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High-spot in his two-day testimony dealt with his purchase (February-June 1929) of a controlling interest in Loew's, Inc. The deal cost him $73,000,000. Because it included Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as well as the Loew theatres, the deal made Mr. Fox incomparably the No. 1 Cinema Man. U. S. anti-trust laws, however, frown on such acquisition of shares in a competing company, and Mr. Fox kept after the Department of Justice to see if he could get an official okay on the transaction. He actually bought the Loew shares on the strength...
...Loew's State--"Broadway Through a Keyhole." Walter Winchell's opus. Better than average...
...Solitaire Man," Loew's State--Crooks, but nice ones, the type that should be running the government in New York. A flimsy film with masterly acting by Herbert Marshall and Mary Boland. Well worthwhile if you want an hour's relaxation...
...Penthouse," Loew's Orpheum--Myrna Loy does not have much to do; that is unfortunate. However, you will see enough of her to make you forget that you are seeing an old situation again...
...Solitaire Man," a screen drama adapted from the play by Bella and Samuel Spewack, directed by Jack Conway and presented by Metro-Goldwin-Mayer at the Loew's State Theatre with the following cast: Oliver Herbert Marshall Mrs. Hopkins Mary Boland Wallace Lionel Atwill Mrs. Vail May Robson Helen Elizabeth Allen Bascom Ralph Forbes Mrs. Peabody Lucille Gleason Mr. Peabody Robert McWade...