Mary Astor and Ricarde Cazten are co-starred in Warner Bro- thers' latest pictare, "Ta A Thief," which will be screened at the
Alhambra Theatre next Sunday,
SHORT
SHOTS
PRVING Thalber Jun. DOW
bas
'sister, a daughter was born în June to Mr. and Mrs. Thalberg (Nor» ma Shearer) in Hollywood...
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Merle Oberon, who is now on loca-i tion making "The Dark Angel
(shades of Vilma Banky and Ronald Colman!) is seen places with David Niven, but this attractive young man wis sech a great deal too of late with Wendy Barrie. He is the son of Lady Niven, and is just one of the Jocky young men, who does not have}
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Julie Haydon, who made such success in "The Scoundrel" with Neel, Coward, is to play opposite Gary Cooper in "The Light That Failed"."
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Josephine Hutchinson
featured
and
in
George Brent are "The Right To Live," which will shown at the Alhambra Theatre next Wednesday.
be
WENDY
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1935
BARRIE
BARRIE FEATURED IN IT'S A SMALL WORLD"
JAMES CAGNEY GIVES FINE SHOW IN FAST MOVING COMEDY-DRAMA EVELYN VENABLE AND ROBERT YOUNG STAND OUT IN “THE VAGABOND LADY
COMEDY REVIVALS AT STAR THEATRE
TENDY BARRIE (Jenkin} }
WENDY
born in Hong Kong-edu-} cated in this city. England and Switzerland Seen lunching one: day, when about seventeen:
By Diane
JAGABOND LADY” is easi
ly one of the best comedy. dramas turned out by MGM
m quite a while. As a matter
years of age, in a famous Lon in her first picture from the fim of fact this famous, studio has been getting careless and with don Hotel by Korda (stop me if colony that really counts-Holly-a large Stock Company on their you've heard this one before wood King's). Given a test in pictures, started
in Wedding Rehearsal on her
hands, has been turning out too "I Am A Thief”“”
many pictures that could not Jewels în plenty, and, if your mean a thing except that ipresent: highly successful interest in diamonds wanes, there they keep the artists busily at
screen career, where, with no is a mysterious murder, and a work.
acting experience, but depend-nice love-story to keep it sustain With Bobert Young and Evelyn Venable, though, as the featured ing upon her natural good ed. looks. peronality and ability, There is nothing very original players. “Vagabond. Lady" is a she has undoubtedly "made in this melodrama, but there is spirited, delightfully mad and al good."
assuredly plenty of movement and together enjoyable comedy-drama, Announced recently in the home excitement. The plot is about a❘which tells of the captivating papers that she would marry young famous necklace, which is used as scapegrace son (Bobert Young) of milionaire Ten-cent Woolworth" la bait. a gang of international a very dignified family who isk an commissioned by his straïtisced! Donahue, such rumour being thieves, and an ending with
·but unusual twist.
brother (Reginald Denny) to look denied by said young man, Miss Barrie nevertheless want to Ricardo Cortez puts all his de-after his fiancee. (Evelyn Venable) and to make her more apprecia New York, and his mother har
tive of the finer things of life friedly sent him out of town iso
Whis of course he does in **** the New York columnist writers
that makes the girl love him, but stated)
considerably ̈upsets the family's plans.
Pretty actress hopped to Palm Springs, was seen by a Paramount †scout, offered a contract and then lent to Fox Studio to make this picture, it's a Small World,” with!
The Spencer Tracy as the star. pretty Hong Kong girl is featured, i and rumour has it that Paramount have her among their list of pros- It is to be hoped
Fred Astaire and. Ginger Rogers, now at work on "Top Hat," will start another musical in September titled is there to adapt The New Divorce" pective stars.
"Follow the Fleet. As Jessie Mas for the co-stars, Gary Cooper and they do right by “Our Wendy" and thews is so keen to act and dance Carole Lombard, and Miss Cummings give her better pictures than the with Astaire, it seems Eikely that will most likely return to the screen present vehicle-her first M.G.M. will borrow him from R.KO.j after her hit on Broadway.
for her first Hollywood release.
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The first RKO. pieture for Lily Pons, the famous coloratura soprane, will be titled "Love Song.”
On
the
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Hollywood.
from
Mary Astor plays the part of a female Philo Vanez in “T» A Thief": Warner Brothers' latest thriller, which will be screened at the Alhambra Theatre on Sun day..
Both Miss Venable, and "Mr. Young have been given excellent" |chances and take them with both hands. Frank Craven as the
STAR THEATRE
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
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WE ARE BRINGING BACK TO YOU SEVEN OLD MASTERPIECES THAT YOU WEEL" LOVE TO SEE LIL FOR ONE DAY EACH ONLY!!!
IN A WEEK OF OLD
FAVOURITES"
COMMENCING FROM SUNDAY, 21st JULY, WITH
“SUNSHINE SUSIE
with Renate Muller and Jack Hulbert
MONDAY. 22nd July.
"FRA DIAVOLO”
with STAN LAUREL AND OLIVER HARDY
TUESDAY, 23rd July........
in
HAROLD LLOYD-
"FEET FIRST"
WEDNESDAY, 24th JULY
SUNNY SIDE UP”
with "JANET GAYNOR and CHARLES FARRELL
* THURSDAY, 25th JULY
EDDIE CANTOR
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"THE KID FROM SPAIN?
--FRIDAY, 26th: JULY WHEELER and WOOLSEY
PEACH 0 RENO.”
SATURDAY, 27th_JULY". "
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
in "CITY LIGHTS”
DO NOT MISS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
THESE CLASSICS OF THE SCREENT
father stands out in the support. TO-MORROW KING'S
Well worth seeing. (Queen's).
“St. Louis Kid”
A story, as fast, breezy and ac tive as James Cagney himself, and easily one of the best turned cat by this popular young man in quite a while. A peppery truck
driver, Jimzby, with his buddy,
(Allen Jenkins) talks the men intô Ja milk strike; then has to run the gauntlet of angry farmers ---- with la milk-laden truck.
This is not quite so sordid as some of the Cagney pictures, but is top-notch l'entertainment for the Cagnéy "en- [thusiasts, and is really “Jinny”
at his best
Norma Shearer will make “Marie, The plot is old enough to be Not exactly fair treatments to Antoinette", then follow it with pensioned-two young things Jeanette Macdonald
After
being "Romeo and Juliet". Be it noted thrown into each other's company promised "Maptime" (Sigmund Rem that, as in "The Barretts of Wimpole by force of circumstances (in this
Eddy. Irving Street, this play has recently been berg's) with Nelson Thalberg has persuaded Grace Moore, played on Broadway by the greatest case a collision of their Fords) (who made bez first Slas with actress
American stage, and then reel after reel is shown MGM. a few years back), zo appear Katherine Cornell. Miss Shearer of misunderstood love and the
hopes to equal the success of Ameriasual game of hide-and-seek in it
ca's "First Lady" but will need to
Who allowed Spencer Tracy tof zid herself of innumerable manner isms before she can be rated as "The play such a playini part? And it
When they meet pretty 'Patricia Perfect Juliet," which all the critics is to be regretted the he-man is acclaimed Miss Cornell to be.
growing portly these days. lightful charm and personality Ellis is a collision, she and "Bud- Already Miss Barrie shows the into the leading role, while Mary spend a week-end in a country Astor, Dudley Digges, Irving Pi- gaol From then on, the film "Elacing, where everything that art,
Wray and others take care of the strikers, "Tock-outs," gangsters, a jsuper camera work and dressing Jean Arthur, who has been making can do to enhance a girl's charm support with efficiency, and enth murder and kidnapping. Richard Dix big hits on the stage and screen of is to be had for the asking that siasm Old stuff re-hashed and sounds like old staff, but with the and Madge Evans are at work with is the leading lady with Harold is, provided the powers-that-be are handled with skill which makes for
Ruth Chatterton is endeavouring|
cessful Columbia banner` -
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to stage a comeback under the sae-Warner Baxter will play the part of good results of Hollywood groot-chel Hobart Cavanaugh, Jom moves at a rattling pace, with|
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Walt Distry is delighted with the reception and the kindness accorded
to him and his wife on their present holiday in England.
a vamble in his next film Chips
iffere
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Conrad Veint in The Tunnel" the Lloyd in the Paramount release interested in your career: and Maurice Elvey Production,
“Milky Way"
from what I hear Paramount look with favour upon this British cofactress.
Benn Levy and his wife Constance, Cummings are back in Hollywood. Ex
Warners Chilling Slashing Thrîl Drama of Paris
SEE HOW A FEMALE PHILO VANCE GOT HER MAN!
She out-witted him -cornered him- and then reil in love with him!
worth-while entertainment. hambra).
(AL-
This
the typical Warner character players, I assure you this rough- bouse comedy will give you " an evening of thrilling enjoyment. (Alhambra).-
star's lively performance, aided by
"Baby Face Harrington” Lately we had Edward
in
Robinson
2
"Carmya Warner's have offered $125,000 Robert Sherwood for the
Bearded ladies, tattooed gentle I need not tell you that in the men, midgets, monsters and three rights of "The Petrified Forest" which Leslie Boyard is secring on story Tracy falls hard for the popular players-Sally Ellers, Lee
G Broadway. Then Howard will play his pretty girl, but believes her to be Tracy and Jimmy Durante
marvellous flan original role, I Sherwood agrees to a notorious divorcee. Complica-
The story shows the lives of the which told of a nervous little man the sale.
tions are adjusted with gay dia-hard-boiled but soft-hearted folk in who is mistake for a notorious logne, crockery throwing and quite a travelling circus, and the trials gangster. This time it is sad- Eamon Novarro has agreed to play a few laughs. What does it mat-and tribulations of hero Lee Tracy faced Charles Butterworth who is in the stage version of "All the King's Houses (wach Carl Brisson ter here what the story is about to keep his small son out of the branded as "Eublic Enemy No. 2′′ played on the screeny in London with and that it is the type of picture clutches of the Welfare authori (Mr. Nat Pendleton being Finery a famous Hollywood (not yet named) turned out by dozens in Holly-ties-all of which provides plenty No. 1) female star opposite him. Personallywood? All that we care about is of action
Donald Meek (who was also in Florence Rice (daughter of the Robinson film) is good in a also i London with Ivor Novels, and who was a delight in the role of the being featured with a famous star famous sport-writer Grintlandsmall role, and Una Merkel—with in one of the first-class studios, so Rice) shares the female honours (little opportunity shines as she that her fame will now be world-with pretty Sally Ellers. Jimmy always does.
Durante is specially good
I hone it is Mary Ellis, who is now that Wendy. Barrie
Queen.
+1
(Jenkin) is
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* Louis Hayward. an English - actor/wide
The picture is monopolised by se by the M.G.M. scouts in the Noel
Raymond Walburn (remembered "Fingers," a gentleman pickpocket, the star, and if you like his rather Coward stage failure. "Vantaine". was given a Monroe Owiley type of in "Broadway Bill") and Charles and Lee Tracy is just Lee Tracy expressionless style you will like role in "The Flame Within", and on Sellon help things along. 1am Quite a few heart-throbs thrown this. He is amusing in his own release of same the critics all state quite sure all the people "who knew in for good measure, but, an en- peculiar way, and thanks to him. he "steals the show" from such sea-Wendy when" will be in force joyable evening if you like Lee the film is very funny most of the zoned players as Herbert Marshall, Anne Harding and Maureen O' Sal at the King's, and the rest of the Tracy and Jimmy Durante plus e
crowd will be anxious to see her carnival Híe (Queen's).
van--DIANE.
(Continued on Page 12)
THEY MET BY ACCIDENT.
IN A HEAD-ON
COLLISION!
Otherwise these stream-lined modernć? would never have: landed in a merry mix- up that led to a sixteen- cylinder romance!
IT'S A SMALL WORLD
A For Picture GNED
SPENCER TRACY
WENDY BURRIE - RAYMOND WALKBRN
Produced by Edward Butcher. Directed by Irving Commings From the story "Highway Rokbery" by Albert Treyoor
Also SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN "POLLY TIX IN WASHINGTON
WAVES OF LAUGHTER on
Hilarious high-jinks
on the high s825.../
when a girl sailing:
to her wedding falls
for the best man 1 Merriment rules
the waves on your,
FOCEAN of LOVE!
am a
MARY ASTOR
RICARDO CORTEZ DUDLEY DIGĠES
SUNDAY
ALHAMBRA
VAGABOND LADY
ROBERT
QUEEN'S SUNDAY