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"Million Dollar Leg."
Also Packed in 10 and 205
"Cock of the Air."
"Million Dollar Legs," Paramount's| "Cock of the Air," the new air. Olymple Gamer comedy, which comes comedy, comes to the Central Theatro to the King's Theatre on Wednesday to day. This is Howard Hughes! with an all-star comedy cast headed latest production, and once again the by Jackie Oakie, W. C. Fields, Lyda producer of "Holl's Angols," *The Two stars of major brilliancol Roberti, Den Turpin, Hank Mann, Front Page" and other flm 8008- Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March Andy Clyde, Susan Fleming and tions, crashes through with a hit- shine together in a drama of tense Dickie Morr, is said to be a complete-picture. realism. A drama depicting recklessy dizzy burlesque which out-slap- modern youth, burning life swiftly, stocks alapstick. The story is aat in "Cock of the Air," a United Ar laughing up-roariously, dissapating the Republic of Klopstokis, where all tists picturo, is a brilliant ploturiza- thoughtlessly. Youth with every the men are named George and all tion of a daring story. It is ultra- thing to win, flaunting the convent. Fields, holds his job because he is usual hokum and vulgarity associated
the women, Angola, and the President, sophisticated tions, playing with
comedy, lovu, with destiny. Here
gambling is a drama in the best weight lifter in the coun- with sophisticated picturea Extrava- which Fredric March, a master ar try, Lyda Roberti, noted tist, portrays the
devastating denne of. Broadway musical comedy, cantly produced, and brilliantly. scourge of a careless appetite for has the role of the seductive any directed, "Cook of the Air" is shoer carousing, Ile stakes talent, love Mata.Susan Fleming, another former entertainment from start to finish. and happiness against the vicarious Broadway show girl, is the romantic
come-
minus the
pleasures of riotous living, then near lead, and Dickis Moore turns come- It is played by a crack cast, headed tragedy jerks him back to sanity. dian as the heroine's young brother by Chester Morris, and supported by Sylvia Sidney gives a splendid por who has a bow and arrow and a pea mille Dove, Matt Moore, Yola trayal of the young wife who re- chant for shooting arrows at ihop-{ D'Avrl}, Walter Catlett, Vivien verses her own headstrong course, portune moments. Den Turpin plays Oakland and Louis Alberni Lavish and valiantly fights to stem the is now kind of spy; he watches both settings, and daring but deft treat. course of her husband's irresponsi- sides. The film is based on an or- ment of a bold theme, combine to ble life. Adrianne Allen, glamorous ginal script written by Joseph L. make "Cock of the Air"" the sensation blonde beauty of the English stage, Mankiewicz and Henry Myer, and of comedies. It was directed by Tom who recently featured in the Broad-has been directed by Edward Cline, Buckingham, and the story and way stage show, "Synara," plays the who has once of the famous Keystone dialogue was written by Robert E. siren role with the subtle effective- Kops.
Sherwood, noted critle and playwright, ∙ness of a trained artist. A now ince
and Charles Lederer. on the screen, attractive and intri- guing, with a charm that's distinctly English. The Alm
opens nt the King's Theatre to-day.
"A House Divided."
Many difficulties beset the early theatrical career of Walter Huston,
who is now recognised as one of the WALLA "Splinters in the Navy," most accomplished and verentile ac- tors of stage or screen. But on be The comedy element is naturally going his legitimate theatrical | to the fore in "Splinters in the Navy, career in the title role of "Mr. Pitt", now showing at the Queen's Theatre, he literally became a star over night, and folly good British humour it is, nad appeared successively in such but you will be entertained as well plays as Congo," "The Barker," by the excellent Splinters Comert Elmer the Great" and "Desire Under Party. The
aong numbers, written the Elma." His motion pictures are specially for them are catchy and "Gentlemon of the Proas" "The tuneful, and one number, "Call of Virginian," "The Bad Man," "Abra- the Sea," splendidly, sung by Wilfred ham Lincoln," "The kuung Voice” Temple, will undoubtedly prove a big and "Tko Star Witness." Bit Sydney Howard has the leading
role and a sailor with na enormous) Huston is playing at the Oriental fund of humour he undoubtedly ial Theatre in "A House Divided."
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
EERY
XDLE.
Finder's Keepers!**
Acron
1 Their work on the stago is in.
full view of the audionco, but not their working.
8. Wanting company, “I to a cal
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Having penetration,
14 An. nazociation; of
clas
figures (numbering a hun and well
8 in parts, a great star may be and day s nizerod.
9. Distressing.
11 Location, as the Yankees say.
12 An oft-repeated tale in a sky-
scrapor.
13 Sweet..
10 Aptly describes the 'mes of
Cornwall,
|17 Many a pilgimage is made; to
this French town.
18 You may put an end to it for
this.
21 One form of waiting.
23 Detectives get many cason ·
look this.
to
24 What a way to travell (excuse
this one)..
25 Hero's tail.
28 This shows that there has been
some sort of mistake la the legal proceedings.
to Raised mostly, but it refers to
stow, not a pie.
30 Where there is always daylight:
(two words).
DOWIT
An arithmetician who may be seen on a horse, in a ship, or a shop,
8 Biceps.
4 Though he makes a start in a
race, he never gets ons.
G Endanger.
6 Tear along at the end of the
outing.
7 Rathor upset.
16 Speed is necessary for this obt but; doubtless Ar
19—you will make this more fre
quently.
20 A pleasant part of the
they more than fill our heart o
[21 An unsteady:shúfling, guit tha
finishes at an easy paco.!
22 Coin, sir (uting:), Vis
26 Look thoroughly for this
- word. M
27. Even now some poople stili Fes
harping on it.
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| RECKLES
AND
OSCAR HAVEL
DISCOVERED WHAT THEY THINK IS A CANE... FRECKLES
SLAG CONE
BACK TO
TOWN FOR SOME MATCHES,
SO THEY
CAM SER WHAT '15
INSIDE !!
IT WOULD RG FUNNY IS WIT FOUND HIDDEN TREASURE
IN THAT CAVE, LIKE OSCAR
SAID...
HERE ARE SOMER
| MATCHES... DID YOU |HEAR ANYTHING
WHILE I WAS GONE?
NOPE! NOT A SOUND OF ANY
KIND
IT'D BE A JOKE ON US, IF IT MAS ONLY A
LITTLE
HOLE!!
IT'S A 'CAVIT, AU. RIGHT...
BECAUSE THERE'S COOL AIR COMIN OUT OF
ITS
BOY! IT IS A CAVIT !! HOW FAR BACK DORS
IT CO
AS FAR AS I CAN BE....
DISCOVERERS
WHAT'LL WE DO GO BACKE
AM TILL
GOMEBODY SPHAT AMEE FOUND, OF REEP IT A SECRET
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