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CINEMA SCREENINGS Robert Young in the cast, opens to-
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more dread hazards than confront pair of lovers were faced with
Joel McCrea and Fay Wray in this corio tale of an exiled nobleman who for a thrill to tracking humans. tires of hunting big game and turns
The Most Dangerous Game" day for a week's run at the Queen's If peril beings out the depths of Theatre. as one of the most anti- love, The Most Dangerous Gamo" elpated photoplays of the year. Ban- now showing at the Oriental Theatre eel on Commander Edward Elisborg's is one of the most romantic films of famous book, "Pigboats," the picture the year. unfolds a torrifically moving romance Another Edgar Wallace mystory set amid thrills under the sea, on the thrillor is announced for showing at water, and in the air, in a vivid the King's Theatro to-day. The narrative of fighting in the Mediter Old Man", as 167 is entitled, is an Montgomery was given his most
**Thelin off the coast of Italy, / adaptation of the Wyndham's Theatre, dinlenit naaignment in this picture in
Shipwrecked on an island, which. London, success.It was made under which he plays a lieutenant on. a the noble exile turned into a human the direction of Manning Haynes at United Staten submarine who is at gamo preserve, the boy and girl go the British Lion Studios, constant odds with his commander, through the most thrilling series of Walter Huston. The riotous ship's adventures the fertile minds of screen The keynote of this talides Its cook who is also a student of mail- writers have over devised. mystery, of course. It will provide order dentistry is none other than The film, in fact, is based upon England's amatour detectives with Jimmy "Schnozie" Duranto himself. one of modern literaturo's hits, somo exercise for their talents. That Eugene Pallotte is the chief torpedo Richard Connell's prize-winning short there are plenty of thrills to be had man, and Robert Young, as Montgo-story of the most unusual adventuro in the process goes without saying-mery's pal, has a role yet that is not all! There is also the effective than his naval officer of phantasies are paralleled.
more conceived by man. Poe's ecricat inimitablo Maisle Gay, In the role of "To-day We Live." The picture was Supporting McCrea and Miss Wray an old char-woman, who provides the directed by Jack Conway who has are Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong necessary spice of humour. Her produced a number of outstanding and Stove Clemente. talent is too well known to need much hits for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. comment here.
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raid over an Italian town which his identity is told in a high-hat sort LONDON SERVICE The photography and reproduction interrupta a festive carnival and of a satire called "Platinum Blonde," are reputed to be excellent and the sends the inhabitants running madly produced by Columbia, directed by language is an British as the picture for shelter in cellars and hideaways; Frank Capra and featuring Loretta
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