navor: hon to
Hudson L présent of the alchure, which opong on Sunday at the Cardeal Fat 107she has been
In New England
story of warm-arted.
Srbut intolerant farmfolk in the State of Vermont romalus Laincere domestle melodrama.
Miss Hudson, dark and big-eyed, i Few ethereal than her famous pro-
fecessor, but just as sympathetic.
Henry Fonda, a manly young actor, the son of the house, originally alayed by ichard Bartheimers: and ho villainous gentlemanly seducer is 1epicted by Edward Trevor, not quite to well na by the ereator of the part, Lowell Sherinan. who died only a few 310ntlis ngo.
BUM
Summerville, Andy Dovine. Russell Bimpson, Astrid Aliwyn and Margaret Hamilton (as a gloriou busybody) all present convincing rum! personages..
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Heroine on Ice:
A PERIOD of 30 years ago le sug- gested by the ballads in vogue,
but this does not At the expression Whoopeel" from the village post-
nan,
Otherwise, setting and sentiment are beyond criticism. The whole thing is a fine cay on the milk of human kindness resisting the rennet of gossip and bigotry,
The final thrills on the cracking lee of the rapids are done with a realisin almost painful in its intensity. incident was based on an actuaE tragedy at Niagara Falls,
The Sunny Hales
The
MR. AND MRS. SONNIE HALE (Jessia Matthewe) return to the rereen very vivaciously in "First a Girl," at the Tivoll
This, a very welcome auccessor to the popular "Evergreen," is every bit
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Way Down
East
AGAIN
as good. Mr. Hale plays a down-and- out comedian and a female impersonn tor, and Jesale is called upon to play a young man who takes his place. (You ace It? Jessle looks so exactly like a girl. especially to her daring dance costumes, that it was no wonder an- other young man resolved to confirm lts suspicions
As in Way Down East," some thin ice is manœuvred. but actual un- pleasantness is adroitly skirted in the obvious bedroom embarrassments and love scenes.
Girls and Tunes MR HALE (who spouts Romeo and says it is As You Like It"s work with cheery energy, and has hilarious finale in cabaret girl undress.
Miss Matthews is, if possible. better than ever, and, with a stapely chorus, puts over numbers with spirit and allure, in some gorgeous settings. Anna Lee. Alfred Drayton and Eddie Gray made the most of limited enances.
The last episode puzzled me. Why the police aliould be cancerned with mild fraud on an audience I do not know; nor did it seem very sensible jur
cross two English people to .he
into
this At frontier
Italy moment, especially with a "phoney passport.
Dil Work, No Play
E only needless interruptions to Oil for the Lamps of China" were the turning leaves of the book on which it based.
Whils
and Interesting I enjoyed
young capably-made story about American salesman of oil who sacri- fices his child, bis friend and the best years of his life for an ungrateful cor- poration. I do not recommend China for a married business mah.
Many a wife will appreciate the theme, which is the male struggle between conflicting loyalties, domestic and commercial.
Chinese "Anxiety"
PAT O BRIEN plays the pushing hero very well. In his position
i would have resigned and joined British oil interesta, who, I hope, treat their employees more humanely. Bu he was not that sort, declaring thal China is anxious and ready for the United States business man." I die Graft anxiety. nat notice and banditry were all in the day's work.
Josephine Hutchinson is tender and Lensible an the wife, and Donald Crisp. Lyle Talbot and souse Brat-rale Chinese actors do capital work. The picture opens to-day at the Regul Baker's Treat
JOSEPHINE BAKER, dusky flaunt- ing queen of Paris revue, obviously enloyed making her first film. "Zou Zou now at the Rialto.
She has some strutting, uncovered moments, but, if I may confess it. is mostly fully clothed and far less Interesting, as a laundry girl.
The picture is a very crude affair. interest in the To me its main
- dubbing." This process, general o the Continent, but seldom seen here, conslate of grafted voices in another
language on the film's sound. track, to at the Zou. players' lip-movementa Zou" was photographed and recorded in French. English words were concocted later. They often fit the picture.
Shorn Politics
NEXT Monday the London
Pavilion shows Arma and the Girl." with hand- Robert some, bumptious Young and delightful Barbara Stanwyck.
Is A
Wibc-
Most of the story rather monotonous, cracking trek from Mexico to Washington, dodging police. The heroine loves arevalu- Lionary college boy.
Censorial scissors have been busy on most of the politics originally in the story. Some
near-Fascist of it Was tone. The reformers are made to appear contemptible...even. now. But their "Red
in
argu-
roents bave been whittled down into Bamuelita Liberalism.
In the same bill is Disney's" Mickey's Fire Brigade."
Romeo, Wanted
WHO will play Romeo to Norma Don't all Shearer's Juliet?
shoul at once.
Fifty letters a day reach the Metro-
from Goldwyn
nspirants. studio Robert Donat bas refused, and Brian Aherne is being considered-if he can spare the time.
Mr. Aherne is more in demand than any other British actor these days. Our own studios have little chance of luring him back. This Birmingham. horn young man has just finished two Jour big leading man roles-with Orawfurd, in "I Live My Life," and with Katharine Hepburn in "Bylvia Scarlett."
Magic Play Names
NOTICE that our of the newest young magnates of British films, Mr. Paul Boakin, has been contending that "artistic" pictures are not for him.
I would like to make a "Crime Without Passion," or some Dickens. but is out to make money. Therefore ho will concentrate on buying the rights of successful playa.
It is an infallible way to success," he asserts, urging that the very name of a long-run play is magic for the box+ omice,
Mr. Baskin must forgive my dis- agreeing with his views, respectfully but utterly.
Deceptive Runs
MR. SOSKIN, with a little more learn that will experience, "Crime Without Passion" and "David Copperfield" made money, in spite of being artistic.
Also, that play subjects are far from Infallible Bim successes. Even those with record runs. I shali, for example, be more than interested to hear of huge pronts from the film versions of "The Farmer's Wife," "The First Mrs. "The Arcadians," The Fraser," Vortex" or "The Constant Nymph." Those Ave plays' averago run was over 700 performanoes. I could give others.
Besides, if Mr. Boskin collars the half-dozen or so long-run plays every year, that leaves nothing for the rest Which sechis of the film world. hardly fair,
Now Available
MY Arst choice among general re-
lenses is "The Wedding Night." Anna Sten, beauteous and with re strained physical glamour, plays the daughter of a Polish farmer in New England. A young author (Gary Cooper) falls in love with her, but his wild turns up and ends the interlude. It is delicately done; acting is splen- uld, and the setting unusual.
and always effective Well-tried humour from W. C. Pields, as a hen. pocked husband, makes The Memory. Expert" a highly entertaining domes- tio comedy.
Here and There
MERLE OBERON is in Hollywood-
to co-star with Miriam 'Hopkins
in "The Children's Hour," from an
you Which will
hawe-
Panflavin~
Or Sore Throud?
Mannock
Nineteen year old Rochelle Hudson stars in the talking. film version of Way Down East" with [eury Forúla.
American play that is bound to fall foul of the Censor, unless the contral theme is eliminated.
"Pubile Nuisance No. 1" is the name of the picture now being made here with Frances Day and Arthur Riscoo. It is also the rame of the next Hollywood film of the child actress, Jane Withers.
Janet daynor will be leading lady for Robert Montgomery in "Small Town Girl."
Warner Brothers will film J. E. Priestley's "Eden End" in Holly- wood.,
The four most popular British screen actors, according to London Films' pol! to date, are Charics, Laughton, George Arliss, Bir. Cedric Hardwicke and Robert Donat.
The rights of P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves stories have been nequired Us 20th Century-Fox Pletures for Hollywood and will be made in a long ceries,
Myrna Loy, after "The Great Zleg. feld, will be with Spencer Tracy in "WiUPSAW."
Katharine Hepburn, is to star in "Mary of
colland."
Eddie Cantor is completing "Shoot- ing the Chutes."
Charles Boyer will be Marlene Dietrich's next leading man,
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