HERE THEY ARE!
Those 300-gorgeous Gold Diggers you've waited two years to see again, and they've got more than ever what it takes to get along!.
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DICK POWELL
ADOLPHE MENJOU GLORIA STUART ALICE BRADY 9 OTHER STARS!
3 SONG HITS 1080 SURPRISES!
SHORT
SHOTS
TEANETTE Macdozzid will be co-
stared with. Clark Gable în “San! Francisco.”
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Ben Hecht and Chozles MañArthu will direct John Barrymore in his next film
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W. C. Fields is recovering from his illness and they say he will be back at work in “a few; months.
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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, SEPTERRET
GINGER ROGERS DELIGHTFUL
IN "STAR OF MIDNIGHT
FRITZ KORTNER FINE IN BRITISH PICTURE "ABDUL THE DAMNED" WONDERFUL DANCE EVOLUTIONS SEEN IN “GOLD- DIGGERS OF 1935”
wholly delightful mystery
A melodrama, patterned after
Henry Wilcoxon will be leading The Thin Man" and starring man in Mae West's next picture adorable Ginger Rogers and
the imparted Continental stars in a BIP. release, gives a magnificent performance in a
By Diane FRITZ KORTNER, another of
Charles Boyer, who was to have been opposite Marlene Dietrich in "In William Powell, is "Star of Mid-Grant Mitchell are just a few of strong drama. Abdul vitation to Happiness," has refused, night”..
the the First National players we Damned". The background is as both be and Marlene will not We first noticed Miss Rogers have all grown to admire.. semi-historical and is based on allow their voices to be "dubbed" in when she sang and danced for foreign countries. Only in English as in "shorts," then came chancession of "The Gold-diggers? tells of the Turkish despots, who The rather thin plot in this ver the life of Abdul Hamid II. last speaking countries are the real voices
to prove herself a really talented of "Nicoleff" (Adolphe Menjou) a committed so many atrocities of the famous artists heard, even i Garbo, Joan Crawford, Gable and "Straight” actress. She is so theatrical producer always broke during his reign that he was dozens more bawing their lines spoken full of ambition and never seem-
"Schultz" (Joseph Caw-mown as “Abdul the Damned”. by foreigners.
ed satisfied, so she astonished thorne) who supplies the scenery The film concerns. the over the world by her exquisite dan and costumes for his shows. They throw of Abdul, and an uprising Eleanor Powell, the famous peing, more than holding her own meet a very wealthy widow, known hastened by his cruelties. Fritz "Broadway Melody of 1936 that in partnership with the world's for her meanness, "Mrs. Prentiss Kortner dominates the picture, MGM have contracted her for five great dancer Fred Astaire.
(Alice Brady) and her dañghter but Nils Asther as the Turkish
'dancer, has made such
hit in
and
years and her next picture, will béj It seems as though nothing *Ann (Gloria Stuart) intending Chief of Police, and Adrienne with Edna May Oliver-"Living in will stop the amazing progress of she should be the "Ange?* for Ames as a Viennese dancer, who Big Way.*
this really lovely and delightful their next show. In the plot we went over from Hollywood to artiste and in this sparkling and and the young handsome "croon-England specially for this pie thrilling drama she charms as the ing clerk at a fashionable hotel ture. help considerably in the witty_girl-about-town who helps (Dick Powell) falling in love with succesK
Ian Hunter, the South African Snishing with Bette actor. Davis, is now leading man with Kay
Francis.
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wanted him in "Saaddin Through,"
Bill Powell, in, the most enter- {"Ann,” who is engaged to Hugh The closing scenes are worthy. taining fashion, to unravel the Herbert. Glenda Farrell is the to rank with some of the finest Marian Marsh, Mrs. Pat. Campbell murder of a reporter in his apart female gold-digger in this in-acting we have seen on the screen, Peter Lorre and Edward Arnold srement. You don't know the an-stance and soon has foolish Hugh and the interest never slackens în together in "Crime and Punishment,”¦
swer either, although as usual Herbert writing her love-lyrics, the wild adventurous life of the which von Sternbers will direct.
you will do plenty of guessing.
which she intends using for Sultan who lived in continual The dialogue is bright, witty breach of promise.. For the second time Robert Donati
fear of violent death at the hands; has refused to play opposite Normand humourous, the cast.
The story need hardly be men of assassins. Kartner excels by Shearer. The first was when he had grand one Paul Kelly, Leslie tioned, but you will like the his subtlety and economy of ex- just started in British films and she Fenton, Russell Hopton. J. Far dances, which seem more compression. but nevertheless COR and now he is asked to play "Romeo rell Macdonald and Ralph Mor-plicated and wonderful than ever. fiscates the acting honours. to be Juliet bas this wise young gan. with skilful direction by photography that is nothing short Karl Grune, the director, has man won't play any part unless he Stephen Roberts: Bill Powell. of amazing, lovely girls, catchy surrounded him with, a worthy feels he can do it justice and will seems to enjoy acting with Miss songs and Dick singing and cast, among whom you will find not take one which does not appeal Rogers, as much as he does with charming his way through. The John Stuart, Esme Percy, Clifford Miss Mynra Loy, and they enter comedians, too, supply a full quota Heatherly and Robert Naylor Walter ("Dickie") Hadd who is into their happy-go-lucky fooling or gags" and the whole show The production on the whole is now at work under the direction of with the same air of enthusiasm can be rated as Al. (Queen's). among the best yet turned out Zelton Eorda in "Lawrence of Arabia” You can't fail to enjoy this enter-
"Laddie"
by BLP. and can be recommend- has already played this character ontaining comedy-thriller. (King's)..
There is real charm here, and ed if you like gripping, strong en- the stage, and Lawrence himself | Attractions For Queen's
the well-loved classic of my child-tertainment. (Alhambra). Shaw's "Too True to be Good") and The Queen's Theatre manage-hoed days by Gene Stratton-Porter
"The Raven" remarked on the extraordinary like-ment has entered into a contract has been exquisitely produced by Universal, out for thrilling ness Hudd bore to him.
"Dickie" for the showing of Paramount and RKO. with an ideal cast. John chillers, put Boris Karloff and (as he was known when he toured Warner pictures for the coming Beal and Gloria Stuart supply the Bela Lugosi again as principals the Orient) was through the Great
winter season-2 magnificent romance but "Little Sister (Vir-in a War, although thetr under age, and is
story supposedly, adapted
to him.
came
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Irene Dumne
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the play (Bernard
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he inflicts upon her when she does not respond to his love
a skilled horseman. He has had line-up, starting off with "Gold-ginia Weidler) gives a remark- from Edgar Allan Poe's - The many years' experience on the stage, diggers of 1935 and including able performance and seerus to Raven, which tells of the mad but this will be his first film.
The Crusades," with Loretta understand so well the character love the poet had for "Lenore” Arab dress his resemblance to Law Young and Henry Wilcoxon. The she is portraying. You will re and the resulting tortures which rence is said to be almost uncanny Big Broadcast of 1995," with Bing member her as the little girl who Crosby, Lyda Roberti, Barns and always held her breath unless you has been chosen among the ten most attractive woAllen, Mary Boland, Charles gave in to her, in "Mrs. Wiggs of Both Mr. Karloff and Mr. mes in the world of fashion, and by Ruggles and a host of other cele the Cabbage Patch Here as the Lugosi excel themselves in their no less a personage and able judge brities, "So Red the Rose," with household and neighbourhood gruesome make-ups, but I am of such matters than Elsa Maxwell Margaret Sullavan and Randolph busybody she irons out all dim afraid this type of picture is not whose name is a household word! among the elite of America and the Scott, The Last Outpost," with calties in the lives of those around in my line. Irene Ware C Continent.
taka casionally seen in "Westerns"-de- Some compliment to the Cary Grant and Claud Rains, and
jber. lovely film star
a score more of outstanding firms John Beal as the young farmer (pends upon her screams in a “Fay "Gold-Diggers Of 1935" gives his usual touching, poignant Wrayish" part. It will no doubt The seemingly-happy seven-year Busby Berkeley by his amazing performance, as he did in "Little hold an appeal to cinema-goers marriage in separate establishments:
"horror pictures.” which Claudette Colbert and husband dance evolutions seemed to me to Minister," and Gloria Stuart. as who favour Norman Foster maintained has come be the mainstay of this picture's the daughter of the mysterious (King's)... to an end. Foster will marry Sally success. I always have such tre English family with a secret sor- Blane, sister of Loretta Yeung, as mendous admiration for the team row, is no less appealing soon as the divorce is absolute.
The entire cast is admirably work of the dance girls and boys, (Continued on Page 12)
who work so hard, and are so suited to the characters they play perfect in every detail, yet are Donald Crisp, Dorothy Petersoness divorced wife (Erin O'Brien- only counted as "among those pre-Willard Robertson, Mary Forbes Moore), with daughter (played by Charlotte Henry, William Bake Edith Fellowes as a child and Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, well and Gloria Shea support the Dorothy Wilson as the adult) as Gloria Stuart, Alice Brady, Glenda real star, quaint "Little Sister"
gay and care-free as dear Papa, Farrell, Frank McHugh Hugh Virginia Weidler, who practically but who is reduced to a state of Herbert, Joseph Cawthorne, and steals the show. (King's). Mon
tearful infirmity by her "Cinel
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CRIMSON ROMANCE
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"His Greatest Gamble” Richard Dix in a real old fashioned melodrammer.” Gay devil-my-care gambler and villai
Edith Fellowes does well in a few scenes, and the others are good. Bruce Cabot, Eily Malyon and Shirley Grey all do their best with amworthy material (Queen's).
The Secret Bride
To aid to the cycle dramas that depend upon the Law Court for their biggest scenes, comes. “The Secret Bride," with everything ex- posed, including sordid. murders, dirty politics, shady intrigues atíd clandestine marriages.ba
Warren William is the lawyer who is up against the stiff pro position of prosecuting the Gover nor for bribery, with the aded implication, of course, that said Governor
of the girl he loves (Bar
Stanwyck) 14/AD
pretty hopeless, but Miss Stan- wyck, Glenda Farrell and Afr
lliam turn, in such gr
cances that the picture is sonably conv and
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