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CENTRAL

TAKE QUEEN'S ED., WESTBOUND ITS

TO-DAY AT THE

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Ralph Lynn in SUMMER LIGHTNING

with

WINIFRED SHOTTER DOROTHY BOUCHIER

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DOROTHEA WEICKE

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WITH A SPLENDID SUPPORTING CAST

A UFA SUPER PRODUCTION

WATCH FOR THE OPENING DATE!

"Supuner Lightning."

The White Gold Dragon"

(Chinese Picture).

KOWLOON

Star.

"Fast Workers."

Leap Year."

Majestic.

King's

COMING

Paddy the Next Best Thing.'

Queen's.

"The Eagle and the Hawk."

Central.

"Madchen In Uniform.”

Oriental

"Hell Below."

"SUMMER LIGHTNING"

With Ralph Lynn &

Winifred Shorter

Following out the new production policy laid down at the beginning of this year by Herbert Wilcox,

Director of Productions to British and Dominions, Ralph Lynn is supported by two other B. and D.

stars in "Summer Lightning" which is now playing at the Central Thea- tre. These are Winifred Shotter and Dorothy Bouchier.

Winifred Shotted first achieved fame in the Aldwych farces, both on

Wia

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FINAL SHOWINGS

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FOX

The All-American football scream

RACKETY

VICTOR MċLAGLEN

Greta Nissen

Arthur Pierson

•

Nell O'Day

Allan Dinehart

"ALSO

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LATEST MAGIC CARPET SERIES

"SHADES OF CAIRO"

AND COMEDY

"THE SPOT ON THE RUG"

"RACKETY RAX”

With Greta Nissen &

Victor McLagen

Greta Nissen," feminine "lead in

most recently been seen in "Ambas- sador.. Bill, "Good Sport" and The Silent Witress." Previously Transatlantic," "Woman of All her best known pictures were Nations" and "Hell's Angels."

stage aud screen, for her work op-Rackety Rax, Fox comedy now posite Ralph Lynn. She first ap- playing at the King's Theatre, has peared at Aldwych. Theatre in Rookery Nook," by Ben Travers, and when "Rookery Nook" filmed Miss Shotter played her original part. Besides Rookery Nook" she has appeared in the feminine lead of six other pictures in which Ralph Lynn played the star part-On Approval," "Plun- der," "The Chance of a Night Time," "Mischief," "A Night Like This 'and "Just My Lack." "Summer Lightning" she has the part of Millicent, for whose sake Hugo Carmody starts upon & pig- stealing" escapade which leads to all the fun

In

of the chorus girl, Sue Brown. Dorothy Bouchier plays the part Afins Bouchier first jumped into prominence for her work in the part of Simonetta in the talking film version of "Carnival." She has

lightful comedy role in "Rackety

Miss Nissen is said to have a de Rax," that of the platinum blonde sweetheart of a sporting racketeer who muscles in on college football tion finally overtakes him. Victor. and makes millions before retribu- McLaglen plays the role, of the

orting world racketeer.

The part of Voine, the racketeer's

patronizes the race tracks and other girl, introduces Greta in the haunts of the Broadway crowd which

exeredingly narrow escapes from sporting events, Voine has Borne the wrath aid fists of her "protec-

since appeared with conspicuous tir's" wife,

in the "Blue Danube" and King's Cup."

In addition to the three stars, there is a distinguished sapporting Gordon James, Miles Malleson, Horace Hodges and Helen Ferrers.

Others in the cast of the comedy are Nell O'Day, Arthur Jenkins, jouie Beade, Esther Howard. Vince Barnett, Stabley Fields, Mar- Alfred Werker directed "Rackety

"THE EAGLE AND cast which includes Esme Perey. Bax" from Joel Sayre's story.

THE HAWK”.

How Cary Grant Carried On

Between hospitals and cameras, Cary Grant, dark, husky young English movie star, has little time to himself.

'MIDNIGHT MARY' Gangster Film at the Queen's

Grant went from a hospital "Midnight Mary" now showing at where he was convalescing, from the Queen's Theatre je o munder an operation into the cast of "The trial drama of a girl whose beauty Eagle and The Hawk," a picture is her fate. At the age of nine which commences its run on Mary Martin (Loretta Young) in Sunday at the Queen's Theatre. forced by pircumstances to join a He la co-featured in it with Frede- gang of crooks. At sixteen she and ric March, and, though at the time her friend Bunny (Uns Merkel) bis physicians advised against moet Leo (Ricardo Cortez), a gang- work, Grant refused to give up star who uses the girls as decrys. the role, which he considered the While Mary is playing her part in Anest to which he had been as the preliminary arrangements for signed since entering the movies. the holding up of a gambling club During filming of the picture, a she meets Tom Mannering (Fran bomb-exploded-prematurely, sand-chot Tone); a young lawyer. After ing the actor to the hospital again, an exchange of ideas and mutual this time with abrasions and brui- admiration, Mary begs Tom to help sea. He recovered in a short time her to get an honest job, and after and went back to work in the getting her one, Tom proposes mar studio.

CHINESE VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT Enjoyable Evening At The King's

An enjoyable Chinese Variety. Entertainment was held at the King's Theatre last evening to raise funds for the Chinese Com- pany of the Police Reserve.

Many well-known, Chinese ac- tors and actresses including China's most famous stage stars Mr. and Mrs. Bit Kok Sinto- gether with the celebrated singer and musician, Mr. Lus Man Shing, took part. All the items were excellently rendered, much appreciated by a large, sud- ience. Besides these interesting items; there were also Chinese sword and boxing displays.

and were

The Chinese Company of the Hongkong Police Reserve are to be. congratulated on the arrange- ments and their efforts in pre- seating such a fine show. A

The highly interesting Chinese drama in the Cantonese language

riage. Just as she is about to ac- Shortly after last scenes of "The copt, & policeman recognises her Eagle and The Hawk" were com and she is sentenced to prison as an pleted. his physicians examined accessory. While in prison Mary him and ordered him back to the learns that Tom has married. After hospital once more. Complications her release Mary returns to Leo had set in from his original opera- who is also in love with her when tion. This time, said the medico, she accidentally meets Tom at a Mrs. Bit Kök Sin, who recently he was going to stay until com- night club, Leo becomes jealous and pletely recovered, pictures or no plans to kill his rival. On learning pictures,

this, Mary shoote Los in order to Grant and March are supported protect Tom. She is arrested and in "The Eagle and The Hawk' by tried for murder, and although she a cast headed by Carole Lombard is found "guilty Tom demands a and Jack. Qakle, John Monk Dew trial and success in getting an Saunders, author ofWings, acquittal.

wrote the story, which centres around a wartime pilot and ob- server who in the air are the best of team-mates, but who on the ground are the bitterest of ane- mles. Stuart Walker directed..

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A number of really delightful songs delighted the audience, es- pecially those who have a taste for: Chinese music.

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HISTORY ACTED WHERE MADE

Henry VIII Success

New York, October 19. Americans have just been awak- ened to the fact that England has a wealth of historical material for films with the authentic backgrounds of the ancient palaces and ouatles where that very history was made for which there is an eager market and a potentially great and enthu sinatic audience in the United States

This awakening has been brought about by the British film. "The Private Life of Henry the Eighth," which shown all the signs of being destined to be a huge success here. Its American première presentation was made yesterday. The critica opinions, which appeared to-day were a series of eulogies of the film, and especially of Charles Laugh ton's agting in the role of King Henry.

The view so widely and for so long held, that "the English just can't make films" has received a severe setback. This morning's New York "Herald Tribune calls the film "the finest of English motion pic tures a distinguished example of the cinema's ability to recreate an epoch." Here are other extracta from to-day's reviews:

"A lusty, gusty" piece, brimful of rigorous, headlong action. Hollywood is challenged.

No praise is too great for Laughton”!

"New York American."

Lavishly mounted, with beauti- ful and authentic-looking interior and exterior seta" - "Daily News."

·,

A really brilliant, if sugges- tive, film which Americans gene- rally will enjoy unreservedly." "New York Times,”

And lastly, the New York "Daily Mirror': "This English film is a most exhilarating, entertainment, and compares favourably with Hollywood's best. Laughton's per- formance is probably the most de- lightful ever recorded by the camers,”

LAUGHTON MAY BE PAID

£30,000. "The Private Life of Henry VIIL" has been such a success in Boston and Paris--where it has taken more money, in its first two weeks than did The Kid From Spain" that its prospects in Bri- tain are regarded as already assur- ed. It is to follow ""That's s"Good Girl" 出 the Leicester-square Theatre.

Mr. Charles Laughton acted in the picture for a sun down and a percentage of the ultimate takings. Naturally it is too early to estimate the amount, but it may be as high 68 £25,000 or £30,000. If so, it will be the largest sum ever paid to an "actor in this country for a single picture.

RUGBY

Hongkong Bank v. Borderers The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank team against the South Wales Borderers "A" at Bookun- poo on Monday at '5.15 p.m; _wilk be:-R. P. Edwards: A. D. Lowson, WHB. Rigg: B. C. Allan and F. J. Bond:. M. W. Turner · and · L G. Robertson; F. H. King, R. L Stilllard, H. A. Browning, L. H

A. Bradford, G. C. Moutrie, D. Cumming, F. R.Burch and G... A Stewart...

Capt. Gottwaltz, S.WB., will re- feree the game..

The South Wales Borderers — L/c Binith, Cpl. Addison, Pte. Sim mons, Lieut: Galletly, Lieut Mar- tin. Pte. Keogh, L/c Hewitt, Pte. Bromley, Cpl. Tratt, L/c Hardy, Pte. Gilmore. Pte. Lloyd, Pte. Walters, Pte. 25 Jones, L/c Birch Reserves-Pte. Pole Pte. Hoskins. Referee-Capt. Gottwaltz

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It might have been ANY GIRL

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MIDNIGHT

MARY

A story from life, of a girl whose beauty no man could resist!'

with

LORETTA YOUNG RICARDO CORTEZ FRANCHOT TONE

-FROM SUNDAY-

ONLY SHE

knew

that their God had foot of day! To her alone he unburdened his

heart... heavy. with the weight of other man's worship... and in her understand- ing, he found the courage to go on.

HAWK

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