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THE CHINA MAIL:

Bringing Up Father

IWUZ JUST TALKIN', TO THAT REAL ESTÁTE PEDDLER-HES TRYIN, TO UNLOAD SOME

MUD ON ME-

[NOW-YOU LISTEN

ME-I'M SICK AND. TIRED OF HEARING YOU USE SUCH,

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HAVE YOU NO

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BUT- MAGGIE=

TMM GOING TO ‘GET-PROF" TCHERE THE LINGUIST- KELL GIVE YOU SOME LESSONS IN CULTURE AND TEACH YOU HOW TO TALK

WOULD YOU

MIND PUTTIN' THAT VASE.

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YA-AS-MRS-JIGGS-NO DOUBT IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL THING-

I'M SURE I CAN TEACH HIM TO SPEAK CORRECTLY-

YOU HAVE NO |1DEA-PROFESSOR,

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version stars George Arliss, the lic taste for excitement and action. masterful actor who has made such

a tremendous success of the origina) | "THE MELODY MAN." production. His performance on the screen is a powerful one-the When the casting director for equal of the finest stage perform- Columbia Pictures looked about him ance he ever gave in his life. for someone to interpret the char

of Von Kemper, the Mr. Arlias's portrayal of "Dis-acter

role in "The raell" runs the gamut of character-title

The

screen,

informed by the sound mixing Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier, and engineer that he was unable Ralph Graves heading the cast, to cut out the interfer ence of an approaching plane, Work had to be held up for a while.

"SUBMARINE."

"SONG OF THE WEST."

The apie sweep of the old west is the background against which "Song of the West," Warner Bros.' Melody The difficulties encountered by latest 100 per cent. natural cófour, the all-talking musi divers in trying to reach the lower singing, talking, dancing pleture in When you hear Maurice Chevalier isation. Intrigue, romance, strategy Man,"

the King's Thektro Bing-George Arlies deftly brings out cal production now showing at depths are forcibly presented in technicolour, coming to the Queen's "Holderie-ahu" in "The Smiling the nuance of each passing emotion the Central Theatre, he realised the Columbia's mighty drama of the Theatre to-morrow is laid.

The Drama and comedy are inter- Lieutenant," the film in which he is of the mysterious super-statesman, necoasity of finding an actor who sea, entitled "Submarine."

not only looked the part but could picture in one of its most thrilling | mingled in this tale of plonser days. appearing under the guidance of Disraeli.

make it live histrionically on the moments shows several divers try- John Boles and Vivienne Begal. Ernest Lubitsch at the Paramount

Ing to reach a wrecked submarine play the leads, and Marie Wells, New York studio, you may wonder "THE CONQUERING' HORDE.”

John. St. Polls was chosen-not embedded 400 feet below the sur- Joe E. Brown, Sam Hardy, Rudolph Byron. Eddie excitement-craving public only because he pasasised physical face. At 200 fost the pressure Cameron, Marion ing of a Swiss yodeling note, Most gets a feast for its thrill-appetite in attributes which fitted him for the overcomes one. He loses conscious Gribbon and Ed Martindel are in writers when attempting to write "The Conquering Horde," Para-role, but because he has, as well, a ness and bleeds at the mouth. the cast and there is a chorus of out a yodel spell the words as "oh-mount's newest Richard Arlen star, splendid background of stage and Through the window, in his helmet 100 voices, lec-oh-lay-dee, etc." But this is ring picture, now showing at the screen experience which guaranteed the audience is allowed to see the

"THE SEAS BENEATH.” incorrect.

King's Theatre is a story of men en intelligent and Anished perform man's face as he descends. The

effect is highly dramatic, n. When, as in the picture, for without law. A story of crlap ac-ance.

Using a surfach vessel In co- example, an Austrian soldier aces ation. A story of barking six-guns.

The precaution taken to prevent operation with an Allied submarine Tyrolean maid and wishes to moke Of wild Comanches. Of thousanda

injury to the man" is shown. He is |ás a U-bont, trap, resulted in the her acquafatance, ha flags her orally of thundering hooves. Of bravo men

raised slowly to allow the body to destruction of many German "auba": with a holdarle-uhu, which informs and of one brave woman, Aghting A new menace has arrived to add adjust itself to the pressure, then during the war, according to Direc- her he knows from what province the perils of the wilderness, the to the trials' and 'tribulations of upon reaching the surface is placed for John Ford of the Fox movietone she halls and won't she allow him, elements and the trencherous out Hollywood producers--the aeroplane in a compression chamber until it offering, "The Seas Beneath," com to keep her company for a BiLT casts of civilisation who prey upon During the Glming of "Mexicali | is safe for him to come out into the ing to the King's" "Theatre

them.

Rose," the Columbia all-talking natural air. One of these chambers | Tuesday, “DISRAELL”.

There is suspense-sustaining drama of Mexican Lorder life play, jis shown in Submarine,” which is George O'Brien has the leading drama, thrilling acton-and glamoring at the Central Theatre. Direc coming to Central Theatro to- role and his romance with the gistar One of the greatest plays in the ous ronance. There s pn abundance for Exle C. Rentan Had rehearsed morrow.

qf the U-boat's captain, a role history of the stage has been made of whimsical, at times uproarious a large company of extras for al: The scenes are tremendous. Thay, played by the news Viennese acizons. Intour Vitaphone production by { comedy.

dramatic soene in which Sam Hardy, are dynamle und grip the spectator. Marion Lessing, is cleverly inter- Warner Brothers. The play in "The Conquering Horde" has carried the leading role. Just as The picture was made under the woven into the pict

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"MEXICALI ROSE.”

on