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Jack Holt is the only "Western for une "shot" was $100,000.
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Which meant that 400,000 kilomatis Ster" who is enjoying THEATRES.
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Ilalt personality for the screen, Ho holls an honored place in the property
Alming "But the result on the screen is was cast in several productions, but the
of room, and, during Clarn How's first talking screen worth every cent of the expense and his role in "Flight" marked him as lane of the outstanding nectors in ple- drama, "Kick In." the saving spirit all the trouble" says Buggles.
"Cimarron." opening soon at the tures to-day. that preserved it was justified. A
Richard Dix's) large part of the so-called junk-fur-Queen's Theatre, is
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Robert McWade, before. the King's Theatre, deals with the Georgie, Stone, efforts of an ex-convict, aided by his Eugene Jackson, Frank Darrien and
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important an ancient sys Laurel,
After painful addition Hardy proud. theatrical nonouncements of the year phonograph, piles of really bound
made by the management newspapers and magazines of years announces the result. "For $9.48," was
Univerani super-production, gone lis. wornout toys, pictures with he says, "we can make gullons." of the Central Theatre in the fact that broken frames, chairs with bottom "ut we cannot drink; 15 gallons," the
wr cannot "Resurrection," from Tolstoy's im-i gone. In fact so well does the pro- periz man put this set together ihn drink we can sell," saya Babe, Thevi mortal love epic, with John Botes and Lope Velez, will be shown very soon. one medinely suspects that his own no agreement. Fade out and in.
A long shot penitentiary walls) attle contwas more old junk than ery with Laurel and Hardy in hand-cuifs
Edwin Carewe, the famous motion thet attle in the world. Aml, to umplete the picture, after being lead through the gates. From leture director, has made the great the props were placed, a heavy layer this point they are continually in hot vel into a talking picture, which, of fine dust was blown unto the set and water. Stan has a "buzzing Louth." according to reviews from critics who allowed to bettle over everything. Whenever he speaks, it causes him to have already seen it, is one of the "His blegest productions in screen history. The history stored in its top floor. give somboly a "caspberry."
The gamut of emotions through The man who created the attic for disability gets him in trouble first -Kick In" wrote a history into his with the warden, then with the prison which Blanche Walsh on the stage and next see him in hilarious Mary Garden in opera have swept in tough. Wa dentist sequence,
the part of Katusha Maslova is now Stan and Babe become the tools of the course of Lupe Velez, while Jolin jail-henkers and their innocent Roles assumes the character of Prince complicity leads to solitary confine-Į Dmitri which Sir Herbert Beerbolm-
The lot breaks in the dining) Tree created in London, in 1903. oftent.
ball during their first meal after a
The joyous, carefree spirit of youth comedy."
That statement was made recently month of brend and water. Rushing at Movietone City by Ted Healy, who through the yard to safety from the is to be found in the opening episoder ix the featured fun maker in Soup guns of both sides, Laurel and Hardy wherein the Prince fails in love with As they are the peasant ward of his aunta 1 Nots," Rube Goldberg's hilarious discover an open gate.
debating whether to make a break for Before the first reel in over. comedy romusco,
Long before 1 left the four-day freeton, they are set up by their white love has turned into purple vandeville ranka," Ted continue, fejlow convicts but the machine gun in pasion.
Than in rapid-fire succession come knew I had to master the fundamen- their possession unwittingly goes ell tals of comedy, just na an architect and drives all the convicts back into despair, abandonment, buoyant humour
stumping the lot. ar engineer would master the tools their cells thus
Our heroes win a pardon for their and atter indulgence, life, death, and a spiritual rebirth following will regret to see degradation, imprisonment, "Thus began a long observation of bravery bat you audience reactions to every line I used then leave prison for it means the bitterness and yearning, sacrifice and on the stage. Now, I think I have and of one at the year's finest pic-"Resurrection" itself.. fairly good idea of what will get over and what will not, and the proper style and method of putting that ma terial over so that it will get the maximum langlin,
"Boop to Nats," "No non can rise to the heights (as a comedian, ahol stay there, without
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SHIP'S. COOK KILLED BY BULLET.
ACCIDENTALLY DISCHarged ·
BY SECOND MATE.
Giving evidence yesterday at the Central Magistracy at the resumed Inquest on Rong" Ming-kwal, who was killed by a bullet accidentally. discharged from a rifle aboard the China Navigation 8.8. Shantung on which he was employed as second cook, Mr. E. G. Long, the Second Oficer, "stated that the accident oc- curred after the ship had arrived here on
August 0.
A Police Inspection was being carried out of the ship's nati-piracy to it armament, and after seeing to that the Russian guards' arms were
handed over, he went to "his cabin where he took down his ille from it rack. "I thought I had better unload it before handing it over for
Inspection," stated Witness, "and
gun
proceeded to do so, pointing the to the deck at an angle of 45 de- Krees, and working the ejecting lever of the rifle. Aftor ejecting three bullets, the fourth was dis- charged. I don't know why,
"It was some moments before I could renitse what had happened, as the discharge had given me a shock. I put the rifle on the deck, deciding to have nothing more to do with It. It was then that I found a hole in the deck where the bullet-had gone through:
Presently steward came run-
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Curewe's reason for wanting make "Resurrection" was given by the director himac}f: "Dmitri and A rend Talinn street festival, ot
in Italian Katusha traverse the entire emotional the sort frequently seen "The average theatre gver has quarters of large cities in pre-war scale and it is one great story wherein conceptain of the really hard work days, is one of the
and woman allke auffer highlights and study a comedian must put into Love, Live and Laugh," Fox Movie, triumph in sacrifice." every gag, especially in this day arone ali talking' drama in which AN nge when every good joke in relayed tieorge Jessel is starred
the
of the great to the nations via radio the next day
Universal studios in California were William K. owned drew upon the enlles
of into play in the making after its told on the stage. This, of technical advice of several prominent Resurrection"-the course, necessitates a constant search Hollywood Italians and Henry Kalker, which gave to the world the prize- studios for new material.".
stage director and member of the east winning
of photoplay
1930 All Benjamin Steloff directed "Soup to who lived many years in Italy, to make Quiet on the Western Front." Same Nuts," and it was a matter of fre the festival nuthentie in all its de-of the biggest sets ever seen on the Calcutta and Straits quent comment between him and Teds. that Goldberg's superb wit and sense
яame
screen were built for "Resurrection",
alleyway. I went down to investi gate and found the second cook I examined lying in the alleyway. him and found a wound
in his side."
Ife had his uniform jacket on.
Before proceeding to unload the rifle, it had occurred to him what he might happen if it went off, AQ took all the necessary precautions. rty of the The weapon was the property Company
As far as he could re- collect, he did not have his finger
on
the trigger, when it went off, but he agreed it was possible that his thumb might have caught on the lever and cause the pressure neces- sary for the discharge.
In summing up the facts, the Coroner (Mr. Schofield) advertod to the evidence of the Police armourer who had stated that the rifle was a very old pattern and had a very light pull-off,
The jury, after a short rotire- ment, returned a verdict of death y mlaadventure. To this they at- tnched two riders: (1) That the China Navigation Company should substitute modern rifles in place of b. the present ones, which are nearly 40 years old: and (2) That instruc- tions should be. given their juntor officers in the use of these firearma.
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Tolyuan..... Wed., Sept. 9, 3.20 p.m. Wesley Ruggles, director of Radio Holt astride a horse, dashing across
Government Civil Hospital, Peak Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Pictures "Cimarren," wanted a night the plains in pursuit of the instardly lospital, etc., and by all the local East and South Africa, Aden and “shot" showing the arrival of a wagon villain weave him in the role of a
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