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“Josetta”. QUEEN'S:
"Partners In Grima" ORIENTAL:
"The White Bannera". CATHAY:
"Michael Strogoff”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"The Law West
Of Tourb
stone"
STAR:
"Scarlet. Empresa” MAJESTIC:
"The Lone Wolf In Paris"
KING'S:
Coming
"Rebecca Farm"
"Zasa" ORIENTAL:
QUERN'S: ZAZA”
A Paramount Picture with HERBERT MARSHALL
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WHITE BANNERS
B. LLOYD C DOUGLAS
CLAUDE RAINS-FAY BAINTER JACKIE COOPER - BONITA GRANVILLE
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PAUL MUNI
"MORROW · "STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR"
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY:
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS -Amerigo Vespucel born, 1451. Arnold Toynbee died, 1883. St. Frances of Rome..
CINEMAS.—(See Column 3 of this
Page).
of Sunnybrook
"Last Gangster" "Drums"
CATHAY:
"Lancer Spy"
ALHAMBRA:
"Zaza"
STAB:
"Story Of Louis Pasteur MAJESTIC:
"Love Finds Andy Hardy”
In Darkest Hollywood
Darkest Africa is taking shapë rapidly "on the Twentieth Cen- tury-Fox lot in preparation for "Stanley and Livingstone,” which goes before the cameras soon with Spencer Tracy, Walter Bren nan, Nancy Kelly and Richard Greene in important roles.
MRS. CLARK GABLE GETS DIVORCE
LAS VEGAS (Nevada), Már. 7 (Reuter)-Mrs. Gable, wife of the film star, Clark Gable; obtained a divorce to-day on grounds of desertion.
"THE LONE WOLF
IN PARIS” With a background of continental intrigue, adventure and romance in {Parts and in a colourful Graustar- klan country, "The Lone Wolf in Paris," which opens today at the Majestic Theatre, has, Læderer and Frances Drake sharing honours in a fast-moving sophisticated adven- ture story.
Construction of the islands of Pemba and Zanzibar, miles of
Jungle and the village of Ulu is under way, and experts. at auch things say they're going to cost Kix pretty big figures to com plete.
Considering the fact that the studio sent out an expedition under Mrs. Martin Johnson to photograph real African backgrounds, crowds and action, the production shapes up from this distance as one of the biggest ever in Hollywood. One, of the most interesting sets surely will be that of a Masai village which was shipped in its entirety from Africa, but we hear that it will be no more authentic than the sets bulit from the hundreds of contemporary drawings collected by the studio's research head. MiS.
Frances Richardson.
She was the lady who saw to it that "In Old Chicago," "Lloyds Of London" and "shes" were historically. and geographically Walter Kingsford plays the role accurate, and we'll bet that when of a designing grand duke and she gets through a native of Zan- Leona Maricle and Albert Vanzibar could be set down on the Dekker enact the roles of his Zanuck lot and never guess that distinguished henchmen. Albert 8. he wasn't right in his old home Rowell has done an admirable job town.
of directing and Arthur T. Horman based his screen play on a story, by Louise Joseph Vance. It's a fast-" stepping. thrilling picture in the best Lone Wolf tradition
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SOLUTIÓN TO-MORROW
Solution No. 25% JOHN THAYDEN
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change Bldg., Des Voeur Road Central, noon; Quarterly Mtg.. pi REO.CA., in Junior N.C.O,'% Dining Mess Wellington Bar- racks 1.30 p.m.; Annual, of Jean Arthur, "Carey Grant and Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., Richard Barthelmese have started at P. & O. Bldg., 11 a.m.; An- work on Columbia's -Tew picture ENTERTAINMENTS, TMCA
Dual, of.. Hongkong Union called "Plane No. 4" As the title. Gramophone Recital, by Capt. Church, Kennedy Road, 9 p.m. indicates this is a thring picture Sherriff, 9 p.m.; "The Shining· Annual, of Kowloon Tong of the air once again Hour," at China Fleet Club Garden City Assen., in "Water- Theatre, 9.15 p...
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MAUREEN TAKES A NEW COURSE
Describing her picture career in Hollywood as education in which a series directors have of helpfu been her teachers. Maureen O'Sullivan terms her latest" picture A "post graduate ccargo."
The picture is Columbia's "Let Us Live," directed by John Brahm, in which Miss O'Sullivan is fea- tured with Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy.
The actress, on finishing her dramatic role in the productión, paid high tribute Director Brahm's mentorship.
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"I have been very fortunate ever since I left a convent in Ireland at the age of 17 and came to Hollywood," said Man- reen. "Beginning with Frank Arst Borzage, who gave me iny. chance, I have been tutored with rare consideration by excellent directors.
"From some of them I learned how to handle comedy or ingenue roles. Others taught, me proper timing, better Vocal inflection and other essentials of acting: But it remained for Mr. Brahm to give me A post-graduate course during the making of Let Us Live'. This has been my most import dramatic part and if I have succeeded in 'the deep- ly emotional scenes, the credit should go to the director. For he has been very patient and considerate guide.”
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WRONG NUMBER Jack Holt was the victim of his own cleverness during a scene in Columbia's Whispering Enemies. The scene required him to answer a phone, and Holt unconsciously slipped into the disguised voice he employs at home until he learns to whom he le talking,
Director Lewig D. Collins "snap- ped him out of it with: "Hey! You're talking like your valet! You aren't at home now. We're shooting a picture, remember?"
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A fighting man in a land of danger
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TIM BOLT EVELYN BRENT
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