1931-05-08 — Page 11

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1931.

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Harlow, a very new ashen-haired ROUND THE CINEMAS vamp, shares in the acting honours.

Zeppelin Raid.

The photograph is perfection. The Zeppelin raid over London, the stunts in the alr make this picture outstanding. You will probably ask why it cost so much law to produce, but you will, have to

admit it

worth sceing. (Queen's).

THE

"DISCOVERY" OF CLARA BOW.

"LOVE AMONG THE

MILLIONAIRES."--

Cowl play in New York, a strong drama called "Within the Law." Then it came to the movies with Alice Joyce and later with the once perfect actress Norma Talmadge. Now it comes again dished up under the title of "Paid," with lovely Joan Crawford as Mary Turner, the girl whom. rained. She is really dramatic, In "The Playboy of Paris," she still manages to hold the in- but she rather overdoes the ghastly]

Clara Bow has discovered that Chevalier's great popularity will terest of her legions of admirers in unreal Camille look. The story of

love is just as exciting among the "put it over," but he deserves bet-, all parts of the world. She takes the girl sent to prison for a crime

The picture that is making box millionairea as it is with ordinary her shoulders, she did not commit, who emerges office records at the ter pictures. In spots only, Is It a bad picture on

London Em- folk, and the "It" personality is exceedingly entertaining, therefore and by her own particular per- from behind the prison bare with

pire is coming shortly. "Trador at its finest in the sparkling, do not go expecting another "Love Bonality she carries it through a full knowledge how to fool the

Horn," said to be the greatest comedy - full

musical romance, Parade," but be satisfled that it is with honours. In "Love among law, marries the son of her former

Irrisistible. Chevalier, the

we He the Millionaires" And her employer out of revenge, falls in Picture of its kind ever taken. A "Love Among the Millionaires," wonderful production photograph-showing at the Contral to-day, as sings only two songs-that is a railroad lunch waitress who falls love-does not need re-telling.

ed in the real surroundings, (no It was when confined to the fleet disappointment. The story is not in love with the son of the Presi- There is a new man, you will

fake). A fine cast of players, in "True to the Navy," brilliant. He is a waiter who in-dent of the company, same hero either like or dislike. Not good headed by Harry Carey, Duncan Amid the clatter of dishes and herits a million Francs, but who being disguised as

a brakesman-looking. Name at present. Kent

Rennido and Edwina Booth, not the blatant tones of a nickel-in- was tricked into signing a contract Not a very original plot. When Douglas, he is different And that forbids him quitting it. You she learns who the lad really la, sincere. Robert Armstrong stands forgetting the natural acting of the alot piano, "Love Among the gets underway. will find a few amusing situations, she pulis the "David Garrick stuff out, but the picture is unmistak- the natives, and the able direction Millionaires"

a song, "Believe It in which he is ably assisted by pretends to be

inably Joan's. By sheer hard work of Van Dyke with his small army Clara singe

of helpers, chief amongst them to or Not, I've Found My Man.” Stuart Erwin and Eugene Pallette. order to cure him of his love. Oh she has achieved success. Sho

bo handed That's whore Stanley Smith comes whom bouquets must Francis Dee, picked from the NO. she cannot sacrifice his career, phtoographs well, and is

a very being the camera men. Hong in and transports the Redhead to of Extras, plays opposite ele. All's well that ends well. fine actress, in this play she shows Kong, thanks to the first-rato a fairy paradise of the wealthy at the star, and is the love interest. Stanley Smith is the boy. Skeets she can be more than a "Dancing

of management

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But. Queen's Palm Beach.

cven then, O. P. Heggle has little to do. The Gallagher and Stuart Erwin relieve Daughter" or a "Modern Maiden,"

Theatro, will shortly witness this everything refuses to run smooth- star tries hard to please, and we with comedy, and there are a (Queen's).

epoch-making flim. (Queen's). ly. auch admirers of

thrown In-(for the couple of songs Chevalier here, that there is no question about our seeing him in his latest. (King's).

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Old Fashioned Drama. One of those good old Eset Lynnish dramas directed by Wil- liam de Mille, the brother of more famous Cecil, Kathleen Norris, story, "Passion Flower," has been considerably altered for the film. The neting is excellent, being in the capable hands of Kay Johnson, Kay Francis, and Rig Boy Bick ford, (Charles). I do not fancy the latter in the part of Dan the chauffeur, but that is only my humble opinion. The story is the eternal triangle, but it ends in this case with the philandering hus- band's return to the loving for giving wife, and "Happy ever after" for the Anal fade-out. Zazu Pitta comes through with a laugh when things become 'too maudlin.

You remember the good work done by Miss Johnson and Mr. Bickford in "Dynamite," and Miss Francis -sporting a new coiffure is the vamp who lures husband-(she is good reason for any man leaving home).

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no apparent reason). Mitzi Green, We shall have a chance of ace- when given the chance, steals the ing very lovely Doris Kenyon- picture.

(Mrs. Milton Sills) in another Talkie soon. She has not done many. With Rod la Rocque com- ing shartly to the Central in "Beau Bandit." Aleo a picture that has been packing the theatre in Shanghai-the Brst all-Chinese Talkie, "Singing Peony." It will be a novelty, if nothing else, and certainly will make a wide appeal to the thousands here, who should follow the sister City's example and support Home Industries. (Central).

Clara Bow.

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Marie Dressler.

HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.

Dick Arlen and Johýna Ralston -(one time leading lady for Harold Lloyd) recently celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, The marriage of Ina Claire and Jchn Gilbert has gone on the rocks. When temperaments clashed-love | flew out the window.

Corinne Griffith is living a life of ease. With a far-seeing hua- band and sound investments she Is richly endowed with the world's goods.

Rumour has it that Mary Pick, ford is going in for manufactur. ing cosmetics and beauty prepara tions: A little more grist to the

mill.

When Ramon Novarro finishes the Spanish version of "Daybreak" he will leave to perfect his French in Paris, and in future will make his pictures in all three languages.

Mary Nolan the gorgeous beauty on the Universal lot, has married

rich New York broker. Marlene Dietrich arrived at the

I hear from Headquarters that "Whoopee" will be revived. Like "The Love Parade," a thing to be Been again and again. Go and hear Eddie Cantor sing-Making Whoopee," "Girl Friend," "My Baby just cares for me." Go and Clara Bow is clever, there is no see the team work of that ballet, doubt, but by her escapades she the beautiful women. Also it la keeps herself too much in the on the cards that my greatest limelight. She was born in Brook-favourite, Marie. Dressler, will lyn New York, and in her early show us real drama in "Min and Premiere of the London showing days did not know the word hap Bill" co-starred with Wallace of "Morocco" with Britain's piness she only knew what it was Beery. I call her-not "The richest bachelor, the friend of the to struggle for the bare necessitles World's Sweetheart," (that is ex- fumous Sir Phillip Sassoon. of life. Grim, stark unromantic clusively Mary Pickford's), but Married Young.

poverty.

She won a beauty com-"The World's Best Friend," the Miss Francis recently married petition, a small chance in ple-woman with a greater gift than Kenneth McKenna. She is the lures.

Taken to Hollywood by beauty, the woman who makes us daughter of an actress, married B. P. Schulberg, who took her with think, Yes-see a Chatterton and very young and divorced at twenty. him to the Paramount Studio, Went on the stage to forget, be- came a success on Broadway, then came the Talkies, big chances with William Powell, and now well on her feet at the Recommended. (Queen's).

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where she has since remained, her first years there were unfor- gettable; her success 'turned her head. Now she is learning that is po game.life must be faced-there

There is running away from it.

to it than wild 50 much parties, loves, laughter and gaiety. Clara is a changed girl these days. No conceit, generous with other artistes in her pictures, lovable, candid, irresistible, the "It" girl le ne of the most colourful person- alities in the flim world. I, for one, never mias a Clara Bow picture. (Central).

There is a little girl named Clara Bow who is one of the greatest natural actresses on the screen-that is WHEN · given a story worthy of her talent. So seldom does that happen, and yet

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"Ladies Love Brutes."

If you want to be chilled, thrill- ed-Let George do it." Bancroft is indisputable monarch of Movie Melodrama. Real stuff with kick in it. In "Ladies Love Brutes" we see him

sky-scraper 36 a builder in the city-a man's man- till he meets THE woman. She is

Norma Shearer.

Sheurer Alm for mental stimulus but see a Dressler film for real en- tertainment. (Queen's)..

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The three million (or was it four) dollar picture "Hell's

a beauty. They have one common Angels" is coming to thrill us. It Interest their sons. These boys

may interest you to know also that are kidnapped, then thrills come it cost the lives of four stunt thick and fast, the fight is worth aviators, and took three years to the price of admission. Go with-

make. Howard Hughes, the young out fail to see the romance be multi-millionaire, wrote and direct. tween the lovely Mary Astor anded it. Ile is an oil king, with a the world's most successful he passion for doing big things in man, George Bancroft.

She wore white with white fox cost, and lavender gloves to match

at her waist.

the Barma violets Unlike the Garbo she likes public life. By the bye the British critics are not in raptures over her work (neither am I). It is said to be stated in her contract that von Sternberg is to direct her in all her pictures. It is a pity that the Garbo has quarrelled with her best director, Clarence Brown.

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Stanley has B father, Claude King, who thinks a son of the rich shouldn't marry a girl of the poor, and, likewise, Clara has a father, Charles Sellon, who declares no daughter of hia

will marry wealthy man. While the old chaps get together, Clara and Stanley have a misunderstanding, which almost breaks up the romance.

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"Love Among the Millionaires" is one of the most enjoyable pic- tures Clara- Row has ever made, and Clara really gets a chance to sing. Those who heard the "It" voice in "Paramount on Parade" and "True to the Navy" will want to hear the Redhead sing "Believe It or Not," "That's Worth While Waiting For," "Love Among the Millionaires" and "Rarin' to Go," Claro sings with her voice, her eyes, her red hair, her whole body. She handles a

aong like she handles a man, with pep, personal- ity and enthusiasm.

"PAID."

Styles change even in under- world jargon. Realising that racketeera, gangsters and "heist" men of to-day speak a different language from the footpads, porch- elimbers and "con" men of yester- day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

the dialogue "Paid," Joan Crawford's new star- ring talkie, based on the noted stage drama, "Within the Law."

modernised

of

The play was written and pro- duced in 1912 by Bayard Veiller with Jane Cowl in the stellar role. It was brought to the screen twice as a silent Alm, starring first Alice Joyce and then Norma Talmadge.

After the finish of the present Because of the lapse of eighteen Lucien Hubbard and contract with M-G-M in which she years,

must do three pictures, Greta Charles MacArthur were put to threatens to retire and live quietly work to bring the "Crook" talk up for ever in her castle in, Sweden. to date. I doubt it.

Garbo does not

The

Greta Garbo.

Sam Wood directed the new pic- ture which will be the feature at the Queen's Theatre starting Sun- day: The supporting cast in- cludes Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost, John Miljan and Purnell Pratt.

RUGBY ROMANCE.

Mr. Rowe Harding To Marry.

The engagement is announced of Rowe Harding, the old Cam- Welsh bridge University and Rugby Football captain, to Miss Elizabeth Adeline George, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Owen George, of Bryncynon, Hirwaun, South Wales.

After going down from Cam- pictures. When this story is in the care for money or fame, but she What I liked about the story is air, it is truly worth while; when does want a way to express her bridge, Mr. Rowe Harding entered that it ends as it would in real the heroes come to earth, it rather pent-up emotions, and in her act- the legal profession, and was enll- life he realises too well that she loses its grip. Ben Lyon, (hua- ing she finds the outlet. She led to the Bar by the Inner Temple He is in practice at Is not for him. Stanley Fields, re-band of Bebe Daniels), and James too young, too great to be allowed in 1928.

membered in "The Street of Chance," does good work, also the two kiddies and Fredric March, 1 am a great admirer of Mary Antor. This was her first picture taken after the tragic death of her hus band-Kenneth Hawkes. Her beautiful eyes look sad. To me she is a delight to the eye and the car. This is a Bancroft picture that ranks with his best. (Central).

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Ruined By The Law. Quite a few years ago I saw 2. wonderful actress

named Jane

Hall

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Jean to leave her work.

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