THE CHINA MAIL,`FRIDAY,"'^ AUGUST. 3, 1934.
CHILD STAR CAPTURES WORLD IN "STAND UP AND CHEER!"
"
"CAVALCADE'
SECURES THE
FIRST PLACE
42 STREET VOTED SECOND.
*LADY FOR A DAY" FOURTH IN FILM DAILY POLL
Cavalcade headed the ten best pictures for 1933 accord- ing to the Film Dally's annual
poll by 384 U. S, elnema crl. tick.
Here is the liat in order:
1. Cavalcade
2. 42nd, Street
3. Private Life of King Henry VIII,
4. Lady for a Day
6. State Fair
G.
Farewell to Arms..
7. She Done Hin Wrong'
8.
I am Fugitive frum
Gang
a China
9. Maechien in Uniform
10. Raspulin and the Empress
CENTRAL
THEATRE.
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30.
CHINESE PICTURE
"IRON BIRD"
UNITED PHOTOPLAY SERVICE PRODUCTION
NEXT CHANGE
CHINESE PICTURE "AFTER MARRIAGE"
COMING ON THE 10th FRIDAY
A UNIVERSAL
THRILL
KEN MAY NARD IN
"KING OF THE ARENA"
4-YEAR-OLD SHIRLEY TEMPLE
STEALS THE PICTURE
NEW QUEEN'S THEATRE MANAGEMENT
MAKE EXCELLENT START
ENJOYABLE FOX RELEASES FOR ALHAMBRA
DIANE'S EXCLUSIVE TALKIE
Ho
TALKS
two comediana and their predica- ments when trying to help in the
TONOURS in the super Fox from the King's talking of the The plot is simple, merely production "Stand up and pretty baby Shirley who literally hinging round the antics of the
steals the show. (King'a). Cheer!" assuredly go to little four-year-old Shirley Temple. Queen's Theatre Under
domestic affairs of a jealous tenor a hint of the New Management. She is without
sings and his wife. Foresta stagey manner I always a980-
Since 1925 the Queen's Theatre ciate with theatrical children has been under the expert man Irvine
charmingly, and expertly, excerpts radiates charm, and is as nn tural and unself-conscious as she "gement of the Hong Kong Amuse- from the Operas of Bizet, Hoff- can be. What struck me parti-ments Co. Mr. Jack Noronha has mann and Leoncavallo, and is the
long been associated with cularly was her clear enuncia firm, and he now takes the reins
this highlight of the film. SANDERS OF RIVERtion. She cannot stop dancing under the newly-formed manage- and the whole cast helps to put
FOR SCREEN.
Lauru La Plante, silent film favourite, has married Asher, Landan studio dírector of Warner Bros.
the moment she hears music,
The camera work is noticeable,
our over quite a bright entertain- and learned the routine she does ment. We heartily extend with Jimmy Dunn while on the best wishes, and long may they ment.. Paul Robeson And Nina Fox lot. Wait till you hear her "Carry on" to chase away depres
Mae Mackinney Acting,
jaing "Baby take a Bow."
She is Hollywood's darling now, and seems destined to be the same way with the whole world from now on.
ston blues, and continue to give us, as always, Bigger and Better Pictures,
Buy British will be more or Icse their slogan, so that we are assured of seeing the very best of the Home productions, besides the deservedly popular releases of the Metro Studio..
Joan Crawford In "Sadie McKee."
This is followed by one of the very latest releases of M. G. M.. Joan Crawford in "Sadie' McKee,”¡
James Dunn shows he cRO do without Bally Ellers in "Stand up and Cheer!" at the King's Theatre. This extravaganza is likely to prove the hit of the year.
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SUMMERVILLE ÎN TROUBLE
Sued For Separate Maintenance
FILM
SILENT FILM
FOR CHARLES
CHAPLIN AGAIN
The Successor To "City Lights"
EFFECT (ON TALKIES
It has now been decided that not only Charles Chaplin but, also the other characters, shall be silent in the
successor of "City, Lights." The picture, shooting on which has already been begun, will follow the {same technique as “City Lights,” which broke all records In América.
Estimates of the number of peo Iple who see a Chaplin comedy vary, but the total has been put as high Jas 300,000,000. If his new picture sweeps the world like "City Lights" It may have a profound influenco Jon motion picture technique and materially reduce the percentage of talk to action, which is now get- ferally about Afty-fifty. Inferno To Be Filmed
The latest Hollywood ambition fis the filming of Dante's "Inferno"! It is understood that the film ver Jsion will not be completely faith- ful to the original poem, but will be modernised in parts. It sounds very ambitious and will be await- ed with rare eagerness by critles
The late Edgar Wallace's famous character Commissioner Sanders, of the river, is to be seen on the screen. 3r. Zoltan Korda has re-
"Slim" Summerville is being of the five continents. It is cleverly put together so that sued by his wife for separate main- turned to England from Africa
Daughter of a Branch Manager
the star will have most of the tenance. She is demanding $3,000 which brought him to the forefront. with some remarkable scenes which of a Californian Bank, this little
limelight. It starts our beautiful monthly for herself and son., Actually, he tried to take part in he is now casting for the sequen-girl made her first screen appear-
Joan off as the daughter of a cook in Summerville has been a ces at Elstree, Two famous negro ances in the Baby Burlesque Ser- They start with a Musical from the lovely home of a distinguished artists. Paul Rabeeon and Nina ies of Educational Pictures about the Windsor Studio at Elstree family. There is no harm in mother Mae Maskiner, remembered for two years ago, but this picture is "For Love of You." The two dreaming that one day her daugh-Keystone comedies, in which he play-cruiting officer would not have him. ed regularly. It was his acting in He joined the films out of sheer, her work in a tomah, have been her first big chance of showing comedians, Naunton Wayne and ter will marry the son of the
how she can act, sing, and dance. Will Rogers suggested the story which concerns the efforts of the
Amusements. Secretary of
ap-
engaged.
MONEY-MAKING STARS The ten biggest money-making pointed by the Fresident to improve stars of 1932-10, selected by 12,000 the country's morale with govern ment supervised vaudeville acts. exhibitors in Motion Picture Herald's annual poll: Marie Dress- Warner Baxter has to repeat his of the ler, Will Rogers, Janet Gaynor, Ed-harassed impersonation die Cantor, Wallace Beery, Jean stage manager in "42nd Street," | Harlow, Clark Gable, Mae West, but his "Show-must-go-on" air of Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford. martyrdom is done as perfectly as this charming actor alone knows how to portray,
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.
SONNIE HALE & JACK HULBERT
Happy Ever After
A delicious story full of humorous incident.
TO - MORROW
STANLEY LUPINO
THE IRREPRESSIBE
In
"FACING THE MUSIC".
TO-MORROW AT THE
Madge Evans, as his assistant, sheds: her light and love liness in the Children's Hour. Various talent-ap- pear, including: James Dunn, who reveals himsel! again 33 A first- class
and song dance artist. John Boles makes a brief appearance to sing a not particularly notable song with too Sylvia Froos. We have far much for my taste, of the unin- telligible drawly Stepin Fetchit, but his number with the penguin is funny.
Madge Evans.
screen the war himself, but he was 40lb. comedian since the days of the short of the standard, and the re-
"All Quiet on the Western Front" desperation when out of a job.
house, and being a really good. Cinderella story, all her ambitions.
realized
蟲 but not before
GRAND Coming To King'series of ups and downs and ad-
SHIRLEY TEMPLE.
no
TROUPER
PASSES
The following is a tribute to the late Marie Dressler; who died at Santa Barbara on Sunday, by one who was the recipient of a beau
Iventures have come to the fair! heroine. After denouncing a tablefull of anobs, we find her in love with a vaudevillian who deserts her for Д "Blues" singer. A
geste from a really great actress. drunken millionaire sces her in a night A leaving the world with regret for very great lady has passed on, club, and loving her madly in his the loss of an actress who has brought dranken, way, he marries her. Ee cheer and smiles to filmgoers the lieve it or not, his best friend in world over. Yet, I think she would other than the "aon of the have wanted nothing better than to die, like Valentino, at the height of house" where the lovely wife had
her fame. Now we can still think been a maid. Naturally the latter of her, at 64, as in her prime, giving is rather disgusted with the mar the same great zest to her work as riage, till he learns to the she gave 44 years ago.
In her Autobiography "The Story of purity, charm, beauty compassion, an Ugly Duckling," we read that she and faith of this lovely woman. I was born in Canada in 1869, and leave it to you to find out the end, brought up in Ontario where At but I am glad Franchot Tone, for her father was a music teacher.
five little Leila Koorber made her first once, comes into his own,
Jaudience laugh when, acting the role! Miss Crawford, is sincere and ef- of Cupid at a Church pageant, she fective, and I do not doubt that this fell of the pedestal. picture will further the march for ward of the popular star.
see
The real acting honours come from Edward Arnold, who la given his best film part to date.
MARIE DRESSLER
At fourteen she joined a small stock company. with the borrowed name of She bought the lovely home, of the an aunt, Marie Drazaler. Her roles Razor King Gillette in Beverly Hills, varied from chorus girl to every kind and that was her first real home. She of character part, in circus, on the had the same coloured servants for stage, burlesque, vaudeville and screen. over twenty years.
knew
(I remember well her picture with In 1982 she underwent a very seri- Charlie Chaplin and Mabei Normand- ous operation, and then 'knew she was
She doomed..
Courageously she carried Franchot Tone is one of the Tillie's Punctured, Romance".
Zoilure poverty, success and on, and when the Studio wanted her. finest recruits we have had from made and lost four fortunes. When to slacken in her work, she would not the stage, and Esther Ralston, she joined Weber and Field with the give it, because in her great goodness As is usual with these musical Little Shirley Temple had return-who goes on improving in every lovely Lillian Russell, she found her of heart she knew how many people it put out of work if production was held productions, I hand the big bou-jed from her first visit to Sunday way, Gene. Raymond, (the first greatest fame.
love) and Jean Dixon, who gives of the greatest people in the States,
She enjoyed the friendship of some up. quet to the chorus girls and boys school, munching a lollypop.
On her 62nd. birthday, the im who stop at nothing to please. "Where did you get that?" ask-splendid character study as the from the President down,
Colony paid her "the" greatest homage of the streets all con-] Her early marringe was a failure they have ever pald to any artist. led her mother.
She was the most beloved of women, tribute to a really enjoyable pic and ended in separation. In 1927 she
intended to retire and take a small She mothered" all the young ones hotel in Paris, but was prevented by round the studio, and both men and an astrologer friend who told her she women came to her for help and cour- "had soven fat years ahead of her," age. Sho did not "preach", but she and the day she named, the telephone always thought and spoke welltof call from Allan Dwan asking her to everyone. Her first thought on wak-
woman
"With the nickel you gave me"ture. amiled the child proudly, "The minister man met me at the door and let me in for nothing."
The mechanical effects are wonderful, the song numbers fairly pleasing, and the finale with the hugh crowd singing "We're out of the Red now" tends to create a spirit of optimism and ensures success for this wizard production.
Arthur Riscoe, are new to us lo- Clark Gable and William Powellberg to give her the part of "Marty bring sunshine into a pretty dreary What does it matter if there is cally, except the records of "Non- give strong support in this stir in "Anna Christie" From then on world. Throughout all her sorrow and ther fame was world-wide. Picture illness she" nevar, once lost her great [little plot, and uneven? Hamiltonchalant Nonsense" by Wayne ring drama. It seems to ma to after picture, not the least successful indomitable courage.
McFadden, the Director, gives which are so liked on gramaphone have everything, and should be being the comedies with Polly Moran, A GRAND TROUPER has passed spontaniety, and the result is records. At Home they are well certain to make a hit. More, later. I recall with pleasure "Let us be on, and we, who loved and honoured Gay" "Anna Christle, "Emma, this actress and woman, can always highly satisfactory Revue, giving known on the radio stage, and re-(All due at the Queen's).
"Min and. Bill", ""Tugboat Annie" and feel that she made the world better Many more.
for having lived in it-DIANE.
Manhattan Melodrama.
Following this we are promised the first starring vehicle of Myrna make her first picture came. Thising, was, to thank God that she was 80 Loy "Manhattan · Melodrama." led to Frances Marion advising Thal- lucky, and that her one wish was to
Many will ramember
us most particularly a new child corda. sensation you will come away Wayne also in "The First Mrs.
KING'S
STAND UP CHEER!
· Directore Hausliten skectedčen,
Law Brown,
Music: Law Brew's and Jay Gorudy.
“Donts, staged by Bonny Loss
Pag, Disleges Ralph Spence.
Gary idee guested by
Will Rogers and Podlip Klain.
WARNER BAXTER
Frazer."
For their films they had a novel idea, setting out for different countries with the Director Car mine Gallone, camera men, and sound effects. After photograph- ing the speelal beauties of each country, they engaged as leading lady same one well known in that part of the world. In Spain they chose a famous dancer Lolita Benevente, in Berlin, Magda Sch- neider (remembered in Pell me To-night," and for the Venice story the lovely English girl Diano Napier, whom we shall see shortly in Catherine the Great with EU zabeth Bergner and Douglas Fair ||banks Jr.
The outstanding feature of the present film story is the tenor voice of Franco Foresta, another discovery of the director, Gallone. who can also
* Claim to have Intro- duced the deservedly popular Jan Klepurs to the Blas
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Four of the principals' hi an array of stars in Fox Film's new musicale, Stand Up and Cheer!" which is showing at the King's Theatre on Sunday. They are Warner Baxter, Shirley Temple, the new four-year-old - discovery, Madke Evans" and Janter Dunn.