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Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery aro Hollywood's newest combination of screen lovers. They Lime appear together for the first In "Faithless," which is showing at the Queen's Theatre.
Miss Bankhead was borrowed from Paramount to play the feminine lead in this drama of the penniless rich, based on a story by Mildred Cram. It in her frat engagement away from the studio which brought her from tho London stage.
To add lustro to the occasion, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer selected Robert Mont gomery for the jaunty hero of the story. Montgomery recently appear- ed opposito Marion Davids in Blondie of the Follies." He has also played teading man to Normin Shearer, Greta Garbe and Joan Crawford, and stood forth in his studlo's opinion as the personality best suited as a "play- mate" for the exotle Miss Bankhead.
This combination brings together two stars who suggest in the pablle mind the senge of smartness which the story of "Faithless" requires. It is a romantic tale of two young members of the idle rich" who become step- children of the depression, and find themselves suddenly atruggling in the whirlpool of present-day economle adversity.
"The Front Page"
Lewis Milestone, director of "The Front Page," the newspaper sensation now at the King's Theatre, las a flair for picking out interesting char acter "bits" for himself in his own pletures.
In "The Front Page", he can be Identified in the role of a newspaper truck-driver, a colourful "husky" from the circulation department who maken the rounds of speak easies and other questionable places in search of "Ilid- ly Johnnon. miesing star-reporter, played by Pat O'Brien.
"The Front Page" is presented with nil-star cast which includes Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Edward Everett Horton, Mary Brian, Stim Suminer- ville, and Walter Catlett.
The Queen's Soluist
Russell Thorndike. who plays the sinister Doctor Munro in "Puppets of Taie," sang as a boy in the choir of the Chapel Royal, Windsor, and was boy soloist to the late Queen Victorin. He last sang at. Windsor on the oc- casion of the Queen's funeral.
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out
of
"She was a most delightful lady." says Mr. Thorndike, "and I remember on one occasion when I had sung the
Bhe
to her me Rolo,
called
who asked ul
I would All the celebrities present most like to meet. I replied "Sir Henry Irving." whom had noticed among the congregation, and who was then my hero. The Queen then in troduced me to him and my cup of happluess was full."
in Mr. Thorndike
be seen "Puppets of Fate" at the Queen's Theatre on Thursday.
“Mischief."
can
were
Remarkable strides forward made by British pictures during 1931. Just at the end of the year "Mischier", a British and Dominions production, set the Ren upon all the farcical- comedies of the year. The story is one of the familiar Ben Travers" brand, who will be principally
aml membered for "Rookery Nook" "Plunder" The new picture, which will be shown at the King's Theatre is a typical Wednesday, again on Ralph Lynn subject and affords that great comedian abundant opportunity to display his genius,
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