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Ketti Gallian is appearing shortly at the King's Theatre with Spencer Tracy Leslie Fenton. Arthur Byron, Ned Sparks, and Siegfried Rumam.

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1935

IRENE DUNNE CHARMING

"SWEET ADELINE

IN

NEW FRENCH STAR MAKES DEBUT IN

"MARIE GALANTE”

“THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA” IS NOVELTY WITH INTERESTING CHARACTER STUDIES

Danexellent picture and the CVIL Dogs of the Air" is

American Government obliging-

By Diane DEFICULTIES

beset the

makers of-Marie Galante.” Germany objected to the villain| being a German, so he is left without nationality. though

ly co-operated with the Warner Bros- Studio. by furnishing the use of their training camp in San dance numbers, arranged by Bobby strongly accented and with a Diego, and the studio has done Connolly, swinging girls against a Prussian haircut.

good time.

Jimmy is the daredevil aviator

its part by furnishing Pat starry sky, Irene Dunne intre The Japanese Ambassador noti O'Brien James Cagney, Mar-ribboned bonnets and frills heading fied all Japanese actors in Holly garet Lindsay and Frank grand cast in this rustling, wood that they were not to play McHugh so you can figure on a bustling "Gay Nineties" romance. the part of "Tenoki" who is sus-):

Hugh Herbert is the saving grace pected of being the villain through| Ronald Colman writes to me on the Funnel ship, certainly was desirous ofį

and is funnier than ever, while the whole piece, so Leslie Fenton April 5 and says there is a strong avoiding the madding crowd. It is who decides that the Air Corps Ned Sparks and Nydia Westman was chosen; and then the US Navy chance that he will play "Sydney Car-quite probable that he will sign as needs him, and it takes Pat O'Brien add to the laughs. Louis Calhern demanded changes in the script ton" in "Tale of Two Cities for actor producer for MGM but intends and Margaret Lindsay to join always the villain, Phil Regan (the which would clear it of any ap- MGM, to be followed by

light doing another picture with the Hecht forces to squelch the young man ex-policeman) adding to the sing-pearance of negligence; and last of comedy in July and a third picture in Mac Arthur Productions. October, for which no story is get de-

with hilarious results. The photong part of the show, and Donald all the Goverment of Panama cided. This will prevent his travelling Elizabeth Allan will most likely take graphy is remarkable showing woods the romance.

objected to the undignified natives and visiting such interesting place, as the leading feminine role in Tale of about the best pictures of stunt Hong Kong etc. He is glad also Two Cities. She has recently been flying and war manoeuvres possible.

Miss Dunne, does full fustice to and the presence of cameras in the report that "Clive of India" is doing given another contract with M.GM

Carney and O'Brien repeat their

the lovely Jerome Kem music and fortified zone. Tary well

This is Ketti Gallien's first Holly one of the main The divorce of Cary Grant and Vir-excellent performances of "Here the dancing is

the "pretty blond Joan Mills, remembered here in the ginia Cherril-who only married a year comes the Navy and as that was a attractions Should prore to the wood film and Bobby Salisbury company which play-ago in London-is now absolute.

French girl who used to sing in (Central taste. - grand show you can surmise this Popular

cafes, then appeared later in "The Ace" in London, seems destined for "successful screen career if suit- able stories, are giver her.

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ed "Journey's End." is co-star with has not harmed the reputation of Gran, is equally enjoyable.-(Central and Alhambra).

June Clyde, the American actress-dan-, cer, in a flm about the dance music în- dustry in England'in. "Charing Cross Bard."

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Noel Coward, who slipped out Home Kong quietly in a "B" Class Bipe

"I Married A Savage!” He wanted: screaming headlines to disgrace his

·family but his proud red- skim wife swore france re- venge...for her humüsationi

"Adalph Zubar prengute

Sylvia SIDNEY

BEHOLD MY WIFE!" QUEEN'S To-Day

Phil Regan, the singing-police- man from Brooklyn gets his first featured role in Warner Bros." "Sweet Adeline," which is coming to, the Central and Alhambra * Theatres.com Sunday, starring Irene Dunne and a large cast of evinedy favourites. It is from the Oscar

Hammerstein's

musical semedy, with tunes by. Jerome Kern

Alhambra).

"Behold My Wife”

Plenty of action, conflict and a splendid case in a plot that reminds

e of the stories we had 20 years ago in the movies, when, young men married for revenge and young girls.confessed to murders, they did {not commit" to save someone else.. But-this picture has the added attraction of the highly popular Syhia Sydney, looking really love | ly as the Indian Princess, with her smile as wistful and appealing as Jever. Gene Raymond gives one of the best performances of his screen career, and is especially strong in the opening scenes which border on tragedy.

There is a curious mixture of drama" and comedy, but the cast. (comprising such well known people

as

Laura Hope Crews, H B Warner, Monroe Owsley and a new- comer, Anne Sheridan, make the most of their opportunities.

The story tells of a society youth, frustrated by his parents from marrying a pretty stenographer ¡ (Anne. Sheridan), who leaves-home under tragic circumstances and,

and he is to be starred in "Jungle". meeting with an accident, is nursed Bay Milland, seen and liked here "Gilded Lily," is in the caSÍ.

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inby a young Indian girl whom he marries to spite his people, and brings to the home to introduce at

Walter Connolly is acting on Broad- way with Jane Wyatt

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If I mistake not this was among the last scenarios done by the late Captain Reginald Berkley, whose recent death has robbed Hollywood of one of its most promising writers. He will be best remembered for his work in con- nection with "Cavalcade," "Berke Hey Square" "The House of Con- nolly" and "The World Moves On."

He has adapted the novel of Jac- ques Deval and made a thrilling and interesting filt, even if a little too imelodramatic, ..

Eleary King the director starts slowly but is deliberate and one's: attention is held throughout As a production this For flis dis tinguished, and the settings, anting and atmosphere studied carefully.

Robert Loraine, the well-known English actor, makes his first) Hollywood appearance as the Eng-) lish Intelligence Officer. Spencer Tracy is excellent as the American Secret Service man who helps the role with Ketti Gallian, and Spen-girl "shanghaied by a drunken cer Tracy in the new Fox Filmi production, “Marie Galante.”

Helen Morgan, one of America's most glamorous stage and screen personalities, plays "an important

"Whirlpool"

{ship's captain Leslie

Fenton

Siegfred Ramann, Helen Morgan, Arthar Byron, Stepin Fetchit and Ned Sparks give of their best.

This drama "of intrigue and the

Sentenced to 20 years' imprison-plot to blow up the Fanama. Canal

a big function. Yes of course it ment shortly after he had been will be found most interesting is what you want; he falls in love married, "Back Rankin" (Jack entertainment. The theme - song: Florence Desmond, the famous “Hol- with her after she has sacrificed Holt) urges his wife to obtain a "It's Home" is a melodious number lywood Party" mimic, recently married much for his honour. Beal old-divorce. She Campbell Black, the co-winner of the

refuses, so "Buck" and you will find that there is not Itime. holum, but so England-Australia.zace last year.

delightfully forges the Warden's name to a let-a moment when the story is not acted by one and all, that it cannot ter stating that he has been killed, convincingly acted-(King's). fail to hit the populár taste and the wife eventually marries a

(Queen's)..

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W. C. Fields will shortly begin work on a film titled "The Flying Trapeze."

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* Jan Kepura has been awarded the insignia of The Legion of Honour of France

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"The Captain Hates The Sea"

Judge.

is excellent. Besides those already When "Buck" comes out of prison mentioned we have Donald Cook, This has comedy, tragedy and he turns to racketeering His Allen Jenkins Rita le Roy, John romance, and takes place on a daughter (Jean Arthur) is working Miljan and Willard Robertson. cruise ship bound from San Fran as a reporter; and it is her job to Jack Holt enthusiasts will be es

Alice Faye, Steffi Duna, Gilbert Rorisco to New York, with a tonglo-lure confidence out of the racketeer pecially glad to see the “strong. land and Sterling Holloway will be in merate assemblage of passengers. She recognises her father. Here is silent man of the screen in a the new musical “Argentina”-

Rather on

the lines of "Grand the tragic situation in "Whirlpool," grand role.—(Queen's). Hotel" the story is absorbing, "if a and the acting from all concerned

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KING'S

beauty

WAS HER LUREI

secrets

·WERE HER BUSINESS I

men

WERE HER ENEMIES

-yet the only hope of this friendless girl in a post of strangers!

COMMENCING

Marie Galante

A FOX Picture” “with-

ESPENCER TRACY KETTI GALLIAN NED SPARKS HELEN MOR GAR -SIEGFRIED RITRAMON LESLIE FENTON ARTHUR BYROM JAY-C FLIPPEN 2.STEPIN_FETCHIT

SUNDAY

little jerky in spots. The biggest

fault lies in too many characters, all with their own little fragmen Įtary stories and when the ship docks we don't seem to have reach- ed much concision. However, Lewis "Milestone, the director, has concentrated on laughs, so it hardly matters whether we find out the ead of the passengers affairs.

Walter Connolly is ideally cast ns the Skipper, grumbling because be Thates the sea, and complains. That he is always up on the bridge when anything exciting happens. Then you meet the passengers, one hy Lone -..

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A newcomer who should be an acquisition to the screen is the vaudeville "mystery man'" Fred Keating, acting the suave amused bond thief in a novel manner. Victor Melegien is the detective on his trail; John Gilbert merely has to support the bar and moan about the girl he has left behind him John Wray is the tyrannical hus band and Wynne Gibson the wife, with Alison Skipworth, a mich caricatured steward amusingly play- ed by Loen Errol, a wisecracking bar-tender. (Walter Catlett) Helen Vinson, Tela Birell, Luis Alberni and niany more. Here is a grand study human nature.

Ketti Galian and Spencer Tracy are cofstarred in Galante,” the thrilling story of deadly intrigue in the Canal Zone which Fax Film has produced as Ketti's first«American vehicle.

Regis Toomey and Steff Duna in a scene from Bed Mor sing," a thrilling South Sex adventure film coming to the King's *Whestre.

Warner Bros. Musical Sensation For 19351

Never thrilled

You've never seen such beant

Nevert to such melody !'. romance ? Never felt such ecstacy!

FLOWER OF ALL AMERICA'S HEAR

TROUGE FOUE GENERATIONTS OF QUARTEIS

You'll pine for har no mons

for here's Sweet Adeline he self in Warner Bros mag nificant-piction of the musical triumph that haid Broadway in iga enchanted spillior 45 consecutive woskil

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