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Are Women More Spirituatly Minded Than Men? Leta of boy Whitaker rr : Are women more. apirit minded eden tine 2 say? “There's new: {uel for argdment about tile ugo-oht. ques ton in “The Miracle Man,” Paramounts madi @ecimed pro duction of the famous screen classic starting tolay at the PER mount Theatre. « ase ‘Bylvia Sidney, as'the underwold girl who “goes mtraight” “(the tole first played by Betty Compeon) beats her boy friesd to ref- Srmation; the sincerity of “The Miracle Man” la weleomed by. fhe innate dececy In her own soul, and #he sheds, quickly and } tatefully, the hard shell that was developed in ber underworld ‘environment. gin bottle.” wipes off the LipstiAc Not #0 with Chester Morris, the clever crook, (played before by Thomas Meighan) whose re- action to religion is “How much will it get me in edid cash?” Having decided that, rightly managed, the religious racket will get him pleoty, Morris goes about collecting from the} faithful with neatness and dis- patch. He isn't botbered by conaciemce, reverence, pity, or any such weakening virtue. Keen as a razor, modern as mackine gun, be applies the ef. ficleney of the city crook to cashing in on the faith, hope and charity of the smalj-town healer. When even his crook pals desert him, he merety saya in effect “All right, reform if you like—there'll be that much more money for me!" This looks an if, in nelf-im- provement, the woman wins. A ‘man chooses money—his girl values bonesty more! But wait. These two, crooks and lovers to- gether until this difference sep- arates them, are not alone It Miss Sidr to good influences that Mr. Morris, she is influenced by an-/ other man—an old man, the Patriarch who works, among other miracles, the miracle of her redemption. And ake is cot the earliest convert, for a crip-| pled child (Robert Coogan) is) firet to feel the healing power.) Furthermore, rf Mr. Morris is! hard-boiled, the other crooke— that thieving beggar. the Frog (ol Wray) and the wise cracking pickpocket (Ned Sparks) aren't so difficult to! win over. They follow Miss, Sidney. In the end even the; village atheist (Irving Pichel) joina the faithtel So, if jidney gets there first, there are strong meo to follow her in the steps of “The Miracle Man.” And thougtther conversion is for a time a bar- Hired to masquerade as the sweet, simple niece ‘of the old man elected for exploitation by scomnfully enough when told to “forget that you aver saw a But In the sunny little village she finds herself at home, and ends by wiping off her wickedness as gaily es she {simple kindness, of “The Mir- 1e gang, she amiles Miracle Wah” leaves this quee- tion of “Who te noblest among you" just where we found ft Bat meanwhile you will have, enjoyed a strange, intensely moving atory of love and re- demption. If this wonder pic- ture leaves you untouched, you tbe # tougher customer any of the gang who ad- nit themselves conquered by the murvelois power, and acle Map.” We'll Hatch Our Own (Continued from page 2) What do you mean, order baby chicks and ducks now? When you erder baby chicks do they! deliver them in erg form by throwing them, and do you have) to duck? The idea, bring them my eggs! I will not do Do such terrible thing. - SYLVIA SIDNEY CHESTER MORRIS HOAART BOSWORTH IRVING PICHIL Starting Monday” LIONEL 7 “T'STARTING THURSDAY — it Wight Happen Te Yeer Boy! YOUNG AMERICA ie Reaweu Tu 3 Jonet—Brown had hia lite in- tured for = bundred thousand dollars. Mra. J_~I've noticed his wife has stopped telling bim to ‘be careful when be leaves home. The kind of hit that makes ‘the GEORGIA the most popular theatre in town! Lord Will Provide Friend — Don't you believe “the Lord wil provide” Divorce Seeker—I wouldn't be CAPITOL Today “Behind The Mask’ Boris Karloff Jack Holt Constance Commings Conden Voces Crooner ; rier to shut out the man she joves, auch barriers melted evec 1 puch a stubborn realist ax Mr. Morris never swholls acknowledges defext | On the whole, you see, “The can be || et Parks fe Pocme ‘Mala_Flese