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THE SILVER CORD

Showing To-day At

The Star

MOBY DICK.

At The Alhambra To-morrow

"Moby Dick" was the most

fames and infamous whale that rver lived. Ancient and grizzled A heart-throb story of a bride's triumph over a conniving mother-tars, retired now, still recount the in-law abounds in dramatic thrills hair-raising legends of the great white whale, that killed sailors for every type of film fan who

and wrecked ships. visita Star, Theatre "to-day to Sea The Silver Cord," starring Irene Dunne,

Miss Dunne, enacting a modern wife, contributes a splendid per formance against a background of elaborate settings and splendid photography. As Christina, she' rises in magnificent wrath against the insidious tactles employed by a selfish mother who seeks to retain her sons' love exclusively for her sell, unconcerned with their nor- mai impulses to live with mates of their own choice.

With her husband David, Chris- tina visits his mother's home, where the insanely selfish woman loses no time in launching her

campaign to wreck her son's hap piness, not one whit deterred by Christina's forthcoming baby, Mentai cruelty is her first barrage. when she forces the pair to sleep il separate rooms. Calculating lles, decel and studiously inhuman inethods soon drive Christina to a desperate move.

ki

She throws her whole happiness

into one cast of the dice of fate. ...With David as a witness, she tears 'the mother's hypocrisy asunder. She points out her envious pro- pensities in lavishing on her child- ren the love she selfishly withheld from her husband... Christina de-

The

The Warner Bros. and Vitaphone version of the immortal Herman Melville novel of this name, in' which John Barrymore will ap- pear at The Alhambra Theatre to- morrow offers thrilling. melodrama against a background of stormy seas and stormier passions. No- thing just like "Moby Dick" has ever been attempted on the talk- Ing screen before. Authentic and spectacular, the epic struggle be- tween man and the world's great- est living. monster, makes "Moby Dick" a picture that can never be forgotten. Joan Bennett plays op posite Mr. Bacon directed..

Barrymore. Lloyd

creator of the mother role in the original Theatre Guild production of the Sidney Howard play, enacts her part masterfully. Joel McCrea. as David, a genuinely the perfect son torn between the loves of his wife and mother. Eric Linden and Frances Dee, as the younger son

and his fiancee, also give brilliant characterizations.

When "The Silver Cord" was produced in New York several years ago, it created a sensatich among play-goers. As a film it tops the stage production by reason of its scope and sweep. Imbued with

of the film from experience which he gathered while staging the

mands, rightfully and courageous-John Cromwell's expert direction ly that her husband choose be- tween her and his mother. climax-powerful, fronic, caustic-play; excellent histrionics by Miss leaves an indelible impression with its tense, dramatic power.

A cast of extraordinary talent supports Mis Dunne in "The S- Ver Cord." Laura Hope Crews,

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THE LOVE STORY OF A CENTURY

MADELEINE CARROLL FRANCHOT TONE

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LET'S TALK IT OVER

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TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME

(Continued from Page 4)

forte). Trio No. 11 in B fat major (Mozart). Fantasy Trio In

(Frank one movement Bridge).

4.45 p.m.-"More Musical Comedy

man Masters Orchestra and Soloists.

11.15 p.m.-News in German

Dja and Din.

on

* Imagine a Alm star

her ego!"

ho

With this remark, Hollywood marveled at Madeleine Carroll, co- featured with Franchot Tone in the Fox Flim, "The World Moves On," which opens at the King's Theatre to-day.

Madeleine's naturalness and utter lack of concett "floored" the film colony.

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How do you manage to remain so modest?" interviewers asked her. "Temperament is merely bad temper," she repiled, "and there is no excuse for either bad temper or conceit when everything possible is done to make us happy in studios.

"I personally, could not become concelted in Hollywood if I want- ed. Here nobody knows anything about me, or my past work, with the exception, perhaps of my per- formance in "I Was A Spy." Fur- ther more, I realize Hollywood does cot want to know anything about my past. It is my present work which will be judged in the future that matters.

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""Moreover, I am so dazed and impressed by the magnificence of studios, the competence of every- body working in them, and the lavishness with which money is spent on a production, that I am often too awed to offer my opinion when it is asked.

"This Hollywood visit has taught me other valuable lessons. I know definitely now that screen success does not come from unique dialogue, 11.30 p.m.--Relayed from Konigs-screen clothes, or that misused ex- exaggerated make-up, ultrasmart berg: The New Year Has be-pression sex appeal. It means, gun! Peasents' Weather Lore and Hunting Rules.

rather, a quiet, restrained, dignified 12.15. a.m.--News

portrayal of a character, which can come only from within."

in English on Dja and in Dutch on Dja 12.30 am-Close down Dja, Din

(German., Engl.).

RADIO MANILA

Moments.",with Vera Siddons 5 p.m.-Sunset Dance Hour-From

(Soprano), the Revue Chorus, and the B.B.C. Empire Orches tra Leader, Daniel Melsa.

Conductor, Eric Fogg.

and Selections from: Miss Gibbs (Caryll Monckton). sager). The

Bongs

Our and

Veronique (Mes- Sunshine Girl

(Rubens). The Merry Widow

"(Lebar).

Greenwich Time Signal at 9 a.m. 5.45 p.m.-The News."

p.m. Close down.

BERLIN PROGRAMME

p.m. Dja, Dj

Announcement (German, English). German. Folk Song. Programme Fore cast (German, English), Letter Box

9.15 pm-Music and Topical

Events,

9.45 pm-News in English on Dla

and in Dutch on Din

10 pm. Favourite Works of G..

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the Lyric Music House.

6.10 p.m. Spanish Informationaj

Period.

6.30 p.m.-English Informational

Period.

7 pim--Songs of the Philippines

Abuindio Ibanez."

7.15 pm-Violin Recital-Federico

Villasenor,"

7.30 p.m-Goldenberg and Co. pro-

7.45

gramme.

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8. p.m.--Cebu Portland Cement Co. -The Mystery Singer.ENGA. R15 pm Everett Steamship Co. programme-Janet Baker, and Johnny Harris and Rhythm Kings A

80p.m. Manila Radiolites, con-

ducted by Luis Nolasco.

8.50 pm-8tock quotations, 8,55 p.m.Continuation of Mandia

Radiolites programme. 10.30 pm Sign off

TO-DAY

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MOVIE-NEWS

Sheridan's

famous

"comedy. "The School for Scandal" is like- ly to be filmed by Universal in the New Year, with Lowell Sher- man, directing. Madeleine Carroll appeared in a British film of this play a few years ago.

M.G M. are to make a sequel to "The Thin Man" Dashiell Ham- mett, author of the originai no- vel, has arrived in Hollywood to write its successor.

Ben Hecht and Charles Mac Arthur author-producers of "Crime Without Passion" have been invited by the Soviet Gov ernment to make a picture. in Russia. The Americans have not yet decided but the offer is taken as a sign that Russia is giving up pictures in favour of entertain- its policy of purely propaganda

ment.

There was a record turn-out of screen celebrities at the fifth. annual flim ball, organised by BLP. on November 23 at the AI- bert Hall with Davy Burnaby 25 M.C. A gigantic cabaret enter- tainment and music by Bly Cotton's Band being one of the features of the evening. So great

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SURVEYS

Channel Crossing Palace On Isles Of Heavenly

Footstep

One of the most popular players on the screen today is Edmund Gwenn, He's at his best in char. acterizationS of simple, Homely types which have their counter- parts in every town throughout the kingdom. Mr. Gwenn's "suc- cess is due to his ability, which Sidney Clunies-Ross, who rules makes his characters live. One over the Cocos Islands, which lie in feels that "ane knows them; they the Indian Ocean 700 miles to the delight and please with their sim-southwest of Java.

ple humour; sheds a tear here and there at their tribulations, which, after all, is a tribute to the art. of the actor.

Monarch of all he surveys-that

is & literal description of Mr.

Must at the "Inhabitants are Malaya," but since a cable station was built in 1901 some nine white men have been stationed there, so the "king" does not lack for company.

There is no metal currency. Notes stamped on sheepskini and

It was this wireless station that the German cruiser Emden des-

she met her fate when the Austra lian cruiser Sydney canfe along.

The long arm of the income-tax collector has just stretched all the way to the Cocos Islands and designed by Mr. Clunies Ross are the manded £18,856 for super-tax only money. There is no police Edmund Gwenn specialises in which Mr. Clunies Ross has got to force, and the king possesses power dialect roles. One remembers his pay. But he

of life and death. is a ruler all the creation of. J. B. Priestley's beloved same: character, Jess Oakroyd in "The It is stranger than Robinson Good Companions." One same Crusoe, this story of Mr. Clunies-troyed in 1914. It was at Cocos away from those pictures feeling Rasis. that one wanted to see and know more of "Chris" and "Jess" albelt great-grandfather, John Clunies- It begins back in 1825, when his. they had played a big part in the Ross, who was sailing in those development of the story.

latitudes, alighted the Cocos Is- In "Channel Crossing opening lands. Despite the lawless natives to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre he made a landing, and liked the Edmund Gwenn has another role look of the place. Two years later which his admirers wilt And much he went back with his wife and to their liking, that of Trotter, a family and set up his kingdom Lancastrian, who, with his wife and family, are paying their first visit to France, Matheson Lang and Constance Cummings are the Stars of this picture, of which Edmund wenn has a featured Tole,

was the rush for tickets that only a few, were left.

These islands, by the way, must not be confused with Cocos Island in the Pacific-that goal of trea- sure seekers. They were discover- ed by an Englishman, one William Keeling.

There is no water on the islands, kept in big tanks. Rain water is Drinking water, is condensed and

used for all other purposes.

The islands have a yacht club, tennis courts and first class swim- ming and big game fishing.

The "royal palace" is a charm- Ing bungalow bullt in tropical style with broad verandahs. It is on Home Island, or the Island. of the Heavenly Footstep as it is called.

Direction Island, the cable sta- the Empire chain-is just across tion-a most important link in

the lagoon. Mr. Clunies Ross is the fourth of his line,

On arriving at Cocos Clunies Ross found another adventurer, in possession-one John Hare, who Uved with about 200 slaves who had been presented to him by the Rajah of Banajer. The two did. line to marry a not agree very well and eventually Hare departed, leaving Cluntes- Ross in undisputed possession.

His tamlly have reigned there taina

Valerie Hobson, the 19-year old London stage and screen ac- tress has been given the leading role opposite Ralph Bellamy in Universal's "Rendezvous at Mid-ever since. night.". It was only in July of last year that she left for Holly- wood to play in "Great Expecta- tions."

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WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS

VAHERNE EVANG

He governed Wisely and well- His son Georgé "succeeded” and eventually the British Government decided to recognize these staunch adventurers who had carved out a kingdom for themselves.

..

To Have and To Hold For Ever? In the files of the Colonial Orice: I saw in imposing Indenture. It reads

"The indenture made on the seventh day of July 1888 Between the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty or the first part, Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St George Governor and Comman- der in Chief of the Straits Bettle- ments and Vice Admiral of the same, and George Clunies Ross, of the Cocos Islands, gentleman.

in the name of the Queen's Majesty grant unto the said George Clunies Ross and his heirs all and singular, the lands state and being above the high water mark with the Cocos Islands to baye and to bold for ever.

Nowadays (there are about 800

"King" John was the first of his

white woman...- she is the only one on the islands. All hig predecessors. married daughters of the Malay chief-

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