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has blended the romantis feeling and humour of which Colman is so much a master with an air of mystery and thrills that suggest "Buildeg Drum- mond*
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Nover has such an effective melange
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Huston in his scheme for revenge. Thursday. Conrad Nagel is a derelict English doctor who goes "native," C. Henry Gordon Is Gregg, on whem "Dend legs" Flint has vowed
revenge. Mitchell Lewis and Forrester Harvey of thrills chills, Inughs and air of "Konga" at the Queen's
play character roles. Weird practices mystery been offered to the entor A quarter-mile of the African by which white mon pray on the found in The Mystery of the Wax inment-loving public, as is to ud of might, Ronald Colman stumblos jungle duplicated by Metro superstitions of the jungle bincks are usoum," by Warner Bros., which is into the living image of himself and “Konzo" which, with Walter Hunton of the tricks of magicians, which the coming on Wednesday to the Queen's Goldwyn-Mayer for the filming of shown. "Deadlegs" Flint is a master no starts off the stirring alory of "The In the featured role, is now showing at tons of black magic. Many of these / given the motion picturo fans a superb Masquerader" at the King's Theatre the Queen's Theatre.
natives believe to be true manifesta Theatre, Warner Bros. again havo Through this to-day. The thrills and the beart- Jungle, with its tangle of trees and
entertainment. scenes were taken at night, with flare pleco throbs of the famous stage melodrama denge, under brush.
ronm Aavage torches for lighting-on innovation Among the wolrd, fantastic stories of are brilliantly revised by Colman in blacks, benting their war drums, inshin film photography. This added a crime and mystery that have engaged the attention of motion picture writers a smooth and pollshed production by ing themselves to frenzy In propar-serie touch to the drama and resulted and directors, this picture easily taken Samuel Goldwyn Howard Estabrook ing post where Hunton, Lupo Velez,
tion for an attack on the white trad- some beautiful camera effects.
first rank. Every one of its scores of and Moss Hart adapted the scroen Conrad Nagel, Virginia Bruce and
"Charlie Chan's Greatest Case"
value is hoightened by the finest colour photography that has yet been play from John Hunter Booth's other while members of the cast net
Impersonating n boy in a featured shown on the motion picture screen. dramatization of the Catherine Cecil out the principal scenes of this weird role of a fanxus London stage success, In this respect, it may be sold to sur Thurston Playing with Colman, in drama, Director William Cowen had sational theatrical career which has Bros, produced last year as a son- melodrama. To add reality to the leather Angel embarked on a Ben- pass even "Doctor X" which Warner the dual roles are the pairlean Elissa Biasts of hot atcam Landi and the dark, stately beauty of this jungle patch so that the players world, and to virtually every spot on the fantastic.
blown through takon her completely around the tonal excursion into the domain, of Juliette Compton, the one na wife, would feel as well na lonk the part of the face of the globe. The noted little. the other as mistress. The story it inhabitants of the torrid Congo, In actress hardly completed her initial self in one of the most cherished and a grim drama, with Walter Huston known from the Italian Riviera to the known screen star, will be seen at the the heart of dark Afrien. "Kongo" in dramatic training than she became Lillan Harvey, Internationally the most intriguing of modern in the role of the sinister "Deadlega" Orient on one of the leading personall- Oriental Theatro to-day and to legends. John Chicote. estranged Flint, a tyrant of a man who has bellos from his wife, Eve, is going to the come confined to a wheelchair through indelible impression In the theatre diminutive star la cald to have her the drama. And leaving an morrow. "In "My Lips Betray," the dogs from booze and dissipation. fight with an enemy. By means of world, Miss Angel has arrived in ideal role. She is known throughout Making a critical speech in the House in conversance with black magic, he America. Under the Fox Film Cor- the world for her versatility of Commons, he collapses. Stumbling natives, and uses his power in this embarked on
becomes the white witch-doctor of the
paration banner, the actress. has actress of note, and a dancer and home then in the fog, be collides with plot for vengeance on the man who to be equally promising. It was while Film gives her splendid opportunity screen career predicted singer of unique ability. This Fox his double, whom he installs in his has crippled him. It is the same roleplaying in Outstanding UFA produc. for the place in the meat of government and that fluston played with great succens tions in Berlin that she attracted at talents. Her leading man
perfect display of ail her a home. The strange problems of Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon wrote the under contract. Miss Angel, christen her. She had seen him in some of his is John n the New York stage. Chester Detention of Fox officials and was placed Boler, who was personally selected by the wife and the mistress trying to original play from which Leon Gordon, ed Heather after the popular Scotch roles and was attracted by his fine recognize in the newcomer a husband author of "White Cargo," made the flower, has just completed "Charlic voice and his attractive personality. and a lover as Chilente sinks lower current screen adaptation. Lupe Chan's Greatest Case" in which she Others in the cast are El Brendel, and lower build up to a terrifying Velez and Virginia Bruce are a pair is featured with Warner Oland. It Irene Browne, Maude Eburne, Henry climax. Director Richard Wallace of white girls hold in' domination by comen to the King's Theatre on Stephenson and Herman Bling.
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