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BARRYMORE BROTHERS TO PLAY IN "GRAND HOTEL"
HOWARD HUGHES TO MARRY?
Chester Morris in "Corsair "
At Central.
for the best performance of the, and again it was a pity to see her year for her acting in this film, within that absurd craze that was, and Wallace Beery, co-star rather over-is, so popular in the States, the shadowed, Marjorie Rambeau giving | wearing of false eyelashes. Study- us one grand performance, and lit-ing her looks took away her natural tle Dorothy Jordan doing her best. acting talent, or perhaps she is so You saw it at the Queen's, but see annoyed with Paramount for the stories. I hope Warner Brothers Also due shortly, the highly suc-give her better chances, or she will cessful Britsh film recently seen at slide like a toboggan going down
the revival at the Star.
the King's "The Warm Corner," hill.
and Kay Francis, Kay Johnson and Charles Bickford in "Passion Flower"-three really good films coming to Kowloon. (Star).
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.
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SOME GIRLS HAVE. QUEER TASKS.
There are
queerer occupations even than that of professional pled- der-a description which recently appeared in an official publication..
rubber solea know that the footwear How many wearers of shoes and
lasts so long because two girls have walked 12,000 miles to see that it does. They are employed by a rub- Garbo recently paid a visit to bar factory to test various types Every day New York, but, as usual with all her of rubber footwear. Arthur Wontner, a much travelled movements, it was kept a dead they walked 12 miles, and every actor, will be seen in one of the most secret. I am not surprised to hear inch they cover is recorded by a
pedometer. exciting adventures of Sherlock that she is, not liking her part in Holmes, called. "The Sleeping "Grand Hotel." She does not relish Cardinal." Years ago we had a fine playing the part of the ageing comedienne here on a visit, Minnie dancer with a grandchild in Paris. Rayner, I see her name in the long Oh no! it is not Garbo. cast. This is said to be a really good British production. (Queen's).
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The critics raved about "Allymount Studio in New York, or ahe Quiet on the Western Front," and comes to Hollywood, they have then it was handed the Gold Medal happy reunion. She states; "As for the greatest picture of the year. between a husband and a career, I'd Universal have reason to be proud choose a career, and the most im The best ambassador of good will of this film, it is fine in every way. portant requirements for a success is Good Will Rogers. The typical Remarseless in its picturing of war ful marriage are living apart and American, who claims to be part with its horrors, ghastly in its a lack of jealousy."
Cherokee Indian. Easy one of the troth- film that is a monumental Co and find out what lovely Billie greatest laugh-getters in the world, sermon against WAR, it tears away Dove does, when she has to decide whether it be with his writings, the the hypocrisy and foolishness
and running a stage or of between à carcer
the screen. Philosopher,
it all. Probably you saw it months home. Charles Starrett the actor and friend to man, he is an ago at the Queen's, go now again man, and the first-class cast com international favourite. From the
TSANG FOOK PIANO and see it at the Central. All great prises Edward Everett Horton, Lois results of the Box-office "Young as
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DAILY CROSS- WORD PUZZLE.
(This crossword puzzle has been made by an expart but readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow,and altho.)
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pictures should be seen twice.
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John Barrymore.
By way of contrast, there is the man who stands still for a living. His job is to stand over a manhole to prevent anyone falling in.
He
is a necessary individual, because- a person who fell down an unattend- ed hole would have a good case for damages against an authority.
"Chop Watchers.”
In some American restaurants there are girl "chop watchers." They stand with a stop watch su- pervising chefs to ensure that the proper brown is obtained on the surface of the chop.
A witness in a recent police court case described himself as "signature supervisor in an enve- lope-addressing factory."
Counting confetti is the task of girls employed by bus and tram- way concerns. They calculate from the coloured pieces pynched out of tickets how much money has been taken.
Not to you Feel," which is the modernised at least Wilson and Mary Duncan.
be missed, as it is one of the more version of George Ade's old play than gorgeous productions of the "Father and the Boys," Will Rogers
producer, If you like Romance spelt with a millionaire
Howard plays an old meat packer, who just capital R. then be sure and
seo Hughes, who shortly may be marry can't get his boys to work, so he Ramon Novarro in "Son of India." ing his lovely leading lady—at least | cuts loose with a little French sing- He, at least, looks attractive as the rumour has it this way,, (Central), or (Fin Dorsay at her best) and dark-skinned hero, and sings his
the boys, horrified, have to plunge
One of the Bagest tasks in the love song as he did the pretty num- Elissa Landi's best opportunity is to work in order to save the family And what a cast! I am frankly ber in "The Pagan." I think the "The Yellow Ticket," and it finds her fortune. It turns out that there is annoyed that John Barrymore is to country is that done by Mrs. Mary screen has many pretty girls with wanting in nothing to make it dis- nothing wrong about the old man's play the fascinating Baron. His Ann Pole. She ends before a more than Madge Evans gives us, tinctive. Old melodrama, but ex visits to night clubs and race tracks, brother is to be Kringelela, and small furnace in Oldbury, Worces but M.-G.-M. are giving her the ceptionally well done in its very it is all done to teach the boys a Wallace Beery, Preysing. We find tershire, making bangles for the na- plums of parts. As I said before, modern dress. Lionel Barrymore lesson. It skates on thin ice at the names, in the greatest cast ever tive chiefs of West Africa. the others in
Among the "monotonous occupa- the large cast don't as the Head of Police, is, without times, but there are laughs galore, assembled, of Joan Crawford as the
tions" recently mentioned at an edu- amount to much, they are not given question, why I wend my way to our (King's).
atenographer, and Lewis Stone as Ramon will be thirty-lovely theatre, the King's. ja chance.
It re-
the shell-shocked Doctor; also Jean cation conference was that of dip two this year. He was born inminds me rather of La Tosca, when If you are at all peevish go and Hersholt, John Miljan, Tully Mar- ping rubber tubes under water to Mexico, but does not claim
to be the Russian Baron Scarpis corners be cheered by Wheeler and Woolsey shall, Katherine Crawford with see if there were any punctures. Spanish. He had # poverty the decollete Indy in his study, and in "Half-Shot at Sunrise." They hosts of others less known, Edmund For hours a day, It was stated, girls stricken childhood, and once sang in is murdered for his pains, where play two A.E.F. privates madly Goulding will direct, but there are stand over tanks of water watching restaurants, then danced, and finally upon, unlike the tortured Tosca, the A.W.O.L. in Paris. They get away bets being laid that it will never the screen. They say of him, in heroine makes a get-away with the with an exceedingly funny story finish as it begins. What say you? the film city, that he is the one newspaper lover. The Jewish girl embellished by some of the most Garbo now sports the style of man who has no enemies. I have has to take the branded ticket in absurd situations. There are a few hairdressing we used to call the ranked him among my prime order to visit her dying father in good song numbers and Dorothy washer-woman's knot, and half the favourites since the early days prison in St. Petersburg (remember Lee with others lend their aid, but world will follow suit. In "Mata with Rex Ingram, and whe will this is a story of the Tsarist the two stars are virtually the Harl" she does not once show her forget Ben Hur? With his delight-days) and thereafter, you can whole show. It is ridiculous and hair. ful singing voice he has scored big, imagine how she suffers, and nonsensical but guaranteed to give and his position in the Talkies re-never deserves it. The picture mains unchallenged. (Queen's).
Beauteous
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Billie Dove,
is richly produced, holds the suspense, is ably directed and well more acted throughout. It gives us poised and sure of herself, returns Miss Landi in her best part, the to the screen in "The Age for Love." Barrymore, and the new British She is n strictly modern heroine in juvenile lead, Laurence Olivier. Al- this film, which is to say she together a Fox film of the first divorces husband, fits to Paris, and water. (King's). after a round of dissipation decides
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that love triumphs over everything. Tallulah Bankhead is blase, casual
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you one grand evening. (Queen's).
4.
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Chester Morris, who has been absent from the screen for a good white, comes shortly in "Corsair" at
At Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon.
Major N. W. Adams, Mr. and Mrs.
for bubbles.
Mrs. L Howie, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hughes,
Mia C. C. Imrie, Mr. J. B. Ipekdjian.
Mr. A. H. Jensen, Mr. E. P. Jen. nings, Mrs. J. M. Joseph, and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Judah, Mrs. L. H. Judah.
Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr. H. A. Keller, Lady and Miss Kelly, Mrs. J. N. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. O. Kopelman, MTB. Mrs. R. Kopelman, Mr. and Kowalzyk, Mr. K. C. Krentz.
Mr. G. B. Lane, Mr. K. B. G. Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ladesma, Mr. E. Lewis, Mr. R. R. Liddell.
the Central. Thelma Todd, now | A. S. Adamaon, Miss Aschroft. known as Alison Lloyd, supports, Mr. M. Barber, Mr. R. R. Baret, Mr.
Mr. J. S. Maclaren Mrs. D. L and the story is an exciting one and Mrs. J. E. Barnes. Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Barringer, Mr. M. M. Bates, Mr. Magrin, Mr. J. M. Major, Mr. A about a sort of modernistic pirate..
and Mrs. Family
Bigazzi, Mr. and
Mrs. F. Malcolm, Miss M. Manuk, Mr. M. Also booked,
Mrs. F. A Manuk, Mrs. F. H. P. Maurice, Mrs. Bowern, Col. S.
Boyes, Mrs. A. McKenzle, Mr. A. McKirdy, Mrs. D. McLeod, Mr. E. H. Melbye, Mr.
another United | Bougan, and yd, Misses H. and M. Mien, Mrs. Mitten. Mr. W. L
The story is about the combining of and not too sympathetic, but after Artists Douglas Fairbanks tremend Boyd, Mrs. A.
a career with a happy marriage.
J.
ously interesting Travelogue, taken oath Misa P. W. Brown, Mrs. W. W Dr. P. 3. B. Murphy,
seeing her in "The Cheat" you will, by him in all parts of the World. I was amused reading Claudette possibly, leave the theatre admiring Strongly advised. (Central.) Colbert's opinion on this subject this "Lady of the South" more than
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Brythage,
MADO
Nissim, and family.
Miss Bryan, Mrs. W. G.
H.
and d
Mr.
Mr.
0. H. Ochs,. Mrs. Otto,
Mr. J. W. Bundred, Mr. Mrs. H. F. Bunje, Mr.
Q. .D. Burnette.
Cheng, Dr.
and Mrer, Mr. A. M. Parker, Mr.
She is Mrs. Norman Foster, but ever. Why and how? you ask That clever little boy you remem- Bunting, Miss
8. A. Phelps, Mr. W. they do not live together very often, yourself. Acknowledged she is beauber with Chevaller in "Innocents of Burgess, MD. Burgess, Capt P. and when he visits her in the Para-self, and her speaking voice matches Paris," David Durand, will soon be Mrs. N. Campbell, Mr. N. Concoff, Mr. W. I. Pottinger, Mrs. B. Preston, Mr. Mr. D. A. Campbell, LL. Col. and Philippsborn, Mr. W. G. Price, Mr. her personality in every way here with George Bancroft in the W. D. Cooler, Mias Carrington, Mr.K. Prickett, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Apropos of voices, the lovely Tallu- story based on Dickens's "Dombey, Mr. M. O. Clark, Mrs.
and family, Mr. Y. S. Pyeatt. lah declares that a charming speak- and Son." Do not miss "Rich. J. E. H. Cogan, General M. Mr. J. Richmond, Mr. P. A. H. Rolling E. Cogan, Mr. F. Rock, jun, Dr. and Mrs. Rich, ing voice is God's greatest gift to Man's Folly" when it comes to the Cohen, Mr. D. Corlett. Mrs. Colling. Mr. E. Rouillon, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. women. The story is of the luxury King's. loving wife, who fell into a trap laid by the villain (Irving Pichel), who
Fredric March's work in "Jekyll brands her with a red-hot iron, and Hyde" was magnificent, but when she fails to live up to her hardly overshadowed the support Mr. and Mr. F. J. Easterbrook, promise. The rest of the cast, of the two women, more especially Capt. B. M. Ede, Mrs. B. Elder, Lt. and mainly from the stage, are not in- Miriam Hopkins As the Cockney Mrs. F. C. Eyre. teresting, but Tallulah clicks in a
Billie Dove.
POP
room
scene
woman of the streets.
Miss D. Faye or Fitzpatrick, Mr. and Mrs. W. Field-Hook, Mr. F. A
Roxburgh, Mr. B. Rozenbaum, Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Rubino.
Mrs.
wood, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Crapriell.
Mrs. G. L. Doak, Mr. and Mrs. A. Delcourt, Mr. H. L. Dennya, Comdr. Delcourt, key, 3. Denny, Co, Dr. Saloby, MEG. A. Saphiers, Col. and Mrs.
R. Dovey.
C. R. Savile, Mr. and Mrs. A. E Schroeder, Mr. If Scott, Dr. S. N. Shendrikoff. Mr. E G. Smith, Mr. L Smith, Mrs. M. P. Smith, Mr. Soames, Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Sommers, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Spear, Mr. G. W. big way. At times she is sincere John Gilbert as Cheri Bibi In Firth, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Forsyth. Stabb, Mr. Stunt, Mrs. E. Straus, Mr. and dramatic, and in the cost "The Phantom of Paris" gave us Mr. G. E. Friaque, Mra, D. A. Frost.
L. E. Stone, Comdr J. M. Stevenson, rises to dramatic his most entertaining picture, but
Mr.
Gardinor,
E. Miss A. E. E. Steele. heights. It is slow moving and the he still misses something.
Gensburger, Mr.
r. Mr. H. Gensburger and Mrs. C. Tanfeld, Miss K. Thelen,. atory rather absurd. The direction
J. Thomas, Mrs. N. Thomas, family, Mrs. V. W. Gensburger, Comár, Mr. Too sad was the latest story of
Mr. L. L. Gilson, Mr. 3. Thomson, Mrs. B. Thompson, is good, and the photography sunie-Ruth Chatterton's, "Once a Lady," and Mrs. C. GID: Capt. W. H. G. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. N. Tinson, Miss D.
Mr. W. P. Gosch, thing to be remembered. One is but I doubt whether any actress Gonter, Mr. and Mrs. Gould, Col Toye, Mr. G, Travers, Miss M., B. Interested in spite of oneself, and could have survived such poor supFE. Gowan and family, Mr. G. F. de Tyzzell. after you have seen the "trailer,"
Grave, Mr.T. M. Gregory Mr.
Mr. and Mra. T. P. Ulderup, {you will certainly want to see this port, the worst I have ever seen in ths, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Grove
Miss Vance, Miss Vanderplank. the pictures. Also, what is wrong Mr. L. Crover, Lt. and Mrs. Gunnell. charming T.N.T. exotic lady, Tally with the fair Buth that now, in
Mr. H. O: Wallem, Mr. D. E. Warren, Mr. and · Μτε, Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. M. M. Watson, Mrs. G. M. Watts, lah, (King's).
E. Hausumann, Mr. Mr. J. Watts, Miss J, Watts, Miss P. her early forties, she is beginning C. M. Hall, Mr. to study camera angles. She who. F. Hayden, Mr. E, L Healey, Mr. Webster, Mrs. and Misses Whitham, "Min and Bil" with the great always prided herself that she was Mr. H. Bobden, Mrs. C. H. Hodgson, J. F. Wright.
Heineken, Mr. and Mrs. T. Henriques, Miss G. Wilson, Mr. F. Y. Wang, Mr. dame of the screen, Marie Dressler, not ashamed of the lines drawn by Mr. A. W. Hogan, Capt. and Mrs. M. J. Mr. W. H. Youngblood. who was handed the Gold Statuette nature. She looked falsely lovely, Holland, Mr. and Mrs. F.,A: Howard,
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Another Good Motive Misunderstood.
WHEN HE THREW THOSE
BRICKS AT YOU, JOHNNY
INSTEAD OF
THROWING
THEM
BACK
WHY DIDN'T YOU COME
AND TELL ME
You?
Mes. Zimmerman and child.
By J. MILLAR WATT.
YOU COULDN'T.
HIT A HAYSTACK.
AT FIVE YARDS