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"Being the 'young kid' on a motion | picture not is one of the greatest ad- vanlage an actress can be ve in Holly. wood."
This is the opinion of Lorettn Young, one of the screen's most muc- cessful "youngsters," who started hor carver at the tender age of Aftoon years with Lon Chaney in "Laugh. Clown, Laugh," who since has ascended to stardom in such pictures
01
The Ruling Volce," "Playgirl,"
"The Hatchet Man" and "Le Ba gins. She is now appearing in Midnight Mary," a, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer fenturo commencing to-day t tlie Queen's Theatre,
"When I first appeared hi pictures as a kid I discovered that instond of being handicapped I really benefiteil by my youth. Everybody extended a helping hand from prop boy to the biggest alar," explains Miss Young.
"Lon Chaney gave me my first makeup lesson to taught me to apply greasepaint so it would not deadeh my own skin colour. Workers in the wardrobe department put eight pairs of stockings on my legs and
and padded my waist with cloth so I could meet Herbert Brenon's requirements for a leading lady In Laugh, Clown, Laugh. When he became cxannerat ed with my work wan saved again liv being the kid
"During the last few silent pictures was still a youngster on the net, but when, now kind of film was Introduced I was able to improve my makeup again on friendly advice from cameraman. Large cranes and com- the pileated moving shots became vague, and being the 'kid? I was tipp- ed off on how to walk and the action | to conform to the new technicalities.
"Rackety
Greta
"Rackor You Cuisine tend tu ]
Fox comedy now play- ing at the King's Theatre, bán moal recently been seen in "Ambassador Bill", "Good Sport" and "The Silent
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pletures were "Transatlantic" "Wa. men of All Nations" and "Hell's Angela"
Miss Nisson has a delightful comedy role in "Rockety Rax" that of the platinum blonde sweetie of a aperting racketeer who muscles in on college football and makes milliens before retribution overtakes him. Victor McLaglen plays the rols of the sport- ing world racketeor.
The part of Volne, the racketeer's girl, introducos Grain to the bruns! of the Broadway crowd which un'roni- zes the race tracks and other snort- Ing events. Volne has some exceté- Ingly narrow escapes from the wrath and fists of her "protector's" wilo.
Others in the cast of the comody are Nel O'Day, Arthur Jenkius. Vince Barnett, Marjorie Beede, Esther Howard.
"Bummer Lightning" "Summer Lightning" which is now showing at the Central Theatre is a tean job in the biggest sense of the word.
Author of the story le that master of humorous writing, P. G. Wode house, famous on both sides of the Atlantic for the wit of a wovels,
It was fitting that Rolph Lynn should he chosen to bring the charac ter of Hugo Carmody to the screen,
since the kind of humour typified by
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the B. & D. star is absolutely Wode-been teamed, the last provious oc- cast is a director's dream-Frederfe March us The Eagle," loving flying, house in its essence. They both caslon being "Daddy Long Legs".
The trade in absurdity; both clutracterine Misa Gaynor, who has just com- abhorring killing: Gary Grant as young man whose very faux pas pleted "Adorable with Henry Garnt Hawk" quick-tempered and quick- amount. In spite of him and not be as her starring partner, has the title triggered, observer; blonde and lithe- cause of him, to master strokes of rule in "Paddy", and Baxter will play some Carolo Lombard as the beauti- genius.
the part of Lawrence Blako, Janet's fal English nociety girl; Jack Oakio, "Summer Lightning" introduces role is said to be in striking contrast as the aviator who takes nothing Ralph Lynn. as Huge Carmody, ser with anything she has played. Her seriously except his meals and his retary to Lord Ensworth. Being in dialogue will have a flavour of Irish medals.
The story is that of "The Eagle," Java with Emsworth's ward, Millicent, dialect. Hugo conceives the brilliant idea of Harry Lachman, who has won an expert flyer whose sensitivo tem stealing the old man's prize pig, critical favour by his first American perament revolts against the iden of Empress, and posing as a hero by production, "Face in the Sky", direct- the Incessant murder in the air, and returning the animal, without any ed and Edwin Burko adapted the play "The Hawk," a vallant air-fighter who
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rovels in his vicious, death-dealing serious trouble--but the complications for the screen. which subsequently ensue from this The Eagle and The Hawk nights. Bitter enenties, they fly and simple act of knavery are Hollywood-Paramcunt, in parti- kill together until "The Eagle breaks funny, Suffice it to say/cular-bag cene itself proud, having under the strain.
He goes on 4 furlough to London, that by a series of masterly blunder taken a story by the author of Hugo successfully achieves his plan, "Wings," infected the most thrilling and finds a temporary havon in the outwits his rivals and marries the air eplades, spliced it with crisp and aring of a beautiful girl. He returns girl.
effective dialogue, provided it with a to discover that his buddy, has boon Supporting the cast are Winfred windfall of mirth, added a tender and murdered by the enemy's ace, Voss. Shotter, Dorothy Bouchler, Esme genuinely touching romanco and given Infuriated, he tours the sky, finds the Percy, Milen Malleson and Horace a complete and authentic picture of ate and destroys him. Ils discovery Hodgen.
the lives of those devil-may-care sky- that his famed adversary is but a mere Paddy, The Next Best Thing" men who flirt with death in the clouds youth puts him in a semi-hysterion!
ming: Warner Blaxtor is co-starred with and are just as adventurous on the frame of
Then follows the climax, utterly on the seroon,
1933.
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