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Cesar Romero, Edward Norrls and Rochelle Hudson as they appear in "Show Them No Mercy,” a film exposing the underworld terror, which comes to the King's Theatre on Thursday. -
WIFE'S DEFENCE
MRS. COLBERT GIVES
EVIDENCE
Tientsin, May 10.
CINEMA NOTES
A strange situation arose out of Mr. Colbert, wife of the American the casting of Cedric Hardwicke, to practitioner in Tientsin, entered the play Max Till in the new picture, witness box to give evidence on be-The King of Paris", which is show- half of her husband, when the case ing at the King's Theatre to-day. for defence was opened this morning, Max Till is a great actor-the king in which Dr. Colbert is charged with of the Parisian theatrical world- the attempted murder of his wife by master of stage technique, a man to poisoning.
whom the theatre is the breath of life, an actor whose reputation is the The attorney for the defence said greatest of his day. And this is the that he proposed to offer a complete character which Cedric Hardwicke and satisfactory explanation for all has to portray-a great actor of real the suspicious circumstances upon life impersonating a great actor of which the case for the proseculion) fiction!" Himself an actor without had been blindly built up.
poses or mannerisms, without bom- bust nod without may effort to bo The large purchases of acctanelld dramatic in daily life, Cedric Hard- and other drugs were almost com-wicke seen clearly and with a shrewd thepletely accounted for on the records sense of humour many of the foibles on the shelves of Dr. Colbert's office, of his profession and derives grent while the defence would also show enjoyment from satirising them. that tampering with medicines such The actor's pleasure in getting over as had been alleged by the prosecu-a good line in any situation, in tion was impossible.-Reuter.
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dolph Scott arriet Hilliard
savouring his dally emotions and ap- praising their dramatic value, in Mrs. Colbert's Evidenco
making a brilliant entrance and an exit at the right point-all these Mrs. Colbert testified that he treat things are pinned down and exhibited ed for apnamic condition after the as subjects for amusement by Cedric death of her previous husband when Hardwicke in his portrayal of Max holidaying in the United States in Till. Yet his portrait still contrivea 1929, when she was very depressed to be sympathetle, because it is n owing to
to his death, and she experi-portrait done by a man who himac enced similar symptoms in August has a great understanding and love last, but continued to play tennis in of the stage. Jack Haymond, in his order to win the championship onifirst picture with Cedric Hardwicke, September 22. After this he ding-bus ahown that he understands Harda. nosed that she was a little anaemic wieke's personality, completely. The and advised rest from tennis.
remainder of a brilliant cast is hended by the French star Marie Witness continued playing, and Glory and in support there are Ralph then went to bed, on May 10 partly Richardsen, John Deverell, Phyllis because out of vanity she desire to Mankman, Joan Maude, Lydin Sher- hide her legs, which were swollen like wood, Jeanne Stuart and . B. piano legs. She denied that her Clarence. condition was cyanatle when Dr. Grice was called in by Dr. Golliert on October 31. She began liver capsules
Mudge Evans thinks Leap Year three days after entry into hospital, should come every year! The lovely taking big dose on the previous day Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer player said so and felt she had turned the corner and is an Interview on the set of her new was improving.
| picture, with Franchot, Tone, "Exclu- Story now showing at the Witness was convinced of her hus-ve band's innocence and was backing him was devised a long time ago. Girls. Alhambra Theatre. "Leap Year up for all she was worth. Witness who hadn't been asked for five years admitted frankly that she was scared were then given the chance to pop by the injections of November 23, the question themselves. But the because her face burned and her heart world has changed since then. Girls pounded and she admitted being given have asserted themselves and taken 11,064,000 bushels. brandy and ginger ale as a restora-the initiative with success in other
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fairs 7 Yes she smiles, "I think Witness was positive that Dr. Grice Leap Year should begin every, New had not touched the bottle of capsules Year's." Asked whether it would be 70/70% when he called on December 12 and gin for her on 76%/76% added that Dr. Grice was very actress said:
January first, the 78%/78% nervous and restless and witness con- the argument to and fro, I still think "Ne, in spite of all
sequently watched him all the time.
marriage and a career would mix Miss Grace Thomas, teacher at an time." Considered one of the most badly, I'll wait and take one at a American school, visited witness in beautiful girls on the screen, Miss hospital and witness did not object Evans to Dr. Colbert's friendship with Miss loose and faney free throughout a has nevertheless been doot- Thomas, and she did not object to Dr. notable career. With her in the cast Colbert keeping company and going of "Exclusive Story"-an adventure- to the cinema with Miss
Thomas.romance based on the notorious theatre and stands before his hiding She said, "Miss Thomas was as much numbers racket" of New York-are place. A crashing, lightning-like my friend an the doctor's."
Stuart Erwin, Joseph Callela, Robert
climax changes the figures in the Witness admitted that she might, Henry, and others.
Barral, J. Farrell MacDonald, Louise drama and brings it to its conclusion, Joe Morrison, Helen Mack, Gertrude have called to see the former Mrs.
Michael and Dorothy Tree appear in Colbert, who died two months after
the principal supporting roles of the death of Mr. Hovey, witness"
"Four Hours to Killi” previous husband, and then visited
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"Case of the Lucky Legs"
Perry Mason, the debonair lawyer
of the most 'dynamic and Dr. Colbert's office in the same build-colourful drama of the year, "Frisco ing for treatment. She said that her Theatre shortly, with James Cagney Kid," is coming to the Queen's relations with both were friendly.ing the all star cast Set on the who solves murders in his day's work, The former Mrs. Colbert did not object to witness friendship with Dr. Barbary Coast of old San Francisco has become a Hollywood institution, Colbert and always was lovely to the early fifties, it is a story of rivaling Sherlock Holmes as peren- Different the tumultuous gold rush days when nial detective character. adventurers from the world over con- from other sleuths, however, the e- Witness hotly resented the aug Cagney has the role of a rough and ley Gardner, has been portrayed by gregated on the Frisco waterfront, tlon character created by Erle Stan- Restion that the status of Miso
actor Warren William. Thomas and Dr. Colbert was similar gged sailor who becomes king of only one
Philo to that of witness
Vance another, popular film her the underworld and controls his befors
has been more variable, henchmen with an iron hand. Mar- detective marriage to Dr. Colbert. She replied garet Lindsay is the girl who saves being played by Warren William. that her feelings towards Misa Thomas him from the noose of the vigilantes.nl Lukas. The third of the Perry William Powell, Basil Rathbone and were perfectly clear.
in
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Prisoner's Evidence
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"Four Hours to Kill"
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Included in the east ara Ricardo Cor- tez, Lil Damita, Donald Woods, Mason pictures, "The Case of the with William in the Joseph King, George E. Stone, Barton Lucky Legs" Dr. Colbert testified that in the MacLane, Joseph
Fred stellar role is being shown at the Sawyer, course of his wife's illness his wife Kohler, Robert
McWade, Joseph Queen's Theatro to-day, with War- had played tennis excessively, playing Crehan,
Robert Strange, Edward ren William protraying the role of tournaments unil March 10. MoWade, Claudia Coleman, John Perry Mason, and Genevieve Tobin Afterwards
she complained, and Wray. Lloyd Bacon directed the as a shrewd and devoted secretary, who masks her love for the "boss" that who expected picture.
under a barrage of sarcastic remarks. to pass out during the game. Ac- cused declared that Dr. Grice_stated
The real romance, however, is car- on November 20 that Mrs. Colbert Richard Barthelmess, absent for ried out by Patricia Ellis and Lyle was suffering from an enlarged heart, months from the screen, returns to Talbot, with Porter all, in the role After a blood test on November 17 play the gun-fighting desperado who of Miss Ellis' Boss, as a third mem
ber of a triangular' love affair. It is Dr. Colbert was positive that it was ay down his life to get a squealer Paramount's "Four Hours to in
this triangular love that is at the pernicious anaemia.
Kill" coming to-day to the. Star bottom of the mysterious murder, Dr. Colbert declared that acetare-Theatre. An escaped murderer on although the man who is slain, has no connection with the romantic angle. Ilo was regularly supplied to the his way back to the noose, Barthel United States army, and antipyrino meas makes a successful break in Ho is fake promoter who conducts a contest for the girl with the most was among his favourite formulas for a theatre where he and a detective private practice,-Reuter.
are spending the time between trains. beautiful legs in the village in which While police search frantically for the lovers live, the prize being won him, Barthelmess makes a call that by Miss Ellis. The promoter, played lures his victim to the theatre, and by Craig Reynolds, skips town with lies in waiting for him. In the mong all the cash, and is murdered with a is due to arrive from Singapore at time, other small life dramas work surgeon's knife which throws sUR- 5 pm, to-day and will sail for Shang-out in the theatre. A rich woman picion on both Miss Ellis and her hai at 9.30 a.m. to-morrow.
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