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"Wife Versus Secretary"
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"A Tale of Two Cities"
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Follow The Fleet"
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"Barbary Coast"
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ADOLPHE MENJOU LOUISE FAZENDA WILLIAM GARGAN.
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• SHOWING TO-DAY ● DESPERATE! DARING! She risked a ruthless vengeance to save the man she loved.
AT THE KING'S
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Faith Baldwin's ultra lern me- tropolitan conflict of a millionaire husband caught between the loves if we wonnen, his wife whom he adores and his secretary whom he respects, is recommended by this re viewer to all those in search, for the best entertainment of 1936.
Above everything else, however, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's **Wife Versus Secretory? now playing at the King's Theatre, has the great starring combination of Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and Myrua Loy heading the admirable cast so ably directed by Clarence Brown..
Wife Versus Secretary" is B must modern story of Van Sanford (Clark Gable), prosperous young magazine publisher; his wife Linda (Myrna Loy), and his lovely and capable secretary, Miss Wilson Clean Harlow).
Van and Linda love each other with perfect understanding until Linda's suspicions of her husband's marital loyalty are aroused by in sinuation gossip. The Secretary is in line for an executive promotion, which Linde unges but which Yan refuses.
Husband and wife patch up their Brst quarrel and he promises to take her to Havana. But when he Benrus of u convention in Havana of vital importance to his business, he goes alode, leaving Linda home.
Barbary Coast
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SAMUEL GOLDWYN with MIRIAM HOPKINS EDWARD G. ROBINSON JOEL MCCREA
Dirsuted by HOWARD HAWKS
Screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ari Hecht Released thru United Arlista
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Miriam Hopkins, the lady known as "Swan" in Samuel Goldwyn's "Bar- bary Coast," showing at the Star
Theatre to-day.
BARBARY COAST
A
BRITAIN AND THE
LEAGUE
What Next?
MR. EDEN'S FIGHTING SPEECH
Westminster, May 6.
The debate on foreign affairs in the House of Commons to- day was fiery in tone and mostly concerned with disputing res- ponsibility for the "Abyssinian tragedy.
Mr. Dalton, in moving the reduction of the Foreign Office Vote, made no pretence at impartiality. He declared that the public were ashamed of a Goveernment which had ruined Abys- sinia and the League and had humiliated their own country. They had won the hostility of Italy, which might lose our Medi- terranean communications; but they had done nothing effective to help Abyssinis. They had even made money 'out' of dividends on their oli shares in companies which supplied Italy with all for her aeroplanes to spray poison gas.
As for the future. Mr. Dalton plainly both what we would do claimed that sanctions should be and what we would not do. The kept in being. There was stronger two general conclusions he drew
were that the League must go on.. support for them now. both in the
but that all its members must take Dominions and in France, where the people had voted a majority stock of their position, devoted to the League, and there- rore no notice need be taken of a That Government of caretakers. should be British policy next Man- day at the Council meeting.
We should start at once to take stock of ours. Meanwhile he ask- ed. amid some demur, for a free hand at the Council next Monday. Nor could he reveal what questions were being put to Herr Hitler. MR. EDEN'S REPLY
They would be delivered to him The outrageous charges in this to-morrow, and meanwhlit cour speech gave Mr. Eden an opening tesy forbade that they should be of which he took full advantage. revealed to anyone else. They The present situation was difficult were being put on the British and disappointing to the whole Government's sole authority, League, but it could not be ex-though that Goverment knew the plained by a travesty of history. We points which interested orher Gov- had not let the League down..be | ernments.
cause all admitted we had taken Our policy remained the crea- the lead in League action. We had tion of opportunity out of crisis. not made blood money out of oll: But he warned the House that because our supplies to Italy had our reaïmament must be con- peer. Infinitesimal and could not tinued, because it had become in- have inuenced the result. We dispensable to any authority, in could not have stopped them al-pursuing a policy of peste And, together without abandoning the principle of collective action.
We were right to have taken the lead, because public opinion had universally applauded Sir Samuel
finally, he appealed for restrain from partisans because bickering gave a false Impression to coun- tries where partisanship was not allowed.
Hoare's speech on September 7. This fighting speech was well re- which pledged us to take the lead.ceived. but members continued to
Archibald Sinclair was all in favour of gentling Germany, but he asked that sanctions should be continued against Italy until they were effective. Mr. A. Henderson confirmed that this was also the Labour view,
We did everything possible under press for a more definite policy. Article XVI consistent with the Sir
laid 1921, which resolutions of down that sanctions should be progressive. We had begun with sanctions which the League Powers could, control, recognizing that they could not be at once effec- tive. The on y Immediately effec- tive sanction' would have been to close the Suez Canal."
THE SUEZ CANAL
have meant That would
war.
SIE A. CHAMBERLAIN
Evidence of a real division o opinion, was given by Sir Austen Chamberlain, who won almost uni-
All the flaming colour, the rowdy boisterous clamor of that lawless colony which sprang into being in the early days of the California gold rush of 1849 has been caught in Samuel Goldwyn's "Barbary and those who called for it with-versal cheers from the Govern- Coast," which was shown at the out' meaning war pretended to ment's supporters li declaring the Star Theatre last night, with support the League with harse.futility and the danger of continu-- Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Ro-oot, and artillery, but only really ing sanctions. He had been ready take collectively-any men- binson and Joel McCrea offering supported it with threats," insults.
even military measures. the finest performances of their and perorations.
There would aures, respective careers.
have been no chance of obtaming when aggression could have been continue mea- Into this world of gold-mad. love-League resolution to close the stopped. But to
had won hungry men Swan, a beautiful girl Canal. Its closing would therefore sures after aggression domes to marry 1 gold-miner. have broken a treaty and involved would be vengeance, not the par- When she finds him dead, she ac-
suit of peace; cepts the offer of the ruthless powerful Louis Chamalls to preside over the crooked roulerte wheel in
us in a war.
In subsequent debate, Mr. Amery Having once again explained how fully Signor Mussolini had repeated his view that the Abys- been warned and how strenuous-sinians would have been better his notorious Bella Donna cafe. + the Government had worked off if they had never heard of
Chomalls holds the town, in the palm of his hand. Men lose their fortunes at the wheel and a word of complaint spells speedy death.
In this environment Swan grows hard and cold hating all men and particularly the worshipping Chamalis who decks her with dia- monds and pleads for her love.
Then into her life walks, Jim Car-
While her less is in Havana, Miss Wilson learns of a pending business deal which Van must know about hamediately. She dies: to Havanu and together they stage a"commendable business coupe, but michael. Idealistic, young miner, when Linda telephones to her hus-nd they fall in love: Learning her band late a night, the secretary true identity means bitter dis- auswers the phone in Van's room:llusionment for him, however, and Van hastens back to New York it is not until they have faced treat to explain, but Linda leaves him peril together and escaped the and prepares to sail for Europe, Jealous fury of Chamalis that Jim Through the efforts and sacrifices realizes Swan's true worth and his of Van's secretary, he and Linda love for her. are rounited
the secretary and contents herself with the affections of her own boyfriend,
Gable in the polished big-business rule of Van a decided contrast to his recent vigorous roles as Fletcher Christian 121 "Mutiny on the Bounty" and Captain Gaskell in "China Seas" established his right international of three leaders of the starring ranks.
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The entire supporting cast, which! includes Walter Brennan, Frank Craven, Brian Donlevy, Clyde Cook, Harry Carey and Donald Meek, is The film is uniformly excellent. released through United Artists,
LITTLE AMERICA
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Packed with thrills and absorb- ing drama. Tittle America" is an accurate pictorial record of Byrd's adventures and battles with death in the frozen wastes at the bottom of the world.
Some of the most exciting nazar- dous sequences show the trip Francisco's through polar gales to reach the highest society. Miss Lindsay por- Bay of Whales the crumbling Bay trays the part of the girl who ice which almost meant death for saves Cagney frord the noose of the many of the Admiral's men, the re- discovery of Little America, the vigilantes.
for peace. Mr. Eden came to a admission of а fallare, frank which was, he insisted. a collec- tive tallure. We must learn by this experience, and tell the world
FOLLOW THE FLEET”'
Geneva, but the speech of the day was made by Mr. Eemays. He trenchantly exposed the hypocrisy of the Opposition, which called for war, while shambling into the division lobby against rearma- ment.
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He did not take Sir A. Chamber- lain's view that sanctions should be dropped. Signor Mussolini. San Francisco, melting pot, of | having committed a dastardly out- world romance and magnet for the rage, could not be allowed to es- ships of the seven seas, is caught cape from his political and econo- at its most colourful and romantic mic difficulties. He held that as moment when the US. fleet is many sanctions as possible should in-aa background for the singing be imposed for as long as possible. and dancing of Fred Astaire and Meanwhile, he wished to see Ginger Rogers in their new musi- close alliance in defence of the cal, "Follow the Fleet."
Covenant In Europe between this When the old down sees the country, France, Belgium, and
fleet steaming Holland. bulldogs of the
Mr. Lees Smith, finally recapitu- through the Golden Gate excite- ment electrines the air. Love 1slated the Opposition charges, and around every corner; old lies are claimed that, but for the Goveza- retold and new promises made to ment's abandonment of the be broken. It is all in "Follow the League policy by accepting the Fleet," now showing at the Alham-Hoare-Laval proposals, even the bra with the big ships bringing in United States might have Astaire and Randolph Scott B operated in effective sanctions. sailors with different ideas on love On the subject of Germany, he and Miss Rogers and Harriet Hil- alleged that acceptance houses Uard waiting for them.
were giving large credits to Ger- The battle greyhounds carry a vargo of seven Irving Berlin melo dies too, and their decks and the gay spots of the Bay City are the scene for five novel dance numbers by the co-starring masters of rhythm.
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James Cagney as the sallor strong
many, and thus enabling her to conundrums, but genuinely in-borne could give no fresh hint purposeful, crude ignorant, but a
overcome her foreign exchange quisitive. As for credits, no such about the future, except that he and man of treinendous force
difficulties, which alone conid slow credits had been given on a scale made a powerful appeal that the magnetic personality, who rises to
down her rearmament.
which could possibly help Ger- forces of order should be made be master of the Coast, and who
The main task of the linmediate many to rearm, and indeed to stronger than the forces of diɛ Frisco Kid, Warner Bros, thrilling dares to fall in love with most be-
future was the peaceful liquida- such case had come to the Gov-order, tale of the glamorous Barbary autiful girl of San
tion of the Treaty of Versailles, ernment's notice.
To the general surprise Mr. Coast of old San Francisco is being
which, as the source of the It was not true that the sympathy Churchill rose to rub in the fact shown to-day only at the Queen's
League, had vitiated the League. of the United States had ever that this was a most mournful oc-
load Theatre with an all star cast head
Opposition Brings to life on the screen the When it was liquidated the League taken the practical form of lessen-casion. Amid ed by James Cagney, Margaret
Supporting the above mention- frozen capital of Antarctica) just as battle of Byrd's men with the could be restarted "de nove un- ing all exports to Italy. They had cheers, he bitterly complained that Lindsay, Ricardo Cortes and Lill
steadily increased before the the Prime Minister had not spok- Damita. Frisco Kid" is a dynamic ed stars are, Donald Woods, Barton the interpid explorer had left it elements, their three method of ex, der more favourable auspices.
Hoare-Laval proposals The Goven in the debate. drama of San Francisco's Barbary MacLane, George E. Stone, Joseph four years before, and the crash of ploration, by dog sled, by tractor
NEGOTIATIONS WITH EGYPT ernment had, therefore done ·Spurred by this example Mr. Gal- coast in the days when vice and King, Robert McWade, Joseph Cre- his biggest plane and injury to the party, and by airplane, and Byrd's
long, lonely vigil at the advance Lord Cranborne, replying to the everything possible, and their fai- lacher sprang to his feet and talk- crime were rampant and the vigt han, Robert Strange, Joseph Haw-pilot.
"Little America" which comes to base for seven months, over a hun debate, first explained that the lure was fanourable, though bit-ed out the debate so that there lantes represented the only potent yer Fred Kohler and Claudia
Coleman.
the Queen's Theatre to-morrow.
dred miles from his men,
questions to Germany were not terly disappointing. Lord Cran was no "division.
law.
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