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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 38, 1934
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In."Jimmy the Gent" a punch la packed into every line. Jimmy is the most pugacious thing you ever saw, and he "runs" a racket, that is a new one to me, on the screen. He finds hoir to fortunes that are going a-begging, and if there are ino heirs, he provides them, taking his fifty-fifty "gut." Allen Jen- kina Is his foil, and their scenes together are a scream. Alice White shares in handing out the laughs, while Bette Davies is the heart interest.
The story revolves round the rivalry between Cagney and Alani Dinehart, and with alick direction,
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Herold Lloyd makes his comeback in "Cat's Paw", showing at the King'a Theatre this week-end.
by Michael Curtiz, the pace does hostess, hut what happens makes, portrayal of the character of the
a lively evening's entertainment. Princess. (Played by Diana Wyn not slacken for an instant. You
Most of the action takes place yard), the wife of the Prince who have to be a Cagney fan to appre- aboard a yacht and in Monte Carlo. ultimately killed the Priest-ruler of elate his rough-house comedy,
Russia. (Queen's). |quick-fire speech, American slang,
The Barrets Of Wimpole Street Then comes "Pilgrimage," a typ then this is entertainment of
Seldom comes a picture with such cal American story; featuring Hen splendid value. (Alhambra).
distinguished beauty as "The Bar-frietta Crossman as the mother. **This Sporting Age”
rette of Wimpole Street." This is who, through joalousy, forces her he play that gave fame to pon (Norman Faster) to go to the "This Sporting Age" brings back Amerlea's greatest actress, Kathe-War. Marian Nixan Is delightful a favourite actor of mine Jack rine Cornell, and only Norma as the girl he loves, All due at Holt, one of the best bets of the shearer could have essayed to do it the Star, Columbia Stadio.
"Caravan"
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This is straightforward sent on the screen. "The First Lady"
"Caravan" (again proves her absolute supre-
B gorgeously ment about horses and polo, (Jack Holt is one of the Californian ex-macy in her own line. The cast is mounted operetta with dreamy superb, and Charlca Laughton does catchy gypsy music Charles Boyer perts at this game). He portrays his greatest portrayal to date, also is a bigger favourite on the Con- the character of an Army Officer the wistful little Irish girl, I am tinent than the other devoted to the game, but unable
his house that trouble atarts. The
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famou
to afford to play it. His daughter, beginning to like so much Man Frenchman, Maurice Chevalier. charmingly played by Evelyn O'Sullivan. Fredric March, Now we have ample opportunity al Knapp, is in love with a young mil-shares the honours again with the seeing this fascinating man, as the lionaire, and it is while on a visit at star, as he did in "Smilin' gypsy violinist lover.
Through".
Loretta Young, Jean Parker, and villain and vamp then enter, bringing the dog "Flush", helps to make port with expert direction by Erih Each and every one, not forget-Phillips Holmes are in the sup ling in their wake ruin to the de- this the really outstanding film Charel, the famous producer of
voted father and daughter. But the here saves the day. No more of
from the M.G.M. Studio this season. Whits Horse Inn. This film has the story: The cast includes
This story of love between the distinct novelty. More of it later. 80th Jan. Hardie Albright, Walter Byron,
two famous poets, Elizabeth Bar-coming to King's. and Nora Lane. A little too sentiratt and Robert Browning, will "She Made Her Bed” mental, but' the polo scenes
rank in beauty with "Romeo, and "She Made Her Bed" was 'first; worth while. (Alhambra).
Juliet." More of this later, butitled "Baby, in the Ice-box," and here Is a picture you will never in it we have the first appearance. forget. Coming shortly to Queen's of the baby son of Dick Arlen ani Oriental Showings Jobyna Ralston. Sally Ellers I. Joan Crawford does a delightful the much harassed heroine, Dich piece of acting in "Sadie McKee." Arlen the man she loves, and a pleasure cruise, we find him This clever, lovely girl is at her Robert Armstrong the man to whom mixed in a jewel robbery, and best, but she shares the honours she is married. The film depends 2nd Jan. Anally solving the mystery, but not with Edward Arnold, who portrays on the thrilling climax, wherein w before he has a series of mixed the part of the drunken millionaire have a fire, a tiger loose, and the adventures. You cannot help
husband to perfection. Francho baby hidden laughing at his foolery, and his one and Gene Kaymond ably as (Queen's) quaint humour, whether he is dis-
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- This will be followed by William ously tiny donkey, dressed in a towel ashore at Tangiers, or acting Powell, Bette Davis, and Verec Teasdale in "Fashions for 1934.*
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concert.
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in the Ice-box
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(Rimsky-Korsakov).
2.
3.
Campanella, Op. 7 Bis (Paganin!) (a) Minstrels (Debussy); (b Flight of the Bumble Be
(Rimsky-Korsakov)
You may think it such broad tion, showing up the fashion arue that you will not appreciate thieves in Paris, and is excellently 3rd Dec. It, but if you have a few good! 20th Dec.hearty laughs, that is more than
1 remember king Lee Tracy in most so-called comediane can give "Privato Jones", the story of a man. 7th Dec. you. Muriel Aked, George Curzon, who did not want to go to war, but and Hope Davey are in the cast, who in forced to enlist. Gloria 11th Dec.
but the star in the mainstay of the Stuart and Donald Cook are, in the show, (King's).
cast of a most unusual story. All 2nd Dec.
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