CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE
THEATRES
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1935.
trainer and Butterworth their pro DOCTORS DISCOVER
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MA Dangeroun Affair"
One of the most entertaining myi-i
QUICKEST REMEDY
tery films of the year it A Langer FOR INDIGESTION
|ous Affair," the Columbia film that | opens to-day at the Alhambra Theatre.
Amazing evidence of the remarkable Comedy, dran.s and music-offered Jack Holt and Ralph Graves, who speed with which indigestion and by the largest collection of stora of are co-starred, will delight screen stomach pains can be stopped has been the stage, screen and radio-fontaro fans with their spirited performances revealed by medical experiments and the most unusual entertainment to in a film that is ideally suited to them.numerous X-ray photographs of actual
These prove the ingredients of- como in many months. The produc- They work together like
charm,Caten, B
be tho tion, opening to-morrow at the The story deals with the adventures Bleurated Magnesia to Queen's Theatre, is Universal's "Gift of Wally Cook, a New York new quickest-acting and most effective known to medical science. Within G of Gab". The story of "Gift of Gab" | paper reporter, who gets himself as- concorns itself with the rise of an nigned to a sleepy Long Island town inutos a teaspoonful of Blaurated' auctioneer, Edmund Lowe, to the so that he can be near his old friend, Magnesia in a little water produced foremost broadcasting -announcer and Lieutenant Mellonry of the local complete relief in enses where nuinber- reporter in America. 'Lowe and police force. The town la no dend en other remedies had falled entire. Gloria Stuart, blonde and more beau- that Wally decides to start a little "Binurated' Magnesia is a com tiful than ever, furnish plenty of the excitement. Ha nicals a necklace be-plete treatment for the relief of thrills of the picture. Comedy ele-longing to Marjory Randolph, heiress msch trouuiert neutralisen the ments are supplied by a large assort to the Randolph millions. He plants harmful acids that cause the trouble ment of stooges, Phil Baker, Victor 10 return it to her the next day with and spreads a soothing, protective Moore, proprietor of "Triver's Livers" a story of what a desperate struggle over the stomach lining. Leading Stomach specialists, doctors and sponsoring the broadcast: Alice White, he had recovering it from OIT.R hospitals use
reconimend Hugh O'Connell, Douglas Fowley, villainous gunmen, but it in stolen Henry Arnetta, Helen Vinson and from him before he can affect his plan inuented Magnesin because they are Staring Holloway. Music is given to and then he has a real mystery toin touch with these latest develop- the audience of fluth Etting, Ethel selvel The theft of this necklace, menin of medical selence.
You can get Binorated Magnesia Waters, Gene Austin, the Beato starts things in the dull Long Island Street Boys, the Downey Sisters, and town. Fellowing the reading of the powder or tablets from your chemist Gus Arnheim and his band. Satire in Handolph will the family lawyer is store to-day, but he sure to lock presented during a radio broadcast found munlered. McHenry and Wally, for the oval 'BISMAG' xin if you want the quiekent-acting stomach by a mock murder mystery in which in attempting to trap the murderer, Bela Lugosi, Karlot, June Knight, call at the Randolph mansion in the dy doctors know. Chester Morris, Douglass Mentgomery dead of night and find the body of the Stephenson, Spring Byington, Samuel and Paul Lukas display their talents, village Jeweller with a knife in his inds, Mabel Colcord, John Davis The conglomeration of this produc- lack. Who committed these crimes Lodge and Nydia Westman. tion in tuneful, punchy, rollicking and and what connection did the necklace at times inmane, but entertainment if have with it all? The manner In offered at all times. If you want to which Holt and Graves Lolve the my seo a great collection of players at tery, is both amusing and clever their best make up your mind not The cast is excellent throughout and screen version. Jack Oaklo, Sidney to miss the "Gift of Gab",
the direction well planned. The Fox, Aline MacMahon, Russell Hop- "Bladent Tour"
photograph of scenes in the haunted ton. Louise Fazenda, Gregory Raloff. Mirth, melody and pulchritude are house, where a good deal of the actions ZnSu Pilts and Onslow Stevens, prin- delightfully blended in "Student transpires, is excellent. Those in the eipaily Tentare: all gather honours. Tour", sparkling musical comedy supporting cast, who' contribute com The comedy of the film is aburiant. production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mendable performances are Sally The pletare version was directed by now showing at the Queen's Theatre, Blane, who plays the role of Marjory. Russell Mack, who is now directing This now picture strikes now note Randolph in an appealing manner. "All America", the football feature in musical entertainment, Featuring Susan Fleming. Blanche Friderich, which Universal is making. Ver- Jimmy Durante, Charles Butterworth, Sidney Bracy, Tyler Brooke and satility that! The top performances Maxine Doyle and Phil Regan, it also William Mong.
"Little Women"
"Once in a Lifetime"
It's as good as the stage play. In some ways better. Much has been made of "Once in a Lifetime" in the
in the picture at least those which hne a cast that includes same of the ¦
Atap out most vividly-are given by loveliest college girls in Amerien.
Paul Lukas, the star with the old Jack Oakle Π the nutcracking most of them appearing on the screen world manners and alight accent, was "Supervisor," Gregory Rateff, as the chalco for for the first time. Musical hits in a natural
the lovable producer Gingauer: Onslow Steven", clude the "Carlo, sensational new German professor, Fritz Bhner. In as the scenario writer, and Aline Mac- ballroom dance that is sweeping the "Little
Women" showing at the Mahon. Miss Fox as the weeping world. Other song hits are "From Oriental Theatre on Wednesday and dimb-wit'ed little girl who breaks Now On", "A New Moon is Over My Thursday. Lukas, known for his into the movies, has the trickiest role
and others. Shoulder
Besides the roles in "Illusion" "Rocksbue" to play, and does it well. The nic
Scarlet" music, the picture features riotous "Slightly
"Unfaithful" ture is a pretty faithful following of comedy provided by Durante and "Cily Streets" and "Women Love the stage play, with such embelllah- Butterworth, and a group of those Onco", Anally wins the heart of Jo, ments as are fitting. There is a sort invely en-eds. Phil Regan, parfessor the ambitious tomboy of the age-old of praingue to the main action, which of a lilting tonor voice, and Maxine favourite Rovel In ndition to shows the three characters plaved by Doyle play the romantic leaf and Katharine Hepburn, the, xinr,
who Dakle, Mas MacMahan and Hopton
the story concerns a group of follege plays Jo, and Lukas the cast Includes during their vaudevilling. It estab- boys and girls on a round-the-world Frances Dee, Jean Parker, Edna May lishes how they get the iden of going cruise with Durante as their Athletic Oliver, Douglass Montgoniery, Henry, to California.
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