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“SEQUOIA” FINEST ANIMAL FILM PRODUCED BY HOLLYWOOD
"ONE NIGHT OF LOVE"
TF you want to make sure off
I doing one of the strict tures of the year then don't miss this one. It has been in produc- Ition ever since Paramount bought Major Yeats-Brown's best-selling autobiography four years ago.
GOES TO KOWLOON
By Diane
N "The Man Who Reclaimed
His Head" we are given the opportunity to admire the sar donic actor Claud Rains (seen here in "The Invisible Man" and "Crime without Passion") and one cannot help remarking on his A genuine novelty that almost individual personality,
unlike
· “Sequoia” ·
animal
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The theme is the great neces-]
The happinens belongs in this case to Irene Dunne and Donald Woods-and they're happy about their new picture, "Sweet Adeline," Warner Bros. glamorous picturiza tion of the Broadway, musical hit, "Central and coming to the Alhambra Theatres soon
J.
"Ruggles Of Red Gap” This is one of the finest screen;
SHORT
SHOTS
Wave plent for the year ARNERS are preparing no fawor
and Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Bill, Gargan and Louise, Fazenda in') Broadway Gondoller" will be the first of the releasca.
Ramen Novarro has started making Alms in Spanish for an independent, firm:
For once
Hollywood will cast a foreign actress in a suitable role.. Un like Mady Christians, a musical comedy artist who was put into heavy drama, Marta Eggerth will play in English the role she made famous in "Maskerade?!
Rumeur has it that Herold Lloyd will play the lead in the Paramount picture The Milky Way" in place of Jack Oakle
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Myrna Loy will be co-starred with; Clark Gable in "Dark Dames. He is at present on location in the snow regions round Washington with Loretta Young in Jack London's "Call of the Wild"
Ernest Schoedsack went to India reaches epic qualities, "Sequoia" anyone else on the screen. and spent thousands of dollars In (pronounced so a helpful publicity The story is interesting and most backgrounds "shots"! The cast was department tells us "See Kwoh-unusual. It is a picture with a changed often, and out of them all yah")' is not an animal picture that definite purpose and presents a only Gary Cooper and Sir Guy needs sensational advertisement. powerful, and absorbing ples that Standing remain. An obscure
cannot fail to impress every think- The great beauty of this tim le ing person. "Westerns"-Henry [specialist in
Hathaway, was called in to finish that it is much more of a nature
a thriller, although sity for world peace, although from comedies ever made, and from that Reliance Pictures will do "The Last the job started by many others, and story than deserves the highest praise for his there are several fights and chases, what I have heard quite a few con- screaming start when an English of the Mohicans, with Merle Oberon
but none of the sordid killing we excellent direction.
have as a rule in the jungle films, nect this baffling title with the firet Lord (Roland Young) has to tell the leading lady. Rest of cast not The scenic background defies de-which are revolting to
success made by the same stay. It"Ruggles" scription and it is difficult to tell lovers.
has nothing to do with invisibility gentleman" (Charles Laughton)Ernal Lubitsch has temporarily re-
his gentleman's vet chosen.
which part was photographed in
and tells of a shell-shocked soldier that he has lost" him in a poker tired from directing and has assumed Vance Joseph Hoyt wrote a sin who is obsessed with the idea that game to a couple of rich Americans heavy responsibility as Chief Executive India and which within 50 miles of} Hollywood. We are given magni-ple story, describing the friendship the man who tricked him into going engaged in seeing Paris, right at Paramount.
Inspired-of two to war has stolen his identity. The through his adventures in the home ficent views of the Khyber Pass, of artificially warfare in the hills, of military animals, one of whom might est truth is revealed in a thoroughly town of the Flouds (Charles, Rug March and Charles Laughton, is ready "Les Miserables," starring Fredric exercises, of pigsticking, in fact the other at any moment. Here convincing manner,
gles and Mary Boland. looking for early release. Laughton is now on this picture his everything in the this marvel is acen before your Claud Raine, as the writer of specially handsome in the gowns of a hurried visit to London, way of thrills, suspense, stark eyes upon the screen. bangsa
editorials denouncing war and the the early nineties) where he meets A girl (Jean Parker)) living on greed of munition-makers who en- with romance and finds that all mot, author of The Thin Man, will "The Glass Key" by Daskid! Ham- {drama, · colourful atmosphere and! jamusing light momenta.
the edge of the animal reservation, courage it, is the tool and the brain men are born equal, you will sure have. George Raft in the male lead and "adopts" a baby puma and a young behind the powerful publisherly admit that this Harry Leon Wil- new girl from the stage, Rosalind deer." She decides to train them excellently played by Lionel Atson story is a very human and en- Culli,
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Although the love interest is
negligible (for which I am thank- ful) ones interest is held every moment. The locale is the North-1 West Frontier, where the Bengal Lancers are stationed to keep Mohammed Khan and the hill, tribes from insurrection. I think fit a pity to hint at the plot, so I will only tell you that the dialogue le specially fine and the
acting perfection. Upon the shoulders of the men (luckily only one woman- Kathleen Burke-makes--u-fleetipg appearance) rests the tremendous burden and they carry it through with allant, humour and the quiet herolam of Major Yeats-Brown's characters.
The elimination of all love, in- terest ja to be commended and
CENTRAL & ALHAMBRA shows the courage and common
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sense behind this truly magnificent production. Some of the critics. think Gary Cooper steals the show, but I hardly think he overshadows Franchot Tone, Sir Guy Standing and young Richard Cromwell, al- though it must be frankly admitted that Cooper acts the hard-bitten warm-hearted soldier to perfection, and Franchot Tone is a delight | and surprises in the "Robert Mont-| gomery" school of acting.
Lovely Irene Dunne will be seen at the Alhambra and Central Theatres soon to Warner Bros, m ualeat romance, "Sweet Adeline." The east of this film includes Donald Woods, Hugh Herbert, Ned Sparks, Joseph Cawthorn and Dorothy Dare.
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tertaining comedy where slapstick is mixed with subtlety.
Charles Laughton "as "Ruggles" is nominally the star, bút he spolls what might be a splendid effort in his first comedy role, with that usual air that annoys me, which conveys that he feels he is acting remarkably well. I give the palm to Charles Ruggles and Mary Bo land as the Fleads and they are de- liciously funny.
Roland Young plays. the Earl with polish and restraint, making one, regret he is seen for so short a while on the screen. Zasu Pitts also has far too little to do and tho, same is to be said of that ex cellent comedienne Maude Eburne,
I have never seen Lalla Hyams look- ing more lovely, and the other minor roles are adequately filled.
Charles Laughton does not hesitate to say that he thinks his characterisation of "Ruggles" his best screen achievement, but I think he has this opinion of him self also in "Henry VIII", and "Barretts of Wimpole Street."
Some of the old movie fans may recall Edward Everett Horton in this role, while William Austin was the Earl and the Scotchman, the late Ernest Torrence, was the rich American Floud. This, if I remember rightly, was also a Paramount release."
When you see the list of names in the long cast you will agree that Paramount chose wisely. Besides those already mentioned, we have C. Aubrey Smith, Monte Blue -
I think much credit is due to the Douglas Dumbrillo, Colin Tapley, to be friends, and experienced will.
Director Leo McCarey who is Jameson Thomas, Lumsden Hare forest men laugh at her, but the When war is declared Rains en-specially good in handling comedy. and others.
experiment succeeds. There are lists, while his employer sells out Strongly advised. (Alhambra). Soldiering in modern India is ex-wonderful scenes of the kinship to the munition makers and makes,
(Continued on Page 12), citingly pictured against a glamor between the grown up animals, love to the absent soldier's wife. ous, realistic background. It is a and when the deer is in danger the Drama starts in earnest and the chronicle of masculine gallantry, puma comes to the rescue,
revenge of the man when he finds distinctly different from the usual)
film and is a beautifully told un-
There are a few fakes, the Direc-out how he has been betrayed is
ghastly. sentimental story of heroism, while tor Cheater Franklin admits, but
Joan Bennett will certainly suz, the acting and direction make it there ja na fake between the friend- easily one of the finest ever turn ship of the puma and the deer. Prise as the ambitious, unthinking
ed out by Paramount (Central and The close-ups of the animals reflect wife and shows unexpected ability. Alhambra)..
Claude Rains rises to new heights in "The Man Who Re- clafaod His Head, the Uni- ¿versal' production at the Klug
Theatre. to-daya kafe
great credit upon the patience and
akill of the camera més.
The American forest background Is superb, which makes the Direc tor, camera man and animals the real stars in this perfect Nature film. There are same humans too, Jéan Parker, Russell Hardie, Paul. Hurst, Samuel Hinds, Benny Hall [and a few others, but the animala steal the picture with the greatest {of case.
"Gato" and "Malfbou," the two principal animals, must either have been genuinely mately or else) wonderful actors, because the de- velopment of their relationship is shown in such detail that it can not have been done by careful posing and grouping alone,
There
are 'moments when you wil be choked with sobs, and yet bound to admit that this is easily the finest animal film made, which should prove an example, to other animal
makere. Take the chil
işare, all in for a treat.
(Queen
lated upon his skilful direction, Edwig Ludwig is to be congratu
while both Rains and Atwill, given grand opportunities, turn in excel- lent portrayals Advised. (King's).
#@%:Joan Bennett· Is
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