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LADIES SHOULD LISTEN
When it comes to producing comedies. Paramount has been consistently maintaining the lead: That studio's latest
offering. "Ladles Should Listen" which the Ainambra Theatre comes to Fr'day is one of the most amusing It Continental, farces yet screened.
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Under the direction of Frank Tuttle, who is still remembered for
ONE HOUR LATE
Introducing twenty genuine song hits over the radio in one year is the unique record. hunk un by Jos Morr son, young lyric tenor, who is currently featured in Paramount's "One Hour Late" opening to-day at the Alhambra Theatre.
Mort.sch, who achieved fame overnight with his singing of the cowboy lament, "The Last Round- Up." has broken all records for m
his work on "This Is the Nignt."troducing song hits, according to Cary Grant, who plays the lending male role, emerges as a comperent Parceur. This "unexpected side of Cary Grant's versa: lity wl! B- doubtedly assure him of a long
screen life.
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Another piensant surprise af- forded by this fim is. the conte Back of Charles Ray in the rule of a wistful hotel doorman. The former star of country boy roles is still youthful and as apper..ng as he was in his heyday.
The story is one of those rippling things in which something, bar pens in every foot of Alm. The story centres around a young Pari- sian man-about-town who has Just obtained
an option an મ valuable South American mitrate concession. He falls in love with a "South American who, unknown to the young man, is plotting with her husband to obtain the option.
radio experts. According to these s.me gentry, it is sens lonal for even the best of established of radio stars to introduce ne song hit a month, a total of only twelve In a year.
Some of the songs which drew. 'mililons of fan letters and caused Faramount executives to place. Morrison under a long term con- tract were:-
"The Last Round-Up,” “Wagon Wheels," "The Old Spinning Wheel," "Sunday Down in Caro- line, Two Cigarettes in the Dark." "Rolling In Love." "Pent- house Serenade." "Butternes in the Rain" and others equally popu- lar.
Morrison
who supported W.C.
Fields 1 The Old-Fashioned Way" for his Alm debut, has the leading role in "One Hour Late." his second pleture, marking an- other extraordinary accomplish- ment for the young singer.
The telephone operator in the young mar's apartment house learns all of his secrets through her switchboard-and many more which even he does not suspect. Be-logue, to the credit of Claude Bin- ing in love with him, she tries to engineer things to save him.
The clever situations are further heightened by crisp, brilliant dia-
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yon and Frank Butler who wrote "the screen play based on the or- ginal by Alfred Savoir and Guy Bolton.
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ONE MORE RIVER
An Interesting comparison be- tween an American courtroom and one in England is furnished by a gigantic setting in "One More River," Universal's Galsworthy
drama now showing at the King's Theatre. Diana Wynyard is seen. in "the starring role, and her sup- porting company in these scenes includes more than 200 players.
The "set" represents a law court at Lincoln's Inn in London, Eng land, with judge and lawyers
gowned and wigged, and seats for spectators steepy banked pposite "his worship's" high bench: Wains coting extends almost to the cell ing, as do shelves of law books at each side of the beach. Following out the general plan of the great room, the jury box is much higher than is customary in American courts Lawyers may not approach the box in which the witness stands. but must conduct their examinations from the front row of the spectators section.
James Whale directed "One More River, and Miss Wynyard's sup- porting cast includes Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Colin Clive, Frank Law- tom Reginald Denny, Jane Wyatt, Lionel Atwill, Alan Mowbray and many other well known piavers
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in a slice of life ent from modern soclety by th« keen-polated pen of÷ one of the world's greatest modern vriers! See “Dlony Charwe I's amazing story on the sareen ! IT'S ISTENSE
One Dore River
KARMA
An All-Indian. Talkie
Local cinema fans in general, and members of the Indian com- munity in particular, will be in** terested to learn that Kamna” an
all-Indian talkie, will be shown for the Arst time on the local screeni at the Queen's Theatre on sun- day...
The leading role in this picture is taken by none other than Devika Rani, the beautiful Indian actress who is a grand-niece of Dr. Tagore, and I was agreeably surprised at the polished perform. ance she gave when I attended a preview of the picture yesterday.
In an
account of the picture, the "Dally Mall"described Devika Nani aso "one of the most glamourous personalities you have ever seen in all your talking ple- ture travels" and I would add here that Miss Rani has a very pleasing voice too, and one of the "songs she sings in the course of
the film is decidedly pretty.
In the supporting cast is Prin- cess Sudha Rant of Burdwan and we are shown a tiger hunt. Later we see the hero bitten by one of the deadly cobras and the way he is treated for this is decidedly primitive.
On the whole the picture is very entertaining. The English version of it played three months in London and when it comes on at the Queen's on Sunday (at. 11 m.) there will be many who will de as pleasantly surprised as I was at the progress the talkie is mak-. Ing India.-F.M.A,
BELOW THE SEA
UNIVERSAL PICTURE
With Frank Lewton," Janu Wyatt, Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
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THE PRIVATE LIFE OF`
DON JUAN
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MERIE OBERON:
"The Private Life of Don Juan," "brings Douglas Faribanks back in the swaggering, dashing type of role that he plays best, produced by Alexander Körda, released through United Artists, opens at the King's Theatre to-day.
MAE WEST ACTRESS
WRITER, DIRECTOR
ADVISER
Indefatigable Mae West-the star of stars of the screen-could run a studio by herself. By ber- self literally, because she is the type who works 25 hours a day.
At the moment, immediately after her great success with Para- mount's Goin' To Town, she is sifting up at nights preparing her next film. Paramcunt has pur- chased two stories entitled. Hall elujah I'm A Saint and Lulu Was. A Lady for additional material. and Miss West is going to incor porate certain sequences in her new picture..
The best distration of Miss West's versatility is afforded by a brief resume of how Goin' To Town was made.
Long before the cameras were brought into action Mae was sit ting up till 2 am writing the dialogue and screen play. After putting it on paper she became
casting director for two months. she hunted for seven leading men. She saw several hundred before she chose Paul Cavanagh, Ivan Lebedefi, Tito Coral, Fred Kohler, Monroe Owsley, Gilbert Emery and Grant Withers.
She then assisted Alexander Hall In directing the picture. When the "shooting" was over Mae didn't pack up and go on holiday ke her colleagues. She stayed in the studio for the ted- lous but vitally important task of cutting and editing the film for the public.
When Mae was once asked why she does this she replied simply, "well, I just want to learn every- thing."
Not So Tasty. ·
A small child was allowed to en- ter the sea for her first-bath: As was inevitable, she gulped down a mouthful. When she returned to her home her granny asked, “Well dear, did you like the water
"Yes, thank you," replied the small girl, politely
all except the Davour.
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HIGHLAND LAIRD DEAD
Sol. A. F. Mackenzie Of Ord's
Notable Career.
(Special Air Mail Service)
London June 22. Colonel Alexander Francis Mac- kenzie, C.MG.. MV.O., of Ord, one of the best-known of Highland lairds, died at Ord House, Mair of Ord, Ross-shire, on Saturday." He, had been confined to bed far about a fortnight, but his friends
Coloner Mackenzie was in his thought he was recovering
ecial Air Mail Service?
London, June 22: The Air Ministry has lost no time in embarking on the pro-74th year and had a great record gramme for expansion, and im provement of the Royal Air Force, decided upon by Parliament last
month
as a soldier, e
Educated at Marlborough Col lege, he was gazetted to the 75th Foot f 1881. transferred to the Orders have already been 93rd Highlanders in the same year. placed for new aircraft-two and served on the North-West of them for more than 150 ms-Frontier of India, 1897-1898, for chines. Further orders are being which he had a medal and clasp. negotiated.
These orders embrace the follow- Ing classes of machines:
A standard multi-engined bomber of the most improved type
A new type of our night bambet.
Kined
A coastal reconnaissance maa chine and
New training aircraft
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The programmes involves improvement or from 40 to 60 per cent. In the performance of the principal classes of machines. Range, speed, and ease of control are all to be substantially vanced.
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“NOTABLE WAR RECORD Colonel Mackenzie saw service in
the South African War and com- manded a battalion of the Argylį and Sutherland, Highlanders from 1914 to 1915 in France. - He-was mentioned in despatches and re- ceived the C.M.G.
Severely wounded and losing a leg, he returned home and was in command of the military camps et Cromarty, and he was Colonel Commanding 4th-5th Seaforths, 1920-1921.
A member of the Royal Archers (the King's 'Bodyguard in Scot- tand), Colonel Mackenzie took a leading part in public work in Ross-shife. He was Vice-Lieuten-
It has become urgently neces-ant of the County, & Justice of sary that the range of the day the Peace, a member of “Rosa bomber shall be at least 1,000 County Council, and Chairman of miles, and that of the heavy night its Folice Committee. He also took bomber~2,000 miles (3,000 miles = great interest In the Boy Scouts each way) These increases er and in ex-Servicemen's Associa-
tions. 60 per cent, in each case-are to be accompanied by greater speed and other capabilities,
In addition to the bombers already on order, two new designs are being prepared for more tor- midable types.
The speed of fighters will be Increased in the next two years from about 240 to 275 and 300 miles her hour. These new ma- chines will be as easy to control - and land as those of to-day of
Developments abroad have made A Jew and an Englishman were engineering skil in, which Britain it essential that the scientific and having an argument about the is supreme, ahall be brought at ways of their respective races. once to the service of the RAF You people,' said the Jew. These developments apply both "have been taking things from us to military aircraft and to high- all your lives. The Ten Command performance civil transport ma ments, for instance.
chines, which are enally adaptable, "Well, yes," said the other, we for war purposes
Life at the bottom of the sea that strange panorama of strange Director Tod. Browning shocked | growing things and odd creatures. the screen world with his hair- rarely seen by the human eye, is raising "Dracula" and kept au- one of the features of "Below the diences, on the edges of their seats Sea" the Columbia picture opening with the Lon Chaney' thrillers: { to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre.
The Guy. Endore stunned lovers of
story, an original · by Jo shocking mystery with "Werewolf Swerling, concerns a hunt for gold the result is presented in the of Paris" and "Bacouk": Bela emtombed in a sunken submarine picture in their beautiful natural Lugosi has chilled audiences with and it gives the cameraman colours. many shivery scenes and Lionel grand opportunity to get somé This is just one of the features Barrymore has gripped the marvellous shots of the wonders of the Alm, which includes a imaginations of millions with his that exist below the waves, thrilling. fght between a diver and amazing characterizations.
Through the windows of the diving a vicious octopus and numerous They all come together in "Mark bell he ground away at the un-undersea manoeuvres. of the Vampire" sensational de- ending variety of Inhabitants and mance is handled by Ralph Bel- took them from you all right, but
The ro- tective mystery which each hopes fantastic plants and flowers, and lamy and Fay Wray.
is to "top" anything else in his career. The new Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer plcture terminates its local engagement to-day at the Queen's Theatre. An original story by Guy Endore and Bernard Schubert, the picture tells the tale of a ghastly crime. laid in the midst of a strange vampire cult
Strange "un-dead" things that roam in the night, a haunted castle that is the centre of the gruesome cult, a detective who pits his wits horrors, figure in the hair-raising against supernatural story.
Success
"The last speaker" said the chairman at the health club' meeting is a striking example of the endency of the doctrines he
"I have always wondered why a so eloqnently advocates, Hale high mountain top should be con- and hearty at 80 years of age, he sidered the ideal place for fodel- could re out many & man Irg, remarks a writer. Apparent ger than himself
ly he has never heard any yodel--A voice from the audience ing.
did
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AT 2.30, 5.10
7.20 & 9.30
The big orders now in hand are for equipment for new units as formed. All are for machines: which will remain in the front Hine for at least three years. After that they will go into, reserve
COASTAL DEFENCE.
One of the latest of these is for a Coastal Reconnais type,^ already mentioned in Daily Telegraph 18 How manufactured – and pig production is on
The machin
type which, In its comme slon, has a speed of
This may be.
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Mr. Webster. st. Hame "Papa, what is an egotist?"" "An egotist, my boy, is a man himself which you intended to tell who tells you those things about
him about yourself!”-
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