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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933.
'MOST
TALKIE TALKS
Diane
DANGEROUS GAME' THRILLING FILM
ALISON SKIPWORTH EXCELS IN
KING'S ATTRACTION.
"The Lodger" Coming To Queen's.
Shoedsack and Irving Pichel direct adorers.
Richard Connell.
who are then at
a8 the
Charles Brabin
settings, are lavish, the frocks en- chanting the acting all the
: average "fan" could desire.
"Leap Year" is a real laughter maker, Tom Walls shows a re- markable deftness in his handling of the part of the man who searches for the owner of the lovely face that haunts him. The fun moves at a fast pace, and the star deserves the greatest credit, not only for the acting but-what is most difficult-also the direc- tion. Strongly advised. (Central).
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"Flag Lieutenant.”
Star's Features.
THE CHINA MAIL.
William Haines, who is at the Star Theatre next week la "Are You Listening?” a radio drama.
HOLLYWOOD NEEDS Athletic Stars
NEW BLOOD. Greta Garbo Was A
Barber's Girl.
Our film favourites keep în splen- Idid pliysical condition, despite a¦ rather prevalent impression that they lounge languidly on the sets |while "doubles” and “stand-ins” do
For the last few years most of the work, the screen's newcomers have been
Victor McLaglen, George O'Brien, recruited from the ranks of the Douglas Fairbanks, Henry Victor stage's established players, but the and other leading actors are expert talkies have now reached the stage boxers. George Raft, hailed as a when producers have decided that future Valentino, was a professional they want to develop their own stars fighter before he entered the films. again.
Will Rogers, Jack Holt, and Hal| The films need new bloed. Roach are among the leading polo And the same producers are be players in the film colony. ginning to remember that Tennis players include. Ronald greatest actresses of the screen Coleman, Fredric March, ' Marlene | learned about life in the hard school Dietrich, Carole Lombard, Con- of the office and the factory before stance Bennett, they attempted acting.
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the
Horseback riders include Carole
Lombard, Hobart Bosworth, and Norma Shearer.
Ronald Coleman, Clive Brook, H. B. Warner, C. Aubrey Smith, Claude King, and Desmond Roberts, play cricket.
"Bath Tub King" Back.
STARTS_TO-MORROW
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THE CENTRAL.
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THE MOST
DANGEROUS
GAME
With JOEL M¢CRIA: PAY WRAY, LESLIS BANKS, ROBERT ARMSTRONG. A COOPEL-SEXGINGAGE PRODUCTION RKO-RADIO0 Piduri
NEW
DANCE
The film for which all loyal Britons are waiting. "The Flag Lieutenant with Henry Edwards playing the part he made famous "The Most Dangerous Game", make an interesting story. Go and in the silents. How well I can re-
Walter Byron bringe a new name to the screen. see how they "Run" politics in member Cyril Maude in this as a play. Highest praise from all
Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, and Barrymore Lesile Banke, the Briton who has America.
The Press agents have been tell-Doug. Jun. made good in comedy or drama on Senator, gives an endless tirade quarters. Due soon at the Central.
"He Learned About Women."
ing those stories of stellar youths. Among the swimmers we find Broadway, gives a remarkable | against graft, but as an
honest
Stuart Erwin, that' grand come- characterization of the mad
spent in the cloistered luxury of Tallulah Bankhead, Claudette Col- Kus-Attorney who is ruined by the
Fredric March a millionaire bookworm
Norma disn is
southern mansions and romantic old bert sian, who hunts humans instead of gold-digging society woman, be
who decides to see a bit of life,
European castles so often that the Shearer, Lewis Stone, Joan Craw- animals, Hot after thrills, this gives his usual human conception in "He Learned About Women."
movie kings · had nearly come to ford, Conrad Nagel, Johnnie Weiss- picture hits upon a sinister idea, of the character. Karen Morley
muller, Jeanette MacDonald, and but it does give thrills, although it has advanced in strides since the He has the able assistance of clash is due to incompatibility of believe them themselves. will be likely to trouble the days of a few lines in "Inspira of actress who brings joy to our requirements of their film profes-
Alison Skipworth. She is the kind temperament and the call of the Joan Crawford As Waitress. Carole Lombard.
But Garbo was à lather girl in a dreams of sensitive people. Ernest tion," but I am still not among her hearts. As the out-of-work actresssions. Rumoar always has had it Swedish barber shop, then a seam ed this film from the story byl The newcomer, Diane Sinclair, engaged to teach the self-conscious in Hollywood, that Janet still loves stress, trimming. hats, Joan Craw bookworm polee and self con- Farrell, but he is too happily ford was a waitress and she earned gives a natural unsophisticated
the money to go away to get a The wealthy madmen intrenches reading of her part as the daugh-fidence, she is as usual, priceless married to Virginie Valli,
Remember the little girl in himself on a lonely island, shiftster of the senator.
Mrs. Walter Huston will make chorus job by working behind a She is both
"Million Dollar Legs"-Susan her first screen appearance in counter in a department store.. the reef lights about in a way to understanding and sympathetic. wreck the unwary
Marlene Dietrich worked as a mariner and The settings of the American Fleming. In this, she is charming Lionel Barrymore's Radio picture.
as the love affair. Grant Mitchell
Colin Clive has returned to film exirs. Ann Harding and Clau- lauds a select lot of castaways, Senate, a White House receptions the Butler is second to none Hollywood, and will be with [dette Colbert were stenographers.
Cecil B. de Mille, is the man who his mercy. We and all the pomp and circumstance Stuart Erwin dumb and slow, is at Katherine Hepburn in "Christo-So was Janet Gaynor.
combines biblical and bathroom know quite well that the hero and of political gatherings are very his best. One of the most amus-pher Strong." heroine, (Joel McCrea And Fay well carried out.
Barbara Stanwyck, the best of the spectacles for the delectation of the Al Jolson is challenging Rudy young American actresses, was s
fana. Wray) will escape in the end, even directed this film from the play by ing films we have had this season.
Recommended. (King's).
Valice as the favourite star on the telephone girl. Norma Shearer, the Florence Vider and Gloria Swan- Henry Bernstein ("The Claw")
air in the States. and a large cant including Nila
immaculate sophisticated queen of eon helped De Mille make the film ORCHESTRATIONS Asther, C. Henry Gordon, William
Marguerite de la Motte remem-the society sinners, thumped a piano world bathroom-conscious back in A Musical show which ran onbered in the silents, wife of John in a music shop and later in a ten- the early days of his glory. Collier, Senr., Reginald Barlow
"Flying Bowers, is on the stage acting cent kinema.
In Dynamite he achieved the make this most certainly a worth- Broadway for years.
high-light of his
as the while entertaining picture. High" with Bert Lahr and Char-with Ethel Clayton, also another
lotte Greenwood, Then comes old time favourite.
"Bath-tub King" by introducing a (Queen's).
lovely Constance Bennett and her The period picture is taking on in New York's Radio Land was the glass tub. father, with Beri Lyon in a grandia
new lease of life. Smilin' biggest "flop" ever known in the talkie, The Sign of the Cross, he pfetare "Bought." This will Through" started it. Now we theatrical profession. "Chandu the Magician" thanks
be followed by Bill, Haines in have Ruth Chatterton in "Frisco to mystery, forceful characters
Clark Gable will play the part will present Claudette Colbert bath- "Are You Listening?" All due at Jenny." Robinson and Bebe and good acting from Edmund
of the Italian Officer which made ing in a pool of milk with only a the Star,
Daniels in "Silver Doller" Mary Ronald Colman, world famous in fountain spray to clothe her. Lowe, Irene Ware, Bela Lugosi,
Pickford in "Secrets." Anne The White Sister" with Helen
Perhaps that will be better still. etc., added to ecrie and elaborate
Harding and Richard Dix in "The Hayes. Shail be surprised if his Those Premieres, saltings will no doubt please all
Conquerors," and last, but not performance ranks with that of So, after all, Hollywood..could not tastes and nationalities. It is fol-
least, "Cavalcade" which is like a lowed by Clive Brook, Miriam Jor-
get along without its premières- Colman. The contract of Wendy Barrie, pageant. dan, and Ernest forrence (daughter of Mr. F. C. Jenkin,
"Desire for Living," in which those glittering first nights for
: Noel Coward's "The Queen was Noel Coward, Lynn Fontaine and which the stars put on their best "Sherlock Holmes." You may think K.C.) has been bought from the in the Parlour" has been retitled Alfred Lunt are that the adventures
is a bibs, tuckers and smiles and go on of this
acting London Film Co. by Paramount, "To-night is Ours." Claudette triumph for all. famous detective have been work-
Coward, the parade before their public.
A little while ago It ed dry, but walt til you see this this actress, who shows promise Colbert and Fredric March are at author says, it is the happiest time
according to the English critics. work on it now. well acted version, directed 80 will swell the numbers of British
in his life to be associated withnounced that they were to be drop-i Dickie Moore may play "Oliver two such geniuses.
ped for the duration of the depres Jably by William K. Howard.j
actresses in Hollywood. Phyllis Twist” with Herbert Brepon John
will Thanks to
Barrymore the Dunning process Barry in "Cynara."
play sion, but there have been at least Miriam Jor-directing. ·
"Reunion In Vienna" which we two notable ones at the famous also the English atmosphere is so
dan In ***Sherlock Holmes," well produced that it will make
Lila Lee will definitely retire hoped the Lunts would also play Grauman Chinese theatre in recent though the hero plunges from a
Elizabeth Allan, Benita Hume, from the screen on her marriage on the screen.
weeks. eliff with a blood hound at his you homesick, Both these are due Elissa Landi, Diana Wynward to director George Hill, the former "throat. No one can deny the story shortly at the King's.
Lillian Harvey, Heather Angel, husband of the highest paid and many more.
scenario writer in films-Frances Davy Burnaby remembered in Marion. James Kirkwood, Lila's the "Co-Optimists" has made his first husband, has also
married again.
Joel McCren and Fay Wray in a scene in "The Most. Dan-
Game" gerous
the RKO feature, which is showing at the Central Theatre from to-
morrow.
is silly and far fetched, but it in original and exciting. Robert! Armstrong is in the cast but it la
the Englishman who dominates the thriller (Central).
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"The Lodger"
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"Chandu."
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"gh Pressure."
William Powell's BEST picture
AROUND THE BRITISH STUDIOS:
in months. "High Pressure." It frat screen appearance.
is a swell comedy that never lets Betty Stockfeld, the Australian The absolute failure of the up for one moment, and gives actress, Henry Kendall and Hugh Powell a role that he plays perfect Wakefield are at work on "King of perfectly designed "Roxy" Theatre ly. Evelyn Brent as the hardboll-the Ritz" at the Lion Studio.
her best Jessic Matthews has scored
Mrs. Belloc Lowndes famous ed lady love gives also
novel about the murder scares of
Nineteen-
Grand year-old Judy Kelly, said to be
COMING SHORTLY.
Jack the Ripper comes to the Evalyn. Knapp and Ben Alexander and "Midshipmald,"
performance in many a day, while triumphs in "Good Companions" KING'S THEATRE screen again, with Ivor Novello supply the love interest. playing the part of the mysterious cast inclusive of Allson Skip-Australia's gift to talkies, has lodger, as he did in the silents. worth, Guy Kibbee, John Wray-been given a long-tern contract by Henry Ainely played it on the
small roles, but they please. More B.LP. stage, if I remember rightly. A. W. Bascombe makes his first screen appearance a most successful one as the landlord, and Elizabeth Al- lan, the best among all the female British stars (now under contract Dorothy Bourchier, who was and Robertson Hare have finished
London the to M.G.M. in Hollywood) with the once a mannequin in a
Aldwych success "Fifty-
your MUST see list. (Queen's). screen re-appearance with Ivor of this later, but put it down on Madeleine Carroll makes
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"Elne Danube."
Novello in "Sleeping Car"
Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter
of
other two gives a grand per-shop, now happily married to nifty." Lynn and Walls will be formance. I won't tell the story Harry Milton the actor, is the star together again in "Turkey Time." but the solution of the problem in the Musical film "The Blue! Constance Shotter, sister ly veiled with such suspense that Danube." Herbert Wilcox direct-Winnie, seems like being another the denouement is sensational, ed it, and lovers of music will be film discovery. Her work. In "For DON'T miss this at the intrigued by the wild gypsy music the love of Mike" receives the
of Alfred Rode and his Band highest praise. Queen's.
Joseph Schildkraut is again with) A new play by Ivor Novello was the star, as he was in "Carnival." to start after "Musical Chaira“ A newcomer to the screen, known ended its run.
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"Forgotten Commandments"
In "The Forgotten Command-as the "Monocled Boxer,"! Desmond Gertrude Lawrence is the star in ments" we have a conventional Jeans, brother of the more famous “No Funny Business," a comedy drama set in the Hollywoodian Ursula, is the villain. Brigitte with music by Noel Gay and Frank Russia. Its main object seems to Helm, from the Continent, is the Vosper to be made by a new have been to drag in the spectacu-vamp. The story is simple, but British Film Company, "John tar sequences from the old silent with a finish that is uncommon. Stafford Production." success "The Ten Command-It is well.mounted with attractive Charlotte Greenwood, the famous ments". Irving Pichel, with a de- music, and fairly good from the American comedienne, who is ap- 'cided American accent, is the Rus-jacting point of view. This should pearing in the Drury Lane sucEERS sian agnostic and scientist, Mar-please the Central patrona,
"Wild Violets,” is to make her guerite Churchill and Sari Maritza |
"Leap Year.".
British film appearance in the (Patricia Detering- Nathan of It is hard to write of Tom Walls Gaumont-British version of lan Tientsin) struggle with the roles in any other way but that he is the Hay's farcical play "Orders are of heroine and vamp. Gene Ray- most natural smooth actor one can Orders,”- mond wears a Russian tunic, but find anywhere, He has complete Little Jacquie Lyn, recently sear that is the only way he makes un command of jest and gesture. He with Laurel and Hardy, was born think for a moment the environ-is neither handsome nor young, in London of English parente: - ment is in the present-day suffer but has the most engaging per- Binnie Barnes, who went over to ing land of the Soviet. The techni-sonality. This comedy of a philan-Fox to set in "Cavalcade,” did not cal skill with which Cecil B. dederer who falls in love for the like Hollywood and has returned. Mille managed the parting of the first time is most interesting. In to the London studios. waters of the Red Sea and the about 8,000 feet of film we have presentation of the Commandments Walls in 7,000, but he pleases, all makes the picture commendable. the time, Strange thing to say, Otherwise it has nothing to rebut Anne Grey does not attract Barbara Kent, who will be re- commend it--(King's).
me. She is too cold, and to my membered with Harold Lloyd--in. mind lacks sex appeal. She is "Welcome Danger recently marri Washington "Masquerade" well bred, quite pretty and certain-/ad: Harry Eddington the famous In "The Washington | Mas-{ly smart, but still lesvos ma cold, fgánager who ¦ 'mada" Greta Garbo. querade" (titled in England, "The I liked Jeanne Stuart as Angela | Janet Gaynor is a sad little girl "Mad Masquerade") we have the Mallard the better of the two, these days, Charles Farrell has Blabes capital elty-politics-and Edmund Breon, and Ellis Joffreys left: Fazand her rom Lionel Barrymore. Together, they are excellent in small parta The Lydell Pack has finished,OSITLE
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