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With two-fisted virility, Bancroft | portrays the "Wolf" of Wall Street. He is the unscrupulous, self-made, On New York- ruthless stock broker who de-On demand Milton Ager und Jack Yellen, liberately loses a fortune to keep | Credits, 60 days' noted for their "Ain't She Sweet," his faithless wife and her lover sight "I Wonder What Became of Sally," from getting it. Intriguing, to say Forgive Me," "Crazy Words," and the least. Bancroft's work in this "Hard-Hearted Hannah," wrote picture further stampe the accom "Lucky Me, Lovable You," "Every-plished actor as the leader in grip. body Tap" and "Happy Days Are ping dramatic characterisations, Hero Again" especially for the Bancroft is not without stellar new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor pro-support in his new picture. There are Baclanova, Nancy Carroll, Paul "Everybody Tap" fits into a huge Lakas and Arthur Rankin to share dancing ensemble with Miss Love honours with him. Others in the singing and dancing the number cast are Brandon Hurst, Craufurd

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of two Kent, and Paul Guertzman. hundred boys and girls. "Lucky Rowland V. Lee, one of Para- Me, Lovable You" is the love song mount's directors, is responsible sung by Charles King and Miss for the film. Doria Anderson, Love, and "Happy Days Are Here Paramount staff writer, wrote the Again" is the musical setting for story expressly for Bancroft. the finale spectacle, filmed in technicolour.

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"WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE."

Lew Alter, who wrote "Manhat- tan Serenade," composed Love Ain't Nothing, But the Blues" with Two years ago the greatest ad- Joe Goodivin, which King uses venture of modern times perhaps A specialty Bong. Fred one of the truly great adventures Fisher, George Ward and Ruggle of all times-was undertaken by a Montgomery joined in writing dauntless, courageous group of "My Dynamic Personality," in men. Previously tested by hard- which Marie Dressler scores. ships and countless daring under- All the song hits were written takings, these men chose to fathom demands of the the mystery of what to-day la care- to meet the original story, penned by Bosa lessly called the bottom of the Meredyth and adapted for the world. They hoped to penetrate through the vast, overpowering screen by Wells Root.

barriers of ice mountains to that imaginary point which every school boy knows by name, the South Pole! They were led by a hand- some, modest young man, Richard E. Byrd.

"LADY OF SCANDAL"

"The Lady of Scandal," which is now showing in the Queen's Thea- tre is one of the few talkies shown here in which "straight" When Admiral Richard Byrd English is heard and is not spoilt planned this trip to the South Pole, by auch expressions as "Oh Yeah?" Paramount offered the services of and other phrases with which only two of its camera men to go along East-siders of New York are famb and get a permanent record on liar, and which are fast spoiling motion picture film of Byrd's grand the speech of the light-headed adventure. Never before had this

The done.

exploita of young ahelka of Hong Kong.

The theme of the picture is again Amundsen, Nobile and Byrd him. the eternal triangle but with a self, in previous exploration trips different ending. The principals to the North and South Pole, had

been

in the cast are Ruth Chatterton, been recorded merely by the writ her husband, Ralph Forbes, and ten word. People throughout the Basil Rathbone.

world had road of these deeds, yet it was almost impossible for them really to understand the drama, the humour of the tragedy, and such exploits.

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Ralph is the son of a lord and They announce Ruth an actress. their engagement; and Ralph's family, with the exception of Basil,

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fascinating stories ever recorded terrier and Byrd's companion in Within a week she had endeared on Alm) can now be enjoyed by many explorations, who is the life herself to the whole family and young and old throughout the of the party. "modernised" every member of it, world.

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Malabon Sugars in 3↑ talls and doing the Charleston. ture, "With Byrd At The South America, Byrd and his men

Cald: Macg, Ord....The. Then came the complication. Buth Pole." As shown to a selected cover the giant Fokker plane

Prol...Ty discovers that she does not really audience at a New York advance which is to make the trip over the Canton Los$ 3.80 love Ralph but was 'dotty' on Basil. view, where the famous radio South Pole. Men and dogs pull it "Coments (cm.).... 16.30

(old).....$19 Ralph accepted the position favourite and war correspondent, from its ice hangar. It la oiled,

(der) $8.20 bravely and, taking a post in India, Floyd Gibbons, was the guest of tuned up. Byrd, Balchen, a radio went away to forget. Then Ruth honour, this mighty adventure operator, and a camera man gat H. E. Ropes $10.70 discovers that Basil has an intri reaches the heights of superb Into the plane. There is a moment Unit Asbestos gue with a married woman, but drama; a vital, vigorous, thorough- of casual good-byes and good lucka

Stories, &c. he assures her that it was only a ly human story of men who faced while strong men hido their true passing fancy and he would have eternity for the sake of science; an feelings. The Fokker skims over Dairy Farms C/R no difficulty in giving her up. ideal, a thrill. "With Byrd At The the Ice, then gracefully like a When news of this woman's hus- South Pole" is a picture so effec- monster bird silhouettes itself band's death came, however, Basil tively handled as one continuous, against the cloud-strewn Antarctle Der A Wing finds it not so easy to give her up logical, and dramatic story that It sky. It is a thrilling moment,

Mackintosh as he had thought and goes to her takes its place with the great sight never seen on earth before. From the take-off, untf Byrd in Paris, and Ruth, "The Lady of achievements of the moving plc-

Sincere Scandal," returns to the stage a ture camera,

opens the trap door of the cockpit Wm. Powells aad woman, but In outer appear- The camera men were alive to and drops a stone brought from ance the same butterfly that had every situation. been beloved by members of the thrilling moment when the ice pack grave over the South Pole itself, H.. Amusement ...$ cracks and one of the men is swept Floyd Gibbons's voice will be ch, Entertainment....$ stage door fraternity.

Included in the programme is a into a yawning crevass, to be saved heard, describing in detail and in H. K. Contacions. short picture in technicolour, in by the quick action of several of his dramatic style, Byrd's conquestB. Ind. G. Bonds, which there are some fire dancing bis comrades and by the superb of the Pole, it being the first time H. K. Goyt. Los 51% Fren and singing. The hero of this film courage of one of the men who that a plane has ever flown over te the young announcer, a little rinks his life in the successful at the bottom of the world. "pipper" of not more than six win-tempt to get to the injured man With Byrd At The South Pole" fers "togged out in faultless even There is the tragedy of Spy, a is a straightforward story telling. Ing attire and with the mannerisms giant Huakle dog, who becomes There is comparatively little of a born Barnum

lame yet peralata in following the posing by the inan. There was too dog team until unable to go for much to do. The whole effect is "THE WOLF OF WALL STREET" ther. Heartbroken, one of the reat, sincere, never for one smia!! men is forced to kill this loyal minute artificial or falsely drama- With a laugh and a sneer for animal rather than have him tic. With Byrd At the South trouble and a curse for a weakling, freeze to death, Then, es funny Fole" is one of the true epice of George Bancroft drives his way an Charlie Chaplin himself, the camera, powerfully and effectively in his hundreds of Inquisitive Penguins With Byrd At The South Pole" how starring Paramount picture, stand by at Byrd's camp, hobbling will be presented at the Central The Wolf of Wall Street," which about like courteous head walters, Theatre starting on Saturday.

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