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CINEMA NOTES
For his second independent effort; David O. Selznick, the brilliant young producer who last senson inaugur ated Selznick International Pictures with the delightful "Little Lord Fauntleroy"
y" has gone into the techni- colour field, The result army breath-taking production of the Robert liebens love story,
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Garden of Allah", co-starring_Mar-
Jene Dietrich and Charles
rles Boyer, that magically catches the mystic, romantic atmosphere of the desert that pervades the novel. The film is showing to-day
the King's Theatre. The use of technicolour miraculously
transforms both .stars
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ities, and the fute beauty of Dietrich provides a perfect roll for the dark- eyed handsomeness of Boyer. Truly you have never seen the exotic Mariene until you see her in techini- colour! She is dluzzling In the newly-revealed glory of golden hair, wine eyes and fawless creamy com- plexion. The immortal romance of a inan and woman from different worlds who found a great charm under the apell of the desert moon offers both stary roles tlust are made to order for them and both give the best performance af their careers. A dis- duguished and uniformly excellent the leading supporting east enpets roles. The ever, dependable Basil Rathbone is
is splendid as the mystic Italian nobleman, Count Anteoni; Hollywood's grand
grand old
man, Aubrey Smith, is
superb as Father Roubier; the lovely dancer, Losch is
is magnificent in her screen debut as the fiery Arabian dancing girl Icean, and Joseph Schildkraut proves the perfect choice for Batouch, the engaging porter-phillo- sopher and guide. The film also in- troduces Alan Marshall, the handsome young stage actor, whose work Captain de Trevignac has set rival Hollywood studios clamouring for him, and others who give outstanding performances are John Carradine us the sund diviner, Lucille Watson as the Mother Superior and Henry Brandon as Hnd).
"Wintersci"
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1937.
C. Aubrey Smith, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer und Joseph Schildkraut in David Selznick's technicolour production of "The Gurden of Allah", showing to-day at the King's Theatre
MAY BAN LONDON PARKING
MOTORING PUBLIC UP IN ARMS
London, March 3. The Ministry of Transport proposes parking of motor prohibit the vehicles in the streets of London in order to reduce congestion of traffic. The Ministry will also undertake a general survey of the streets of the city in crder to improve traffic con- ditions.
A strong protest is expected from the two great motoring Associations of private and commercial motor: cars, which maintain the prohibition is unnecessary and will cause a great i hardship 10 the motoring public, which is paying £70,000,000 in taxes: to the Government, by direct or direct means, for the privilege uf using the roads of the country.-1 Reuter Bulletin Service.
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PAID BRIEF CALL
AT MANILA
One of the theatre's more lutense dramas, "Winterset," from Maxwell Anderson's play opens at the Queen's Theatre to-day, as a notable sercen presentation. It i this play for which New York dramatle crities through a fanciful tale of a "pitch-
The arrival in Hongkong this nwarded Anderson- a plaque nun" who talks himself into a job
of seven "D" Cinss morning ་ས་ signalising his work as the best of in a small town and runs smack into destroyers from Manila heralded the the year. Burgess Meredith, Margo a crazy romance. For the benefit of return of the China Fleet preparatory
the uninitiated, a "pitchmen" is to the combined operations
which and Eduardo Connell, who won the
street corner salesman who will sell
begin on March
Other units unanimous praise of crities and
15. public alike in the original Broad-anything, to anybody as long as he of the fleet will continue to arrive way
can keep ahead of the police. Jimmy daily throughout the coming week, enact the same roles in the cast, current picture. "Winterset" marks Dunn is at his best as the fast-talk-
By Sunday week the number of the
debut of scrven
Burgess Ing. if not too ethical, pitchunan, men-o war in port will be greater Meredith. His stage career, he heads Marian Marsh acquits herself equally than at any time since the beginning
ludes well. Wynne Gibson as Mne and of the winter, the featured cast, which includes
Rudolph Eduardo Cinnnelli, John Carradine, George McKay as
Ships
returned which
to-day Edward Eilis, Paul Gulitoyle, Helen man
many laughs. "Come Closer,
were the Duncan, Duchess, Daring, Jerome Eddy, Maurice Moscovitch was directed by D. Ross Lederman, Delight, Decoy, Defender and Stanley Ridges. Alfred Santell and he can be proud of it. It is on Diamond. After taking part in the directed from Anthony
last Veiller's original story by Aben Kandel, ad-manoeuvres
Singapore screenplay of "Winterset", umirably adapted to the screen by month. 1licy paid a visit to Manila. Pandro S, Berman production for Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman.. It H.M.S. Dainty, from Foochow, ulso
is a surprise comedy treat.
arrived this morning,
е
RKO Radio,
"Arrowsmith"
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Ronald Colman has a theory that on actor goes stale bath on himself and on his public if he sticks too long to one kind of play or picture. That is why "Arrowsmith," Samuel Goldwyn's film version of the world- novel by Sinclair Lewis, Janious coming to the Majestic Theatre to- day, is entirely different from any- Calmon has seen in for thing
Ronald the last two years, sharp, gripping realism instead of the inclodrama of "The Unholy Garden" and the come- of "Rattles" and "The Devil to Pay."
As the crusading young doc- pr in Arrowsmith, " the United Artists pleture, he
he is playing one
of the most important roles in his career, the leading part in the first
dy
dramatisation Of a SincInir Lewis novel the sound screen has ever secn Supporting Ronald Colman in "Arrowsmith" are
such
eminent stage stars as Ilelen Hayes, Richard Bennett, and A. E. Anson. John Ford, who made picture history with "The Iron Horse," directed, and the novel was adapted to the screen by Sidney Howord, the Pulitzer Prize playwright.
"Special Agent"
Another phase of the U. S. Govern- ment's efforts to rid the nution of its arch criminals, is shown for the Arsi ime on the pereen in the Cosmopull- Jan production, “Special Agent," 11 Warner Bros. picture which is how the Star Theatre with Belle Davis and George Brent in the roles. "Special Agent," is a with a glowing d'emance, based on the dari
daring pielts and thrilling adventures of the undercover
of the Treasury Both Brent and Bette go
some harrowing experi- ences in their battle with the gang- before they land the crooks in the government net in a most surprising: and smushing ellmax.
Dep
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"Come Closer, Folks"
If you want to laugh and forget your troubles, go to the Alhambra Theatre and enjoy one of the real comedy riots of the motion
senson. It is "Come Closer, Fore
Columbia release, featuring James Dunn and Marian
Marsh
The pic- ture is one of those rare, happy-go- Jucky affairs made purely for enter tainment purposes and succeeding admirably. Alded and abetted prin- elpally by the humorous Wynne Gibson, George McKay' and Herman Bing. Dunn and Miss Marsh romp
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