1935-11-08 — Page 7

Maureen O'Sullivan and Joel McCres, with Adrienne Ames and Lewis Stone, ars in "Woman Wanted,” which is coming next week to the King's Theatre.

SHORT

SHOTS

BING Crosby finally objected to comparing his crooning with the voice of the operatic singer Gladys Swarthout in "Opera versus Jazz,” and instead he will sing cowboy songs in a "Western" with Frances Lang ford (seen here in Every Night at Eight.")

Fred Stone, famons on the Ameri- can stage for 30 years, made first film on his sixty-second birth- day with Katharine Hepburn in *Alice Adams." He is now being groomed to try to replace his friend the late Will Rogersi, other of Rogers". "cronies" was famous wit and writer Irvin Cobb, who ako will be starred in pictures

HOW.

old Ap- the

in

Patsy Kelly will be starred comedies directed by Hal Roach.

Pretty Loretta Young plays the leading part in "Call of the Wild" which is coming to the King's Theatre soon.

THE CHIRA MAIL, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1935

GRACE MOORE SINGS DIVINELY IN LOVE ME FOREVER"

WINGS OVER ETHIOPIA" SHOWS

SCENE OF PRESENT WAR

AIR HAWKS WITH EATE WILEY POST AND RALPH BELLAMY IN THRILLING DRAMA

THERE should not be an

THER

*AST year a Swiss camera-

LAST a

By Diane Swiss director

flew into Ethiopia to make a picture which they hoped to sell, partly as a travelogue and

empty seat at the King's and the Alhambra when they concurrently show the Colum- bia fila Grace Moore's latest

"Love Me Forever," titled in the "Carioca"-while "Pull down partly as exploitation for a England "On Wings of Song" the Blinds is among the, mappiest newly formed Swiss African. Fresh in our memories is times.

The opening and closing Air Line. Now this the never-to-be-forgotten "One scenes, are very much in the man-Wings Over Ethiopia" Night of Love," which brought ner of stage farce, but the produc- thanks to a war, be it grievens- is worth about world fame to the lovely, and tion on the whole is about the best-ly noted talented artist, gave a new star photographed and most lavishly-$1,000,000.

Here is a land where its arm to the screen and captivated all mounted of recent releases from hearts with her- glorious sing the home studios

marches barefoot, its women brand their children for identification by ing...

Jack Buchanan shares the Victor Schertzinger again-directs honours with director Freeland, cutting their faces with razors, this combination of song and story. while it must be confessed that the warriors cannot marry till they He has staged the music inter two chief among the female sup have Jolled an enemy and tribes ludes magnificently, and the quar-port are disappointing, namely Lili Pass around infectious diseases in Amy gay communal bathing, and make tette from Rigoletto" and almost Damita and Nancy“ O'Neil two acts from "La Boheme" (in Veness, Sydney-Fairbrother, Fred war with spears or ancient mos- which Miss Moore had the honour Emney, Ian McLean. Dennis Hoey kets Against a taway brashwood of appearing at Covent Garden and others give their best efforts slanting up and down

Among gorges their squat villages are in- during the Jubilee week) are the to pep up the old story.

The outstanding features. That famous those pretty girls may be noticed detectable at a few yards.

jungle abounds in makes. acacias and spiky plants whose juice can blind a man..

old waltz-söng "1 Bacio” is a

sheer delight when rendered by the lovely star. also the Neapolitan song "Funiculi Fanicula "

You will be surprised and pleas jed too. that Miss Moore does not think a jazz number beneath her dignity. We do not hear enough Jof the pretty theme song "Love Me Forever" but that is a miner Idetail

Moore Jooks radiantly pretty. and I like her specially in the dark wig worn as

“Muni.”

Miss

What a pity we do not see and hear more of the very attractive

"This homely bat"clever little cozThe Informer" he is so well know. tenor Michael Bartlett, who partēj

dienne owes ber zuccess to the -wonderful help and encouragement in pictures that he can hardly beners the star superbly in the love -of golden-hearted Marian Davion expected to be a tremendous draw-duet from "La Boheme." This last ing care now. He is at work now reel should more than satisfy those on "Professional Soldier?”*

Jack Oakie will play the lead in

the American stage play which we

Mr. and Mrs. George - Arliss

who were enthralled by that glori ous rendition of "Madame Butter- are fy" in the other picture.

naw in the early talkies with the late seer every Sunday strolling in Hyde Hal Skelly in the leading role.

It Park

was first titled "Dance of Life,” and

tells of the comedians in a third-rate

The story is one “pft-told with the inevitable triangle composed of "Margaret Howard" (Miss

show who is discovered and becomes Dolly Haas, another of the foreign Moore), "Steve Corelli" (Leo Car- a “rage,” which results in his drift-importations, is "playing the heroine ing from the girl he loves.. If in "Broken Blossoins" with Emmlyn recall rightly, Nancy Carroll was the girl

Dolores del Rio and Warren WL liam will co-star in a light comedy Meet the Duchess,” with Louise Fazenda also in the cast

*

*

*

rillo) and "Philip Cameron" Williams in the role created by (Robert Allen), and the dialogue Richard Barthelmess. Miss Hass is is disturbingly reminiscent of the half German and naf English. D. previous fim. "Steve," a music- W. Griffith is again directing

Sol Wartsel, producer of Fox Films spectacular picture

· “Dante's Inferna,” which will be screened simultaneously at the King's and the Alhambra Theatres, starting on Sunday, November 17.

EnaAQUI

"The most interesting part of the picture shows Addis Ababa, the capital of tin roofs, zoos, eucalyn- tus trees, and a religion 1.400 years old, with a law unchanged from the First Crusades Debtors are chained to creditors. Sent tences for murders are executed by the victim's relatives. Swedish dril-masters teach the royal army, and in a carefully-landscaped es- tate Halle Selassie's daughters, olive-skinned young women. with! intelligent, quiet faces, wander about listlessly wondering what good their European education has [done them."

There are "shots" of the En- peror's councilmen and in the jungle a love dance is viewed. War drums, and other incidental sounds were "dubbed" in at the Paramount studio together with a sensible, understandable verbal 15-

This is a picture] companiment. everyone should see. (Queen's).

"Air Hawks"

This film presents a much-dis- cussed method of destruction, loving gambler. falls in love with Pat Jenkin under an assumed which is likely to be used in the her and sacrifices everything to name, but she did not seem to have next war-z death-dealing electric Basby Berkeley, the famous dance launch her into Grand Opera the fiair for hard work that sister ray which can cause aeroplanes to director, is to stand trial in Los After a series of misunderstand-Wendy Barrie had, so has not done burn in mid-air. Added to this Angeles on two charges of murder in

ings: when handsome “Phlip” much screen work of importance. excitement we have the late famed the second degree, following a caz crash in which he was involved. He steps in, our heroine finds it is not Very good entertainment of its aviator. Wiley Post himself mak is now out on a $10,000 bail.

the wealthy playboy whom she type, with Jack Buchanan shoul-ing a cross-country : stratosphers loves; but her benefactor. pedering most of the responsibilities flight in the course of the picture.

Acting honours go to Leo Car-(King's).

Ralph Bellamy is cast as the "The Red Wagon” owner of an aeroplane line that is

"Three Live Ghosts which was one of the early talkies, and among the first successes of Robert Montgomery will be re-made with Chester Morris in the lead

Simone Simon, the very_young French actress, who has not yet been fillo in the biggest role he has had seen on the Hollywood screen, has for years, Miss Moore's praises This British International Fic-competing with another company They talk big” when it comes to been chosen. contracts in Hollywood, but I can Ronald Colman

as leading lady with have been voiced again and again ture (BLP) is interesting from for lucrative airmail contracts. I in "Under Two Her acting is sensitive and as-the fact that it is taken from the don't like to spoil your excitement hardly credit that Vector McLaglen Flags and will also he co-starred sured, she is the lucky possessor novel by Lady Eleanor Smith by telling more of the story, which will be paid $100,000 by Twentieth Century for each picture. After with Wallace Beery in "Message to

of a-radiant personality and Garcia.”

(daughter of the late Earl of revolves round the rivalry between all though McLaglen made a hit in

lovely bell-like voice that records Birkenhead) and that famous the companies and the revenge to perfection. There is little to Hollywood film stars went over to taken by one. Lovely Rumanizu add to the appreciation of her mul-England for the principal roles-Tala Birell is the love interest, but Charles Bickford, Greta Nissen, the romance is overshadowed" "by} titudes of admirers

The finale is the kind that Raquel Torres and Don Alvarado: the thrills. "brings down the house, but per The treatment is not strictly This fast-moving drama of the Many of the best-known London (sonally I think it almost impos-true to the book, but it is a colour-sities brings us something new in stars will appear-in-short-scenes to sible to follow last year's successful film, full of action from start sensations, and shows conclusively the Anna Neagle-Arthur Tracy pic-with an equally spontaneous to finish. The background of the manner in which the death-ray ture "The Street_Singer.”

entertaining picture; and this is circus life is portrayed in faithful may be used in future wars This too much on a pattern with the and compelling detail, and all the is a film that makes you sit and

Nevertheless I do

Charles

BICKFORD

TORRES

RED

WAGON

GRETA NISSEN

Nova Pilbeam, the fifteen year- actress, will play the lead in specially written story of the life of Lady Jane Grey.

and

Nino Martini, the Italian tenor, has first release. scored a triumph in Here's to not doubt that it will capture the Romance" and bis first big picture popular taste and give added fame seems likely to score a similar suc-to this very lovely and talented cess to Grace Moore's. I recall artist, who has done so much to hearing this wonderful tesom in "shorts" and always wondered why uplift the musical side of the cine we did not hear and see more of him. ma Not to be missed. Jesse Lasky is responsible for his land Alhambra). present hit DIANE

"Brewster's Millions

(King's

Alavish and lively comedy, aimed to please the imirers of the British star~~ actor" and dancer Jack Bo It is a considerable on previous British

the expert Freelod down to Rio

|think-hard." - Wiley Post has an important role and that should be attraction... enough, without - the winch-liked Ralph Bellamy, Tais Birell, Douglas Dumbrille, Robert Allen (seen and liked in "Love me Forever) Billie Seward and others. This is guaranteed start- Jing, exciting and novel and with a fine cast should prove to be to the |liking of the "fans" (Alham-

bra)

fun and thrill of the liver of those under the

sure grand

ford

With

Ann Sothern

BILL FOR! MARIA GAMI

SUNDAY

AT THE

KING'S

THE

QUEEN'S THEATRE

IS ALWAYS IN THE FORE FRONT.

PAST

PRE-

SENT

FUTURE.

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Picture

We gave you the first Full Length Production Filmed ing the New Technicolour.

We now offer for your entertainment Wings Over Ethiopia" the first authentic full-length feature of the country in Africa on which are focussed the eyes of the entire world.

A GLORIOUS PROMISE. "Marlene Dietridae "The Devil Is A Womsa

The QUEEN'S THEATRE Assures Good Entertainment

ALHAMBRA