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PUBLIC HERO NO, 1
So declares J. Walter Ruben, dir- éctor of fast-moving screen drama It's another form or reporting ne says, and the reporter's mind works Just as in a focal foom.
A striking nstance is his lates. picture "Public Hero No. 1. now showing at the Queen's Theatre. The Story deas with the pursuit of a notorious public enemy by the Department of Justice. It shows how far the investigation
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Is à woman's place merely in the home? People who are interested in learning an answer will find. it in the Columb.a picture "Ann Car- ver's Profession" starting at the Queen's Theatre on the 20:h
Iuesday).
ALCOUS Lowerrup drama Fay Wray is seen as Ann Carver, a law- yer whose efforts to gain a greater
her neglecting her husband.
coes, the perils the "investigators į reputat on tor herself results face, the hardships they suffer and the devotion they put into their Jots in the complex task of trailing down their quatry.
The new pic.ure a story be Ruben and Wells Root, was directed by Ruben with an elaborate cast. Chester Morris and Joseph Gallels play pivotal roles in the fast- moving plot involving the pursuit
of a notorions criminal Barrymore
It is on y ater he has become involved wh, another woman and 3 series of complications result, that Ann Carver realizes her true happine lies in the love of her husband.
Opposite Fay Wray is blond-hair- ed Gene Raymond, in the role of her husband while Claire Dodd, Arthur Pierson, Frank Conroy,
A 4-Star Story
with a Star for Every Role!
Slaudette COLBERT
"Private Worlds"
CHARLES BOYER-JOAN BENNETT HELEN VINSON JOEL MCGREL
· Dialed in Geogari sa Cova
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A Walter Wanger Production
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Gene RAYMOND - Konry HULL - Frances DRAKE IN "TRANSIENT LADY"
A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
plays a physician aligned with Frank Albertson and Claude Gu AT THE KING'S
criminal gangs. ond who
in
the end proves the boomerang that puts a gang leader into the hands of the law.
"A similar. cast" says Ruben" is on police record in a mid-Western chy, where a physician who made a business of treating wounded gangsters and refusing, to make n report was arrested.
"Another case is on record where
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Edward BuzzeŃ directed.
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a physician was captured and for- ced to perform a plastic operation He was later silenced by fear of } Vengeance of the gangsters, but when assured or protection told the story."
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Frances Drake. is probably the only actress in all of Hollywood who returns to let any difficulty or "trouble disturb or ruffe her. No matter what happens, she' goes along quietly, calmly and with a smile that is simply cap- tivating.
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Private Worlds
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AUGUST 19, 1935.
QUEENS
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TO-DAY ONLY a. 2,30, 5 10, 7.20 & 9.30 THE INSIDE STORY OF THE GOVERNMENT WAR ON CRIME]
Dramatic dynamite, as you follow the blazing exploits of j the men who defy death in the
war on crime
PublicHere Public Hero
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Lionel Barrymore-Jean Arthur Miester Morris Joseph Calleia, Paul Kady-Lawls Stone
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WAR IN THE CLOUDS
At The Alhanibra
Private Worlds, a most unusual cracia, is the current attraction at the King's Theatre. Claudette
A thrilling aviation picture with Colbert, whom one usually associa- tes with well-dressed; glamorous Plenty of air stunts is the film roles, depicts a doctor in a mentaWar In The Clouds" now show
ing at the, Alhambra Theatre. home who clings to the memory of a lover killed in the War. Her collodrama of the air which
The picture is an exciting me- com- leagues are Joel McCrea and Char- les Boyer, a Frenchman, who is intensely disliked by her.
cerns a plot of international con- spirators to steal a secret formula for highexplosives from the U. S.
Government.
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The action reaches it's climax when a riot occurs in the home
The band of sples on learning and in the excitemen, and worry
that the formula was being ship- of getting matters straightened out
ped to "Washington by plane blew Miss Colbert and Boyer are drawn
up the ship in the air. This leads ogether and realise that they not
a thrilling hunt for the robbers, only like each other but bad act-
with air plane battles in which ually been living in a state of un-ships are shot down in flames as recognised love."
Apart from those already men tioned, the cast also includes Jean Becne.t. Be en Vinson. Jean Rou- veroi, and Big Boy Williams.
FILMS PUT A POSEK
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 30. Customs officers in Glasgow were set a real poser the other day by Mr. Ian S. Ross, a Glas- BOW man, who is one of the amateur Almproducing movement it. Britain. Mr. Ross wanted or
their
Hves.
occupants leap for
their
A stirring romance is injected into the film in which" two air pilots battle for the love of a giri. More exciting incidents are added by the kidnapping of the giri by the conspirators.
Lyle Talbot and Wescott are the two aviators who battle for the girl played by Ann Dvorak. Others in the cast are Robert Light,
Charles George Cooper,
Wilson, Henry O'Neill, Russell Hicks and Edward Mc-Wade.
"Murder in the Clouds” is an unusual and
baffling mystery drama. involving several strange murders in the "air. The picture
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THE "BEST YET KING'S.
Still To Come
London, July **** The "anly London man who has seen Charlie Chaplin's new fla returned from Hollywood to-day. writes a correspondent. He is Mr. Murray Silerstone, London chair man of United Artists.
"Charlie's aim is finished ex- cept for the ending." sald Mr silverstone.
That was Charlie's problem when I left him. He has several endings-and cannot make up his mind which to use.
He does not know whether t finish on a huge laugh or a huge sob. Whichever he chooses, it will
be a secret until the alm leaves his studio. He told me that he would not let anybody know until he could show them the complete 'Alm.
"A SATIRE
"At present the picture is call ea "The Masses." but, finally, it may be "Street V L."
"I think it is the best Alt
Charlie has ever made. It is satire on the machine age, with Charlle as a humble worker who is driven crazy by the machines he works with. Finally, he smashes up the factory, and is sent tu prison.
has no dialogue and
The film
no subtitles; and lasts for a little longer than his one. "City Lights"
has made a nim without explana- tory titles.
Coming
"Transient Lady" QUEEN'S ——
"Ann Carver'a Profession" "One New York Night"
TENNYSON POEM
Made Into A Film
When Tennyson's poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," comes to the screen, it will have an all-English cast, according to present plans, and a new name.
Wamers are now considering "Charge of the 600" and "Into the Jaws of Death" as possible titles
So far the British cast includes Leslie Howard, Ian Hunter, and Erroj Flynn, with the possibility of Madeline Canoll being borrowed to play Florence Nightingale, the ferninine lead in the picture.
Most of the research work on this fim, which won't begin for land with the aid of the studio's five months, will be made in Eng-
British office,
INTENSIVE RESEARCH
Part of this extensive research and preparation is due to the fact that Hollywood producers always try to have their films as near per- fect as they can be, and some of It may be traced to the financial statistics, recently announced at a Hollywood film convention.
enter two of his films for an in- is exciting as it is interesting and I is the first time that Charlie market, a studlo can figure on
ternational competition at Bud- apest next month, and the Hun- garian Consul directed him to the local Customs office. He was told that he would have to fill up & form and seal his parcel in the presence of a Customs official,"
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worth seeing. -OM.O.
EMPIRE NEEDED" FOR
WORLD FUTURE..
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, July 29, They believed there was no future for the wond unless the British Empire remained united. They were now almost the sole guardians of the art of freedom in the world, and be thought the people of the Empire as a whole were doing more than any others to pave the way for permanent peace and permanent liberty among the peoples of the world.
That was the comment' of Lord (the Lord Justice- Normand General) when he proposed the toast of "The Visitors' at a dinner given by the Edinburgh Merchant Company in the Merchants Hall on Saturday to the delegates from the overseas Legislatures of the
HIS OWN STORY AND MUSIC
The story and all the music are Charlie's original work. The fim is definitely arranged fur presentation in London in Octo- ber, and I expect that it wil be at the Leicester-square Theatre.
"Charlle has certainly made a lady.
in his new deading Paulette Goddard. She is a very pretty brunette and is obviously. cut out for succes as a dramatle actress.
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"Charlie' is starting another aim inmediately in which she will be the star. He will direct it, but will not be seen on the screen.".
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pilgrimage to the homes of their forebears, but none of them came as total strangers.
A few years ago the Londoner
PERHAPS ANOTHER AHEAD desiring only a drink would go to a pubile-house or one of the in- That was all very well, but at
And numerable tea-shops. Now he can Arst the right sort of form could find many a soda" fountain, even not be found. There was no re- in the once drouthy East End, and cord of ady previous despatch of An excellent example of the
he can get a variety of drinks, in- duty-free returnable Alms from way she takes things was shown cluding orange juice, tomato juice Glasgow to B foreign capital, during the aiming of Universal's and milk, and in some of the dairy Eventually two forms were an new dim, "Transient Lady." which shops a variety of appetising milk earthed at the back of a desk comes to the King's Theatre i drinks.
Mr. Ross is woudering what will Thursday, with Miss Drake
The promoters hope that the happen if he is lucky enough to the leading female role. She opening of the first milk bar in win challenge cup. He has been 13 supposed to come into a London this week will lead to the warned that the importation of house out of a violent rain storm. establishment of a chain of bars a gold cup for a year will create Naturally her raincoat had to be for wet. So the studio wardrobe pro-
the quick serving of non- fresh problems for the poor Cas- alcoholic drinks in Londen and toms officials! vided the raincoat and a property other towns. Milk will be served boy turned the house on her. As it turned out, the raincoat leaked like a steve,a nd the icy water poured through, soaking her sum-street. mer dress and running down her body in rivulets. But Miss Drake петет sale & word, never com- plained,
never even let on the cort leaked until the scene was taken. Then, smilingly. she re- marked: "I guess we'll have to wait until my dress dries out.” The ordinary Hollywood actress would have thrown a dozen its about it, but she wouldn't let such
in about fifty different ways, after the Australian manner. The pioneer bar is to be opened in Fleet
AMONG FIRST AMATEUR
"
Scotsmen' were a Tace of migrants and pioneers, and there was no part of the Empire to
their peculiar characteristica.
The boast of "The City of Edinburgh" was submitted by the Hon, Sir Baron" Jayatilaka, Ceylon, who stated that the first account of Ceylon was written by a Scots man of the name of Robert Knox 250 years ago,
For every dollar, it seems, that e picture makes in the domestic Afty cents when the film is releas ed in foreign country. If the picture deals with a story particu- larly interesting to a country, the nancist returns will be that much better.
So you can understand that a picture dealing with the Crimean war and
glorifying an English heroine will be worth plenty when released throughout the British Fampire.
RED CROSS FORERUNNER And speaking of Florence Nightingale recalls the fact that this great woman seemed destined to be, portrayed on the screen this
year.
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Wasn't it M.-G-M. that planned a film called "The Brave Live On," telling the story of the young woman who did such wonderful work in the Crimean War and organised a nursing unit that later became the Red Cross?
Whether the picture ever got beyond the "planning stage" is doubtful büt it 1s 1 fact that Rosamund Pinchot was con.
Nightingale.
COLOUR STUDIES One of the films he has sent, Parliamentary Association.
Empire, members of the Empire which Scotsmen had not carried sidered for the part of Florence The fact that Fleet Street has "Edge of Winter," should be of been chosen may be regarded by special interest to the Continent
There was a company of about those who work here
as a com- view of all the talk about the 100 at dinner, and Mr. R. H. pliment to their appreciation of invasion of the screen by cour. Munro, Master of the Merchant food valuea, as the most severe It is one of the first colour filma Company, presided. test of the experiment, or as the made by an amateur, and Mr. SOMETHING OF OUR BEAUTIES result of a suggestion by the Board Andrew Buchanan, the editor of Lord Normand said that in the or Agriculture (which must be in-the Gaumont-British Magazine." short period in which they "bad terested in the new enterprise) had a kind word for it at the last been in Scotland they had reen that it will attract more publicity Scottish Film Festival. in Fleet Street than in any other him, "All on a summer's Day." its important public men.
The other something of its institutions, and a small thing disturb the even English street..
has already" won prizes in goot- Many of them, of Scottish des disposition.
land and England.
cent, had come on Я plous them.
Miss Drake was born in New York, but most of her life was
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She was
spent in Canada and England, night club atmosphere, so turned She was
educated at Havergal to the stage and become famous College, Toronto, and at an ex- overnight when she appeared in clusive school in England. She, "Little Earthquake." had no idea of becoming an signed immediately to play the actress, but when she finished film. "Two Hearts in Waltz Time." schooly she met Gordon Wallace, and followed this with "The young American actor. He dis-Jewel." She was a sensation and covered that has and Miss Drake Paramount brought. her to could dance exceptionally well America to play pposite George 'together, so he suggested they Raft in Bolero." That was the work up a dancing act. Their start of her American film fame act was Ba good that Edward She has appeared in "The Trum- Laurillard bocked them for Ciro's pet Buwe,” “Ladies Should. Lis.... famous night' club in London." ten," "Toreaking All Others," and
Miss Drake: did not care for the now Translent Lady."
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The delegates visited Galashiels on Saturday and were shown through Bridge Mill, and the various processes of tweed manu facture were demonstrated to
"THE TROPICAL EXPRESS NON-STOP REVUE" BALLET
NOW LEADING MEN The two most talked about new leading men in Hollywood to-day are Michael Bartlett and Henry Fonda. The former, so far as pre- view audiences are concerned, steals Grace Moore's new picture completely, and Fonda manages to get the raves in the Janet Gaynor fim, "The Farmer Takes a Wife," in which he appears.
Bartlett originally came to Hollywood with a Fox contract and bad is first name, Edwin, changed to Mike. Just as he was about to break forth in song. the movies realised that singing pictures were not a success (due to i the manner in which they were presented in those days) and Bartlett left town without having made a alm appearan
His return to the einen
village
a few mon
miccess in alms-are- now
the record anggot
JANE GREEN PAST
Henry Fonda, an
boy
The Doorlay Girls in a special dance given prior to the Pazy opens at the Klar's Theatre on
carme straight from
York
stage version of the play in which
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NICHT LIFE of the CODS
"PRONE TO ACCIDENTS'
(Special Air Mail Service
London, July 29. Some people are notoriously "ün. lucky" in the way of accidents. and the Industrial Health Research Board has to some years peen trying to find out whether there is really anything substantial behind "unluckiness." Its work during the past
has year
confrmed the suspicion that there is. It was found that in every occupation which has been analysed by the Board's investigators, roughly three-quarters of the recorded accidents happened "to one quar- ter of the people exposed "to the risk. This was true "not only of" accidents in the course of their work but also of minor domestic mishaps, and even of "the chances of getting a foreign body in the eye." The experiments are still continuing, but the existence of something which can fairly be de- scribed as "proneness to accidents" seems to be established. Side by side with its researches "in the fleld" the Board is trying to devise tests of "accident proneness" which?". will make it possible. to determine. beforehand whether a person is "prone to accidents" or not. The unlucky person could not, unfor- tunately, be assisted to shed, his unenviable distinction: but
at least he could be dissuaded from taking up work as a lorry-driver or
2 window-cleaner, or in any simi- lar vocatiuh which involves fre- quent risks. But any such test will have to reach an extraordinary degree of accuracy before it can begin to be accepted with regard to employment. For a man ör woman convicted of "accident proneness will be at a discount in secking any employment; and the suspicion that anyone might be unjustly put at this disadvantage will effectually deter a too-ready acceptance of the tests for un- luckiness"
he makes his movie debut, and, although under contract to Walter Wanger was loaned to Fox to. appear in the celluloid production“ of the play,
when
Max Reinhart makes "Green Pastures" it may be a coloured film in more than one sense. The German director may make it in colours.
This is doubtless inspired by the enthusiastic reception that "Becky Sharpe" got when it was shown simultaneously in Hollywood and New York.
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