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"MELODY CRUISE"

THE POWER AND THE GLORY

"Power and Glory" the big new Fox, picture, marks the return. of Colleen, Moore after an absence Df four years to the screen. Those who saw her in her last picture "So Big" will look forward to seeing her again Spencer Tracy is also in this film. and is cast as Tom, while Miss Moore is Sally Garner, a poor young couple who realise their ambitions of power and glory, only to lose their hap- piness. This will be shown at one of the theatres very shortly.

The R/E/O Picture "Melody Cruise" with Charles Ruggles

and Phil Barria

To be shown at the King's

theatre on Wednesday). These

are a few of the stars who ap-

pear in the cast.

HENRY THE VIII.

"Henry The Viil has been ac- claimed in New York, Paris and now London, as the greatest Bri- tish picture yet made. Alexander Korda has been congratulated upon giving the public such an enter- taining dlm of British history. Charles Laughton's performance Is said to the greatest achievement of his career. Praise is also due for the wonderful settings, the beautiful dresses and the excellent photography.

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Servicemen Half price all performances to $2.00 & $1.00 seats.

George White's "Scandals" and B. G. De

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Sylva's Bottoms Up" Go Into Productions this month Fox Musicale Boast Elaborate.

BUILDING A BRI- TISH DESTROYER

That Will Cost The Taxpayer Nothing Elstree Gossip

One of the most remarkable "sets" ever constructed for a fl has been built at the British In- ternational studio at Elstree for

use in the film "Contraband" in which David Manners, Greta Nis- sen, Clifford Mollison, Hugh Wake- feld, and Camilla Horn have the chief roles.

It is a full sized replica of в Bri- tish Destroyer, and every detall has been worked out to perfcrian by Art Director Clarence-Elder uri. der whose supervision" it was - ected inside the large BIP. s; adio. In this huge building, 300 feet long and 100 feet high, the ship that will never be launched awaits the filming of big sucnes showing the departure of an exiled monar- ch (Hugh Wakencld) who has sup- posedly been recalled to his throne.

Visitors to the studio this week have asked why it is necessary at such expense and trouble, to build a destroyer when there is such a fine Britkh Navy which might well be proud of a little

recog- nition on the screen.'

Apart from the fact that the filming of scenes aboard an act- ual warship is always difficult and hazardous, it is certain that no British Alm company could secure admiralty permission to flim on Two elaborate musical produc-. York for a leading lady for his board comedy scenes such as are tions will be placed in production forthcoming musical, "Bottoms Invariably desired in films. "There.. this month at Fox Movietone City. Up." B. G. De Sylva, Fox producer, can be to relaxation in naval dis- On December 18 the B. G. De Sylva returned to Hollywood to find Pat cipline for the purpose of film film Bottoms Up" starring Pat Paterson, newly arived from. Lon-making...not in the British Navy Paterson, Spencer Tracy," John don, and chose her for the femi-at least.

Casts

Boles, Fierbert Mundin, Harry nine lead opposite Spencer Tracy 50 the complicated parts of this Green and Sid Silvers will be and John Boles. This will be Miss great destroyer.........torpedo tubes, started. A short while after George, Paterson's first American produc- White will begin shooting the first. tion. Fox "edition of his "Scandals with Thornton Freeland and Harry Lachman directing..

Seventy five girls already have been selected for the "Scandals" and it remains for Mr. White to pick another 75 of a group of 600 applicants. Selection of the girls took place at a. Hollywood theatre because of production con- gestion at the "studio,

For the same film Desylva also announced the unique combina- tion of screen comics including Herbert Mundin, Harry Green and sid Silvers,

The story of "Bottoms Up" is an original by DeSylva, Silvers and David Butler who will direct.

HOPLA

In Clara Bow, filmdom has a In the Scandals," Lilian Harvey.property" from which may be Rudy Vallce. Jack Haley, Cu mined new gold-to be sold to the Edwards and Alice Faye will be fans at the latest high price for featured as well as George White, that commodity.... She's a jun- who will appear on the screen in for Mae West, definitely more ap- his own production. · William Con- pealing than the older actress and selman is doing the screen play a player of vastly more versatility and Joe Cunningham the dialogue. See it and be rewarded by the pre-

After a fruitless search in New sence of Clara Bow.

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WHAT THE STARS ARE DOING

Cicely -Courtneidge and

Jack Hulbert have signed new contracts with Gaumont British for three years after having spent a holiday In New York

Buster Keaton plans to comedy In London in the near make future.

They had about finished bulld- ing the replica of a British des- troyer for use in BLP's "Contra- band." Two cockney carpenters surveyed the work. "Wonder If} it'd float." såld one. "FI, some- body," shouted the other. "Bring us the waterin' can will yer, Alf warnts to see whever this'll float."

Among the mascots sent to Da-in vid Manners

starring in a new British International film at Elstree is a black cat.... no, not alive. It came from a Willesden fan who signed herself Rosalyn and is much appreciated because as he says, "If I accept all the offers of marriage which have ar- rived with the same post, I shall need a bit of good luck," Propos- als, he estimates, number about fifty a year, of which about five seem to be made seriously.

Daphne Courtney. BIF.'s baby

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Ruth Chatterton is to be directed

her next Warner, picture version of Jaques Duval's "Journal distinguished. German director of Of A Crime" by G. W. Pabst, the the "White Hell Of Pitz Palu”

Kammeradschaft”. Quiote "

and "Don

Evelyn Leye and George Grossmith Yvonne-Arnaud is to appear with in "Princess Charming" for Gau- mont British.

star makes dress designing her LITTLE

hobby.

She is pro Jably the only alm star in the world' who could make her own film dresses... but she dosen't."

Thomas Bentley expects to com-. mence production on his new Bri- tish International film "The Ma- gistrate" in which Will -Hay, the famous schoolmaster comedian makes his arst screen appearance, immediately after Christmas.

He will be assisted by T. E. F. Cadman, and K. J. Horne as se- cond. assistant. "Cast has not yet been fixed but it is, probable that Hay will be supported by Iris Hoey, just finished in "Dinner at Eight," and Arigela Baddeley.

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Having finished her role in the new British Interna- tional flm "Happy," Renee Gadd who recently changed from blonde toe brunette has left for America. Either she is in search of a Happy. Christmas in USA or has decided to, absent herself from home until she is ready to appear as a blonde again.

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Even the little "mobby

separately made though of wood! one sees on a mano' wer have been

This ship will never be launched, but in the film it will appear co be sailing the high seas. How that will be done is to be another studio secret.

Robert Milton was rehearsing a scene for his new BIP, Alm "Con- traband" With fatherly mien he described to Greta Nissen, David Manners, Camilla Horn, Clifford Mollison and Reginald Purdell ex- actly what he wished them to do for the camera. Time after time they tried. "No, no, not quite. chlidren," said Milton soothingly "try again, this scene deserves, 'timo Vie

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HOLLYWOOD

NEWS

Katharine Hepburn, the sensa- tional new Queen of the Screen, has been assigned by RKO Radio to play the title role in "Joan of Arc." which will go into produc- tion in the very near future.

Within three weeks of its re- lease, RKO Radio's "Little Wo- men" has grossed nearly a mil- lion dollars gold! The astounding success of this film has led other You're right, it does," snapped producers to look up similar stor out the comedian, Reginald Pur-les for immediate production.

yes, yes it deserves

SOME BRITISH RELEASES

CHANNEL CROSSING

The Gaumont-British Film's productiori "Channel Crossing" is the story of a financier who risked all for the sake of ambition: Ma- theson Lang... Constance. Cum- mings, Anthony Bushell, Edinund."}, Gwenn and Miss Miller play lead- ing roles Scenes in this film are actualities being ahot on the sa "Canterbury" through the Kind- ness of the Bouthern'. Railway. Dover Atation and Harbour, and the quay at Calais were utilised in the production. - Its 16 Interesting to note the fog was produced chemically by the burning of a special substance, imported in powder form. In the film Anthony Bushell is thrown overboard dur-

ing à fog from the cross-channel steamer "Canterbury,"

CUCKOO IN THE NESTEZ.

Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn and Yvonne Arnaud are in this scream- Ing farce with many nightly en- tertaining situations-a story of an embarrassing, but; amusing situa] tion between a man, and a wo- man who are forced to spend the night in the same room at a country inn. You will spult your sides with laughter when you see this comedy.

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WOMEN'S

Rasila Mareno; famous Spanish ache ress and dancer, has a prominent pari in "Walis of Gold," the new For romance with Sally Ellers, Norviou Foster and Ralph Morgaw in the featured roles.

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FILM KEEPS

FINE SENTIMENT OF STORY

Katharine Hepburn Brilliant in Playing Jo; Direction

Retains Book's Best Qualities

By Willie Boohinel

In the quiet, historical Massachustis city of Concord, with all the family, except Beth, of course, who has died," gathered together for a happy reunion, Je finally finds her own happi- ness in the love of a bespectacled. erudite German professor- finds it after various adventures originally celebrated by Louisa M. Alcott and now beautifully and tenderly directed for the talkies by George Cukor.

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In other words, "Little Women is at the Radio City Music Hall, and it is news that it is a stunningly clever job of recap-" turing on the screen all the simplicity and charm of the author

"LITTLE WOMEN"

RKO-Radio Pictures pre- sent....a. screen -drama hased on the book by Lousia. May Alcott... Screen play by Sa-" rah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman. Directed by Geor ge Cukor...

Jo

Amy

Mag

Beth

Fritz

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THE CASTmch Katharine Hepburn

Aunt March

Joan Bennett Frances Bee Jean Parker

gomery Henry Stephenson

-Paul Lukas ......Edna May

Oliver Laurie Douglas Mont-

Mr. Laurence

Marmee Spring Byington- Mr. March

.......: Samuel Hinds- Hannah...... Mabel Colcord Brooke John David Lodge Mamie ......

Nydia Westman At the Radle City Muslo Hall.

of seeing into the heart and mind” of that beloved New England tom-". Loy, Jo, who, as interpreted by Misa Hepburn, becomes a sensitive, high-strung chlid.

It is newa, too, that the incom- parable Katharine Hepburn plays Jo as the role has never been.. played before, that hers is an un- forgetably brilliant performance and that once and for all she de-. Soltely proves how unlimited and effortless an actress she really is. It is further news that every sup- porting actor and actress in the cast gives a finely wrought cha- racterization.""

"Little Wowen" to-day may seem painfully sweat to some accustom- ed to the more two-fisted, hard- hitting, cynical portraits of rac- keteers; modern women; and, foot- ball coaches that the screen has been offering, but it is greatly to the credit of the adaptors, that they have reduced the novel's cloying sentimentality to a mini- Lum, so that the film's charm'andi appeal to the heartstrings are never annoying.

It has a restrained charm and appeal this Little Women." It doesn't probe deeply into its characterizations; it simply presents their humorously and tenderly and with completely understandable and forgivable sentimentality. Moreover, the re-creation on the screen of the Music Hall of life in a small New England city in the latter days of the civil war and in New York during the tragic, era which followed represents a superb job of building again a world of the past.

All the Human Qualities Retained All of Jo's adventures are here. see her shy attempts to write her bittersweet romance with the nephew of her wealthy next- door neighbour, her heartbreak at Seth's death, her journey to New York to. forget her romance, her neeting with the German profes sor, her return home and her eventual happiness when the kindly professor comes to tell her of his intensions.

You see, it is all there human and immensely ikable. For the cast there can be nothing but unqualified praise. Miss Hepburn, is, of course, the outstanding figure in it, but truly brilliant work is offered by all concerried. 80 to Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, Jean Parker. Douglas Montgomery, Paul Lukas, Henry Stephenson, Edna May Oliver and Spring Byington go individual laprel wreaths for their remarkable acting. And to George Cukor, too, for his féultless direction.

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FOX FILM NEWS

The famous screen team of Ja- net Gaynor and Charles Farrell will be seen in the films once more it was announced by Windfeld Sheehan who will produce two motion pictures," for. For co-stary- ing the favourites,

Ever since their spectacular rise to stardom following their joint appearance in "7th Heaven,” an idyllic romance that established them with the filmgoing public, the Gaynor-Farrell combination scored in, "Happy Days," ** Merely "Mary Ann" "Delicious," "The

·First Year,""" and Tess of The Storm. Country?" The last" was re- leased in November, 1932.

Since the first fim-Miss Gaynor continued making such successful photoplays for Fox as Paddy, the Next Best Thing" "State Fair." "Adorable," and now "Carolina”. but the demand for a co-starring picture to reestablish the screen partnership prompted. Mr. shee- han to sign Farrell once again.

Stories have not yet been select- ed but the productions will be started early in 1934.

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