Gene Sheidon, Fred Astaire and "Candy Bandido in the "Let's Be gin" number from the R.K.0. Radio film, "Roberta," which is coming shortly to the King's Theatre.
"West Point of the Air" is highly dramatic entertainment, with Wallace, Beery at his best.
SHORT SHOTS
torid's most
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1935
JOAN CRAWFORD DISCLAIMS
ALLEGED "COUSIN"
COLONY VISITOR DID NOT "DOUBLE" JOAN. IN DANCE NUMBER
:
CONSTANCE COLLIER, FAMOUS ENGLISH ACTRESS, IN “WITHOUT A DOUBT," SCORES TRIUMPH
JANET GAYNOR AND HENRI GARAT
PLEASE IN "ADORABLE"
a letter I recently received]
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dated April 13, she states that
she is much, disturbed by thei clippings sent from local news-i
IDA By Diane LA
[DA Lupino as the "bad bad girl" of a small backwoods town How the small-towners | discover that they have "mis- judged her makes a far-fetched
papers. which advertised-and by the popular Edmund Lowe and; but quite amusing story. claimed in their ha Gossip Victor McLaglen It is at its best Marjorie Rambeam as the hard- columns-that the visiting when revealing the mechanics of boiled actress mother, provides dancer "Miss Diana was her the subject cousin and she is particularly under a river - showing sights of Dick
building a tunnel most of the comedy, while, hero.
Arden, as the newspaper annoyed by the statement that workmen descending to their jobs editor, is the reason for the final se and not Miss Crawford did the in rickety elevators, machines sup- wedding-bells.
dancing in "Dancing Lady Miss Crawford goes on, to add lying the compressed air, and the Ida Lupino, the daughter of the that she will expect
de-compression chambers to revive famous Stanley, has not had a real denial of all these claims, which Then comes the tragic climax when pictures,
a public them when they emerge exhausted opportunity yet in her Hollywood but in ber latest, with are strictly witrue, and is turning the walls cave in and the river Mary Ellis and Tullio Carminati, the clippings over to her legal goods the workmen drilling under she really proves her worth. This adviser for his immediate atten It tion.
pretty blonde girl has inherited I refrained from mentioning the The plot centres round the rivalytalent, her family, all theatricals, advertised "cousinship", (which between the two gangs, one headed dating back to the early days of
Euch doubted)
by Charles Bickford, digging under
the travelling Italian troubadours, in these
ΣΟΥ English columns, and I think the little lady the East River from the Manhattan who started the
branch of this famous Lupino in question. Miss Diana - has side, and the other, the Brooklyn family. (Alhambra).
very
success
talent and beauty enough to obtain rang, beaded by the two be men (work and
heroes, Love and McLaglen. '- on ber OWE merits, without being so ill-advised Florence Rice. recently brought ļas to advertise a false statement. from Broadway shows to the screen,
Miss Joan Crawford is perfectly with the likeable Marjorie Ram justified in her annoyance, as this
NO
JOEL COWARD, the
John Barrymore announced that he claim has been made in more than famous actor-dramatist, has now I would leave on a yachting cruise withį added screen acting to his accomplish his ex-wife, Mrs. Harrison Tweed, and one of the principal cities in the ments and his film bow in the Hecht- her husband and also Diana, the 14 Far East. We all know and admire Macarther picture Miracle in Forty year old daughter of John and his ex- this well-loved film star, whose. Ninth Street** is looked forward to wife. This apret Dolores Costello talent and beauty have brought her with the greatest interest the world Barrymore so much that the marital to the highest peak of fame and Povez Julie Hayden, Hope Williams, troubles started in earnest.
and Martha Sleeper (Mrs. Hardie
success, and who counts her admir- Albright) are the feminine interest in this production
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ers by the millions in every part "A Christmas Carol" will be filmed.) titled "Scrooge, with Seymour Hicks of the world. As à dancer she can' jenacting the role he Srst portrayed in hold her own with the best of them;
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ner in "Dancing Lady" included-! and'needs no double to perform the most intricate steps...
Jean Arthur prefers stage acting 021901. Marry Lawson and Eve Gray in-Fred Astaire, ter dancing part- Broadway to the Sims and, despite her the cast. excellent work in "The Whele Town's Talking" and a splendid offer from Columbia, she has returned to Nex Al Jolson has signd a new contract)
Huston, after with Warners, in which be will pro phenomenal success in Sinclair Lewis' duce as well as act
York.
Walter
а
Dodsworth." has left for London where he will appear in the name part 50 the GB 5l depicting the life is tory of Cecil Rhodes,
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Rumour is strong in Hollywood that Ronald Colman, in giving out inter-
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It is only fair to this famous MGM star, that these unjust and Bette Davis after her phenomenal juntrue statements should be denied. success with Paul Muni in "Border- town," has again been cast opposite
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views to the Press of the merits of his | Lyle Talbot has been chosen to
"The Silver Streak"
this great actor in a film based on the The new streamline train hero of the "The Silver Streak" lends this life of John Dillinger.
{picture a swift, dramatic sense. re-The human actors are forced into leading lady (in three films), Miss place William Gargan in the first pic the background by this mechanical Loretta Young, is more than interest-ture made by Marian Davies for ed, in her Ilm career. Miss Young's Warners, "Page Miss Glory." Gargan miracle present contract, though, forbids mar will not have finished his part riage for three years.
Broadway Gondolier" in time.
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which gallantly speeds: the across
continent, delivering respirators to the stricken men azj the Boulder Dari and winning Saliy Elaine for Charles Starrett Wi liam Farum is the old railroad
and Hardie Albright owner,
his Binnie Barnes has arrived back inson. Edgar Kennedy turns in a Carole Lombard will do Kiss Me versal in "Diamond Jim" with Edward Quite worth seeing. (King's).
Hollywood to commence work at Uni- surprisingly good performance. Arnold
Helen Hayes will most likely make Victor Schertzinger will write two the German 51m Maskerade" ber songs for Grace Moore in her new last for M.G.M. Probably. William picture, "Love me For Ever." Powell and Myrna Loy will be with her.
Again" the film version
Divorcons."
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of Sardou's
Wheeler and Woolsey are starting work on their newest -Nitwits," with Evelyn Brent making a come-back as the leading lady.
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Merle Oberon will make three pie
tures for the Goldwyn organisation, so
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Wynne Gibson is delighted to be cast
*Rumba"
in a comedy role in "Admirals All" for which again stresses
Here is the successor to "Bolero": her first British picture with Gordon
music and Harker. She is so tired of the "tough" dancing, with the same couple, parts she continually played in Holly Carole Lombard and George Raft wood films
well,"
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Again it proves what a monotonous actor Mr. Raft is, too, when away
There is haunting music asid rhythmic dancing in the new ro- 'mance from Fox, "Adorable." in which Janet Gaynor and Henry Garat are starred.
"West Point Of The Air”
If you are not tired of Wallace Beery you may enjoy this. Again we have the eulogies thrown on the screen as to the valuable service rendered to the Studio etc. by the kind co-operation of the American Government Sometimes it is the Navy, sometimes the Army, Marines or Air Force. It does not matter, as it is all more or less good propaganda, and all the audience has to do is to sit back and enjoy the thrills, mostly supplied by the "stunt" men, whose names are not included in the cast, while the actors
and actresses supply the romance.
Bandolph Fiek, where the action takes place, is the training school, for the Cadets from West Point Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone are fond fathers; Robert Young, Hardie Albright, James Gleason, Rosalind Russell and Maureen O'Sullivan stand out in the support.
There are the usual thralling fight formations and several hair- raising crashes. The success of the picture mostly depends
upon the |photography of the stunts in the air, while the actors give sincere convincing performances. (Queen's). Line-Up For The King's "Roberta,"
the musical, is crammed full of the stuff that goes to comprise perfect picture enter- tainment. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Irene Durine, Helen West- ley, Claire Dodd, Randy Scott and many more. Wait till you heaT "Smoke in your Eyes" and this is only one number that will entrance. Followed by our own Ronald Col- man and Loretta. Young, with a super cast, in the great historical
in
the locky Maureen O'Sullivan steps into Barrie and Ken Taylor in the Para
Sir. Guy Standing will be with Wendy from gangster roles, and he is still beau, provide the love interest play "Clive of India." her part in the M.G.M: Sim with Anne mount production Annapolis Fare as cold in his romantic scenes as This picture is worth seeing if only! Then Wallace Beery in his best Barding, "The Flame Within”
he was in the other story. Miss because of the excellence of the part, "The Mighty Barnum," the Lombard is the highlight in the acting and its record of the thrill-genius-child, adorable Shirley film and in every picture acquires ing adventures undergone by. the Temple, greater than ever more poise and smoothness and many unsung heroes who daily risk"Little Colonel," and one of the increasing beauty.
their lives for the progress of outstanding Universal-successes, The trite story tells the life story civilisation. (King's), of a dancer and much depends upon
"Desirable"
KING'S 11 Is Adorable
IT IS
For
the Millices who love
a dean wholesome ro-
mance For those to whom Janet Gaynor is the sweetheart of the stten For the millions who will take Gatat into
their hearts. We say: SEE ADORABLE
FOX FILM
presents
JANET GAYNOR HENRY GARAT
Adorable
OPENING TO-MORROW
the dancing of the natire "Rumba,"
which same dance seems beyond Jean Muir, who looks easily like Mr. Raft. The society girl is at being the best among the younger set slated for future stardom, is tracted to the star of a night spot!
Claudette Colbert and the coloured! woman "Louise Beavers-not for getting Baby Jane in "Imitation lof Life"
by the management of the popular This is the "line-up" promised King's for June
in Havana They quarrel and in-seen in a film that you can count sult each other at intervals, which among the really interesting. in pictures is a sure sign of real. The story in "Desirable" is not love. Anyhow, in a dramatic finish, new, but it is given a lively and the society girl stepa
on to the engaging presentation, which is o stage and takes the place of Mrowing a great deal to the direc
tion of Archie Mayo. Raft's prostrated partner and saves the show.
We meet lovely: Veree Teasdale, The cast includes that magnetic as a popular actress, with her biz personality discovered by Mess when along comes demure, appeal business boyfriend George Brent,
Hecht and MacArthur in "Crime! without Passion," the little Merican108 Jean Muir as the young daugh- dancer" "Margo," who is a valuable
ter just out of boarding school Then you can guess at once that, acquisition; also Lynne Overman
a rivalry starts between mother in one of his typical roles.
and daughter, for the love of the
I would recommend the picture" just to see Carole Lombard and the girl who has the courage to look! different "Margo" - plus some beautifully staged numbers, notably | one called "The Birth of
Rumba (Alhambra):
the
No more; but I advise this one (if you want to see really first-class ioned, while John Halliday. Charles acting from those already men-
Starrett, Arthar Aylesworth, Bar bara Leonard, Joan Wheeler and others contribute performances on This picture is an education fa par with the three principals. Itself, apart from being amusing Unpretentious but most enjoyable and bright entertainment, supplied picture. (Alhambra).
Under Pressure
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There is romance in good measure in the new Fox film with music, “Adorable,” in. which Janet Gaynor and Benry Garat; the foremost romancers of two continents, have the stellar roles.
THE YEAR'S MELODIC MASTERPIECE ? Introducing the most tantalizing dance since the birth of Rhythm
RUMBA!..... Fiery Tempo... Barbaric Melody.... Daring. Fascinating Cuban Dance of Love!
RHYTHMIC
ROMANCE
Tuned to the heartbeats of " the dancing sweethearts- of "Bolero. A love story as colorful and aban-- doned as a Cuban festa!
Adelph Zakar proseats
GEORGE RAR CAROLE LOMBARD
in
RUMBA
A Paramount Picture with MARGO LYNNE OVERMAN - MONROE OWSLEY IRIS ADRIAN. GAIL PATRICK
TO-MORROW at the
ALHAMBRA
at the QUEEN'S THEATRE TO-DAY.
NO THRILL EVER to equal it!
Wallace BEERY
WEST POINT of the AIR
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