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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
TALKIE TALKS
by Diane
COMING
SHORTLY!
TOM WALLS BECOMES SERIOUS IN
THE BLARNEY STONE”
THE THRILL THE
COLONY'S BEEN
WAITING FOR!
Samuel Goldwyn
Production.
with
SIDNEY FRANKLIN
Eddie CANTOR
in
The KID FROM SPAIN
"Cavalcade" Showing At The King's.
which brought fame to our Ronald Colman
(King's).
SERVANT
POSES AS
PRINCESS
Amazing Story of A' £7,000 Swindle.
A PRAGUE PRINTER DUPED
Prague.
THIEF TAKES HIS
OWN PICTURE How Camera Stopped Egg Stealing. POULTRY-OWNER'S RUSE
London.
23,281
Words On
Postcards.
on an ordinary
GERMANY'S - ROBOT STENOGRAPHER Machine Writes What
It Hears.
re-
All From Hitler's Book.
NEW WIRELESS AID Berlin.
Berlin. In this story is a moral for Berhard Schumacher, a painter HELEN HAYES AND CLARK GABLE IN Binova, who has been arrested here, the world.
Perfection of a robot stenogra- A servant girl named Marie every poultry owner throughout at Muenster, claims to have, set pher to take down and type out STRIKING STORY OF "WHITE SISTER." is stated to have swindled a retired
up a new world record by writ-Dr. Rudolf Hell, a well-known Ger wireless messages is announced by printer out of £7,000 by posing as The tale was told at Wooding 23,281 words consisting of man radio technician. a princess.
Green Police Court when Fred-131,628 letters This is the
He claims that his instrument is astonishing story erick William Barnwell, aged 30 postcard. which is alleged against her:-
particularly suited to transmission "White Slater."
history is shown us through the Marie
Marie, calling herself Princess plumber, was, charged with The text is nearly 83 pages of of news or market reports, which "White Sister" gives
Antoinette us that eyes of a wonderful wife and mother made the acquaintance of the rehouse on an allotment at Powys It comprises 236 lines and can-
has hitherto necessitated the. em- Liechtenstein, stealing two eggs from a fowl Adolf Hitler's book "My Fight."] palgnant, charming love story
ployment of stenographers. of Marion Crawford's, which, if I re-
tired head foreman of "King Kong."
а Prague Lane, Palmers Green.
Based on the principle of picture member rightly, was the film shown
printing office. She installed ber-
not be read until it has been telegraphy the instrument A detective, giving evidence of at the opening of the Queen's Then claimed by press and public as the family stories of the aged "Duke of graphs of Barnwell in the fowl 64 hours to write and
"King Kong" is being widely ac-self in his home, told his wife and the arrest, produced three photo-magnified 40 times, It took ceives the impulses from the cen- tre a few years back. Helen Hayes masterpiece of screen illusion.
tral distributing station. Those plays "Angela," originated by Lilian The prehistoric animals which father, and borrowed sums of money taken, he replied, "Taken by the
Liechtenstein," whom she called her house, when asked how they were hours to cheek.
20 impulses, timed to 1/2000 of a Gish, with Clark Gable as the Ita- come to life steal the picture from from the printer which she said she prisoner himself."
second, are received and tran- lian Officer "Giovanni" the part the human players, Robert Arm-would invest in the "Duke's" enter-
The previous record for asmitted into the letter forms on post card was 20,000 words and ordinary white paper which can be own strong. Fay Wray and Bruce Cabot. prises. After some time an urgent Norbury, of Bowes Park, said Kuebler, a Munich man-Reu-The machine makes two sets of im
The prosecutor, Mr. Robert was up in June, by Konard duplicated with The mechanical work makes this film letter came from His Grace.
carbon copies. He that in the last few weeks he had ter. in the role. One cannot but com
"Melody Cruise"
needed a sum of money to purchase suffered many losses from his
prints, one above the other, so that pare the leading artists, and I think Following this in early October If her friends could raise it, he well, who worked the next allot- a large sausage and pickle factory. fowl house and suspected Barn-
interference is limited. the vote should go to the two in the we shall have the R-K-O Musical could see his way to adopting the ment.
When Dr. Hell had his machine silent version. In speech the film "Melody Cruise" with Charles Rug-family and leaving to it a share of
ment, Mr. Norbury found a pic-postal authorities here sought out ready for exhaustive tests, the is not so good, because of the inco-igles. Phil Harris and Chick Chand his estates. urulties of accent and idiom.
He thought out a ruse to trap]
ture of him in the camera. ler, a new funny man. Mr. Gable has not yel
the thief. About 18 feet from
several places known for their poor I hear that the beautiful giris, lecin which he had invested his sav-to which was fixed a tube. The tenuation. adopted
The printer sold a block of flats the hen-coop he set up a camera said he had nothing to say in er- was tested in these places and Gov. Barnwell, who pleaded guilty.wireless receptions. The machine what is known as the International ballet and catchy song-numbers ings, and gave the voice and his typical American ac- make this a sure-fire winner,
ernment officials are said to leent rather
be tube was fastened to the door detracts from reality.)
Marie, who is said to have spent it of the fowl house from which trate): "You were caught in Put these two on your "Must See" in such a way as to attract the at hung a small sandbag.
Sir William Rice (the magis- pleased with the performance. His powers of Box-office appeal list Due soon at the Central.
tention of the police.
It has a receiving speed of 380 "Rasputin."
the act this time."-and bound letters a minute and its Inventor Soon we are promised the much in which the "Duke" told his "daugh-tomatically release, the lever of Mr. Norbury on his ingenuity paper organisations or
A letter which the police found."booby trap" would fall and au
the door opened the jover Barnwell.
thinks that I will be able to cut Still the two stars do give inter-praised picture which gives us the ter" about the sausage and pickle
The magistrate congratulated considerable wiring costs for news- esting performances.
Miss Royal Family of the American stage factory, was couched in the worst Haye
agencies managus her emotional together in one film.
and said to a police inspector, distributing market reports. scenes as she did in "Farewell to
For two days the camera ra-"This is a very promising young Lionel Barrymore, as
grammar and spelling, and ran ap-mained intact but one day after man he ought to be in the chine can be installed for just over the eldest proximately as follows:-
It le estimated Arms" and "Madelon Claudet" in this famous family, takes the Chave no doubt that her numerous part of the mad monk "Rasputin".
Dere Kid,
Barnwell had been on his allot-police force.."-Reuter. Jadmirers will suffer with her when John, the handsome one, has Jahe renounces love for duty and fairole of the Prince and Ethel,
in the Convent.
Czarina. This is one of the outstand-
I can't help wishing he were again outstanding. (Central).
mean more to the M.G.M. than realism.
and
the the
The hero hardly sinks the per-jing events of the year. (Queen's). sonality of Mr. Gable in the exact
"Gabriel Of The White House." ing role of the Officer, but the sup
Before this conie two more M.G.M. port, from the late Louise Closser relenses that are going to give Hale, May Robson, Lewis Stone and enormous pleasure to those who real- Edward Arnold is excellent.
y appreciate great pictures. Walter Victor Fleming is one of the mas Huston. Karen Morley and Fran- ter Pirectors. He gives us varied chot Tore in the first. "Gabriel of and colourful settings, going from the White House." which 18 from
proceeds to
I am up a gum-tree about a Bosige and pikle faetry I bave my peepers on. They dont no whet to sting me for it, and are trying to come it. But there are no flies on me. I will buy the factry if I can lay my hands on the splash, then at leest we will have cheap | souiges.
All the best from yours
Duke Liechtenstein.
-Reuler.
best of them all-and that is some praise.
Duc soon at the King's.
More of this super pieture later.
gay ravelry scenes of the Carnival the remarkable story written by anand "Palmy Days;" but this is the the war-prison camps and battle Englishman, Colonel Thomas Tweed, jscenes deserving of praise, to the under the title of "Rinehard." peaceful life behind Convent walls.
The story is impressive, and the Alm bolde strong popular qualites It is a lavish and striking produe tion that you would be unwise to
(Queen's).
The story was written long before Roosevelt took office, but it is sirnnge how prophetic it is.
Jean Harlow has flown to Mexico Huston is summed up in the part to marry again-This time, which is of the President as truly giving an her third, she has chosen a Holly-
spiring magnificent parformance. wood camera man. (Queen's),
Lilian Gish will soon start work on Arnold Bennet's Alive" with Roland Young opposite. story "Buried Rad u Rocque is appearing
M-G-M's "Tarzan" picture.
ini
Laura is Plante is appearing lo
"The Blarney Stone." Tom Walls takes himself seriously
"When Ladies Meet." The Blarney Stone." We find Then comes "When Ladies Meet," thum the lonely occupant of an Irish snappy, sophisticated and perfectly [country makaron Leseiged by robels. acted by a grand east, comprising He befriends A passing motorista star from Broadway in her first and his sister. Months later, when fin, Alice Brady. he is down and out on the Thames | Anne Harding has Embankment. he again meets
a part after ing filmed at Warner's (British) hier own heart, and Robert Mant-atudio aristocratic friends, who treat him gomery, Frank Morgan and Myrna as a welcome guest and help him to lay are joys to behold. a successful commercial career.
A. E. W. Mason's story, which is be-j
Greta Nissen will have an import-
ant part in Lady Eleanor Smith's
No What a line-up from that marvel-film "Red Wagon" for B. I. P. more of the story, which is fairly in-lous studio M.G.M.I All due ¡teresting.
Queen's.
"The Story Of Temple Drake. roing Miriam Hopkins surpasses
Tom Walls, who direct, is always a delight, and cannot help
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her- Mrs. John Gilbert (Virginia
through the most serious moments self in "The Story of Temple Drake," Bruce) recently had a daughter. with that twinkle in his eye. Anne but it is a pity they hava so altered
Ricardo Cortez has been asked to
Grey is again his chief support. Ad-the idea of the novel written by Wil-go to England to make a film. vised. (Central),
liam Faulkner. "Monte Carlo Madness"
Gracie Fielde will play "Temple" undoubtedly had a bad Gwyn part in her next picture,
a Neli Sari Maritza in a German pro-streak, but in the film ahe appears duction, "Monte Carlo Madness." to be more sinned against than sin- tion of Garbo, is in "Hollywood Every Metro star, with the excep-1 made before she was quite the ning. polished film actress Hollywood has ¡made her.
Party."
The Court-room scene is reminis- Marion Davies will do "Going cent of "Free Soul," wherein the Hollywood", as her next, t Hans Albers in the Officer in the heroine confesses to her illicit rela- Queen's Navy and is really the main tionship with the dead, gangster.
Joan Crawford has presented her attraction in the film,
marvellous collection of dolls 'to s Jack la Rue gives a splendid read-Los Angeles Children's Hospital. The scenery la enchanting, anding of the character, which George the two leads do their best in what Raft feared to play for foar it might screen for an Independent company Buster Keaton will return to the {can only be termed an unusual story. hurt his "Fan" following,
(Central).
in New York. Buster Collier, Sir Guy Standing, Gloria Swanson will do likewise "Cavalcade"
Irving Pichel, are all good; but for another Company in Hollywood. "Cavalcade" is spectacular and Florence Eldridge ranks high as the has the dignity of Great Britain in sialternly lodging-house keeper, the Fox lot, although Lilian Harvey Janet Gaynor is still the Queen of the impressive handiwork of Noel Coward, the author.
Again does William Gargan Eur-la running her, a close race for po prise by a splendid bit of acting-pularity. Janet recently signed for When he sold the rights of the nothing like his Marine in "Rain" another four years. story to Fox he stipulated for Bri-or his Butler in "Animal Kingdom;" Boris Karloff will return to Uni- tish talent.
here is a character actor. "Cavalcade" is an episodic pe
verzeal for "The Return of Franken-1 The film is strong drama and for stein." geant-play running through a series the adult mind. I think Mirlain
Edna May Oliver will take the
of short scenes, some of them simple Hopkins absolutely perfect in the part the late Louise Closer Hale in the extreme.
unsympathetle role of the free soul, was, to have taken for Eedio's film We see unfolded before us the "Temple," Advised. (Queen's), Little Women," in which Katherine lives of a fins aristocratic British The Infernal Machine." family, and we share the joys and "The Infernal Machino", is an ab- Douglas Fairbanka Junr, will Hepburn and Joan Bennet are leads. sorrows of life "above and "below" surd story with a blend of drama, start work on his : United Artists stairs. It is the sad tale of a mother comedy and sexe lahen whose sorrows, piled upon; her, only Genevieve Tobin and Chester Mor-under the direction of Alexander picture in a British studio, possibly add to her Indomitable courage, ris, not forgetting Victor Jory, are Kords and it will not surprise any- Diana Wynyard gives a magnificent the principals who struggle with one to hear that Douglas Benr, may performance, I should have liked the far-fetched plot (King's), also make "Exit Don Juan," and the finish to come on her Inspiring "The Kid From Spain that later the two will appear to- toast to her beloved country. Around Following this comes what should gether in the "Mark of the part of Jane Marryot the author be almost a riot; Eddis Cantor, has built a panorama of National, Roberti and the most beautiful
Don
play and domestic aventajas won this aide of Haayan In The Kid
This outstanding' fim' needs no from Spain. boosting of a Columnist writer, It By the bye, the only in the duty of all to see it, Nation- toriador Bydney Frank
al events, flash before us, but the pears
human interest in never lost. and Most of your have seen.
"Douglas Junr," thi
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Döver wants to act again in
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