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CINEMA NOTES
If they
en-
Priest
inter-
Selznick entered the technicolor feld to produce "The Garden of Allah,' which brings Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer to the Majestic Thea- tre for a three-day run to-day. To support Miss Dietrich and Boyer, Selznick, who has -become-famous- for the strength of his casts, Faged several other well-known Basil Rathbone for notably How are your nerves?
players, can stand thrilis occurring with Count Antecal, the mystic Italian nobleman; C. Aubrey Smith, who staccato speed, excilment that rises scored such a tremendous personal in "Little Lord Fauntleroy," like a tidal wave, and suspense that triumph in
of spine a-tingle, for the desert parish of Beni-Mora;
Roubler, Father will have your "Charlle Chan at the Opera," the of the desert.
Joseph Schildkraut for the guide, Twentieth Century-Fox picture that Batouch and opens at the Queen's Theatre to-day, nationally famous dancer, for Irena.
Arablan dancing girl. will provide you with a solid hour the of thrill-packed entertainment, high-screen play was prepared by W. P. Lipscomb and Lynn Riggs. This lighted by hilarious comedy and Selznick International Picture is re- youthful romance. With Warner Tensed through United Arilsis. Oland as Charlie Chan, the arch- enemy of crime, coming face to face with Boris Karloff, the king of ter- Charlie Chan encountere the ror, the picture is the highspot of the strangest and most baffling case of wily Chinese sleuth's career and the his career as he combats the deadly
mochinations of açme in mystery entertainment. Charlie Chan at the Race Track," a ruthless killer in Bruce Humberstone directed the film, with John Stone associate producer,
"Craig's Wife"
Tilly Losch,
The
"Charlie Clian at the Race Track"
Twentieth
an invisible killer.
"The Holy Terror"
Century Fox picture which comes to The Star Theatre on Sunday. Murder with a phantom horseshoe, an Infra-ray that hurls unseen death, and a a polson foam The greatest play from the pen of that bubbles venomously, are but a George Kelly, the Pulitzer prize-few of the macabre means of murder winner "Craig's Wife," reaches the that Chan deals with as he races. screen of the King's Theatre. Aneck-and-neck, half-way 'round the
world, with Columbia picture, it offers Rosalind Warner Gland once again plays Russell and John Boles in the star- Charlle Chan, Earl Derr Biggera’ ring parts, and an imposing support-famous sleuth, with Keye Luke, ing cost that includes Billie Burke, Helen Wood, Thomas Beck and Jane Darwell, Dorothy Wilson, Alma Gavin Mulr also featured in the
cost. Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Walburn, Robert Allen, Elisabeth Risdon, Nydia Westman and Kath "Ginger" Jané is in the Navy now, leen Burke. "Craig's Wife" la theas the rollicking star of "The Holy story of a cold and calculating Terror" the Twentieth Century Fox woman who marries merely to attain riot of fun opens at the Alhambra Theatre to-day. Laughable, pran- her life-time goal-absolute indepenkish, riotous-a whirlwind of mis dence. She stands aloof from even chief, excitment and joy-that's Jant subtly, her own husband, whom she Withers, in the starring role which considers merely a necessary evit makes her the joy of the midshipmen, Her home is her temple, her symbol and the despair of the Admirals. of triumph, and she jealously guards Alded and abetted in the gayest fun- fest of her madcap career by Anthony it from all. Soon, however, she goes Martin, Leah Ray, Joan Davis, EL too for in her machinations, and her Brendel and Jon Lewis, the adoring husband, who has never be. faccul imp sings her way into trouble.. fore suspected that she only looked and dances her way right out again. upon him as another valuable, piece one Withers
the pet of the Navy Air Base, of furniture in her sumptuous home, that Anthony Martin, a sailor, 185 Rets into such mischief leaves her. Gradually' her world signed to look after her. This is all comes toppling down, until the right with Jane, because Anthony, In stands alone, a tragic figure, survey-love with Leah Ray, the owner of ing the ruins of her life.
The Golden Anchor", a gallor's heng-out, spends most of his time ot The Garden of Allah"
the Inn. In the end, Jone escapes from a band of conspirators 'and, in Prompted by the success of his riotous fashloo, breaks up a spy. first independently produced picture ring, reunites Anthony *"Little Lord Fauntleroy." David O. And brings the picture to a hilarious
conclusion.
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