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THAYER
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"THIS PROGRESS"
AUSTIN** FILM. AT
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All the Austin car owners in the Colony, and a goodly number they mado, were invited to a showing of This Progress" at the Queen's Thantre yesterday morning,
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** THIRTEEN, WOMEN.
FILE OF SINISTER INFLUENCES
Perilling dozen livos through the sinister influences of mind control, a gentle, innocent-appear- ing wonna of beauty toys with the fates of twelve ex-college girls, in RKO Radio Pictures Thirteen Women" having its final run at the Central Theatre to-day.
The film, which is based upon the novel by Tiffany Thayer to features: Irene Dunne and Rigido Cortez in a supporting cast which ireludes Jill Esnood, Myrna Loy, Mary Duscon, Kay Johnson and Hairies Hagman, George Archain had directed.
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BAXTER
A JOHN:BOLKS
MIRIAM JORDAN From original story "Auf Wiwier- sehan" by Gordon Morris and
Morton Barat Dimal by William Dieterle
"ATLANTIS
G. W. PAEST'S FILM OF A POST CITY
THE SPHINX-LIKE QUEEN
To admirers of Pabst who only know his later and more intellectual work "Atlantis" will come as disappointment.. But those who know the work of Pierra Benoit, on whose novel. Atlantide the film da based, will be grateful that, if it had to be imed, Pabst was chosen as director. Nothing could make the story anything but garish and falsely romantic. Pabat might, perhaps, have treated it psycholog eally, but the psychology of the queen of a lost city would be hard to fathom and would necesitate town of Atlantis buried under the throwing away the legend of the
Sahara anda...
FILIPINO SUGAR INDUSTRY
EFFECT OF US. IMPORT LIMITATION
Manila, Feb. 11.Twenty of the 45 sugar centrals now in operation in the Islands, would be forced to close down should the Hawes-Cut- ting bill limiting the amount of Philippine sugar that may be ad. mitted to the United States free of duty to 850,000, tons a year be cane operative, according to Placi- da Mapa, assistant general mana ger of the Taligny-Silay Milling Co., Inc.
Half of the sugar centrals thus threatened are owned and operated by Filipinos, Mr. Mapa says. These centrals would have to re- duce their production to a point where it would not be profitable," consequently, they would be forced to liquidate, he points aut
Mr. Mapa estimates the next sugar crop at 1,125,000 tons, and that by the time the Hawes-Cut- ting bill goes into effect; the pro- duction would have reached at. least 1,300,000 tons. If the '850,000 ton limitation goes into effect, the Philippines would left with a sur plus of 450,000 tons which would not the Philippine producer a price lower than his cost of pro- duction it it paid the United States tarif, he says...
..
On the other hand, if this sur plus sugar is sold in other mar kets, such as China, the Philippine" producer would have to be content to receive P4.81 per pioul, lesa than it costs him to place his sugar on board the ship at any of the Philippine outports. This calcula- tion is based on the fact that Java recently sold 100,000 tons of sugar in China at P177 per picul.. Il the Philippines means to soll augar to China, she must came down to the price of Javan sugar, Mr. Mapa points out.
Mr. Maps observes that this loss of revenue for the Philippine pro- ducer will adversely affect the gov ernment which derives 43 per cent.. of its annual income directly or indirectly from the sugar industry, In 1931, the Philippine govern ment received a total of P20,471,- 837.67 from the sugar industry in taxes.
town. Men die beneath the agony of the spell she casts on them. But these two officers only demand of her information concerning the other: Jealous, she at hat orders the one who finally loves her to kill his friend. He does, and because the friend was the one she loved so lets him go. That ia all, but round this little have been built strungo tasselled chambers and rooms lined with thousands of amall oil lamps whose flames danco wildly on the immobile face of the sub- terranean goddess.. There are cor- ridors consisting of gauza curtains lung between pillars covered in. round columns of enormous granite spun-glass, and a leopard prowla hlocks.. Over all this reigns the presence of Brigitte Helm, colder. and crueller than she has over been before.
impressive use of music as exotic There is little dialogue, but an
little satisfaction save to the eye. ng the film..." Atlantis" offers. 1 is, however, something that lingers in the memory if it is seen as what it is meant to be, an Afri- can fantasy-b fantasy, it should be. added, in which the skill of three artists has, avoided. Moorish arches. tiled courtyards, and postcard
No matter what character he may be portraying on the screen, Wat ner Baxter possesses the rare facul- ty of walking right into the heart
The film is intended to show some of his role. He is one of the few thing of the progress of the British male stars who can, seemingly motor car industry, and in part without effort, adapt his
This is the main factor of the meatal cularly of Austin cars during the outlook to that of-the character he last 28 years.
tale and also its weakness; the Like every other is delineating.
trade film "This Progress" has its
action is uninteresting becauso it is Feminine members of the all-star dictated only by the atmosphere An actor may feel and love the own particular merits and faults. cast of "Fifty Million Frenchmen" with, which the author was primarily role he is playing before the The producer spent two weeks, in who wear these advance creations concerned. camera, saya this popular player, the Austin factory before beginning include Claudia Dell, Helen Bro film has sought to cover up this Pabst in making his but it is imperative that he come work in order to plan the story of derick, Nat Carr, Vora Gordon, fault by developing it till Atlan out of character immediately the the making of a motor car. The Daisy Belmore and others. Many tisis entirely a film of atmos scene is finished.
factory scenes are treated in a mannikins, typical of French re- phere. The sands, the camels, the "Unless he has the capacity for technically impressionistic manner sorts,
also. dispiny
additional veils of the Touaregs are all loving returning to his normal self, he is and are perhaps the more impresstyles.
by recorded. and placed together till likely to develop temperament and sive because This Progress" is possibly a nervous breakdown may not really a sound film, but a gilent
Olsen and Johnson,
they create an atmosphere of their William follow."
picture accompanied by music and
own, a desert without palms-it is Gaxton, John Halliday, Charles astonishing how that stock symbol palms. lecture. One gets the sense of the Judels, Lester Crawford, and others tastess and power of machinery of the gravity and intenscnoss of the complete the list of players in "Fifty Million Frenchmen" which Joseph Jackson. adapted from the Broadway stage hit.
Lloyd Bacon directed.
Baxter's creed is: "Naver become discouraged; sell yourself to your self and you cannot fail to sue
ceed"?
-machinò minders.
Baxter never attempts to sram
The Whole Btory. his belief down the throats of his
Technically the film had to show, friends He frankly tells them how in motor car was designed, tools what he thinks and they can take made, machines operated. It had is or leave it. Experience, he says, reveld the various stages of pro- has taught him that the world is duction, but the pleasure of owners much the way one takes it--or ship had also to be a part of the makes it,
story if the film were to attain its
When asked what he intends to object. do when he is done with pictures, "This Progress" opens with an Baxtar did not hesitate in his re-historical retrospect of the motor ply,
cur from the days when Mr. Herbert I have it all figured out," be Austin made and drove a three said, "I'm going to my camp in wheeled car along a high road pre- the San Jacinte mountains for a ceeded by a man with a red flag. long rest; then I shall start out, This theme is carried through to the and see the world. I love travel, present day and the succeeding. but have enjoyed little chance to types of cars shown with their users get far from Hollywood since 1 The film is both interesting and began in motion pictures.
instructive and we hope that it may
"I want to see Europe and see, be shown again at some future date right. I want to go into the coan to an audience, of boys with an in- try as well as the cities on the terest in engineering to whom we ather side of the Atlantic. I hope believe it should make a great ap- to be able to browse here and there peal. and not be Interrupted in my holi day.
Baxter's latest motion picture ADVANCE FASHIONS its spirited merry-making is Radio appearance is in Six Hours To Pictures quick action comedy, Live," the new Fox drama with Laugh and Get Rich," which will John Boles and Miriam Jordan, be shown at the Queen's Theatre coming on Sunday next at the from Tuesday,
King's Theatre.
It is essentially a story of home folk into which is woven the joys, hopes, heartaches, desires, and fun- loving attributes of American peo-
The situations in the picture
GAY FRENCH FILM AT
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Advance fominino, fashions that even Paris won't see for one "Laugh and Get Rich, which was months to come are worn by mam- written by Douglas MacLean, the bera of the cash offe vifty Million farmer ace.comedian, features in Frenchmen, WADA BOS its cast a notable-trio of fun-mak- Vitaphone Technio ore. They are Edna May Oliver special now play!
stress the human note in ita comic Cimarron" fame, Hugh Her Theatre from uthors as we have laughed at our bert and Dorothy Lee, the winsome
phases so that we can laugh at
lase who played opposite Bert Whe elor and Robert Woolsets in Wal vontinued at fool af next Column)|their filmscomedian flag
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has, been avoided, and when we reach the story we find it is a love story without a love scene..
Two French officers stumble' on Atlantis; they are separated, and held captive. Each meets Antina the sphinx-like queen of the lost (Continued on next Column)
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