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TALKIE
TALKES
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"Marder In The Private Car"
If you recall Pearl White and her serial stories you will see that sort of plot again revealed in a good old exciting drama "Murder. In the Private Car. Charles Ruggles: was borrowed from Paramount to hand out some really good laughs. There is but slight love interest, but a glorious jumble of mystery, comedy, and thrills, with a punch in every minute in the last scenes.
All the cast perform well, Una} Merkel, Mary Carlisle, Russell Hardie, Burton Churchill and many more again pleasing.
This will be followed by. another of the big successes from the M.G.M. Studio, which are now only being shown In the States. "The Thin Man" is a comedy that breaks new ground, and as the semi- inebriated detective who puts cock- tails before unravelling a mystery, William Powell gives one of the finest performances in a (19-
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his wife, is no less successful, and
I must not forget their dog.
It is up to the judges at the World's Fair to decide which of these in the most physically perfect Chicago girl. The winner will compete with the National 4-H club "healthiest girl" In a super. contest. Left to right are Janice Johnson, Lois Spuck, and Hilda Howard.
Among the support we find Maureen O'Sullivan, Minna GomMystery of the Wax Museum.", bell, and Nat Pendleton.
Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray do This film brings a most unusual specially good work. story, humour, and prolonged sus- This will be followed by one of pense. More of these two later, the most absurd of the Marx but they are to head the list on the Brothers, "Duck Soup," full of films you must see. (Queen's).
nonsense and laughs.
Short Shots
(Continued from Page 7)
Carl Brisson's Beverly Hills home is An exciting Western follows with guarded all the tinte, as kidnappers
have written threatening letters."
Majestic Bookings
The little English girl who is do-
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The foremast American Artists have
"As The Earth Turns" Gladys Carroll's book "As the Randolph Scott and Sally Blane in Earth Turns" provides excellent the leads. "Heritage of the Desert" chances to an outstanding cast, is good. (Oriental). headed by the newcomers, Jean Muir and Donald Woods. The story tells of three families in the ing so well in Fox flims now, Patchosen Norma Shearer and Dolores del farming district of Maine. It Is Patterson, (Mrs. Charles Boyer) is tio as among the most beautiful wo touching and natural, combining worth seeing in her firat Hollywood men in the States. fine artistry and human emotions. film, "Bottoms up," with John Dorothy Appleby, seen here in Holes, Herbert Mundia. Spencer Westerns, makes a decided hit as Tracy and others. "Doris," and David Landau, Dorothy Peterson
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Elissa Landi will play for Paramount "Enter Madame," with the British ac- tor Henry Wilcoxson as leading mun This will be, followed by the it was seen here as a play at the old Arthur Hohl, William weakest of all Chevalier vehicles City Hall with Adele Blood in the Janney, Clara Blandick, and the The Way to Love." Anne Dvorak leading role. adorable children give a few hours does nothing to help it, and it has 24th Sept, of real life. 24th Det. One can hardly credit it is acting, they all seem to live in the simple characters.
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to be recommended, I don't say the
The "Shorts" this week too are
little or nothing to recommend it. Claud, brother of Jack Hulbert is
Wheeler and Woolsey in "Hips Hips Hooray, are quite funny, and the film is well produced. All coming to the Majestic,
"Hold That Girl”.
"Hold that Girl" is one of the
picture has a world-wide appeal. better Jimmy Dunn stories, and but I regard it as worth while. again he has his pet partner, next} fAlhambra).
Star Performances
to Sally Eilera I venture to say)- Claire Trevor. He portrays an
now a star for Warner. British Film
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May Robson won the Academy exuberant detective, while Claire Is Award for her excellent character- girl reporter who crosses his tional and scientific film made in isation in the fairy story "Lady path in the course of duty. Claire's Germany by the co-operation of for a Day" written by Damon anxiety for headline stories leads "Bayer Pharmaceutical Works, Runyon.
Warren William, Guy her into the meshes of the under-Leverkusen and "Ufa", will be 21st Sept. (Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, and Ned world gang
Sparks add to the lustre of the Edwards. The film has an exciting day at 11.30 a.m. at the, Queen's Alan shown to a select audience on Sun star. The finish brings a lump to finish and you will find it good Theatre, Hong Kong.
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"She Learned About Sailors"
This film has been produced with the object of presenting to phyat-
Another good film follows it, I think the Fox Executives must cians and those interested in 22nd Sept. Robert Montgomery excelling him have asked themselves what Law science, the various aspects and self as the thief who turns detec- Ayres was doing, and, finding him the working conditions of modern tive to unravel the "Mystery of hanging around to start work with equipped laboratories for the ranu- Mir. X".
Janet Gaynor in "Servant's facture of pharmaceutical prepara-- William Powell is likeable in Entrance," suggested that someone tions. "The Kennel Murder Case" al-write a story about a "gob" in the though the film la not up to his U.S. Navy, and threw in the new sight into the careful and pains- The film. gives an excellent in- usual standard. All these successes blonde, Alice Faye, to do her usual taking research work carried out in are coming to the Star.-
song and wriggle. Thus we have different departments, and shows "She Learned about Sailors." in a vivid picture the latest pro- If you desire to see one of the however, learned something about cesses whereby modern medicines botter mystery films, which is dif-Shanghai cabarets, so let us hope are prepared and teated, before put- ferent from all others, because of the we are all satisfied.
ting them on the market. Itechnicolour process, you must see I cannot help feeling sorry for
knock-about comedians like Mitchell agents of "Bayer" Pharmaceutical This film is released by the local and Durant. They earn a hard Works, Leverkusen. living kicking, hitting, and throw- ing each other in the traditonal mauner made familiar by Mr. Ted Healey and his "Stooges." It
Maureen O'Sullivan, the fi seems pitiful to have to raise
star, arrived in her native Dublin laughs at such expense, although recently bringing her Hollywood admittedly Messrs. Mitchell and troubles with her.
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MAUREEN, O'SULLIVAN'S DEBUT
round the globe, causing such con Miss Maureen O'Sullivan was sternation that everyone thought "apotted in a Dublin cafe five the end had come I learned all years ago by Frank Borzage the this from Mr. Graham McNamee, American director, for a part In famous raconteur and Radio
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