SUNDAY KING'S
AT THE
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IRENE DUNNE,......... ROBERT TAYLOR
MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION
A JOHN M. STAHLA
Production
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Charles BUTTERWORTH BETTY FURNESS- Henry ArticSara Haden Ralph Morgan
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PNIVERSAL EPIGTURE,
PRESENTED BY
CAËL (LĄŻMMLE-
IT WILL WRITE NEW, MOTION PICTURE BISTORY?
While crowds cheer the performers, death stalks under the big top and Warner Oland solves a mystery as the fascinating Oriental detective in "Charlie Chan at the Circus," which is now being shown at the King's Theatre...
SHORTS SHOTS
NE of the finest actors and play. It seems to be a fact that Ronald wrights in England. En-lyn Colman will really act in a British
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THE CHINA, MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 12-1936
KAY FRANCIS SCORES AGAIN
IN MOTHER-LOVE STORY IRENE DUNNE AND ROBERT TAYLOR
MAKE SCREEN HISTORY BORIS KARLOFF AND BELA LUGOSI IN THRILLER THE INVISIBLE RAY”
"NINE O'CLOCK REVUE" RETURNS
WITH BRIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
NIVERSAL have spared no
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expense in making this
By Diane
MOTHER-LOVE drama
A providing lovely Ray Fa
cis with a hokum story, but which she manages to infuse
"best seller," "Magnificent Ob session," one of the box-office hits of the year. The settings "Three Godfathers” · with reality and in it give a real- are luxurious, the gowns lovely, Director Boleslavski is really by fine performance. is "I Found and the story beautiful in the most responsible for making this Stella Parish." An actress telling. Director John Stahl is old-time movie by Peter B. Kyne with a past disappears in order responsible for a great deal of into enjoyable entertainment. The to protect her daughter from the success, although he is in tale of three desperadoes who find scandal, but a reporter tracks clined to enter into slight de-a baby and bring it to safety at her down. Being just our tails that lengthen the picture the cost of their lives, thereby queenly fascinating Kay, you needlessly. Honours go to Miss saving their souls. is superbly can well guess that hero Ian Irene Dunne and the new sensa acted by Chester Morris as the Hunter falls.madly in love with tion in leading men. Robert real tough" Lewis Stone as the her, but she misjudges him and Taylor (lent by M.G.M.).
cultured *Doc." and Walter flaunts her past for publicity!
The picture is dramatic, and ap- pealing. Some parts of the story = jare incredible but the direction and acting is all one could desire. A great doctor and humanitarian. dies while the breathing apparatus which would have saved his life in la drowning accident is used upon ja young waster, a wealthy play-1 boy. For this reason the doctor's) widow. "Helen Hudson Irene Dunne) hates the man, but he falls in love with her. To add to the tragedy, he is res- Iponsible for an accident that costs; the young girl ber sight. There jupon kindly Ralph Morgan points) jout that he must atone by helping Ithose in distress.
(Miss young
There is a semi-religious atzios- phere about the picture that adds to the appeal. Stricken with re- morse, our hero 'determines to de-l İvote his life to making the injuredj woman happy. They meet 、 ac- cidentally 'akzia in the park, and} ishe thinks he is a young medical student. Entering upon a course of study, he becomes a surgeon jand performs an operation which gives Helen back her sight. It is rather
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Warner Baxter and Gloria Stuart play the romantic roles in" "The Prisoner of Shark- Island," which will soon be shown at the Alhambra Theatre,
nurposes in order to earn money for her child. No more of the story. it matters not a jot. so long as Miss Francis--easily one of the most popular ac- tresses on the screen to-day is allowed to ran the full gamut of emotions, although to be candid the nart is hardly worthy of her ability.
The little South African girl! Sybil Jason helps another South African, Ian Hunter, to make a success of the picture Pauli Lukas in a typical Lukas part is! as usual dependable. Others worthy of notice are Jessie Ralph,| Barton MacLane, Walter Kings- ford. Harry Beresford and others. under the competent leadership of Director, Mervyn le Roy. First- class acting: plus adorable Kay Francis. makes this enjoyable entertainment of the emotional type, if one is able to Bignore the rather familiar story
(Queen's).
"Nine O'Clock Revue"
her turn also with her!
Rex Storey, easily one
A full house welcomed back the highly popular "Nine O'Clock Revue" at the King's on Wednes ly he must be amongst the young-Brennan as "Gus." There are opthis excellent little
day, testifying to the fact that est to receive it.,
company is Apart from this, the story is some for tears but the picture is brunt of the success lies upon the portunities for some laughs, and remembered favourably. The Williams, has at last succumbed ta film for the Criterior Film Studio. highly dramatic and splendidly redeemed from melodrama by the slim pretty shoulders of Miss Pat the lure of Hollywood and has signed The story is based on the life of Sir acted-expecially by the two stars acting and direction. to Sam Goldwyn to write a play and Walter Raleigh Doug, Fairbanks Jr. Miss Dunne gives a truly beauti-Harvey, Roger Imhof, Virginia ments
Irene Shannon at the piane, who ang-i star in it himself. Incidentally he is is the nominal head of this Company. fal performance, and this picture Brissac, the Kirchner Twins and violin act easily the most unassuming and
placed Mr. Taylor so much in the others do their best in smaller of the most natural and amusing "modest young man on the screen.
Kay Francis is playing the lead in popular favour that his studio roles, but the "Three Godfathers" comedians we have had here. is) Happily married and has
smallSweet Aloes," the picture version of chose him for leading man with make the story believable. The responsible for all the laughs, and "daughter. Will play in
own the pisy in which Diana Wynyard Garbo in "Camille." This hand photography is worthy stage play "Night Must Fall on scored such a success in London.
of men-in addition to his comedy patter Eroadway and then go to "Hollywood.
some young actor has gone ahead tion. (Alhambra). Is not anxious for stardom, bút has
Jamuses with his juggling. ambitions to be a plain screen zetor Clark Gable has been lent to War at lightning speed-and' all and-continue to write plays in beners to play opposite Marian Davies two years. It was after his first tween pictures....
in “Cain and Mabel" This is his big chancé in "Society Doctor" second picture with the much-loved that letters poured into the studio] asking details of him. This means: given the role of the fiancee iu John Barrymore, as a result of his popularity, and led to one picture as "Mercutio" in after another. In his co-star Miss "Petticoat Fever." She did not meet magnificent work with much praise from the critics. "Romeo and Julier," has been given à Dunne he has an ideal leading bat has no need to worry, a they seven-year contract with MG.M. and lady. She acts a difficult role evidently think her "the goods” will
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Robert Taylor is the
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Winifred Shatter went over to visit ber friend Margot Grahame, and was
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the M.G.M. studio, where she has now pear in the next 'Garbo release with conviction, especially in the
signed a contrart.
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scenes of her blindness... leading man.
Others who contribute to the Willian Powell has been acting for
Three British acters are being given outstanding hit made by this film Universal in “My Man Godfrey, with grand chances in the Warner release are Sarah Haden, Gilbert Emery,? H"Charge of the Light Brigade" Charles Butterworth ("dumb,” but
Errol Flynn, Patric
Knowles (well amusing as always), Arthur Trea- known in British films) and Merle
cher, Arthur Hoyt, Cora Sue Col- Oberon's boy friend David Niven.
lins,
Betty Furness, Henry
his ex-wife Carole Lombard.
will now return to the M.G.M. another spy drama.
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Count John McCormack will make a. return to the screen in. "Wings of tah Morning," to be produced by the
New World Fictures.
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George Barbier announced that he Armetta, Beryl Mercer and many. would retire now that he has complet more. A picture worth seeing. ed 50 years of stage and screen work, (King's). but Paramount prevailed on him to Barbara Stanwyck will have Her-sign another contract bert Marshal for her reading man in
Aubrey
"The Invisible Ray"
he next BK.O. picture, "Behold the
Smith has signed to After seeing the "trailer of Bridegroom." Incidentally "the new Twentieth Century-Fox and is play- this Universal picture for the past Hepburn film "Mary of Scotland" hasing the Priest in "The Garden of few weeks at the Alhambra we
o far cost R.K.O. a million dollars-Allah”.. heir most expensive film to date.
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Frances Drake and Boris Karloff are in the Universal produc- How, "The Invisible Bay," which will be shown at the Alhambra and Central Theatrem. £n-Macro
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are glad to welcome Mr. Boris Karloff and his splendid support- ing cast in this dramatic thriller. The story tells of a great scientist who discovers i
element astounding in its abilities to heal. and destroy. Poisoned by it so that his lightest touch is death, The goes mad, eventually destroy-
ing himself.
It is rather a treat to see Bela Lugosi a hero.
Those in support deserve full marks, They act as though they really believed in the story, but then after all in this age of marvels it is not too much out of the ordinary: Lovely Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Walter Kingsford, Beulah Bondi, Violet Kemble Cooper, Nydia. Westrian, Frank Reicher and others help in the shivery-shaky entertainment; which, to admirers of the "Fran- {kenstein" - type of film, will be found to be ahong the best of its kind. (Alhambra).
TO-MORROW
AT THE
ALHAMBRA
& CENTRAL THEATRES
A BLAZING MONSTER WALKING THE EARTH!
THE GREAT
KARLOFF
Bela LUGOSI 1.
INVISIBLE RAY
Sam verilen Weirdest Dumal
Frances, DRAKE
Frank LAWTON
Others who shine and help to make the show so bright are Fred | Collier (who will be remembered in the Charles Chamier Company about nine years ago) as nimble and smart as ever, Rose Lee, Thelma Tyndal. Arline Bancroft, and the La Rue Sisters. This galaxy of talent and pretty girls is just what the Colony needs at present to add cheer and laughter, and judging by the welcome they had on their first day, they will prove a big attraction at the King's till Saturday.
With them is showing the latest adventure of the one and only "Charlie" Chan. Oland” ́ ́în. “Chan at the Circus." "Mr. Chan Oland" has been places. We have had him everywhere Faris, Egypt, Shang- hai, London, aboard ships and at Honolulu but in this picture The stays right at home, and shows us his large family at least eleven I think. Father takes children into circus, and as usual, where Mr. Chan finds himself, trouble seeks him out. This tizue it is the murder of the Circus Manager, and there are plenty of suspects too, as it appears the murdered man was loathed by most people, including the ele- phants and apes.
Of course you will suspect everyone, but the picture is guar- anteed to provide plenty of excite- ment. Mr. Chan, the able Oriental detective, is again helped by his "first-born."`naturally and~ably| played by Keye Lake. Others who help considerably are the most at- tractive pair of midgets I have| ever seen. Olive and George Bramo, |while Paul Stanton, T. Carroll Naish, John McGuire, Boothe Howard, Francis Ford and Wade | Boteler help to make it one of the best of the Chan series of adverí- Itures. (King's).
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The story
nobody knows,
about the stage
siar everyone
knows
KAY FRANCIS
O STELLA PARISH
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SYEP JASON-
QUEEN'S —TO-DAY
Kay Francis is in the Warner Bros. production, “I Found Stella Parish", which is now being shown at the Queen's Theatre.
Bette Davis plays the leading feminine role in the Warner Bros., production, "Special Agent," which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre on Monday...-
*Kay-Francis and Ian Hunter play "the leading parts in the Warner Bros. production, "I Found Stells Parish," which is now being shown at the Queen's Theatre: M
Noah Beery Jr., Walter Miller and Rex appear in the Universal picture "Stormy,” now showing at the Central Theatre.
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