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Suppose YOU foved a mun you could feel

and hear and sense, but whom it was im- possible to see.....What would you do?

The

See what this girl did, in the picture that will startta, thrill, amaze you...

H. G. WELLS' Fantastic Sensation

INVIS BLE MAN

With Glaris Stuart, Claude Rains, William Hanigan, Dudley Diggas, Une O'Conner, Hekry Travers, Forester Harvey, Screenplay by R.C. Sherril. Produced by Carl Laemiile, Jr. Directed by fawns Whale. Presented by Carl Laemmle. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE.

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THE MAN WHO RESCUED "THE LOST BATTALION":

The Career William

Real" and make-believe?- The man who rescued the Lost Battalion, the nephew of · Elilian- Ressel Theatrical heritage of 279 unbroken years That's Wi~ Ham Harrigan.

The greatest theatrical heritage of any actor in Hollywood belong to William Harrigan, "who is ap- pearing in H. G. Wells "The In- visible Man" in support of Claude

Rains

Harrigan's professional apres.. try reaches back 213 years his tory beyond the French pahtomi- mists, the Davels, on "his mother's side; while his father's part of the family boasts progenitors who entertained British - royalty. The noted Braham family of Germany are included in the ancestory, and. one member first staged the Gli- bert and Sullivan operas in this country. Another" frst sang. "God Save the King" in England at a public gathering. Generation by generation from one to five mem- bers of his direct line have been famous before the footlights with

out an interruption for almost

three centuries.

Harrigan's father, Edward Har- rigan, of Harrigan and Hart fame, was an important factor in the growth of the New York stage. He wrote over 50 successful plays and

Title

Brand- Ster

Harrigan,

THE

"MAN

TO APPEAR SHORTLY IN HONG KONG

Catch Him If You Can, At The King's Theatre

MAKING A MAN INVISIBLE

staged one of his own plays a year for 29 successive years, building four theatres as the city grew, The mysterious disappearance oi "Old Lavender is pehaps the best Jack Grimin, young chemist asso- known of the Harrigan-Hart pre-clate of elderly Dr. Cranley, puzzles ductions which are still remem the doctor, his daughter, Flora, bered by Manhattan's “old timers," who loves the missing scientist.. and the songs which characterized – and Dr. Kemp, another medical them, such as "When „Poverty's associate and rival for the affec- Tears Ebb and Flow" were written tiona "of Flora, Grifin, who has

by his mother's father, David Bra-

ham.

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Lillian Russell was Harrigan's aunt, and his whole family tree is literally beating down with tal- ent's rich fruft. He himself made his stage debut at the age of five, anti desacted Frmeeton to go with his father at 1919. -~*

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A distinguished stage record on Broadway including "The Acquit tal" "Polly, Preferred.” The Dove," "The Great God Brown," Moon in the Yellow River" and "Criminal at Large" has preceded his entry into motion pictures

Besides distinction in theatricals. the actor is regarded as one of the nation's outstanding war heroes, being the captain in command of the Third Battalion of the 307th Infantry which rescued the famous "Lost Battalion" during the Ar- gonne Forest engagement, the most romantic episode of the A. E. Fi's service record.

At A Glance

Featured Players..............

From the Novel by

Screenplay by

Directed by

Photographed by

Time

Place

"THE INVISABLE MAN” Universal Production CLAUDE RAINS

..Gloria Stuart and William Harrigan

.H. G. WELLS

R. C. Sherriff JAMES WHALE Arthur Edeson The Present «England

CREAM OF BRITISH THEATRICAL

TALENT

Appears In The Invisible Man"

The cream of Britain's histrio nic crop together with the most, currently outstanding actors in Hollywood lend realism to the fan-. tastic H. G. Wells drama, The ́Invisible Man," which is coming to the King's Theatre.

Faced with the problem of translating the English author's startling novel into screen enter tainment, James Whale, who dir- ected "Frankenstein," "Journey's End" and other exceedingly tense dramas, spent...over... sÍK months Assembling the protagon- ists in this picture which has a ready caused" the most talk and excitement of any film in recent year:

screen

Black Magic Scorned

Now that Universal has complet-.

screen.

been conducting secret expered the filming of "The Invisible photographed and the credit must But the invisible man has been

Man coming soon to the King's go to James Whale, the director; Theatre, & studio spokesman-Charles Edeson, the photographer, there are always several explain- and Jack Pierce, the studio make- ed why a period of more than two up expert After long expert- years was permitted to elapse be- ment, they discovered the pos tween the purchase of the H. G. sibilities of amall mirrors, arrang- Wells story and Ita transfer to the ed in the magicians employ them in treating optical Musions. The mirrors were tried and the problem was no more.

Coude Rains who

"is the ple tore's Invisible man, will be seen walking along, completely dressed and with a hat perched jauntily on what would be a head, if any head were there." On his deathbed his head and shoulders will be visible, but the rest of his body will be merely a dent in the cover. In another scene he will be shown disrobing and, as his clothes tall Away, nothing but lavisholty wit remain.

ments for some time, has left be hind him no clues other than a scrap of paper on which, the word "monocane hints that this terri ble drug, which is known to`bleach and render animals insane, has been important in his experiments, Meanwhile, the English country village of Iping Witnesses the ar rival of astrage, scarecrowish- looking man who puts up to the village inn, demanding absolute privacy. His face is swathed in bandages. The Innkeeper cannot. leave him alone and is assulted, The police are called. Infuriated the steer stranger holds the amaz- éd villages at bay as he strips off his odd coverings, revealing emp tineds each garment seems. to come from no bodily substance, until. still hocking them. he stands absolutely without outline-- the invisible Mani

Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart in one of the scenes from this thrilling picture "The Invisible,

Män.

In his escape, several villagers are badly uurt by the invisible man who in reality is the missing Grima, secluded in the inn in an attempt to find his way back to Wafbility.

Dr. Kemp, alone in his sitting room, listening to radio-reports of "Moon in the Yellow River." Glo- the country phenomenon, feels ria Stuart's remarkable, impression thump on his shoulder. He sees during her meteoric screen career nothing, but the volee of Griffin.. won her the feminine lead with

addresses him, relating how he dis- the difficult assignment of playing covered the formula of, invisibility, the sweetheart of an unseen, man. and how when he was intérrupted

Henry Travers, veteran of Lox-

In his attempt to return to his don stage triumphs who recently normal self, he had decided to scored with John Barrymore and teach the world a lesson, He de Diana Wynward in "Reunion in manda Kemp's aid as a visible Vienna" and Dudley Digges, a

partner to rule the world through" New York stage favourite via Lon- an inalvible campaign of murder don, lend further distinction to and sabotage. Threatening to kill the cast of "The Invisible Man,” · Kefnp if he ever double-crosses while entrusted with the semi- him, he forces the terrorized doc- humorous character parts which make this picture outstanding in this respect, as well as its bizarre effects, até Una O'Connor, beloved maid of "Cavalcade and premier Claude Rains, who makes his

Ifish screen star, Forrester Haz screen debut in the uncanny charvey, inimitable "cockey actor and acter of the super scientist, was Merle Tottenham, also from the brought from triumphs in New British Isles de t York with the Theatre Guild to portray the most unusual and difficult part of Well's tale. Fresh from successes in "The Man Who Reclaimed bis Head and Too True to Be Good," Rains brought to the fim a rich background of stage experience in London and

New York.

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tor to drive him at once back to the village where he murders the police inspector, t

The whole country is now arous- ed, and the police marshal their forces against the invisible menace who rests in Kemp's house. While Grimin sleeps, the borrined doctor phones Dr. Cranley, and then, de- tying the Invisible Man's warn- ing, calls the police.

The problem was how to photo- graph Invisiblity. The Ides of an invisible man lê all very well in w book, but motion-picture Charac- ters have to be shown. The tech- nicians were consulted, as is the invariable rule. For once they could do little more than shake their heads, Gamers men anotted at the notion and the individuals responsible for the purchase of the story wore a path in the carpet leading to the executive desk.

Show the presence of the in visible man by spirit wires, mov- ing books, chairs and other articles Show him by suspending a coat, trousers and hat on a wire, Have a cloud of steam, or mist, or a shroud of something pass before the camera.".

There were a few of the sugges- tions, but the verdict was "too obvious." It might have been done a few years ago, but not to-day. And so, for two years the problem was discussed while the precious story accumulated a few layers or dust in the vaults, or closets, or filing cabinets or wherever it is that atdries are kept.

There will even be some episodes both to his fellow-players and his where he will be totally invisible,

would seem that this would be audiente. On first thought it

more diméult to photograph than the scenes where only part of him. is invisible, The naive quest'on was put to Universal's oracle, who replied:...

Oh, no. Whenever he was to tally Invisible, the scenes wete made without him, Mr. Rains simply had a day ofT.”

Then, with a chuckle, the spokesman drew a few mirrors from his pocket and, faded away.

Featuring Williams' Harrigan and Gloria Stuart

Our Own Review

scientist who, after succeeding in In short, the picture tells of a

conquering light and shadow to make himself invisible, attempts to rule the world and his efforis plunge the world into a frenzy of susperise and fear.

"The Invisible Man”, described tell you all about the picture here as one of the most daring screen for it will spoil everything when translations of H. G. Well's novel; you do go and see it and that comes to the King's Theatre on you really must do for it is e Sunday, when Hongkong audiences superproduction In every sense of will have the opportunity of see the word gene ing what the writer was privileged to see at a preview of this picture yesterday morning.. The locale of the weird play is in England which induenced Whale

The picture

thay well be descris to select genuine English artists Flors, learning the truth troared as one with a thousand thrills, for the major cast assignments her father, insists on seeing Grian Claude Rains, as the "Invisible The Invible Man tells an Her efforts to dissuade him are may be matched with masters like

Man" gives a performance which amazing screen atory of a scientist futile, as the man boasts of the who succeeds in making himsen power that is his In the midst the late Lon Chaney and Borts invisible and then set about to of their meeting, he spies the po- Karloff. In fact he le better in rule the world with his unholy lice surrounding the house, and power.

escape through the cordon of on- cers after telling Kemp.he will k him for his treachers the next and as it does, a mist graduates evening at ten o'clock.

Into opaqueness, deepens into

William Harrigan was selected for the intensely dramátio folk of

R. C. Sherriff talented play. "Dr. Kemp" becatise or his sensa wright of or End" fame, tional rise to fame in powerful prepared Wells norel for roles of "Crimnial at Large and Ing

REUNION OF STARS

some ways, but 10 would not do to

A reign of terror ensues in the shadows and substanc At last next several hours as the Invisible upon the plilows Her a handsome Man makes his power felt. Trains face-dark and peaceful in death. are detailed, banks are tooted and the money thrown in the streets;" all who stand in his way are mur- dered. The police plan to trap him. Kemp, Just before the sinister hour

Moon in the Yellow River, and-mi car for the mountains High os ten secretly departs alone, in

most recently The Good Earth. in the dark. hills he, exults on foll- While with the Theatre Guild, he ing the Invisible murderer when sppeared in many of their produc- fons with Dudley Didges and the the Invisible Man Hes Kemp

voice tells him to stop the cat.

two became close friends. Dieses the ear and rolls it over a pre was signed by Universal - at the

dipice, to crash in dames far be sante time as Rains, but had to low). complete, his role in - amberur Jones before joining Rains a Universal City for his role in "The

"The Invisible Man H G "Miracle at Verdun," "He." "The Wells weird story brings together three of the Theatre Guld's most prominent players, now become screen stars, and the Universal City sound stage where the Wells classic was being almed the scene recently of a most agreeable reunion of the three"", Claude Rains, Dudley Dugges and Henry Travers

Rains, who is making his screek

Invisit

Henry

debut in “The - Invisible ‹ Man,'” came to Universal City direct, from New York and many years of stage, trio triumphs, Included among the Were The an Who Reclaime

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Exhausted at last, the Invisible Man is forced out of a harn, appear on the white

rpistol burks twice and

with the

Thrills from the very frst shot

to the last fade out characterise this picture and what is more, it leave one with the feeling of want- ing to see this thriller over and over again, so

@so fascinating it is throughout its entire length,

The mangement of the King's Theatre are to be congratzibated on- securing this 17

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