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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES
CARDINAL RICHELIEU"
Approaching the 67th mlestone of a career marked by hard work and distinguished accomplishment, Georze Arliss believes the world is suffering largely from much ambition,"
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“THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE"
It is with another time, another era, that the film writers dealt when they wrote the script for Fox Film's "The Farmer Takes a Wife," which is now at the King's Theatre. A period when a gang-
Arliss is playing Just such a mai In
his latest picture, "Cardinal Richelieu," Darry! Zanuck's lavishing America was growing up into
production for 20th Century Pic
tures, which comes to the King's
"Theatre
Saturday. on
private life, the actor excessive ambition.
But in deplores
steam and steel, an empire of
the when the narrow artery of Erie Canal bore the go.den wealth of the West to the seaports of the East, when twenty-mile-an-hour steam trains had just entered into a duel to the death with four-
A desire to work hard for the sake of doing a good job which is better than ambition as a drivingle-an-hour canal barges,
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force," says Arliss. "From a de- for self-development, comes happiness. Ambition leads the other way."
advice to ambitious Artiss's
fame. but youth is to seck not happiness, Th's can be attained. he says: by doing "what one most wants to do, no matter what it costs."
"If there is a mistake in the viewpoint of the rising generation.
it is the result of its desine to get the most It possibly can with- out a fully compensated return In "the way of effort.
"In my younger days. I had no ambition either to make a lot of money, or to be famous. I merely good an wanted to become as actor as my capabilities would permit. To that end.. I made the necessary sacrtices and perform ed the necessary work, "This will come as a surprise to those who have witnessed the into his efforts that Arilss puts role of "Cardinal Richelieu," his release for production Intest through United Artists, and pre- vlous Alms.
Walter D. Edmonds first un- earthed the chaotic. turbulent and glamorous peri.d in his excellent Etser and Hau"." nove. "Rome
their Connelly dramatized it in hit stage production, and now the samern gives it more scope, more of the eloquence and the beauty of the natural scene in the Fox Um production of "The Farmer Takes a Wife."
The 1850's are the period of the picture, and Henry Fonda, a boy of the soll who yearns to own a farm of his, own, has come to the He secures canals seeking work work as a boat driver, and pro tesses interest in Janet Gaynor But Charles Bickford is anxious t
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A LOVE STORY GLORIOUS...TENDER... STRONG!
JANET GAYNOR
·und
HENRY FONDA
in
The FARMER TAKES WIFE
A FOX Picture with
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THE FLORENTINE
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A Warner Bros. Picture või
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DONALD WOODS • MARGARET LINDSAY
GEORGE ARLIS3 CHANGE in "CARDINAL RICHELIEU"® ARTISTÁ
Charlie Chaplin
THROUGH THE YEARS
For over a decade the comic capers and amusing dilemmas of
The Gold Rush-When the shack. "PAINTING THE TOADS
with Charlie and his partner in 11, rolls onto the edge of the pre- cipice; and the New Year's Eve dinner at which Charlle does the dance with the forks and the rolls. that City Lights-The whistle gets stuck in Charlie's throat. In film-the incident In the same
TO - DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S:
Hong Kong
"The Farmer Takes A Wife"
QUEEN'S:—
"The Florentine Dagger"
ORIENTAL:-
"Society Doctur
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One of twelve was guilty!
Who was the man of mystery in the most baffling mystery romance of the year?
ALHAMBRA:-
"Rocky Mountain Mystery"
MAJESTIC:
"One Is Guilty"
ONE IS GUILTY
Ralph Bellamy Shirley Gray Warren Hymer
Directed by Lambert Hillyar
Of all the seemingly crazy orders given to Hollywood property men. the task of painting spots on a bunch of toads for a scene in Para- mount's "The Big Broadcast Of ( KING'S:-- 1938," probably takes all the prizes, The toads, which are supposed
Barr'e, were found to be lacking definitely in photographic qualities because those didn't show up.
do him battle for Miss Gaynor's Charlie Chaplin have been enter- which Charile, the tramp. jumps to frighten Jack Oakie and Wendy
affection, and Fonda deriurs.
their
Exciting times follow, and soon Fonda owns hall-interest in the
The only rift in boat.
division their
la. romance is allegiance; he loves the soll, she is a child of the waterways.
Then the. Inevitable bccurs meet in and B'ckford Fonda battle, and Fonda, to everyone's surprise. administers thrashing to his enemy.
Victor Feming directed picture which was produced by Winfield Sheehan, Prominently featured in its supporting cast are Two-gun hoodlums who ravaged the west during the early eighties, Summerville Andy Devine per Imhof. Jane Withers and Kitty Kelly.
THE ARIZONIAN
are pictured at their best-which
at the Richard
is the worst-in "The Arizonian." commencing to-morrow Queen's Theatre. with Dix in the latest. "When casting began for "The Arizonian" studio officials sought the grimmest ap- The pearing men in Hollywood. results brought a viciously made- up quintet comprising Joe Sauers, Ray Mayer. Ted Oliver. George Loller and Robert Kortmen. They play the cohorts of Louis Calhern, as a crooked sheriff, and oppose a peace officer, portrayed by Dix.
A
sourid
the
орел
to brings show-down battle the marshal's forces with those of the bandit sheriff, gun- play and fighting galore deciding the fate of Silver City's law and order. Dix in, the title role. is supported by Margot Grahame. Preston Foster, Louis Calhern and other well known players. Charles vidor directed for RKO-Radio. (Other Cinema Notices on Page 12)
out of the luxurious Rolls Royce tuning millions, the world over. Always there has been, in each of automobile to pick up a stray ciga- his productions, at least one un-rette butt on the sidewalk, much forgettable incident. Who does not to the astonishment of another
tramp. Chaplin's newest produc recall them? For instance:
tion.
The Pilgrim-When Charlie is left alone for a moment with the very annoying kid, and fetches him a sock on the Jaw.
The Kld-When Charlie picks up the infant, and when asked if it is a boy or girl, rushes into a hallway, "Boy." In emerges, and answers: the same Al-Jackie Coogan breaking the windows so Chaplin, the glazer, can find work.
The Circus-Charlie's hilarious efforts to take the place of the famous wire walker in helping his employer live up to the theatrical tradition. the show must go on."
Pay Day-When Charlie comes' home late in the morning, tries to sneak into bed, but then sees his wife opening her eyes, and ex- hausted as he is, puts on his jacket | and pretends he is getting up.
.
With the entire cast of "The Big Broadcast gathered round him making funny remarks, Stanley Goldsmith, Paramount property
Those were grand moments on the screen--and it will be interest-man, bad to hold the squirming Ing. now, to see what will turn out to be the most memorable incident
• Modern Times," Chaplin's newest production, which is soon to be released through United Artists
in
NOEL COWARD
Many people saw Coward for the first time when he appeared on the screen in "The Scoundrel" But they failed to realise that th's brilliant young actor, author closely and composer has been connected with the screen for à Long time through his plays. A number of his plays have been Amed and many of them have been outstanding successes.
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creatures while he painted brillian and artistic spots and other toad- marks on their backs.
BABY LEROY SPEAKS
Baby LeRoy, who has appeared in 50 many Paramount tims without speaking a word, has just talked into the microphone.
It occured during the diming of "From Little Acorns," arid every une celebrated.
He's!
Coming
"Cardinal Richelleu"
QUEEN'S-Is
"The Arizonian" "Becky Sharp"
ORIENTAL:-
"Baby Face Harrington" "Here Comes The Navy! "Advice To Lovelorn"
PEGGY HOPKINS JOYCE
Peggy Hopkins Joyce is taking the part of a Charm Teacher in Paramount's "Collegiate," which is Joe Penner's second feature picture for
the studies. His first was College Rhythm."
"Collegiate " is Miss Joyce's second picture for Paramount, siso, first being "International her House."
Jack Oakie and his faithful alde
The line was **Jiggers! coming." and Baby LeRoy spoke it-Ned Sparks-are featured also in to William Frawley, who laughed the film, for which the "two bun- ured most beautiful girls in Ameri- ce" were chosen, ·
su much that it cost Paramount about £40 for another re-take
CITY LIGHTS
The drama of Fox Film's "The Farmer Takes a Wife" centers about the love of a boy from the soil for a girl attached to the glamorous life of the Erie Canal waterways. Janet Gaynor and Henry Fonda, handsome star of the stage production, are -co-starred.
DISNEY PUKES FUN AT THE STARS
Walt Disney creator of Mickey Mouse and the Billy Symphonies. made a cartoon film some time ago called Hollywood Party. It contained i caricatures of the leading film stars. Now he has been at it again. Iri "Who killed Cock Röbin", several personalities. from the flim world are intro- duced.
The main situation in the film 'takes the form of a skit on the
melodramatle trial scenes
erline
be
any
in
flims. The robin might
crooner, but is modell-
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Bing Crosby. Stępin
Fetchit, the lazy negro, appears
as one of the prisoners.
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Lone protector ofatenor- stricken family marked for death by an unseen, unknown parll the mysterious Black Rideri AdolphTM Zukor presents
Zane Grey's
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MYSTERY
A Faramount Picture with.
Randolph Scott Charles "Chic" Sale
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