ULLA'S
LAST TWO DAYS
ROLLICKING COLLÈGE MUSICAL
"COLLEGIATE”
JOE
with.
NED
FRANCES JACK OAKIE PENNER LANGFORD SPARKS
FROM SUNDAY
Without doubt the gayest comedy. of this or any season! "HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE” with CAROLE LOMBARD-FRED MacMURRAY
Short Shots
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IN "Captain January" the next re- lease in which the "Miracle Child" Shirley Temple appears, she, will dance with Buddy Ebsen (remem- hered in "Broadway Melody of 1936") and sing-not only in English, but in Chinese, French, Hawaiian and Res sian. Guy Ribee enacts the role of the old lighthouse keeper who saves the
Slim Sum-{ child from the wreck. merville and June lane are others in support
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Lennox Pawie, noted British stage actor and recently seen in many re- leases in Holywood, died recently at the age of 63.
Laura la Plante. wife of Irving Asher, the head of Warners in Lon- She was the don, has a daughter. first wife of Director William Seiter, now the husband of Marian Nixon.
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Max Baer, noted prizefighter who
appeared with considerable success
in the M.G.M. release
fighter and the Lady."
"The Prize.
intends re-
turning to films and will make an- other bid for popularity as a cowboy
in Oat West" pictures.
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Max Reinhardt. the
fameux Ger.
the
af."Midsummer
Ethel Merman and Eddie Can- the leading parts in for play **Strike Me Pink."
now being shown at the King's Theatre..
man producer who supervised
Warner version
Night's Dream." is now back in Holly- wood to produce "Tales of Hoffman."
Herbert
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THE CHINA "MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1936
EDDIE. CANTOR EXCELS IN
"STRIKE ME PINK
CAROLE LOMBARD MOST DELIGHTFUL
IN SPARKLING COMEDY
“RENDEZVOUS” IS EXCITING SPY DRAMA, WITH
WILLIAM POWELL AND ROSALIND RUSSELL
DDIE Canter is not in the,
Enne Cant with Chaplin
By Diane Wands
"Song And Dance Man”
7ITH remarkable success. "Hands Across the Table" (directed so skilfully by Mitchell and the Marx Bros. but he
Leisen) gives, a true insight know the value of an expensive
into metropolitan life. with the production, catchy songs, intri-
viewpoint, conversation and code icate dance ensembles, a worth-1
We have to go back quite a few of a girl who works as a mani- while supporting cast. and what is most important to year to recall this highly popular curist and depends on her looks his picture's success a bunch "movie" with one-time idol Tom and brain to give her the good the break she wants. It is from an of beautiful girls. "Strike me Moore and Bessie Lore in Pink" varies little from his leading roles. Now we have Paul original story, "Bracelets," by usual enjoyable entertainment Kelly and Claire Trevor. All the Vina Delmar, and Paramount The clever little comedian rolls old-time fascination of this story have produced this bright, live his big eves expressively, sings is here still in the up-to-the lv and entertaining comedy in with an Al Jolson voice and con-minute talkie version and the two their usual first-class fashion.
Carole Lombard, as the girl, is trives to put over his numbers leading artists give splendid ac
exceptionally good, and her acting) surrounded by a galaxy offcounts of themselves.
This is the first time we have deserves the stellar billing she had Claire Trevor in songs and new enjoys. She has never look!! We saw his new leading lady-dances and she surprises and ed lovelier either, although for Ethel Merman in his previous delights. especially in a new dance once she has no chance to don picture Kid Millions." and this the *Tarumba” with partner gorgeous gowns.
Donnelly noted "blues" singer from the Klayton Kirby. Ruth most famous night clubs on makes a sympathetic landlady with turre a (supposedly) millionaire Broadway once more proves her Michael Whalen satisfactory as the playboy. but to her consternation worth in songs of the highly wealthy man interested in the she finds he is intent on doing the popular variety. In addition to career of the actress. Do not like same thing as herself to marry Miss Merman, there are SOC to spoil your interest in this back-money. They make & bargain splendid vaudeville taras, a full stage story: but it is certainly that love will not enter into their quota of really funny gags, a top worth seeing. (King's)
friendship, and that each will keep notch cast with such well-liked
"Remember Last Night" to it. Ralph Bellamy, an invalid people as Sally Eilers. Brian Don-
A specially fine cast puts over injured in a place smash, offers levy, Jack la Rue, William Fram ley, Rio Rita and "Parkyakarkus." this murder mystery in first-rate Carole everything she desires, but
be-only after a series of misunder style, with wisecracks from
beauty.
comes a
Around or a mouse. theme the amusing sequences are built including one of the fun- niest chases seen on the screen in a long while.
The story tells how she cap-
The story tells how a very timid ginning to end. When you know standings does she realise that in a Cottage" with her little man Eddie Cantor) be that among the well-known names "Love
man of action. after in this Universal film you will fire Fred is all she needs in this world. Once more Miss Lombard proves asks Constance Cummings, Sally Ellers, studying a pamphlet which him point blank whether he is a Robert Young. Edward Arnold, Ar- her flair for comedy and assuredly
this thur Treacher who, as the butler, tops a whole list of good perform
jances with this one Fred Mac- Murray and Ralph Bellamy are excellent in' their, respective roles, while Astrid Allwyn and Ruth Donnelly could not be better. I must not forget the cat who does his “bit" so well, and Marie Prevost, who stages a grand come- back as the plumpish friend of the heroine. This is a comedy that guarantees an enjoyable even-
(Queen's).
"I Live For Love"
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directs this Xormar Tauros įtremendously expensive Sam Gold- wyn production with his usual skill. Mention should be made of "Parkyakarkus," who owes his screen success to Eddie. He used! to be a reporter, but owing to hist mastery of the Greek "dialect" he
Marshall and Gertrude next release when he co-stars with has made a name for himself in Michael will be co-starred in a Para-Joun Bennett. mount film "Something to Live For." Rumour in Hollywood circles states
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Radio and, through meeting Eddie, ja chance to find similar success on Buster Keaton, new entirely the screen. By the by his
This that the ardent friendship between provered from his recent ilners, will
is Harry Einstein. ¡name two- and four-reelers for
rur t Marshall and Gloria Swanson secras make
Isuper entertainment will Educational Pictures."
the King's from to-day to Tuesday Warners want to borrow Charles next and, like all Cantor's previous Laughton from M.G.M. to co-star with pictures, should pack the theatre Bette Davis.
with
appreciative crowfl
"Rendezvous"
to be conling. Miss Swanson signed to Irving Thalbers (M.G.M.) many months ago, but is still waiting for a chance in a picture.
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Marie Prevost-well-known in the "silents" was given a good chance in the Fred MacMurray film "Hands Across the Table." and is now in his
ALHAMBRA
-TRENTRE
SHOWING TO-DAY
FAST SOCIETY AND MADCAP MILLIONAIRES ON A SENSATION SPREE ! YOU'LL NEVER FORGET IT!
You may
d pict
ROWARD
ARNOLD
CUMMING
Robt YOUNG
A Universal Picture
EILERS
SALLY
"REMEMBER
LAST NIGHT?"
JAMES UPHATE'S
Robert ARMSTRON
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Jean Harlow's next part will be
poses," and this time her role is a sympathetic one.
based on the London play "Man Pro
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ave
This is the first picture which Russell her biz Rosalind As Jean Arthur is still busy at Columbia with Gary Cooper in "Opera chance and, sharing honours with Hat," Mary Astor has been given the one and only William Powell in her role with Melvyn Douglas injan exciting drama, she has cause
American-made picture.
excellent
Edward Arnold is in the Uni- versal production, "Remember Last Night," which will be shown at the Alhambra Theatre- to-day and to-morrow.
ing.
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A new kind of love story, co- starring exotic Dolores del Rio, (Metro- with Everett Marshall politan Opera star), while Guy Kibbee, Allen Jenkins, Berton Churchill, Hobart Cavanaugh, Don Alvarado, and the vaudeville turu of Shaw and Lee help considerably in the enjoyment. Busby Berkeley. famous dance director, has the whole thing in his charge and in this romantic comedy-with-musici adds to his reputation.
The plot carries us behind the scenes of a broadcasting station! and an Opera House. Miss del Rio is a temperamental diva who
Bless Their Hearts, By the by to be thankful to M.G.M. for the steals every scene in which he ap-thinks she is in love with a fellow- Gary Cooper has brought good luck!
"break" Some of US pears)
Armstrong. Recountryman (Don Alvardo) till she Robert He it was WEBS to Marlene Dietrich.
herself too zinald Denny, Monroe Owsley, meets a famous Radio star, played who shared in her first Hollywood think she patterns release
"Morocco." Now in "Desire" mach on that truly delightful George Meeker, Louise Henry, Jack by Everett Marshall. It is then her have seared a big hit, both, with artist Myrna Loy, and I am sure La Rue, Ed. Brophy, Gregory troubles start, but ultimately wa public and critics, who are unanimous urias Russell is clever and lovely Fatoff and many more, you can find the spoilt darling consider-
no doubt happy.{ in agreeing that it is Dietrich's best enough to stand on her own merits guess that no expense has been ably tamed and
without copying another..
There are some very catchy ori- If you can, disregard the exiginal numbers rendered by Mr Humphrey Bogart, who has hitherto The "Rendezvous" referred to played the juvenile lead in Broad-in the film is a spot in the Atlan-aggerated drinking scenes, which Marshall, and be proves himself way plays, made such a hit as the tie (this is a war-time spy drama lead up to the murder mystery, at home on the screen as he was villain in the Leslie Howard duction of "The Petrified Forest," that remember), where American troop- and the entrance of the defective at the Metropolitan and Broadway he played the same role on stage ships are met by British destroy-played expertly by Edward Ar- Musicals. and screen and will henceforth beers for protection against. German inold-you will find that this sump- with picture, Ituously-produced typed in villainous roles.
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He seems U-Boats."
spared.
"Collegiate"
"Grand Exit" Edmund Lowe and Anne
destined for big things in films. William Powell is a code expert direction by James Whale, is at Sothern will be remembered for Margaret Sullavan's new leading at Washington and most of the traction enough for the cast and their delightful vehicle "Let's Fall
to the beautiful original modernistic
in Love Now Columbia bring man in the Paramount film is no picture concerns his efforts
them together again in a film filed other than her ex-husband, Heary locate spies who are intercepting settings. (Alhambra).
It now only needs sent Fonda.
with thrills. With the aid of On- husband William Wyler to direct and messages. The attractive Rosalind
Cinema fans who lovingly re-slow-Stevens they head a capable is the scatter-brained daughter of all will be well
the Assistant-Secretary of War, call Wallace Reid will know that cast in a story that exposes for
on the screen thef le. Simone Simon is stated to who follows the hero, about, till he this modern Paramount version is the first time
Alice Duer Miller's hat received a considerable sum of marries her.
"Charm methods employed by death-deal-
"Under Two Flags." Claudette Col-
Hero Edmund Lowe is a Fire bert now has the coveted role of treats this spy formula with a hits of the "silents." "Cigarette." with Ronald Colman and light touch, and brings out the Jack-Oakie, as the New York Insurance investigator who finds, Victor McLaglen as co-stars./. best in the whole excellent cast playboy, inherits an old-fashioned romance as he solves a series of The Korda film of Wells' great Binnie Barnes, Lionel Atwill, boarding-school and, with his pals baffling blazes. He is a new kind Hinds, Lynne Overman, Joe Fenner and of screen detective whose methods story "Shape of Things to Come Cesar Romero, Samuel
mone for retiring from the cast of Wiliam K. Howard, the director. School," which was one of the big ing fire-setters.
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has made a tremendous impression on Frank Eeicher, Henry Stephenson Ned Sparks, decides to pep it up are both exciting, and enlighten. the English critics. Nothing like and Charley Grapewin are special till it is worth a fortune. Francesing, but he still finds time to be it has ever been seen, and it will be ly outstanding. You can't beat Langford, the Secretary of the amusing and debonair, and his a long time before its equal is seen, William Powell in breezy, polished School, wear glasses with the characterisation in this film ranks so they say.
and wise cracking comedy drama hape that she will be thought as one of his most effective.
Blonde lovely Anne Sothern Eleanor Powell, after an enforced roles, and with Miss Russell he plain, but visits a beauty parlour rest owing to over-work, will appear once more proves himself an adept and blossoms forth to fascinate once more establishes, herself as one of the foremost fim fav in the M.G.M. release, "Yours and in the type of characterisation he the owner, Mr. Oskie. Mine, with Robert Montgomery, Una has more or less made his own. There is much wisecracking, purites. In gddition to Onslow The dialogue is bright and snappy, plenty of dancing, crowds of pret-Stevens, who is seen as Lowe's as- action keeps moving ty girls in every kind of dance sistant and as his rival for the af Ealph Bellatry has recently signed and the
five-year contract. with briskly, alternating between the routine, four amusing comedians, fections of iss Sathern, we have dramatic and the comic. There isjand delightful performances from Miki Morita, Wyrley Birch, Bobert an exciting climax, which brings Mias Langford, Betty Grable and Middlemass, Selper Jackson and an ingenious and thoroughly en-Jane Cooper, among many others Iris Adrian Besides unfolding a Colonel," is now making pictures in joyable picture to a close. Nat. to First-rate entertainment of its unique type of detective story,
{type. (Quéen's).;
(Continued on Page 12) England.
be missed. (Alhambra)..
Merkel and Baddy Dosen.
a new Columbia.
John Lodge, rem Scariat Empress”
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TO-DAY KING'S
TWO MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FUR AND BEAUTY! SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents
CANTO
Adapted from Clarence Bud ington Kelland's Saturday Eren-
ing Post story
Dreamland.
Strike Me Pink
ETHEL MERMAN • SALLY EILERS PARKYAKARKUS WILLIAM FRAWLEY and the GORGEOUS GOLDWYN GIRLS
Released by UNITED ARTISTS:
AND INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAMME ---- THE PRIZE WINNING SHORT OF THE YEAR.
WALT DISNEY'S
SILLY SYMPHONY
IN TECHNICOLOR,
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?:
Phil Regan and Winifred Shaw are in the Warner Bros. pro- doction, "Broadway Hostess,” which is coming to the Queen's Theatre soon.
Edward Arnold, and Constance Cummingi are in the Universal production, "Remember Last Night," which will be shown at the Aikambra, Theatre to-day and lo-morrow.
-Dolorca del Rin and Everett Marshall" "are" in: the Bros. greduction, "I Live For Love," which will be shown at Queen's Theatre soon.
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