FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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TALKIE TALKS
by Diane
'KING KONG” BRINGS FANTASTIC THRILLS IN A MASTERPIECE ·
EVENTFUL APPEARANCE OF THE THREE BARRYMORES TOGETHER IN RASPUTIN."
High Lights Of Priestley's Novel "Good Companions Makes Excellent Film.
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"King Kong"
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A scene from "King Kong" appearing at the Central
Theatre to-morrow,
her catchy numbers As only she you have been the plot ng lack can. of action in films, go and seo "King Henry Ainley was the original From Arst last one je tehnice for Jest Onkroyd, but ili. Itness gave the chance to Edmund
I would not like to say The two stars are perfectly cast, to the end of Gwenn
could scarcely write. many years I remember this (and Miss Sydney, especially, gives He was incapable of acquiring cul- !:གསྙན་ Her pe
factor, but ever if he is a little over- 'one of her best portrayala to date. ture, but depended
upon his fussy, he does give a delight read. Don't miss thie. Coming to the mesmeric powers and powerful Some part, mas even topel stating of the part. Ainley now gives (Queen's.
magnetism. The sott of Kong poashing! US the Prologue, rendered in Buiming human beings in his masterly fashion.
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prehistori John Gielgud
the truant
"The Nuisance"
"The Nuisance" was re-titled in England "Accidents Wanted."
You have to be up in your Ameri-
He first married when he was 24 and had two daughters and one
son.
anima's emerging from the jungle.hoolmaster whe joins the bank. į rupt concert party is really good.! but shows, too much of the stain an slang to follow this yarn, but been told of this
to fight each to the death, Muratu ings and shoutings that may :-པྟཱཿ༔ i Bethe pory a wracking A$ tot withal it
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terhnique. Mary Glynne is a little too restrained.
The other roles arc perfectly
I think Lee Tracy le grand in the part of the shyster lawyer. His gift of the gab finds a perfect out- le! in the sale, and he is equally at
an ambulance.
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He was well-nigh irresistible to women. The stories that have infamous man show that he wielded enormous power over the highest and
best.
a
low-
common topic the world over. debauchery and wild parties
He was diabolical, and ins
were
people by superstition and physical He was not a monk, but awayed
The people to whom the greatest played by Richard Dolman (ked at home chasing a pretty girl or credit is due are get the actors her in Love on the Spot A W. (good though they all art but the Hasken, Max Miller. Percy Par- Ben was built and man polate the ann. Finlay Currie, just to men cident victims and
His ruckel is to get hold of ac ansmis
a few. The lo
rlot and
by means of strength. His dark prophesies, his fire
false X Ray photos (prepared by a treatment of the Czarevitch, which "King Kong" was the last story seenes in the theatre, with the
drunken quack Doctor, splendidly resulted written by our Edgar Walince, and well-managed crowd. stand out, but played by Frank Morgan)
in the boy's improved Merian the dinner-party on the start of the somebody and pocket half the pro-power over the Royal family. Ernest Shoedsark Bl
health. Rave him his enormous Cooper
"Chang") Good Companions Company like weds of the claim for damages. who gave 11 called the help of Will O'Bren of best.
His greatest enemy is John Milled, being first given cyamide
When he was finally assassinat- the American Museum of Natural This picture
jan. an attorney for A Tram- History. ted A duzu
alptors. Singapre, and should do no here was Corporation. Here in lies the bullets, and finally held under the potassium, then riddled with Lider their supervision. These mno. It ghes such $ good-natured, interesting. amusing story. Madgeley waters of the river by his mur- aters were created upon, skeletons, hearty
idea of English life and Evang is engaged to trap the faker derers, his body was sent to the
No more of this, but I think It Imperial Palace, and the best of all the Lee Tracy films, Chapel built, where
apecial
and With
broke records in
deed more tha" n year's character, and is a vivid, enter- How the animals move and loning adaptation of a great book change pression will remału 2
the Years
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The techhal hements in this film mak it ot-tanding Friumph for directoj - proud anern, and the small army of men Shind
Suches."
Kings),
"Hallelujah. I'm a Tramp"
of
A
the Empress
so far, released here. It has acwent nightly to pray for the soul of
romance and lots of humour, this fiend.
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Al Jaison in "Ballelujah I'm a What Tramp brings us a film that is (Queen's). futuristic and almost highbrow.
He has thrust aside the "Sonny" Boy" style and
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Short Shots Karen Morley, (wife of Charles "I Loved You Wednesday"
Vidor, Hungarian Director) bas Elissa Landi, Warner Baxter just had a son. sh, and we are treated to some. Mimi Jordan and Victor Jory in The reproduction og Ma natse-
Marian Nixon will be Jan was done by another band of ex imaginative in what
novel and highly "I loved you Wednesday." pre- Kiepura's first leading lady in bis thing entirely
can only be sume that the title means to con- Universal film. perts from different musik. so termed an operetta. directed by the vey that Thursday is just another That the grunts and groans are as artistic hands of Lewis Milestone. day. Beautiful dancer (La Landi) on September 1st, and was to be Wallace Berry landed in London near perfection as the historians
More of this United Artists pics is just about to elope when she present at the premiere of "Dinner 1 ture later. Coming to the King's. nicets an old lover, who is in-
(at Elgbt." "Rasputin"
cidentally married Lo another
H. B. Warner will play in Lon- "Rasputin," the M. G. M. film, Darmer. The meeting of girl. dan, in the taikle version, the part ant yowa will swear they we diss st
his wife, husband and strong silent en- he took in the Movie, that of the The story is setup Tapewood tours, TICLE does it convey much of gineer lover (Baxter) is the high-father in "Sorrell and Son." fur the Fantast of 150 ape-man th Chormous Influener held by light of the film. King Kong
Nils Asther has not left A produet of jungle infamous character; but it Lots of action, elever dialogue, Sweden, but signed to Radia In- patures Robert Armstrong) res dues give us the Royal Family of beautiful women, pretty ballets, siend, and will be opposite Anoe scues a poor girl from the streets the American sture together in one and Elissa Landi showing us an Harding in "Beautiful."
Fay Wray), makes her his lead film and that is value enough; entirely new personality. Advised Benita ng lady. and with hero (Bruce Lomet the elder brother. Ethel (King's).
The models, røven if they jerk a little at Tintex are on annily real,
for an sets out
jve ON read
Island the sister and John the handsome.
for
Anne Dvorak will not do it.
Victor Jory will be co-starred with Helen Twelvetrees by Colum- bla.
Hume will marry Jack
(plus)
Dunfea, the racing motorist, then "My Lips Betray" where hung in
act in one film In London, before worshipped as 1 Technically the film is above re-l We are in for a treat. Coming her return to Hollywood. god by the natives.
proach, and the Cathedral and soun is the beauteous Lilian Loretts Young plans to vialt Enfortunately the beast
wroper steals Cour!
have G simple fiurvey in her first Fox release. London soon. 13 air. Captured by smoke grandeur that la most effective. "My Lips Betray." John Boles In bonds, the huge porilla is over- Let it be candidly confessed that the handsome Prince.
Sad to report, Sylvia Sydney is too ill to carry on in her part with overpowered and somehow or other Enamel does not
for one moment What a story, what beauty, and Cheveller in "Way to Love"--and taken to New York for purposes of suggest the real Rasputin. He what a production it should be showing. Horror is pled
Throws restraint to the winds. and a riot here. (King's). upon harror, when he escaper, tears up starts subtlety. He is just Lionel
"Bold Me Tight." the elevated railway, throws an Barrymore in Russian garl with a "Hold me Tight" s human and amrplichte Into the street. and nasty black beard.
appealing; Sally Ellers and James
Victor Saville's production of chmbs the Empire State Building
wearing the
Romanoff Dunn in the best thing they have was with the lovely Fay in his huge crown, suffers with all the intendone sinct "Bad Girl".
a Spy," with Medeleine Just hu-Carrol, Conrad Veldt and Gerald du 15055 The end comes from machine rity this famous stage actress can man people working out an ordin-Maurier is the raceipient of the guas in the aeroplane.
jcommand John dans resplendentary problem in an ordinary way. hughest praise so far accorded Talk about sensational melo uniforms and fights and pleads for Put it on your "Must See" list. British release. drama! Here it is piled on. but Russia,
Phyllia Dare, one of the famous roal entertainment, and a film that Truthfully, the aeting honours "The Penguin Pool Mystery" Dare Sistera, who is now about 40, IN breaking records wherever are won by Frank Morgan as the "The Penguin Pool Mystery" is in moro beautiful then she shown. It gives you a magnificent Czar; ho makes him a real and sad a highly Ingenious mystery story ever been. She will make her first, idea of the capabilities of the figure. Next to him comes Tad with an exceptionally Ane camera and what can be effecte i Alexauder as the young Czarevitch. Edna May Oliver and James Glea-atars Sally Blane, sister of Loretta cast, screen appearance in a-dim which Diana Wynyard, Edward Arnold, son being outstanding.
Young.
on the screen.
Etbel.
(King'a).
The acting points of view, but I think what present.
is grand from all Henry Gordon are just among those Against the background
finest
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"THE GOOD COMPANIONS"
STARRING JESSIE MATTHEWS
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MARY GLYNNE A. W. BASKCOMB JOHN GIELGUD
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COMMENCING TO-MORROW AT
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STRAIGHT FROM A RECORD - BREAKING RUN OF 14 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT
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The prehistoric ape, a moun tain of hair and muscle, cracked the huge tree trunk like à toothpick, and five men fell to their death!
The man-monstye of agis past breaka loose in our world today!
Adventure gut-leeping the madden imaginings ...out-thrilling the wilden thrills! BOMANDA EDGAR WALLACE
CONCEIVED BY
and MIRIAN C. COOPER With FÀY WRAY
has
- ROBT. ARMSTRONG
BRUCE CABOT
COOPER SCHOEDSACK
of an ·Elises › Landi, after her diapute aquarium we have a novel drama with Fox, signed to Radio and will will strike you most in this film, 18' Richard Boleslavsky, the Russian wherein is blended humour and be co-starred with Francis. Lederer the technical ingenuity-easily the director, was called in, after many sentiment. Itobert Armstrong, in his first Hollywood picture,
since the advent of the other failures, to handle the tem- Mae Clark, Donald Cook are a few Robert Montgomery has been Talkie-Strongly advised. (Cen-peramental family, and although among a large cast. Guaranteed lent to Columbla to act in "Night
the story is full of sentiment he good entertainment. Coming makes the plight of this unhappy Central.
to Bus," which will tell of the adven
tures of a bus which crosses' miles Royal family something tender and
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Univerzal have made a fortune
tral).
"The Good Companions"
Friestley's novel "The Good moving.
"Pick-up".
I'm Telling You Merian Cooper guards most of
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BIG OUTPUT FOR HOME' MARKET
PAPER
INDUSTRY
Companiona" proved a difficult sub- M. G. M. have given sensational the secrets of the technical details out of Jan Kiapura's film "Tell me jeet for the screen. Some of the melodrams perfectly mounted and in the making of "King Kong," but to-Night" best characters had to be omitted, produced, and outalanding by rea- the measurements of the animal "La Tendresse", has again been and the Concert Party occupies a son of its exceptional cast. The lare:Height, 50 feet, face seven shelved and Charles MacArthur, major part of the plot. Neverthe-end is a little too gruesome for my feet, lps six feet, Each aye mea-husband of Helen Hayes, will write leas the film is packed with in-particular tante; but there is no sures ten inches, nose two feet, legs an orginal story for Norma cidents, and the music by George question of it, the picture grips 15 feet, arms 23. feet. Posford will prove one of its chief one. Strongly advised. (Queen's).
Shearer's first picture after over
Klippan Fine Paper Mill, the oldest 9,500 tons of sulphate pulp a year, attractions.
Think of this for patience. O One year's absence. Some
alxteenth of an inch of film only
actively working company in ita line (As a curiosity It might be mention of the critically-minded "Pick-up," by Vina Delmar, who could be photographed at a time. M. G. M. to write, act.and direct.
John Gilbert has signed... to
in Scandinavia, started in 1578 and ed that this mill still retains the will think the camera fits about gave us "Bad Girl," may sound Not once did they total more than
thus this year 360 years, old, The ancient department for its famous" too much, and the plot in the be- commonplace story, but. It was a twenty feet in one day's work, girl who coples Mae West, will co Zaru Pitts and Pert Kellon, the,
Klippan Mill in spite of its high hand-made paper, of which about ginning ta a little difcult to under-wise mind who put in two such It took seven weeks to photo-star in, comedies. H
age is quite up-to-date as regards 40 tons a year is mado. stand: but after the meeting in, the stars as Sylvia Sydney and George graph one short fight, and some-
Itechnique and manufactures about The Gryckubo Mill, although the tea shop the story settles into. Its Raft
6,000 tons of high-quality paper youngest of the trio, is nearly 200 proper stride,
An ex-convict girl, sided when in shot which only show for one Company mills together represent the respec-and card indexes, etc.
times it took eight or nine camera for the now Twentieth Century Three leading Swedish paper goods such as letter and document years old and makes about 4,500 Victor Savile, the Director, faced distress. by a chauffeur, lives with second in the picture.
paper, material for visiting cards tons of fine paper, especially for coinseal task, cramming this him and brings him happiness' and
Fox have borrowed Lionel Barry, staka magnificent book, into ten reels.
Rasputin means Debauches." more. How these stars do dit table age of 794 years according to Next in age comes the Lessebo of "kraftpaper: and 6,000 tons of
Correspondance, purposes,«5,000, tous-r success. Then comes the tragedy. His real name was, Bimovitch, and these days from studio, to studioja recent announcement sent out by Mill, the paper of which is blanched sulphite annually, Jessie Matthews (who has the when the society girl, (played in he was the son of a poor peasant, Richard Dix, Victor Melagres, the so-called Fine Paper Mills household, word in Sweden, Lessebo prettiest legs in London) as the her usual vampish expert r Star in a pure delight, and sings by Lillian Bond), steps in,"
Minner born in a small "Biberian village. | Boris Karloff and Wallace Ford Concern: (He received no education, and even will act in the Radio fim “Patrol.”
was founded in 1892 and now makes
for the home mar The oldest of the three is the about 10,000 tons of fine paper and
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Clive Brook is in “Gallant Lady,”
ded
Btockholm,
The three" mille work"