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"Sailing Along"
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"THE MAN WHO MADE
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Mr. Herbert Mundin, the British film comedian, who was killed in a car crash in the United States on Mar. 3, began his stage carver in Charlot's Bevuo in London.
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He earned the title of "the man" who made the Prince of Wales laugh" becaues he was one of the chief comedians in Charlot's Revue, which the Prince of Wales went to see nearly every time there was a change in the progranime.
He gave eight command perfor-Bobble Verrier and was equally mances before King George V. and successful, making fun udder. It Queen Mary.
Afterwards he resumed his own
He was born in St. Helens in name. 1898, but while still a baby was Sunnybrook taken to St. Albans by his father,
Kowloon
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"My Bul"
"Nothing Sacred"
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St. Louis Bluest
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"Non-Stop New York"
STAR:
"The Squeaker"
Arkansas Traveller"
MAJESTIC:
When the Armistice was declared he got a job as second comedian
E police-court missionary. He with a London "company, playing went to the St. Albans Grammaren one of the South Coast piers School but at the outbreak of the He had to earn his living by doing war he was appearing as boy com- his "turn" on the stage, and then edian at a Southport theatre. passing round his bat among the
audience...
·SERVED IN NAVY During the war he was a wireless telegraphist in the Navy. After the war he took the stage name of
Andre Chariot was looking for new comedian at the time for his revue. One night he happened to go to watch the littlus pier attraction in the hope of finding, someone suitable.
That night, as fuck would have
"SAILING ALONG" it, the chief comedian had had an
argument with the manager, and AT THE KING'S
"walked out." Herbert Mundin substituted for him and Charlot Jessie Matthews new musical immediately gave him a contract. -Saling Along." which is at the He remained with Charlot's revue King's Theatre, reveals the pert for seven years.
Married." In the new medium ne made a great name for himself as "Bridges" in "Cavalcade."
and thesome star at her best
In 1931 he decided to go to which is probably all that is America, and at Hollywood" was needed to recommend the picture. given his first part, in "Almost It should be stated also, however: that Gaumount has gone over board for this production, that the sets are lavish, the story
HIS FACE DID IT sprightly and original, the music
Facial mobility was the secret catchy, and the cast the best ever.
of his success
the screen Surrounded by scene-stealers like Roland Young. Noel Madison, Mundin said: "My face has always
and the sombre
comical
had a habit of 'running away' with Mr. Alistair Sims-who is a sort of me. I have never known what it English Mischa Auer-and that was doing, and often my innermost grand trouper, Athene Seyler, and thoughts have been revealed to my with Jack Whiting as her dance companions by some expression I
did not know I was assuming. partner, and Barry Mackay as ACROSS: 4 Assured. 8, Uproar, Blending man, Jesale emerges the
"I just think intently of the Capture. 11. Chisel. 14, Mar. 15, better for her capable supporting particular part I am playing and Venom. 17, Ruins. 18, t. 19, Caste 21, Early: 25, False, 26, Lone 27, Pleas. 28, Heron, 30, Mew 32, Tigers. 33, Revied 34. Easter. 35, Beneath DOWN. 1, Success, 2. Arrival 3,
"Alexander's Ragtime Band”
Solution No 285
Taken. 5, Sham. 8. Untrue. 7. rand, 10, Party. 12, Bet. 13, Local 16, Marsh. 20, Sleet, 21, Easel. 22 Honesty. 23, Dessert. 24, Fleece. 25, Famine, 28, Log. 29, Rival. 31, West
Cast.
None can steal the show from her, but these players do point up
my face does the rest of its own accord."
the comedy and lend colour to the daughter:
He was married and had one
Recently. Mundinhas not been scenes throughout, with the result that "Sailing Along" is grand en-working, and has been reduced to tertainment for every minute of
living in a parking place for reeling time.
motor trailers. However, he was induced to take part in an old- time vaudeville show organised by Alan Mowbray for British United Services Club charities. Mundin gave a strikig impersonation of George Robey, which resulted in an offer of film work only an hour before he died.
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