FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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including LADIES' STOCKINGS
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HAIR DRESSERS
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Retakes of this picture, "The Viking," cost Varick Frisell and twenty-five others their lives when an explosion destroyed their ship off the coast of Labrador. There are some amazing shots of Arctic. scaling, fascinating adventures on the men of ice, and playful, ador- able baby seals. An attempt at a story, but certainly highly in- teresting and mont dramatic. (World).
"Sinner's Holiday" gives Lucille leads her own life. Lilyan Tash- La Verne, a veteran of the stage, man is a power in the film Colony reckoned. be who once played Shylock in Lon- with which dgn, an opportunity for a powerful | performance as "Ma" Delano, pro- prietress of a penny arcade at a bench resort. We see this woman with but one wenkness-her 180n, who in guilty of murder. The son is played by James Cagney, who is making a big name for himself in the type of gangster role. 1 am anxious to see him. He played this part on the New York stage. Born the Enat side of New York, Parents Irisk, he battled his way through life, starting as an errand hoy. By a stroke of luck he was sent to Columbia University to study architecture, but ran away and toured in vaudeville. Then enme a chance on the stage with Charles another Irish-American, Bickford, now with Warners, and making one grand success. Also,
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Coming shortly-Mark Twain's immortal satire "A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur," which was a big success in the allents, comes to the Talkies with Will Rogers, under the title of "A Connecticut la wholesome,
Yankee."
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in this cast will be found two new frresistible fun, with Will at_his comers from the stage, Joan Blon-best as the drawling Yankee. Wil- dell and Evelyn Knapp, both of liam Farnum, Myrna Loy, and whom are also claiming
Buccess.
The picture is interesting, sordid, ugly and rather unbelievable, but I can assure you that you will at Jcast see real acting by all concern- ex- ed, including Grant Withers, husband of Loretta Young, and Warren Hymer without humour, for a change, as a crook. It deserves applause. (Queen's).
others are in it.
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What a In its best moments "I Take This one.
rlot she was in Woman" is a thoroughly good pic-"Daddy Long-legs" and "Come out ture, touched with the thrill of of the Kitchen." Now in her late
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tor. "Madame X" is sob stuff Tre- Canton Fresh Water R member Pauline Frederick in it?) but worth seeing. (Star).
presses (King's).
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In "Murder by the Clock" we have an eccentric old lady who is doomed to be murdered the moment
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I leave the Dah rest to your imagination. I might Daco say that it is a sequel to "Cock Dog Fish eyed World." Rough and boister-Eels, Conger ous, and a little funny. Both the
men are up to scratch. (Star).
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she is seen, just as her. half-idiotic had his first chance in "The Kiss" Herrings
sun is sure to be expected. BUT with
s soon as Lilyan Taahman appears
as her daughter-in-law, you know that she is the villainess of the story. Lilyan is at her most exag- gerated, and the mystery is mystery no longer. You will only wait for her arrest. William Boyd, Regis Toomey, Irving Pichel, and Sally O'Neil are others involved in this thriller. Giving credit where it is tho due, I give it this time to camera man.. Only by his superb photography is the suspense main. detained, and most certainly adds in- terest to the story. "Lilyan the sophisticate." Hollywood's Fashion Plate. What she wears to-day all the women endeavour to wear to- morrow. After over six years she is still happily married to Edmund
10. Wyndham Streel, 1st Floor. Entrance On Lan St. Tel. 22317.
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53, Queen's Road Central
SHOES.
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Indication points to a HEAVY DEMAND
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THIS SEASON.
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Doran and Jean Harlow, make this Turbos
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was responsible for. most of the a dashing young Austrian army was in a revival of "Daddy Long- and Spanish, and does versions of successes of the late Lon Chaney.officer, picks up a pretty girl, cele-lege," and went direct from that to his plays now in both languages brates the wine festival, and sits the part of Marguerite in Faust, and directs them. He is the soul (Central).
with her on the river bank till day- then such plays as "Mr. Pim Passos of kindness, sympathetic and won- Warners "On With The Show' break. (I regret to say he does not By," and in Shakespeare with both derful to his large family of.
The wine party acems to Barrymores and Baafl Sydney. She relations. He has never married. has a good cast which includes sing). Betty Compson, Louise Fazenda, have led the girl astray, and be married an English writer on the He is terribly keen on his work, She is pretty andļadores music, is a grand person Arthur Lake, Sally O'Neill, Joe coming cynical, she goes in for the M.G.M. staff. Brown, William Bakewell etc. It gay life around a swanky gambling attractive, and has a fine brain, and a real artiste. (Queen's). is not overburdened with music, so house. Helen Chandler, who plays and when given a part worthy of
"Dracula" is far from a merry It is the part of Laura, a one-time de-her, is a most capable actress. this should provo a draw.
young tale, with its principal figure & directed by Alan Crosland and tho mura little music-teacher, goes gay Thirteen years ago danees arranged by Larry Ceballos very nicely. She causes Ramon to Mexican boy who spoke broken corps that emerges from a coffin, ran up a huge debt, which he can-English was rehearsing with the and becomes a vampire, that feasts
This is Count- ~(Queen's).
not pay.
The only alternatives Marion Morgan Dancers, and Injon human, blood. Edmund Lowe.
Throo little girl came to the to shoot himself or marry a rich order to pay his way till the show Dracula, who the table tells us has Lowe. They are the acknowledged city, as little girls often do. One girl. A kind uncle comes to the opened, he cleared the tables in a carried on thus for hundreds of leaders of the smartest det and en is a good girl (too good to be true), rescue, and we leave the lovers at New York Automat Restaurant. yoara. His end comes when a tertain most lavishly. Sho. is Loretta Young. One is bad, and the end of the play in simple sur-The lad was Ramon Novarro. When scientist drives a stake through beautiful, amart, ambitious and causes an awful amount of trouble roundings, wiser, poorer, but hap- the show finally went on the road his heart. Believe me or not it is brilitant. Declares, that the world Joan Marah. And the other we pier. An excellent cast which in- be had to sleep in the theatre till certainly more outlandish than to-day is a glorious place for are not quite sure about Joyce cludes Karen Morley (she stood he drew his first salary. He danc-other mystery filme, and is clever Forty, twenty years ago Compton. Anyhow the girls are out in a small part in "Inspira-ed for many years, then came the ly directed and well acted. Bela the only outlet was marriage. Now pretty and the men, Law Cody and tion"), William Bakewell, Jean chance in the Movies with Rex Lugosi, who played the name part women are individuals, Hving their John Wayne concerned. The story Hersholt and Clyde Cook Helen Ingram: One film after another, on the stage, revels in it. Helen lives to the fullest, not dependent is not new, but the dialogue is Chandler in a New York girl, his greatest triumph being in "Ben Chandler and David Manners are English father and Boston mother, Hur," Ramon with his beautiful the lovers. It should prove an on men for their livelihood. In art fairly snappy. (King's).
who started her stage career at the voice has more than held his own attraction for so many have read and commerce, in all professions,
age of eight with Marle Doro. She in the Talkies. He speaks French the book.
women.
she contributes her share, and In "Daybreak" Ramon Novarro,
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