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A generous portion of the world' available screenlaud charm har boen axed to the latent effort of Eddie Dowling, brilliant young man wrote, directed and acted In moon Lane" on the
the stage In Now Yor and other cltles and who now appears in the same opus
the talking screen at the Central Theatro to-day. "Honeymoon Lane" has been aller- ed alightly as to time, place, action personnel. But it is essentially the name charming story no that of the original with an abdundance of in for exhilarating comedy thrown good
and
Aure.
Dowling seen as the employee in n luxurious summer resort gambling hall operated by Noah Beery, June
AdleNoah's niece, in in love with
and. Beery tries to upset the romance by accusing Eddie of crooked пект
in his duties. Dowling leaves in disgrace and goes to the brokendown hotel of Mary Carr, motherly. old widow who gives him a job as mana-
Fer
up n
By exploiting mother CarrʼA famous pics, Eddie manngen to build
a clientele for her place. Meanwhile Jane has learned the truth about Eddie and their romance in mended. Gond luck comes in the a European king who stops visit of at Eddie's hotel Incognito. Later, when Berry appears and tries to put Eddie into disfavour with mother Carr, the king takes a hand and Beery Is undone.
Dowling's first picture success was "The Rainbow Man."
"Kept Husbands.”
The Intent drama of modern mar- ringe to reach the screen unfolds novel treatment of the theme in "Kept Husbands" which stars Dorothy Mac. kall and Joel McCrea, yppearing at
Queen's Theatre tomorrow.
Acted film of a
the
It is a spin by the
problem which,
lence response troubles a good many of both sexes to-day. The problem of the rich wife and the poor husband, anul never the twal shall mert, in cleverly told in "Kept Husbands" and offers, besides good drania, a
and surprising ans- oughly satisfying an wer to the question.
thor.
Telling of rich girl who deter miner on marriage
with a young and impoverished employee of her father's,
it
a young man with an All-American football reputation and no funds, cleverly shows the pitfalls of the match and the ultimate and cheerful conclusion,
Both Miss Mackaill and Mr. McCren perform with ese and convincingners
in their roles. Miss Machaill is no doubtedly one of the finest actresses on the screen to hey, and in "Kepi Husbands" ar maintains her laurels. Joel McCren comparatively new to the ow well established na ons
films,
is now of the finer young players. His role of the irked and tahappy husband whose wife pays all bills is splendidly accomplished.
Tastefully mounted and smartly produred, this Radin Picture is on- other triumph of production following in the trail of such Radio triumphs ከጸ "Cimmarron" "The Royal Bed" and other recent successes.
"Delicious."
El Brendel, who has an important comedy role in "Delicious," the danet Gaynor Charles Parrell romance now playing at the King's Theatre, has had what is considered one of the most varied theatrical careers in the Hollywood film colony. Starting na a sleight-of-hand artist in a medicine
has show, Brendel risen on the ladder | of achievement until he now holds a prominent position among the
lending comedians on the stage or serven, His first work in the talkies was the Swedish nais
nuisance in "The Cock Eyed World," E role that endeared him immediately to the film fans of the world. Other portrayals of out- standing merit ente in Sunny Side Up"
"Just Imagine", "Mr. Lemon of NA- Orange," and "Women of All
tions
In "Delicious" Brendel is again seen in the chief supporting role. David Butler directed the picture, which in- troduces six George Gershwin song hite.
"The Night Angel,“
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Nancy Carroll, brilliant and viva-has been received by Messrs. P'en- cious star of "The Devil's Holiday," "Laughter" nad "Stolen Heaven," will be seen at the King Theatre next Sunday in her latest Paramount production The Night Angel."
"The Night Angel" is another of the remarkable products of the very fertile mind of Edmund Goulding, the genius who wrote and directed "The Trespasser" and "The Devil's Hall day." He not only wrote and direc- ted "The Night Angel" but he wrote the lyrics and composed the music for the one song presented in the pic-
ture.
The Night Angel" is a tense and exciting romantic drama whose neenes Prague, ancient empital of Bohemia and modern city of Czecho-Slovakia, Nancy is seen as Yala, the young daughter of an unregenerate countess. She is a performer in a calaret owned by her mother and is enamored of the professional strong man and uncer of the resort.
London Terminals. August 1932 4/6% down ad. December 1932 4/9% down fyd. March 193 5/-1⁄21⁄2 down 1⁄41⁄21⁄2d. May 1983 5/1% down 1d. Buyers at above prices, sellers asking d-d more.
New York Terminals. May 1982 54 down 3 pls. July 1982 62 down 2 pts. September 1932 .69 down 2 pts. December 1982 .76 down 2 pts, March 1933 32 down-4 pts.
LLD. CERTIFICATES.
Of the Societe Internationale de (Local agents
March, as the young lawyer recentPlacements, Basle.
ly elected chief prosecutor of the city, Mossrs. Gocke and Co.).
celdes to reform the town; and as
his firat stop he causes the arrest of the countess As the result of his court wark the countess gets a Jail term Nancy in only saved from a
Yesterday's offeinl quotation in Basle.-£2 118. 6d.
like fate because of her youth. March ngents trying to sell me housen with
tries to guide Nancy into
and do with
a better swimming pools, golf courses life for the cabaret is a well-known what not. What would
I
den
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