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NAVAL CONFERENCE-
BRITAIN PLANNING INVITATION TO POWERS
Tokyo, Aug. 19.
According to information recely-
ar-cnreer theme in the Columbin pic-ed by Japanese officials, it is be ture, “Ann Carver', Profession,” open-lieved that Britain contemplates! ing at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow, summoning a conference repre- It is destined to create much contro-sentatives of the naval Powers. very and it beloves.
to get ne you
Although at Grat the conversa- quaintril early
with what the eminetion will be bilaterai, the Powers tion is all about. Directed by Edic
Buzzell, who made the smart "Child will not consider the communien- of Manhattan", the story is a screen in as an actual invitation.--- original by Robert Rirkin showing the United Press,
nevitable conflict that arises when
n womon's
Activities professional
her donsdie happiness. Fax to corner the silk merket. Practical,
threaten her
Wray east in the role of a talentedly all the setion, incitating arson and woman lawyer whose over-zealous at- | murder, takes place aboard a 'henvily tention to her legal affairs causes her guarded Silk Express while speeding husband to leave bone and seek ñcross the continent. The principal forgetfulness in the arms of another players are all on the train, including woman. Complications tend to widen the murderers, the custodian of the the breach between the pair and it silk, guards and special detectives, art takes a tragedy to bridge the gap. well as threw my lorious passengers with the won't making her choice | Rut a tramp A nubie cast, healed
Luxury. He by Neil Hamilton and Sheila Terry.. choice would be the choler of every includes much well known manies s woman in the same predicament - or Gay Kibbee, Arthur Byron. Dudley would it Spe what you think.gs, Allen Jenkins, Harold Huber, Gear Raymond recently seen in (Arthur Hohi and George Par Collins, “Prons, Athlantle Merry-Go-Round
between Love
and "Red Woman" is the helpless ¦ husband and it needs only a glance to j see why he falls an ea victim of the willowy Brave Budd, deve Ralph accounts for a splendid char- acter portrayal, Claude Gillingwater and Arthur Pier stand but in the strong supper parsed unst.
and
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".
of Robert Losis Stevenson's hor- The golden annaresury of the writ
classie, “Dr. Aky! and Mr. ilgste,"
obrerved as this Star Theate day when the mi vit version of this story, starring Fredric March with Marin Hopkins anet Hobart in the chief supporting roles, Those whose cojeyment of motion begins a one day engagement there. pictures include noting technical Exnetly ty yeate errors probally will meet disappoint Stevenson with "Dr Jekyll and Me ago, in 1885, ment when they sve "Pursued" a Hade," and in the years since it las dramatic story of British North risen to higher and higher polarity Barno, which opens at the Alhambra on Wednesday
When the writing of translated into many languages, frid || throughout the world. It has twen
ork Kreatest motion picture version
the story was as gud, John Areasma, has been played in the stage in my native of Bornes, was engaged in the com capuelty of theblical
|countries by the y advinor. Of factors. The Dutch parentage, Arensia was the first white child born in British Northright Fredric March the acting Borneo, and he now uses, for bath-nrd of the Arndemy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences In the ness purposes, the
the surname.
Hatu,
novie version Predric March plays the meaning "white chi" given him by
dual-personality role. An Dr. Jekyll. the Malay antiver. The attire of he perfects the drug which divides Rosemary Ames, Victory
Jary. Pert
him into two selves une good. the Kelton, Russell Hordic and the other other evil. As the evil "Mr, lyde" players in the cast, the streets, houses he routs London, enjoying every farm and other setting, were checked by
of dissipation and ther returns to his Arenems to insure authenticity. "Few inboratory to reassume the identity of people realises the size of the Dutch | Dr. Jekyll, East Indies," he says. "Borneo itself is the largest island on the globe nui throughout the Patch Enst
Jukes
"Public Hera No. 1"
there are 60,000,000 Malays governed at the Queen's Theatre is an enthral "Public Hero No. 1," closing to-day by approximately 100,000 batch. The population of Holour is only 700,- ing drain of the newest phase of the 400. Eight years
Government's war on erine is luiled saro Arensino, a victim of malaria, was carried briards, the successor to the memornito about, went to
prison fibu “Phe Big House,"
Actual his health and wood, regains technicel nd)-
ences, new griper reports and ofBeinl facts visor work in Mutiara
were the bis of the story, pictur Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's drama of the "Pursued" was produced by Sol. MFederal secret service and its war on Wurtzel and directed by Louis King organised crime, 1. traces in dein il " It is based on a story by Larry Evans, the pursuit of a Entorinas public
Transient Lady” "Transient
chemy in a the famous
a rapid fire story directed Detayus Toy Cabe
by J. Walter Rubens with an elaborate atory which ran serially in Liberty magazine, is coming foreph Chilein.
east that includes Lionel Barrymore, to the King's Theatre on Thurafty Arthur and many others of ante
Lewis Stone,
Jean Starting with great author, and a grent story, Tiversal Pictures derided this story, reverted to the past in a Chester Morris who plays the heru in to rumplete the greidness of this pro role reminiscent of one of his great shiction with a cast that is unequaled: roles of earlier days when he domes Gene Raymond, Heory Hall, Frances Brake and Jane Clayworth are sept "Publie Hera No. " he wore the saine res convict garb for prison pequences in in the featured roles. The story of convict uniform which he used some this picture inlaid i
in a Sleepy, little Alabama tuna.
years ago in "The Big House," A wandering trio of promoter
Fauske, Edward
seeme
"Murder in the Clouds" tro Clark Williane, arrive in pas
Lyle Talbot is one of the best rifle for the purpose of setting up a tem shots in Hollywood and proved it!
roller Skating rink. They during the production of the First Na min foul of a gang of crooked relational picture "Murder in the Clouts tives of a crooked politician and a a: now at the Alfombra. One murder results. The crooks try to revealed Lyle enjoying himself at a
in the guilt, un ass of the promoters ; fær
lanch
resort shoting gallery, and then the thrills begin. Through expert rifleman had been brought to rel s one of the most beautiful the set to shoot down a line of clay love stories of the here. Watch for pipes and it
it had bee his til and bring the whole family, "ke" the shooting to make it for it is a picture that is packed with nterfaiment and it is clean as
Artist",
"The Silk Espres
that
BAs the
An
planned to Talbot
apar pn. When it came time to film the
Perfect
marks rene, however, fie Talbot came for ward and showed his prowess with the Warner rifle.
de, established himself As an out- mieta shoving ALL the tanding shurjastoster by registering Aired Theatre, Wednesday and in genes of forty-nin direct hits out. The day is one of the very few pics of a possible fifty,. The picture is n
in which the drama is er utred
drama with bling murders
"The SOL Expres A
Cheation. The picture filling in the air. There
rittell, with
:st-pere, meste v
and tirring triangular romance in which 1 butramatic Talbot, Ann Paral. 4toweka tra a trying millions Westent figure. Others in the east Gordon of dr worth or tryk fra, nelaude Robert Light, George Cooper. To to Now York. The plot is Charles Wilson, Henry O'Neil: bed by persent men tesir Russell Hicks, D. Eess Lederon di-
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rected the pictur» from the story and to expose the fours, complexes and serven play by Roy Chanslor and Doce (jnbibliions that are the real villaina Schary.
of romance, Miss Colliert plays the "Private Worlds"
part of t won psychiatrist who A challenglus, message to those who iskes refuge from love in the memory fear and do not understand love is) of a sweetheart who died in the war. gontained in the story of Parmmount's She je in open conflict with her "Private Worl Is,” the enthralling cullengur. Charles Boyer, who has psychological struna, at the King's learned to hate and mistrust women Theatre to-day. Adapted from the through the crust misttees of his widely read Phyili: Bottome novel of sister, Helen Vinson, Skiiful diree- the same name, ani acted by Claudette tion by Gregory La Cava has belved Colbert, Charles Bger, Juel Mettren, o make “Private Worlds" a Bim Jenn Bennett tal fteten Vinson, drama of extraordinary intelligence. "Private Worlds" peers into the re-and one with a vitul message to all mote holes and erecties of the mind ¦ prople.
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