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"MY MAN GODFREY

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William Powell portrays the role of a butler who does his best to buttle. in spite of bottles and battle-axes, for the craziest family in America. Carole Lombard, playing the part of the younger daughter, falls in love with him proposes marriage. She: and won't take "No" for an Her sister is the sort of girl who would stick pins in puppies just to hear them howl.

Saswer.

The mother of the menage is slightly unhinged and the father is slightly dizzy from trying to straighten out all the members of his household.

are

there Besides the stars. Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, "Jean" Dixon Eugene Pallette. Alan Mow- bray, Mischa Aver and Robert (Light.

takten "My Man Godfrey" is from the novel of the same name by Eric Hatch. This well-known wrote the modern humourist screen play with Morris Pyskind.; noted writer of numerous screen

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BRIDGE NOTES

TRAP PLAY By Ely Culbertam

Opportunities for "trap plays"

do not occur very often, and the is not familiar average player with them Perhaps even the доб meaning of the expression is clear to all my readers, so I shall define it briefly.

3)

A trap play is one through: which an opponent, is misled into a losing manoeuvre, in short, boar. It may be a play that pur- ports to show a suit-stopper where mone actually exists; it may be aj play to induce the wrong finesse. all as in to-day's hand. But in cases, its inspiration and execu tion can spring only from a shrewd, diagnosis of the opponents" blem.

North, dealer.

North-South vulnerable.

WEST

NORTH

S-A J S

H-Q 10 4

D-7 3

C-AK 10 6 2

(S.—Q 10 9 5 2

- 5 3 DQ 4 2 C-7 3

EAST

S-6 3

HAK

pro-

DE 10 9.3

C-8 5 4

SOUTH S-K 7 4

H.-J 9 6 2

D-A J 5

C--QJ 9

The bidding: North East South

West

I club 1 spade 1no trp. Pass 2 no trp. Pass 3 no trp. (final

bid)!

has been seen in several recent offerings. Involved in screen

East's psychic spade bid was an their adventures in "Doc" Khum.

one, to keep an apothecary, who involuntarily effort, a dangerous

the vulnerable opponents out

of

This story presents a fast, thrill./becomes Cecil's manager, Charley what appeared to be, from East's

Chase londs his usual fine acting

packed drama of combat between the agents of the law and members talent to this character role.

Pert Kelton is delightful as (of a fur-smuggling band operating off the coast of California Air girl friend of the racketeer. shots of machine-gun "dog-fights, ward Brophy. who becomes

volved in making Cecil plane crashes, and, a hand-to-hand

"Champ." huttle to the finish between smug-

gers and members of the United States Coast Guard corps are high points of the picture.

John Howard and Grant Withers

the corps.

viewpoint, their best game going)

а rat the contract. West smelled

in-with a no trump, and North rais Ed-When South overcalled the spade ed the no trump without casting about for a suit contract,

the

(Pro

bably his sense of smell was shar THINGS ARE LOOKING UP-pened by the knowledge that his partner was given to psychic bid- of ding.) At any rate, instead

MAJESTIC THEATRE

East

West

An atmosphere of infectious leading his partner's bid suit. West are buddies of the corps who be gaiety that is irresistible distin-opened the eight of hearts. come rivals for the affections of guishes ""Things are Looking Up" on with the king. and returned of diamonds, declarer one girl, Frances Farmer. Withers the Gaumont-British picture fea- the ten stunts lead to his expulsion from turing Cicely Courtneidge, with covered with the jack, and

In anger, he joins the Max Miller and William Gargan, won and returned the four of dis-- smugglers.

and a cast including Mary Law-monds. Declarer held up his ace Through a trick of the sux-son, Mark Lester Cicely Oates, until the third round, after which glers, Withers and

Frances are Hearietta Watson, Judy Kelly, he ran off five club tricks. On the kidnapped and concealed in an Dick Henderson and Suzanne Lan-third round of clubs, West (whe isolated shack The attempt of glen. The diverting story affords was sure shout the psychic spade dummy's the corps to rescue them leads to the star abundant scope for her bid as soon as he saw the final pitched battle.

particular type of broad comedy, holding in spades, since declarer Robert Cummings, cast 233 and invests the dual role she plays was marked with the king) young recruit to the service who with an attractiveness that stamps ceeded to lay his trap. dies in action at the start of his the picture as entertainment quite lised that the only chance of win- career, and Roscoe Karns, corps out of the ordinary. From riding ning the spade queen depended on mechanic who provides comedy, in a circus she temporarily be making it possible for the declarer

East.

which! rive excellent accounts of them-comes mistress in a girls' school, to finesse through selves. Samuel S. Hinds is con- although knowing nothing of high-could not be done if the ten and vincing as the commanding officerer mathematics or any other sub-nine were outstanding, to back p

WOMEN ARE TROUBLE”

ORIENTAL THEATRE

~Women

pro- He res

dis

ject she is supposed to "teach the queen. West, therefore In the circus, however, she is the carded the nine of spades, and m supreme mistress of all sorts of the fourth club he let go the ten! The declarer looked with some jacts, and a most engaging portion

After

these provacati Are Troubic," is of the picture is her amazing per-suspicion on newspaper story out of the ordin-formances in deputising for sever discards, but after all, he was not ary in every respect and gives al missing performers. This roi-second sighted, and the spade bid

tuneful could have been honest. the audience the viewpoint on licking comedy, with a current events that is had by the song that has the same title as cashing the club suit he needed working newspaper craft. And, the film. is, in spite of its travesty, three tricks for his contract, «ad most encouraging, it presents quite convincing. newspaper life without exaggera- tion..

"BIG GAME-ALHAMBRA

THEATRE.

dared not try to establish a heart since to do so would incur further So he loss of diamond tricks. laid down the spade ace, prepari- tory to finessing the queen,

and

on disdained the finesse he was

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DOW

Stuart Edwin performers an ex- cellent task in his characterisa- tion of Matt Casey, a star re-

One of the most exciting Ameri-after that, had no play for his To his credit, it must porter, Florence Rice, daughter of can football pictures, "The Big contract. the newspaper sports authority, Game," features Philip Huston, be said that when he saw Grantland Rice, portrays a girl former Broadway juvenile star, play a third spade on the ace, be

star realised he had been "fixed" reporter as newspaper men "know who makes his debut as a the type. Paul Kelly, who "aits quarterback whose prowess Ja sarity editor, draws a charac-the gridiron earns him his tuition sure would not succeed, thus say. ter with whom every reporter is and a salary. June Travis, as his ing a trick and going down only unforgettably familiar.

pretty co-ed sweetheart, looks one on his contract. The picture was produced at upon this as professionalism, andĮ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios by with disfavour until her father, a Lacien Hubbard, not many years sports writer, starts to denounce ago one of the most efficient news-the system in general and Huston» paper men in the world. Michael in particular. It is then that she Fessier, also an ex-reporter, wrote fights to defend his name and im- For the information of visitor) the screen play and Richard Blake, bue him with the true alma mater the following list of some of the) another one, wrote the adaptation.Įspirit.

highest points on the Island – ati Bruce Cabot is ideally cast 55 Mainland is published:----- Huston's mercenary team-mate,

ISLAND who also strives to clear his form- er friend when the spirit of the Patsy Kelly, heading an all-star game overcomes his petty jealous- cast, Charley Chase, Guinn W-ies. Hams and Pert Kelton, provides Other important players are: most of the laughter in this James Gleason, as a well meaning comedy

gambler who unwittingly gets Lis As Molly Kelly, a waitress who two college proteges in trouble: decides to captifalise upon the C. Henry Gordon, as the sports fighting ability of her truck-driv writer: Andy. Devine, as a football ing boy friend, Miss Kelly has the player with a huge family; Guinz Johnston Road, Tel 31915 best role of her successful career. Williams as Huston's gambling Her grize-fizhter sweetheart, Co-brother, and. Margaret Seddon, cal Callain, is capably portrayed Eddie Nogent, Barbara Peyper by Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, wholand John Arledge.

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