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Hia carolces indlf- ference enticed the world's loveliest creatures...brought them to him...erger to be even a pleas aut interlude in' his career of love!
Ben Hocht and Charles MacArthur
Noel Coward
Actor, author, composer demonstrates his amazing versatility in his first motion picture
The SCOUNDREL
with JULIE HAYDON HOPE WILLIAMS ROSITA MORENO MARTHA SLEEPER TO-MORROW.
AT
THE
KING'S
MASTER
MONSTER
OF THE HOUSE OF HORRORI
OF A ROOM OF DOOM!
KARLOFF
THE
BLACK ROOM
WILN
MARIAN MARSH'
ROBERT ALLEN SKATHERINE D«MİLLE»
"Directed by
„Koy William Nelli
A
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404, The Peak,
Beri Karloff and Marian Marsh in "The Black Room," a super-thriller
coming to the Albambiz Theatre to-morrow..
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
never
fance to enter motion pictures in any capacity had netually hidden his eagerness to get into this strange, new and fascinating field. Now star- ring
in the Hecht-MacArthur produc- tion "The Scoundrel."coming
the King's Theatre, Saturday to Coward asserti thing he had before ventured into films because he feared that he might not be successful
red this new deli. That, from the man whose prowess, on a dramatic actor of mystery and horror, "The Black and composer of music has won him on renown in every of the Scoundrel" civilised city of the Room." comes to the Alhambra
world! The heretofore Wor Saturday. Karloff, who
story is not in cosmopolitan Me
Manhattan with
With the inimitable and terrifying Boris Karloff in the starring role, Columbia's contribution to the realm
vivid
in
Coward acts n literary
"Stranded"
The Grand Central and Pennsylvania | Stations were once the finest Railway Terminals in America, but Hollywood built a bigger and finer one in just six days. Its massive Gothic beauty, framed
celoumus Di Carrara
ἐπ
has usually been presented as some New York's snart set for its char- sort of a manster culled from the
actors; Casanova, 711821 Fubterranean recesses of a
who ruthlessly hungination, is shown in "The Black tramples the love offered him, until death teaches him that a man who Itoom" us his
own exterior self. in not loved can find no rest for Nothing but the necessary make-up his soul. Julie Haydon, Hope Wil- was used, and the gripping horror of liams, Martha Sleeper and Stanley the film is obtained wot by Karloff's Ridges support Coward, in the prín- gruesome appearanco (as in previous clpal roles of "The Scoundrel." films), but by the fiendish bluebeard anties in which he indulges. In "The Black Room," Karloff finds now and novel methods of doing away with his vietinis, utilising his own chamber of horrors--the Black Room. The locale of the story is somewhere in Europe and the time is the early nineterath marble, linued as though to stand the century.
Legend und superstition ravages of centuries, were used for have it that when twins are born to only one week. Then it was removed the
house of de Berghman, the ruling
to make room for a Park Restaurant of the province,
the family will and a San Francisen lodging house.
will Grandeur is n rish for une, the
thing in transitory younger twin slay the older. To prevent consum- Hollywood. The enormous railway mation of the legend, the older slava station was built for "Stranded" the the younger but not before he has new Warner Bros., production closing addled other persons to the list already to-day at the Queen's Theatre. The attributed to the fatal Black Room of set was designed by Art Director the picture, Lovely Marian Marsh in Anton Grot along the general lines of featured opposite Karloff. Portray a typical metropolia terminal, but with ing the aristocratic young daughter of colonel, she inspires in the fiendish Baron de Bergham (Karloff) what for him is akin to love. Ruth lessly he strives to win her. This Miss Marsh's finest role since her return from
European picture making Jaunt. Robert Allen, who scored Forever," is cast
A
mutations that gave it a definite im- portance to architects outside the
of make Hollywood, warld
believe. Many tho important secres of the pictura are Inid in this station. "Stranded" carries an all star Cast Kny Francia headed by Kay
and George Brent, and ineludes: Putricia Ellis, Love Me Donnk Woods, Robert Barrat,
MeLane, Joseph Crehan and young lieutenant Katherine Harrigan. It is a Frank Borzage pro- DeMille, daughter of the famous duction, directed by him from director: Thurston Hall, John Buckler, screen play by Delmar Daves, and A Frederik Vogeding, Colin Tapley, John based on the story "Lady With Dieifer and Torben Meyer are included Badge," by Frank Wead and Ferdin in the supporting east.. Roy William and Reyher. Neill directed."
in tirace Magrely sa
"In Caliente"
་
the
"Murder on a Honeymoon" Baling mystery spiced with hilar)- ous comedy and highlighted with ad- "The rumance and colour of native venture and the glow of romance, is Mexican custumes will dominate the
presented in RKO Radio's "Murder on newest fashions of Fall," declares
Honeymoon," follow-up picture to Orry-Kelly, fashion expert of the First "The Penguin Pool Murder" and National studios. Mantilla, scrupes Murder on the Blackboard," all and sombreros will be mudlfied, adapt- written by Stuart Palmer, showing to- ed and included in the smartest ward day at the King's Theatre. Carrying robes of the coming season. The tho bright
Mexico the same delightful characterisations them high acclaim in the Lie suppinn colours of sombre
brought shades previous pictures. Edba
May Oliver, during autum and winter
comedienne par excellence,
lat
of recent years. Mr. Kelly continued, and dames Gleason, famous for his
|
"It seems to be specially fitting that the wine-tracking roles, and seen again as leading motion picture star of Mexico the school-teacher-sleuth und the should be the one to introduce these
police inspector, by fashion innovations. The distinction are which Dolores Del Rio gives to any
outstanding cast of
favourites in-
The
design gives charm and authority to
to cluding Chick Chandler, Spencer the styles she is sponsoring in her Charters Sleep 'n' Eat. Arthur
new
Calient National production. the next attraction at
"In Li
Lane, Dorothy Lihaire, Morgan Wallace, Dewitt Jennings, George Theatre. Miss Del Rio wear leeker, The mystery deals with
Leo Carroll a}} Mati
several costumes that are colourfully
eprezentative of her native country maider en a sonplane as it flies be-
A white cock-tail gown, almost severe
in Its lines, surprises swagger holero studded
ensils and
***
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many of
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giedie peasant
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th nes anomer gwn black as night
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clues point the Boiling sequences. Mexico.
inger of suspicion at euch plane's passengers and pilots in turn, and I is not until the final thrilling Noel Coward, the hope and despair scenes that the guilty party is reveni- of film producers the many, years, ed ha n satisfactory and surprise reveals now that his one-time relue | Balsh.
worn
by the ndritas of
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