1932-06-17 — Page 11

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932.

TALKIE TALKS

COLMAN'S

IN

by Diane

GREATEST ROLE ARROWSMITH "

NILS ASTHER'S RETURN.

Janet Gaynor Refuses to Play Sugary Parts.

COWARD'S HUMOUR.

girls, all of the same pattern, very beautifully gowned, and full of wise-cracks (King's).

It came, I saw and he conquered me. "Arrowsmith" is what Ronald Colman told me, his greatest part. Ile dominates the film, his acting is perfection: He is the same old; Ronald, rather cold, when it comes "Kept Husbands." The title

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Features for Star,

ly, would never miss one Alma, he is so unusual. manded. (King's).

THE CHINA

of his are appalling Recom-Colony. Now

MAIL.

in the film LANDSCAPES FOR

that Warner

Brothers have declared them-. selves bankrupt, I am wondering "She's My Weakness.” from where the enormous promis- "In "She's My Weakness" Ar-ed salaries of Ruth Chatterton, Bill thur Lake is made for the role of Powell and Kay Francis will be the youth in love, with mattera forthcoming.

SAUSAGES.

German Artist's

Plan.

Berlin, May 4,

most complicated by meddlesome Clive Brook is looking on parents. Sue Carol helps the story the bright aide of life just along, and A well-chosen cast now. and he is usually the achieve a film that may amuse, you most pessimistic of men. Rea- (Queen's.)

son 7-Because his, contract with Paramount will soon be Anish- ed, and that means he returns In "She Couldn't Say No," to England, where there is safety Winnie Lightner as the broken for his children, where there isj Artists' Association will next week hearted night-club entertainer goes|FREEDOM,-

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She Couldn't Say No."

Unable to and customers with money

for their pictures, the

members of the German) Cologne

try to barter them for goods.

dramatic. She is as usual, dia- I am told for a fact the epor- tinguished when she comes to sing mous Roxy Theatre in New York They have taken a shop in which ing a "Blues" number, Chester which cost £2.000.000 to build, is to exhibit their works and have sent Morris is the best in the cast, and losing at least 4.000 a week. De-circulars to all the tradesmen ask- the little girl, now so famous, Sal-pression with a capital D, hasing them to call and look at them. |ly. Eilers, has a small part. I saw certainly hit the ' old United

A tradesman wanting a picture it quite a while back in the States, States.

to adorn his dining-room may pay Mrs. Somerset Maughan has been for it with commodities in which he and I remember liking Winnie & little, and Morris a lot. (Queen's.) in Hollywood selling antiques. deals.

The Bennets, Lowes, Fairbanks, Marion Davies and a very few others bought quite a lot. have been playing cricket with the

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"24 Hours" "Twenty-four Hours" from the

the

The Officers of H. M. S. Delhi

How many links of sausages, or pounds of sugar, will be offered for a Rhineland landscope, remains to be seen.

Much depends upon whether

of success.

some measure

to the love scenes, but he IS gives the story away, but I do like story "Shattered Glass" by Louis Arrowsmith. Sinclair Lewis, un-Dorothy MacKail, and, the nice. Bromfield is an interesting drama Hollywood XI. Ronald Colman, Cologne's pork butchers and grocers like Theodore Dreisser, has no com- natural actor, Joel McCrea: Follow-in which we have illegal lovers, Clive Brook and Boris Karloff are have artistic souls or not. plaint in this production, in fact ed by an old-time "drammer" murder, tragedy and comedy. It the best cricketers.

Similar experiments have already i like it better than the book. It "Sings of the Children"with the brings together society and

Brightest story of the month. chielly concerns the career of a late Louis Mann doing all the tricks underworld. Settings and direction Noel Coward seated in Restaurant been tried out at Berlin, Munich, Doctor and his scientific research. he learned in a lifetime spent on the play an important part in giving near the Lady Diana Manners. She and Frankfort with

Helen Hayes is excellent as the stage. See Bob Montgomery before illusion and glamour to the idea tapped him on the shoulder "Are tender, faithful, understanding he was famous, also the pretty that it all transpires in twenty-four you the writer of Private Lives". He little wife, who sacrifices so much. Leila Hyams and the Doran girl hours. Clive Brook, a high-brow, assented. "Not very funny," she

Then he tapped A. E: Anson, as Gottleib, was bet- After that finishes comes the best who drinks like a low-brow, is good said."

Miriam. Hopkins and Regis Toomey ter than Richard Bennett, because talkie John Gilbert has given us-

on the shoulder. Are you his accent was so distinctly under "Gentleman's Fate", with the late give strong dramatle performances. the Lady Diana Manners who

the gangster Kay Francis is radiant, and a new standable, but they all give grand Louis Wolheim, as

played the Virgin in "The name to me. Minor Watson, is the performances. Myrna Loy the brother, stealing the picture. All

Miracle." She nodded. blackguard. There is a nice lit funny" was all he said. girl who held Arrowsmith the night due at the Star.

tie "bit" from the veteran Lucille bye, he was a most interested visi his wife died, makes but a fleeting.

La Verne, I strongly advise you tor recently on the "Letty Lynton" appearance, but she is always im-

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"Ambassador Bill."

her

"Very By the

Will Rogers in "Ambassador Bill" seeing tihs excellently acted drama. lot, watching Joan Crawford.

(King's).

HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.

I am losing sight of who's who

in the different studios. Phillips Holmes has been lent by Paramount to M.G.M. for "Night Court" with Walter Huston, who was recently a Columbia atar.

pressive. You can weli imagine) women won't have much influence wherein he plays one of those in the future life of this brave humourous Westerners appointed man, who gave so much to help Ambassador to represent the United | humanity.

States in a tiny Balkan kingdom, The story is engrossing, touch-Ile upsets the local plotters, re- There is an appropriate motto Ing and exciting, and Colman is unites the King and Queen, in that greets the starving unemploy- grand in every sense of the word. structs the Boy ruler how to play ed in Hollywood from the wall of Maursen O'Sullivan has been There is a great deal of dialogue. baseball, and lots of other Demo- the Motion Picture Relief Fund given a contract by M. G. M. for which may detract from the thor-cratic ideas. This is a one-man office, when they come to beg for her best work to date, in the new ough enjoyment of the foreign show, amusing in parts. The star, charity-"Tain't no use to grumble sensation "Tarzan, the Ape Man". element who will want to see this as usual, gives his little pin-pricks and complain, its just as easy to Johnny Weissmuller is likely to picture; but the direction. (by at the expense of his own country. | rejoice. When God sorts out the be the biggest B-O attraction of the John Ford) the photography and He possesses non of the necessary weather and sends rain-Why year. acting, make a perfect whole. qualifications we desire in our Am-rains my choice," Whitcomb Riley's Melvyn Douglas ia opposite Critics rank this as among the bassadors, There is not much famous philosophy, answers to our Greta Garbo in "As You Desire SUPER films of the year, and you TACT about Will, and he is far too present feelings in this Colony Me." Garbo wears owe it to yourself to see it. One modest, natural and out-spoken, He сап Assure you-"Rains my blonde wig. Owen Moore also re- hundred per cent. (Central) chaws gum, gives show with his choice."

turns in a good part in this play. lariat, and wisecracks in the re- While gular Rogers fashion. I personal-hear privately that condition

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"The Beggar Student" "The Beggar Student" is a Vien- nese Operetta. Now it is filmed by the British Lion Studio, with all new names to me. Shirley Dale, na Tania, is said to sing well. Lance Fairfax and Jerry Verna .are the two heroes. Mar- garet Halstan (38 Countess Novalska) brings me back memories of Shakespeare-her's is the only name 1 know. The story takes place in one of those make- believe kingdoms, Bronvonia, where wine, women and 'supreme.

song

I am told it is worth seeing, and that there is romance, pretty music and comedy. Go and find out for yourself.

(Queen's.)

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"Suicide Fleet" is fast-moving. Bill Boyd, Jimmy Gleason and Bob Armstrong, with Ginger Rogers. hovering around, as the love in- terest. The United States Navy helped in some of the scenes, and! make it interesting. Also coming the late Robert Ames and the sul- len beauty Evelyn Brent in "Ma- donna of the Streets". Then a great favourite of mine, Chester Morris, and Billie Dove in "Cock O' the Air". Scheduled for showing some. day at the Central.

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"Good Sport"

"Good Sport" with Linda Wat. kina Broadway stage star and John Boles looking self-conscious. There are innumerable others in this modern story of gold-diggers. | It will please those who love their heroines loose but pure. Of course, there are cocktail parties, undress- ing scenes, "Sugar Daddies”, and all that formula that makes for the popular demand. So many pretty

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Nils Asther has made a marvel- lous come-back in the Crawford's latest "Letty-Lynton" where in he takes the part of her Latin lover. Bessie Love Hawks is fearfully proud of baby daughter, Patricia.

Janet Gaynor ref sing to go on playing sugary roles, the part in "Rebecca. of Sunnybrook Farm" was handed to. Marion Nixon." Sally. Eilers is terribly upset.

Janet and Farrell will play "The First Year" which was meant for her and Jimmy Dunn. Janet does just what she likes on the Fox lot.-

NO HELP IN PROHIBITION.

Dr. Lang Treads on Orthodox Toes.

"I am increasingly suspicious of the influence of regulative legislation," said the Archbishop of Canterbury at a meeting of the Church of England Temper- ance Society.

"I daresay I shall be treading on the orthodox toes of some of the keenest supporters of the C.E.T.S., but I see no helpfulness in any proposals to coerce our people into temperance by mere prohibition.

"I myself believe that very great agency for promoting tem- perance would be the conversion of those horrid old public-houses in the nature of drinking shops, with snug, secret parlours and partitions, into roomy, healthy, decent places of refreshment] where food can be supplied, as well as drink.

"We may have our own indi- vidual views as to the value of "the pictures in our commen life; we certainly all wish they were better than they sometimes are, but at the same time tha pictures have been a most potent rival to the public house in the entertainment of our

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