1931-07-13 — Page 3

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TO-DAY to WEDNESDAY At 2.30. 5.10, 7:15 & 9.20 p.m.

JOAN

THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"WOMEN EVERYWHERE."

The Foreign Legion, that daring and desperate body of mon whose. martial qualities do much toward

BENNETT pieserving poses hi France's vast

LEW

African colonies, plays a big part in Women Everywhere," opening

AYRES on Thursday at the Queen's Then

In A Cap. Pr. Spley Comedy of Youth And Its Slap At Old Fash. toned Ideals)

with Slim Som. merville, Vir ginia Sale, Ros epe Karns, Ben Alexander, J. C. Nugent.

MANY

A SLIP

tre, with J Harold Murray and Fifi D'Orsay in tho "roles."

Principal

In the picture Murray portrays, the coenmander of a rum-running vessel who accepts a cargo of arma and ammunition "destined for the rebellious natives of Morocco, Ho is captured by the French, saved from death by a cafe entertainor, serves on the desert front with the Legion and returns covered with wounds and glory to claim the | girl..

Well-known players in the sup- porting cast include George Gross- nith, Rose Dione, Clyde Cook and Ralph Kellard.

J

··"GENTLEMAN'S. FATE?

Queen's Theatre audiences had opportunity to renew their ne quaintance with John Gilbert when' his fourth talking picture, "Gentle- man's Fate" commenced its run yesterday. As the dashing society nan, Gilbert has a bad fall on the, ove of his wedding to A wealthy lady, for he discovers that ho is the son of a Now Jersey racketeer and is forced to revert

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TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY'

"ROOKERY NOOK"

WITH

RALPH LYNN AND TOM WALLS The Celebrated Aldwych Theatre Farce by BEN TRAVERS

Booking at the Theatre.

to the life of a gangster and killer,

From this point in the 'stery Leila Hyams is the wealthy 40-complications pile up at a swift

that Jack Directed by Via Moore eiety woman, the lady,

pace, and the plot is further thick- wanted to marry but could not, ened by the troubles of the house

Commencing THURSDAY

An All-Talking British Production

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WORLD THEATRE.

TRADER HORN,”

Trader Horn" which was ro

and Anita Page fills the gap in the life of the hero in

Laugh follows laugh, until thecently shown eirgultaneously at the the fast moving plot of bustlegging. activities which provide a thrilling whole story finally explodes in a Queen's, Star. and World theatres, narrative with its rival gangs, sale of merriment-but not until has returned to the Colony for a Louis Wolheim, as Jack's brother, the characters have found them week's run this time at the World plays an important part in the solves in exceedingly hot water.

Theatre only story, net the least of which is his scheme to protect his brother from The Celebrated Aldwych farceby Benfrower the rivn! gang which is out to

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avenge the killing of a man whose sweetheart he tock to flaunt de fianco.

Vin Mcore directed the picture, which was adapted for the screen by Gladys Lohmani original story by Edith, Fitzgerald.

"PLUNDER."

from tho

"Plunder," the British all-talk ing picture declared as an encour agement to the British Film In- dustry by His Majesty the King at the Trade Show held in London November lust, will have its pub lic' screening on the 10th instant at the Central Theatro.

The role of the rival gangster is taken by John Miljan, who is a master of himself as the baď man Marie Prevost, George Cooper and Ralph Ince as others in the strong supporting cast. The plot is an interesting one, and inasmuch as it is bereft of the sordid side of underworld crime, it sota a new standard in gangster activities. The picture had a thrilling ending The picture is a laugh-provoking which is in keeping with the title production directed by Tom Walla, and is preceded by a musical feacne of the foremost comedians of ture under the title of "Johnny

England. Tom Wolla himeo:f Maruin."

together with Ralph"Lynn, another famous English laugh-maker have the leading rolu.

CENTRAL THEATRE.

"MANY A SLIP.”

In brief, the story deals with Joan Hewlitt, acted by Winifred Shotter, a sweat little erenture of the screen, finnere of D'Arcy Tuck (Ralph Lynn), who is being de frauded of her inheritance by her aunt, Mrs. Hewlitt,

Freddie Malone (Tore Walls), an adventuror, conspires burglary, in which Tack takes part and chloro-

The scenes of the picture are in

the jungles of Africa, where a white girl is treated as a goddess by a tribe of savages. Later this tribe capture two white men who are nearly sacrificed but for the timely intervention of the white goddess. Thoir escape from the savages, aud the encounters they had with every kind of wild animal, elephants, tigers líona, żebras giraffe, stoj when armed with nothing but pointed sticks, aro thrilling enough to recommend the viewing of this film.

STAR THEATRE.

"CHEER UP AND SMILE."

havo

Holywood's youngsters their day in Cheer Up and Smile,"

Fox Movietone Romarice of campus. nights and Broadway lights Dow

showing at the Star Theatre o

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Dixio Loo is too well known to a majority of crema fans to neud introduction. In "Cheer Up-and Smile" she returns to the type of role which she made famous as the Flo" who did the "Varsity Drag". in the Broadway musical comedy hit, "Good News."

What is said to be the most dar- ing screen comedy of the socson is "Many A 83p," which opens ita engagement to-day at the Central Theatre Joan Bennett and Low. Ayres are the featured. players in

Arthur Lake, who plays college this story of laughs and misunder- standings, and the cast also informes himself. During a melee, boy to Dixie's altogether delight- cludes such well known screen play the brother of Mrs. Hewitt is' ac-ful cood, is also no stranger to SON.rns Slin Summerville, Virginia cidentally killed.

Sale, Ben Alexander, Vivien Oak

How Malons and fuck catwit land, Roscoe Karns and J.C.

Scotland Yard and eventually non- Nugent.

plus Mrs. Howlitt, restoring the inheritance, to Joan, forms the last half of the picture.

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scholastic atmosphere, having por trayed Harold Teen in the picture.

aftor that samo.

The supporting cast contains more than a secro of netual under. graduates from the Univereity of California, many of then, members of the Varsity football squad, as wol na talented young players as Johnny Arthur, John Darrow, Summer Getchell"and Buddy Mes- singer

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BRITISH PICTURES.

SUCCESS IN 'COLONIES AND DOMINIONS.

In the past two years British International Pictures, who have apecialised in the development of over.goas markets for British, talk- ing pictures, have received in vo | venue from these markets the sum

of £435,000.

This is a magnificant result, and it foreshadows still greater things to como whon" the Empire over-sens. will take stops, as it must, to legislate more generally in favour of British talking pictures..

Australia has shown that it wants still more British talking pictures, particularly those which aro bright in character.

In all, since January 1999, 61 British In- ternational Blms have been releas" ed in Australia, where outstand- ing successes have been Atlantic," "The W Fan," and "Young Wood- ley'

"THE MIDDLE WATCH.”

A cablegram just from. Austra lin brings gratifying nows to Bri- tish International Pictures of the over-whelming BUCCOBB of their product down under,"

The Middle Watch," the rol licking takie from Ian Hay's story. directed by Norman Walker, has scored a continuous triumph wher- ever it has been shown. At - the Athenæum, Melbourne, where it is now, playing its seventh "consecu- tive week, The Middle Watch" lins broken all récords."

MOVIELAND EATURE

THE WEEK

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY Ar 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.20.

the

under.

world

Found

real

love!

John GILBERT

and a great cast bring

you a

great

thrill -bit-

Gentleman's Fate

An enthusiastic audience also ac- corded an overwhelming reception. to "Cape Forlorn," the lighthouse drama directed by E. A. Dupont, which stars Fay Compton, on the occasion of its recent premiere at the Capitol, Sydney. It will be remembered that this British In- ternational talkie was at frat banned in Australia and later passed by the Censor Appeal Board, which has also, as the 'cable. gram states, passed "The Woman'; Between" for exhibition.

Success in Colonial and foreign markets is now being won with couraging regularity by British

pictures, and British International Picturés pursue their activities abroad with even greater zeal and, zest.

Tho

The results of showing British talking pictures in New Zealand have been roally wonderful. foreign sales manager of British International tola me that the people of New Zealand are more eager to ace British talking pic tures than the people of any other part of the Empire. He is, by every mail, in receipt of letters of appreciation from New Zealand Bimgoers.

I bave no hesitation in taking it that. Now Zealand is intensely English because it contains such large leavening of Scotsmen !

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Canada has been more difficult. There, Amarican interest have

· löng been entrenched. in theatres, and these iteresta, in' my experi- ence, have been, and still are, en- tirely and utterly hostile to the development of a British flm in- dustry

Fortunately this

this very hostility is having its inevitable reaction in quota egislation on behalf of Bri tish pictures. An enlightened Gov- ernment and a sympathetie Board of Censors have perceived the dan- ger of an American monopoly. I think Canada will load the way in introducing effective legislation not only to facilitate the showing of British films within); her" cwn "borders, but also to compel the showing of British Glms in the United States a circumstance as piquant as it is welcome. www.

So far, sines Boptember, 1030, fourteen British: International. fins have been presented ̈ ̈* in Canada, and this enterprising

WORLDA company is now planning to send

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

THE RETURN OF M-G-M'S MIRACLE PICTURE

TRADER

HORN

Low Ayres, was recently pro sented by Universal in the loading role of Erich Maria Remarque's peworful story of the world war,

The action never lets up, and the All Quiet At The Western Front." He was also polled by the American incidents get funnier and funnier, public as the most handsome actor probably reaching their most ex-

the cinema world.", of 1931 in

cruciating, point in a superbly act "Many A Slip" tells the romaned sequence where Malone and Tuck Lie story of a girl and a boy, with

are interrogated at Scotland Yard. the girl discovering that she has fallen in love with the young man.

Those who like to see a comedy Feeling that he has positiyo ideas which has real British – No picture dealing with youth Tyring of the against fanrringo, and wishing to those who longed for a change in would be complete without slaging adorn the become his wife, the artful young the Americanized screendom-cf

and as a matter of fact the very were contril

The Hong Kong are advised not to 18 expecting an interesting and they are married at once.. miss this picturo..

Hong Kong Daily Press, lady allows him to think that sho

In featured roles, which vastly increase the hilarity and vivid bus man. interest of this swift moving stort aro such famous folio-de- Smith and Franklin Pangborn.

tuneshtor roduction Raymond

plot of Choor Up. and Smile doKtage and Jesse Greer, and they

upon song. Music and are sung by Dixie Leo, Whisper Dands

(Continued at foot of next column.)ing" Jack Smith and Arthur Lake,

talking pictures in French to the French-speaking population of this great Dominion.

South Africa has always been a wounderful market for British talking pictures. It was by a short bond the first market, and it re- mains in the number of films shown, very easily the bast, tagad.

India is a market of ingreasing importance, which is a welcom. circumstance, since in India the effects of the domination of the American films have been most lamentable The showing of white mon and women in circumstances of contempt has been a sinister Influence in causing disaffection among the native races

ThaBtraits Settlements healthy market There, too, Bri tish pictures increasingly wel come and from Jamaica, till re cently an exclusive American, Alm territory, there, is evidence that British talking pictures are want.

ed and welcome,

Brother against brother! Gentleman against thug! You'll hold tight to your seats I

with

LOUIS WOLHEIM.

· LEILA HYAMS,

ANITA PAGE MARIE PREVOST

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HEAR

JOHNNY MARVIN

(OF VICTOR FAME)

SING

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Love.. hote.. adventure

in intriguing pleasure-crazed Morocco, midst its Legionnaires .. Arabs.. and women,

A Fox movietone musical romance

Women Everywhere

HAROLD MURRAY AFIFI DORSAY

GEORGE GROSSMITH CLYDE COOK "ALEXANDER KORDA