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THE CHINA
MAIL.
TALKIE TALKS
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Diane
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loved de Witt Taylor. Cilve Brook appeared to be smothered in the production. Tallulah everything, but put her in a play where wit and wisdom give her a chance to qualify as London's idol. I felt that everyone felt overcome with the melancholy of the ocea sion. A film we want to forget, but the children on the sands at Re- not a woman we want to forget. is of pulse Bay). (Queen's).
She has Fredric March in support at,
in her newest, "My Sin." Let us hupe they give her a plot, a cast, to produce. The Director, Murray world in "Mr. Lemon of Orange," something worthy of Hor. She re- Anderson,
and asks us to accept him in a dual minded rav greatly of Joan Craw- in melange of tremendous sets, dane-] rolę. First he is an amiable ford in voice and acting. (King's). ing girls, and indifferent principals Swede,
and then n Killer,
A more than lavish
Paul Jazz"
Revue
Whiteman's "King
revived now being Central. It' cost $2,000,000 El Brendel invaties the under
runs
riot
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with the exception of Whiteman Silent McGee. If he is a favourite. Genevieve Tobin, when she stops and Band-and attractive song comic of yours, you will laugh at being so affected, may bring as numbers of John Boles. Many are his antics. The children will love something new to the screen in the of the opinion that it is the best it, but one of his gags, that of way of acting. She is quite at- Revue to date. I hope the attend- swallowing a small mouth organ,'tractive, at times. "Free Love" ances at the Central will justify its is too much copy of someone more was not great, but amusing in spots, revival.
famous. Of course, there are com- and Conrad Nagel worked hard. plications when a rival gang mis- Ilka Chase should be given better A'magnificent picture for George takes the innocont Swede for the parts. Monroe Owaley had, nothing Kancroft is "Derelict," and he is Killer. Fifi Dorsay, rolling her to do. Zazu Pitts gave us all the ably assisted by William (Stage) eyes, and o^-la-lahhing, works hard laughs. (Contral). Boyd, and a newcomer Jessie Royce to make us believe all French girls Landis. The direction and acting are like that. William Collier make it one of the outstanding (Senr.) makes
fleeting ap- filma. Mias Landis has had stage pearance, but a good one. It is experience, but this is her Arst pic fairly good burlesque on the Rac- The story deals with a con- keteers, and there are crowds who tinual fight between two merchant think Brendel one of the best marine officers, and their final ac- comedians on the screen. SO- knowledgment of friendship. It is they will all flock to the King's. serious and dramatic, and not to be missed. (King's).
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A pleasantly trivial little comedy ja "Up Pops the Devil." It is nice ly mounted and well acted by Carole Lombard (who goes on im- proving), Norman Foster, Lilyan Tushman, the two "Buddies," Skeets Gallagher and Stuart Erwin. We see the tribulations that beset a young author whose netress wife wishes to finance him while he writes a great novel, There is of entertaining discourse matrimony as modern young people tackle It. Everyone helps by
sume
sprightly dailogue. (Central).
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The first five-reeler of the two favourites, Laurel and Hardy is bound to be a riot. It is a parody on prison life, with most amusing situations. Some critics atate it is a howl from. beginning to end. I dd not say that, but I know you will be amused. The play has been named so often, but it reaches us now under the final title of "Pardon Us."
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Clara Bow, dramatic, emotional
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has now changed hers to Judith man, and believe me the beautiful Wood, and in Kay Francis' last pic-women stars are all keen for his ture Miss Wood steals the picture. support, Norma Shearer among Perhaps there is something in it them.
Nancy Carroll.
Pity to see the divorce of the supposedly devoted couple, with a six year old daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kirkland. When Nancy Car- roll was a chorus girl she married the young Pressman who did so much to place her as a Star. Aš soon as the Divorce was made ab- solute, Nancy married Bolton Mai- lory, the Editor of "Life." This is his third marriage.
Compared with the meteor-like success of Rudolph Valentino and Robert Montgomery, a young man. who six months ago was unknown, Clark Gable is now
causing a
I was not too amitten with Lil- lian Bond, the little London girl, in "Stopping Out," but they say sho la extra good in William Haines Intest "Just a Gigolo."
Lionel Barrymore, after his great success with Norma Shearer in "Free Soul," has forsaken the megaphone to be starred by M-G-M. in a mystery play.
Jack Oakle's differences with Paramount have been settled and he is at work on. "Is Zat So?"
Red-head Jeanette Macdonald is to be borrowed from Fox by Metro Goldwyn-Mayer for the coveted role of "The Merry Widow." In a silent version there is no one who could better John Gilbert, but somehow favour Maurice Chevalier as the "Trial of Mary Dugan" with Prince, with Ernest Lubitsch Norma Shearer, follows "The 13th directing. Talking of Maurice, he Chair," a so-called mystery play has staged a real come-back, in the with Margaret Wycherly, once the newly named Waltz-Dream, "The sensation. I was only one amongst
Lilian Bond, wife of the author, playing the Smiling Lieutenant." Some of the thousands who spoke of him as a lead. (Star).
English critles are shocked at cercoming man, when I saw him 48
No question about, it, the long tain parts, but Chevalier can Jake Luva In "Dance, Fools, Dance." romance of Lupe Velez and Garry Two plays packing them in in handle without any offence situa- Acting in three pictures at once, Cooper te as dead as the Dodo. Shanghai are Ramon Novarro in tions which other actors would find Greta Garbo's lead among them, He has returned from Europe, look- "Daybreak," and Robert Mont impossible. Except for "The Love being hounded by reporters, alling wonderfully well.
Parade," his Talkies have been a this sudden success rather worries Elissa Landi has another winner terrible flop, but now, well he can Mr. Gable, but you just watch this in "Always Good-Bye." afford to grin again, protrude that lower lip, and lurch like a sailor, for the women are "kerazy" about him again. Paramount talks of putting him in a Musical version of "The Three Musketeers."
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Robert Montgomery.
and sympathetic, ia to be seen in gomery in his first starring vehicle "Kick In." Yea, the old stage play."Shipmates."
More of them
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As we fear, this is the Star's last later. They are shortly due at the Talkie. I advise your seeing it. Queen's. Regis Toomey, as the young crook,
Clara Bow,
released from the Big House, who Phone 21474 tries to go straight, almost steals the picture. It holds your atten: tion, and affords. Clara with some splendid opportunities. (King's).
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One of the best comedies made by Fox, "Up The River with Spencer Tracy, Claire Lace, War- ren Hymer, Humphrey Bogart and others is coming to the King's.
I hear we are due for a Fox-Film Week, showing what grand stuff they turn out these days, and what a galaxy of "Stars" they hold under contract.
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The Rad la Roeques have return- ed to. Hollywood after a year's ab- sence on the stage touring the country.
ROD LÁ ROCQUE
Nils Asther, with a nice fat con- tract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer," has re-opened his Hollywood home, and Vivian Duncan and, new daughter have returned from the Continent.
Charlie Chan Carries On" is de- finitely one of the better flims. All the cast is good.. "Seven Keys to Baldpate," and that lovely film Rumour has it that Greta Garbo "Behind that Curtain," which the will definitely retire next year. genial Fox Representative tells us Over-dieting, over-work, and the
is due for revival at the Majestic continual anxiety to please, allied are from the same author who also to the fact that Greta's childhood wrote "The Chinese Parrot." His was one of poverty, have all help- latest, in which Warner Oland willed to undermine her health, Greta again play Charlie Chan, "The wants to leave the screen while she Black Camel" is acon to be screen is still great. A wise woman. ed at the King's. Few writere In Paul Lukas (pronounced Lukaj) The keynote of this picture. "Men this style know their public better is to do Rudolph Valentino's Call It Love," is sounded when than Earl Biggers.
"Cobra." Adolphe Menjou, playing Tony, the attractive
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Pola Negri is in her cottage at
After seeing "Tarnished Lady" Malibu, waiting while R.K.O. fight
I was not surprised to know that He Donald Stuart is a humorist. showed us that in Tallulah Bank- head's firat screen éffort. I regret that Paramount thought fit to sur- round her with a cast said to be chosen from leaders in New York Society, they might have given us actresses and actors. There was not one woman in the audience who could see WHY the beauteous lady
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Lella Hyams
nounces that he is about to live up to his reputation as a manace, to loosely-tied couples. Not content with: aaay conquesta, he sets him-
self to fascinate "Connie" (Lalla Hyama), and then the fun starts. As a play it was delightful, and I hear the film is equally good. All onda Happily and fairly honourably:" Norman Foster is the young hus- band, and Mary Duncan, the other woman, naughty but nice. (Leave
Pola Negri.
over the right kind. of plays for her.
Carole Lombard and William Powell are honeymooning in Hono lulu. The film world expocted an enormous wedding in the Autumn, but they were married very quiet- ly, only in the presence of Intimats friends and families.
Carole Lombard changed her name at the advice of a Numero- logist, and an actress who has not. had the breaks as Helen Johnson.
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