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UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION

Velez

IN

The

STORM

with

Paul Cavanagh and

William Boyd is support.

LANGDON

MCCORMICK'S famous stage melodrama brought to the screen magnified in its intensity, thrills and pulse-quick- ening drama.

Staged in the great outdoors, of the North Woods, and bringing to the talking screen amazingly thrilling scenes of blizzards and avalanche,

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THE SILVER SCREEN.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN."

Abrahum

D. W.. Grinth, whose Lincola " is at the Queen's Theatre, with Walter Huston cast in the title rôle, came across an interest- ing". Lincely story while he was filming the picture at the United Artista studios'in Hollywood. N

The compiler of the Dictionary of Congress," desiring a biography of Lincoln for publication in 1858, sent the gaunt Illinoising the usual request for a sketch of his life. He received the following reply!"

Born February 12, 1800, in Hardin County Kentucky.

Education defective, Profes- sion, r lawyer. Have been "a Captain of volunteers in Black Dawk War. Postmaster at a very small office! Four times a member of the Illinois Legislaturo and was

a member of the Lower House of

Congress.Yours, etc..

A. LINCOLN."

CRAZY THAT WAY"

The role of Ana Jordan, which Joan Bennett portrays in the Fox Movietone production, "Crazy That Way," directed by Hamilton VncFadden, has much in common with her own life. In the screen play, Miss Bennett is a daughter of wealth who has a score of nd- mirers but cares for none of them.

In the life of Hollywood" Miss Benott is courted by many but cutes for noné of them.· Her chief pastime when away from the studios is visiting "neighbouring theatres and watching others on the screen.

Crazy That Way "marks Miss Bennett's sixth leading screen rôle since coming to Hollywood just o year ago. Her debut on the screen was the leading feminine role with Ronald Colman in Bulldog Drum- mond." She also played opposite George Arliss in Disraeli."

"Crazy That' Way" is in adapta- Ition of Vincent Lawrence's success- ful stage play, "In Love With Love."

Kenneth MacKenna, Regis Toomey, Jason Robards Lynn and Lumsden Hare are in prominent role in the production.

· KING'S THEATRE.

"DON'T BET ON WOMEN.'

"Women 18 man's greatest | enigma" and, if anyone doubts the widom of this time-worn adago a visit to the King's Theatre, where the Fox Moxielone comedy," Don't Bet On Women," is now playing, will quickly set his mind at ease and afford him an hour of laughs at the expense of the male sex.

Here is a subtle and sophisticated

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· FLAPPER ON ·

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and her idea of à limerick:

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SHE'S ONE LONG GIGGLE IN THIS

MAD MERRY LOVE COMEDY

DON'T BET ON WOMEN

with

EDMUND LOWE

JEANETTE MacDONALD

PICTURE

Directed by WILLIAM K. HOWARD

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A noctal· lion-- when he growled, society trambled!

SPENCER TRACY

Quick Millions

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HOME, HOW YOU HAVE LONGED FOR IT!

but somehow, you feel out of it, almost an exile,

your interests. after all, have been for years the Far East. You long for news,

but friends don't write.

the hat is on. She revels in the opportunity to study love making from a master, but instead of learn- ing anything she teaches them bath. the danger of betting on women.

comedy of love on a yacht and in William K. Howard directed the a drawing room, with Edmund Lowe, the screen's great heart-picture from an original story by

"BAD SISTER breaker, in the leading role, co. William Anthony Meguire.

featuring

Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox,

Humphrey Bogart, Zasu - | Pitts, Slim Summerville

Directed by

HOBERT HENLEY

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"QUICK MILLIONS."

The medical profession lost a surgeon but the stage and screen. gained an excellent actor when Spencer Tracy, at the ripe age of 18, cut classes at Marquetto Univer-

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REAL LESSON OF and "

THE "WAR."

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1931.

fighting aaropìnnes (e., London's defenders) were "des- troyed."

The principal objective of the raiding bombers was the Weat India Docks. These were repeated- ty attacked, eight successive raids The ordinary man' is not much being made during Wednesday night concerned with the detailed reports alone, and it is a fair conjecture issued by the Air Ministry. He has that in actual practice they would

have been wiped out. watched the invincible progress of "bombing" squadrons in broud The Air Depot at Kidbrooke, daylight over his crowded streets, near Blackheath, well-known to is traffic centres, his most import-dwellers in South-East London by ant military points; and he has reason of its tall wireless masts, realised the immense strides which was also repeatedly bombed, as military aviation has made sincepere the Associated Aircraft Works the rare daylight raids of the war, at Wormwood Scrubs, and even the carried out by squadrons.of relative-

centre, the Duke of York's Headquarters." He worked long enough to dis- insignificant attacking power.

A glance at the map will show cover that he knew little of acting,

London's Defences Plerced.

what this means. It means that no and so corolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Art. After mendons difficulty of repelling at

Ho has seen for himself the tre- part of London could be guarded.

The Air Ministry, however, points A year be obtained a role in!

jacks by modern night bombers, out that in exercises like these it "R.U.R.", Theatre Guild pro-which have pierced the defences is not possible to assess the effect duction, and played it for six time after time in spite of all the of air combats or say whether those

featured with him is the delightful star, Jeanette MacDonald, comedy who was seen here in Oh, For A Man" The cast includes such masters of comedy as Roland Young and J. M. Kerrigan as well as Una Merkel, who again lives up to her reputation as the funniest flapper The story concerns a man about lawn, who, when he remarks that he can kiss the first woman who sity in Wisconsin, and got himself ercises his path. Great is the effi barrassment when that women turns

a job in a local stock company in out to be the attorney's wife, When the neighbouring city of Milwau- they discover, that the wife knows keo. of their bet they are on the vergo of calling it all, but she insists that

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THIS IS HEAVEN

(United Artists Production).

months.

*Seeking .face experience, hu joined a stock company in White Plains, N.Y., enacting a wide variety of roles ranging from lead ing men to aged grandfathers.

improvements which the years of penco have brought to apparatus for their quick detection.

Redland" nerve

effects would cause the bombing pilots to abandon their tasks. Con- sequently it must not be assumed that all the bombers which reached their target would have done so in reality. Moreover, anti-aircraft artillery took no part in the manœuvres and the effect of its fire,

has not been considered.

Three Days Incessant Flying..

.

Ho may dorive what consolation he can from the Ar Ministry's state- His work attracted favourable ment that 84 enemy machines were attention and he was selected to destroyed" that 20 of the 24 play the heavy in The Royal daylight raids and 24" daylight Fandago, in which Ethel Barry raids in three days is something to ingre was starred. Next came an- think about-were intercepted “on other acason in stock with Stuart the outward or inward journey," and Walker in Cincinnati, and then the Theatre Guild recalled him for an that 33 out of 98night raids by It is a great tribute to the won important role-in Ned McCobb's single machines were also intercept-derful efficiency of the Royal Air Daughter," "Conflict," "Nigger Rich and Bread. established ed him as a Broadway favourite and Le won bis atardom in To Last Mile. From there he went to Fox, his picture being "Up The River. His second, Quick Millions a Fox Romaneo, coming next to the King's Theatre, in which he has the principal röle, Others pro- minently yeast includs Marguerite popra

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What will weigh with him is the knowledge that in actual warfare the happenings of these manœuvres would have made „London an un possible place to live in,

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Force that 29 squadrons, including two of the Auxiliary Air Force, have Been flying, almost incessantly, for three days, without a single mishap

The shambars have been making long raids at heights of anything up to AB, 000ft, while the fighter

CONGO REVOLT QUELLED.

INCITEMENT DY DEVIL WORSHIPPERS AGAINST

EUROPEANS,

QUEENS

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Johannesburg, July 22—1t is offTHE WONDER PITURE

cially announced that the Congo

revolt is nourly quelled, tliongh the almost unexplored country makes authentic news difficult.

It is now stated that several Europeans have disappeared ani that their fate is still unkoon.

Communication between Kasai and Kwango has been completely eut off. Runners were despatched from Keni but, vanished.

The insurgonts," who belong to the Bapende tribe, inhabit a denso equatorin forest region, penetrated only by a few missionaries, officials and traders and are consequently, practically untouched by European

An aggressive attitude to Europo lins been fostered by: a secret sect of devil worshippers, known Lupolepele, who have a representa. tive in each village, reputed to be the local agent of Satan, coNVEY- ing his commands to the villagers. By the nightly placing of food in, cemeteries the Lupelopole indue. ed the villagers to believe that Satan was fooding them and that they wore thus independent of Europeans. Troops are now oc cupying strategic positions and have cut off fugitives.

153 Aircraft "Destroyed."! The work of the two Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons, Nos. 002 and 004, has been particularly good. These squadrons are manned by civil pilots, many of them amateurs, They have regular R.A.F. instruc- tora.

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On raids they have flown with precision and skill that have won the admiration of the regular

Air Force Plots.ic

Of the total number of raiders by Auxiliary and Regular squad- rons, 24 were made by whole squad rons of nine aircraft each, and 18 single night bombers, Anti-Alroraft Guns Not Employed. The daylight operations of the final phase of the exercises yester- lay opened with a raid by No. 12, Squadron on West India Docks, the machines were intercepted over Horsham by a lone single-seater fighter of the newest and fastest type. This lone machine, owing to its high performance, was able to attack the hostile aircraft without The tselt being brought down. Blueland machines were also attack-

ed over Kenley by formations of fighters.

"It is impossible to assess what damage would have been done: to London during the Exercises, bez cause anti-aircraft guns-were not co-operating, and the restrictions as to flying height over London, pre- vented special lów raids being made anywhere, except at aerodromes."

On the whole, however, it seeins that the defences did well, and their total of 84 Digeland bombers des troyed in aerial combat against 80 Redland fightere lost indicates a high degree of efficiency on the part of the squadrons concerned, as well; As of the Observer. Corps.

The Observer Corps is recruited from special constables, and "It is upon them that the responsibility of issuing the first warnings of ap-; proaching raiders fall They are stationed out in fields over the south east country, and they tele phono to headquarters reports of the approach of raidera:, The Ter- ritorial Army units co-operating have also done good work and are specially mentioned in the final Air Ministry

The chief adverse criticism of the

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Exercises is that the anti-aircraft. uns were not taking part. It is essential that, on future, occasions,

The Air Ministry estimates that aquadrons have been constantly on these importance in the total

thank

Churchill, Sally: Eilere, Robert in the raids on Londen a total of the alert, ready to take off at Abystom, of defence, both is a means Burns, John Wray Warnor Rich-6 tons of high vzalosiva bombs few seconds' notice, and rash, to mond and George Raft Bowland would have been dropped, as well the defense at speeds of 300 miles Courtenay Terrett: and also directs, 11 tons of intending, bombs. It bor, hqur and more

Brown co-authored the story with | W

ed.

is alan hold that 09 of the

Red-

(Continued on next Oolumn.)

bringing down raiders, and of warning our own aircraft of their

position cannot be over-estimated.

OF THE CENTURY.

JOSEPHM SCHENCK

D.W.

GRIFFITH'S

ABRAHAM

LINCOLN

WALTER HUSTON

UNA MERKEL

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"TO-MORROW The some way over many but

only that way. over one.--just a big hearted girl with a one way mind in this all- tolking Fox Mov ietone comedy-

with JOAN BENNETT

and KENNETH MacKENNA Presented by William Fox

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