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KING'S

A SUNNY BRITISH PICTURE THẤT

LIVES UP TO ITS TITLE

"SUNSHINE SUSIE"

Sunshine Susic,

Sued."

· Quenz'a,

"The Secret Six."

With Wallace Boury,

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Spring Time!!

(Chinese picture).

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"Sin takes a Holiday."

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"The Santa Io Trail

"The: Herbine,”

"Ku Tze Kin Sing"

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"Untamed."

"Three Musketeora:

"Way For a Sailor."""

Gold Diggers, of Broadway,"

HAS

with

JACK HULBERT OWEN NARES

AND

MORRIS HÄRVEY

MOVIE NEWS

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

SINGAPORE

"All my pictures are serious,"

Mr.

Ride with

RICHARD

ARLEN

The Santa Fe Trail"

Down the roaring. road of romance Thrill to the new Spanish heart-thiof": Rosita Moreno,

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'THE SANTA FE

TRAIL,"

SPANISH DANCER. AND SINGER IN THE LEAD.

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Hosita Moreno, Spanish dancer, ATll deal with the singer and actress, made her debut general crisis," he went on, but he in an English talking production, declined to commit himself further as to the crisis to which he referred when Paramount began recording Hal . Evarts novel, Spanish British Plotures,

She

opposite Asked for his opinion about Acres"

appears British pictures, Mr. Chaplin said Richard Arlen in this romance of he thought they had improved the West, which is coming next tremendously, "They have a long Thursday to the King Theatre, way to catch up, of course, for pro- ducers in the United States get ton titled "Tho Santa Fe Trail"

Since being signed to a contract years shirt. But they are getting butter all the time, and I think there is a big future ahead of them. by Paramount, Miss Moreno has played the feminine lend with First Visit to the East.

GENIAL INTERVIEW WITH A "LEAGUE OF NATIONS" OF JOURNALISTS."

CANNOT SAY IF NEXT PICTURE

WILL BE A TALKIE.

SINGAPORE, March 28.

The greatest celebrity of the screen, Charles Chaplin, and bis brother Byd Chaplin, arrived in Singapore yesterday by the NY.K. steamer Suwa Maru, says the Straits Times. They will visit Java and then return to Singapore and go on to China and Japan on their way back to Hollywood.

In contrast to the mobbing which has greeted Mr. Charlca Chaplin in other places, his reception was cordial but restrained. A crowd of about 300 people awaited him on the quay and grestad him with polite applause instead of frantic cheering. The East is always reserved.

Interviewed, Mr. Chaplin said he had to get back to work after a year's. Boliday. He was going to make more picures, but whether they would be talkie or silent he could not say.

HARBOUR WHICH IS "FANTASTICALLY

BEAUTIFUL

Chaplin.

The approach to Singapore is one Adolphe Menjou in "Amor Audaz,” of the most beautiful sights I have the Spanish talking production of ever seen. It is fantastically beau-Slightly Searlet." She also ap- tiful. There is no suggestion ni u bebeur, at all, and you might be peared in the Spanish production She also Burling into a tropical garden. You of lightly Scarlet." nit lucky people to live in a place appeared in the Spanish production like this. But how is business?

of "Paramount On Parade" and Bad, I suppose, like everywhere

with Nino Martini mado a singing- else.

daning short subject. ·

We told him that there was certain depression in rubber and t, but that Malaya had confidence!

The Spanish actress has the role

in tue. future end that meanwhile of a senorita whose father owns a

COMEDY

SUNSHINE SUBLE

THE KING S

REX CURE POR THE BLUES.

FOMA

THURSDAY'S ATTRACTION

Do tusfrem gifle advò more love affaire than churus girls f

The answer is contained in Radio Pictumos highly entertaining talkio, "Behind. Offics. Doors, showing on Thursday at the Queen's Theatre.

Mary Aster honds the feminine portion of a brilliant cast. Robert

rdla.

How many times have most of asked, why can't they put musical comedy on the screen Now it has been done and Sunshine Susis, thê British picture, at the King's Theatro is a real triumph. And it is enjoying the success it deserves, Ames and Ricardo Cortez are mas- yesterday's huge audiences being decline, principals, and feminino lighted with it. The story is slight, Catherine Dole Owan and Kitty 'favourites included Edna Murphy. but it is clear and by no me Kally, the latter mero fooling-how it full of favourite been in her first film Broadway charm and capability wine-bor way into a bank and marries the young. director, thanks to her faithful ally the hall porter. Renate Mulier, as Sunshine Susie, Owen Narss as the hard headed young business men, and, moat of all Jack Hulbert as the porter make a perfectly delight- fuy trio. Renate Muller is not the most lovely of Alm stars, but she ivory nice looking, and, liks" Yvonne Armund, it is her acting, her, charm and beautiful singing that carry you along and make you sny,

no one else could have play ed that part." Hulbert has never done so wull, or had a part that

suited him better than that of the porter, who in his spare moments conducts a choir of frock-coated gentlemen in a beer-garden. Men singing vory solemnly, and taking themselves seriously, have long been a source of fur, but there has never been a choir like this. They do not clown, and they sing perfectly (the

Huntsmen Chorus is exquisite ly rendered) but, all the time, one is roaring with laughter at their solemn, faces, and at Hulbert, their super-solemn conductor.

and George Roboy, British films have nothing to fear in the struggle for good comedians.

A LONELY BLONDE HEROINE.

R.B..

The King's Theatre send us the following account of Fraulein Muller's career:-

lovers, too-are destined to hear and Filmgoers and possibly theatre- see more of a dazzling continental blonde, who is hailed by those com- petent to express an opinion, as another Marlene Dietrich..

Fraulein Renate Muller, the new- fest of theatrical "nds," has come to the British screen after a notable career on the Berlin stage, where, she has appeared in plays so diverse as Rostand's, L'Aiglon" and The Garden of Eden."

Born in Munich, she started film work Ava years ago, has made five pictures for Ufa, and played op- posite Emil Jannings. This lovely Continental blonde displays ber poise, personality and delightful voice in "Sunshine Susie," Both the office of the beer gardena musical comedy film in the scenes am in the best traditions of Viennese manner, which had an light-hearted comedy and Bulbert's enormous vogue in Germany under idance at the end, is 's joy for ever its original title of The Private

Victor Just on detail there is not a Secretary."

Saville pro- salacious word or scene throughout. duced the film for Gainsborough 4 hasty old man is put in his Pictures. place, and the film shows that real- ly pleasiat people are the very reverse of dull.

In this airy and tuneful produc tion, Miss Muller plays opposite Jack Hulyert and Owen Nares in There are catchy lyrics. "Thea story which is set in the Austrian- "Happy Song" most of us know, capital, and which introduces into at the one about the rich aunt narrative of commercial life some is art far behind.

of the liveliest, sausiest and most tuneful of episodes. It scoms quite likely that the lovely star of "Bun- shine Susie" in destined to enjoy a tremendous following here, and it is fairly certain that her Happy Song" is going to be one of the musical hits of the season.

And as a curtain raiser there was George Robey, his nice nid vulgar self, in his element, as (of all bhings) į bride 1. George, eyebrowa and all properly gets across in the flms. With Jack Hulbert

(Continued on news Column.).

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Behind OFFICE DOORS

MARY

STOR ROBERT

AMES

to hand of the gazelle. At Golean is had advantage over other coun- huge tract of New Mexican land B.I.P. unit which is on its way rest, after 300 kilometres hard go. tries as place in which to be poor, known as Spanish Acres. Others in eross the Sahara to join Walter ing was spent at a hotel built into

"Yea," said Mr. Chaplin. "I should imagine that this was the the cast of this adaptation of Summer, who will direct a film at a wall, wherein also were the local ideal place for the jug of wine Evarts best-selling novel include Timbuctoo on their arrival, is one hospital (the M.C.'s destination) an thu existence. You just

A wonderful road smooth as a rough going and long distance hopa rear up for a handful of bacanas Eugene Pallette, Mitzi Green and of aessful trip in the face of and wireless atation.

Junior Durkin. The production by car.

billiard table, enabled the unit on ctn comút. and there you are.'

The tait includes eight techni-their departure from. El Goles to He was impressed when the interwill be directed by Otto Brower and

cians, b.cast of two, Henry Kendall bowl along at a great speed. A¢- Some two hundred Asintics, with ably it was the most varied assert viewer endeavoured to give him Edwin H. Knopf, co-directors of and Vistor Stanley, and a produccordingly at the appearance of more sprinkling of Europeans, were ment of interviewers that even Mr. some idea of his extraordinary

The Light of Western Stars" and tion manager and assistant direc gazells there was a short rest, and waiting on the quay when the Suwa Chaplin has been called upon to popularity throughout Asia and

for. how his pictures were known in the The Border Legion."

the sportsmen of the party, sallied Maru came alongside yesterday face.

Tho party had. great and off afternoon. The man they hoped to Any doubts as to the reception most remote places. Is that real-

Miss Moreno, who was bern in

from Algiers and in three six, forth, but with illuccess, for the see has been mobbed by crowds which would be given were speedily ly so "he said. "I should never Madrid, Spain, was signed by wheeled couches, laden with sim same was swift and had plenty of

"Certainly," he said. have beloved it. And they liked Paramount as result of her gear and baggage, not out on their cover in the scrübel desch nambering thousands in London, set at rest. Berlin and Paris. He has been "Let me go it and you can all City Lights, you say I am glad vaudeville career. After making long task. Within five hours of

A Beau

Tort, to hear that. You see a picture her debut on a Castilian dancer int given receptions such as an Em-interviaw me together!

The party paused for water sup peror might expect, and everywhere Mr. Chaplin, by the way, looked with just a music accompliment Buenos Aires in 1918, she danced in starting they reached an altitude of he goes in Europe or America itin splaadid health. He was wear can be shown anywhere. That is n of the important cities of Latin000 feet and amid snow capped is in a blaze of what is calleding a Palm Beach suit with an the beauty of it. There are no America, and came to Amorin peaks began to doubt their presence i plies at a tragic spot, Fort Mo

publicity.!" But Asiatics are not demonstra.pen-necked shirt, fastened with a nationt] barriers to the silent in 1925 to appear in a vaudeville in Africa. Birouded in Arab burn Mahon. At this fort a few years)

14 zipper, and was the picture of picture.

dancing act with Harry Delf. Torous they huddled together and so, a garrison of the Foreign tive. They are not in the habit of a man who, for a year has been I am looking forward to seeing several seasons, she was a vaudeville travelled through semi-desert to Legion was wiped out by Arabs, mobbing cinema stars, even when doing nothing but seek health and something of Chinese and Japanese headliner in her own act, appear their objective, Bon Saada. After and is stands derelict and "bullet the stay is none other than Churies fitness. He readily answered the art and drama," he went on, but ing under the name of Rosion." pasing the 150 kilometre signpost phims as evidence of a once human

Kendall was heard to murmur questions asked him, speaking in I shall not make any pictures there. She was signed to a contract by painfully: They've been kidding occupation. And so on to Timi And when Charlie, accompanied the accents of an educated English That must wait until I get back to Paramount in New York while he isn't any blinking oasis mous, a desert town of Aztec-like

Hollywood." by his brother Syd, appeared on man,

Asked about the famous comtion, "Pleasure Bound." She speaks brought them at last to the town.

appearing in the Shubert, produc- The first day's hop of 200 kilometres architecture in red mud, bringing This is my first visit to the deck the crowd merely broke into

the day's hop to 300 kilos. Further "in London English fluently. polite, applause. There was no Orient," said, "and I am enjoy.mand performance

Then they departed at dawn bad going found the unit at Reg cheering, no glad shout of "Gooding it tremendously. My brother year ago Mr. Chaplin replied

Amid thick frost and ico and gan Here four days supplies were old Charlie !

and I are leaving for Java to briefly, It was not by command."

journeyed over a villainous road secured and the British, caravan morrow, and hope to visit Bali. It will be remembered that Mr.

We shall return here and eatch Chaplin was invited to appear at Much remains to be done to make with a hard surface like corrugated braced itself for the most arduous www iron. Bounced, bliatered and and longest trip In its 6,000 mile And Mr. Chaplin appeared" ide the next N.Y., bost to China and the annual performance by variety talkies still bettet.

He walked down the gangway bruised they halted at Diolfa, at itinerary the 600 kilometre dash FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY lighted with it all. He smiled. In two months' time I artists which, the King and Queen broadly and gazed with interest on shall be in Hollywood and back at, attend. He was on the Continent and on to the quay, and then jump-rest house owned by an English. Deross the desert to Goo. Only one

at the time and was unable to ed neatly to one side to avoid twoman, who was delighted to see rare stop would be made at Bidon 5 the usital, bustle of activity to get

accepit...

coolies carrying a sack of coal.compatriots. A breathless drive desert petrol station where, heneath the gangway from dockside to ship.

"My Wax: Ficture."

The party consists only of Mr. This was the one reminiscence of through abysmal gorges followed the sand, are hidden a tank of Then the Straits Times repre- sentative approached Mr. Chaplin,, Yes, it is time I got back. I Charles Chaplin, Mr. Syd Chaplin, Charlie" of the screen. The in- an exciting occupation with French petrol and another of water to be wondering what kind of reception have been away on a whole year's and M. Kuno. But," said Syd, pression conveyed by Mr. Charles. chauffeurs but having completed opened by a key in the possession there is a Miss Chaplin on board, Chaplin, traveller and holiday- another 440 kilometres Chardaia of the drivers. The spot, sccording he was going to get, for there have holiday the first holiday I have

good humoured man There ia been tales that the screen's greatest had free I started in pictures though he is no relations. She join-maker, is that of a quiet, cultured, was Really reached, Cheddosso a picture, le marked only by

Here he unit mot the Governor small post, an empty tin and two star is not always approachable twenty years ago. Of course, I amed the ship at Colombo."

nothing about him which savour of General of the district who was wine botties (empty)

A recent cable tells however, o and sometimes does not welcome going to make more pictures. Will

the glamour of the screen. A good greatly interested in their quest. my next bo silent or talkie? That reporters.

De you remember those early looking, gray haired man, who likes At hit foquest they recruited a Me the party's disappointment at being There are a few newspaper on I cannot say. As regards myself. pictures of mine, twenty ears ago 1 to do things his own way and has dical plicer to the party who was delayed for one day through a brok- here," said the Straits Times répre. I think the public prefer me in my Mr. Charles Chaplin raid, as he a horror of visite, which are mapped urgently needed at El Goles, the en back axle. An seroplane made an express dash with spare parts sentative. I wonder if you would own medium No, I cannot tell prepared to go ashore. We used qut for him. His impression of next ert of wall give us a minute;"

...you yet what the subject will be, or to make tures a weak in one days. Singapore must be vary favourable That next hap brought them to and Cao was finally reached in It is quite true that there were the title.

Now Take three years to make one, indeed, for hers is the one place the outskirts of the desert--bad go-- folydore is probably few newspaper man promont Ir has been said as you are The develops All the time to world which user to being que againmand bera.game first truth in the report that there are There were Chinesa reporters, going to make a serious picture," There oro de Bolds to be explored. come snited over any visitor; How-made its appearance in the form now more than two empty bottles

of Kangaroorat, bastards and at Bidon/. Boribos from Malay papers. Frob suggested the interviewer.

Peacefulness Appreciated.

work.

"

Those Early Pictures."

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