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THRILLS & SHIVERS
The detective and
the other fish both
had to make water
when the school- warm from lowi salved
THE PENGUIN POOL MURDER
With
EDNA MAY .OLIVER
Robt. Armstroaz” James Gleason Mae Clarke Dired by Georgi Atchainhand. From en original story be Lowell "kentano and SmartPalmen RKO RADIO Picture David Selznick executive producer.
ALSO
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
IN
'THE CURE
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WITH MUSIC & SOUND
FRIDAY
"THRILLS BEYOND BELIEF"
The BIG CAGE
"with
CLYDE BEATTY
and his wild” ̈·
animals
WW ANITA PAGE, Andy Detina, Vinee Barnett, Mickey Hasner, Wallace Fard, Reymond Hutton, Starr by Clyde Busty und Leward Anthony, Producer Cont Lowe, Jr. Digoted by Kari Naumann, Free by Carl Leanale, A UNIVERSAL SPECIAL.
ST FRANCIS NOTEL
TO-DAY AT THE
King's.
CINEMA
HONG KONG
"Hallelujah
I'm a Tramp."
Queen's.
"Pick Up."
Contral
"The Penguin Pool. Murder."
Oriental.
Main About Town,"
KOWLOON
"Infernal Machine,"
Star.
Majestic.
"Dangerously Yours."
Theatre Calender
KINGS
Moonlight and Pretzels
Orders is Orders
Pick Up
QUEENS
Sist of The Cross
Disgraced
CENTRÁL
Penguia Pool Murdar · Big Cage
**MOONLIGHT AND PRETZELS" IS FILLED WITH APPEAL
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"Moonlight and Pretzels," Universal production; directed by Karl Freud and presented at the King's Theatre.
Nick
THE CAST ................. Leo Carrilio Mary Brian George Dwight... Roger Pryor
Sally
Powell ......
Elsie
Bertic
Mack
Herbert Hawlinson
Lillian Miles Bobby Watson William Frawley
Plenty of appealing musical num- bers lift "Moonlight and Pretzels" from being just another back stage Bereen musical." As is so often the case the title has little to do with the show itself. it might as well have been called "Dusty Shoes," which is just as much. if not more of an embelishment to the musical score than the theme song.
Composed by tour of our leading song writers, the tuneful melodies in this musicomedy refret the spirit of the times in an unique mander. "Dusty Shoes" is by Jay Gourney And E. H. Harburg and it is a: enivalcade of American life from 1999 to 1933. The highlights depict- ed in song and action are the boom year, the erash, the depression years and the New Deal. "Moon- light and Pretzels," a drinking song, is also by Gourney and Har- burg, and tells a lyrical story of peace and contentment since the legalization of beer.. "I Gotta Get Up and Go to Work," depicts various types rising in the morning and preparing for their jobs with new hopes and new hearts. It is by Herman Hupfeld. Other in- fectious numbers are "Ah, But Is, It Love" "There's a Little Bit of You in Every Love Song," "Aro You Making Any Money?" "Daby. in Your Heart."
and
Roger Pryor is swell in his role na Nick, Leo Carillo is a panic, Mary Brian is her sweet self and Lilliane Miles puts over her songs satisfactorily.
Besides the featured players the picture is filled with radio, stage and former picture players of the old musical comedy days. There are, for instance, Alexander Gray, Bernice Claire, and Richard Keene, also Jack Denny and his Orchestra, Mary Langr, Max Stamm, James Carson, Frank and Milt Brillan and the Four Eton Boys.
Karl Freund directed the delight- ful musical in New York and Bobby Cannelly, famous for his beautiful choruses, doesn't fail to add to the show with his heavy of dancing beauties.
"Moonlight and Pretzels" tells the story of George Dwight, a small-town vaudeville: hoofer with ambition to be a big-time song writer. He finds himself stranded in a small up-state town and Bally Upton, proprietor of the local music store, helps him out with a job. Sally falls in love with him immediately but George is too busy to think about love. He goes to New York and scores a hit as a composer of musical comedy suc- cesses. Although Sally hasn't heard from him she decides to go to New York and get a job in one of his shows. George has difficulty with the kings of the theatre world but is through Sally that be wing
· out and everybody is happy.
THE MIDSHIPMAID
The Midshipmaid starring Jesale Matthews, Fred Kerr, A. W. Baskcomb, Basil Sydney; and many others contribute their share to wards making this picture delight- ful entertainment. It abounds in gay musical numbers, and in a bright and breezy comedy. It tells of a Dreadnoughts. crew who succumbs to the charms of a Midshipmaid. The picture Was made in the vast Gaumont-British Studios where. 190 carpenters used 190,000 feet of timber in the con- struction of the quarter. dock, wardroom etc. Gaumont-British had to build their battleship for the Midshipmaid” which means
in the making of this picture.
„PUBLIC SERVICE LOUNGESpiderable expense was incurred
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JOLSON: THE ·LOV. ABLE STAR YOU SAW IN THE FIRST TALKIE
EVER MADE, IS HERE, NOW, IN
THE FIRST PICTURE
EVER DONE
RHYTHMIC
LOGUE!
PRESENTED BY
JOSEPH M.
SCHENCK
UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
IN
DIA-
AL JOLSON
IN
"HALLELUJAH!
I'M A TRAMP!"
A LEWIS MILESTONE PRODUCTION
WITH
MADGE EVANS-FRANK MORGAN.
MICKEY MOUSE
-ALSO ADDED ATTRACTION-
MICKEY MOUSE
PRESENTS
"MICKEY'S PAL PLUTO”
Sally Eilers again lends her charms to a part characterization in the lending feminine role of Fox Film's "Sailor's Luck," in which 'she plays opposite James Dunn.
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"Frank & Milk Biltrom
A Willan Rowland-Monta Elder Production. Directed by Karl Freund. Presented by Carl Laemmba.. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.
"PICK UP"
Fine Film Drama.
at the Queen's
"DISGRACED!” Helen Twelvetrees As Modern Woman”
Halen Twelvetreea, Bruce Cabot, Adrienne Ames, William Harrigan and Ken Murray play the leading roles in "Disgraced?" Paramount's poignant story of a woman wbo found out she was too modern, which opens Do-morrow at the Queen's Theatro,
Miss Twelvetrees plays the role of an attractive model. Cabot, climbing another step on the lad der to stardom plays the other lead- ing role, that of a wealthy young man-about-town, Dark-eyed Miss Ames is cast as a sophisticated so- cialite, Cabot's fiancee. Harrigan plays the role of Miss Twelvetroes' father, a police captain. Afurray is the latters friend.
The story centres about Miss Twelvetrees, who arouses Cabot's interest the moment he sees her. He pays ardent court to her, and she is soon convinced that their love is reciprocal. When he tells her that he is about to break off his engagement to Miss Ames, she yields to him completely. All this of course, is kept from Harrigan, the father.
But shortly thereafter Miss Twelvetrees is called upon to model (a wedding gown for Miss Amea, and learns that she and Cabot are to be married within a few days. Stunned at first, she is coldly furi- ous after the shock wears-off. Pock- eting a pistol, she goes to Cabot,
He succeeds in locking her into a closet before she can use the gun, -and-calls-for-the police Harrigan, | the girl's police-captain father, is sent to the scane. What happens when he finds his daughter has been betrayed, and that her betrayer is here at hand, results in a daring denouement..
"HALLELUJAH,
I'M A TRAMP”
Al Jolson and Cast of
"Eccentrics
Supported by a cast of personalities including three famous comedians who recently returned to the screen after extended stage engagements. AI Jolson is at the King's Theatre to-day, in "Hallelujah, I'm a Trump."
Jolson, first in the talkies, will in- troduce a new screen technique in Hallelujah, Io a Tramp a technique which is expected to revolutionize picture making. Discarding most of the outworn methods of the motion picture studios, the star will present his new story in what is variously called "Musical dialogue" and photo graphic music.
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ten
a Tramp", written especially for Jolson by Ben Hecht, is being brought to the screen with Madge Evans in the prin- cipal feminine role and with Frank Morgan, Harry Langdon and Chester parts. And these are surrounded by Conklin in the principal masculine Bert Roach, Tammsay Young, Tyler Brooke, Edgar Connor, Dorothes Wol bert and Lousie Carver.
Once more the wistful, tender What a really fice actress this romance of two youngsters buffeted Edna May Uliver is an actress and by rate comes from the pen of a comedienne if you care to differ- Vina Delmar. First featured in entiate. Her name on a picture Red Book Magazine, it barats into always stamps it sterling.
on the And life
screen. This year's "Bad Girl" is "Pick Up," the the guarantee,
In simpler words, his picture is always, is exceeded. Her new pic-new Sylvia Sidney George Raft something like 90 per cent. musical, ture, The Penguin Pool Murder" picture which has its final show but in every instance the music and -and it is here by all rules of the jugs today at the Queen's. It is lyrics are an inherent part of the thoutre is the current reason for heart drama in every foot of its story instead of being songs, as such.
And there is only about attending the Central Theatre. compelling story, a fine, moving per cent. of spoken dialogue. "The Penguin Pool Murder" drama played with matchless spirit The story of Hallelujah, Ta produced by BKO-Radio Pictures, by Sidney and Raft. is serious drama, a brilliantly conceived mystery plot and ♪ laugh-packed comedy in one unit, The story "concerns a husband murdered in the New York Aqua- rium, where he has discovered his wife and her lover, and his body deposited in the penguin tank The superintendent of the aqua- rium becomes involved as a suspect, as does a pickpocket present at the crinie. The intriguing mystery is finally solved by a spinster school teacher, played by Miss Oliver, who by abeer force of will and reason-
"Pick Up" tells the story of a ing, compels James Gleason of the New York Homicide Squad to girl, released from jail where she accept her as a working partner.
and her husband were sent togeth-fidante. Gleason, as Inspector Piper, is aer. The girl, decoy in her hus perfect foil for Miss Oliver's brilli- band's badger game, has paid the ant humour. Robert Armstrong penalty, but the husband remains gives a splendid performance as a behind bars on a murder convic- lawyer. Donald Cook as the lover tion. Once out, the girl, penniless, and Mae Clarke as the wife.
faces starvation. She rides in the cab of Harry Glynn (George Raft) and persuades him to take her to
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Directed by Marion Gering, who was the stage director of "Bad Girl when Sylvia Sidney starred in that play on Broadway, "Fick p" produced by B.F. Schalberg. moves swiftly, always holding in terest in its story of a boy and girl who find their love streets. In Vina Delmar's crisp telling, the drama gains potency and favour, emerging, a pugent and observant photograph in the heart interest tradition.
bia room.
on the
With the exception of Miss Evans and Morgan, the entire cast plays strange characters, totterdemalions and eccentrics who glory in such names as Bumper, Egghead, Captain Hell, Squee, Acorn, Ms Sunday and Apple Mary opportunities for his brand of subtle, sophisticated humor in the role of the gay banker who makes a vagabond his friend and con-
HOLLYWOOD - NEWS
Hoot Gibson, was injured in a amash up at the National Air Races in Los Angeles when his plane crashed in a race with Ken Maynard for a Will Rogers trophy. Hoot had a narrow escape. June At first, Glynn books on her as
Gale, actress, young and pretty was there to consale him. He maya à chìmp “pick up.”. But the un
be does not mean to divorce Sally swerving honesty of the girl and Eilers, this is merely a trial seper her genuineness capture his heart.ation With her steady encouragement, Jackie Cooper made a speedy
DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW his ambition grows, he foriskes recovery from his appendix opera
ONLY
THE MERRY... WHIRL
OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY TOOK HIM FOR A RIDE Daringly dressed woman tried to ensnare him, wily piplomats laid trape for him as he flashed through the intricate mazes of the capital.
A PICTURE OF
SCANDAL IN HIGH PLACES.
Warner
BAXTER
Man About
Town
taxi piloting, and becomes a garage tion. He was the recipient of owner, in & small- suburban, soc numerous presents from various tion. But the intrusion of
„B" | movie fans. 10 BAN wealthy local girl with designs (28- Carole Lombard has gone to Glynn, almost-robs the girl of her Reno to obtain her divorce from new-found happiness.
Bill Powell
CENTRAL
ty are a feature of the "Big Case" The setting's of the utmost novel-
the film that is being shown at the Central Theatre.
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The drama whips to a resounding THE BIG CAGE" AT THE climax in the cacape of the girl's. husband. The cooclusion of the pictura is a gripping affair, pltched to the tragedy of this heart-hungry girl and the man she loves.
To the role of the girl, Sylvia
ole of the
Clyde Beatty goes into the big Sidney imparts the lustrous charm
cage, and confronts the snarling of her personality. She makes the lions and tigers. This picture is small, storm-bossed characted a not faked, but the daring feat of real, living being, aching for love a man who knows no fear. You and finding it, almost to lose its will marvel when you see him in precious reward at the last moment this greatest of thrillers. There Raft, the save and somewhat are 43 wild beasts in this Alm. minister performer, is a revelation Beatty is short and alight young în "Pick Up". "He matches his man, 21 years of age and weighing superb performance in "Night after only 145 pounds. From all outward Night, giving a genuine portrayal appearances he would be taken for of the taxi driver, untutored yet a bond salesman or a snappy olerk ready for love, crude yet depent, in a store instead of a wild animal despising "pick upe" yet loving trainer Mis Anita Page is the this girl enough to make her his young lady in the travelling circus wife in spite of her past, who is rescued by the honor th
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PICK UP
SYLVIA
She Came Off the Streets.
With a Record-
Could She
Be Con-
demned?
GEORGE SIDNEY RAFT
VINA DELMAR cutter if bad fid" DIRECTES BY MARION GERING
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Screen Souvenirs
TO-MORROW
TOO MODERN!
Too much in love to be safe! Too una- fraid of life and the danger of too much 'freedom!
Disgracedi
A Paramount
• Picture with
HELEN TWELVETREES
BRUCE CABOT ADRIENNE AMES WM. HARRIGAN KEN MURRAY
STAR
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