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CINEMA NEWS'
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aro to be appreciated by his readers, NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
MARKET IRREGULAR
le Dashiell Hammett, who wrote the original story of Mr. Dynamite," coming to-day to the Star Theatre, Hammett is also the author of "The Thin Man," which proved to bo one of the most successful motion pic tures last year. The reason, again, was In "Accent On Youth," which is obvious. The characters in that story stood out as human beings, who at the next attraction at the Queen's all times acted like real people. The
brings the Theatre, Paramount
Is trun of "Mr. Dynamite," comedy hit of the current Broadway which stars Edmund Lowen de York Stock Market have been received season to the screen. A witty and Hammett's intention to deplet a sophisticated comedy of New York live who can solve a murder through Mesars, Swan, Oulbertson
with life, "Accent On Youth" deals
zame
WAR
YESTERDAY
New York, Dec. 18. The following reports on the Now
the situation of a middleaged play mystery without Indulging in any and Fritz:
The Wall Street Journal report on wright who finds himself madly in eerie bits of business, falling corpses and mysterious doorn opening and girl yet suspects that she love with loves a younger man. Sylvia Sidney shutting. To this end the author han yesterday's markets: Stocks to-day screen adaptors, were irregular. The markets suffered and Herbert Marshall are co-starred succeed, while the wry Clark, have a late setback, on the break in allver in the leading roles of the picture. further elaborated on this iden of prices, after a ring earlier in the Marshall has conscientious qualma about his love for Miss Sidney. Be-presenting a murder mystery on the session. Railroad, ail and communi- to screen as it might happen in every cation securities, as well as specialties Both bonds and cause Marshall falls to respond to cre her love, Miss Sidney encourages the day life. Miss Malloy and Clork are closed upward.
Before
or fast establishing a name for them stocks on the Carb Exchange were ault of young Philip Reed. either realizes what has happened, selves as one of the leading writing irregularly higher.
Hollywood. Clork is the nuthor of this point on, the comedy comtional comedy hit of the New York
5. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks: The market was moderately finnt sequence Miss Sidney has written a number of successful The Public Service of New Jersey has
to the man leaves Reed and returns
earned $2.60 per share for the Supporting Lowe she loves. Wesley Ruggles directed acreens scenarios,
the previous year. "Accent On Youth." In the support-n the cast of "Mr. Dynamito" are ended November 30th, against $2.70
Varconi, Verna Billie,
$3.68
for the 11
¡Miss Sidney and Reed are married' teams in Milky Way," sensa-1
247s
dovelon,
until in an upstage last meason, while Miss Malloy lower on pròft-taking by tradors.}
year
Ing, cast are Astrid Allwyn, Ernest Jean Dixon, Eather Ralston, Victor per simre dure & Ohio Railroad)
Robert The ChesaATHED Roth; againstĮ
CosHart, who created the butler role Gleckler, Bradley Page and many on Broadway, and Holmes Herbert.
romance,
"I Live My Life"
are selfish. All bachelors
others of Importance.
Thentre.
"People Will Talk"
11"
Home essity"""Actors are self the characterisations are mora finely]
by
WATCHES They're hoarders of
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made popular by Charlie Ruggies and on. February 2011., 1936. admission the film's most selfish man Mary Baland in such hits as "Rug
Cotton: Buying has falled so far Metro- In a candid interview at
gles Of Red Gan," "Six Of A Kind.""
respond to the favourable long! Goldwyn-Mayer, when he won appear. ing in Joan Crawford's new societyThe Pursuit of Happiness" and half to
dozen other filma is developed in an range statistical position. Live Lifo" My
he Sald:
Whent: Selling meots advances. I even more delightful vein in "People "Of course I'm selfini. All bachelors Will Talk," their latest screen effort. A slights. better attitude is inp
who are
but buying also actors are more selfish still. So which is now showing at the Queen's evidence,
Once more, Ruggles is cast nggressive. The Government Bureau nt 603,109,000 | as long as I'm selfish I'll remain an actor, and as long as I'm an actor as the meek husband who "takes estimates the
from a domineering, overbearing wife bushels.
Special-Average daily petroleum he pointed out.
emotion. The shaded. Ruggles is not quite ao meek proluction during the past week is nor Miss Boland quite no domineering, estimated at 2,809,000 barrels, com- same thing that made me an actor and they have reached the far side pared with 2.786,000 barrels the pre-
single man. I refuse keeps me share my emotions. I prefer to keep of their silver wedding aniversary them for my work. And that point in unusually high good spirits. But of view, he thinks, has some idealism: trouble suddenly leams-In the shape nf 11 quarrel between their daughter, "Sure I could make an ordinary played by Lella Ilyams, and her increase of 12.2 per cert. from the riage. Have a beautiful and decora-husband, Dean Jagger. Ruggles and tive wife to take around on my arm Miss Boland feel that they have to de something to bring the childron But I don't want that. I'd rather
Bolution is to stage have nothing." Actors face two
free-for-all fight between them- blems in getting married, according together and their
to make the youngsters to Keating. If they marry an actress
it all is. The fight realize how silly it they must "inevitably look forward selven, hoping to professional jealousg" If they comes off in grand style-too grand. 30 Induntdluls marry a non-professional, they face For Miss Boland forgets it's all in 20 Rails life with a woman who has no under fun, and is bitterly offended by the 20 Utilities standing of their work and its de-way Ruggles treats her. Add to that 40 Bonds
1 hall continue being the snooping gossip of neighbours 11. Commodity Index 55.08 mands. "So single, I'm afraid", he reiterated who misinterpret Ruggles' innocent
With Keating in "I Live
mar-
week. The Edison Electric Institute estimates electricity, produc-
at 1,083,000,000 kw.h, an corresponding period of last year.
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Dow Jones Averages:
་
Doc. 17. Dec. 18.
140.69 140,10
40.08
40,00
28.30
28.20
97.00
97.83
55,77
endly.
are Aline MacMahon, Frank friendship with another woman and
you have a very bad situation indeed! the life of James Buchanan Brady, Erie
Jessie Ralph and Blore, Morgan,
"Diamond Jim" others. Brinn Aherne is Miss Craw- ford's leading man, the suave Kent- ing's competitor. W. S. Van Dyke Human pro- directed and Bernard duced. The new film opens on Sun- day at the King's Theatre.
of the moal the super-salesman colourful era in American history, The crash of two railroad trains and his ability to ent heartily, drink plunging headlong at each other to orange juice, make love to beautiful test the value of steel cara la nne of women, including Lillian Russell, and the most spectacular scenes in Uni-stage $100,000 parties. Seenes Bur versal's enthralling screen-play of the rounding, the crash were made by gay nineties, "Diamond Jisn", star Universal on a special location trip now at the to San Luis Obispo, California, where An author who believes his churnering Edward Arnold, iers must be real and human if they King's Theatre. The play deals with the Pacific Coast rallroad, one of the
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