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Trene Rich again plays Rogers' wife in "Down To Earth"
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In "Down To Earth", which is rated as one of the funniest and most Rogers' entertaining pieturas of career, Dorothy Jordon, Matty Kemp, and Mary Carlisle have the romantie roles, with Theodore Lodi, Brandon Hurst, Clarence Wilson and Louise Mackintosh in prominent paris.
"To-day We Live"
The combined appearance of Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper in a story written by the brillant Antor ican writer, William Faulkner, and directed by Howard Hawks of "Scar- face" fame, are the factors which Rise To-day We Live" upening on Friday at the Queen's Theatre the re- putation of being the most anticipated motion picture of the current cinema ACBAON.
Mies Crawford, who won superin tives from critics and public alike for **Cirand her outstanding work in Hotel" and "Letty Lynt," la cant as a metabor of a British ambulance unit in the present pleture which is described as the experiences of a woman and three men during the World War. Cooper, in the principal male lead as an American aviator, follows up his effective performance in "A Farewell to Arms," and the other members of the male triangle are played by Robert Young, recently весц in "Men Must Fight" and Franchot Tone, the New York Thea- tre Guild star, who scored in "Success Story."
The activities of the British Navy, particularly, their dangerous "skeeter destroyers," play a prominent part in the action of "Ta-day We Live", with further exciting oplodes centered on the aerial spectacles of bombing aquadrons, According to the Faulk nor story, however, although the war serves as a background for the plot, the conflict is hover allowed to submerge the focal point of drama In the strong personalities who are entangled in a struggle for life and love behind the lines.
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Comedy interludes are brought into the story through the anties Roscoe Karns as the "life of the billet," whose humorous philosophies serve to relieve the tension of the aviators who expect each day to be their last. The picture is likewise given lighter touches in the person- ality of Louise Closser Hale In the role of a faithful family servant who atops shedding tears over war trou bles long enough to register her well-known, inimitable dry wit. Bello Lloyd and Hilda Vaughan com- plete the supporting cast.
"A Woman Commands"
As exciting as has always been the announcement Indy herself, is the that Pain Negri s returning to the screen in n new drama "A Woman Commands coming to the Central Theatre to-morrow.
Voluntarily asking release from her contract at a time when Miss Negri
her chatenu retired to
in Franco three years ago, dotermined to enjoy among the delightful circle friends she possesses there.
life
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But, she declares, that leisure soon its savour. Something WEB nissing. That something, this artist know, was creative work.
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In the meanwhile talking pictures had come into being, and Pola knew that for her to resume her career it would be necessary to perfect her command of English. This she did, romantic lead, with Roland Young in another principal role. Others of through intensive training, until only
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When she made a stage appearance in London a few months ago, critics declared that this hint of accent wan, indeed, a new fascination in the al- ways fascinating Poin.
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