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A scene at the completion of the filming of "Gold Diggers of 1937," showing at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Left to right: Rosalind Marquis, Lee Dixon, Glenda - Farrell, Dick Powell and Joan Blondell.
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"The Plough and The Stars" screen drama of the Irish "uprising of 1910 which opens at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow, with Barbora Stanwyck starred, in one of the fine
Miny achievements of Hollywood's picture July makers. The compelling power of its det story, which is presented only as a
Dcc. work
its per of fiction, brilliance of
Jan. formance, richness
production and
Mar. beauty of photography are high tribute to all concerned with its film Spot ing. Dramatizing the effect of the
The May street fighting on the undercrust of July Dublin, the story focuses most sharp Sept. ly on a young combatant and his wife, whose lives and love are tot tured and almost destroyed in the ordeal. The emotional force which Barbara Stanwyck and Preston F05- ter, who is featured in support, pack into the lense
ase passages, the restrain-
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July
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ed ardour and beauty of their roman~ tit scenes, make their performances
of version of Scan In this screen
Scan O'Casey's Irish play masterpiece
as the greatest stand ou
of their their
May respective careers. Deserving par-
DUT July ticular note in the cast are Ave mem- bers of the famous Dublin Abbey Sept. Theatre who make their screen debut In this story of their homeland, which July they have played many times on the Oct. stage, "The Plough and the Stars" having been first presented at the Preachery of civilised man Abbey.
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against
the jungle friend of wild beasts who "Give Me Your Heart"
has never known the tricks of his The desire to be an actor or an "enlightened"
brothers. "Reunion" actress seems to be inherited. A glance at the family trees of stage Suspense gives way to heart-tuss. falk shows that the passion for net-pathos yields to hilarious laughter ing at least is contagious for the off- and dramatic strife alternates
curse charming romance spring. Or perhaps it's a
in "Reunion, Century-Fox's which goes on down unto the last Twentieth
heart-
warm hu generation born. Kay Francis, who
screen story of the Country has the stellar role in the cosmos" back to him with all that!
· summons his 3,000
and troubles
with
and #t
tan production, "Give Me Heart", now showing at the King's grown-up tears Theatre as a Warner Bros., release, heart-pangs. "Reunion" opens made many
half-hearled attempts to the Alhambra Theatre to-day. In a escape. Her mother, the well-known story rich and real in romance and actress Kathrine Clinton, probably emotion, high-lighted by: the most gave her that idea. Or perhaps uproarious comedy the screen hus Kay's earliest memories, which were seen in years, we follow the Inter- of rapid moves from place to place, twining fortunes of the old doctor's influenced her. In "Give Me Your "bables" as they come back to share Heart." her current starring vehicle, their joys and tears with the man based on the stage play by Jay Malwho brought them into the world she has two leading men, Surprise follows dramatle surprise as orge Brent and the handsome romantic secrets are revealed and
Englishman, Patric Knowles, tangled lives are set straight. young Frieda Inescort. Roland Young, Henry other
Stephenson,
favouriteselen Flint and
in support. "Bulider Drummond Escaves" Dastardly doings in the London fog. with "Bulldog Dru
Drummond" on scent,
brought a new Drummond to the screen in the person of hand- some young Ray
in "Bull-
the
dog Drummond, the latest
of the popular series of light detec- live stories, which has its run at the Queen's Theatre to-day. With Sir Guy Standing, Heather Angel, Por- ter Hall and Reginald Denny in the supporting cast, "Bulldog Drummond"
is a fast-moving, light-hearted mys-
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a first-class flim thriller plus excel- the respiratory organs, dispel the Jent humour and real comedy. It germs before they have got a grip. rates easily as the best in the popular McNelle and Fairlie series, and pre- sents a new and vital Drummond who should become one of the screen's favourite detectives in very short order.
"My American Wife" A fine cast of stage and screen veterans, a neatly designed screen play, and expert direction make "My American Wife," Francis Lederer pleture with Aan Sothern, which opens on Sunday at the Star Theatre top-grade fim entertainment. Lederer, of course, is both charming and convincing in his role, as he tins been in every motion picture in which he has appeared. Ann: So- thern, lovely, exotle, and capable of handling the story's breezy, romantic dialogue, proves herself
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"Tarzan, Escapes"
Crashing through breath-taking adventures in the jungles, Tarzan and his mate, as enacted by Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan,” bring to the Majestic Theatre another breath-taking, "adventure. romance.
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POINTS ABOUT
COMING TO THE
ALHAMBRA
GUYS! GALS! GAGS! : ***GUFFAWS GALORE!:
Breezing BRASS Home
Joojoins the Joe.. and ing in the of this fam cal hit now
Warner Bros. Prosont
́araty Joon joins everybody's John- laugh and songs ous Broadway musi- brought to the screeni
JOE E.
BROWN
Sonso Guns
with JOAN
BLONDELL
BEVERLY ROBERTS ERIC BLORE WINIFRED SHAW
CRAIG REYNOLDS. JOSEPH KING ROBERT BARKAT Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Mawsonghits by Worren&Dubin
IT'S
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"BRIGHT
LIGHTS"
ALSO LATEST WARNER BRos. colour CARTOON
"COUNTRY MOUSE"
The Flaming Torch of Civil War Sets Fire to the World!
Here's a flag-flying show that will thrill your blood and make your heart beat faster!
A romance of revolt in the stormy days' Dublin's Easier Week Rebollion mightily filood by the producer of "The informer"
BARBARA STANWYCK
in SEAN O'CASEY'S
The Plough
and the Stars
RKO RADIO FICTURE- Apociate producers, Ch Rild and Robert Sisk
PRESTON FOSTER
UKA O'CONNOR and Players from Tise Famous Abber Thesire of Dublin, Irlik Free State
-Directed by JOHN FORD
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