AT
SUNDAY KING'S
The book that swept the world now a world- icaking picture! Filmed in all its slashing drama, its gay humor, its emotional thrill, its rousing revolt!
LITTLE MAN. WHAT NOW?
Starring
MARGARET
SULLAVAN
with
DOUGLASS-MONTGOMERY Fred Kabler, Alan Hale, George Merker, lac Maral. From the novel by fans Falleda. A UNI VERSAL PICTURE proudly pre-
sented by Curi Laemmle.
A FRANK BORZAGE production,
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THE
MAJESTIC
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
Ken
MAYNARD KING ARENA
FROM SUNDAY
SYLVIA SIDNEY
IN
"JENNIE GERHARDT"
with
DONALD COOK, MARY ASTOR
H. B. WARNER
LEE THEATRE
TO-DAY ONLY
Performance at 8.00 P.M. nightly
Chinese Stage Great Attraction
"KOK SIN SING"
The famous stage player's union
Mr. Sit Kok Sin, the famous stage actor
and movie star will present his new
entertainments on the stage.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1934.
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"TARZAN AND HIS MATE” A
GRAND THRILLER
MARGARET SULLIVAN'S CHARMS IN "LITTLE MAN WHAT NOW?".
JEAN MUIR NEW SCREEN "FIND" FEATURED IN
"AS THE EARTH TURNS" AT THE
"TARZAN and his Mate" will
bring thrill after thrill to. those who revelled in the adven-1 tures of Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O'Sullivan in the first M.G.M. picture, which proved - as this will undoubtedly do too- one of the biggest box-office at- tractions yet to be produced.
By Diane
decided
ALHAMBRA
FARGARET Sullavan sur-
Moses the heights she at-
tained in her first film "Only Yes- terday." In 'the powerful story by Hans Fallada "Little Man What Now?" she gives a na-
The plot. a frothy one, is mainly tural direct understandable in- concerned with the amorous adven- terpretation of the exacting role her husband through repeated) It is all a world of make-believe,tures of a wealthy philanderer, who of the young wife who carries
reformed by his "Uplifting discouragements. but it is incredible, and you can't
There is Secretary."
There is tragedy, there la help gasping. Be prepared for noise. What with frenzied natives. twist to the ending, and I do not humour, but it brings a delightful question that most people will thinki drums, muddened animal stampedes,
message of hope to troubled hearts, most amusing in witnessing such courage, and is fights to the death, Johnny's wild this one of the
comedies of the season.
Herbert a lesson for most of us. It is not call at every chance-to mention a
story really, just 题 simple! few of the incidents-you are in Mundin repeats his role of valet as (for something that is better than we have seen it many times. The chronicle of everyday happenings,
Joe E. Brown and Laura Lee in First National's hilarious musical comedy "Top Speed" coming to the Alhambra Theatre. on Sunday.
Short Shots
Pogany the famous
a circus, with unrestricted appeal. action takes place mostly in two the trials, defeats, and aspirations TILL
Johnny Weismuller makes an ideal interior "sets," but it is beautifully during the post-war upheaval in W painter has picked Warner
Germany of a Tarzan-that is enough praise, but the produced. (King's).
young couple. It
Baxter as the handsomest of a little Irish girl-Maureen O'Sullivan "As The Earth Turns"
could happen anywhere to anyone, group of actors which includes deserves the highest honours. She is
"As the Earth Turns" brings the and its siraple theme reminds me John Barrymore. Ramon Novarro, pursued by saynge lions up a cliff, toss-
Bolos and
Jed like an adagio dancer from the tops the new screen "find" Jean Muir, of one of the best movies D. WiClark Gable, John
of trees, Homeresults on the trapeze and also gives young Donald Woods Griffith ever gave us. "The Great- with apes to catch her--just one daring one big chance. Skilful direction feat Thing In The World." feat after another.
As the hero. Douglass Mont-
others.
Otto Krager is a grand nephew of The story begins with our hero-and good acting make the charac-
your eyes. The gomery does exceedingly well, also the grast Oom Paul Kruger, of Boer ine mated to Tarzan and loving it.ters live before Neil Hamilton shows up with Paul unusual story tells of the loves, Alan Hale, Christian Rub, de Witt War fame.
hates, and envies of three families Jennints, Monroe Owsley, Catherine! Cavanaugh to search for ivory, and living in the rural district of Maine. Doucet (seen here in "As Husbands It looks pretty serious
the latter's
attempt to do away with Tarzan and win the girl for Jean Muir dominates the show with himself is responsible for reels of exciting thrills.
I want to say that the Log Angeles S.P.C.A. earefully watched
the making of this fim, and in the:
NO
were
jone scene alone where Tarzan kills
many lions, they really humanely put to death with a bullet by an Inspector who stood on the side-naturally unseen. Personally 1 Jam not a lover of the wild animal. film. but I cannot deny this is al great show, and everyone deserves credit for a stupendous adventure story. Not to be missed. (Queen's).
"Springtime For Henry"
Jesse Lasky produced "Spring- time for Henry." and Frank Tuttle directed it. Benn Levy one of the best known playwrights (husband of Constance Cummings) wrote it, and it ran on Broadway and in London for a considerable time. Nigel Bruce will play the part of the husband of Nancy Carroll, which he originated.
The lead in now in the hands of Otto Kruger, seen here very often of late in drama, but I think this is his first fling into sophisticate comedy.
I am delighted to welcome back Nancy Carrzoli, but her role is rather a thankless one when com-
with pared
the "good" (but naughty) vamp played by Heather
COMING TO
Go") and Muriel Kirkland,
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between Marian Nixon and Bill Sciter, the-ex husband of Laura la Plante.
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ALHAMBRA feeling in the most simple and na-way.
Dolores Del Rio and Ricardo Cortez in a scene from "Wonder Bar" which is coming soon to the Alhambra Theatre,
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You cannot fall to appreciate the outstanding work of three people, the
Phillips Holmes is very happy theso) two stars and the famous Director days as his fiancee, Florence Rise hau Frank Borzage.
been given a contract by M.G.M. This They give the play quality and pretty girl is a big success on Broad-
tural manner, which makes it more eloquent than intricate plot, tense; Nancy Carroll has signed a long. xituations, and ordered climax term contract with Columbia. could do. Don't miss seeing this nt the King's.
"The Ninth Gues{"
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Lily Pons the famous opera star will make one picture in Hollywood,
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Margaret Sullavan will do Franz masterpiece *The Good
"The Ninth Guest" is a
neat Molnar's "manufactured" example of the Fairy." mystery type of film that holds an Appeal for most of us. I hear that this play ran for two years on Broadway.
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Danicle Parola, half French and Italian who takes the Queen in "The Merry Widow looks likely from the "Rushes" to be a new Continental sen- We have eight people brought to-sation. gether in a skyscraper "Penthouse." They have been invited by myster Wheeler and Woolsey have Dorothy: Lee, Thelma Todd and "Spanky Mac ious telegrams to attends a party Farland (seen here in Miss bane's there in their honour," only to dis-Baby is stolen") in their latest release.
ove that there is no host, and no,
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one as any more knowledge of the "The Gay Divorce" starring Gloger' affair than other. Even the ser- Rogers and Fred Astaire, will be even vants have been engaged through greater than "Rio Rita", from all se- an agency. The ingenious methods counts, and the new dances will be a
sensation. their host employs. In playing his game of wits, "partying" them with
Miriam Hopkins will have Joel Mc their mysterious ninth guest Crea with her in the R.K.O: -Alm Fay death. It is all ingeniously worked "Richest Girl in the World",
Wray and Reginald Denny are in sup- out, but I will not divulge anything
port..
more.
Angel. As is usual with stage a gift of subdued eloquence, good plays transcribed to the screen, it looks and youthful appeal. depends upon sparkling dialogue Landau and Dorothy Peterson give especially from and some plquant situations.
excellent support.
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Director Roy Neill has done a
Sidney Blackmer (ked here in "This David workmanlike job, and the acting, Man is Mine") has a grand part with Genevieve Tobin, Sidney Fox in "Down To Their Last Yacht", a musical which is coming Donald Cook, and Hardie Albright here shortly.
DIANE.
It is a human story with unusual is of the highest standard. Re- characters, and if you want good commended. (Alhambra).
"Wild Gold"
STARS BETTER PAID acting with new faces then here is
THAN PRESIDENT
£63,000 Paid To The Leading Actor
re-
In addition, three other, persons
Your chance. (Alhambra).
gold "Wild Gold" brings us "This Side Of Heaven" miners and gold diggers. It be- "This Side Of Heaven" is 'gins with John Boles, a drunken
CHINESE PICTURE'S | RUN IN SHANGHAI
Fisherman's Song" On For 70 Days
"LAUREL" OF CHINA
Charlie Chaplin's theory that the day of silent films is not over
THE SHOW
OF 10,000 WONDERS!
WARNER BROS."
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KAY FRANCIS
DICK POWELL
N
D
DOLORES DEL RIO®
FOLSON
RICARDO CORTEZ
R
EROY
D
HUGH HERBERT
Coming ALHAMBRA Soom
CENTRAL
THEATRE FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
story of life in a middle-class engineer, meeting a cabaret enter-"The American family, with their joys tainer, Claire Trevor, who is run and trugedies. Lionel Barrymore ning away from her husband, and No fewer than 110 persons em- and Fay Bainter are the parents, who is in trouble with the police. Fina Merkel the servant, and Mae She takes refuge in the shack of ployed in the film industry ceived larger salaries than Pre-Clark, Tom Brown and Mary Car-an, old miner. No one explains lisle do well as the youngsters. why Harry Green arrives with a sident Roosevelt during 1933.
This will be followed by "Wo-crowd of "golden girls", and as
ly upheld at the Lyric Theatre on received salaries equal to that men In His Life" giving Otto the show business is slack. they by any means was most certain- DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30,
turn prespectors.
Peking Road, Shanghai, where Constance which President Roosevelt would Kruger a chance to shine.
The long-awaited
The dranken husband of the jhave received if he had not re-;
Greta Garbo in "Queen Christina" heroine shoots an old man, and The Fisherman's Song a Chinese movic enjoyed a run of more than duced it, namely, £15,000.
70 days. The highest salary, paid to an comes next, and that should be trouble then ensues, and to make unnamed actor, was £03,000, and geen more than once, although it matters worse, or-perhaps-to-give the next highest, £59,250, paid to is now admitted M.G.M.' made a the picture a lift-up, there is an pathos, joy and tragedy combine catastrophes has proved a successful rival of an "artist" who received £2,000 big mistake in giving the part of impressively staged
hero to John Gilbert. If you are wherein the whole community is Two Sisters," which won such week when working.
will engulfed. This exciting scene high praise.
The film has been an admirer of Gabo you want to see this. (Star).
literally ateals the show.
bought by Mr. Jacques Deval, to be shown in France.
The highest salary paid to an actress was £38,200.
GRETA GARBO'S STAGE OFFER
. Greta Garbo, is considering & suggestion made to her informa}- ly by the New York Theatre Guild that she should appear on the stage this winter in the leading role of Eugene O'Neill's play, "The Life of Bessie Bowen,"
PASSION ON THE FILM
Does a passionate movie scene have any effect on the participants? Nol That's the emphatic declara- tion of Sylvia Sidney and Donald Cook, who make furious loya in version of Theodore Dreiser's famous novel, "Jennie Gerhardt." The film opens on Sunday at the Majestic Theatre.
Admission: $3.40, $2.30, $1.10,80 cts, & 40 cts, Paramount's screen
return of
Margaret Ballavan is seen In Little Man, What Now! Sunday at the King's Theatre.
Roger Imhof,
a"
An action-picture-in which
Stars, in the, silent production are Miss Juanita Wang and Han Nan Kang. popularly known as small part, the "Laurel" of China.
usual in o
makes him
self
re-
membered.
Monroe
Owsley has
DURANTE'S QUEER RELIC
Jimmy Durante has for several played years carried in his pocket as a good luck token one of Greta drunken
brutea BO
often that
Garbo's cast-off tooth-brushes, which he once found in her dress-
be really ing-room.
does
them
to perfec
tion, Claire
Trevor
ARLISS AS RICHELIEU
Mr. George Arliss, the British John Boles film star, is to return to Holly- And Harry wood to star in a talking picture Continued to be based on the life of Cardinal. on page, 11 Richelieu.
CUMMINGS
HEADS
WE GO
FRANK ERWTON
BINNE BARNES MONTY BANKS
COMMENCING TO-MORROW. LILIAN HARVEY:
IN
"THE ONLY GIRL”.