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SCENARIO NOVELS

Mr. HG Wells is leaving for

America shortly. · Els object will be to visit Hollywood. He will not however, tarry long there"

RIDDLE OF RAMON NOVARRO

THE MARTYR STAR OF

PRESENT-DAY FILMS PRODUCERS AND PUBLIC ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSED

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(By Seton Margrave)

Like, the Israelites descending (into the land of Canaan he is only

going there to "py out the land” ECENTLY the American often the far more difficult to see if it is one suitable for

filma star Mr. Ramon problem of making a good film longer settlement. Novarro arrived in London to which will also fit the person-

Mr. Wells, in addition to becom- appear on the stage in "Royal ality of a star.

ing in appearance more and more Exchange.” More than 60 The great films of the future. Eke a rubicund eighteenth cen-American film stars have visit will be made by those indepen- tury country squire, is becominged London this summer. but dent producers who do not more and more film-minded. Anone has had a more hysterical saddle themselves with though such films: as "The Invisi-reception than that which drawing huge salaries on long ble Man." "The Shape of Things awaited Mr. Novargu

contracts and who do not com-

novels.

LONDON POLICE AT BALMORAL

Y

visitors to the Palace.

Early History

stars

to Come" and . The Island of Dr. In any circumstances the ar-mit themselves to the making Morean" the last was banned in rival of Mr. Novarro in London of 20 or 40 or even 60 films a England have been very success-would be the occasion of a fer- year.

I do not altogether agree fully adapted from his novels, Mr. vent demonstration, but the Wells has other views on the art special circumstances of his, ar-with those filmgoers who write of the screen.

rival recently heightened that to me saying Hollywood has In future his norels or scen- fervour to extraordinary been cruel to Mr. Novarro, arios he hopes, will be written dimensions.

Filmgoers themselves have in such a form as to be used with He commands a greater in been partly at fault in that very little change as scenarios or tensity of loyalty than perhaps they have demanded his regu- any other film star. During lar appearance, whether or not This "movie approach to litera-all the years since talking pic- suitable stories could be found {'ture" will have the advantage of tures began I have regularly re- for him.

This quarrel between the saving a great deal of time and ceived from filmgoers letters of money-spent on adaptation.

protest concerning the quality producers and the adorers of of the films in which he has ap-Mr. Novarro is a remarkable in peared.

der to the persistence of his |popularity. Callous Hollywood

While most stars” are regarded as being merely Now, for the time being, he foolish for having played in When the King and Queen are has severed all association with unsuitable stories, he is regard at Balmoral there are no military Hollywood, and his adorers are ed as the victim of unsuitable sentries London policemen guard convinced that Hollywood alone stories the Castle and its occupants.

is to blame. Therefore he The China Mail reference to Queen Victoria by

The police at Buckingham comes to London in the guise Gladstone of the question of purchase of commissions in the Palace are selected officers of the of a martyr

The case of Mr. Novarro is Force, permanentlyį

since many, was the similar Metropolitan

This is an astonishing phe-again unusual

other stars of silent films have- Hong Kong. Saturday. Sept. 28. 1935-reference by Lord Salisbury of attached there. A chosen few are nomenon.

It is said in the film world been forgotten. apparently the franchise and redistribution appointed to the "travelling staff”

which accompanies the questions in 1886. Those were

Court to that one good film can make a without regret. The Forgotten Man

of Royal residences.

He was born in the small effective by the settlement

star and that one bad film cán the controversies which had They know all the frequent break a star. That is prac- Mexican town of Durango, It was a witty American come to a deadlock. The re-

and aretically always true, but it has where his father, Dr. Mariano was a dentist. journalist who first applied to ference to King George V of the ever likely, therefore, to refuse not been true of Mr. Novarro. Samaniegoes,

admittance to a high official of the The merit of a film rests not He was the third child of 2 after his accession was only un- Forgotten Man" which the Pre-successful because Sir Edward done before now at Balmoral. The film world. in its anxiety school he began to work as a sident used in connection with Carson was absolutely intran- The only military ceremonial to sell glamour, has so exagmessenger for a grocer in or the unemployed of more humble sigent and Ireland has been observed when the King goes gerated the importance of its der to augment the family in-

the loser to this day.

north is that a guard of honour is leading players that these come. station. The King has

Of course, rapidity of decision counted when His Majesty ar-players have run away with the timed to occupy his official is an advantage, and we have tives at Ballater Station and that film industry. palace of the Quirinal; the an example of the opposite dan-the Balmoral Highlanders are Vatican agreement enabled His ger in the involved and dilatory drawn up to Holiness the Pope to revoke the proceedings of the League. Ther Castle,

have been made possible in! sentence of excommunication his case not by their own Your Daily Smile! against the King in his official merits but by the continuance

of of the rains in the Ethiopian A scientist explains that moths capacity, a representative the secular power which exclud-mountains. In explanation it are attracted to a candle by its wave- ed him from the control of Rome must be pleaded that the pro-lengths, which they receive as sound. and the Papal States: and His cedure was expressly designed It is hoped that further experiments Majesty has presumably enjoy-for delay, on the theory that if in this direction may determine the ed the regular Boral revenue quarrelsome parties had to con- suit The Fascist moderation in redact long arguments and wait! taining the Kingship was prais for unanimity in the jury, they

Big Game ed at the time of the "March on would have time to cool down My dorter goin to play Bee Owing to the inclement weather made his success no longer an

the "Missionary Week-end" at ideal but an urgent necessity. Rome" as a clever stroke of to a less bellicose temperature. thoren to-night

Cheung Chan has been postponed. statecraft. because it avoid the The theory was pushed too far. formation of a Royalist opposi- One of the lessons of the last tion. One would naturally sup few months is that discussions

"What are gentleman farmers?" pose that the condescension of Will have to be made more con- "Gentleman farmers are farmers the King has been met by consul-cise and decisions more rapid.who raise their hats but very little tation by the Dictator; hut if Even now this dispute, which else."

the King of Italy the term “T:Irish controversy, immediate Household, as a local constable hasjon its star but on its producer. family of twelve, and while at

con-

so, there has been no public acis certainly one that is "likely

greet him at the

When he was seventeen be went to Los Angeles with

Real Problem

fyounger brother in search

fortume. The two brothers The problem of producing a reached Los Angeles with (successful film is too seldom total capital of £2

the difficult enough problem of The first few years were" making a good film, and is too precarious indeed, but by work-

ing as a theatre attendant, singing in cafes, and giving occasional piano lessons he p.z on Monday. The launch managed to make progress in- Dayspring will leave the Public til his father became ill and wave-length emitted by a dress Pier at 8.30 pm, returning at he found himself the head of

$11.10 pm

the family. This imposed on him a new responsibility and

ope she wins"

Just So

The sad-looking man

Turning Point

The turning point of his A dinner dance will be held at career was his finding work Repulse Bay Hotel today and with the Maryon Morgan Dan- The last cers, who were going to New Tea Dance to-morrow. bus will leave Repulse Bay at 1York There he also worked ami on Sunday; and a half-as a runner in a restaurant and

knowledgment; and surprise has to lead to a rupture" and has tenement area leaned over the banismorrow afternoon.

in the hourly bus service will operate to a wine boy in an hotel

baulding 2"

"Well" said the slam

dweber,

ime,

often been expressed that His not been "submitted to arbitra-ters and caught the visitor before shLE

When the tour of the danc- Majesty should consent to re-tion or judicial settlement," has could disappear, down a hole, in the

ling troupe ended he returned Miss A. Gill of the Government to Los Angeles to work as an main so completely in the back-only reached the stage of be staircase.

“I wonder,” said the visitor indig-Senior Clerical Service (Medical extra in films, to sing occa ground. Whatever the truthing submitted to the Council. It may be in the contradictory is now the duty of the Secret-antly the landlord doesn't do Department) returned yesterday katonally in cafes, to give more cables we have received, there ary-General to "make all neces-something to repair this deplorable by the s.s. President Coolidge piano lessons and to be a wai-

from a holiday spent at Karuiter in a Los Angeles hotel: can be no doubt that the King Sary arrangements for a full has made some move to get his investigation and consideration philosophically, he was going to do zawa, Japan.

But with the Maryon Mor own views on the existing thereof When that has been something about it until he went on

gan Dancers, he had been seen”. impasse considered, and as all done "The Council may in any tour to Naples and saw the ruins An unusual picture is to be by Mr. Ferdinand Earle and or Pompeii. Now he thinks this screened at the Queen's Theatre noted as a likely youth for a control has been centralised, it case under this Article refer

isn't too bad.” . follows that any independent the dispute to the Assembly"

at 11 am to-morrow. Entitled projected film of “Omar Khay¬ action must necessarily be Not only so, but the dispute

"Germany of To-day." it will give yam This was his first fina the way of criticism, if not an- shall be so referred at the re- "A letter from your husband, interesting insight into conditions part, and his work was report

in that country. The Hitler Youth ed to Mr. Ber Ingram This point is both interesting Pute, provided that such ze- "Yes, it's chiefly to send these two Movement, the Labour Camps and gave him a test and cast› hinr and important for its bearingquest must be made within needles for me

tagonism.

quest of either party to the dis-i see.”

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LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

He's other aspects of Germany's re in "The Prisoner of Zend to do naissance will be shown

Wan Fat, aged 50, was se ced to ten months' hard by-M Thomson at the Magistracy yesterday ing from banishment ore time had, expired. itted being ban

on the drift towards one-man fourteen days after the submising, you know, and has

his own sewing, poor dear.” rule. Dictatorship is advocatsion of the dispute to the Com ed for its rapidity and concen- It is only "should any tration of action. The reply Member of the League resort to made by the student of history War that the sanctions can be and political science is that applied. Two years ago Signori those advantages are only ob Mussolini himself proposed that tainable in a pressing emer all the elaborate machinery

should be recast. It is a pity last Thursda gency...... For long-term act

that he was not taken at his due here next Monday afternoon. per word, though he

have been the first to lose by change

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