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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1995

"THE FIRST WORLD WAR" PACKED WITH EXCITING SEQUENCES

LILY

Lyle Talbot and Bette Davis are featured in "Fog Over Fris co" at the Alhambra Theatre.

SHORT SHOTS

DICK POWELL & RUBY KEELER

AT WEST POINT ACADEMY

EVELYN LAYE AND RAMON NOVARRO SCORE IN MUSICAL ROMANCE

CHARLES LAUGHTON IN “RUGGLES OF RED GAP

UTHENTIC : war pictures!

A composed of official me By

taken on all fronts during the World War have recently been compiled by the one-legged War

Diane

Te Pure background of

West Point with the charm ing and popular team of Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler and the sensitive human directorial "pow-

hero, Laurence Stallings (author story. A large bouquet of orchidsers of Frank Borzage make lof "The Big Parade" and "What goes to Jessie Matthews for her ex-Flirtation Walk first-class en-

Price Glory), and in the case cellent work in the double role. She tertainment

"Pat" Paterson; and Lew Ayres are featured, with Peggy Feara in the new Fox Film production," "Loltery Lover, gay, romance of the Paris boulevards, where vallant young cadets meet the queen of the Folles Bergere:

Careers Of The Stars

Yof the Fox production titled sings and dances divinely and in Pat O'Brien plays the sentimental "The First World War and the latter can be compared with sergeant to perfection, and Ross that by the B.I.P. titled Fred Astaire..

Alexander · scores as Dick's páli "Forgotten Men" the p pictures Barry Mackay, a newcomer to the The tropical luxuriance of Hawall show war on the land, in the air screch, does well as the publicity man, and the formal beauty of the United and under the sea. It is all stark, while Miss Matthews husband (off States Military Academy at West revolting and horrible, but stage), Sonnie Hale, is the mainstay Point are cleverly combined locales should be seen by all men and in the humour and does remark in this delightful musical, women. Perhaps they will serve ably well. Betty Balfour, once- la better purpose to end war famous movie star, is "Maudis, the Powell) as an impudent private who The story tells of our hero (Dick than the League of Nations. friend of the mother, but this part is assigned to act as chauffeur for

The opening "shot" in "The First is not too well suited to Miss Bal the General's daughter (Ruby TVELYN LAYE was born in London manently to England since that the World War (with captions written four. Ivor MacLaton and Hartley Reeler) when she visits Hawaii, and in 1900. A favourite on the Lon mis great success has been made by Stallings and speech off-screen by Power are the best among the sup when her father is assigned to the don stage for many years in musical the stage. In the silents, and now t A story written by the authors of "One "Private Worlds" is the latest star Pedro de Cordoba)-that of Prince port. Night of Love" entitled "Love Song." ring vehicle for Claudette Colbert, and von Bismarck saluting for the Ger

Point as Superintendent, she fol-comedy, and started in fim in 1927, talkies, and, he is among the highe jshe is supported by an unusually dne

lows with interest and love lade two pictures In Hollywood paldartists in the world to-da

Married Sonnie Hale, later divorced. Married a fellow actress, Florence Constance Collier is said to dominate cast. Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, man cameraman-is stated to be the

his graduation four years later. Recently married the English etage Montgomery, in 1889. No children her first Hollywood picture "Shadow Guinn Williams, Joan Bennett and Stefi oldest moving picture of historical

The co-operation of the US Army and flm actor, Frank Lowton Me of Doubt, and looks like being one of Duna,

helps to put over the scenes on the the discoveries for 1935.

ICK POWELL was born at Moun Parade Ground and are actually RAMON NOVARRO'S real name is parents being Irish First job

DICK

tain View, Arkansas, in 1903, photographed in authentic surround- Ramon Samaniegos. He was born reading electric light meters, but

in 1899, and was heard singing in the meantime the young lad learnt t

ILY PONS the famous operatie, Rumour has it that C. B. Cochran

atar is likely to be more than ahas prevailed upon Mae West to appear, rival to Grace Moore, às her voice in one of his London Revues, but superb and she is also piquant and doubt it. pretty. She will appear for R.K.O. in

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QULLA'S

·GRAND ́OPENING TO-DAY.

TWO GLORIOUS SINGING STARS!

Ramon Novarro

Symphony Orchestra

of 100:

Hundreds of

Dancing Beauffer

Coat of 487

with

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH

UNA. MERKIL

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON -

DONALD.COOK

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture-

You'!!!

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· beswapt] ólong.co (golden mel· jody to Tho), thrills and guyety of young love in old Viennal

· DUDLEYİ

MURPHY

Produced by HARRY HAPP

The Big Show of Music, Girls and Romance!

KINGS:

OPENING TO-DAY

IT TELLS ALL Real, vivid, awe-inspiring!...From

AS NO WORDS, EVER CAN!..

the carefully guarded archives of the world's great nations!...From the book that made astounding history out of events that stunned. the world!

THE

FIRST

WORLD WAR

„ENTER BY LANGENCE: STALLINGS

ALSO

value. There are well over a thou aand sequences starting in 1908, and so on down a chapter of historical incidents till the start of the Balkan War in 1912, and then the assassina- tion which started the greatest war laf all time.

This picture does not only show the "Allies, but also German and Austrians, and hides nothing of the with horrors. It ta packed sequences so exciting in themselves and so tightly related to each other that it is impossible to pick out In- dividually memorable "shots." You see the jealousies between nations, the preparations for trouble and the Instilling of martial fervour. Then comes the fighting in the trenches,| the poison gas, and the war in the air.

What the effect of these pictures will be upon audiences the world over I cannot slirmise, but they are unquestionably a contribution to history and pictures that will never be forgotten. (King's)..

"The Last Gentleman"

Margaret Lindsay and Donald Woods are seen in "Fog Over Frisco at the Alhambra Theatre.

fart

at Hollywood restaurant and glyen a

act

Dick Powell is better than ever chance in vaudevilla where he made play half dozen rausical Instrumente and Ruby Keeler is just her sweet success as a dancer, Rex Ingram Andeing heard singing and playl winsome self. An interesting new gave him his first chance in films, and was given a chance to leave the

zaxophone at a Church concert comer from the stage is Jahn the silent version of "The Prisoner of orchestra of his own. One of

he gave a memorable performance in town and soon becaine the leader off Eldgedge, and an old-timer, John Zenda. Graduated with the same most successful jobs was a Master Arledge, is glimpsed in a small success to the talkies as he is the Ceremonies in a cinema in Indianapoli

possessor of a charming voice. Re-ere cently severed his long connection with and it was here he teamed up The songs that stand out are M.G.M., after being with them as star unknown little girl named Ginge "Flirtation Walk", "No, horse, no longer than anyone else on the lot ville

Regers.

The two worked. wife, no Moustache", and "Mister Not married Intends to devote his Ginger, and the partnership war

Warner and Missus is the name.. Don't time to stage work and directing films broken, He did not have clie miss this at the Central and later in Spanish,

in films till the role of the crooner at the Alhambra.“i”

"Blessed. Event" landed him w EORGE ARLASS was born in Lon- Warner. centranti be lian: since gon "The Night Is Young"

Dedon in 1868.

Keen" always "on, from, one quocess to another's, Mar amateur theatricals, he started when a when very young, later divorced, f Evelyn Laye and Ramon Novered young man with Mr. Patrick Camp said to be engaged to Mary Brian, make pleasing new team in the bell with whom he visited America for his present contract forbids marri romantic musical The Night is four months, and has not returned por for two years, DIANE Young"--You know the story the

one, about a young Archduke who t becomes enamoured of a giri be

To cover the Miss Matthews more or less ear-neath him socially,

secret romance he employs a ballet rles the success of the show upon

and

is the handsome Archduke and lovely Evelyn Laye the ballet dancer. *-

The laugh department is in the

This offers George Arlias in a her slim pretty shoulders, and she dancer to act as his sweetheart, and part after his own heart, and he makes it, most emphatically the of course you can guess the rest gives a remarkable character study best musical yet turned out by when I tell you that Ramon Novarro

(Central in a role no one else would dare to Gaumont-British.. play. It can only compare with his Alhambra). unforgettable performance in "The "Ruggles Of Red Gap" Working Man." It is entertaining Here we have the famous York-most capable hands of Edward Everett Horton, Charles Butter- because it tells a startlingly origin-shireman Charles Laughton in 'a

worth, and Una Merkel. Hammer- al story, but perhaps the stunt at characterisation new to the screenstein and Romberg wrote the music the climax is hard to accept. The The old-time movie "Ruggles of picture is substantial, intelligent, Red Gap" comes to the screen give and special mention must be made and is superbly acted by Edna Maying this sterling actor his first of the camera work credited to the Chinese nce, James Wong Howe, aa comedian. He has Oliver, Frank Albertson, Charlotte chance aá⠀⠀ Henry (Alice In Wonderland") amusing dialogue, but depends Scenes of pro-war Vienna are beau- Ralph Morgan, Donald Meek, Janet mostly upon pantomime, and does tifully re-produced and there is evidently a lavish hand at the Beecher, Edward Ellis, and Rafaela excellenty as the valet who comes to M.G.. studio to make the picture Red Gap and has many adventures. This is also a memorable film inas worth while. much as Zazu Pitta has a chance Rosalind Russell, Donald Cook and Herman Bing flash visibly from time

'Ottisno♬ (King's)..

"Winning Ticket

A lost lottery ticket has been the to wear beautiful clothes. plot of many, a film and stage play. The supporting cast is about per- to time, but the success of the film and now it pops up again in a thin fection, with Roland Young. Mary depends upon the two stars and the comedy in which Leo Carrillo, Boland, Charles Ruggles, Maude humour supplied by three of the best Louis Fazenda and Ted Healey Eburne, sna Lucien: Littlefield. More in their line. - (Queen's) supply the funny altuations. later. Coming to the Central

This will be followed by "The Crime of Helen Stanley", amur- der mystery which conforms to the usual formula and keeps one guess- ing till the finish. Gail Patrick takes, the part of a beautiful, tem- peramental film actress who is shot during

a cabaret sceno and Ralph Bellamy is called in to investigate the murder. The suspicion is well sprinkl ed among half a dozen possible mur derers as the crime has been com mitted with some ingenuity, and the interest is

is well held - throughout. Ralph Bellamy, is splendid as the detective, and receiven good suj from Gail Patrick," Shi Kane Richmend Clifford and Bradley Page. (Due Queen's);

Jessie

the Tondon stage and

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