them.” Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Benard Punsley, Companion,” “Love Birds."” “Man- and he “Chained,” off fights them, 8o they hattan Melodrama,” push him around.” “Blind Date,” “‘Hide-Out,” the role the scene FIRST SHOWING They rehearsed sev. BLUE MOUSFE--Mickey Rooney, of Puck in “Midsummer Night's eral times, then shot it Curtiz I Lewix Stone and Virginia Weid- l Dream,’ “Ah Wilderness,’ “Riffe filmed the scene from seven dif- Distinctly Lacking ler in “Qut West With The | Raff,’ “Little Lord Fauntleroy.” Was Hardys.” Both Are Veterans 12:00, 2.00, 4:00, 6.00, ferent angles and when it 1938 was 8.00, 10.00 | “The Devil Is a Sissy,” “Captains done, wreck, Burke was a KAV STREET—Jussi Bioerling Courageous,” “A Family Affair” “And 1 thought this was a in “The Road Tn Success” “Live, Love and Learn,” “Thor. cinch,” he said as he limped off In Distinguished Films 1:00, 3.00, 5:00. 7:00 and 9:00. Cry" “You're oughbreds Don't set, the studio ' LAKEWOOD -Marta Eggerth in Only Young Once’ “Love Is & “The Unfinished Symphony Chil- Davis, 7:20. 9:30 Headache,” *“Judge Hardy's Bette Kiss,”w ‘“Lord MUSIC BOX Gary Cooper, dren,” “Hold That i Merle Oberon and Walter Bren- Jeff.” “Love Finds Andy Hardy' Barrymore | nan in “The Cowbov And The “Boys' Town,' “Stablemates” % | Lady,” 11:30. 1:35. 3:40. 5:45, Hardys.” And Tracy Best 7:50. 10:00 “Out West With the ‘l | RIVIER A Gene Autry and For 3rd Time { Smiley Burnette in ‘‘Western Last of Four Year-End Reviews | Jamboree” 12:55. 3:25 550, Rated by Director Frank Capra - . 8:15. 10:40 also Paul Kelly and as one of Hollywood's finest char- BY PAUL HARRISON 1 Constance Moore in “The Miss- Ing JOHN HAMRICK acter B. Warner liter- { Guest” 11:40. 2:05. 4:30, AT THE artists, H. NEA Service Staff Correspondent 6:35 9:20 ally keynotes the pro- || THEATRES Columbia | Cagney, duction, With Holly- ROXYJames Pat “You Can't Take It H()I,LYW()()D—-}‘lven | O'Brien and “The Dead End You,” with his performance Aas wood admits that 1938 Kids" in “Angels With Dirty the financier ruined by Edward undisting&uished Paces” 12:20. 2:45, 5:15. 7:40 was a year of { 10:10; also “March of Time." Arnold. In the screen version of 11:30, 4:25, 6:50, pictures. It was a time for | 1:55. 9:20 | 90 Drama Packed Minutes George 8. Kaufman-Moss Hart \ of the Most Thrilling Enter- the marking time, RETU RN SHOWING Pulitzer Prize play, at the Beverly a period of dis- ! BEVERLY—Edward Arnold, " tainment Ever Filmed! theater, Mr. Warner's extended couragement and confusion and l Jean Arthur James Stewart budget slashing. War and 1 and Lione] Barrymore in ‘‘You James Cagney speech extoriation tragically scares Can’'t Take It i of the collapse of foreign markets i With You" outlineg’ “happens when too COMMUNITY-~ Pat O’Brien WHAt placed the were no more alarming than the Edward GG Rob- | great AWtress is upon inson and Wendv Barvie in “1 business making money. Lionel | apathy of an American public Am The Law.” also Will Rogers Barrymore, of who also tongue-lashes which grumbled that it was tired | in “The County Chairman Arnold, presents the other side of of seeing the same old stories in | PARK—Don Ameche and Arleen ‘“Angels With ! Whalen in “Gateway," also Kay new and would rather stay . the picture—the idea that the en- locales Francis George { " ' and play checkers. and Brent in joyment of life is also a requisite home “Secrets Of An Actress.” Dirty Faces of happiness. The Academy of Motion Picture | PROCTOR - Wayvne Morris and Mr. Warner's value as an actor Arts and Sciences- if that organ- performance in 1938 Columnist Harrison forecasts Claire Trevor in "Valley Of The lll...“\>l“)”l'£;lill\ll)‘\ Best actress’ | Glants." also f is attested to by his previous Mickey Rooney Lewis Stone, shown here with ization is not destroyed by dissen- in the award for best sup- Rubv Keeler and The Both and Cecillia was that of Bette Davis Academy | Anne Shirley in “Mother Carey's HUMPHREY BOGART ".leze-: " B Capra assignment, as ' Chang” Parker in a from West With the Hardys,” now playing sion within the industry--will have Harrison, who pre- will go to m' scene ‘(Out hel,” savs Paul porting actor Lionel Chickens Ann Sheridan / Horizon" and “the judge"” theater, of screen, little in the “Lost at Hamrick's Blue Mouse are veterans the stage and difficulty selecting dicts she will win the Academ)y Barrymore for his role in “Yéu REALART--Warner Baxter and Warner 11 months Marjorie in “Mr. Deeds.” Mr. Mickey has been entertaining the public since he was old. outstanding pictures when it gets award. | Can't Take It With You.” Weaver in “I'll Give -35¢NITES made his stage debut in his native around to its awards. Be- { A Million." also “Land Of The 25! TILL 5 making | Maple London. He came to America in cause, from the critical consider- HARRISON'S | HERE ARE HIS Leaf." { REX—Edward G 1906, and four years later ap- of stories, treatment, direc- : INDIVIDUAL CHOICES Robinson and ations TEN BEST | Wendy Barrie in “I Am The in of “Alias this nomi- For a forecast of the Academy the title role tion, casting, production and per- Here are rveporter's ' { Law.” also Ginger Rogers and awards, Douglas immy Valentine™ the sensational formance, there were not 10 dis- nations for the 10 best pictures this reporter will predict: | Fairbanks. Jr in “Hav- 7w -7 sured East Meets West " ’Y—)v played | Ing Wonderfu] ,4 stage success which he for tinguished motion pictures made of 1038: | Best Picture: “You Can't Take Time | STARTS three years.