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CINEMA SCREENINGS Their moments alono are moments of
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tender, deep-flowing. passion.. A atrange trick of the fates almost up- rets their livon, but A surprising, dramatic climax sets everything to rights,
There are types that filmpoers}
Alison Skipworth, veteran stage seldom see, incidents that will appear success in character roles in 1
who has scored brilliant actress ke living pages from the Arabian flad a Million, Night Aftor Night,
While the ostensible purpose of the structure was for atorage or carn, 'it actually served merely as a "front" for operations of the gang, and for. un elaborate apenkoany located on the top, according to specifications of the ncript.
The seven floors of such a setting had to be constructed separately, and not one above the other, inasmuch as
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| Nights, customs that derive from the] and "Madame Racketeer," heads the only uno could be shown on tho creon in North African past in "Baroud" supporting cast, Othors in fentured in time. But, in "The Devil. In Rex Ingram's first talking picture, ita are Arthur Byron and Paul which is released by Ideal Films Ltd., Cavanagh. now showing at the King's Theatre!
In this exciting and heart-stirring picture, the producer of "The Four Horsemen has brought to the screen A variety of types of glamorous diversity. His Moroccan chieftains, his bandits. sand-diviners. streat sellors, nomada of the desort, bring the indubitable, authentie East to the
Kroon
"Lucky Dovlis"
860-a-day dare evils have their inning at the Central Theatre, taking the breath away in every foot of "Lucky. Devils".
Driving," the camera foliowa stolen cars as they come in on the ground floor, and speed up the ramp to the Ruventh, where they are rebuilt so that they cannot be recognized.
The problem was solved by con- structing a portable two-story ramp, which was moved from one setting to the other as each became the centre Thrill is by word of Hollywood for action. It was so designed that stunt men. Courageously, they brave it ran one story below, and one story overy, conceivable hazard, risking above the sattinga. To show a car their lives and limbs to crash auto-going up all seven stories, it was only None, assuredly, could have been mobiles into plate glass; fight on necessary to photograph it speeding more fitted to interpret the East for foot-wide prison walls; swing across up the ramp to the settings represent the talking film than the man who buildingar fight on burning roofs; and ing each floor; then join the seven has lived for years in North Africa tumblo fifty feet to earth through a separate shots in consecutive order. and understands their mantality and skyline.
Edmund Lowa has the principal philosophy, a man whose name is
Bill Boyd employs his virile phy-role in "The Devil is Driving". "He is associated with the screen's most sique and personality with realiam cast as an easy-going, wisecracking spectacular triumphs,
in a sincere, convincing portrayal. mechanic, who drops his good-nature of a French officer of Spahis and an "extra" girl from suicide. Up. murdered when he seeks revenge.
"Baroud," which is the love story As Skipper, head stunt man, ho saver when his nephow is seriously injured LONDON
by the gang, and the boy's father is Zinah, daughter of a Moroccan Cald, setting his theory that stuntamanship may be described as bringing to life and romance do not mix, he marries Lowe, assisted by Wynne Gibson, an authentic "Song of Araby". Its her. He acquires fear of death and then goes on a rampage that produces. actors are numbered by the thousand, loses his nerve. Ho works as a day breathless, dramatic results. its settings are such as, in the words labourer, and eventually becomes
A stunting job is available. He undertakes the execution of a death ride in a tense dramatic climax which kept an audience glued to the edge
of Rex Ingram, to create within the despondent when his wife anticipates heart of the onlooker an intenso a baby; he is penniless. desire to visit the localities pictured. There are lover
one of them Requiences, set in a narrow, highwalled by-way of Marrakech, that are certain to open
the floodgates of emotion, whilst the lovely and appropriate noten of a Berber love song run through the story like thrend,
the seats.
Dorothy Wilson, recently soaring a golden to prominence as the RKO-Radio stenographer featured in "The Age of an able dramatic
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"Baroud," based upon theme Consent gives with a universal appeal, is likely to portrayal as Skipper's wife. W.
excited controversy.
The Gargan, stage star, whose recent role love of the Frenchman for a daughter is Inurels, in well cast as a member in The Animal Kingdony" added to of Islam; the attempt to
arouse
surmount
the barriers of nationality and faith of the "Lucky Devils" club, Rosco At the behest of the call of the heart, Ates William Bakewell, Julie Haydon is the central theme of a picture
and others are featured. that is said to be worthy of its pro- ducer's reputation and utterly unlike any talking film so far made.
"To-Night is Ourn"
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Ronald Colman has no intention of retiring. His season's work that saw the completion of King Vidor's of the international Claudette Colbert and Frederic picturisation
SUCCESS, "Cynara" which March are co-starred in "To-night is stage OUTN,"
adaptation of the Samuel Goldwyn will present at the romantle play by Noel Coward, which King's Theatre on Wednesday and opened yesterday at the Queen's the forthcoming "The Masquerader", Theatre. It marks the first appear mak his future more assured. ance of March on the screen since he! won the award of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences for the best performance of 1932."
is
The witty heat romantic flavour of "Private Lives," a sensational movie success, best-known of Coward's
#To-night playa, characterizes Ours." It-too is a story of clever, amusing people, outwardly giddy but actually devoted and tender toward each other.
Miss Colbert is cast as a girl who has thrown aside the responsibilities of a kingdom for a fling at Paris, and March as a young, wealthy Parisian who insists on taking the fling with ker. Together they race Rayly through the Frenchcapitol,--fully
"The Devil is Driving"
Construction of a seven story ramp up which automobiles could be driven gave Paramount set designers engineers one of the toughest pro- blems they have over faced.
and
The ramp. was needed for scenes in "The Devil in Driving," drama set in which in used as head. a garage quarters by an organized auto-theft ring. "The Devil is Driving" comes to the Queen's Theatre on Thursday. Edmund Lowe, Wynne Gibson, Jantes Gleason. Lois Wilson, Dickie Moore and Allan Dinehart play the leading roles in the picture.
The garage required for the picture. enjoying the pleasures of the town, was to be eight stories high, with a but more fully enjoying each other. ramp connecting the various floors.
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