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CENTRAL

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KING'S-

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"Cicorge" White's Scandals"

QUEEN'S--

9.30 PM.

"Only Yesterday"

CENTRAL

"Wild Cargo"

..".

"The Kongo"

"Girl Crazy"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA-

STAR

"Only Yesterday"

"Beauty For Sale"

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"Sitting Pretty"

BOLES AT HIS BEST

In Only Yesterday

When John Boles made, "Seed," the screen world wondered. It thought it might be a flash in the pan. Here was a singer suc- cessfully turned into a dramatic SCtor. Then came "Back Street." Here was proof. John Boles was over the goal line. He was set, It was no flash in the pan.

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John M. Stahl was responsible ..for both performances. When It came time to pick an actor for "Only Yesterday," which is greater. by far than either of these other pictures. he again chose John Boles, That is the greatest com- pliment Boles ever had in all his life. And John M. Stahl has had no reason to be sorry. John Boles played the role of Jim Emerson

to

As get the women."

Jim Emerson he may have made a ghastly mistake: in the dim he may have been a terrible rotter. But the women will forgive him.

And in "Only Yesterday Boles

Wis

right in his element. He could play Jim Emerson's war experience because he had lived

it.

three months

John Boles entered the service

middle. of 1917, in the

two or United after the

War.. States entered the World He was stationed at Camp Green. at Charlotte N.C., and went to France as a member of the First

Headquarters Army

Regiment, composed of French-speaking men from all over the country. A member of the intelligence. De- partment and the Department of Criminal Investigatlan, Boles at. various times was stationed at Le Havre, St. Nazaire, Rouen, Paris. Chaumont, Lille, Calals and many other French cities

carry-

ing on investigations for the American Army. At Le Havre Boles unearthed z plot engineered by half a dozen American rene- gades, who had been stealing various army. supplies such As tires.. food and cigarettes, which they sold to a French ring. "

Universal gave Boles his first dramatic role in "We Americans." "Only Yesterday," now at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres gave Boles his "biggest opportunity. It is Universal's biggest picture.

EVER SINCE EVE

The Confirmed Woman - Hater

Exchanging bla saddle and spurs, for a top hat and a wing collar. George O'Brien will appear as a man about town in his latest Fox Film, "Ever Since. Eve,” which makes its appearance at the | King's Theatre. on Wednesday.

O'Brien who has long been, ax-. sociated with Westerns, is said to show, an amazing versatility. In this new type of role.

bars direction of KAREY LACHMAN • Story dese

# by THORNTON FREELAND

Lyres: RAY MINDRÉSON, JACX VELLEN SIE ARVING CABAS › Brustvo Pro- dew, ROBERT, T. KANË

KINK

THEATRE

REVEL

IN THIS ARRAY

...of dance...song.....comedy ....... romance ..... and beauty such as has never before been seen on stage ar screen.

GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS

with

RUDY VALLEE JIMMY DURANTE ALICE FAYE ADRIENNE AMES GREGORY RATOFF. CLIFF EDWARDS GEORGE WHITE

Entire Production Conceived, Created Fund Dirgerom hy. GEORGS WHITE Executive Predvian ROBERT T. KAME

MAGIC CARPET **IN JAVA SEA"

·ALSO- MOVIE TINTPYPES "GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY"

THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN

Coming To The Alhambra

Proof

FOX

LATEST FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

every hand in almost every phase

of normal modern life,

Lionel Barrymore, as an auditor

1934.

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-WEDNESDAY

The rib tickling re- uance of a modern Eva who hired her Adam with applesauce

Ance Eve

with

George O'Brien

MARY BRIAN HERBERT MUNDIN Directed byderhen Marshal Screenplays Fingý, Johmann and Suisset

· Anthony free The Heir to the Hoorah" by Paul Armstrong, Stage plar produced by Kāka Lasbela

GIRL CRAZY

who is innocently "involved in an At The Lee Theatre

embezzlement that may send him to prison, experiences the greatest tragedy in his life in an average. business office.

Mae Clarke, as a school teacher loved by two men, meets the climax of her life in the modest ultra-modernistic classroom filled with ber pupils, always necessary į Mary Carlisle, during a madcap adjuncts to the success of a mo- elopement, is brought face to face tion picture has been emphasized with the most dominant climax by Director. William K. Howard of her young years' while waiting in the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, to be production. "This side of Heaven."

married to Henry Wads

which opens on Wednesday at the Alhambra Theatre.

Mary Brian has the feminine lead opposite George O'Brien. The other members of the cast are Herbert Mundin, who was last seen in Orient Express," and who incidently has his fattest role to" date; Betty Blythe, who makes her return to the screen' after a long absence, Roger Imhon, Rus sell Bimpon and George Meeker

George Marhsall directed from the screen play by Henry Johnson and Stuart Anthony,

that sets are not

fun-

A decided "contrast from his most recent directorial achieve- ments, Howard chose to tackle what ordinarily appear as eventful, every-day incidents in the normal life of an average family and weave them into a tense drama involving every member of the family.

worth 'in a rural parsonage.

Fay Bainter reaches the heights of her writing ambition in the sumptuous offices of a motion picture producer and Tom Brown. as her son. is smitten by his tan- tamount disappointment in fra- ternity house.

A South-of-the Border resort where mer" are "caballeros and girls are" senoritas, is pictured with all of its remantle glamour in "Girl Crazy," Pro-Radio's all- star merry melange of mirth and melody which is showing to-day and to-morrow at 'the Lee Theatre."

Based проп the musical hit which ran for more than a year on `Broadway, “Girl Crary" tells the story of a elty youth who goes western in a whoopee way by turning his father's cattle

ranch

into a dude resort Ard bringing his bright light pals out to keep the rattlesnakes " and cacti company.

Quillan carries

the boy role with Wheeler and Other vital scenes are protray-Woolsey spark ng as the city ed in the average, home of an pals who make pikers of "the average family-even to the come- range gunmen. The musical hits dy and drama that arise out of are all original compositions of

A WOMAN HATER

In "Ever Since Eve

On the day Herbert Mundin starts a new picture or opens a atage engagement he always re- ceives a telegram from his first employer, Scott Leslie. A raw pro- duct of amateur entertainments at the close of the war, Mundin was unable to gain recognition until he obtained ar audience with Leslie, producer of small theatri- eal enterprises.

L'esile recognized genius in the little telephone installation worker. and gave him an acting Job a $35 a week, just $32 a week more than Mundin 'had been receiving as a "youth a training." Within two years Mundin was a comedy star with Charot's Revue.

Leslie is still producing smali entertainments,

the present

time in Egypt. But the start of a new picture, word of which gets to Leslie in some mysterious but, direct "fashion. is always signal for the approach of a good luck message In Mundin's mail.

the

Mundin is playing his biggest movie role to date as the woman hater in Ever Since Eve." adapted from a play by Paul Armstrong. George O'Brien. Mary Brian and Betty Blythe are the other fea- tured players in the imi coming on Wednesday to the King's Theatre.

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Breast by.

WILLIAM COWEN

For this. Director Howard has a turkey dinner and in the sugery George Gershwin, famous creator GEORGE WHITE'S "ONLY YESTER

utilized settings that are seen on

rodim of a modern hospital.

of modern melodies.

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"Margaret Bulleras in the fleach dispevery

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ALHAMBRA

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A MAGNIFICENT NEW STAR IN A TRULY GREAT PICTURE

Rand how the Prau introduon her in Britali

MARGARET

SULLAVAN

"One of the finest actresses the film world has known. She is perfect in wvery phase of a part. “

· Setin Margiave us

LY YESTERDAY

UNIVERSAL Super Production

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

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At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Three Foot-loose, Daughters of a new Skin Game

"BEAUTY for SALE"

MADGE EVANS UNA MERKEL ALICE BRAD

“SCANDALS”

Brilliant Picture at The King's Theatre

DAY"

At the Queen's and Alhambra

With an all star cast, headed by Bigger, better and more magni Magaret Bullavan nd John Boles, cent then any of the productions" "Only Yesterday" which opened that have annually amazed Broad- simultaneously at the Queen's and way's musical players for the past Alhambra yesterday is a well told fifteen years,

George White's story of unrequited love which "Beandais," the latest release of should appeal to then in general, the Fox Film studio, showing at and women in particular the King's Theatre and meet with a great reception at the opening performance on Saturday, Fox has indeed scopped the entertain ment world by presenting, for the first time, this lavish production of the "Scandals,"

It is a poignant love drama of a young girl who is forgotten by her lover and who died after bearing him a son. He goes to the Great War in the midst of their affair, but on his return he entirely for gets her and marries another girl. The Scan-Dolls" that dance In the financial crash of 1929 he and sing to melodic song, hits. is ruined and is in the act of com- ten in

all, in sparkling and mitting sutelde when he comes claborate Fretues that are across the letters left behind by among the most spectacular ever his former sweetheart. He reads produced on the talking screen, them and recalls the happy me- are the fare that is offered by mories they had together, and also the film. The fifteen comedy of her struggle to earn a living clackouts, with the country's lead herself and the baby and of how Ing comedians participating, are she had waited through the years so spicy and numerous that it for his return. would be futile to try and describe the story is so tragic that it will them here. The beautiful sets, probably bring forth from you a employed for the revues, and the tear or two. It is human and well Intricate and ultra-modern dance told and should appeal both to old routines created by Georgie Hale, and young. In short, it is a pic-

ture well worth seeing

are colourful to the utmost.

Throughout this array, of comedy,

Margaret Bullavan who makes beauty dancing and songs, runs her film debut in this picture a-romantic tale of interest and gives a perfect characterisation of genuine suspense. It is the love the girl and is ably supported by of two of the principals in the John Boles as the lover, Benita show. A scheming debutante Hume as his wife, Reginald Denny, threatens to steer this romance Bille Burke, Edna May Oliver, to on the rocks and, at the same mention only a few in the big cast. time, ruin the show. But a, clever

starred after only thr fore the cameras, who

way

plan devised by the producer, It is Alice Faye, said to George White himself. saves both the romance and the show,

Outstanding among the many prominent screen, radio and stage stars in the cast, are Rudy Valice, Jimmy Durante,

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