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Strange Cargo
OMETHING rather unusual the way of film entertain- ment is provided in "Strange Cargo," showing at the Queen's und Alhambra.
The theme is the spiritual re- generation of a group of convicts after they escape from a South American penal colony. While the escape is being planned a mysterious stranger, by name of Cambreau, appears apparently from nowhere.
He has an uncanny knack of foreseeing future trials and deaths as the group plod through the jungle and sail a frail craft over shark-infested waters to safety...
Inspired by the conduct and bearing of the stranger some of the convicts atone for their past demeanours in sacrificing their lives for their companions.
It is a difficult theme to handle successfully, but the director, Frank Borzage, huis made a creditable attempt.
Pastor Mall
"Pastor Hall," a British film, is the best yet made about life in Nuzi Germanya huums story of the
Scene from "Pastor Hall"
story of the Anna Neagle Won Fame
struggles and suffering of Wilfrid Lawson (as Pastor Hall) In his cf- fort to duht against the new Govern-
ment and Rs Ideals.
His daughter, Nova Pilbeam, tries to restrain him and even offers her- elf to the local stormtroop leader, Marius Gering, in an attempt to have from a concentration him released vamp, but the pastor's religious be
efs carry him inexorably towards the tragic ending.
The Hard Way
There are possibly as many and the Devil." The Jute Jenn Har- Ginger cts after "Hell's Angels." different ways of creating a film low, a former bit player, became fam- star as there are individual Rogers started to dance her way to The cast is an impressive one
fame in "Flying Down to Rio." with Clark Gable as one of the
players involved in the process., But the hardest rend to stardom of convicts and Joan Crawford, as
Yet, in general they fall into all is the slow method whereby u a cafe entertainer who joins the
The story is grim and sad. The three classifications. Stars are player is deliberately nursed along ance until he or she is established group in the jungle, Ian Hun-m is as far from Bight entertain-made by an extensive publicity through rules of whereasing import-
with the public.
e. Such a rond was fer emerges from the diflicult ment as could be imagined. Yet if campaign, by a particular pic with
that travelled by Anna Nengle, role of Cambrean with flying is a very good film, one which will
ture, or by a succession of good ver Impress despite its atmosphere of un-
her fourteenth
film colours. Paul Lukas, as a mul-relieyed gloom.
performances. The last is the under the derer, and Peter Lorre, as -
The film is "No, No, Noncite" hard way.
an elaborale screen version of the informor, have prominent parts.
frous musical comedy. The aim is now showing in Shanghai, and is due Fr1 Hongkong in the near future,
The performances throughout are excellent. Wirid Lawson naturally stands out, but he also receives mag- Goring and Seymour Hicks. Their Twentieth Century Fox's work, together with strong, unob- salule to the First World War trusive direction, makes this one of and the popular music of those the most important pictures of the days comes to us at the King's Theatre as "Tin Pan Alley."
Tin Pan Alleynificent support from Miss Pilbeam,
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season.
Tife Alm is coming to the Lee
is pretty well organised accord-Theatre. W. R. LOXLEY & Co., (China) Ltd. ing to the formula of that com-
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The premiere performance pany, as can be seen from a Wednesday evening is a beneft per- formance for Chinese war orphans, glimpse of the plot.
China Defence sponsored by the
First, the struggling young League, at which His Excellency the firm of music publishers, Harri-Governor will be present. gan & Calhoun (John Payne and Jack Oakie), are scuffing around trying to pay their rent. Payne knocks out a fighter in order to get twenty-five dollars, but refuses to go on-with-a boxing career when a manager sees championship material in him. Oakie tools around with a Dixieland tund, later changed
to a Hawaiian ditty, later alter-
ed to an Irish song, which final-
ly comes out as the well-
remembered "K-K-K-Katy" at the end of the picture.
This is the beginning, how-
ever.
A sister act in vaudeville,
Alice Faye and Betty Grable, meet the publishers, and that's the start of one of those now- you-see-it-and now you don't romances between Faye and Payne. She plugs (Broadway term for 'performing in an effort to popularise') their songs until they are all rich. The comes the misunderstanding which brings their romance tumbling down in a crash in which only their prides are left standing.
Not unlike Tyrone Power in "Alexander's Ragtime Band,' Payne goes downhill white Allee Faye, as always, becomes, as they say, famouser and famou
ker,
The United States enters the war,
the old song "Goodbye Broadway,
Hello France" receives a share of plugging, and eventually the scram- bled romance is set up in another Tin Part Alley on the basis of their new hit, "K-K-K-Kaly."
Among the stars, Allce Faye is about as usual, Payne likeable, and Oakie uns off with the show, His Great War song plugging, giving everything a Jolson-Mammy twist, is Jenkins well-nigh perfect. Allen und Betty Grable render able sup- port, while the Nicholas Brothers, who were the hit of "Down Argen- tine way," contribute a speed tap dancing speciality that is grensed lightning on ̈led.”
In addition to the songs mentioned, the other old-timers are "America, i
"Moonlight Love You,"
Bay," "Honeysuckle Rose" and "The Shelk of Araby." There's one new Gordon
Dr. G. A. C. Herklots | and Revel song, "You Say the Sweet- cal Things (Baby)." It sounds old,
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The quick build-up way of creating alm star by extensive publicity and sensational stories, aimed at forcing a particular nune upon the attention of the public, hus resulted time and time again in making a star who went up like a rocket coming down very soun like a dead stick.
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