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One of the largest casts Ovor. assembled for a picture is showing at the Alhambra Theatre In Warner Bros. "I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang" taken from the son sational book of that title by Robert E. Hurns. Paul Muni, the stellar character in the Broadway hit, "Coun sellor at Law, and famous for his screen role of "Scarface," has the title role with Glenda Farrell as the feminine lend, Helen Vingen, the ingenue, Preston Foster,

David Landau, Edward J. McNamara and Sheila Terry and other well known players. In all there are thirty-soven Important roles besides fifty-three small or "bit" parts, and more than two thousand extras. The latter are impressive prisen camp sot as convicts, guarde, inspectors and civilian employees, as well as in other imposing sett

settings. The story is an intensely dramatic one based

on the novel of Burns who was sentenced to ten years on a chain gang for the theft of less than five dollars, who twice escaped and is still a fugitive, Besides its succession of dramatic thrills the pleture reveals several dar ing love episcdes, depicts the fugi tive's marriage to a woman who trayed him and sent him back to the chain gang, and anally his undying love for a woman he has been unable to wed because the law is ever on his trail.

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"Song You Gave Me" This picture will be screened at the Central Theatre commencing next New York. Wednesday and is quoted by London Amsterdam.

Vienna papers as being Bebe Daniels' best picture ever since she triumphed in Prague. Madrid. Rio

Supporting her Rita"

Bucharest Victor Varconi, Cinude Hulbert, Lea- ter Matthews and Eva Moore. The Hongkong

Brussels. picture has been directed by Paul L.

this Stockholm. renders in this Stein. Miss Daniels picture three delightful and tuneful Copenhagen

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A picture filled with the thrill and romance of pioneer life in the mad gold rush days of Clorado's found- ing will be seen in "Silver Dollar," n First National picture which is com- Sunday to the Alhambra Edward G. Robinson,

Ladies' prizes for the Gay Nineties famous for his powerful screen charac- Ball next Saturday are now being and exhibited in the lounge of the Hong- terizations, has the intense

kong Hotel, and are much admired. calourful role of Yates Martin, the Colorado Silver King, who rose from The gentlemen's prizes are not yet on view, but consist of eight bottles of Black Label whisky and a port- ablo gramophone.

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to riches overnight. Bebe

Daniels and Aline MacMahon head a notable supporting

which in- cast, cludes Jobynn Howland, DeWitt Jennings, Robert Warwick, Harry Holman, Russell Simpson, John Murs-International Pictures, that the follow- Charles Middleton and Marjorie ing outstanding films will be shown Gateson. The screen offering is to Hongkong movie-goers at the Cen- based on David Karsner's popular tral Theatre:"The Song You Gave book, which tells the rise and' fall of

"The White Sister"

Me”

Haw Tabor, an influential pioneer who "Rio Reaturing the popular star of "Bebe Daniela; "The Only played an important and spectacular

starring cute Lillian Harvey, part in

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formances; "Early To Red," with Heather Angel now a sensational star in the States; "Henda We Go," with A new pair of screen lovers, Helen the delightful screen atar. Constance Hayes and Clark Gable, their appeur Cummings; "Southern Maid."

with ance at the Oriental Theatre on Fri-

Bebe Daniels; "Love Nest," with Gene day and Saturday in Metro-Goldwyn Gerrard and Camilla Horn; AAT

Spy, Mayer-picture version of "The Wale with the popular stars Sally Eilers and Sister". The consbination is a parti len Lyon; You Made Me

Me Love Youn conc.. The story of the with Stanley-Lupino-and Tholna

Italian girl who falls in love with a soldier on the eve of Todd;

her marriage to a man of her

her father's choice gives both Miss Hayes and Gable every opportunity for romantic portrayals of the first order. Wher ther

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Lewis Stone and these expectations voldoo-infested Haiti, is once again NEW BASICVALUES are well fulfilled in his role as the available to theatregoers. This time is a talking pleture, produced by Fulber who forbids his daughter's romance. It is to be regretted that Walpole Gifford Cochran, his appearance in the picture is so importers of "Maedchen in Uniform," short. Louise Closser Hale as the

wm told by United Artists, and family servant offers another of her the new feature attraction at the Blawless character portrayals Blacked King's Theatre. Filling the same role with huntur.

e played in the revival of the stage work is done May Robson, Edward ay is Paul Robeson, famed Negro ro- every Arnold and

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title White Sinter" is a picture which quirement of the

nart deserves to he underscored in any

Also in the movie-goers list of worthwhile pro- cast is Dudley Digges, noted stage ductions.

and screen player, formerly, with the Theatre Guild, who makes his charac "Attorney For the Defenry" ter of Smithers, the Cockney trader,

neecad only to the Robeson per Two outstanding qualities of "At form

formance. Fredi Washington torney for the Defense" Columula Frank Wilson, both of whom have picture showing to-day at the Queen's many successes to their credit Theatre, contribute to the abundance

atage payers, also have important of entertainment value that the film

film roles in "Emperor Jones." The screen has-fine dran.atic action and subtle adaptation, written by DuBose Hoy- ty. The two reach a nice balance that ward, was approved in its entirety will make the film attractive to all by O'Neill. Dadley Murphy, the types of audiences. The punch directer, has taken advantage of every the story's drama hits out in the first opportunity to

"Emperor Hequence-in the courtroom scene Vanes" un great a screen play as it when Lowe is hysterically denounced was on the stage, and has really an innocent man condemned to the achieved a wider sweep than was chair. From that point it builds possible in the limited confines of the through the scenes where Lowe and 'stage technique. Many unusual Dillaway argue over Evelyn Brent, photographic

have been through the sceno in her apartment secured by Ernent Haller, chief after the murder, to the final trial scene where Lows defends himself, mounting steadily in dramatic inten- nity to the climactic scene when Lowe reveals the murderer. Photographi- By the time his latest pleturo, "The cally, the picture is well dane. The Power and the Glory" was completed, cameraman and the director had an Spencer Tracy spent in excess of 180 eye for picking up bits of human nurs making up. In this Jesse L Interest material and Inserting them: Lasky production for Fox. Film ho ta along with the formula of the made to age 40 years, a delicate

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to:Both operations reveal a different not of wrinkles" "The Power and the Glory marks the return of Colleon Mrere after almost the. BCTGGTÍ. William K. Howard directed the film which is soon to be soon at the King's Theatre next Bunday.

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