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George Arliss and Maureen O'Sullivan are corredin "Cardinal Richelieu," the 20th Century Picture which will be ahown at the King's Theatre to-morrow,

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OX STUDIO have released Pat

Paterson from her contract, sof that she will in future free-lance. This will enable her to be with her husband Charles Boyer when he acts in French films for six months of the year, and the other half of the year under contract with Walter Wan ger in Hollywood: Mrs. Boyer hopes that her French will be good enough for her to make French films next

year.

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Veree Teasdale (Mrs. Adolphe Men- joc) will also be in the cast with Lex-|

Te Howard and Bette Davis in "Tho Petrified Forest"

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As soon as Jan Kiepura-Anishes his film, in Hollywood he will return to -Germany for another musical.

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director

Fred Nile the famous (husband of West Australian Enid Bennett), who retired to his ranch s few years back, will in future direct: for Twentieth Century, his first pic- pure being "The Holy Lie.”

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Conrad Nagel is on a short holiday in England, and the Charles Boyers) were also in London for a few hours -only.

The censor intends to tone down on the drinking scenes in Hollywood protests releases, in answer to the from religious organisations

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Although "Romeo and Juliet" as been shelved for a time, rumour has it that most likely Fredric March wil play "Romeo" after he finishes "An- thony AdverIL"

Frances Dee is the romantic of handsome Francis partner Lederer, in Fox Films". prodne- tion, The Gay Deception," which will be screened at the King's Theatre soOD. «

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1935

BECKY SHARP

AMAZING

COLOUR FILM

GEORGE ARLISS WILL DELIGHT HIS ADMIRERS IN "RICHELIEU”

TOM WALLS AND RALPH LYNN IN TYPICAL

AMUSING BEN TRAVERS FARCE

HROUGH Pioneer Pictures ↑

Inc RKO may do the gorgeously-produced natural-colour picture "Becky Sharp

what Warners did

for the movie industry

By Diane

FORGE Arliss portrays in

"Cardinal Richelien."

the

weak younger

suave statesman-priest whose diplomacy saved the throne of Louis XII from the intrigues The photography is astonishing, of the Queen-mother Marie de Her aim was to put when they gave it "The especially outstanding being the Medici Jazz Singer. Let it be noted ight of the Duchess of Rich the King's that Pioneer Pictures Inc. was mond's Ball in Brussels on the brother on the throne. but organised by the millionaires eve of Waterloo I have a fan it was Cardinal Richelieu's Jock Whitney and his cousin to find with the director Rouben cleverness which circumvented Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. Mamoulian: be allows his artists her schemes. Arliss makes a They gave a free hand to to shout too much are would al-commanding figure as the "Car Technicolour Inc., which is run most think at times that they dinal and again he excels in under the supervision of the colour were new to the microphone and one of his popular impersona- tions of famous historical char- experts Dr. and Mrs. Kalmus, who not to the colour.

acters":

have been experimenting for years | "Becky SharpTM is a new experi-

This picture is elaborately and a picture you cannot | now to attain the perfection reach-ence ed in this first full-length picture afford to miss. It will be screen-staged and costumed and the cast since The Gold Diggers fed at the 930 show to-day and surrounding the star-all give Broadway." When they reached from to-morrow at all shows, splendid performances. Maureen O'Sullivan, Katherine. Alexander, what is known as the "three colour] Queen's).

Edward Arnold, Halfwell Hobbes, process," Walt Disney gave them "The Farmer Takes A Wife"

Violet Cooper, Cesar Romero, their biggest chance, and ultimate-

"Quaint charm and an unusual Francis Lister, Douglas Dumbrille, background of the Erie Canal in Lumsden Hare and many more— 1853 makes this film interesting, mostly Britishers.

ly interested, the Whitneys.

Fredictions seem to point new

to unlimited success, and perhaps and the splendid acting from all

The cloak-and-sword · romance.

in a short while Mr. and Mrs concerned places it among the pic-laid in the seventeenth century in Public will no more go to a Black tures of importance.

and White" picture than they would pay to see the sort of film we have in "Screen Souvenirs.” Hollywood producers expect colour to arrive eventually, and it is a well known fact that most of the stars have paid for "colour tests.” This may prove their failure, as the talking did to so many firmly- of the favourites established “silents." Then again it will give endless opportunities to hundreds who will screen well in colour.

"Becky Sharp" has by no means reached the final stage of perfec-

shall ever have the good fortune to tion. There is still a little too sopranosto-much vividness, and one's atten- see all these lovely

tion is liable to be held by the rether.

rainbow hues, while forgetting the story and the artists.

Franchot Tone will be the leading man with his wife Joan Crawford in "The Gorgeous Hussy." I am glad to say.

I cannot offer any justifiable criticism on this wonderful film. My personal opinion, after wit Bazel Terry, the 17-year-old daughnessing the preview, is that: colour ter of Mary Glynne and the late Deo has come to stay. That the colour mis. Neilsen-Terry, and the grandniece of the late Ellen Terry, will be sin this picture is almost natural Nils Asther is due a great deal to Robert) red in her first filz will be in the cast. She has been Edmund Jones, a famous Manhat training for a year with the famous tan scenic designer who arranged the sets and worked out the schemes.

Grace Hoore, Jeanette Macdonald, Marion Talley and Nelson, Eddy will be in the M. G. M. film version of the Opera "Tales of Hoffman At least they are down on the list to act to Oxford Repertory Company. gether, but temperament is likely to -step in, and I am wondering if we

It's so funny.

It's so

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you'll BOAR

IT SING

SIGH

Sol Wertzel, above, was respon- sible for the bringing of "Dante's Inferno" to the screen for Fox Filma. This "picture : will: be. shown at the King's Theatre shortly.

More than "arr' centuries · have

ed his vision of an everlasting passed since Dante first record-

hell and its inhabitanta. Now For- Films have pictured his vision- în ther spectular and colourfal "Dante's Inferno,” which is com- ing to the King's Theatre soon.

The story in Thackeray's mas- terpiece Vanity Fair," is taken

Janet Gaynor as the little from a stage play, and is more a character-study than a plot, re-heroine, daughter of an old-time

France, shows us the "Cardinal”” as a courtly, grave and competent gentleman in fact George Arliss. It is his love for his country, that comes first and this story of a struggle to suppress the intrigue of the Court and win-eventual triumph gives the favourite star an ideal role......

Then, too, there is a fender side, which lies in the love romance of his ward (Maureen O'Sullivan) - and her noble Tower (Tesir Romero). This is Introduced to show that the Cardinal has also Fruman feelings.

Amid a wealth of silk, velvet. | satin, and old lace we have an ex- pensively-produced picture which |isa splendid vehicle for Mr.] Arliss," and his make-up is mar- vellous. This is the first time that Mr. "Arliss has allowed ani-

ORROW KING'S

A DAKRYL ANUCK

CARDINAL

RICHELIED

Series GEORGE ARLISS

with Ma

Edward Arnold-Douglas Diambellle Francis ister Ce

“The First: AM-

Technicolour sit Dimey's Mickey Mouse “THE BAND CONCERT"

AND

Also ATL Technicolour Silly Symphony “THE GOLDEN

TOUCH

Becky Sharp

· An amazing story filmed in the

thrilling beauty of the new-TECHNICOLOR

mals in his film, but history tells Gala Premiere

of the great love the Cardinal bad

QUEEN'S

for cats, so they are used in this TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. picture to give another human touch to the suave, crafty, ambi-t- tious man known to history and the French Court Safe enter |tainment for the millions of Arliss [admirers." (King's).

"Every Night At Eight".

A novel musical,“ more in the vealing the highlights in the canal boatman, is intrigued by a nature of a photographed radio varied career of a designing fem-handsome young man who comes to programme, and plenty to enter- George Baft in a likeable ale of the "what I want I take work on the Canal in order to tain school Miriam Hopkins gives a yearn money to buy a farm. It role, Alice Faye, Patsy Kelly, sparkling performance as "Becky"- takes a long time for the hero to Three Radio Rogues, Francia She has the most perfect natural convince the girl it is no life to Langford (a decided acquisition) colourings and everyone is be dragged from place to place, and crowds of others.

This is a sly "dig" at the unanimous in stating that Pioneer and in the meantime, against a could not have chosen anyone bet-background of bostmen's quarrels Amateur Hours" so popular in the ter to enact the leading role in an and friendships and the odd life States now, but there is good epoch-making picture. She is they lead, these two find romance singing, most amusing wisecracks startlingly real as the conniving The story is a simple one in the specially from Patsy Kelly flirt and lady of fortune who telling, but the acting from all and a good all-round cast to ent crashed the Court circle of Fax- concerned, gives this Fox release liven proceedings. Strongly ad- land in the Napoleonic era. top-notch entertainment value.vised if you like variety turns, Among the male support Nigel Miss Gaynor has one of the best slicksical numbers and wise

racks and who Barrie stands out as Joseph parts in a long while, and Henry

(Queen the best thing he has done. Sir Fonds (one-time husband of Mar- Cedric Hardwick, making his garet. Sullavan), enacting the Hollywood debut as the "Marquis same role he created on the Broad- Take a boat trip in this picture af Sterne" fits into the early way stage, is the kind of actor one from San Francisco to Shanghai,

atmosphere writes home about

and watch Ralph Bellamy, a de nineteenth century.

Alan Charle Bickford is the Caual moted sea captain, save the day in with the greatest ease.

unervile an amus- ja maritime crisis. Of course he Mowbray gives a polished per-bally

The Adolphe Menjous (Verse Teas-formance, but I should have liked ing comtry date) and Heather Angel are with more romantic-looking hero for Roger. Imha

Frances Dee, others do then Harold Lloyd in "The Milky Way, the love interest. Paramount" release.

Alison Skipworth, Doris Eloyd, G. the enjoym P. Huntley, Jur. and others if "Top Hat the latest Rogers-As- taire musical, is smashing all records surround the star. at the Roxy Theatre in New York. Critics say that this is the finest all- round-musical yet turned out in Holly Iwood Another triumph for fe famous dancing team; and for EKQ.

Douglas Fairbanks Jun da the select: band of actór Elstree and his first -

Jetrey Farnol's "The

tleman” (played by

the movies) Elissa recently finished: a flareda, the leading ladylike

"Gert

Jane Withers, wins.

Kelly and his m share to help in

missed worth see-

"Eight Bell

Sothern, when

hows up her John Bnekler, Katherine Franklyn. Fangbourne and Quite worth wile: (A)

spend

OPENS "TO-MORROW NIGHT AT 9.30: P.M.

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