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1931.

CENTRAL

THEATRE MUL

SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20 p.m.

She took what she wanted and made

them like

"BAD SISTER

Just a xozart baby who

"dombined her hoart, with ". har hd sud draw up a noë got of rules for this delicious;

of the Gads exiled love!" With Wonderful Cast including

gim

Conrad Hagel, Sydney Fox Bette Davis, Zasu Pitts, Silm Sammerville

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Hardriding

romance of a

fair fighter and his fair reward

FAIR WARNING

with

GEORGE

and notable BRIEN

supporting

cast

directed by

Alfred Werker

A FOX MOVIETONE

RUSSIAN PRINCE KILLED.

SON OF THE LATE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL.

THE SILVER SCREEN.

"QUEEN'S "THEATRE.

CRAZY THAT WAY.

Practically working in three pic tures at once is somewhat of a re- card hung up recently by Kenneth Kaukenna, successful and talented. young leading man under contract to Fox Films,

During the finishing stages of "Men Without Women," the John Ford production in which Mac Kenna plays the lead, he combined his underseas work in a submarine. with studying his lines for the Hamilton MacFadden production, "Crazy That Way," and while Crazy That Way' was in procORA of production he spent many even- inga making added scenes of Tom ple Tower, in which he played the. rôle of Bulldog Drummond,

Crazy That Way" was adapted' by Maeladden and Marion Orth from Vincent Lawrence's successful stage play, In Love With Love.!! Joan Bennett, daughter of the famed Richard Bennett and Ad- rienna Morrison, plays the feminine

Mac Konna.. lead with

Regis Toomey, Jasou Robarin, Sharon Lynn and Lumsden Hare in chief

support.

The story deals with the rather prosaic amours of a wealthy young.

society girl who is courted by many men but cares for none except one who doesn't care for her. How this interesting situation works out. is cleverly handled by MacFadden and serves to make one of the best- directed and wholly entertaining pictures of the current year.

"A TAILOR-MADE MAN.."

"A Tailor Made Man' is of course essentially a comedy, al though there is n much deeper note of sincerity in it than in most comedies. It was an interesting

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picture to make. We fimed it in great department store; we worked among big business offices, and it was like getting back to har- ness again.

Haines exerciser his whimsical humour-but contṛnais it with some

dramatic keynote of the plot. Mo

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prominently east, faclude Sally mediately following a personal up Ellers, John Wray, Robert Burns,pearance tour and a European Warner Richmond and George Raft Rowland Browni co-author ed the story with Courtenay Ter rett and also directed.

"THE LAWYER'S SECRET."

Collecting ita cast of staru wa the chief early difficulty in the filming of the dramatic James Hilary finn story, "The Lawyer's Secret," in which Clive Brook,

vacation. The handsome young favourite takes his first step into the realm of dramatic noting in this story of a lawyer's fight to remain true to his professional ethics against his duty as a man. The action is complicated by his love for Fay Wray, sister of Rogots whom he is compelled to protect

"The Lawyor's, Secret," which will show next at the King's

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THE

LAWYER'S SECRET

A Garamount Guture

with

Clive Brook Charles. Bogars Richard Arlen Fay Wray

Band

Yean Arthur

"VALUE OF A WIFE.

JUDGE ON ASSESSMENT "AS

OF A SLAVE.”

She said dans the husband ba stated that his wife

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THE SILVER SCREEN QUEENS

CENTRAL THEATRE.

RAD SISTER."

"Many people have read about “Bad. Sister,

true-to-life heroine portrayed by Booth Tar kington in his famous novel. The story has been adapted and made into an all-talking picture by Uni vorsal and is having its final show inge to-day.S

"Bad Sister" is one of the thou- sands of selfish, Inconsiderate and flighty girls, living, like Marionue Madison, in the bosom of big, friendly family. Sho hna 4

father

who would incrifice his last cent for his daughter's happiness--n mother who dotes on her pretty favourite child-n "good sister,"" who secretly loves the man that can sea only the charms of the bad -sister,”—and a mischievous younger brother who is precocious to the point of exasperation, "A real

family with a common problein 1 Two unmarried daughters-nad one. oligible man. You can appreciate the human drama in the situation. We can merely give you a hint of the plot and a suggestion of the fine entertainment to be found in it. The cast is splendid Conrad' Nagel, Sidney Fox and, Bette Davies, both new comers to the screen from the New York Stage, and Humphrey Bogart, Zasu Pitts and Slim Summerville, all screen. favourities. You will appreciate their heart-and-soul performances, the tug and grip of the story.

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resents

How many men con

girl twist around her

finger at once? A question, solved JOAN BENNETT

and KENNETH MacKENNA

in a smart all talking Movietone

CRAZ

THAT

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FAIR WARNING."

George O'Brien, who portrays the Mr. Justice MeCardig made com leading male role in Fair Warn- ments regarding the value of a ing" Tox Movietone out-doar wife during the hearing of romance, which is coming to the divorce petition before him at Bir- Central Theatre to-morrow, refuses mingham Assizes.

to stand for any doubles in his. for had picture. No hazard is too great a good him anữ he has taken some chancas us, and clean that even = professional double Charles Rogerg, Richard Arlen, Fay Theatre, is an original story by housekeeper, indus Wray and Jean Arthur have the Finn, & Los Angeles nowspaperman, a description which one would would hesitate to take. Though he Max Marcin Louis Gasnier directed give a domestic servant. He said leading roles.

Rogers was assigned to the pro-the picture. Marcin recently work that he had lost a good wife: very serious netiug in the higher Auction as soon as the story was led with Frank Tuttle on No.

"I do not know," said the Judge dern New York is the locale, and ready for filming in Hollywood. Limit," the Clara How farce "how you measure a good wife Brook, however, cast for the lead comedy. Gasnier's latest work was tuni allusions to big business situa-ing role, was at the New York with George Cukor in The Vishe must have been a woman of tions and notable figures in com studio of the Paramount Company, tuous Sin." Gasnier and Marcin curious character. You have to be completing his work with Tallulah together made the picture,

sen her just as you would assess Bunkbend in Tarnished" Lady,"

"Shadow of the Law," with Wi-

the value of a slave in some of the liam Powell in the starring role

Eastern parts of the world. To my "The Lawyer's Secret," with its mind it is one of the most unfor- powerful cast of starring players, tunate aspects of the divorce law marks another step forward in the of this country." development of moving picture ep- fertainment, the insistence that every part be portrayed by the best talent obtainable.

in the story can be seen many ne

mercial life.

The supporting cant includes Dorothy Jordan, Joseph Cawthorn, Majorie Rambeau, William Austin, Ian Keith and Hedda Hopper,

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Anna Christie "is being shown to-day at the Star Theatre, and anyone who wishes to seu a thrilling drama, splendidly acted, is advised to see the screen, version of one of the finest plays in American litera-

ture.

Greta Garbo sets with amazing power, and is supported by an ex- septionally strong cast including Harry Dresslerns the barge woman, and George Marion, the drunken and ugly but most fascinat- ing old father.

KING'S THEATRE.

"QUICK MILLIONS

Not so many years ago a picture was made that brought the play ere of its three principal rules in- stantly into the limelight. The picture was the silent Tolable" David. The players were Richard Barthimoss, Ernest Torrance, and Warner Richmond.

Richmond, who has strong part in the Fox production, "Quick"

Paris-Prince George, Brassoff,Millions," which is daily attract

ing crowds to the King's Theatre,

son of the late Grand Duke Michael Alexander of Russia and Princess is a Virginian

For years he was a well known Brassoff has succumbed to the in- juries be suffered in a motor acci figure on the Broadway stage. dunt near Bens, in the Young We With his long service on the stags partment, on Sunday night, when to draw upon, he can handle any the car in which he was travelling type of role. With the advent of to Cannes from Parie skidded on ae talkies his trained voice made wet road and crashed into a tree. him additionally valuable.

Among Richmond's varicus char- The Prince's companion n in the acterizations have been performan- Ccars a young Dutch student wel engin Talable David Blide..

also killed

Kelly Blide." "Men Without Wo men, Chiengo" and "Strictly Modern,anaged menuAKATA

The two young men, who had just passed their Baccalaurent ozamina Lion, were on

were on their way to Canner Spencer Tracy recent Broadway for a holiday

star of "The Last Mile, "who scor The Grand Duke Michiel wasted a sepentignal success in his first named suor to the throne of picture Up The River bas the Russia in 1017. He renounced his ringipal role in "Quick Millions," claim the next day, and in 1918 was Marguerite Churchill has the lead- assassinated.

iug feminino rófe, while others

Arlen was busy in a staring role for" Caught," a Western drama in which Lousie Dresser is cast. Film ing of The Lawyer's Secret" was delayed until these players could take up their work.

Rogers was assigned to the east of "The Lawyer's Secret" im

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apart from those matters, because

The jury awarded petitioner, Mr. W. E Maskell, a soulder, of Coventry, £100 damages; a decres wisi with costs being granted him

GIRL ARCHITECTS.

GLASS BUILDING PIONEERS.

Las had many accidents, O'Brien always physically fit and when he is injured he recuperates quickly!

He has boxed, played football, handball,

golf,

baseball and kindred eports, but he likes i

"les swim ning better, than any form of athle tic exercise, to keep himself physi÷ cally it, O'Brien does not miss a day in the Pacific Ocean. He lives with his father and mother at

Malibu Beach, not 50 miles from Hollywood, and swime every mors- ing before breakfast...

In Fair Warning," he performs some amazing feats of a dangerour and thrilling nature and this pro duction was completed without his meeting with accident...

Last of

The two London girl architects

In his previous picture, who designed offices in glass and the Duanes," he took many chances stainless steel which were recently and came through unscathed up to opened in Derby are of opinion!

the last day of the production, brighter offices" should be

when a microphone fell and hit him moro general.

that

These architects, Miss Betty Scott on the head and knocked him aut, and Miss Norah Aiton, are part but this, of course, was not the re- ners, and are still in the earlysult of accepting hazard. It might

twenties.

At their offices in Sloane Street have happened to anybody.

News Chronicle representative was told by Miss Scots that the designs for Derby are their first attempt at designing offices.

"The scope for brighter offices

Louise Huntington, beatiful stago actress, is O'Brien's leading woman

in this Fox Movietone thrill drawn. The balance of the cast is mada up

and works buildings," she said, “is of such well-known favourites as almost unlimited”

י .

Mitchell Harris," Nat. Pendleton,

|||” Nothing like the Derby offices George Brent, John Sheehan, has been seen before in England," Erwin Connelly, Williard Rovert said Miss Aiton, but such build,

ings have been erected in other son, Alphonz Ethier and Ernest SUR Adams

The picture

countries.

directed by Miss Bcott won the Victory Scholarship of the Royal Institute | Alfred. L. Werker, who dirçoced of British Architects, value £100,Last of the Dunnies? and othe two years ago-Miss-Aston-gard

up mathematics, at Chirton to study architecture at the Cambridge School of Architecture

The offices in Derby have "walls" of panels of glass joined together

A Fox Movietone Production: SOUTH SEA ROSE by thin panels of steel. The doors

recent Fox Movietone

Ernest I Pascal, noted and "güceassful dram adaptation and wrote the from the origina):

aro of bright stainless steel, 25" | Max Brand's “ The Untamed.”

LAUREL HARDY

in “Brats

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He borrowed the cloths to win a fortune and girl's heart!

See him

his stuff

WILLIJM

Haines

with

DOROTHY JORDAN

··JOSEPA `CAWTUDEN :

MARIGRIE RAMUZAU A

(STAR)

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