1934-11-09 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1934

GEORGE ARLISS EXCELS IN THE GREATEST FILM

BROADCAST TO

EMPIRE BY NEWS

REEL CAMERAMAN

ROMANTIC RISE OF TOMMY SCALES

BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS

Tommy Scales, who gave an Em pire broadcast last night, which he called "Risks with a Camera, for News Reals," started work as a developer is long ago as 1905.

Four years later he joined a amali picture company still as a developer though he was often, ween to leave the works with a camera. It was not long befora he joined the well-known Arm of and Gaumont as camera-man, settled down in real earnest to digging himself into the cinema in- dustry.

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TO-MORROW

ᎪᎢ THE

Paat Muni is the star in Warner Bros, hit, "H, Nellle!" at the Alhambra,

KING'S

GALA PREMIER TO-NIGHT

AT 9:30 P.M.

HE WALKED UNAFRAID

Where his loved ones were stoned!.

S01ETH M. SCHONES PIRKUM

GEORGE ARLISS

in the DARBYLF ZANUCK production

THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD

BORIS MARLOFF". LORETTA YOUNG HOSFET YOUNG • HELEN WESTLEY

ALSO

Howling mobs made

way for this lons figure, walking with dignity to his mother's house. The House of Rothschildi The house of five brothers, who stood steadfast against all their enemies!

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Something New Something Different · In Entertainment !

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Programme

ALL NEW

FIRST TIME

in Hong Kong

hour 40 min.

of real

JOYOUS FUN

O't Miss It! Bring The Children!

Fact And Fiction Perfectly Blended

In "The House Of Rothschild"

JOAN CRAWFORD AND CLARK GABLE WILL DELIGHT IN "CHAINED"

PAUL MUNI AS NEWSPAPER EDITOR IN “HI NELLIE" COMEDY DRAMA

【ILM-GOERS `all' over the Frdowe a debt of grati

tude to the newly-formed Twen tieth Century Picture Unit for

By Diane

TX7HEN a new actor appeared

WHEN new actor

with Joan Crawford I remarked

giving George Arlies another showmanship. I will not tell the in these columns that a new star Then, as he such golden opportunity

story, but it is gripping drama, had come to the screen. had in "Disraeli" in the super and the cast (almost all-British) later, I found I was just one production "The House of Roths-do good work.

child."

Helen Westley (from the stage) among millions who was ac claiming the he-man Clark Gable; Fiction could not provide, the screen with a better plot than gives a very fine character study

of the part of "Gudulda," the now one of the biggest attrac this dramatisation of a romance from real life, and, while evoking mother of the Rothschilds, and de- tions. Joan Crawford is his ideal Hivers her lines perfectly. Florence team-mate, and they have shared sympathy for the Jews, it is not Arliss, as the faithful wifo, has a

many successes. After "Possess propaganda.

charm all her own.

jed," and "Dancing Lady" film fans all over the world demanded silly they be tearned again, so we were

Of all the historical Alms we have had of late, this one is more true toj

Silly Love Affair

fact than any of them. A few of the scoms a pity that the

OF THE YEAR

Janet Gaypor will be seen shortly in "Servant's Entrance."

JEAN HARLOW

WANTS HOME AND

MAY ADOPT BABY

Denies Romance With William Powell

WILL STAY IN FILMS

Miss Jean Harlow, the original {"platinum blonde" of the screen, who, it is reported, Intends to take proceedings, for a divorce from her third husband, Mr. Hal Rosson, will not marry again while she is in films. "And," the 29-year-old heroine of [three matrimonial ventures, told an [Interviewer, "I shall stay in films as

long as the films want me."

“Hurtful ® Things”、

recent

Miss Harlow denied rumours of a romance between her self and William Powell declaring i. "They are only part of a long series of false and hurtful things publish- ed about me::

"Like every normal woman," Miss Harlow added. "I want to have children and I long for a home.

"I shall probably adopt a baby.”

minor details are introduced from a little love affair between the given "Chained. Maybe it is DIANE'S SHORT SHOTS

of the big situations are authentic,

*

This famous House of Roths-officer was introduced-they keep

Spencer Tracy has been heavf- The story tells of Joan's em- child swayed nations, and altered bobbing up at every chance and ed, directed, and photographed.

"TITTLE WOMEN" has been award-

Led the Photoplay's Gold Medal ly "fined" by Fox for playing truant, the course of emperors, by their interfere with the drama.

Loretta Young looks lovely, but ployer (Otto Kruger) giving up financial operations, and this film

the choice is given so lute la to give tends to show the attitude they why a blond for the part of the family and children in order to for the beat flm of 1933. The reason but they have reinstated him.

looks marry. her, but, in the meantime, a chance to the readers all over the Helen Chandler is at work in British Young took in the Jewish persecution and Jewess? Robert the making of history. The old handsome. The four brothers are our lovely heroine has fallen for world to vote. "Smilin' Through" won Films. Her husband is our English

directed by Georgą Cuker and starring house, in the Frankfort Ghetto, in the hands of Ivan Simpson handsome Clark Gable. Unable in 1932. Leuins Alcott's famous story, writer.

to tell her husband. she goes Katharine Hepburn, won the vote by The red-hot romance between Lore- still stands to-day, and the one wo

through with the sacrifice. I need an overwhelming majority. There was a Young and Spencer Tracy, who left see fa an exact copy, also the rea-

not add, that there is the kind of no questioning the result from the wife and children for the pretty, sckle. little Loretta, has fizzled out." They tricted lives led by the Jewe ut

ending you desire, and that the start.

only smile now to each other in public. that time."

final fade-out shows the right

Joseph Schmidt, the Roumanian tenor, is in British Alms. Continental critics rate him above Richard Tauber, but he is such an undersized little figure, quaintly laughable, in fact, that stories have to be written specially for him.

Arliss Outstanding George Arliss makes his first appearance. as the whiskered, skull-capped old money-lender "Meyer Amschel," the genius who founded the House of the Red, Shield, and the fortune) of the greatest Banking House of al time. Perhaps Mr. Arliss is a little too much of the actor in these scenes, but when it skips to 35 years later, and we find him as "Nathan" the head of the English side of the House, then the great histrionic powers of one of the grandest actors of all time especially outstanding.

Every gesture and every syllable is carefully studied and brilliantly carried out.

BIA

Coming to King's

Loretta Young is in "The House of Rothschild" which opens at the King's Theatre on Sunday:

couple married to each other. Natacha Rambova, wife of the lates What does it matter if you guess, Rudolph Valentino, is married now to

a Spanish Count, the ending, from the first reel?

Hugh Walpole, the famous author, is

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The stars turn in grand per- formances, and the romance now in Hollywood to do scenarios. starved should be fully satisfied.

Within a few months the film. Colony Stuart Erwin supplies the humour has lost Lilynn. Tashman, Lew Cody,

in his usual dry manner. Miss a Dorothy, Dell, Russ Colombo, Marle

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Polly Moran will be co-starred with

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Clark Gable Joan Crawford fea-Dressler, Director George Hill, Alec W. C. Fields in u Paramount release.

B. Francis, and Snubb Pollard. ture as your peril.-(Queen's).

"Hi Nellie"

"Hi Nellie" gives UTB quick action, humour, drama, and ice- high performances by every mem- ber of the cast, with that grand actor Paul Muni especially out- standing. Don't let the puzzling title keep you away, as the story tella of an exacting Editor who is demoted to the job of conducting the Heart Throb Column and "Hi Nellie" is the derisive nickname his associates give him,

Besides life in the newpaper en-

underworld... Here the drama is 'exciting and out of the ordinary,

It is not generally known that Mr. Arliss is so particular and that his whole company rehearse for weeks before the cameras are cranked, just as they do, on the stage. This accounts for the con- (liked as the Butler, in "The Manvironment, we branch off into the tinued success of his Alms-they Who Played God") Paul Hervey, are perfect to the smallest detail. Noel Madison and Holmes Her- Again, as in "Disraeli," there is bert. Boris Karloff, as the worst the little human touch, some hum-enemy,. "Ledrantz," is too theatri- I will not give the plot, but our, and sentiment. Many of the cal, and his make-up is a little Paul Muni is as great a news- critice prefer Mr. Arlias in the sinister. C. Aubrey Smith,, Gilbert paper man as he was a gangster double roles in this film to his Emery, Alan Mowbray, Arthur in "Scarface." You cannot help greatest characterisation to date Byron, and Reginald Owen do well but like him, and you share his

thoughts and emotions. Disraeli. Alfred Werker, the in minor roles.

"I hear for a fact that this pic- Glenda Farrel is as attractive as also a keen knowledge of his sub-ture is smashing box-office records ever, and Ned Sparks and Berton London, Churchill, under the expert direc ject, also displaying excellent everywhere, including

Director knows his star, and shows

Lew Ayres teame with Janet Gaynor in "Servant's Entrance.

"NELL GWYN SUCCESS

and, what is more surprising, intion of Mervyn le Roy, help in the the small "Hick" towns in the entertainment value of the picture. United States. It will rank as-(Alhambra).

one one of the really outstanding films of all time. Personal Recom- mendation.-(King'a)..

"Aunt Sally"

"Aunt Sally" is a back-stage musical comedy directed by Tin Whelan and produced by the Bri tish Studio Gainsborough. It stars the inimitable comedienne Cicely Courtneidge (wife of the famous Jack Hulbert), and Sam Hardy, the well-known American film comedian helps.considerably to make this the, big, success it is. As the club proprietor he puts himself over with his usual vigour, and is a good foll to the star.

The high-light of the film is the (who scene where the gangster has followed the American from the United States) poses as an Apache dancer and is hustled on to the floor to partner" "Sally"" (Miss Courtneidge).

The British actress brings her. well-known brand of humour, well to the fore, and you will have to admit she takes the knocks like a "trouper," and does not care a whit what she looks like. There is no studying camera angles for this great little actress dancer.

She is 24 good in this as she was in "Soldiers of the King," and that is, high praise.

About 150 Chelsea pensioners who appear in the Herbert Wilcox production of Nell Gwyn", "made Hartley Power, Billy Milton, and Phyllis Claro, aided by the Abrave show in their uniforms at the Arst night of the chorus and most delightful, haunt- Silm at the Leicester square ing music ensure an evening

real enjoyment Advised. (Queen's)

Theatres

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FROM.

SUNDAY

LAUREL

HARDY

COMEDY

Warner Baxter has the leading role in "Grand Canary," "coming shortly to the King's Theatre.

QULLA'S

FROM

SUNDAY

Joan CRAWFORD Clark GABLE

In

CHAINED

WITH OTTO KRUGER

with

OTTO KRUGER, STUART ERWIN

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Picture

The screens perfect lovers

love

again! The grandest thrill the screen can give when Clark takes lovely Joan Ja-his arms!