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A FINAL OPPORTUNITY'
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THE
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MORE THRILLS than "TRADER
HORN."
TARZAN
THE APE MAN
Mero Golfags
Directed by
W.
DYN
with Johnny Weissmaller, Nell Hamil ton, C. Aubery
Emith, Maureen O'Sullivan.
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HELL DIVERS”
AER EPIC COMING TO QUEEN'S
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The thrills, of naval aviation
می
"MERRILY WE GO
TO HELL".
SHOWING AT KING'S THEATRE
"Merrily We Go to Hell" at satiro on unroll themselves in a sensational, the King's Theatre is a panorama, as a background for America's fast lifa. Scene follows poignant romance, and a drain of scene in which bibulous gentlemen heroism and sacrifice that has some- dispat thing of an epic quality to it, in "Hell Divers," coming shortly to the Queen's Tavatre, with Wallace Beery and Clark Gable in starring roles.
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One sees the "Hell Divers," sen- sational combat planes hurl then solves downward, two miles in less than half a minute, at thòir targets Filmed with the co-operation of the navy, this picture gives a new idea of the navy in the air.
Like a silver thread, through the spectacles and excitement, runs a story of love, heroism and sacrifice, There is the love of the grizzled veteran, played by Benry, and the divekeeper, played by Marjorie Rambenu, that Retually
Panama
themselves before their women folk-who join anxiously in the merriment, to show what good sporta they aro.
The story tells of a rich and beautiful society girl, played by Sylvia Sidney, who falls in love with a handsome, but incurably drunken young journalist. He looks nice and ho makes love prettily, but there his virtues end abruptly. We are told he is "essentially, loveable," but of this there is not much sign, He is drunk when he first
meets the
young woman, and his charm con- sists of a re-iteration of the phrase 14 I think you're swell," which bes has something heroic in it. There comes a sort of slogan of the film. is the sacrifice, and the struggle Our poor hero is found lying between the ideals of the old and the new pary-in itself a mighty element of draina.
Many famous navy aviators op: pear, in addition to a huge and powerful cast. Beery, Gable and Conrad Nagel play the principal male roles splendidly; Misg Ram- beau, Dorothy Jordan and Maris Provost score in the chief feminine parts.
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COCK OF THE AIR
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Sylvia SIDNEY MARCH
Attaining emotional grandeur In bitter Laweni love gtale of 1933,
Merrily We Go to Hell
A Paramount Glotzen
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comatose in a car when he should have been at the party announcing his engagement; he and his best EW DANCES — NEW COSTUMES man just get through the wedding though both are completely fud- dled. So it gooi on, the reappear ance of an old flame adding to the complications. He writes a suc- cessful play, but behaves во abominably that at last his wife leaves him. Back at his newspaper job he hears that she has bad a baby and is thrilled in the usual manner of fiction. Actually a man of this type regards the arrival of. a baby (after an initial "honour- ing" of the event) as an unmiti- gated nuisance.
Howard Hughes' latest United Artists production Cock of_thu Air," which is showing at the Cen- tral Theatre today, is a bold and The film is notable for, very good brilliant farce, and amusing from acting by the two principles Sylvia start to finish. Don't take this clever comedy tou seriously, and Sidney and Frederick March, by preffare yourself for many laughs. Adrianne Allen, a most polished It is amazing entertainment-ultra player, as the old flame, and Skeeta smart and audacious-with risque situations so deftly manipulated Gallagher as the bibulous friend. that the most sensitive do not ob- The photography is good and the ject.
story quite well told.
It is the story of a dashing American avaitor, in a war-time background, who admittedly would rather love that fight, and whose aerial exploits are as nothing com- pared to his affairs of the heart The part is brilliantly portrayed by Chester Morris, who is seen "for the first time in a purely romantic and comedy impersonation.
A seductive Parisian actress, played by Billie Dove, propeds to teach the American "love-n002 a LAUREL and HARDY for new tricks in the fascinating
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TODAY, at 2.30; 5.15; 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. THE NEWEST UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPECIAL PRODUCTION.
AN AIR COMEDY "EXTRAVAGANZA," STAGED BY THE LAVISH HAND OF HOWARD HUGHES, THAT ZOOMS RIGHT UP INTO THE CLOUDS OF ENTERTAINMENT-TAKES YOU ON A ORIUSE THROUGH MERRY GALES OF HILARIOUS LAUGHTER I A THRILL-SHOW TO MAKE YOU GASP!
A LAUGH-SHOW TO MAKE YOU HOWL!
She Made Aviators Keep
Their feet on the Ground!
A tiren who nearly wrecked the Allies and avaky devil up in the clouds an love! She made his head go round like a propellor! There's a parachute full of laught and howls in this gay comedy of perfume, pyjamas and Paris!
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game of romance, and succeeds ad fame may rest upon a pair of cross- mirably well, as you can wel) imed eyes, and steady work may be agine. The desperately humorous derived from claver manipulation situations which result from his of a toothpick. Such stronge lova duel, interspersed with thril-trade-marks were revealed recently ling episodes both aerial and on in a survey of the screen comedians terra firma, combine to provide one who are appearing in Million At 2.80, 6.15, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m. || Gracias, Mesara, K. Hassaram & of the most interesting entertain-Dollar Legs," Paramount's Olym- ments that has reached the screen. pic Games Comedy, which comes to
OVER THE HILL
AT THE ORIENTAL
A trade notice states:- Sally Eilers, Fox star first came to light as a comedienne; then she was discovered as the perfect ingenue type; later as a Bereen vamp and
the King's Theatre on Wodnesday,
with a cast headed by Jack Oakie,
W. C. Fields, Ben Turpin, Lyda
Roberti and Andy, Clydo.
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When the roster of comedians. appearing in Million Dollar Legs was examined, the most obvious example of trade-mark humour were found to be Billy Gilburt, who has made a fortano out of a comedy sneeze; Ben Tur- pin, whose orossed eyes have made him world famous, and Ernie Adams, is constant demand because in turn: As the most beautiful he gives character to a toothpick. --- brunette in Hollywood. Yet with Ranging from 'stars down to the all of their discoveries Bally's real minor players the other comedians forte, her consummate ability as a and their specialties are Jack: dramatic artiste, remained. unOakie, fast wisecrack patter;
W. C. revealed and it was not until her Fields, prominent mund nose and recen success, "Bad Girl," was corner-of-mouth talking: Andy walrus-mustached Scot; produced and previewed that her Clyde, emotional talents wore, unearthed. Hugh Horbert, movable eyebrows; And it is this Sally Eilers, the Lyde Roberti, disloctician; George emotional actress, who is again Barbier, expressive cigar Bank teamed with her "Bad Girl" sweet Mann, hair-comb his trade-mark; heart, James Dunn, in the Fox Irving Bacon,,hick character; drama,
Over the Hill." now Bid Saylor, pop-eyes; Dickie Moore, showing at the Oriental Theatre. mischievous kid; Ben Taggart, cocky These two youthful, stars opact the blundering Vornon Dent, rotund romantic leads, with MacMarsh, dignity Feddy Hartshort venerable player of silent days, in comedy, less than five feet tall, thether featured role, the Arst Tox Madsen, skinny, sover footer:
Chick Collins, trick, athletica
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GREATEST STAR
HIS DIRECTOR WANTS NEW COMRADES
Mickey Mouse," one of the highest paid stars in the country, is endeavouring to increase his stock company of players.
and Constance Bennett.
One Mickey Mouse - cartoon is released each month, and with Mr. Walt Disney's companion comedy, the
he Billy Symphony. He is looking for characters to
In the United Kingdom I-enti- augment his supporting case omato-that-Mickey Mouse in booked Minnie (the girl friend), Clarabelfe to about a thousand cinémbag Cow, Horse Collar Horace, Pluto month at an average of £4 a book- ing. He therefore taken £4,00014; the Pup, and Dippy Dawg, ・・ month, or £1,000 a week. Perhaps I am sure this will cause un-1 he earns a bit more than that, for precedented rejoicing throughout he has been known to book to 1,200 the world. Mickey is the only cinemas & month) ENA star who appeals, alike to high-| brows and lowbrows:
He appeals to the highbrows be cause he is the only character on the screen who is truly cinematic Ho the only character who can interpret sound and movement irrespective of realistic consider tione Time and space do not affect him.
Then there is the Billy Sym- phony." The flora and fauna of the Billy Symphony are not quite
popular. They average, say, £3 booking, or a trife of £3,000 month. You would hardly expect figure, with the costly beauty treat a flors to keep alive on such monts and social engagements står has to maintain He appeals to the lowbrows be"], cause he is the greatest-and-fun-
Takes £7,000 niest little man on the screen, mene kosov As Vayar Ha Balary.....
Today he earns a salary varyme Migknygos between, that of Marlene Dietrich, zers
Monthsin U.S. SAMS nothing dow