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Deanna Has
Rival
TO-DAY, there are nearly
thirty child-star films in the making with Shirley, Deanna, Mickey Rooney, Baby Sandy, Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, Jane Withers and the rest.
They have stolen the hearts of cinema audiences the world over. But eleven- year-old Gloria Jean Schoon- over, of Scranton, Pennsyl-. vania, looks like stealing those hearts for keeps.
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The Hongkong film public, who chose Deanna Durbin their favourite star, will soon have the opportunity of seeing Gloria Jean's film debut in "The
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to be screened locally towards the end of next month.
Not only is Gloria Jean very like Deanna Durbin in appearance, but she can already sing and act with. engaging self-assurance. Her volte is remarkably good, he can trill up to top C with case. In her first Alm she's a tomboy. She also sings Alx songs.
Gloria Jean, who is n Universal star, was taken to New York for the premiere of her first film. American film critics were intrigued by her gravity and poise. She takes herself very seriously, is really hurt if other people don't,
Star's Family
PAGE
DEANNA AND GLORIA JEAN,
Goncharoff
Ballet
Glorin Jean has three sisters- Sally, aged fourteen, Lois aged ten THIS afternoon, the fifth dis- and Bonnile, aged four.
next film Sally prefers training for Olympic swimming trials and Lois
nets as Gloria Jenna' sland-in.
But to Mrs. Shoenover goes major share of credit for the Intelli- gent handling of Glorin Jean's life
The latter is the ambitious one, play of ballet dancing by the She and Gloria Jean love the drama, George Goncharoff School of net together whenever they get a Dance will be held at the King's chance. Bonnie is alrendy under Theatre. Another show will be contract. She has to play her sister presented to-morrow afterhoon. Gloria Jean at the age of Ave in her
The two main ballets are Christmas Night Dream," copably handled by the younger pupils, and "Springtime Sulle" a colourful ballet featuring the older girls.
The can The
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and career to date. From the first, iy costumes and settings for this
her mother refused to "push" Gloria Jean unt she felt that her daughter was old enough and strong enough for un intensive career
Early Start
In
display are bright and pleasing: especially the "Springtime Suite"
which pastel shaded gowns blend
in with a modernistic background.
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AT THE CINEMAS
Alhambra: "Meet Dr. Christian" (Jean. Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett).
Queen's: "Ex-Champ" (Victor McLaglen, Nan Grey).
Oriental: "One Third of a Nation" (Sylvin Sidney, Leif Erickson).
Majestie: "Secret, Service of the Air" (Ronald Reagan, John Litcl).
King's: "The Escape" (Kane Richmond. Armanda Duff).
Over seventy talentext Hongkon M.G.M. Film's
kiddies and older girls take part in
At the age of three and a half the ballets among which special men- years, Gloria Jean made her first tion must be made of Claire van stage appearance as an amateur. InWyllck, Laureen Clemo, Belly Lee,. 1938, the Colanini Opers Company of Lara Tessar, Peggy Stoneman, Irene New York City engaged Gloria Jenn Artiuh, Pat Pasco, Ellen Ford Budi and she became the youngest mem- Peggy Scotcher. ber of an operatic troupo in America, Later that year, Producer Joe Faster nak, maker of all the Deanna Durbin film hits, met Gloria Jean and on his return to Hollywood Induced the studio to sign Gloria Jean December 1930 she woa taken to Hollywood.
and in
One of the first friendships Gloria Jean formed on her arrival was with Deanna Durbin. In the spring of last year, Gloria Jean was tested for and won the "Underpup" title role. Production started in May and was completed in July.
"The Real Glory"
Coming
Record Run
"The Wizard of Oz," Melro- The proceeds of both shows will go technicolour fantasy, is enjoying a Goldwyn-Mayer's three million dollar to the Hongkong Society for Prophenomenol run in Shanghai just now. teetion of Children-and-the-British which will, undoubtedly, create Wor Organisation Fund.
Charlotte
Greenwood Returns
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CHARLOTTE Greenwood is coming
to pictures,
an
all-time record for Shanghai.
The film, which will run for 20 days in Shanghai, is adaptation of the famous story by L. Frank Baum. Judy Garland, Frank Mergam, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley handle the leading roles,
The Wizard of Oz" will be screen- ed in Hongkong during the Chincre New Year holidays at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.
Another Cronin
The famous comedienne, who has Book For Screen
COLUMBIA Pictures recently bought the film rights to a new novel that has neither been written nor set for publication by Dr. A. J. Cronte, author of "The Citadel" and other literary successes.
Wesley
THE Real Glory," Sumuel Gold- been absent from the screen for wyn's adventure im which eight years, has been signed by 20th caused considerable str
Production the Century-Fox in
Chief, Philippines last August, is on its way Darryl F. Zanuck for a major role in to Hongkong and wilt
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," commence
scheduled to go into production this local screening in about a fortnight.
month. When the fim was first shown in
Miss Greenwood returned to Holly- America, widespread criticism was
The novel is tentatively titled, "The aroused by Producer Goldwyn's re- wood recently after a highly-success- Doctor of Lennox and will be pro- fusal to
ful tour of Australia in "Leaning on duced eliminate certain scenes
and directed by from the Alm which were allegedly Letty force in which she starred Ruggles some time this year for
for. three Filipinos.
consecutive
усага in Columble. however, a few of these scenes were Ameries. She made her last pleturo
The first two pictures slated for with Eddie Cantor, after production by Ruggles deleted at the request of President which she went to London to be Many Husbands," a comedy based on
jin 1931
are *Too Manuel Quezon.
The central theme of "The Real come the first American to be starred the stage play by Somerset Mour- Glory" revolves around the exploits in the Theatre Royal of Drury Lane.ham, starring Jean Arthur, Fre
She will have à rote both sympa MacMurray and of a handful of American brny
Melvyn Douglas, ort and the saga of the southwest, withdrew from Mindanao, were left
"Arizona," a picturisation of Clarence Budingtou Kelland's popular novel,
offensive
lo
The
Later,
in
officers who, after the US Army Twinide, Little Star," a story
thetle and comic
which Linda Darnell, will
Dr. as
sterred.
to trein the Filipinos to defend them-ving about the search, discovery and selves against the aggressive Mores, development of Hollywood talent in
Gary Cooper appears Canavan, an Army surgeon. Ac- The screen play will parallel many cording to American reports, the film of the incidents in Linda's own life Is one of the finest action pictures and her overnight rise to stardom, Pince Gary Cooper and Director
Henry Hathaway pooled their talents OUR GUIDE TO
In "Lives of a Bengai Lancer.”
COMING TO THE
THE CINEMAS
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Negotiations for the forthcoming novel by Dr. Cronin were concluded during the author's visit to the studi Informed of his impending arrival Hollywood from New York, where Dr. Cronin placed his two sons in an eastern school, President of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, invited him to the studio. At an informal com- ference attended by Direclor Ruggles the author ouillned the story he cen- “Dodge City" (Klog's): A perlod templated doing as his next novel. melodramo. Token from Robert Within a half hour the purchase was Ruckner's 'screen piny, the Alm des- made, cribes the growth of Dodge City as Beverly Hills for the time in which Dr. Cronin has made his home in a railroad terminal. and its emier-
to ho will write "The Doctor of Len- GRANT ARTHUR gence through the lawless era
respectability. Brisk direction of nox." Among his many Mterary colourful material results in a high- successes are "The Citadel," "Hatter's speed welter of action generously in- Castle" and "Vigil In The Night" terspersed with shootings and, other puss
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