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Blondie
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Directed by
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ALSO
with
Billie DOVE
Jimmy DURANTE
Laurel & Hardy Comedy
"ONE GOOD TURN".
TO-MORROW · A FIEND WHO LIVED BY DEATH
JACK HOLT' ́in →"BEHIND the
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Constance CUMMINGS
A Columbia Picture.
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DAYLIGHT ..MADE TAWDRY THE LOVE THAT
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NIGHT MADE
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OF THE TROPICAL NIGHT, THE SENSUOUS NOTES OF AN ORIENTAL LOVE SONG...
TALLULAH
BANKHEAD
GARY
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with
CHARLES LAUGHTON CARY GRANT
Directed by Marion Garing
TOLD THIS MAN AND
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TO-MORROW
TWO SOULS LOST. FOR LOVE'S SAKE!
HELEN HAYES GARY COOPER
A FAREWELL TO ARMS
ADOLPHIE MENJOU
4 MARK BORTAGE Prodiation-
A Garamami Glojure.
THESE TWO... THEY FOUND ALL THAT THE HUMAN HEART KNOWS OF ECSTASY AND BREAKING.
CURRENT PICTURES ÎN LOCAL THEATRES
"A FAREWELL TO
ARMS
WITH MENJOU, HELEN HAYES AND GARY COOPER
17
'BLONDIE OF THE
FOLLIES"
SPARKLING ENTERTAIN MENT AT QUEEN'S
CLAYTON SHEEHAN
Clayton Sheetin was born in Buffalo, New York and educated in Lafayette High School of Buffalu, Holy Cross College, Worchester and Harvard University, Cambridge.
vard he at once entered the employ Upon his graduation from Hur
this corporation ever since, of Fox Films and has been with
Although it is the frst of his novels to reach the screen, "A Farewell To Arms," Ernest When authors like. Frances Hemingway's best-seller, which Marion and Anita Loos put thei: comes in picture form to the King's resourcini minds together, some Theatre, with Helen. Hayes and sparkling entertainment is bound Gary Cooper in starring roles and to result "Blondie of the Follies." Adolphe Menjou at the head of the with Marion Davies and Robert Mr. Sheehan has risen step by supporting caat, is the sixth pub-Montgomery, which is on its final step through every grade in the lished book.
streenings to-day at the Queen's corporation to his present position Hemingway won first recognition more than sparkles. It scintillates.as Foreign manager in charge of all with his novel The Sun Also It adds another feather to the capt Overseas business; Riss." He had previously, how- of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's long list ever, published "Three Stories and of screen accomplishments. It is He was for a while manager of Ten Foems," "In Our Time," "The colourful, it contains moments of the Buffalo branch and later dis Torrents of Spring" and "Men connedy that are hilarious, and motrict manager over the North-east Without Women." A Farewell To monts pathos which are poignant Arms" was published in 1929, and heart tugging.
Death in the Afternoon," his Story has Great Appeal. latest book, is on the new winter Edmund Goulding shows that the direction which won him so much praise with "Grand Hotel" was no flash. He has taken a story simple in its appeal and given it pace, smoothness and the bubbling The soreen version of “A Fare- quality and flavour of champagne. well to Arms" follows his novel He haa blended the strong emotion- closely Miss Hayes plays the role al qualities of Frances Marion's of Catherine Barkley, the English episodes, the brisk dialogue nurse. Cooper is the young Ameri-Anita Loos and the deft charact can, an officer in the Italian am-terizations of his cast into burlance corpa. Menjou is Rinaldi,
cohesive whole that compares with his war-brother.
ony of his past achievements."
list.
In addition to the works be has published in book form, Heming way has written numerous stories for magazines.
short
of
1
district which includes Buffalo, Albany and Boston. Later on he became general foreign representa tive and in this capacity visited every foreign branch of Fox Film Corporation. This trip occupied the better, part of two years and upon
MR.. A. HITCHCOCK
APPOINTMENT TO LONDON
FILM PRODUCTIONS
BITTER SWEET-
· RAPID RISE TO STARDOM
"
Alfred Hitheock, Britain's most
1 hour that the filming of." Bit famous film director, has joined cperette, is to be started at the tee-Sweet," the Coward-Cochraà London. Film Productions, follow British and Dominions Studios al Jag the termination of his contract: with British International Pictures.
most immediately,
It is little more than two years His intention is to make intelli-sinco Miss Anna Neagle was plud gent pictures for adult minds. Ited from the comparative obecurity
secret that he
was of the chorus to play leading lady dissatisfied with the type of story allotted him by
to Mr. Jack Fushana. Though B.I.P... certainly he has cot recently done and true.
and her voice was tiny it was pleasing anything so good as his silent successes like "The Ring," and early talkies such as Blackmail" and Jo and the Paycock.”
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With London Film Productions, the managing director of which is Altsander Korda, a Hungarian with Hollywood and much Con- tmental experience, he will have a freer hand. This new company has made two films, Wedding Rehearsal " and Men of To morrow," Both of which had techui erf polish and lacked only a stronger story to be widely success- ful.
Mr. Hitchcock began at 15 as junior clerk earning. 15, L week end is still only 33. He began to sketch film titles, and the little decorations that accompanied them. picked up the business of produc tion, gained experience with Ufa in Berlin, and introduced into England the novel camera angles that later were generally overdone,, His contract with BLP. na super visor provided, it is said, for a Anlary of £10,000 a year.
MR. FAIRBANKS IN
SEA CHASE
**FILM ACT" TO CATCH
WIFE'S BOAT
Jack Buchanan coached and en- couraged and Miss Neagle worked unceasingly to increase her vocal volume to much good, purpose that J. B." put her into his next. talking picture. And now she is to play Seri Linden in Bitter Sweet.",
An Exacting Bolo..
That in a rapid rise to the brighter places in stardom, for the role created by Miss Peggy Wood Laye la an exacting one..... and carried on by Miss Evelyn
The fact that Mr. Coohran has released Miss Ivy St. Helier from a provincial tour to play her criginal role for the same picture should ensure a strong combination on the woman side of the cast. →
CZECHO-SLOVAKIAN
-PICTURES
THE FILM SOCIETY
A recent performance of the Film Society at the Tivoli consisted mainly of pictures from Czecho Slovakia, a short film of Prague preceding the main film, whose Eng- lish title is "Before the Exam," a picture: of school-life. These two were linked by the Chesterfield film The New Generation," which shows the work that town is doing Feb. 23.In all the films of Mr. in preparing its children to take Douglas Fairbanks, or of his wife, their place in civic life. The Czech Miss Mary Pickford, it is difficult talkie contres on a highly strung to think of a scene. more exeiting student called Kafka whose slow- or romantic than that in which the ness in mathematics is increased by two stars played the leading parts his master's severity. Success in at Villeiranche one day last month examinations has in Continenta! Miss Pickford was travelling to schools, an importance not known Genon from the United States in here, and as the master gets more the Italian liner Rex. Her hus and more anxious that the school hand was on holiday at St. Moritz. shall do well Kafka gets more and When he learned that the liner more overwrought. Finally, steal would call at Villefranabe early on ing a revolver from a fellow-stud soize the opportunity to meet his but is prevented by the master, who Saturday morning he decided to ent, he attempts to shoot-himself, wife.
is himself seriously wounded.
White he was driving from St. Moritz to the Riviers, however, his car broke down, and he reached the port as the Rex was putting out to
again." Leaping into a fast motor-bost, Mr. Fairbanks set out in pursuit of the Rex, in spite of the protesta of police and Customs officials,
The crowd of holiday-makers gathered on the quay cheered him his way. After a thrilling chase the motor boat caught up the liner nd Mr. Fairbanks joined Miss Pickford.
.
For this Kafka and his friend are expelled, but, going to another school, they both pass their exami- nations, and as the master recovers allende on a note of forgiveness. The ending is too much of a com promise, but the film gives a pic ture/of a Czech school which is al- ways interesting and the character isation avoids the conventional. The treatment is alert and imaginative, with a guy use of sound.
The film in many technical mat tera puta zome excerpts from Bri- tish films, also shown completely in the shade. There is, however, & good deal of dialogue, and as the
its completion. Mr. Sheclion took CLAYTON SHEEHAN Czech Language is not widely known
over the posh, of: manager of the foreign business.
Since that time the foreign busi- ness of Box Film has made even more rapid strides, than before and is amply demonstrating the happy choice of Clayton Sheehan to direct its affairs,
STATE'S ATTORNEY!
The devasting love which deve-
Marion Davies is at her best as lops between the American and the the girl from the New York tene- English girl reaches, its climax in ments who rises toluxury 28 1 the picture, as in the novel, in the Broadway showgirl Her: acting hospital when their child is born. covers a wide range from comedy The picture was directed by to emotional drama, and in the Frank Borzage, whose "Seventh latter she reveals surprising talent. Heaven" won several awards as Robert Montgomery is the suite, "year's best a few months before ingratiating-New-York play-boy, first publication of "A Farewell To and invests his role with a touch of A JOHN BARRYMORE FILM Arma,"
DEVIL AND THE
DEEP
SETTING ON NORTH AFRICAN COAST
irony.
Funny Jimmy Durante,
Much should be said, too. Los
Presenting a cross section of life.
Billie Dove's portrayal of the in vivid colours and clashing move- selfish, vain showgirl who seeks to
ELISSA LANDI
gloss her East Side origin. beneathments, a picture rich in romanes a Park Avenue affectation. The and drama opens to-morrow at the inimitable Timmy Durante, James Central. Theatre. It is Rko-Radio's Gleeson, Zasu Fitte, Sidney Toler, Douglass Dumbrille, Barsh Pad John Barrymore starring produc Against the romantic background den, Louise Carter and Clyde Cook tion, "State's Attorney," Heading
a seaport on the north African also deserve particular mention. coast and the neighbouring Baharathe story of two working girls who "Blondie of the Folliestelis
a vast array of talent, one of the Tallulah Bankhead, Gray Cooper, leave the New York tenements to
moab imposing casts ever assemble and Charles Laughton enact д
ed for a single film, are such dramatic story of love and jealousy way. They fight, they cheat each
sepk the larger life" on Broad- favourites as Helen Twelvetrees, in "Devil and the Deep" the new, other, yet they love each other Jili Esmond, William Boyd and Johu Barrymore.She went on the film, which now showing at the and the same man. Out of that King's Theatrey
Miss Bankhead is seen in her latest film as Bayline' Sturm, be autiful wife of the commander of a British submarine stationed on the Mediterrénean. This man, genial and likeable to his friends, le really obsessed to the point of insanity with a convinction that his wife is unfaithful to him. His suepiółon finally, drige her into a love affair with a young lieutenant
in her husband's command, and, || faced with the proof of his suspici ous, Sturn goes entirely insuas, The method of his revenge carries the film into a melodramatic climax aboard a sinking submarine
Miss Bankhead Cooper as the Laughton the give performa
pises their chief problem.
Mary Duncan.
JOHN BARRYMORE'S - PRAISE
Elissa Landi, who takes the lead- ng role in Passport to Hell coming have remained a novelist but for soon to the King's Theatro might
stage in England in order to get first hand material for a book
An absorbing tale of a man's was writing. The London
love conflicting with his souring
ambitions, "State's Att
folds ita swift
colourful, backp
un
views of Kimerale, played her just important
were not particularly
the she was on the point of giving
the tage when she got a telephone Barrymore, then a Agure stranger to her, complimenting her
Filet on a marvellous performance.
here English subtitles-would be-ra. quire to explain much of the ac tion. It will be, a pity, if the film is not seen again, for, though not a masterpiece, it has an intelligent theme, it is unaffectedly acted by young men, and, though it settings are strange to English eys it has a relationship to life as we feal-and appreciate it
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
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Devil and the Deep.".
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SEE the terrific battie pink between an Eski.
mo and a ferocious polar
bade which is about to do- vour the girl ho loves!
SEE the hunger-mad-
dened Elkimos": wild walrus hunt..... scores of giant sea beasts slain before your very eyes!
SEE the desperate Es
- kimos' thrilling pursuit of a whole-like sea monster whose talf alone is bigger than 20 'ment
SEE the crashing mass-
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-the sacrifics of hu» La man lives thatotts ers may be spared ... the aged sealed to die in lone- ly tombs of Ice and snow
UNIVER SUPER ILLER telling of the fight life in the Frazen North. An Edward Small Produc Hon directed by EwingSesit. Presented by Co
IGLOO
SHOWING TOMORROW
COUNSEL FOR CROOKS OR PUB- LIC PROSECUTOR!
He Wom at Bock, An til the Wonoa Ale Loved Faced biler
Veross the Saoud,
JOHN
BARRYMORE
"Blondie of the Follies:
Central
Igloo." Oriental,
World.
Body and Soul.
Middle Watch.!!
STA
* Convinced of it. sincerity, she de-kin bera cided to go on with her stage worki orld to nad soon made a name for herself.
KOWL
STEEL FIMONDA
MARY DUNCAN *0
FOROROS ARCHAI ERKOʻRAD
Star
COMING
Flying Fool
Horse Feathe
“Behind-the. Masi
Prosp
his own Barrymore is still an admirer of Queen's. hers and was recently quoted as olubs, rich-
describing her as one of the great apartments, law off est emotional actresses of the prize ring, speakeasles, screen. In Passport to Hell" she Central
takes the part of an outcast who, to vengeance of the under herself from deportation, btrikes stealthily, and court- tries young army officer, at
men and woman stand post in Africa. She is pporter
lives, are among the Paul Lane, Alexander compole the 44)
Warner Oland
Blates Atto
World
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