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"MY, FAST IS! MY OWN"!
Once a Sinner
DOROTHY B
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JOEL MCCREA JOHN HALLIDAY G. HENRY GORDON. DEBATTUM DI
BUTMATE MACLINIC
Driven beyond endur- Fance by her husband's Jealous suspicions, she fought back at lust. Sho suffered through love, and he suffered through knowing that she had been loved before.
THE SILVER SCREEN.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
THE EASLEST WAY."
It is almost impossible to imagine a film starring Adolpho Menjou that was not worth seeing. In The Easiest Way," showing to-day and fo-morrow at the Queen's Theatre, we seen, Menjou again as the polish- ed raks of the screen, perfectly ́self-possessed, kind, understanding, vory hard, and yet, with the pathos that belongs to this ane artist.
In this film, ns the wealthy bead of a great advertising agency he takes up with a pretty little model from a slum tenement, tenches her and trains her in the way of the wealthy world, and does everything for her but win her heart. The part is very well played by Cou- stance Bennett, who bears quita 'n resemblance to Grata Garbo, and is certainly pretty and appealing.
It is a good story well told; the noisy slum scenes, have plenty of vin, and some clever character acting.
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Robert Montgomery plays well and looks handsome as the Young who wins the heart of Adolphe's secretary," and there are some charming love scenes bo- iween these two. But Adolphe him-. self, in a role very like his first success in "A Woman of Paris" dominates the picture, and proves himself a worthy pupil of his old master-Charlie Chaplin,
"The Easiest Way" is not a landmark in cinema, art, or any
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"THE EASIEST WAY."
One of the most sensational successes the stage world has known became a talking picture whet Metro-Goldwyn Mayer unfolded "The Easiest Way" last night at the Queen's Theatre,
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"I ain't goin't be here long- so I got 'tmake it snappy. C'mon over for a hot time!"
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and Halliday, the other man" in her final scene with "Brockton
life: O. Henry Gordon, as the ** Laura" jä1a gem of acting.
Marjorie Rambeau, as the "bad owner of a string of gambling. places in Paris; Sally Blane, Ilka "The Easiest Way" presents as example" of the piece, the over-Chase and Ninette Faro, McClintic its star the deft and beautiful ripe and complaisant "Elfie,"hus directed in a masterly manner and the aggregate constitutes one carries. through a bit of work even of the finest pieces of screen entor"; Constance Bennett of Common Clay" and "Sia Takes a Holiday." better than her dynamic "Bella"tainment this year Jack Conway, director of New of Min and Bill."... Moon," handled the microphone in-
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"Lauta," one of the keenest,
Anita Page has a difficult but! well-done part as "Laura's" sister, while a single highly dramatic scene
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"LORD' RICHARD IN THE
PANTRY."
Do you realise that a man of ex- emotions over written, is gloriously time Clark Gable, boro.of the stage trema aristocratic actions is in presented by Richard Bennett's bit, "The Last Mile,"
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talented eldest daughter. maken very human indeed the girl
of the city who secks a way out of poverty, only to find her mistakes blocking her path when love finally comes into her heart.
"CITY LIGHTS."
other people's eyes, a clown? If you do not believa in this, you bet. ter go and see it for yourself in "Lord Richard in the Pantry," the In his picture "City Lights," furce-provoking British production which is returning to the Queen's which is coming to the Central Theatre on Sunday, Charlie Chap-Theatre on Sunday. Adolphe Menjou's "Brockton"in applies the rules of the young is a particularly splendid picture man who made good to his hobo Brock Horo. This time the forlorn, dog of a man of the world. ton" is not painted as a black eared little tramp tries to lift him- villain. He is just human. The part is a difficult one and we doubt if any other actor could have
Booking at ANDERSON'S and handled it as well.
The straight lead, "Madison," is at the THEATRE (Phone 26720) capably offered by the rapidly rising Robert Montgomery. His
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Hear CHARLES KING
sing Your Mother and Mine" in
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Cock-eyed World
self up by the boot-straps firat as a white wing, then a prize fighter and finally a man about town. It is acclaimed as his best yet..
CENTRAL THEATRE.
"ONCE A SINNER.”
No more poignant or dynamic drama has come to the screen in years than is embodied in "Once A Bioner," the Fox Movietona pro duction directed by Guthrie McClintic, which is now showing at the Central Theatre.
Dorothy Mackaill is featured and
Lord Richard, acted by Richard Cooper, the foremost English come- dian, who has stormed, London with laughter, is an aristocrat to the very extreme: Houses seven kinds of bath-soaps.in a wook, and prefera a particular ono each day. He listens to telephone messagės and receives gucata in bis bathtub. Ho is an absent-minded peer, and in an excitement, he searches for certain mislaid documents of im portance and forgets to don his nether garments. When he is still busily weareting the ladies who have bought his home arrives He is fortunate enough to peascas a butter, who successfully screens bie scantiness from the curious femi. nina eyes.
Added to his misfortunes are a the story revolves around a beautifuttering heart, and a need for a ful girl who has sinned before guiding hand homewards, whonover marringe, and insists on telling horo dines abroad. husband-to-be of her past before eho mareies him. Asuka
By a strange turn of Fate, later, with the young husband's invention perfected, the money to finance it comes from a corporation bended by "the other man.”
As chairman of a company in- texcated in the development of a new. seaside resort, he has presum- ably issued a prospectus visualis ing a future super-Brighton, but, actually develops into nothing but marah.
over
To escape angry shareholders he Books disguise. After having his moustache, adding aide face orna Eventually doubt and suspicion mats, and getting into a butler's enter the mind of the young bus suit, he goes to his old home, sees band, and he demands the name his old butler, and successfully ap of the other man which the young i plies for position as a butler wife refuses to tell, knowing that form the girl who has bought to do so wou mean the busband's his his refusal of the financial assistance Thinking that he has bluffed the which he so much, needs. girl in disguise, be tries to bandis That brings a tremendous saries his situation with his utmost of scenes, with the young wife ability, but creating many a Inugh insisting that her past belongs to He handles the situation as only Ber and bar alone.
an amateur could, and incidental It is tremendous domestic drama.ly falls for female servants, purly finely enactal by one of the most hooligans sparkling jewels and meritorious and best balanced casts doals magnificently with the con soon in 4 long time with Missbination ofer from the lady Mackaill superb and having abun. His honesty and so-called bra
William Fox Movietone Achievement dant support from such notable very, at last win the heart of the
players as Tool Merea, who plays lady, and the many thrilla to fol the young inventor husband, John low are too funny to be discribed.
MOVIELAND
EATURE
FOR THE WEEK
THE SILVER SCREEN.
KING'S THEATRE.
"SKIPPY."
Skippy," now showing at the King's Theatre, the beloved hero of cartoons and novel, was Afteen, years old before he gained recogni tion..
It took that long for Percy Crosby, the ureator, sell news. paper and magazine moguls on the Idea that he had a kid !** tha public would adora gl
Skippy" was born when Crosby was nineteen, but not until throe years ago as the cartoonist neared the age of thirty-four, was the famous kid successfully ́ syn«,' dicated.
The little cartoon character bas been called the of a million friends," the most human boy of the comie pages," **the universal
boy spirit of Amerion,"
Crosby was born in Brooklyn and early manifested his artistic bent, using it by turns to charm and dismay his teachers...
Before he was six his parenta moved to the "country" on 'the north shore of Long Island, where ho got much of the environment, with which he later endowed his cartoon strip, Skippy:**
He graduated from high school, art school, and, making the rounds of Now York newspaper offices, met the usual fata of an unknown," with an occasional kind-hearted editor here and there agreeing that, the stuff wasn't so bad," showed a touch of promise,
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He dropped skippy" to go overseas with the A.E.F., being commissioned a lieutenant-at-the first Plattsburg camp, and emerging at the Armistice with a captain's rating.
While in France on assignment as a bayonet instructor- in a student camp, he did topical contributions for the Stars and Stripes," official paper of America's fighting men overseas.
"LIGHTNIN',".
The famis Comstock gold mine at Virginia City, Nevada, may havo yielded close to a billion dollars in gold, but Virginia City has produced for Rogers,, dis- tinguished wit, and humourist, whose latest Fox Movietone Light", nin'" 'coming to the King's Theatre pext Sunday, something more pre.. cious than gold...
It is the bed in which General Grant slept at Virginia City befora he became President of the United. States. Pages It was at this old, town, oars in-
STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20.
DANCING
SWEETIES
A lively story that explains the good and bad in youth's new code of morals. It will g teach parents about their children—and boys and· girls about themselves,
habited by 30,000 persons; but now deserted, that Mark Twain worked in the mines and where ho, later, entered upon, his newspaper esroor that led to the lecture platform.
Henry King, the director of "Lightnin'," was told that the bai in which Twain alent was still at Virginia City, so he dispatched Harry Oliver, art' director, to get
for the picture
On reaching the town, Oliver discovered that Twain had never had a bed-that he'd slept under a tree, covered by an old blanket.
However, at an old house the director found the bed. in which General Grant, had slept when ho visited the, Comstock mine so meny years ago. Pictures of Grant are still on the walls and a banner reading "Welcome to Grant" still adorns the interior walls of the building,
The old fashioned and much-worn bed was used in one of the scenes of "Lightnin'," after which it" was presented to Rozers, who sent it. to his Beverly Hills home where the famous wit proudly, exhibits it to interested callerni og
Louise Dresser, Joel McCrea and Helen Cohan have the chief sup porting roles in "Lightnin'
STAR · THEATRE,
DANCING SWEETIES."
Dancing Sweeties," the featured talkie now showing at the Star Theatro, is a story of America's dancing youth, interwoven with, a charming love story. Dainty Sue Carol has the leading femmine rôle as the dance crazy flapper, who wins one night a silver cup for
WORLDAnning a dance competition, a
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WHAT A MAN!
starring: REGINALD
DENNY
completely furnished home-and-a husband
The whirlwind courtship takes place in Hoffman's Parisian Dance Palace, where Bill (Grant Withers) meets Molly Sue Carol) by actual~] ly stealing her from under the very nose of his rival, and after a few strains of soft music, and a mutual.. ly sympathetic talk over cold drinks" the youthful couple, amidst à blar. ing of trumpets, indulge in a fres marriage with all the trimmings. -- The cast of this fast moving story Edna modern youth includes Murphy, Tully Marshall, Eddie. Philips Margaret Bedden, Adamae- Tauga, and others
It was adapted to the screen by Gordon Rigby and Joseph A. Jack son from Harry Fried's original. story.
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**Don't make me laugh-talking About love... you've tasted luxury and that's worse than dops
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The finest cast in pictures
More thrill
ing than
THE EASIEST WAY
the book!
WE CONSTANCE.
BENNETT
and
ADOLPHE MENJOU ROBT. MONTGOMERY ANITA PAGE MARJORIE RAMBEAU Based on the play by EUGENE WALTER Directed by
JACK CONWAY
ADDED ATTRACTION CHARLIE CHASE
The Pip from Pittsburg
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CITY LIGHTS
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