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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1934.

INVISIBLE MAN WILL BE HAUNTING COLONY AS FROM SUNDAY

Diane's

“TALKIE TALKS”

Appear Every

FRIDAY

CENTRAL

THEATRE.

SHOWING TO-DAY DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.80,

KING

OF THE

ARENA

NEXT CHANGE

BING CROSBY IN

"WE'RE NOT DRESSING" A Paramount Picture.

NOVELTY THRILLER REACHES

PEDESTAL OF PERFECTION

CLARK GABLE AND MYRNA LOY GIVE BEST IN "MANHATTAN MELODRAMA”.

DIANE'S EXCLUSIVE TALKIE TALKS SERIES

"Beloved"

al-

TELOVED" is a picture that

"Bcarries a man's life, love, and

"CHARLES STARRETT

BETTER TONE ON WALL STREET

(Continued from Page. 0)

IE Invisible Man" is a thrill-, partner, in a fantastic acheme to"LEEPING Car" is the kind of Ter you won't want to miss, make capital on his discovery, and daring picture that needs the and as such it lives up to the assume world power. His capture subtle touch of Ernest Lubitsch to splendid advertising that is given is inevitable, but the progress on-put over properly. We have lit. James "Journey's End" ward is a succession of thrills, Not ready had the pleasure of seeing Whale, (who directed Franken-for one moment does the interest the female star-Madeleine Carroll stein") took on the biggest task, slacken, and the final scene is not in her best role to date-"I Was'a yet the most fascinating, he has easily forgotten.

Spy," and it must be confessed In Jever tackled. To direct a film.) Claud Rains, a recruit from the this British release. wherein Ivor where the principal character English stage, is called upon to Novello is co-starred,, that she is spends a considerable time on enact a most difficult role, in this, not seen to the greatest advantage. the screen, yet remains complete his first picture. His features are More of this later. Dua shortly at ly invisible, needed all one's in-seen only for one brief moment, at the Queen's... genuity.

the end, and he has to depend on Twelve scenario writers tried to his voice to express all his emo- do credit to Wells' great novel, tions... but none were satisfactory,' nor.

I think he gives a masterly

The sustained strength of Com- carcer. It is history seen from one modities. It is thought that pesai- horrifying enough. Whale wrote

performance of dramatic elocu- man's viewpoint, and John Bolea.miam recently has been over-done in desperation to his old colleague.

tion.

dominating the performance, gives and the market shows signs of being the man who wrote "Journey's

Gloria Stuart, as the girl whoja charming character study of the in an over-sold condition. End"-R. C. Sheriff- telling hi

loves him, is not given much chance hero musician, from his early days: Jown ideas of how he would treat

The recent rise in Grain and Cot- to express anything else but fear, to his death. the story, and Sheriff sent back

ton prices and the persistence of the Jack Oakie, who packs laughs] TO PLAY DUKE OF perfect screen material, yet keep. but she makes a lovely and appeal- In the role of composer, Boles is drought in the United States is Una O'Connor and given a chance to sing a few greatly aiding countries like Aus- ing close to the original. The WELLINGTON author fully approved of the love Merle Tottenham, remembered in choice songs. The music is haunt tralla, Argentina, Canada and India, "Cavalcade", Forrester Harvey, ingly beautiful and was written by which may possibly result in in- William Harrigan, (as the unwill-the Director Victor Schertzinger creased imports of manufactured ing accomplice), Henry Travers. His "American Symphony" is, spe-|

goods. India recently has been cially a lovely plece.

|buying silver and if Grain, Cotton The plot rather reminds me of

and Jute prices are strong, this "Viennese Nights", when the man

factor coupled with the American is forced through poverty to play silver policy, is likely to substantial- music he detests. He lives to

ly raise the silver price over scorn his grandson's modern must-

Marjorie White, exotic blonde film star, is amusing large crowds at 'the Queen's Theatre with the latest Hollywood patter.

OAKIE AVOIDS MAKEUP

into "Murder at the Vanities," is

one of only Ave actors at Para- mount who does not have to use makeup.

Baby The others are LeRoy, W. C, Fields, William Fraw ley and Richard Arlen.

GRIZZLY FOR HAL ROACH

Hal Roach, producer of comedies, bagged a giant bear an his month's through Alaskan tundras.

ALHAMBRA

THEATRE.

COMING SHORTLY

GEORGE ARLISS

HIS FIRST BRITISH CONTRACT.

MAE WEST LURING EX-KING ALFONSO TO STUDIO

interest they introduced.

It is interesting to note that It took six months of expert- menting with cameras and mechanical devices, before the directors and technical men were satisfied.

Claud Rains, the star-stood' In EORGE Arliss is to play the first front of the camera, and acted, screen Duke of Wellington in his first but no photographs were made of grizzly British aim for

the Gaumont-hira. Trick photography, wires vacation British Corporation. The particu- like those used in the marlonette lar part of. Wellington's career shows, and conjuror's tricks were chosen for the film is from the es all used when objects were held by cape of Napoleon from Elba until the man, or when lighting a clga- It gives the Second Treaty of Paris, Spe-rette and other actions, cial features will be made of the such an uncanny feeling when you Duchess of Richmond's Ball on the see him move a chair and sit down. eve of Waterloo, but there are to be His presence is felt, yet he remains invisible. The most difficult part no spectacular battle scenes.

Arliss prefers historical to fie-was to photograph his light run- tional. characters, as they provide ning steps in the snow. Artificial him with greater opportunities for snowin hundreds of tons. was cart: subtle acting.

ed to a hill outside Hollywood, and that final scene is amazingly well done.

John Barrymore and Marian Marsh together again in "The Mad Genius," a Warner Bros pictures.

The screen masters the "impossible" to give you the thrill of a lifetime!

Mae West And Alfonso

ing heroine.

At The Queen's

PAT PATERSON

tho

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cal triumph, and reaps his own re-period, although the American Trea- (sury is the dominant influence. In ward in his life's great work.

Gloria Stuart is perfectly cast as general, the rise in commodity the wife who shares his sorrows. prices, due to direct and indirect I will always regret that this ac- somewhat be off-set by deflationary consequences of the drought, may

complished actress was not given

the role, promised by Universal, tendencies. that of the girl in "Only Yesterday.":

Union Pacific has declared a regu-

share.

•

I liked her work in "The Kiss bear quarterly dividend of $1.50 per fore the Mirror", "The Girl in Rooms 419," and now the two pictures at) the King's.

Back Clearings for the week

amounted to $4,086,000,000, com-

Yet, so far, she has not been pared with $9,899,000,000 for the given the chances her undoubted same period last year. talent and beauty deserves, and it Brokere Loans amount to $827,-

000,000. is no wonder the threatens to re-

Received from Mesers. White,

turn to her journalistle work in Shanghat or go on the New York Weld & Co-

stage.

Important purchasing of new

Others In the cast. Dorothy Armour preferred, Swift and Wil- Peterson, Eddie Woods and Mor-son "A" shares has been noticed.

Latest Quotations The following quotations have been received through Messrs. 8. D.

Mae West, famous for her work To tell a studio secret, the in "I'm No Angel" and "She Done camera men who worked in two Him Wrong", is already to film hours stretches, with tiny brushes; "Me and the King", writtenes-manipulated through, microscopes, pecially for her, following the news adding touches to thousand of feet and many others, do extremely well gun Farley aided by lovely settings It is predicted that Armour will be The and haunting music make this on a six per cent. basis by August 22, that ex-king Alfonso of Spain was of film, and eliminating the scones in the minor characters. interested in her studio. Alfonso the camera had been forced to English atmosphere is well main-film worth seeing.-(King's). has made no definite move yet, but "take", was the finest accomplish-tained throughout, and only

Variety Programme Prince Alexis Thurntaxis has been ment of all.

screen could do justice to this RADIO variety programme is Lavy and Company and the Ameri busy on the type-writer.

BID FOR WORLD POWER. fantasy by England's greatest A promised at the Majestic, can Oriental Finance Corpora Her film "It Ain't No Sin" has In the story a young scientist, author. Tragedy, novelty, humour, wherein some old features of Char-tion: been banned by the New York experimenting with a formula for and thrille are skilfully blended to lie Chaplin, Wheeler and Woolsey, State Board of Regents, the film invisibility, finds what he seeks, ensure a perfect evening's enter will be the attraction. Phil Harris censoring body. The film is now but cannot return to his

normal tainment. Personal recommenda the Orchestra and Radio "Crooner" N.Y//London being re-done with the alteration form. His brain is unhinged and tion. Not to be missed-(King's) in the "short" that was awarded Cross-Rate of many scenes and dialogue, and he becomes a menace. He is vis- "Above: The Clouds” the highest honours recently by the NY Cotton-Dec.... 13.80 BOVE the Clouds is a pic-Motion Picture Academy "So this NY: Silver Sept. 49.00 it was indicated also that the title.ible when clothed, his head bandture with plenty of. "action, is Harris" is also included in the

which is based on sex appeal, aged and gloves on his hands. would be changed.

May Robson's Versatility

1 confess to a sickening feeling and a cliniax in which a dirigible programme. when, trapped by the police in his cracks in mid-air. Richard Crom- room in the Inn, which he refuses well, acts the role of the discredit-

"Lady For A Day" was excellent|

to vacate, he tells them. In a spine ed news-reel cameraman, who is] TH entertainment at the King's chilling voice, that he can fool vindicated in the end and wins the Theatre in the early part of the them, and unwinds the bardages to girl-Dorothy Wilson.

"Three On A Honeymoon”

Dec.

New York, Yesterday.

Last To-day's alosa close

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N.Y. Rubber-Dec. .. 15,98 Chic. Wheat-Dec. 111 Chic Corn-Dec. 791⁄4, HIS is followed by a delightful done price) *****

NY. Silver (business little play "Three on a Honey-Ban Fran, Silver (busi

Adorable Sally Ellers, ness done price)

(Dow Jones Arg.)

Last To-day's

Robert moon."

week. How many knew that that reveal-nothing. That was a mo-Armstrong, Dick's superior, takes/Charles Starrett, Henrietta Cros-]

Aves." Aves. · Change. amazingly versatile actress Mayment when I did feel like rising all the credit for good work, till the mann, and Zazu Fitts. Recommend-

30 Industrials - 88.97 81.34 2.37 up. ed. Robson was a sheriff. As Apple from my seat,

day of reckoning. Many fine shots

"The Animal Kingdom" 20 Ralla 33.93 34.65 0.22 up Annie she was superb, giving a

20 Utilities 20.10 20,09 0.59 up From that moment the hunt of actual news-reel topics, and the

HEN comes a drama, starring 40 Bonds .98.17 82.81 performance worthy of considera-

0.35 off tion for the 1934 statuatte for the starta. I won't tell you more, ex-dare-devil gallantry of these in-

Leslie Howard and

* Anne 11 Commodity best actress in Hollywood. It will cept that he terrorises his friend trepid men, enliven the film, and please many to know that Warren into promising to be his visible make it worth seeing.(Queen's). Harding,

William (The Dupe) is coming akortly, as Philo Vance in "The Dragon Murder Case", and in "The. Case of the Howling Dog." I wonder how many among the pack- led houses realised that they were seeing in "Lady for a Day" the ranking fourth best film of 1988.

:

H.G.WELLS

The

INVISIBLE MAN

A girl loved him--- the world hated andfeared him! See the most amazing

ho yesy.

With Gloria Etmart, Claude Rainsij William Harrigan, Dudley Diggen, Una O'Connor Henry Travers, Forrestar Harvey, Boreenplay by R.-O. Sherrill. Produced by Carl Lasmmle, Úr.Di- rected by dmmu WEBS & UNIVER-

· SAL PICTURES A

SUNDAY KING'S

THE

PARIS THEATRE CASUALTIES.

3,400 People Taken Ill Each Year.

Paris.

Two-thousand people are taken fl in Paris theatres every year and 1,400 In the cinemas, accord- ing to statistics just published..

Most of the cases are attributed to fainting spells brought on by anting too heavily just before it ting still in a stuffy atmosphere

Have a light dinner before the theatre

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acting honours -- with Myrna Loy and William Gargan, name= ly The Animal Kingdom." The sort. of sex play that the Decency League, so strong in the States, will not, allow to be shown now. Anne Hardlog and William Gargan atole the acting honours as far as I was concerned, but then I am not among the myriads of ad mirers of Leslie Howard, and I consider that Myrna Loy has risen to greater heights since this- was made. All due at the Majestic.

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