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Cinema Notes

"STARS OVER BROADWAY”

QUEEN'S THEATRE

Besides marking the film debut of the popular radio stars James Melton and Jane Froman, this pic- ture has an all-star cast which includes Pat O'Brien, Jean Muir. Frank McHugh and Frank Far- The story reveals the private lives and loves, the struggles and tribulations, of successful radio! stars.

There is a most unusual mix-i ture of musical numbers, which vary from classical selectionS to: new catchy compositions by Har zy Warren and, Ai Dubin, the; famous Hollywood song writers. There is a spectacular specialty number in the picture created and directed by Bob Connolly call- ed "At Your Service, Madame."

Pat O'Brien has the role of theatrical agent who is about to say goodbye to the world because) he is unable to find any clients, when he hears a porter in his hotel singing. Recognising an unusually gifted voice, he puts; the youth under contract. James Melton, who makes his bow the screer in the picture, is the

Miss Froman, also mak-| porter.

this ing her debut in

picture, plays opposite Melton.

to

Frank McHugh furnishes muchi of the comedy as an absent-mind- ed and over-zealous song plugging ¡friend of Pat O'Brien. Others in

For those who can get to a southern resort. this man sait, WORZE by Helen Wood, screen actress, is ideal in its gay and original combination of colours. It is of pale yellow silk pique, with side fastenings of narrow silk braid, in orange and red.

KIANGSI AND FUKIEN

Military Situation Discussed

ARMY LEADERS CONFER

¡From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, Yesterday. After conferring on the political situation at the hot spring in Chung Fa отег the week-end, General Chen Chi-tang and Li Chung-jen, beads of the Kwang tung and Kwangsi armies respec- tively, returned here this morning.

While the nature of the tetea tete was not disclosed, it is un- derstood that the tend military chiefs discussed the situation in Kiangsi and Fukien. The intern-

al affairs of Kwangtung also call-

ed for attention.

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A wireless report received by a £/Russia Apr. 17 Apr. 19 Apr. 21 Apr. 23 Apr. 25 Government office here stated that

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„ES Asia July 10 July 12 July The report added that General E/Bassia Aug. 7 Aug. 19 Aug. Chiang Kai-shek, President of the E/Japan Aug. 21 Ang. 23 Executive Yuan, is paying more attention to the conditions in the] South-west.

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for movement is intended

the military defence of Fakien, in view of the so-called autonomous movement there under foreign in- spiration

It is also reported that General Chiang desires to pacify the South- report sounds screen star, is splendid, making west, and this the cast include William Ricciardi,his American screen debut in the ominous. Marie Wilson, Frank Fay:

William Keighley directed the picture.

“A TALE OF TWO CITIES"

ALHAMBRA AND KING'S THEATRES

role of the kindly Bishop Bien-

venu, who starts. the brutalised COMMUNISTS IN

lex-convict on the road to a noble

and prosperous life.

Rochelle Hidson, as Jean Val jean's ward, Cosette, and John Beal, as her sweetheart, Marius, furnish the love interest which So vast that it occupied every offers a counterplot to Valjean's foot of the floor space of one of desperate adventures in his life- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's largest long attempt to evade the relent stages, 2

that less Jarert.

courtroom

death on the guillotine.

"THE GAY DECEPTION”— MAJESTIC THEATRE

YUNNAN

Provincial General Killed

SIX COUNTIES OCCUPIED

From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day-

Lieut-General Lang Yu-chong, a { divisional commander of Yunnan provincial forces, was killed in ac-l

into

changed the course of history was reconstructed for the filming! of "A Tale of Two Cities," star- ring Ronald Colman, which opens to-day at the King's and Alham- Lavishly produced, with a set-tion near sun Wei in North- bra Theatres.

ting in a luxurious hotel, the pic-eastern Yannan after his troops it was the revolutionary Tri-lture tells of

has been surrounded by the Com- two pretenders. bunal of Paris where in 1789, the Francis Lederer and Frances Dee,unists on March 24. nobility and the aristocracy of who manage

The division was divided to penetrate each France stood on trial before radi- other's bluff.

three parts by an overwhelming cal revolutionary leaders and: The story

starts when Miss Communist force, and the only way heard themselves sentenced to Dee, a sweet young secretary, who to dislodge the enemy was by a hand-to-hand attack General hes longed all her life to be lai

Lang is reported to have ago, the whirl of gay city life, wins a

been shot Heading a column, but was was sweepstake prize and decides to own by the machine-gun fire of monarchy, spend it on one delirious spree of

the enemy. pleasure.

The Communiste are moving She goes to New York and to southward, apparently with and other modest persons sat in its best hotel.

the And, even though the judicial benches of that court she is mistaken for

hope of capturing Kunming room in 1780 men and women she fails to find the colourful life enveloped and its commander killed an heiress. (Yunnanfu). That a division was who had felt the oppressive hand she had anticipated. of the rulers too long. Imperson ating them in the film version of; the famous Dickens classic were Mitchell Lewis, Fritz Leiber, Tul-

In that room, 146 years the history of the world

changed; from France became a republic.

Carpenters, wine-shopkeepers

y Marshall, Blanche Yurka, Lu-

THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING" STAR THEATRE

indicates the seriousness of the situation. The six courties in Northern Yunnan are now occupi-i ed by the Reds.

The exact strength of the out- cille Laverne and other notables.

laws remains unknown, as official This picture, featuring Jean reports minimise the seriousness of Before them stood Donald Arthur and Edward G. Robinson the situation. Woods.

as Charles Darney, on in the leading roles, presents the trial for his life. Ronald Colman, hilarious and exciting adventures

be-

"INCIDENTS"

star of the picture, was at his of a meek, poetic office clerk wh MORE FRONTIER Sun., 12th Apr. side 25, his counsellor. Elizabeth is sprung into the headlines

Thurs., 9th Apr Allan, Edna

May Oliver, Henry cause of his remarkable resemb Sat 25th Apr. B. Walthall, Reginald Owen were lance to the country's most dan there, each impersonating a char-gerous criminal, jacter who helped to change the To prevent the police from me-

course of, history,

Besting him, the District Attorney

Than 23rd Apr. Sun 24th May

More than a week was required gives Robinson a letter, or pass- to film the Revolutionary Tribun-port, which is to identify him as al sequence of the picture, one of the respectable citizen and not the the several spectacular settings public enemy whom he so strong- for the dramatic human story by resembles. Killer Mannion, bis 3rd Apr. produced by David

O. Selznick double, obtains possession of the 4th May and directed by Jack Conway.

passport and thus goes about his criminal activities with compara- tive immunity.

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