1933-04-07 — Page 5

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933;

TALKIE TALKS

by Diane

After seeing him as the hypnotist I am wondering why he [did not essay the role of Rasputin, instead of brother Lionel Maybe I am a John Barrymore "fan”, of the first degree, but I think he is without an equal in his own par ticular style, although, too often, The has chosen/to hide his great]

JOHN BARRYMORE MEMORABLE IN gifts in trivialities.

"A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT”

KATHERINE HEPBURN CAUSES SENSATION

IN FILM WORLD.

Walter Huston And Kay Johnson in American Madness"

ARTHUR WONTNER AS SHERLOCK HOLMES IN "THE SIGN OF

FOUR" A GOOD BRITISH FILM.

Think over a few of the"" parts this character actor has played! | |"Hamlet,” “Jekyll and Hyde," "The Jest," "Grand Hotel," "Bill of

Divorcement;" whether as lover, father, bad man, or good man, this member of the Barrymore family stands above them all in my hum- ble opinion.

4.

Marian Marsh makes an extremely pretty Trilby, but she shows inex- perience, and looks too young. Carmel Myers stands out in a "bit" Donald Crisp and Bramwell Fletcher, among others, do fairly "A Bill of Divorcement." Af-,mystery thriller, with Ian Hunter well. The Binging with the fecting. and poignant, this Cle-jas Dr. Watson. It is definitely one "double" was the best I have seen. mence Dane drama has been deve-of the better British films. Don't The story needs no re-telling and despite its age it is still full of miss it, (King's). loped into one of the most moving

"Handle with Care" is a senti-interest. Not for the children, but screen stories in a long time. It is mental romance with James Dunn, certainly advised for the grown" } based on the presumption that in- and new pretty girl named Boots ups. (Queen's).

the sanity has become a legal ground Mallory. This is a film for

American Madness. youngsters, with El Brendel

In "American Madness," direct- sup- for divorce, and is a powerful

plying the comedy, and the Direc-ed by Frank Capra, we are shown piece of work.

tor giving fast action with plenty dramatic days in the business and One can hardly call it a cheerful of chasing and thrills. Coming to domestic life of an American bank atory, the atmosphere is that of the King's.

foult of their own.

torture,

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manager.

All the action takes place in twenty-four hours, and menial

The Mummy. physical and

the breath-taking, frenzied, scenes human beings suffering through no Boris Karloff is not a good

actor, but he is certainly a plucky in the "run" on the bank may seem exaggerated, but unfortunately, reproduction of abihty beneath pusty and false effect, and intelligent in its treat-skin. In "The Mummy" the scen- things that have actually happen- ment. Upon the shoulders of the ario writer has given all the hored all over the States very lately. continual dialogue rors one could want. Also another of the bank who extends credit on Walter Huston is the President depends the success, and each part new leading lady, Zita Johann.

character. He may seem a bit Coming soon to the Central.

untrue to Hfe in his paternal in- terest towards his employers, but Norma Shearer and Robert his performance is so simple and Montgomery in that naughty Noel natural that one can hardly realize Coward farce, "Private Lives." fol-lhe is doing a superb bit of acting.

The play is deeply moving in its/one. He hides his lack of acting they are just a

cast, and the

is superbly played. I doubt I John Barrymore ever gave a finer performance than as the bewilder- ed, lonely, Hilary.

The authoress tells the tragic story of a husband, hidden away in au asylum for fifteen years, who returns to pick up the threads of life, and finds all the things he loved lost to him. He had been a

hero, and shell-shock had; "turned aside the Face of God." Recovering his reason, Hilary escapes home, only to find himself divorced, his wife about to marry another, and his daughter with a romance of her own.

War

Lay

BU

What to do with this mas terribly in need of understanding

and care, is

problem which fares the mother and daughter. 1 have seldom been more affected

than L was by the drouping suoulders in that shubby cout.

Barrymore perfectly expresses BO much of the man's aloneness. Those who lived in that cheerful,

Private Lives.

John Barrymore & Katharine Hepburn in Rko Radio' “A Bill Of Divorcement."

Britain, so we

› Street Scene.

THE CHINA MAIL

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BEHIND the

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in HOLLYWOOD

By HARRISON CARROLL, Overzicht, 1933, Kios Vinčurse Brodlarta, Jos.

is due back here today, along with Husband Rax Bell and Producer BOLLYWOOD Y--In case Sam Bork. Fox will tell you they George Raft and Paramourt agres have no story in mind, but want to forget and forgive, his next ple Clars to do another picture.... The ture will bear Oriental rugs, hand-carved Chineas the

appropriate bedroom set and all the furnishings title, On Pre-9: Esther Ralston's Hillside home. will go up for auction Monday.

George Raft

bation.

It. mele. After that, they'll sell the house drama about to the highest biddor. The blonde woman proba-star's plans are still a little uncer tion officer wood, she'll remain all not, she'll tain. It offers develop in Holly-

son) and a pria- return to England, where a British oner who is 70′′) the time being, the star has rented""

Gaumont contract awaits her. For calving, the

mercy of the law a house lo Westwood

(Haft). Howsed Ruth Chatterton was, scheduled Spellman, for: to do a Hootch dance, scene for merly

"Lilly Turner," but broke two District Attor noy's staff in | largish audience of studio employen- New York, got want back to work.... Warner Bax- the ides and ter.. whole just back from Havana Bian James will do the adapting. says that Bacardi la pronounced The general feeling around fipt with the accent on the last syilable, lywood is that Raft and the studio net the second. Phonetically, it's will patch up their differences, Bacrdee'..... Warner, by the probably with concessions on both will be playing the lead in "Loved siden. Several days ago, Georgs in- You Wednesday,” an sasigament. vited the press to his agent's office that is costing him a trip to to receivexatament. Nons de Hawail. Alison Skipworth is com veloped but, taiking informally, the ing over from Paramount for this star said: "I don't think I'm a great actor, but I'm in this business for the money and I think that part. "The Story of Temple Drake would ruin anyone who played it. I made my living before I got in pictures: and I think I could again. Certain- ly, Hollywood could get along with- out me

en thewers on the way to the set... A.

George says he hasn't made much money in the films, in fact he's broke.

The star made a favorablé im- pression upon the scribes, most of whom have liked him from the first,

Many Londoners have spoken of it, but Bill Conselman telli a story that illustrates the point exactly.

During his stay in the British capital, he attended a certain revue. Ue was much surprised to hear mediocre player applanded strong-

Alm

Janet Gaynor

old estates.

Talked to Janet Gaynor -for-a-few-min-

- utes on the set. She tells that her house is

80 miles from

Honolulu

nd

that the rest. dents over there don't think so much of a mere 90 foot beach front. Closer to the city, it' very difficult to buy land in sights

- of the waves. You have to

lease it from the

If he continues to improve, Ri

ly. She came back for an encore, cardo Cortex will be able to start and they applauded Ler again. work Wednesday on his new pic Turning to his companion, antare at Paramount, and, incidental- Englishman, Conselman naked: ly, I made a mistake the other day. - "Why do they do that?”

"You see," the man replied, "sha was a great favorite bere, ten years ago.

Ric's brother, Stanley, is a full- fedged cameraman, not an assist- azt..... Bobby Agnew's back in town. He's working in "The Gold- diggers of 1933" at Warners. Arti those two bandaged fingers of Those terrible Marx Brothers, Gary Cooper are the result of his The other day they swooped into pastelle mayons.

recent drawing experiments with Ernst Lubitsch's office, stripped the

❤ stocky German of his trousers and

HOLLYWOOD PARADE:

departed with the garment All DID YOU KNOW......

Ernst could do was to light a ciger: That Myrna Loy, portrayer of and try to look nonchalant... dozens of Oriental roles, was born

Hollywood's best known put headlin Helens. Montana ?

as censors

Boris Karloff and James Gleason "Farewell to Arms" has been are now in London to play respec-banned in Australia, tively In The Ghoul" and "Orders dislike the story.. are Orders" for G-B

Jack Hylton's Band is now ap-

Joan Whyndham will play the late Meggle Albanesi's part in the pearing in Paris, and Jeannetta Macdonald was a riot on her con film version of Galsworthy's

cert tour of the Continent. "Loyalties."

After all, "The Constant Nymph"! will be made in England with Basil Dean directing. There has been, no mention yet of the star.'

English history will be pictured | jon a grand scale when "The Fourth

Wife of Henry VIII is produced, in'

They

in

beautiful, home atmosphere, had lowed by a good British film "Black Kay Johnson, with the golden which the part of the King is play

Coffee," then the old 1925 drama voice, is far too seldom seen. Pated by Charles Laughton. not realized that "behind that cur- which gave Ramon Novarro his O'Brien adds another success to hope to take some of the scenes at tain" the living man was craving gruntext fame, "Ben Hur," in his many splendid characteriza- Hampton Court Palace.

Bebe Daniela will most likely sound and music, are all coming tions. Gavin Gordon and Con- for help and understanding.

play Madame Pompadour next week to the Star, Kowloon,stance Cummings both score. It is The part of Sydney is the beau-They are worth seeing.

melodrama that combines fact with Arliss's film of "Voltaire." "ideal for an actress. Who will for-

Constance Cummings is at work Say It With Music.

fiction, and fa A marvellously

In "Heads we go," with Frank Law-1 gel the late Meggio Albanesi when Jack Payne is considered, the finished production from all she created the role? Katherine Wizard of Jazz music in Great angles. Don't miss this one at the top, back from his triumph in "Cavalcade," playing opposite, and are fortunate in Queen's. Hepburn is not strictly beautiful, seeing shortly this attractive, per-

Monty Banks directing.

Jeanette Macdonald will soon be and-if I can offer any criticism, sonality in his first talkie, which] It is good to see one of those She looks too old, but she plays is only on in London now. "Say masterpieces from the United Ar-on the studio floor at Elstree, too,, with sensitive understanding. She Alm produced by B. and D., and played in front of a tenement, has back to Hollywood will soon return it with Music" is a good novelty tists. "Street Scene," which is with Herbert Marshall; and Ed- ward Everett Horton after rushing has a strange fascination, and the directed by Jack Raymond. It is been perfectly directed by King to London, for "Its A Boy," with critics are acclaiming her as the specially recommended to those, Vidor. The story has pathos, Leslie Henson. greatest "find" since Garbo flashed here, whose only chance of bearing humour, and gripping drama, and Esther Ralston la returning to Jack and his "Boys" is on the might happen in any street in any London with her husband and across the screen in "The Torrent."

Columbia records.

city, poet * Billie Burke surprised me. Time The various musical numbers are The film moves rapidly, and small daughter for good, she says. Dorothy Hyson, the very pretty has only improved the looks of the woven into a simple story about there are thirty-four characters, daughter of Dorothy Dickson, is girl I remember over twenty years the rise to success of a "down-and- mainly from the original stage doing well in films. She is now at out" composer. I think Percy play. Beulah Bondi and Anna work with Anthony Bushell and age when she came to London in Marmant has been absent too long Kastant stand out. Sylvia Sydney Boris Karloff In The Ghoul," at musical comedy, David Manners, from the screen to repeat his suc- and Estelle Taylor contributo Shepherd's Bush Studio (the Gau-

· Elizabeth” · Patterson and Paul cess of the silent days.

grand acting, but they hardly susmont-British).S Cavanagh are

Nothing matters much except gest mother and daughter. Wil- well cast, but you that Jack Payne screens well, and liam Collier, Junr., Is the sensitive Hollywood, from London, with her Anne Dvorak has returned to MUST go to see this Olm which is his crooning of "Love is the Jewish boy who loves the herofne, husband Leslie Fenton. outstanding for two things-Barry Sweetest thing is one of the high while Lawrence Wagner is in the more and Hepburn.

1992 was the worst year for the lights of the film. Back stage in-atrongly dramatic role of the hus "extra" in the film capital since It appeals to the emotions and cidents take you behind the scenes, band who murders his wife and the Casting Bureau was formed in the intelligence, It is highly:

and the "Boy's" "clowning, and her lover, theatrical, but is good earnest apirited playing surely give this

1926.45 "Cavalcado” used 2,608 You won't see cocktail parties, Extras, but even then hundreds drama. The climax brings peace picture every chance of being a big pent houses, and beautifully gown-were left out in the cold. "Bign to the pitiful father, and in the hit.

ed women, but you will see lowly of the Cross" used some thousands scenes between the twa stars, "I Among the cast, I noticed the phase of life in New York City, too, but that only makes two big defy you not to be affected,

names of Sybil Suramerfield and Whether it will have box-office ap feature pictures in a few years.

Few pictures will equal this one Joyce Kennedy, Jack Payne is the peal remains to be seen. It is most for ournestness, honesty, and idol of the home radio "fans, and certainly worth seeing, as there la Authentic dramatic power. Strongly through this picture he will gain honest, therein, (King's)., Advised. (Central),

thousands more admirers in every

- The Sign of Four......... quarter of the globe. NOT to be THE TELLING YOU." The Sign of Four" gives us the missed, Central! perfect Sherlock Holmes," our

Svengall.

Buster Keaton, who was rece own Arthur Wontper, He has John Barrymore, is the perfect divorced from Natalie - Talma been on the stage since 1897 (soms "Svengali"; he might have stepped that was, has dis record), and I can remember, him from the pages of du Maurier's that be wES TRI

in innumerable Shakespearean"Trilby," and he is the first ex-

roles. Since the advent of: plc-¡ppaenty of the role I have seen,

tores he has been among the most who projects the, formanta

"successful in British Alma,

man_bopelessly fit love with

Ista Bevan, also from the stage, unattainable ideal, for whom

is the female interest in this real can feel pity.

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