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"Easiest Way" is not to be miss Constance Bennett is started, with Adolphe Menjou supplying the necessary love interest, (in the story) which enables
The Comet Girl", at her loveliest. The story? A thousand like it. Robert Montgomery redeems him- self for his painful performance in "Inspiration," Amongst the most popular of present day leads, he
wêre
more careful. In taking that bus" rido through the streets of London, Just as we left Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, I noticed St. Pauls, and in another minute we passing through Piccadilly Circus. In "Anna Christie" on the barge going down the Hudson and in which the English actor loves to Flight" this process was carried "The Streat of Chanco" and portray on the stage; you will rear to perfection, but then they know at the antics and absurd situations. their location, and they do not (Central).
know that St. Pauls is not just round the corner from Piccadilly,
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.
Claudette Colbert and Fredric March in "Honour Among Lovers." In spite of the direction of Dorothy Arzner, these two alded by a splendid cast-Charles Ruggles, Paramount have failed to renew Monroe Owsley and Ginger Rogers, the contracts of Mary Brian, Fay founder in a story that gets Wray and Jean Arthur, while has now been rewarded by M.-G.-M. nowhere-BUT go and see how the with a bright new "Starring conWall Street man and the pretty tract. A young man who is very secretary with the added encum- sure of himself is Bob-a recruit brance of a worthless embezzling from the stage-where he had wan husband work out their salvation dered after a brief career sa deck-|-and-fino! fade-out of a cabin hund on an oil tanker. Son of for two, with a trip to the Riviera wealthy parents, meant to be the while husband is left to shift for usual man-about-town he found himself. If you care for this sort. himself at fifteen, after an of play, ite yours. (Central. expensive schooling with 130 money--owing. to the crash in the
Spirituels.
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"Man of the World.".
Jean Arthur,
family fortune. He "Man of the World" with Wil- faced life, and takes everything | Ham Powell, who la becoming 80 from it that it will give. Enjoys suave, so sophisticated, that he all the sports, especially polo-is does not need to act these days- married and has one very young he is merely himself and the daughter. One of the favourite "Fans" are raving about him. He leads of Norma Shearer, Joan Craw is shortly' to marry the very lovely ford, and the Garbo. The whole woman acting opposite him-Carole M.G.M. have finally parted com- cast in this play is good and It Lombard. Remember her as Joan pany with John Mack. Brown (not fa excellently produced-I-aak Peters? She was in a horrible surprising) and are said to-be-de- nothing more. (Queen's).
motor accident about three years sirious of buying off William ago; thanks to the skill of the Haines. This latter actor is too I admit to a great love for the surgeon, the face was not marred, much of one type, and Jack Oskie Negro Spirituela, but I feel now Now she is a changed woman of the beats him at his own game. R.K.O. that I had never heard them world.
First noticed in amall finished with the avar-rated. | REALLY sung till Laurence Tib-parts-then William fell in love at scowling Evelyn Brent, also, Jack bott, aided by the Negro chorus, first sight-gave her a VERY nice Mulhall, Sue Carol, Betty Compson sang them in "The Southerner." halping hand on the ladder ofjand Arthur Lake, but he has land- Tibbott away from uniform-and fame-and the girl who can acted a Paramount contract, so has improving in looks too-takes the is doing very nicely, thank you, no kick coming. Rumour has it part of a hobo, son of an old South-What is more she does work that that Ruth Chatterton will stay on is deserving of success. (King's), with Paramount, and it will thus
save Warners $8,000 per week.
Reviewers down
Norma in "City Lights,"-If there is any-Shearer. After seeing "Free Soul" one in this city who has not seen they say she had better atop these They thia Movie with Sound—I advise a nasty heavily-aexed affairs. visit to the Queen's. If already all say-quite enough, Mias
ern family who prefers the life of a trump to living in the same house as his caddish brother-falls |
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Three nights of Charles Chaplin
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soen once I think a second visit Shearer, go and play "Smilin'. will convince you it is among Through," so instead of the part Chaplin's best. (Queen's).
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"Once A Sinner."
"Once a Sinner." Another ver-
in love with the wife-Esther. Rais- sion of lady-with-past atory. Old ton-(I do NOT see where she is sweetheart tries to help girl and beautiful--does the noble still husband, things are rather tangled. the story does not matter. Do NOT Dorothy MsKaill who is incapable miss hearing Tibbett sing "Down of giving a bad performance will by the River Jordan." BOY was please. Joel McCrea whom we also thrilled. Due shortly at the see in "Lightnin*" helps to save Queen's,
things. This Scottish-Irish lad who: used to be the favourite csport-vtor parties of the Swanson and Marion We all love Will Rogers. Now in Davies-is getting the breaks now. "Lightnin'" we shall see him in Tail, good-looking; just the type the best Talkie he has given us. I that appeals; hopes and expects to remember the original Frank Bacon, go far in pictures. (Central) in this part. You know it centres about the divorce mill and the hotel
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"Lightnin"."
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being given to an actress who could not have played it-Joan
shall Bennett-we
have the
Dream,"
re-named being
Noticing some new names lately,; that is built across the Nevada and I remember Guy Kibbee in "Stolen California State Line, As the Heaven." He certainly stood out pleasure of seeing Norma in the shiftiess, whimsical Bill Jones you in "City Street" as Pop. I see great Norma Talmadge's old part, will find this part perfection for he has been on the stage for thirty and what is more, behaving herself! Rogers. Then he has a fine cast
"Waltz years, then broke into Broadway Smiling Lieutenant," is to back him up. Louise Dresser as in "The Torch Song" which is now the wife, a new man Joel McCrea transferred to the screen as "Com-done in French by the same three with Helen, daughter of-a-famous plete Surrender with Joan Crawleads-Chevalier, Colbert and father George Cohan-as the love ford, and in which he plays his Miriam Hopkins. interest Director Henry King has original part to perfection. In big done splendid work with the story request at the
I am not surprised that there is different studios. 4 clamour for Ina Claire.
Miss
It has been transferred to the screen no not oftan fall hard for an actor, Shearer is crazy to play "Private without losing any of its sparkle, but I think Clark Gable who re Lives," but M.G.M. truthfully think Yes "Willregersing" at its best
cently signed to M.G.M-a hand-only Miss Claire capable of hand-
(provided he lets us hear, every some young man of twenty-nine, ling the part. I hope Mrs. Thal- thing he says). Strongly advised. whom I saw and liked immensely berg, has at least ONE disappoint. or Brown (King's). Shoes from $6.00,
in "Dance, Fools, Dance," will givement in her life. Ina Claire will
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Boots from $8.00,
Shoes from $2.00,
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A little boy I have been noticing us super work IF given the parts also play in Anita Loos' newest Children's Boots or for a long time among Hal Roach's By-the-bye my beloved Joan is play on Broadway-"Cherries are "Dar Gang" Jackie Cooper is the reinstated in my affectione since I Ripe," which Vilma Banky has saw her in the latter play hokum played very badly so they say, on but it moves fast, the road. Nils Asther, a fine new In gangster stuff,
contract with M.G.M. Gloria Swan- this picture every scope is given
son highly praised for work in Phone 21474.him to show how really elever he
"Indiscroot," also John Barrymore is. It is not only a picture for the
for marvellous
"The work in young ones, I have never enjoyed
Mad Gentus" "They say that King Vidor refused to direct.. the Garbo in the newly named "Suan Lennox. Her. Fall, and Riss," now being done by Robert Leonard.
Bost styles, most complete stock star in every sense of the word of all sizes. Repairing a specialty, in "Skippy" now showing.
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and Willard Robertson do not pass count, but they are humsn and and gives me a thrill. kind. The acting of the two leads "City Streets," but I have not makes this a picture that is out fallen for Sylvia Sydney I think standing in my catimation Perey she can act, but when a fascinating Crosby has made the "Skippy" of Gang leader like Paul Lukde as the comic stage loved, Director. The Big Fellow calls her beauti Norman Taurog has certainly ful-I want to think so too. Garry shown talent in transferring to the Cooper, as always excellant. Sorry screen what goes on in the minds, to confess to Big disappointment of children. If anyone misses this in the four leads in Unfaithful. picture, they are
that comes but
a GEM Paul Cavanagh not the same man (King's) I saw In Strictly Unconventional? Richard now patterning himself on the Cooper In Lord Richard in the Feel Rathbone type. Paul, Lukas Pantry
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