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Those "Pixilated" Sisters Gel the Drop on Eddiel
"LET'S MAKE A MILLION"
„A Pürambusi Putult with
EDWARD EVERETT MORTON
Churicity Wynfers
- Panter Hell
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE Cary Grant To Play
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"Sinner Take All"
QUEEN'S:
"Let's Make A Millon ORIENTAL:-
"Lady Be Careful".
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:-
"Along Came Love" MAJESTIC:-
STAR:
"Murder At The Vanities"
"Grand Jury"
Opposite Grace Moore KINGS•
As the result of the outstanding The first two of this trio are in performance' he turned in as lead- the cutting room...
"Lost Horizon, however. will soon be ready for the theatres, ac- cording to announcement.
ing man opposite Grace Moore in But, the actor's arst picture is. the star's latest musical produe-still to be released. tion, "When You're In Love," soon to be released, Cary Grant, one of the screen's most popular actors, has been placed under an extended term contract by Columbia Pic-on the screen," says Mitchell. tures
"I'm sort of à deferred debutante
WALTER CONNOLLY STARS IN NEW PICTURE
Mr. Grant established his reputa- tion as an actor on the English stage, before coming to this coun- try. He appeared in a number of Broadway productions such “Golden Dawn," "Street Singer," Columibia is planning to star ""Folly," "_"Nikki," "Devil' and the Walter Connolly, its noted contract Deep" before mating his screen player in a Nero Wolle story by debut several years ago. His early Rex Stout, entitled "League of pictures include "Madame Butter-Frightened Men." Lionel Stander dy." "The Accused Woman." "She will also be featured in this pro- Done Him Wrong," "Tm No Angel," | duetion," again playing the part of "Alice in AU. "Kiss and Make the secretary-the role he portray- Up." and "Ladies Should Listen." ed in Columbla's previous. "Meet "The Charge Of The Light roles were in The Last Outpost," Green will direct. Mr. Connelly at Some of his more recent leading Nero Wolfe" picture. Alfred E. Brigade"
"Enter Madame," "Wings in the present is playing a major role in Dark," "Bl Brown Eyes," and just "Weather or No," which is now in before taking up his Columbia.{ production. engagements he appeared as lead- Log man opposite Katherine Hepburn in "Sylvia Scarlett."
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"SAVAGE GOLD"
"16 FATHOMS DEEP
ALONG CAME LOVE
Irene Harvey and Charles Starrett play the leading roles.
"Along: Caine Love" is from the pen of Austin Strong. author pf| "Seventh Heaven." and it was directed by Bert Lytell one of the silent screen's outstanding leading men. The way in which he blends
As tender and charming a Cin- derella love-story as you could wish for opens at the Alhambra Theatre to-day in "Along Came Love," the romance of a bargato basement salesgirl and a hand-high comedy, pathos and romance
some young medical student earn ing his way as s. theatre doorman
in "Along Came Love" augurs well for him in the directorial field.
QUEEN'S:
Lyds Of London" ORIENTAL:-
"Daniel Boone ALHAMBRAI
STAR:
"Lloyds Of London".
"A Woman Rebels" MAJESTIC:-
"Bullets or Ballots"
LET'S MAKE A MILLION
Edward Everett Horton and the famous "Pixilated Sisters," who zoomed to popularity in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," are together in one of the gayest comedies to hit the screen in many months in "Let's Make a Millian," which opens at the Queen's Theatre to day,
The story la a familiar one of thousands of American families It deals with the bonus recently given to veterans "of, the World War, and what one man did with his. The man in this case is Horton. He wanted to use it to bolster up his business and to use the surplus to get married to charming Charlotte Wynters, who plays the role of his secretary.
But the famous pidilated pair. Margaret Beddon and Margaret McWade, have other ideas on the subject, and employ all the tricks that made them famous to get their way. They almost, do, but after a series of hilarious goings- on, which brings the whole local American Legion post into the pic- ture," together with a pair of stock
swindlers and a "deadhead" oll well. Horton finds himself richer than he ever thought he could be.
SINNER TAKE ALL
"Sinner Take All," at the King's Theatre, is a picture as intriguing as its title.
SCREEN DEBUT DELAYED
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Coming directly from the New York stage, where he starred in numeroas. Broadway productions, Mr. Connolly made his screen de- but four years ago in Columbia's "The Bitter Tea of General Yen." Since then he has been seen in a Thomas Mitchell, Brnadway play-long list of successful screen pro- wright-actor who turned to motion ductions. Included among these pictures ten months ago, is in the were "Lady for a Day." "It Hap- peculiar position of a screen pened One Night." "Twentieth veteran" with seven pictures to Century," "Whom The Gods De his credit, who is still looking for-stroy." "The Captain Hates The ward to his ocial debut.
SCB." "Broadway BUI," "She Mitchell was brought to Holly Couldn't Take It" and "One Way wood by Columbia Studios to ap- Ticket." pear in Frank Capra's "Lost Lionel Stander, noted comedian. Horizon" starring Ronald Colman | although he made his stage debut and was signed to a long term several years ago is a comparative contract. Since then he has ap- newcomer to the screen. The pic" peared in "Adventure In Man- tures in which he has so far ap- hattan." "Craig's Wife" and "Theo-peared" dora Goes Wild," all of which have "Hooray For Love" and "If You are **The Scoundrel," been released. In addition to these 'Could Only Cook," he was placed Mitchell played in "When You're under
in Love," starring Grace Moore; Columbia Pictures. His recent pie- long-term contract by "Man of the People" at M-O-Mtures include "More Than A 8e- and is currently working in "The cretary" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Years Are So Long" at Paramount. Town."
Double Attraction At Oriental
extra
The Manager, Mr. Vic. Hugo Is offering his patrons an variety show in conjunction with a magnificent screen attraction for Friday and Saturday. On the stage the famous five Gastano girls who have met with such great success at the Gloucester hotel for the past month will pre- sent at all performances there ai vaudeville' entertainment of songs and whirl-wind dances that is far superior to anything yet offered in the Far East.
On the screen George O'Brien with a thousand others will be seen in a big thrilling adventure" picture "Daniel Boone."
The story of. America in the period nf 1775, the struggle of
homes, and their battles with the wilderness and the hostile Indians furnish the vivid background for "Daniel Boone" screen adventure story showing at
the Oriental Theatre on Friday and Saturday starring George O'Brien.."
The Air closely parallels the men, Boone. Scenes reproduced life of the greatest of all trontiers- include the main street of Yadkin, North Carolina, where the story opens; its meeting hall, Sir John Randolph's Colonial home, entire village of Boonesborough, the and a huge Indian village.
The cast features Heather Angel, also John Carradine, Ralph Forbes, and Clarence Muse; other ex- perienced players are seen in sup- port.
Hollywood Success Stories
It is a happy combination of mystery, romance and humour, in unusual settings, produced in the manner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with lavish attention to detail.
Bruce Cabot and Margaret Lind-settlers to acquire new lands and say play the romantic leads, and Joseph Calleia offers another of his individual "menace" portrayals. The story deals with a milionaire newspaper publisher who receives a threatening message pledging wealth to him and his.. family. Before he can move to protect himself he and two sons are mur dered. A former reporter who has become a lawyer, returns to his old craft and solves the mystery na he nabs the killer in a series of exciting adventures. He also save the life of the publisher's lovely daughter, and marries her,
Hopkins, author of SAN FRAN- For instance, there is Robert CISCO and BARATOGA. A few
Bopkins
BY BRLIN YOUNG
plays in which the more glamor- Many a star of the screen has a fous stars appear. "Cinderella story" in ground; a romance of sudden rise the back-
to fame and fortune from a lowly beginning...
There are other Hollywood suc-impecunious" years ago,
wasan cess stories, too, but they don't apveloped
artist, who de- pear before the camera. They are ing portraits of variety actors the idea of burn- to be found in offices, among the men and women who write the them to the players. He lived in on leather pennants and selling
a variety hotel in San Francisco. He knew practically no other peo. ple.
The five Gaetano' girls appearing at the Oriental: Theatre on Friday and Saturday as an exiza singo attraction in conjunction with BEO's outdoor sareen spectacle "Daniel Boone" featuring George O'Brien
Fifteen years ago he came to Hollywood; with the idea of selling his leathers to screen players. His rapid-fire line af comedy chatter attracted a comedy producer, and he was hired to write "gag" titles for the screen, As the years went on he became more and more im portant, and his story ideas at- tracted attention. To-day he is one of the screen's leading scenariatsio
Norman Krasna was a New York reporter who came to Hollywood for a publicity fob. He got an idea for a story, Hollywood. Speaks," sold it, and this started him on the Toad to fame and such writing triumphs as WIFE VS, SEORE TARY with Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy, PAROLE GIRL, and other
Wanda Tüchock got a job a8 88- cretary to King Vidor" In this work the studied scripta, often tak ing dictation for them, and then began, writing scripts herself. To- day she has to her credit work on OSHAUGHNESSY'S BOY, LITAUE ORPHAN ANNIE, LETTY LYNTON and others."
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