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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP,
Barbara Bobo Lyons was born on September 9, and are those parents proud?
Sylvia Sydney is a New York girl. Her mother is Russian and her father Roumanian.
hero, or, should I rightly say, Ham Bakewell, and Una Merkel, do; Owsley. My strongest reason for principal character. As Clyde their best to make it a thriller. liking this play is the fact that it Griffiths, who murders his sweet- William Halnes gives us a por does not depend on one pair of boart to marry a rich girl, he'formance in "Just a Gigolo,” and shoulders. The dazzling "blonde arouses little compassión. He does makes one wonder why M.G.M. fills every inch of her tremendous not give us the super performance should have let his contract slide. part, but 'osch and all do wall. It he gave in "The Devil's Holiday” In this play ho is a British nobles in a fine picture of high comedy. and at times he appears too list-man given to amorous escapades, with tragic overtones. Just one of less, 13 though ho did not who doubts all women, including those pictures that makes you glad "Hold Everything" with Winnie and Barbara Stanwyck, nolther feel the real tragedy. In the novel the girl who has been chosen by that after all there is a "Mike" -I Lightner and Joo E. Brown, was seen here yet to great advantage, one felt pity for a youth who was his uncle for his wife-to-bo. Irone was with all those thousands in the filmed so long ago that you will be but who have enormous appeal more or less a victim of circum-.
beginning who said, "Give me the shocked to see the gifts in knoe In "Ladies of:Leisure," Miss | stances. Von Sternberg conveys
silents," and music; but when a length dresses! Georges Carpen- Stanwyck will show us her second the impression that Clyde is a cold
picture like "Holiday" is shown, wo tier looks well in the boxing ring. | talkle. Her first, "The Locked villain without a redeaming trait,
are grateful for the stage artistes. Winnie puts over her songs in her Door," is best forgotten. She is a snob out to better his position, by
We are grateful for the fact that usual lightning fashion, she can not beautiful, but pretty in an odd marrying money. There is no ex-
we hear and see. When it comes way, and you may not like hor tenuating factor except his youth,
to the Central you must see it! yolce, but she has an appeal, and one feels no compassion and especially in the story, where the that in the end he will only got woman gives and pays. Her past and that he deserves. Sylvia life is of interest. An orphan who | Sydney gives a perfect performance, worked for her living since early as the unhappy girl. Frances Des days វាស dressmaker, telephone surprises. The little extra chosen operator, taxi dancer, and in a for the lead in "The Playboy of Dance Hall, (one of her best filmas Paris" by Maurice Chovalier, under 1s said to have been written about the present tutelage of von Stern- her life as a paid partner), Texas berg, gives good promise. Lucille Guinan, the Night Club Queen, la Verne, as the mother of Clyde, gave her a good chance, and then is eloquent. Irving Pichel who Broadway with Ha! Skelly in stood out as the half-wit in "Mur- "Burlesque," which Nancy Carroll der by the Clock," is magnificent played on the screen. Barbara as the District Attorney, but other Stanwyck, like Aune Harding, is members of the cast, with less op-
Lola Lane and Low Ayres after married, and very happily too. She portunity, do equally well. The
innumerable quarrels have run adores that big Irishman Frank photography is perfection, and in Purcell, from the stage, is a real away to Las Vegas and married. Fay, the "Playboy of Broadway," the suspense of the Court-room ind. Lillian Boad, the little Lon- To the surprise of all Hollywood, it and because he has not made good sequence the Director sota new don girl, as Lady Agatha, received now transpires that Mary Astor, on the Alms, threatens to leave ber standards. You may not rank this a nice contract after this picturo. widow of Kenneth Hawkes, the work and go where he goes. If she film as amongst the greatest of the Aubrey Smith and Charlotte Grau- Director who met a tragic death in carries out this threat, the screen year, but you will most certainly vilio aro amusing.
The Alm is an aeroplane accident, has bean loses one of the 'biggest women at enjoy It. Strongly advised, naughty, but nice, and easily one of married since June 29 to a popular
Haines best" pictures.. tractions it possesses. See "Ladies | (King's).
I cannot doctor in Los Angeles. Dr. and of Leisure," by all means. It fore-
rave over the choice of Fannie Mrs. Thorps wore married quistly shadows what we are to expect in
at the Central is Hurst's "Lummox;" It is too sordid in Arizona. hor later releases, and she gives "Waterloo Bridge," A Universal and maudlin, although Winifred great promise of being a real which is being rated amongst the Westover given a splendid per dramatic artiste. (Central),
screen sensations; Anne Harding formance, and carries the picture in "Holiday"; and "Manslaughter," on her shoulder.
Colbert Claudette
""The Song of India," which is with
From my point from the story "Mr. Isaacs," by Fredrick March.
Ulinne Lightner in "Hold Everything" A Warner Bros Production
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King's Theatre Bldg. Tel. 20315. clown and get away with it, and is have been shown months ago at the May Robson in the part she has picture for his talent; he makes it |
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COMING TO THE KING'S
FAN
AMERICAN
TRAGEDY
PHILLIPS HOLMER
SYLVIA BIDNEY and FRANCES DEE
Garamount Picture
Directed by JOSET von STERNDERC
the feminine star of rough-house comedy. Co-teamed with the rub- ber faced man, she is a big draw- ing card in the States anyhow,
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A British production, “A Warm Corner," with the famous comedian (he is known as such), Connie Ediss (memories of the old Galety days), Heather Thatcher, and Aus- tin Melford in a story from the pen of Arthur Wimperis. Visit the King's.
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Anne Harding is the wife of Harry Bannister, and mother of an adored daughter named June. Not a beauty, but the camera makos her into one of the highest paid women on the screen; and she can ach
James Dunn shortly to be seen locally in "Bad Girl," in ranking- with Clark Gable for frat honours as leading man.
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Mae Clark is to marry one of the best camera men as soon as she is divorced.
I have a complaint against the local distributing agents for Para mount. From more than one "Fan" of view, I preferred the old Movie Marion Crawford, gives Ramon I have been asked why the King's with Leatrine Joy. Still it is fair. Novarro the best of all his talkies.
Joan Crawford-has, gone back to should put on the "Shorta" which y good.other's Millions" with Ho does not sing, but it is an ideal her natural coloured hair,
Madge Evans is famous as the Central. There are few that are played for more years than I know, beautiful and believable; a tender original model for the soap adver- worth seeing twice. The dry is due also at the Central. Take touching story of youthful love in tlaament, "Have a little Fairy in humorist, Tom Howard, is about the children to It, "The Right to India. Madge Evana does remark your home." She is a big success the only one; but surely Paramount Love" fa Ruth Chatterton's greatest ably good work, too.
Clark Gable in "Sporting These pictures are all scheduled Blood." Constance Bennett is still Ila not so short of material that we Talkie, wherein she essays the need go from one theatre to another double role of mother and daugh- for the Queen's.
waiting for the final decree, before I must not forget a melo- in this small town and be bored ter.
announcing her marriage to Gloria' dramatic thriller with two of my The much advertised "Holiday" Swanson's last husband. twice!
If you big favourites-natural actors with an all perfect cast is headed can tell me how all these artistes Holt and Ralph Graves, by the blonde Anne Harding, Mary know who is who and what is what, Jack "Dirigible" was a riot, in London, Astor, Robert Ames and Monroe! I should like to know. I hear, and should pack the Central.
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Watching the trailer at the King's for "An American Tragedy," I was amused by the gasp and laughter that want up, when it was thrown on the screen. “A drama I have written so often of Clark of love, temptation, courage and Gable, and shortly we shall see him Little Sally O'Nell given one folly, that "Might Happen to You." again in "The Secret Bix," with great come-back in "The Brat." Personally, I should hate such a Wallace Beery. He only has a Fox have now signed her to a five- tragic chain of circumstances to small part, but you watch this man. year contract. Frank Albertson, enter my sober life. Some critics; After the release of "Free Soul". Virginia Cherrill and June Collyer are of the opinion that Theodore and "Susan Lennox," he became the, help to make Maude Fulton's worn- Droiser's classic has beeri spollt by idol of the hour, ranking for popu out story really enjoyable. King's. the transition to the screen. We larity with Rudolph Valentino after!
do know that the author threaten- the "Four Horsemen," was re "Children of Pleasure" is an on-¦ed to sue Faramount for mutilating|leased. “Secret Six” is a gangster joyable film with Lawrence Gray, his story, hut as he has signed story, but has humour, and tragedy. and two girls who have dona bigger another contract for the very tidy and better things since these days į sum of $160,000, we presame ho is -Helen Johnson and Wynne Gib not so angry as he made out.. son. "Not So Dumb," with Marion Von Sternberg has given us an Davies, la not so good. (Star). absorbing story. The opinions will differ as to the choice of the hand- some, mysterious, "come-to-heaven" looking youth, Phillips Holmes, for
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We are promised, at the Central, two women staro-Anne Harding
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Lewis Stone with others help Wallace Beery to put over a great!| picture. I can't speak highly of "The Bat Whispers." The story should have been allowed to lie on | the shelf, after all it is about ten | years since it was a stage play, Chester Morris, von Seiffert, Wil-
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A typhoon which threatened the Colony for the most part of November 11, though it did not actually break in the vicinity, took some toll on the seas near Hong Kong. A lighter, laden with over 200 tons of crude oil in bulk, be- came water-logged owing to the heavy breakers and sank. The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL gives a full account.
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Sitting In Admiralty Jurisdiction in the Supreme Court, on November 12, the Chief Justice heard three clalms brought against the ss. San Nam King, owned by Lau Yat, alias Lau Pak-hing, of €7, Connaught Road West, by (1) the seamen of the ship; (2) by Ingacio Maria Cordova; and (3) by Antonio Pinto Marques. OVERLAND CHINA MAIL contains a detailed report of the case, together with the judgment which' his Lordship delivered on November 17.
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