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Films that Pleased London

NEW TENDENCY IN U.S. PICTURES:

INDUSTRIES AT WORK..

By Our Film Correspondent

There is a now tendency in reached in the new Edward G. American Bls which I commend Robinson film, and we may find an British producers, in two films octopus as the next chief criminal. YOUNG AMERICA" this week a particular industry is

Tiger Shark." shown in full operation. The ac

MAURICE CHEVALIER

DIVORCED

[THADUGH REUTER'S AGENĢY:}

PAR18, Jan. 18, Maurice Chevalier and his wife, Yvonne Valles, were divorced to day

The Court decided that both were equally to blame for the break-up of the marriage.

Yvonne pleaded desertion by her husband

Maurice incom- and patability of temper,

again gives an extremely competent performance. Had he just a little more glamone he would be one of the dominating figurer of the American screen.

This is an unusual film, and should certainly, be, soen,

* Hounds of Zaroff "—Capitol,

Here is another excellent-piece of direction with quality about it' (in spite of a completely "hecum" story) by Ernest Schoedsack, al ways a provocative and intelligent "director...

This film is a Atraight-up thriller; far better, in my view, than Frankenstein," or "Jekyll and Hyde" or "The Old Dark House. It always moves; it al- ways thrills, and it is produced with just the right combination of incredibility and realism.

The

outstanding performance comes from an English actor. Leslie Banks thus obtains his first. chance of a leading part, and play it with astonishing ability He dominates the whole film with A degree of subtlety which tran sposes this incredible plot into something approximating reality,

The Hounds of Zaroff" demon strates admirably the old showmen's

adage that anything can be first class art when it is extremely well dono. This again is a film to nee and to enjoy.

*** Red- Dust..**

It is not difficult to see what aebusted Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in. making this old-fashioned-pattern film. Clark Gable must, be, shown as the unfailing conqueror of every woman, whether she be a newly- wedded wife or long bereft of the last shreds of her, reputation. Needless to say, Metro, have made, this story of Saigon an extremely efficient, and, for local colour," am But extremely interesting film. when, that is anid, nearly all is said. The film is only memorable for Clark Gable's acting, and the last that Jean Harlow gives pers Que day. I think, she will be an ac haps her best screen performance.. complished comedienne.

The Hippodrome for the next fortnight, until the pantomime comes on, are showing a new Anglo- German

entitled joint effort "Where is This Lady ? No oce wants to run down the efforts of the new producing company, but the week.

Mr. O. S. Lien, Managing direc ter of the China Merchants Ship-.

tion of a fast-moving plot is tem- This is undoubtedly the film of FILM OF MODERN YOUTH

porarily stopped with the obvious the week, and, in some respicis, one Hundreds of books, plays and intention of displaying these in of the outstanding films of the carried year. Until he comes the old motion pictures have been turned dustries actually being

at the end, Edward G. out in recent years dealing with out. La Red Dust," at the Em-actor" home life in this hectic age. The pire, Clark Gable deliberately shows Robinson shows, as the most su faults and virtues, the pleasures Mary Astor all the operations of a conful Protuguese. fisherman on the this is by no means the best film of. A girl who has never failed.

rubber plantation. In Tiger Pacific coats, a power of charac- Such is the reputation that and pains of domestic existence to Shark," at the Plaza, the methods terisation and restraint hitherto Linda Watkins, young, blue-eyed day have been discusses from every of catching and handling tuna fish unsuspected in his work. Before, and blonde star, brities with her conceivable augle except one.

he has always succeeded by sheer to the screen in her initial appear.

That one is the angle of boyhood. are shown in much detail.

I suggest that the public is al-force of his theatrical personality, ance as the title role tabloid news How the youngsters of America te- paper reporter, in Seb Sitter, gard our modern scheme of things ways interested in seeing a task The only time this appears in the Fox dramatic romance opening and our high-pressure mode of liv carried out expertly, and that to Tiger Shark" is at the last ping Company, was edrented at after to-day at the King's Theatre.. ing constitutes, a viewpoint that an industry in full working or moment, when it somewhat lessens St. John's University and

graduating, entered lawyer's Miss Watkins has been successful fow writers have touched. Yet it der in these days of short time is the quality of the rest of the alm.

heartening sight to all those who, Howard Hawks, always a good office, Later he gave up law and in everything she has ever atis of vast significanes to adults as through no fault of their own, are dirvotor, has made a first-rate job started in business. In 1908 he tempted. She showed auch promise well as to the youths who in a de unemployed. The cinema is a con of this picture. Not only has he joined the Kailan Mining Adminis in the Theatre Guild School, of cade or two will be funning the siderable sustaining influence to obtained unusual pictorial sense,tration since when he has increas which she is a graduate, that country..

such as these nowadays, and the has caught the atmosphere and ingly undertaken big responsibili What do these young people Arthur Hopkins, New York pro-

ties in the commercial and public ducer, selecter her for an import think of marriage and divorce to obtain an optimistic view of indus life of the Californian fishing com-

try is a stimulus which should not munity, more particularly the life of Shanghai. He is n member. ant role in "The Devil And. The day of our new educational the le neglected. British producers thrill of fishing for tuna and sar-

of the S.M.C, and also chairman, Cheese." Scoring in this, she was ories and methods? Of their home.

please copy.

dine in the waters of the Pacific. among many other institutions, of next featured in The Ivory Door" surroundings in this age of radios

There is also another tendancy in There is a freshness in his atmos the China Broadcasting. Again she registered and her briland fast cars and prohibition and American filius, which may be more phere which is absorbing. There linnon brought her the leading roles, mother's clubs and dozens of other exciting, but which has certainly is also real, if cruel, drama in the in such Broadway, hits as "Sweet outside interests undreamed of not the same beneficial effect. In endless fight between man and Strangor," "Midnight" and more thing years ago!

the search for a new type of villain shark. recently, June Moon," her biggest Such questions are said to be an that, marauding sea-monster, the And the story is human enough stage hit, which won her a Fox|swered in a vivid and unforgetable shark, has been temporarily proto stand up to the truth of the at- contract.

new screen offering moted. Perhaps the shark's high | mosphere. Richard Arless once And according to advance reports, that Frank Borzage, the maker of pitch of evil has been already (Continued on nezt· Golumn) (“ Dome Fortune has followed this 7th Heaven," " Bad Girl" and delectable blonde lady to the screen "After Tomorrow" recently direct- for "Sob Sister' is acclaimed as ad for Fox Films. Presenting a her best vehicle to date.

survey of the whole complex situa Sob Sister" sind offers movie tion from the viewpoint of two fans their second screen view of fourteen year-old boys, Borzage has that oensational star of "Bad turned out what is claimed to be Girl," James Dum. He plays the the finest picture of his career in leading male rôle, one that is even Young America "—a picture that closer to his bright, breezy New has alrendy aroused the enthusinam York solf than the one with which of millions of theatre-goers for its he made gorren history in his pre-clever entertainment, and the ad- vious and first picture.

miration of juvenile authorities Another "Bad Girl" player who and educators for its fearles has an important role in "Sob Sis-handling of the facts.

manner in a

ter is Minna Gombell, whom you With such celebrities as Spencer will remember us Edna, the wise Tracy, Doris Kenyon, Baryl Mer- cor, Ralph Bellamy and Sarah cracking girl friend.

Fadden in the lending adult roles and two juvenile acreen "finds," Tommy Conlon and Raymond Bor- zage, as the youthful heroes, this film opens at the King's Theatre on Sunday next William Conselman wrote the screen play and dialogue from the original play by John Frederick Bathard.

Peter Hannen is Irish and se proud of it as Benita Hume is of The screen adaptation alialo being Cockney. He was born in gue of this Fox production wors London in 1908 and educated at written by Edwin Burko, the man Bradley and Trinity College, Cam- who picturized "Bad Girl," and ridge He studied for the Bar the first writer in years who rated but being more interested in act more than a line or two in non ing for an audience than auting for paper reviews

Judge and Jury failed in his examinations.

His voice is well-known to the English public for he was under contract for broadcasts for the B.B.C. for twelve months,

ever

-

Sob Sister" is the screen ver- sion of Mildred Gilman's best

ing novel and was directed by the man who directed Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter in "Daddy Long Legs," Alfred, Santell.

His first London stage appear, Fazee was in Somerset Maughan's

play The Circle at the Vaude ville Theatre A Honeymoon Ad- venture" is his first talking picture and will be shown at the Queen's Theatre from Sunday,

He-1-an-enthusiastic caraman andragger player and,

BIRD OF PARADISE

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BEAUTY OF THE TROPICS

Radio picture is filled with the sensuous beauty of the tropics and has been given a lavish production by King Vidor, creator of such outstanding pretares

Big Parade, Street Scene and "The Champ...

Dolores Del Rio and Joel McCrea are said to be especially enchan Most of the scenes from the Bird in the love, stanse

fof Paradise”, which is now show-scores. Of

were through thes latest Rkoa

rowed in his college, eight, at Hening at The Central Theatre Jey three years in succession

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