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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1932.

TALKIE TALKS ..

"TARZAN,

by Diane

THE APE MAN'

WILL PACK THE QUEEN'S

"MAN OF MAYFAIR" WORTH

SEEING TWICE.

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Joan Bennett Daring In Careless Lady."

After seeing the Paramount pro-proves to be mother of the hero, and duction, "Man of Mayfair," taken all ends happily. Splendid all- in a London Studio with an all-round acting. (Oriental)

British cast, I am convinced that! Hollywood will have à rival they

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Coming To Star.

have cause to fear. Grand, and Norma Shearer and Robert Mout! grand again. Jack Buchanan, who gomery in "Their Own Desire.": has recently been nominated in the with Belle Bennett as the suffering! Daily Mirror competition as the mama, and Lewis. Stone as philan dering papa. Good show," although most popular uctor in British Alma

among the first Talkies. Followed

is the star. What pleased me, was by Betty Compson and Monte Blue that he danced and sang a little for in quite an interesting drama- us. Jack the comedian, Jack the "Skin Deep," and later the British fascinating lover. He is helped by War film "The W Plan.

a fine cast, with the appealing love- ly, Joan Barry we all admired so much in "The Outsider," as the heroine, and two women who were:

mended (Star).

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Recom-

""Strange Case of Clara Deane."

Collins who

Johnny Weismüller and Maureen O'Sullivan in a scene from "Tarzan, the Ape Man.

THE CHINA MAIL

gowns and scenery make this one! worth-while film. More of this later; Coming to King's..."

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Notes from Here and There.

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Wynne Gibson has never been married. Neither has Phillips. Holmes. Huston has wife No. 2, about the same age as his own son. By-the-bye, don't forget this great character actor is Canadian born.

The late Paul Bern was the kind- est man in Hollywood and helped all who needed him, from Jim Tully to Jetta Goudal. They used to say in

touch Hollywood. "Get In

with Bern" to those whose lives were all awry. His sad end will be much regretted. A fine man has passed

on.

Also, I regret to tell of the death from pneumonia of the man who made the Motion Picture Magazine so important a factor. Jarues R. Quirk, the first man to start such a magazine, and up to the time of his death Editor of the greatest of all film literature "Photo-play."

They say that "City Lightë” |brought Chaplin in a million pounds. Sydney Fox was only twelve years fold when she started work in a silk factory. Then she learnt ateno- graphy and borrowed enough to study dramatic art-A girl who "should get places"—through sheer hard work.

Cary Grant has been chosen to play Lieut-Pinkerton, in "Madamè Butterfly" as Gary Cooper can't be spared from the filming of "Fare- well to Arms."

They say now that. Elissa Landi will play Mercia in "The Sign of the Cross, and not Adrienne Allan, the first choice of de Mille.

at the height of their fame over "Strange Case of Clara Deane"the jungle epic film. twenty years ago, Ellaline Terris giving us the first starring. vehicle and Lillian Braithwaite. How grace of that clever actress, Wynne Gib- fully they grow old, how charming, son. Can't help wishing they had they both are

as the

Billie Burke will play, in the film. given her something that was not the show. Frederick Kerr

usual growling self.version of "Bill of Divorcement." Then, too, there is Norah Swin quite so remindful of "Madame X Duke, is his

Spencer Tracy is the happiest burne, from the stage, most finished and "Madelon Claudet." Talk about £. Aubrey Smith, Edward Everett

is the real Horton are grand. .....

father in Hollywood. He has a son actress, and an old friend of mine, a tearjerker, this one

Nils Asther "after an absence of and a daughter now. Charles Quartermaine, who was out old-fashioned style. Innocent suffer

Laurence Olivier, husband of Jill here years ago in Waring's Coming mother, and small girl Corn Sue two years, looks too "Dagoish" for

can teach her elders my king. Go and see it in the Eamond, has gone over to London pany, playing the ever-helpful valet!

about acting, Patright spirit of sheer madness and to take the place of Michael Farmer, to his Lordship Kingsland. The something ktory? By no means far-fetched, O'Brien. Dudley Digges and pretty you will be delighted, and, at least, as lead with Gloria Swanson. when one comes to thank over the Frances Dee contrive to hold the admit it is novel. Perhaps you will it looks as though George O'Brien serious at last about many members of the "Peerage!

interest, and the star as usual does agree with the philosophy of the really was

doesn't last,. but Marguerite Churchill. Thelma Todd whose fathers were in the lowliest remarkably well with the material; hero-"Love positions. Quite few of the at hand. Anyhow be sure and see money does." Advised. (Queen's).haa married, happily, I hope.

Constance Bennett will flm one Countesses of to-day I knew when, Wynne. (King's).

of the big money-makers, "Rocka- bye," and captures Leslie Howard as her leading man, too.

Press agent who "made" Garbo,

£1

-See this and you will be con-

„vinced as I am now, British filma,

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"Nice Women.“ ·

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"Tarzan the Ape-Man." "Tarzan the Ape-man" from the backed with American capital, will · “Nice. Women" gives us a beauti-story suggested by the characters in go very very far in the world's ful daughter sacrificed to a rich Edgar Rice Burroughs" novel, with has now gone to work for Anne market. Worth seeing twice at man to help impoverished family, film dialogue by Ivor Novelle. Harding. His salary, they say, is least. King's)

but little sister gets the man. The Johnny Weismuller, the Olympic almost as big as a star's. acting is skilful, with Frances Dee Swimming Champion, isa. superb Interesting story of the exploits and Russell Gleason as the roman-specimen of manhood with a sym-of the famous German Ace, Baron tic couple, and Alan Mowbray (Bri-pathetic intelligence. Aubrey Smith Richtofen will be made with Lew

"Night_Court."

to

+ Central).

1 hardly like recommend tish actor) and Sydney Fox steal- Nail Hamilton, Maureen O'Sullivan Ayres, as the principal. "Night Court." It is so harrowing, Ing the picture. Recommended, and many others play roles that do Pearl White, who looks marvel-:

not matter. It is the direction by lous, and divides her time between Van Dyke. and the photography, Paris and Cairo," will return to the "But The Flesh Is Weak." I which seemed to me to be the left-screen to re-make some of her old →. Whether you will like Robert overs from "Träder Horn" which films into sound. Ruth Roland,

and that frame-up! 80 outrageous against the innocent girl so cruelly easily managed, that it is sickening. Admitted, you will witness great acting from Walter Huston and Montgomery as a gigolo remains to give you thrills galore. The attack with all her millions, tried it and

be seen. In "But the Flesh is the pygmies, the stampede of the failed.

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Phillips Holmes (Toaned by Para Weak," we have this avowed for elephants, beautiful backgrounds Emily Fitzroy so long in Amer- mount). Anita Page does fairly

well John Miljan and Lewis Stone and Noel Francis are also splendid,[" but the crookedness and the corrap-į tion that is evidently carried on in the Police Courts of the United States, makes me only very glad that I live under the Flag that! stands for real Justice. You will be sitting on the edge of your seat, at the unfolding of this sordid ad- venture to a happily-married taxi- driver, his little woman and baby. I leave it to you whether you will feel elevated by seeing it. Yes, grand acting and certainly inter- esting, but don't go expecting any- thing but strong drama. (Queen's).

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"Careless Lady

If you can believe that pretty Joan Bennett can masquerade as an ugly duckling, then you can believe in the rest of "Careless Lady." I like honest John Boles better in this than any of his recent appear-| ances, and what is most pleasing, he sings for us. Minna Gombell is her noisy self, and helps to initiate the innocent heroine into life. We have speak-easy raids, gigolo with evil intentions, and a most sump- tuously mounted picture with able direction by Kenneth McKenna. John Bennett is my favourite of all the sisters, and is improving all the time. Don't miss It. (King's).

“Oriental's Attraction,

Maureen O'Sullivan, the lovely brunette, gues native in the

zan, the Ape Man in which she has the lead with Weismuller, the wor plon.

tune-hunter bent on marrying a rich¦and - all

Coming attractions to...the woman who will keep him and his jangle holds. Oriental "Wings," old movie now fatner in the manner to which they reval

made with sound.

fascination that the ican flims

How the children will

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