1936-03-13 — Page 7

Short Shots

CARL BRISSON is leaving Holts-

wood. Paramount having settled their contract with him for $30,000. Keither the star nor the studio was satisfied, so Erisson asked for a re- lease, and will most likely make fu- ture films in England.

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Merle Oberon will make a sim version of "Dark Victory," the play in which Tallulah Bankhead appear- ed on Broadway last seasoT.

Walter Wanger will make a Sim about the Boer War with Henry Fonda in the lead.

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Lionel Barrymore is entering, upon his twenty-ninth year as a screen acter, and has just reteived another excellent contract with M.G.M

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will How Freddie Bartholomew. 'play the part of "Kim" is a puzzle to me. I would have most certainly chosen Mickey Rooney for the part, but there you are. Master Freddie has all the good breaks, and Kush on Abe Walpole is

at work script.

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Marie Wilson and Frank Mò- Rugh are co-starred in the War- ner "Brom. production, "Stars Over Broadway” which will be

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

COLBERT SHINES IN BRIGHT COMEDY

JEAN HARLOW AND SPENCER TRACY TEAMED IN "RIFF-RAFF"

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GENE RAYMOND HEADS SPLENDID CAST IN

“SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE”

THEN we see the name off

W claudette Colbert we re-

By Diane

man bent

器

IF

you do not mind seeing the│" glamorous Jean Harlow sur- rounded by fish canneries, la- bour uprisings and prisons, this hard-boiled story. "Riff-Raff,"

ny will go with him, as soon as they New York and London before/Fryce, Helen Broderick liked in the Director if he had not al-

been so

successful that

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new French actress, Simone Simon, with her since. has been dropped from the Ronald

the

Alhambra.

the Jean just

call with joy the countless hits of this glamorous star. I go back to her first "outstanding film "The Lady Lies" with Donald Meek, Johnny Arthur and will interest and no doubt Walter Huston, but it was not Richard Carle. Here is a truly please. Anyhow platinum- till after a hurried trip round delightful film that is a pleasure to blonde Jean has gone brunette, the world-which included recommend. (Queen's).

and looks even lovelier than before. Hong Kong, where I had the "To Beat The Band” pleasure of meeting and inter-

When you know that she has as A musical comedy which tells shown at the Queen's Theatre viewing her that the film how Hugh Herbert, struggling to co-star Spencer Tracy enacting the

world acknowledged this

inherit millions, is involved with role of tuna-fisherman-you know French-American girl to be onela radio band, a pretty girl, just what to expect Bough stuff, of the outstanding personalities scheming lawyeress and a

slang, and tempestuous scenes, young Wheeler and Woolsey have re-stei- her career. Be intends going to In-of the cinema. Miss Colbert.

which could have been improved од suicide. Roger ed with R.K.O. for three pictures india to make a film and Reginald Den-was famous on the stage In eighteen months.

lowed as much shouting. Miss both finish their work in "Romeo and she started in films, and she has Brookes, Fred Keating and others "Top Hat) Eric Blore, Phyllis

Harlow is naturally effective in Paramount have failed to exercise Juliet." their option on Miss Kitty Carlisle's

help in the musical and acting the hard-boiled manner. I always contract to

It is interesting to note that the stage has not had a chance sides with success. Coming to the say that Spencer Tracy is incap able of giving a poor performance, Colman-Victor" Melaglen film, Un- We recall her first two hits with. It is grand news to the local and here he is excellent 28 der Two Flags and Miss Claudette Chevalier, "The Big Pond" and "fans" that "In Person the big flamboyant fisherman Colbert, with a contract for $150,000, The Smiling Lieutenant," while feature in which adorable Ginger can't help loving that man of hers. Agnes AyreR, one-time leading will play her role.

at the Paramount studio she has Rogers is starred, and which gives though he is an incurable treable- maker. There are many battles lady with Valentino, has made

as made a big name for herself in her charming George Brent come-back in a big part with Janet Barbara Stanwyck is now being

some tender moments before Gaynor in the M.G.M. production of given parts worthy of her great ta every conceivable type of picture leading man, will be shown at the and

Small-town Girl" Robert Taylor lent. She will play the heroine in from a Lubitsch production down Alhambra very shortly. Miss Ro-the hero sees the proper thing to "The Plough And The Sts," a tale to the Cecil B. de Mille absurdgers has a chance to act, sing and

Joseph Calleia, (seen here in of the Irish Rebellion, and it is hop ties. When she was lent to the dance, and that she charms roes

Public Hero No 1"); that excep King Vidor will direct Gary Cooper ed that Spencer Tracy will be op-Columbia to co-star with Clark without saying.

posite.

Gable in "It Happened one Night" This is followed by the super tionally clever boy actor, Micker Darryl Zanquck has just Snished a The play in which Helen Hayes she received the highest award in M.G.M. production, Dickens Tale Rooney. Una Merkel, J.

Macdonald and Juanita Quigley Saturday scored such a success on Broadway, the cinema world, but it was not of Two Cities," in which Ronald pisture called the mestis life of "Mary of Scotland, will be Katharine only for her work in this parti- Celman redeems himself for the are For Worth seeing.) Night. an ordinary American family. Spring Hepburn's next, with Fredric March cular film, it was for her record of absurdity he recently gave

(King's) 11$ Byington, and a new child discovery, as her co-star.

successes: and so the powers-that-The Man who broke the Bank at Jane Carlson, aged eleven years, have made such a hit that he will now Lawrence Tibbett will play in the be acclaimed ber and cinema-goers Monte Carlo." It will take some make a series of similar films.

Douglas Fairbanks story The the world over applauded their time for his "fans" to forget this this picture important Katharine Mark of Zorro." Twentieth-Century choice. We all loved her in "The lamented vehicle; and, if Mr. Col-Hepburn, Charles Boyer (liked so John Barrymore has been house-paid Mr. Fairbanks $50,000 for the Gilded Lily. "Private Worlds." man wants to take a holiday, let much in "Private. Worlds"), Jean hunting with his young girl-romance. rights, and now it is to have a musi- Elaine Barry Jacobsen, in Hollywood, cal score added to make it suitable "She Married her Boss and many him do it in a trip round the world, Hersholt and John Beal. The story

Edward G. Robinson has decided to free-lance after his next picture with Warners.

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in Texas Ranger."

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but he says he is only out to farther for singer Tibbett DIANE.

SUNDAY

AT THE

KING'S

SHE MAY NOT BE “A LADY”

bat she's all woman from the heart out! " She was just a beauty from Shantytown, but she knew how to get places!

Wait till you see her new. "BROWNETTE" hair. It's gorgeous!

Jean

HARLOW RIFF

RAFF

SPENCER TRACY

UNA MERKEL

OSEPH CALLEIA

more. but in her latest. "The Bride Comes Home," we have a Claudette more appealing, if pos sible, than ever. Maybe it is her recent marriage to a popular sur- geon, Dr. Pressman, that makes jour heroine look so supremely lovely and give her most ingratist- ing performance.

As in "The Gilded Lily" the chief honours are shared with kable Fred MacMurray, who is given excellent scope, which he was not in the Hepburn vehicle "Alicel ¡Adams” — a film he would want to forget. Claudette is a spoilt darling of the rich, who finds her

father is penniless, so she is given journalistic work сп A "man's ¡magazine,” run by a rich playboy | friend (Robert Young). When you know Mr. MacMurray is the [editor, who openly resents the pre-

sence of the pretty girl, you knowi you are in for a series of tangles. This is a bright modern comedy jin which expert' direction (Wesley [Ruggies), sparkling dialogue and excellent acting extract continuous amusement. Miss Colbert, Mr. MacMurray and Mr. Robert Young are a grand threesome, and pre- sent the picture vigorously and

James Melion, the Broadway singer, is in the Warner Bros. production, "Stara Over Broad- way," which will soon be shown at the Queen's Theatre.

wittily. William Collier Sen, as not in a firm, as it can only do

do.

in

ANNOUNCEMENT!

The general procedure in the show business is to keep super pictures to be shown over the week-ends. It has been our insistent contention that you, the general public, will give your support to the theatre at all times, if we are only able to obtain from the distri- butors a constant supply of outstanding pro- ductions.

After persistent demands we have now been successful, it remains for you, the public, to show justification for the successive release of outstanding pictures.

We have for your pleasure and entertain- ment:-

“THE IRISH IN US”

TO-DAY

and

with JAMES CAGNEY-PAT O'BRIEN TO-MORROW FRANK MCHUGH-ALLEN JENKINS,

Selected the best of the month by "PHOTOPLAY"

"THE BRIDE COMES HOME” with CLAUDETTE COLBERT ROBERT YOUNG Starred Selection of "PHOTOPLAY"

March

15-17

March

Farrell

18 20

March

"Break Of Hearts” The excellence of the cast make

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begins promisingly, but later tails! off into a thin and rather trite finish. We see the tempestuous Miss Hepburn in a conventional role, and rather miss her fashing! moods, (Yet there are some of us who prefer the subdued Katharine).

We find our heroine as "Con- stance," a budding composer from the Middle West, who, for art's sake, is gallantly starving. She "crashes the gate" at one of the rehearsals of the idol "Eoberti” (Charles Boyer), and her fascinat- ing personality gains his love in a short time. Enough to tell that there are marital troubles. jea- lousy and wounded pride; both take; to drink, the lady by the way of fashionable bars and the hero in a quick descent to sordidness. The climactic scene comes when wife plays a song they both love and by the sweet persuasion of love he is cured.

best Miss Hepburn is at her in the early scenes, although re- miniscent of her greatest role to date in "Morning Glory." Charles Boyer makes excellent use of his Continental charm, and Jean Her-

sholt and John Beal are pleasant-

Picture-goers who

the bride's father, has some nice harm to his great reputation. Now natural

are wise never miss a Katharine

screen

moments, and others who give from all accounts, as "Sydney

Hepburn fim,, because, at least good support are Edgar Kennedy, Carton" be gives the greatest per-

let it be said, she has a personality formance of his long film career. and we are in for a rare treat. Do unlike that of any other

actress and is always worth see not forget that this magnificentį picture starts at the King's and ing. (King's) Alhambra on the March 23 and! wi run for four days at both theatres. (Alhambra).

The Repression is Over!

All you need is a darn

good laugh!

“Excuse us for pointing, but that's PHYLLIS BRODES, the screne's ame

hwart think.

BEAT THE BAND

NOW SHOWING

A quickstap mutical comedy

with the pick of the rising starlets ....

With

HUGH HERBERT HELEN, BRODERICK

· Rogu Pryar, Fred Kanting, Eric Blers,” Phylis Brooks HIT SONGS: "Santa Claus - Came in the Spring," "Eenin Moenie Minnie Mo," "If You Were Mine.” “Meet Mini 'America.** **1 Saw Her

at Eight O'clock”.

ALLAMBRA

RKO-RADIO, PICTURE. Directed by. Ben Stokat," Awn produca Zara Myass,

"The Irish In Us” James Cagney, a

"East Of Java"

This film will long be remember- ed by the star, Charles Bickford, as it was in his fight with the boxer's lion that the tragic accident hap- manager, Pat O'Brien, a "cop."pened that almost cost the life of and Frank McHugh, a fireman, the popular film actor. It is good are brothers, and it's the Irish into report that he is now fully re- them that causes most of the trou-covered

ble and provides the plot. In be

This Universal picture is full

tween wisecracks and fights, Caglof exciting incidents, and gives a full chance to Iney and O'Brien fall in love with competent cast

Havil-make good. Besides the star, we the same girl (Olivia de land). The fun is fast and furious, have Elizabeth Young, Leslie Fen- with rowdy, lively and humourous ton, and Frank Albertson. The incidents.

Central has been made into one McHugh and a drunken boxer of the most comfortable and up! Allen-Jenkins, supply must of the to-date theatres in the Colony, laughs Miss. de Haviland. and and all first releases will in future Mary Gordon, a typical Irish Hol-be shown. (Central) lywood screen "mother," have "Steamboat Round The Bend"

and. There will be few of us who will you' know you can always expect view this picture, without tears in breezy characterisations from the our eyes and deep regret in our two leading players.

hearts that the well-beloved star The climax is a terrife but Will Rogers has left us záther unbelievable boxing match, ~ In this 'story we have romance, with hero Cagney entering the which concerns travelling me- ring at the last möment and smash-dicine-show doctor who yearns to] |ing his way to victory, when brobe a Mississippi river captain, ther Pat taunts him on with "You and how his ambitions are estang)- (can't take it,” which puts the Irished when his nephew falls in love

some sentimental moments,

{{Into: the fighting; hero: : You can with a swamp girl and commit. /

the rest,) (Queen':),

· (Contilived on Page 22)

March

"FOUR HOURS TO KILL” the finest dramatic characterization by RICHARD BARTHELMESS

"MARY BURNS FUGITIVE"

with SYLVIA SIDNEY Another Best of the Month adjudged by "Photoplay"

“GOOSE AND THE GANDER” with the most popular of screen teams KAY FRANCIS GEORGE BRENT “STARS OVER BROADWAY” Introducing a new star JAMES MELTON with PAT O'BRIEN JEAN MUIR

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March

28-31

Gene Raymond and Erin O'Brien Moore in a scene from "Seven Keys to Baldpate," RKO Radio's thrill-packed story of mysterious figures who cute one by one with keys that unlock the snowbound doors of an isolated summer resort.

Jean Harlow and Joseph Calleia are in the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer picture? "Rig-Baf" which will be shown at the King's