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CINEMA SCREENINGS.tive dyes catch pictures which would every scene he photographs. It is pass the notice of the average per-the Lubitsch touch an applied to that
duosyllable phrase, “O.K.", and some To American football fans last how it seems exactly to mult his per nutumn the games meant only a sonality. tankle between their favoured and Lubitsch lankя something Iko the rival teams, but to "Cowboy" Napoleon with the corners of his Ono of the outstanding acreen Apfel,
director of Metro-Goldwyn-mouth turned up in a sort of moun- comedies of this and many years—"A | Mayer dunces, I lent an iden for Lebankian grin. His pomaded binck Warm Corner”—is coming to the danes number, which he has in hair is always meticulously combed. corporated in Norma Shearer's Intent He is frantic in his actions when tarring picture, "Stranger May Alrecting and sombre and reposeful Queen's Theatre Kiss," which I now playing the as a dencen when off-atnge. is di-
roctorial tactica vary.
King's Theatre,
This comedy, a British production adapted from the celebrated Prince's Theatre, London, play, sets out to tickle the risible faculties of audl.. ences, and it does so with a gusto and a success that leave the spectator panting for the laughs come thick and fast and continuous,
Choosing pleven young dancers of erobatic skill, he put them through steps reminiscent of the manoeuvres of the football players. To the tune of anappy songs, they went through their huddies, crouched in line and piled up in scrimmage.
"Ifold Everything."
Of all motion pletures none is qualified as a better evening's enter- tainment than "Hold Everything." which Is coming to the Queen's Theatre.
This is not to be wondered at ace- ing that the chief fun-maker in the play Is Leslie Henson,
Imaginary goal post were an in- This lavish production, produced by perhaps firinin's premier comedian. Henson's centive for high kicks, while the ball Warner Bros, with a truly all-star Ince play in the pleture in itself a
was passed from hand to hand in cast, was filmed entirely in colour, į rich comedy. His bustle, his comedy quick successtion. At the end of the And aside from its other mérita | Rense displayed in a hundred res.
game there was a rush of college stands forth an absolutely one of the tures and movements, and his elever "pectators dressed in the approved funniest comedies ever screened, use of his voice, this is his first enveloping fur conts, to add.reality. One of its lending roles is played by "talkie." keep the merriment at top wore abbreviated shorts of
For the dance number the girls George Carpenter, fanious French note in an endless succession of invishly embroidered in sequins. Their in ring
salin boxer, who is shown as a contestant resistibly humerous situations. One helms hats, shoulder-pads, leggins championship, of the
battle for heavyweight serne in partlendar, his panicky at and ruff were also of scintillating picture reveals the nobel "Carp" as world. This встре to get a telephone quickly. In perfect joy to watch, equins, as were the footboll numbers
an actor of no mean ability, And he le supported by a band of pasted to their bare backs,
The cafe setting where the dance all feeding the
Is staged had a distinguished list of comedy fun, including such famous
lending lady. Robert Montgomery gurats, including Nornia Shearer, Neil Hamilton, Marjorie Rambeau, Irene Rich, Hale Hamilton. Conchita Montenegro, fed Prouty. Albert Conti, Henry Armetta and George Davis,
brillingt artista,
number
exponents of humour as Connie Edia, Austin Melford and Heather Thatcher.
Broad Comedy,
The hating fentinine role is in the capable hands of the magnetic Winnie Lightner, who appeared prominently other recent productions, while the in "Gold Diggers of Broadway" and featured comedy role in played by J E. Brown, who has few rivals! as a screen comedian. In this he in: a laugh-getter par excellence, Sally O'Neil plays the part of Carpentler's sweetheart.
licking humour, and the danger is "Hold Everything" is full of rol- fast and funny.
COMING TO THE KING'S
FAN
silh
AMERICAN
PHILLIPS HOLMES SYLVIA SIDNEY and FRANCES DEE
TRAGEDY
a Guramount Picture
Diracted by
JOSEF von STERNDERG
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The camedy is broad and never while, and the play almply sparkles with witty rallies. Best of all, the "The Smiling Lieutenant," pletare, gets clean away from the worst fault of "talkies, their states mount's New York studio was filled The great upper stage of Para- quality. "A Warm Corner" is with frenzied, though silent activity, dynamie. I rushes along in a ron- stant stream of action, with frequent Against the sumpturus background of
Ladies of Leisure. changes of reene that are gratefulent ballroom In the Royal Palace to the sense, and accentuate the gee of the mythical kingdom of Flau- end mobility of the play.
Lowell Sherman, who plays ay | sentherm, Maurice Chevalier was bo↑ ing married, much against his will, in the Columbia all-talking drama of important role in "Ladies of Leisure,” Miriam Hopkins in the role of the night life that begins to-day at the Batirnb and uninteresting princess of the Central Theatre, is one of the highest
realni
Cameras were clicking. Property to-day. Ile has appeared in innumer salaried featured actors on the screen men and electricians were hurrying able productions and is a familiar about on tiptoe so as not to disturb figure to every moring pleture patron,!
elicate microphones, alone were senking as they their beat to register bath the comedy him as soon as he made his appearance did Sherman's enteer was"destined for and trugedy of the situation.
The following cable at the close in this world. Generations
of the sugar market yesterday has fame. Sherman's ancestors achieved stage been received by Messrs. Pen-
All through his childhood hereath and Co. theatrical career. wan trained and groomed for a A1 Inst he was ready. He made his stage debut u the old Fifth Avenue Theatre and scored his first rent hit as the lead followed by many Broadway stage in "The Commuters," which Wan
A rule the story of such ductions does not count much. the story of "A Warm Corner" keeps ane keenly interested all the time. of a wealthy Brietly, it is the tale corn-blaster maker, named Corner who leaves his obese and stidile-aged wife and steals off, for a gay time in the Lido. There he gets entangled in a love affair, and holis home. Hut his sins-in the shape of his Lido ac- quaintanera-come trooping after him, one by one, and with each arrival the very warm Mr. Corner finds the tem perature rising!
The actors
chins and even the script girls were Assistant directors, soural tech- casting enxious glances at a little, dark man who stood tensely just of stage his face refleting every em This is just bare outine of ation which appeared on those of the comedy which is one of the very best seturs before him. of the brilliant group of British comedy productions which have re cently put the British studios lo finitely an the "movie" map.
An Ideal Gainsborough Picture, rected and adapted by Victor Saville, from the play by Arthur Wimperia and Laurie Wylie, it is eminently a
picture to see.
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The Feene ended. There was moment of anxious waiting. That it been played correctly, or would it be necessary to do the whole thing nezini with rosequent loss of time and money.
Finally the little man spoke one word and the tension relaxed.
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Capra of "Submarine" and "Flight" tame directed.
D. W. Griffith's "Way Down Fast" from a David Belasco stage success by Milton Herbert Gropper. It has his first screen
appearance. Since then he has confined most of been brought to the screen
Tavish spectacle-claborately staged Minor damage was caused to a his time to the Acrren with
presented. Barbara cargo of tar which was contained in ccasional jumpe back to the font and superbly lights. His latest inlking pictures Stanwyck, Lowell Sherman and Kalph a hold on board the Dutch steamer are "Evidence" and "General Crack" Graves play the leading roles and are Tileboet, when a small fire broke out
cast about noon yesterday, while for Warner Brothers and "Ladies of supportect by a distinguished Leisure" for Columbia. The Columbin which includes Marie Provost, George steamer was lying at anchor in the
Nance Always on the alert, their imagins-of putting his stamp of approval on production was adapted by Jo Swerling Walker and Juliette Compton. Frank extinguished,
Fawcett,
O'Neil, Johnnie harbour. The outbreak was quickly
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"Ooker" he said, and sank into a chase on the canvas back of which was printed in large letters: Ernest Lubitsel, Director,
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