SHORT
SHOTS
GAIN another choice for the part
AGAIN
of "Darnay" in "The Tale of Two Cities,” which Ronald Celman is -making at the M.G.M. studio, This
time, it is not Laurence Olivier noc Brian Ahearne. but Donald Woods from Warmers Brian Ahearne is going places." and deservedly so. He is to be leading man opposite Joan Crawford in you Love M. *} which van Dyk will direct.
also supplanted Francis Ledere as "D'Aran in The Three Muske teers" for 5.0. The other leading smale roles will be in the hands of
Lukas. Onslow Stevens SLE Alan Hale. Two English girls will enset the roles of Milady and **Constance." Margot Grahame (Mrs Francis Lister and Heather Angel (Mrs. Ralph Forbes).
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Grace Moore's opening at Covent Garden in “La Boheme”, was more than a triumph it was a revelation/ Her curtain calis were so many that; they were ungountable. Hundreds of people lined up the sight before, mostly those who had seen her, in "One Night of Love" All the critics? are unanimous in stating that her golden rožce is 100 per cent. better
An endearing screen version of the book
millions treasure!
Mrs.
WIGGS
the
Cabbage Patch
PAULINE LORD
Celebrated stage star in her screen debut as the beloved "Mr. Winni
W.C.FIELDS
bangs jay devou and disaster to Moss Hary's inmi love deramı"
ZASU PITTS
Perter as the littery
Miss Hazy, was buyn a mate for a two-cent stamp
EVELYN VERABLE KENT TAYLOR
- Lucy Oisuty and Seb
Redding, America'a
favorite tiction Toweral
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A Zaramount Peru (mestná by Farma
SUNDAY at the
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Mrs. Martin Johnson poses with four baby cheetahs, adopted by the Johnson during the mak ing of their latest African thril- which will be ler. "Baboons." shown at the King's Theatre next week.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 12 1935
"NAUGHTY MARIETTA" COMING BACK TO QUEEN'S
DOUG. FAIR BANKS AS "DON JUAN” IN HIS FIRST BRITISH FILM PAULINE LORD, NOTED STAGE ACTRESS, MAKES
FILM DEBUT AS "MRS. WIGGS"
POPULAR COMEDIES AT ORIENTAL
THEN a picture is as good
as "Naughty Marietta”
there is nothing to say, except that anyone who misses it misses one of the really out- standing films of the year.
By Diane Diane
ITF the "fans" are still inter
Tested in Douglas Fairbanks
Senr. here is his British-made m. "The Private Life Of Don Juan." with a galaxy of beauti
romance. It makes an interesting, fal women to help put it across.;
་
"Naughty Marietta is well-quietly pleasing picture.
ALike the previous Korda film. nigh perfect. The enchanting. hambra).
the women are not asked to do lilting Victor Herbert music, its "Ladies Should Listen"
much. except look lovely. delightful rendering by Jeanette This is a movie cocktail sprin-his element in this picture, and The star admits he was out of Macdonald and Nelson Eddy, the ked with laughs. An eavesdrop hardly suggests Don Juan with his charming light story of the ping switchboard girl in a swanky naughty, adventurous Princess and apartment house in Paris, a mis- the fine direction by "Woody" vanthropic porter,
a near-sighted Dyke. the whole excellently moazt heiress with a habit of stumbling ed and dressed by MGM. ensures over obstacles into the arms
Fair-
innumerable love affairs. hanks seem tired, and his voice is) not suitable to the talkies. I think, personally, he should be con of
seat success in the movies, and!
than they had a right to expect and an evening of pleasure that cotties (handsome young men-and Edward/tent with all he has made from his
wakes
Everett Horton...
by
her voice filled the huge Opera Horse, but seldom She more than held her own with all! the other great artists who bave been
Nelson Eddy will win all hearts. Cary Grant is delightful in the leave the field to actors who are heard there through the years Her This famous Metropolitan Opera role of the hero; Frances Drake is more to the present taste. Merle irst flm "Jenny Lind" with Reginald Star, concert and Radio favourite, the telephone operator who makes ha English girl Queenie Thomp Oberon (the little hair Indian- Denny, has now been put on again 24 has become the "man of the hour" him ber responsibility, and. the London cinemax and "One Nighti of Love" is being revived at two or in the pictures, and
an listening-in, protects him from the son who used to serve in a shop the biggest houses, still playing, to ideal co-star for Miss Macdonald.wo
designing women, Nydia strides since Korda gave her a in Calcutta) has made enormous who is singing gloriously-in fact Westman and Rosita Moreno; and
chance, as he did Wendy Barrie in her rendition of the "Italian the old-time movie favourite Maurice Chevalier has joined the Street Sons" and "Sweet Mystery Charles Ray, in a minor role, not
“Wedding Rehearsal”“”. east of the Bevar "Stop Press" and of Life could not be bettered by forgetting the popular Mr. E. E Her small role in The Private
crowds.
*
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bad a triumphant and instantaneous
| VICCESS; show."
screen.
in fact he stopped the any of the Opera stars now on the H. being just himself. but grand Life of Henry VII drew the at- £200. nevertheless. This society tention of picture-goers, and now Greta Garbe is now in Sweden lakes, and a little bit more for (Alhambra).
Yes. this picture has everything comedy is for adult audiences. in Hollywood she is another of the holiday. (After two films these film:
people consider they need a change good measure. Be wise and see it and long rest-lucky people!). She more than once, as the popular will remen to MG for two more Queen's management have seen St stickler for pictures a year at the salary of $230.000 per picture.
to revive it for two
(Queen's).
MGM
"sets" for the
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building 64 different -
Colman picture
#
-Tale of Two Cities.”
2
British imported stars set to doj
"One More River"
big things. She is subtly Asiatic- looking and a decided acquisition The late John Galsworthy,
to the screen. accuracy, disliked i
Binib
ie Earnes nights having his works altered for Hume, both also now in Hollywood,
and Benita!
screen purposes, but the many
The readers of this his last in the are among those presen "Let's Live To-night”-- Forsyte family series will notice the great lover's declining years, ¡picture is a slow-moving study of A car bachelor Tullio Car-that E. C. Sheriff has made a few beautifully produced and photo- Cecil E. de Mille will direct a musminati) sings a waltz ("Love lalterations. Names have been cal for Paramount and it is likely to Fasses. By") to a young girljaitered a restaurant scene added, tapted, but disappointing be The Saint Saens" opera "Samson and (Lilian Harvey), whom he picked and a great deal made of the elec-
jeanse the star lets it down badly. Delilah" with Gladys Swarthout
Among the cast you will catcă alup in the Casino and took aboardstion and trial episodes.
The latter is really the best part Cooper, Gina Malo. Joan Gardner, his yacht
jglimpses of Owen Nares. Melville Fearing he loves her Myna Lay, who has been receiving honestly, he sails away alone with of the picture, and consists of a
Diana Napier, Athene Seyler, 1300 a week at MGM, will now re-out telling her why. When he re-long detailed reproduction of the ceive £500.
Allister, Barry Mackay, Claud
star.
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turns, the girl has agreed to marry hearing of an English society Heather Thatcher and many more.
his younger brother (Hugh Wi-divorce case done with full Sdelity
Clearing the situation, to fact. liams).
Charles Chaplin has at last finished "Street Waif. but the editing wi
ake another three months. It win to bring about the desired, happy Diana Wynyard (now acting in probably be released in September ending, takes a lot of time and Sweet Alces" in London) gives
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(King's).
"Below The Sea"
some music; but with the gayest one of her best screen perform Here is rousing melodrama, "Charlie Warner Oland Chan" har of settings, the fascinating here ances as "Lady Corven" the girl with something exciting happen- jest finished unravelling a murder myof "One Night of Love" and the who leaves her husband and on aing every second, and as much in- stame in Ent. Now he will go to Shanghai for his next story. •
clatk-of-gold intense Lilian Har-voyage meets a young man The cident as can be crowded into a Ivey looking fragile and lovely, not story is familiar to those who will film of ordinary: length.
forgetting Tal Birrel and Hugh see the Universal pictäre, which The story is told in a competent Williams, plus gorgeous scenes in has been well directed by. James manner, and the main sequence concerns a scientific, expedition to Munte Carlo gardens, this gay Whale. sophisticated comedy shonid please I am not an admirer of Colin the tropics for the purpose of the average cinema-goer Tullio Clive's acting, and as usual find collecting undersea-specimens. Carminati, with his delightful achim most melodramatic. Frank It is financed by a society girl cent and good looks, will assuredly Lawton still looks far too young who 'employs a deep-sea diver and set feminine hearts futtering as to play here, and Mrs. Patrick the ex-captain of a German sub-
TO-DAY KING'S
THE
DOUG ÍS-BACK! IN HIS BESTI AT HIS BEST!
Douglar
FAIRBANKS
in ALEXANDER KORDA S
[PRODUCTION¦ ̈OS"
The PRIVATE LIFE OF
DON JUAN
with MERE? ORIEN ZEMITA, SEME BIOVIT BAJKES AND TRE BEAUTIPUR:
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ALSO SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION!
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IN
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are
Douglas Fairbanka, Merle Oberon, Benita Hume, Binnie Barnes and Joan Gartner are in London Film's : "The Private Life of Dor Juan,”- Doug's new romantic com edy released through United Artists,
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he did when playing lead in the Campbell repeats her performance marine. The two men hate each unforgettable role of the Maestre of "Rip Tide." The child is play-other, but drawn together with Grace Moore: and Lilianed by Barbara, the daughter of through their knowledge", of a Harvey is delightful in parts that Reginald Denny, who is also in the sunker chest of gold which they{-} do not call for too much acting cast.
mean to retrieve from the depths| Advised. (Quèen's).
"Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage
Patch
The whole cast is British with of the ocean, unknown to the the exception of Jane Wyatt, other members. Then there i (from the New York stage), and romance when the, self-willed girl Gilbert Enery. Splendid work is chases the hard-boiled indifferent Pauline Lord This name does Stephenson, Alan Mowbray, C.
done by Lionel Atwill. Henry diver.
I hate disclosing any more of not convey much to anyone except Aubrey Smith and others. those who know. their stage. How noted Mrs. Pat's favourite maid Wray all do grand work.
Be it the plot: but the actors and Fay Ralph many years is it since this actress and pet Pekinese appear for
Bellamy and Fredrik Vogeding caused the greatest sensation ever fleeting moment.
(from the stage) are specially known in theatrical history when
outstanding The submarine
This picture exposes in the most
she appeared as the heroine in dramatic fashion divorce-court in era work is the highlight of Anna Christie in London? She festice and the strong central theme the film Well worth seeing.. had previously played the part for makes it interesting and worth (Queen's).
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years in the States, but, nowhere seeing (King's). hed she a greater triumph than in
London, and her first night is still recalled by those who were lucky enough to be in the audience.
Now she getting on in years. Panline Lord is not a beauty, but she makes her film debut in “Mrs., Wiggs in a gently haunting, ad- mirably restrained manner, and it] is to be hoped she will be seen in more pictures, for she is the type of actress who is needed
The story of the poor but fo curably optimistic mother of the large family, who ckes out a miserable existence in shanty. town, is well-known and shows bravery and cheerfulness, in the face of unbelievable privations and advetääties,
[here is a deal of
lots of sentiment Fin Miss Lord, WATCH
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