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KING'S

ALHAMBRA

OPENING TO-MORROW

The TRUE Story of Men Who Mutinied for Love! FROM

Maro- Goldwyn Mayer

PICTURE

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OM long-forgotten pages of time, written

in the heart's blood of men who dared mufiny and uncharted seas to found a tropi

cal Eden, comes this puiseting drama to thrill and warm the

hearts of all who see it Nearly 2 years to maks at a cost of $2,000,000... a truly great enter- tainment now sweeps

· across the screens of

the world!

MUTINY

ON THE

BOUNTY

Starring CHARLES

LAUGHTON

CLARK

GABLE

FRANCHOT TONE'

HERBERT MUNDIH · EDDIE QUILLAN

QUDLEY DICCES - DONALD CRISP

A Frank Lloyd-Production

PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIMES AT THE KING'S AND ALHAMBRA THEATRES AS FOLLOWS:

2.30, 500, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

Short Shots

FRANK LLOYD. the director

of

-Musing on the Bounty," spent a year with a ww of camera-men at Tahiti to get the true atmosphere and scenery. “Mame," the South Sea Island beile lived there and MGM. signed her to a contract. The actors; were on location on" Catalina Island for several weeks. The "Pandora" and "Bounty" are exact replicas of the original vessels, months of ma search and careful construction be- ing necessary to make this possible, Uniforms are

correct, as Laughton

paid a personal visit to Gieves, the Bond Street tailors, who have been in business for over 200 years and were the makers of the original out-i fits. Llord deserves many banquets | for his great work on this film. He had a hand in every phase of the pic-! ture, research, script-writing, photo- graphing and acting, even being the one to suggest to MGM that the Charles Nordova-James Hall novel would make an excellent Sim. It is said to have cost $2,000,000; but MGM, will have this returned three- | .fold

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Constance Commings and Robert Young have the leading roles in "Remember "Last Night." a Universal flm which is to be screened here shortly.

Mary Pickford's first effort at ee-Hollywood just for fun, is DOW production with Jesse Lasky is titled pictures in earnest and will be in an-

radium. play the lead

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„THE CHIN

MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY" GREATEST OF SEA-DRAMAS

LAUGHTON, TONE AND GABLE GIVE

SUPERB PERFORMANCES

SO RED THE ROSE" AND ROYAL FUNERAL

PICTURES AT QUEEN'S

ERE is the greatest box-†

Honce winner of the year

the perfect entertainment - "Mutiny on the Bounty." శ్రీ grim. thrilling and impressively

THE South before and after

The Civil War, comes to life

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again in "So Red the Rose" on- der the able supervision of director King Vidor, and with considerable help from Mar- saret Sullavan, whose perform- ances are always interesting.

authentic sea-drama that is aand a story full of suspense. triumph of production and act-Guaranteed outstanding entertain ing.

I know that the women

Showing at the Alhambra members of the audience will]

"So Red the Base" tells (as i think, as I do. that the brutal and King's

"Littlest Rebel" what the Civil ity is laid on with too much

"Navy Wife"

War did to the South, not by bat- Heroine Claire Trevor, because the scenes, but by singling out one emphasis, but Director Frank Lloyd was out for reality, and of her family experiences. is Southern family and showing the gives it.' Besides, there is afraid of marriage. She lives at what it did to them.

no use shutting our eyes to the the San Diego Naval Hospital hap-

The Bedfords (Walter Connelly ghastly fact that such atrocious pily with Nurse Jane Darwell and and Janet Beecher) live a happy cruelty did exist in the British George Irving. Ralph Bellamy, and peaceful life on their planta- navy (and every other navy at young doctor. is sent there. Hetion with their lovely daughter) the time) but perhaps, as the is a widower

a crippled (Miss Sullavan) and her cousin. foreword on the screen states, daughter, who says he loved his with whom she is in love Ran- it has made the Senior Service wife so madly that he will never dolph Scott). If you have tears, marry again; but, for the sake of prepare to shed them now, as the the great thing it is to-day.

The outstanding feature in this his child, he marries Claire on a beautiful acting from all concern Sim. to my mind, is the air of au- friendship basis.

led and the poignantly true picture thenticity. You feel the ship- Later he meets fascinating

of life during those troublous board atmosphere, the storms at adventuress. Kathleen Burke, and times cannot fall to enlist sal- sea. and you share in the beauty neglects his wife

with

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Ben Lyo

pathy and interest. It is lavishly

explains the mounted, exquisitely photographed,

of the South Sea Islands. For another young doctor, once I was not conscious of the affair satisfactorily by putting superbly acted, and assuredly fur- studio and tay ships in tanks. It down the friendship to a setreshers Miss Sullavan's reputation

is amazing how one is carried away, and the whole production and the capable acting is respon. sible for this feeling. This is, not apreny.fim. for the story of the Bounty's mutiny" is a brutal tale of man's inhumanity to man-and- its tragic consequences... · From what I have been told the scenario follows closely the "best-i Iseller not. Charles Nordhot and

James Hall and they have done, wonders in crowding so much de tall into a fim that takes about two and a quarter hours to un-) reel

It is an arresting, striking re- Ivelation of character. The period is 1792, when the "Bounty" sailed from Fortsmouth for Tahiti Jin command of Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton), with Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) as his Midshipman ¡Chief Officer. and

Byam (Franchot Tone). on his ärst voyage. We follow these men jand the crew through a barrow- ing, exciting, tragic passage, dur- ing which the monstrous cruelty inflicted by Captain Bligh drives some of the crew to mutiny, when

Irene Hervey will be seen in the leading role in "His Night Out," which

is coming to the Colony soon.

as one of the screen's greatest actresses

The Royal Funeral

With this poignant-drama will be shown the News Reel (Para- mount) pictures of the funeral of the late beloved King George V. The Management are to be co- gratulated on their prompt screen- ing of this great, but sad event. and the Queen's will be the Mecz for peoples of all nationalities from the to-morrow to Tuesday next. (Queen's).

"The Three Musketeers” The famous old story of repster- ing adventure, which most file- gvers remember as oze of the

biggest hits of the elder Douglas Fairbanks' screen career, has come to life with sound effects and a new star from Broadway-Walter Abel as "D'Artagnan”.. Mr. Abel, who is counted as among the superior actors in his own medīúm. is a little out of his element on the screen, as his presence lacks magnetism His performance is exact, but not highly interesting.

Paul Lukas, Loroni Olsen and Onslow Stevens are his three

it seems to be the only means of assignment from the Intelligence companions and acquit themselves escape from his brutality.

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Department All ends as one de well. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Forbes Three actors give. great persires and, as the acting from all Heather Angel), Margot Gra- formances. although each

and concerned is up to scratch and the hame ("Milady") and Ian Keith every man is well fitted to his leading players highly popular, contribute some first-class acting. ipart

mind, Charles this Twentieth-Century Fox fea-It is beautifully produced and this Laughton seemed to five his role,ture should please.

spirited romantic presentation of "his- and for once be was

The pretty team known as The Dumas' famous novel should prove trionics-conscious”.

You will re-Gaiety Girls" will be singing and highly popular. (King's)- mark on the change in the man, dancing during the run of this whom you had deemed incapable picture.

They have already

10€

of one humane act, becoming aproved their worth at the HK.

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good

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itionally fine cast; and it is the first picture in which the husband "Here Comes CookieTM

and wife, Al Jolson and Baby Gracie Allen literally "steals the Keeler, have shared honours.

One Rainy Afternoon" and the cast other Goldwyn release with Miriam cool, almost incredible hero, ar-Hotel and the Oriental, so should back-stage musical with includes Francis Lederer, Ida Lupine, Hopkins and Billie Burke.

ing on his faithful men, steering be an attraction now at the Albam-teresting story, and as Edward Everett Horton, Joseph Caw-

the small open- boat and through bra thorne and Hugh Herbert.

Rosalind Russell has been cast, asļindomitable determination reach- "Lady Venezia," the hero's true loveling the Dutch island of Timor Warner's are to follow u the in "Under Two Flags." Ronald Col! Story of Louis Pasteur" with a Efe man and Simone Simon are the leads after a voyage of 3,600 miles over of Madame Curie, the discoverer of By the by, from letters I have receiv-open sea the greatest maritime show" "Papa Barbier deeds her Spectacular dance numbers and Josephine Hutchinson will ed from Norbert Lusk, the famous feat of its kind ever accomplished. his millions in order to foll a tuneful numbers make this worth

critic-editor Picture Play. Ronald Gable's "Christian" is also a bril- fortune-hunter, so Gracie plays while entertainment Colman has never done greater work liant characterization.

Through hostess to a hungry horde of home- Followed by England's femons David Niven, the boyfriend of than in "Tale of Two Cities." all: his trials be strives to main-lese-vaudevillians, including train- stage actress, Gertrude Lawrence.

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tain discipline and a belief in the fed animals of all sorts. You have co-starring with Douglas Fair- Service. Even when he takes the to see this to appreciate the ab- banks In in his cos- final step his ideals remain with surdity; but you must hand it to tame romance with the tragic love him. Yes, Gable is to be highly Burns and Allen for providing theme is sympathetically portray- commended for 2 natural perform laughs. Betty Furness Jacked by the two stars and a large ace and perfect team-work. Powell, Andrew Tombes and some cast. It is rich in atmosphere and Franchot Tone, who shows the splendid acts, from vaudeville offers strong out of the ordinary. benefit of his Theatre Guild train-which are alone worth anyone's entertainment, with sentime ing, is given the best screen money. (Queen's).

Merle

Oberon, who went over to

chance he has had since "Lives of "Front Page Woman"

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a Bengal Lancer". He reaches Bette Davis and George Brent great heights in the impassioned as rival reporters make this ples he makes at the court-mar-entertainment. As the title tial, and it is to be hoped. M.Gdicates, it is about will properly appreciate this stercolourful activities of ling young actor's undoubted folk, and how they pay ability, by giving him bigger and on by grabbing coop better raies in his future career plot has nothing new

The support, including Dudley merely tells how heroh Digges, Donald Crisp, Stanley loves hero George, Fields, Eddie Quillan, Herbert to marry him till

Lundin, Douglas Walton and is a good, reporter.

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ENTERTAINM

TO-MORROW

By kind permission of Lieut-Colonel A. C.

and Officers the Band of the 2nd Battalion The pia a

cashire Regiment, conducted by Mr. A. R. Yule, will play**

The First Movement of the Unfinished Symphony

*Fantasia

SCHUBERT

The Rose

MYDDLETON

The special Paramount Elin depicting the scenes relating to the Funeral of the late

KING GEORGE V

ON THE SCREEN. ALL THE EPIC BEAUTY, THE GALLANTRY OF THE MEEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUGHT THE LUST CAUSE" IN THIS GREAT, GLOWING PICTURE OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES OF AMERICA Paramount-Presents.

MARGARET SULLAVAN

in

"So Red The Rose"

with

WALTER CONNOLLY RANDOLPH SCUTT

NEXT CHANGE

BETTE DAVIES in "FRONT PAGE WOMAN”

Ruby Keeler sets the part of a naval officer's orphan who dances her way to fame, in the Cosmopolitan production, "Ship- mates Forever" which will be be screened af the Queen's Thea- tre soon.

Clark Gable's, rizile role an. Tender of the mutineers in *Ma- tiny, on the Bounty,” the thrilling sea: adventure-opening to-mor- row at the King's and: Allamber Thestres, inchides a number of - delightful, love sequences în Txkiti with Hamo, a native beauty,