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Dr. Cronin And 'Citadel' Film
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WHY HIS NAME DOES NOT APPEAR "The Citadel," based on Dr. A. J. Cronin's famous best-selling növel about an alleged Harley-street "It was not always so," he said. "racket." recently played to crowd-"On a previous visit to London, ed houses at the Empire Theatre. some years ago, I found one section Leicester-square. It has been hail- of the profession inclined to look ed by many English critics as the down on the screen as a young and slightly disreputable sister" of the "Arrest Bulldog. Drummond" outstanding Alm of 1938.
"Yet it is an extraordinary fact stage. -ORIENTAL.
that nowhere amongst the "credits" "Now all that is changed. In coes the name of Dr. Cronin ap-"The Citadel' we had 108 speaking parts, and we filled them with well- pear.
The explanation is a curious one.known British actors and actresses, It appears that in Wales there is a every one of whom had had stage woman who believes that she is experience and was a better film portrayed as one of the characters player because of it.
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ARREST BULLDOG
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Playing "Bulldog Drummond." the suave British detective for the ffth time in a row, John Howard again takes the character in "Ar- at rest Bulldog Drummond" now the Queen's Theatre. The plcture revolves about a battle to the death between a gang of interna-i tional sples, who are out to "cap ture a military invention of out- standing importance, and "Drum- mond" who is constantly beset by the opposition of Scotland Yard and his beautiful fantee, both of whom think he should give up his sleuthing "for marriage.
Ably assisted by Reginald Denny, EE, Clive. H.B. Warner and the pretty Heather Angel. Drummond" 15 "Arrest Bulldog
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MUSLIM DAY.OF
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! Idu'l - Azha, the Muslini "Feast of Sacrifice," was cele- hrated by local Muslim resi- dents yesterday, part of the observances, being a service at the Mosque. Shelley Street, in the morning.
This "Id" is celebrated on the tenth day nt Zu'l-Hijjah, the nonth of pilgrimage, and is part of the rites of the Meccan pilgrimage, although it is observed as well in all parts of Islam both as a day of Bucrifice and as a. day of great restival,
in Dr. Cronin's novel.
She has no objection to the Alm, however, provided that it is not re- presented as being based on the novel
or
Without the issue of writs other legal step a friendly ar- rangement was arrived at between the author, the lady and the pro- ducers whereby the aim was put without any acknowledgment of the original authorship.
"The Citadel" has been received in America with the utmost en thusiasm, and described by more than one good judge there as the best dlm made. In the English language this year.
DIRECTOR'S PRAISE King Vidor, the director of the aim, has returned to Hollywood greatly impressed with the wealth of acting talent in Britain.
The English stage, he points out. has developed a large number of fine character ac- tors; and nowadays nearly all
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"The one exception, of course, was Rosalind Russell, who plays Dr. Manson's wife. I think Eng- Ish people will agree that her ac- cent is almost as English as the Bank of England. "
The rest of the cast, headed by Robert Donat, Ralph Richardson. Rex Harrison. Emlyn Williams. Cecil Parker, Francis Sullivan Mary Clare, and Penelope Dudley:
British. Ward, was entirely
It would be difficult to equal it, and certainly impossible to improve on it, in Hollywood or anywhere else in the world."
In the difficult matter of accents, Mr. Vidor tried, very successfully, Ito steer a middle course, avoiding Americanisms on the one hand and what is called an Oxford accent on the other. The one word likely to cause confusion was "laboratory," which Americans-Uke many Eng- lish people-pronounce with the the emphasis on first syllable.
usage Here the Americar thought to be safest.
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IN JAPAN · TOKYO, Jan. 30 (Reuter)--
of British North Borneo, de; EDUCATION PURGE Art Exhibition in 8. C. M. Poat Board Room, 10 am to 5 pm;; Opening of Photographie Ex- hibition in Assembly Hall, at B. Biz professors and nice assistants Department in & S. Home, 6.15 pm, Cathedral of the Economic
have Women's Fellowship Worlding the University of Tokyo
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Education. Hongkong Sunday | SOCIAL-Whist Drive and Tom-
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MISCELLANEOUS.-Claims against the Estate of Chai Cho-hing, late.
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LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuter)- Room, Stanley. 3.15 pm.
Police in Liverpool discovered A SPORTS-(See Page 2).
ton of explosives and x men SUNRISE.-7.03. 1.31). SUNSET believed to be Irish, were arrested.
8.12 p.m.
At Bow Street this morning ‘a TIDES.-gh at 0761 and 18.32 man was remanded for the pos-
session of explosives. Low at 01.30 and 11,32,
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