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TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1935.
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE
THEATRES
Dashiell Hammett's "The Gloss
light," "Hunkadola," and "Oh Didn't Know You'd Got That Way." They have become popular overnight wherever heard, as have "It's An Old Southern Custom," "I Got Shoes You Got Shoesies," and "I Was Born Too Late. The melodies are the work of Jack Yellen, Joseph Moyer, and Clif Herb Magidson, all four top-notch Friend, with additional lyrics by
song, writers of the day.
ing the comical story. The new ple- ture, directed by E. A. Dupont, notod. European director, is based on Fred Jackson's successful stage play, and brings to the screen Edmund Gwonn, one of England's best known charac ter stars, nx the misbehaving Bishop. Maureen O'Sullivan, Norman Foster, Luelle Watson, Arthur Charles McNaughton are among the Treacher and Key," a worthy successor to s
principal players. The story deals phenomenally popular "The Thin with an amateur robbery, staged to Man" is the next attraction at the sett old Blahop with a penchant even with a swindler, and bene. (Queen's Theatre. With George Raft
in the starring role and Edward for reading dolectivo stories, whe Arnold, Claire Dudd, Ronallrid Kett applies his fiction-inspired lore to the seriously threaten the. hold that the unravelling of the crime, with
lerous results.
and Charles Richman featured, the picture Anda an ingenuous solution to murder that threatens to blow up the political structure of a big city Edward Arnold the city's
0
can
bons, supporting Charles titing at the Oriental Theatre on Sun- "In. Caliente" which opens
for
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may
"In Caliente". Carrying the torch for a new ball-
donco rhythm which room,
fox-trot has held on the dancers of Amerien for" deende, Antonio and Bing Crosby in "Mississippi"" Renee DeMarco, famous terpalchor- In term, invade Hollywood, Paramount's Mississippi" show the First National screen musical at the Queen's Theatre to-day, they make pictures as their most potest ally, their fin debut. And with motion the DeMarcos intend, they any, to continue their invasion of the fox- trat territory which they started in the Hotel new Persian Rooms in Plaza. There are some beautiful "Lady in Red" specialities done by dance numbers"in Caliente" and "In Callente" com- the Marco team. bines romance, comedy and drama. There is an all star cast which in- cludes Doinres Del Rio, Pat O'Brien, Leu Carillo, Edward Everett Horton, Glenn Farrell, Phil Regan, Dorothy Dare, Winifred Shaw, the DeMarcos Bnean directed the picture from the and The Canova Fantly. Lloy srreen ping by Jerry Wald and Julius Epstein, based on the story by Ralph Block and Warren Duit.
lin's Jilted the part of a Yankee youth, t). / New York when they starred a' the.
senatorial post when the day and Monday is packed with Intter's son is killed. Rumour loyn Crosby heads the east starring with comedy, song and romance. Bing the responsibility for the murder at Arnold's door. Arnold is in the Joan Bennett and W. C. Fields, the denn of comedians. Croaby takes throes of an autumnal love for the denn boy's sister, the
of the old ways of daughter and line with the Arnold's own nesses are ready to testify that the who declines to fight for the hands of hia sweetheart, Gall Patrick. two were seen arguing. Only Raft, Branded Arnold's trusted friend and hench-on Field's showbest at a singing at coward he seeks refuge man believes in the politician's in-
in-Sa norence. To find the murderer Raft traction, and under Fiekis tutelage pretends to ea-operate with Arnold's becomes the most feared gunfighter river. When about to return enemies, is caught and subjected to fendish torture. He erenpes with and plight his troth again with Gail Patrick he finds himself in love with Then, out solving the murder.
Just
er sister, ber der, Joan Bennett, a girl who as he is about to give up the pursuit does not want her man to fight and as a bad job, he stumbles on the chur Cresty is faced with the problem problem of restoring his good reputation. by introduces four new songs, as well as a
apccial arrangement of that ald favourite "Swanee". Be is Queenie nusisted in his singing by Smith,
star of Broadway musical comedy stage, and the Five Cabin Kids, Jubn Milgan, Claude Gill water and Fred Kohler take principal feature roles.
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that leads to the person least sus-
preted. The clinux of the film shows Ituft trapping the criminal into a confession, clears Arnokt and wins the love of his daughter. Frank Tuttle directed the picture which also festures Guinn Wiliams and Tam many Young.
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This was the odd expedient employed rest in screen history, Miss Faye's
Misbehaves". Metro uppeal registered distinctly in in "The Bishop, whimsical comedy-Il Tell By Mrs. Arnold Rothstein." ture had to be worked out to do Goldwyn-Mayer's mystery coming on
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