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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

WHIRLPOOL

Would you sacrifice life and freedom that your family might Would you sur- find happiness? render money, power, influence to portect the good name of a wife and a daughter you haven't seen for twenty years?

Here ate questions of which tiramas are made.. Here are problems to be solved, not only by the weak but the strong as well, What the solution is, Columbia

to

studios provide in the thrilling drama, "Whirlpool" coming as the next change

the Queen's Theatre.

Jack Holt, virile ne-man star of the screen since the early silent days, proves equal to the occasion and answers these questions both convincingly and dramatically.

Supporting Holt in "Whirlpool are Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Lila Lee. Allen Jenkins and John MJan...

MARIE GALANTE

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Ned Sparks, famous "dead-pan" comedian: and Stepin Fetchit, coloured funny boy, have formed a mutual admiration society.

"Stepin, with that drawl of his. "kuls me," says „Ned, a

"Ah thinks Mistah Spanks is the funniest passon Ah evah did see." opines Fetchit,

Between them, they were the

time joy and at the same

the despair of Henry King, who direct- ed 'both players an "Marfe Galante," for Fox Film

"When one of them doesn't break up. laughing at the other. in a scene, the other does." he complains. "But both of them are so darned funny I can't blame them. One thing, though; when we do get a good take. I'm sure It will be just as funny to the

audience."

DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR

She's Ave feet, five inches tall, dark brown hair and hazel brown eyes. She is Margaret'- Lindsay, the romantic interest la the" Cos- mopolian production, "Devil Dogs of the Air.", released by Warner Bros. now playing at the Central Theatre.

Margaret, during production of the picture, was the belle of North Island, the Marine flying field out- side of San Diego, Calli,, where a majority of the scenes for the fim were made,

there Where Margaret' went, went the Marines, their wives. their children and their sweet- hearts. Margaret, unlike most wú- men, found little of appeal in a uniform, but the marines offered her a great deal more than just. uniforms, in the way of personal attention. She was pleased with their breezy outlook on life, their quick wits and ready humour and their daredevil exploits thrilled her.

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"Devil Dogs of the Air," by John "Monk Saunders, is written about the aviation corps of the US Marines. It is dited with snappy. fast action and thrilling air stunts.

NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS

The most radical departure in the art of motion picture mäke- up is seen in Universal's astound- ing novelty comedy. "Night Life Of The Gods," now showing at the King's Theatre,

In the

characters picture the are called upon to undergo trans- formations

from cold marble statues to real, live, people. In order to accomplish this effect every hair had to be changed to a red colour, for photographic pur- pose. Under the camera's eyes all colours are reduced to variations of

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AN EXCELLENT

FILM

The Pursuit Of

Happiness"

Romantic, pleasant as well as comical 1s the Alma version of the

Broadway stage success, "The Pursuit of Happiness," now showing at the Alhambra Theatre. The nim tells of the early re-

volutionary days when America fought for independence, but the great part story concern's the young love and romance of that period and the really "forbidding"

parents.

This film also reveals the Ameri- can forefathers in their gay, mo-

which is not so good for the youngsters.

"BEHOLD MY

WIFE"

At The Queen's

FROM

TO-MORROW

A. FOX Ficture-with-

SPENCER TRACY KETTI GALLIAN

NED SPARKS HELEN MORGAN

NEW ATTACK ON DARWINISM

"Too Many Missing Links".

A well-made but exaggerated comedy drama... of American Sir Arthur Keith, the scientist "Society," "Behold My Wife," now

and former President of the Bri- showing at the Queen's Theatre | tish Association, was criticised for with Sylvia Sidney, in the leading his evolutionary views at a meet- role, is a picture above the average ing of the Victoria Institute.

His

and as such is worth seeing.

critic was Mr. Douglas The plot which is rather un- Dewar, the ornithologist and ex-

usual tells of a scion of a wealthy pert on Indian natural history. family who attempts to avenge Lecturing on the supposed, fossil himself on his meddling family links between man and the lower after he has been frustrated in | animals,” he said that in the pre- his attention to marry a typist.sent state of our knowledge, all To accomplish his purpose he that science could truthfully say | marries an Indian girl whom he was that it knew not when, where

meets in his wanderings through { or how man originated. New Mexico, brings her back to New York and introduces her to his thoroughly outraged family, follows, some of it very funny. Much comedy of an obvious type

when the family takes the Indian girl to their heart.

In his

black and white, but the trans- formation process in this picture strikes a new note in photography.ments, but also the "Otherwise," Spencer Tracy and Ketti Gallian

Perhaps the most difficult job are co-starred in "Marie Galante,"

that of Jack Pierce, which

will arrive at the King's of all was Theatre next Sunday. In addition Universal's chief make-up master. Lederer, at last finds a part that The continental actor, Francis personally handled every character in the film.

Pierce admits it was the most attempted difficult task he ever in his life. It was even a greater accomplishment than "The Invisi-land, the two well-known mirth-run away with another man who

to Sparks and "Step" Fetchit, other members of a distinguished support cast are Helen Morgan, Leslie Fenton,

Arthur Byron, Siegrled Rumann. Robert Loraine and Jay C. FÉpoen.

ONE NIGHT OF LOVE

Heralded by a fanfare of nation wide praise and acclamation, the sensationally successful "One Night of Love," which serves as a star- ring vehicle for the alluringly Grace Moore, will be shown at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday and Monday.

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of

The film play, based on a story by Charles Beahan, presents entrancingly novel blend. romance, comedy, music, drama and exotic settings. It concerns itself with the operatic aspirations

who

ble Man," on which Pierce also worked. In the latter picture the effects could not be seen. while in "Night Life Of The Gods" the au- dience

the transformation sees right before its eyes. It's the most amazing thing ever done on the screen and almost unbelievable.

NEW SPIRITUALIST ORDER

Formed By Twenty Clergymen

In an effort

really suits his talent, while Joan

star. also scores heavily. Bennett who plays opposite the

Others featured in the picture are Charlie Ruggles and Mary Bo

making players.

two entertaining shorts, namely Included in the programme are

Grantland Rice Sportlights and some special pictures of how Hong Kong celebrated the Silver Jubilee together with British Paramount's

news. A. R. M.

the

disappointment, young man betrays his 'real pur- pose to the girl and forces her to

Quoting Sir Arthur Keith's die- tim that if we could summon back all the extinct kinds of man and series of forms linking the brain ape we should have "an unbroken

of the lowest ape to that of he highest man," Mr. Dewar said:

"A more unscientific statement than this it would be dificult, to

evolutionary theory, the recent find. It assumes the truth of the

has fallen in love with her. Then separation of man from simian:

when the man" realises his mis- tively recent times of scores of follows the usual "happy ending" stock, the existence in compara-

take, but not after the girl has kinds of spe of which not a single. taken the blame for a murder.

absurdly overdone, the picture cer

Though, the Society scenes look

tainly has its moments, thanks to direction and acting.

fossil has been found, that during

of apes were so many as to render the middle Tertiary the varieties

the world 3 veritable monkey "house that only a tiny fraction of Sylvia Sidney, in her opening this great medley of spes have left scenes, plays the Red Indian girl fossil remains, and, strange to say, GRENFELL OF LABRADOR convincingly and, needless to any, the remains that have been found charmingly. Gene Raymond, as happen to include none of the the Society youth, H. B. Warner many Inks between the apes and and Laura Hope Crews. 23 his man," parents, and Monrow Owsley as Sir Arthur had said that the the "other man," all turned human remains found in caves on outstanding performances which Mount Carmel are "certainly 100,- helped to make the picture a suc-000 years old." He ought, said Mr. cess.-8.. A. R.

(Special A, Mail Service).........

London, Apill 18. Sir Wilfred Grenfell, who left OI. his return to his beloved Labrador has been singing its

of an ambitious, carefree.. young midwestern girl who travels to religion a group of London Angli-praises as a tourist resort.

Italy to study voice culture with

to "spiritualise"

can clergy are spreading know-

Ever since the young medical missionary first went there in

the prize money won in a local ledge of spiritualism among the 1894 he has looked forward to the..

There she

congregations..

They state they have been urged on to this work by the messages

radio voice contest. meets a gay young American blade with a fortune in the bank and romance in his heart and also a 01. an archbishop and bishop who charming, debonair music teacher, have "passed over.” portrayed by Tulllo Carminati..

SWEET ADELINE

Warner Bros.

"Sweet Adeline," new musical spectacle and said to be the most pretentious of all their gigantic specials, opens at the Alhambra and Central Theatre to-morrow, with Irene Dunne, famous stage and screen singing star in the title role...

The picture is taken from the sensational Broadway bit by

day when Labrador would COTES, into its own in this respect.

That time, has now arrived, thanks largely to the initiative of American and Canadian visitors. visitors will follow suit. Str Wilfred, hopes that English

As to Labrador's salubriousness, Its beauties are now well-known.

Twenty or 80 clergyinen have banded themselves together and formed the Order of the Prepara-" tion for the Communion of Souls. with the Rev. A. F. Sharp, Rural B Wilfred Grenfell himself-as Dean of Hampstead, as thell

my picture indicates is its best advertisement.

President.

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in one N.W. London church, when, Seance meetings have been held It is claimed, messages from tat Other Side were received....

The Rev. R. Hart-Davies, at 8t. of the committee, said that three Paul's Covent Garden, a member

people spoke to a meeting of the Order through a medium.

"Our Order has received mes-

archbishop and a blahop who have departed this earth.

"Mixed" Reception.

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hummer sages of support from a former stein II and is crammed with - arlous comedy, delightful romance and stirring drama In addition to its gigantic specialty numbers. Unique dancing numbers are staged by Bobby Connolly on novel and mammoth sets with scores of Hollywood's most beauti- ful gris taking part.

The music of this opperetta, written by the authors of the musical comedy, contains some of the most popular songs of the day. An addition to the eight in the original show, "two new songs were written specially for the serech version.

Five of these songs are sung by Irene Dunne alone. She sings two others with Phil Regan, the sing ing cop of radio fame who also egings

one Rong solo. Dorothy Dare, Broadway musical comedy

"I am sorry I cannot disclose their tames: I do not. think it would be right."

Asked if the Order had received much encouragement from the congregations in the members" churches. he said: "We have been thanked by soine, for our sermons on the subject while others have been very much against it. But we expected It would be so

We cannot rule spiritualism out for the Church is a spiritual or- ganisation:* = ** Phot

It is understood that while the bishops have not 'given the Order their support, quite a few are in sympathy with its aims,

The Rev. G. Maurice Elliott, Vicar of St. Peter's Cricklewood,

star, sings & popular ballad while the secretary of the Order,

Hush Herbert and Nydia Westman will; be heard in a comedy duet.

whose vice-president is the Rev. A. H. E. Lee."

SHOWING

TO-DAY

in

How True "Ginger-beer is still consumed

lap of the gods. in some theatre galleries "

The

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Forgiving

me pounding on the celling?"

Downstairs: "Didn't you hear

Upstairs: "Oh, that's all right. We were making a lot of noise ourselves."

Dewar, to furnish the proof, that, gives this Agure Its certainty..

Sir Arthur Keith has also assert- ed, "There is no evidence what- ever of any single person having been dead and then brought to life." He ought to have said, "No evidence whatever of a kind I am able to accept.” The Bible contain- ed evidence.

The Difference Where did you learn that new piece?".

"It's not a new plece. The plano. has been tuned."

S

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