1934-09-28 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1934.

JANET GAYNOR AND CHARLES FARRELL IN "CHANGE OF HEART"

WILLIAM. POWELL AND MYRNA Short Shots

Career First With Kay Francis

Unfair During Marriage

Kay Francis, has endorsed the denial cabled from Hollywood that she is to marry Maurice Chevalier. "I shall not marry again as long as I am acting on the films," she Bays-speaking from experience of two marriages. "Marriage in such circumstances does not give either party a chance."

Ann Dvorak is the champion chess player at Hollywood.

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Diana Wynyard, famed for her performance in "Caval cade" will be seen again In Hong Kong in "Where Sinners Meet," an R.K.O. comedy.

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LOY TEAMWORK IS PERFECT IN MYSTERY OF "THE THIN MAN"

MUNT UNFORGETTABLE IN "THE WORLD CHANGES".

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ANET Gaynor and Charles and William Powell cast as a re Farrell, after a too-long tired detective, living mostly on separation. have been reunited alcohol, and on the money his by Fox Studio in a slight fan-wife (Myrna Loy) has inherited. tasy titled "Change of Heart." They are just enjoying life, and Kathleen Norris wrote the story, letting the world go by. But in which is blended humour, through a series of coincidences sickly sentiment, and heart ap-Powell is involved in a mystery peal.

concerning an old friend of his.

The opening 1800 four College

loneliness and

William done better

mother" to the quartette. She is who assuredly shares in the eating her heart out with love for honours with the stars,

Janet. Gaynor is at her best in "Change of Heart" at the

King's Theatre on Sunday.

WILLIAM POWELL and Myrna Loy will be co-starred again in "The Casino Murder Caso".

Donald Cook has been sued for divorce by his wife, a famous radio singer, after only 20 days of married life.

Shirley Temple will be co-starred with Will Rogers shortly,

Harold Loyd niny do a picture short- ly in England.

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Binnie Barnes having pleased. tho Universal Studio will do another film with Paul Cavanaugh and Nell Hamil ton. She is the clever actress here recently in "Heads We Go". Conrad Nagel who has recently been divorced after 15 years of happy mar ried life he has one, daughter-s returning to the 'screen after a success on Broadway...

Mary Pickford has been offered $5,000 a week to act in Radio Playleis.

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Franchot Tone has three leading ladies in "Just Out of College". Jean! Muir, (who looks like being the next and Annie Dvorak.

Kay Francis as, abs, appears in Warner Bros," "Jewel Robbery." William Powell plays opposite her in this spicy romance showing on Sunday at the Alhambra Theatre,

Mrs. George Brent) Margaret Lindsay DIFFICULT FOR GIRL

John Gilbert will most likely make)

TO BE NAUGHTY

good. We The whole play is treated in a lightị graduates-airy manner, but, nevertheless, the two boys and two girls, setting alution is worked out in a most in- jout for the big city to make their

genious manner,

Without question fortunes, New York from the air, Powell has never and a bleak boarding house with work-I cannot say higher praise. an elevated train roaring past the Myrna Loy is well suited to his mother (expertly played by Alinc windows, build up the back own particular style, and ground, conveying the feeling of make an ideal team. She is wholly West, disapproving, and causing a picture at the B.I.P. Studio: Elstree,

they lacMahan) arrives from the dejection experi-natural, lovely and convincing. family acenes. The grand-daugh- enced by the four young people. and one must not overlook her pap tar's wedding is broken up, son eloping to Mexico and marrying the Professional Sweetheart

Anita Paige surprised everyone by Janet Gaynor is "the little who thinks he is a police dog, and and grandson plead for financial Brown, and after Mrs. Roger Pryor has famous song writer Nacio Herbert help, which he refuses, but in the obtained her divorce in Reno, Roger

Hilarious Comedy "Chris" (Charles Farrell), while The other love interest is in the name, and finds his only solace in

end the old man saves the family will most likely marry Anne Sothern, he has eyes for none but "Madge" hands of Maureen O'Sullivan and fostering a romance (Ginger Rogers), On the other Henry Wadsworth (seen here I grandson and a girl his Mother wife refuses to divorce him, so Mau-fessional Sweetheart" at the Majes- between his Maureen O'Sullivan is holidaying at girl to be bad is an unique high- hand, "Mack" (James Dunn) is "This side of Heaven" and "The has brought from the West, on reen still remains engaged to a martic Theatre, which thrusts satire at her home in Ireland. Johnny Farrow's light in RKO-Radio Pictures' "Pro- "that way" about "Catherine" Show-off.") Nat Pendleton, who condition they begin on the land,rled man. (Janet Gaynor). There is quite a is now a prime favourite among where he began, faint echo of "Seventh Heaven" talkie "fans"; does all he has to when Chris, turned down by do in an entertaining manner direction to bear, but there are 20 Arst picture "break" in "The Man Who Batoff, Allen Jenkins, Zasu Pitts

Mervyn le Roy has brought strong George Arliss gave Bette Davle her Madge, lies ill, and is nursed by Minna Gombell, as the wife of the the adorable, understanding, and missing man,

many characters, (even Buffalo Played God." is excellent, and, patient Catherine. They marry, Harold Huber also deserves men confused. The cast is a very long Bill) that one is liable, to become and start life in a humble home tion

Jorie, and we find such names, be-

too often towards

set high above the Brooklyn W. S. van Dyke, the director: aides those already mentioned- Bridge. But, alas, his stepa stray does not allow the action to

jas Jean Muir in a small role (this apartment of the gold-digging table scene is humorous and full Earth Turns," and seems

the luxurious slacken for a moment. The Dinner girl was

seen here in "As the i Madge, but all this enables our of suspense, and you will agree one of the season's "finds") Alan to be sweet little appealing Janet to that direction is particularly com-Dinehart, show us all the Gaynor moods. petent and effective. This is a Mowbray, Patricia Ellis, Anna & Guy Kibbee, Alan Trying to shave her man; waiting picture that carries my highest Nilsson, William Janney and patiently for the truant husband, recommendations. (Queen's).

we

Bee Janet ab a

would-be "The World Changes". journalist, and, beat of all, Junet

as the little mother.

mány more, Including some clever children.

In "The World Changes" we It is a typical American life- It is not surprising to hear that Far-Paul Muni is a great actor. The throughout, and will be remem-| again have positive proof that story, but holds one's interest rell again emphatically states he is through with sharing sims with Janet, story is of the biographical_type, bered by the outstanding per- Too much limelight is again given by spanning many years with the formances turned. In by Muni and Director John Blystone on Fox's big ageing process in the principal Aline Mac Hahon.-(Alhambra). gest Box-office attraction,

characters. As the farm boy des-Murder In A Private Car"

"Murder in a Private Car" pre-

If Jimmie Dunn had been given tined to become a cattle king in a few more chances he would the 60 years that cover his part in sents Charles Ruggles, Una Mer- easily have stolen the honours, the film, Muni is grippingly real kel, Mary Carlisle, Russell Hardie, and that really clever little come from first to last. From his first Burton Churchill, Porter Hall, dlenne Ginger Rogers is handed a most unsympathetic role and is marries the daughter of his part is real old fashioned mystery, success, he makes money and Willard Robertson and others. It out of her element.

Beryl Mercer

ner (Mary Astor) A foolish re- quite reminiscent of the old movie runs a curious mark made by hor, causes a flutter plots, but, nevertheless, good en establishment, but there are lots in the Stock Market, and when he tertainment with a ten minute | of laughs in her scènes.

The film can be stated to hold brain seizure and dies. Their son you on the edge of your seat.

rebukes her-rightly-she has & thrill at the finish that will keep the well-known Gaynor-Farrell touches, so that their millions of him, and so our hero goes to New Mary Carlisle) is identified as (Donald Cook) wrongfully accuses When a telephone operator girl admirers should be satisfied.-York. (King's).

the long-lost daughter of a Rail- "The Thin Man".

Troubles then accumulate-his way magnate (Churchill); trouble son's wife (Margaret Lindsay) is starts. When her private car is You may, feel a little indifferent unfaithful; his grandson (Theo- hitched on the mail train, we and about mystery and detective dore Newton (remembered in among the interesting passengers, yarns, but in "The Thin Man," by Working Man") becomes involved her girl friend (Una Merkel) and Dashiell Hammett, you will see financially with his mother's boy friend (Russell Hardie), also something that is different: We lover, and then the old Grand-an uninvited guest, and a Detector

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"JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN"] MARY PICKFORD'S

Mr. Alexander Korda, greatly daring has bought the film rights

of "Joseph and His Brethren," by Thomas Mann, one of Germany's outstanding novelists. Mr. Korda

March

$400,000

Douglas Fairbanks Only £21,300

The wealth of Miss Mary Pick- says ha will probably east Frederic ford and her husband, Mr. Douglas or Leslie Howard for Fairbanks, has declined in the past Joseph, and give: King Vidor, the

| year;

Records in Los Angeles County Hollywood director, now on the show that Miss Pickford's, taxable Continent, the task of directing.

wealth in the city has dropped by: $150,000, and that of Mr. Fair- banks by about £130,000.

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MAURBEN

Mias Pickford is assessed at £400,000 and Mr. Fairbanks at 121,300. It is pointed out, how- aver, that the actual value of the property held by the two stars may be much higher than these assess- ment figures, indicate.

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PASSING OF DIXON WILLIAMS

The man who sold the first Brit- ish Alms to the United States has died in New York at the age of 57. He was Mr. James Dixon Williams, founder of the Elstre studos, which have now trebled their area. "He made big money in the film busi- Iness.

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That it is difficult for a modern

commercial broadcasting with Gin- ger Rogers, Norman Foster, Gregory

and Frank McHugh cast..

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