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The Modern Cindrella," forthcoming novel by James M Cain, author of "The Postman Al ways Rings Twice," "Serenade”. and other best-sellers, has been purchased by Universal as a star- ring vehicle for Irene vunt.
Shirley Temple thinks Charles Glilingwater, SB, is "Uncle Sam" of the U.S.A., and tries to help him so he in "tum will help Charles Farrell and Amanda Duff. Shirley's innoceat error. makes "Just Around The Corner," 20th Century-Fox's picture which opens to-day at the King Theatre, one of her most delightful screen stories.
*JUST AROUND
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There's so much to laugh at.
so much to love, so many things
"THE ROAD TO ROME"
to take away and remember in Clark Gable, will be seen [Shirley temple's new picture. "Just Hannibal and Myrna Loy as the Around The Corner," which opens wife of the Roman pro-consul in to-day at the King's Theatre, that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's adapta. even the most glowing comment tion of the Robert E Sherwood can hardly do justice either to play, "The Road to Rome," which Shirley or to the delightful show is to go before the cameras in which 20th Century-Fox has the near future. ̧ fashioned around its Number One atar.
Jane Cowl and Philip Merivale For "Just Around the Corner" way stage play. Joseph Manke- bad leading roles in the Broad- is not only the best picture Shirley wicz will produce the picture, Temple has even appeared in, but
Gable was last seen opposite hits ever produced by the studio Miss Loy is currently co-starring" also one of the most entertaining Norma Shearer in "Idiot's that has given us so many great Delight," which Was also an pictures in the past. And it finds adaptation of a Sherwood play." Shirley in her happiest role, one with Robert Taylor in "Lucky which allows her
an occasional Night." outburst of that mischievous
spirit outside the studio.
The picture will be produced humor which is said to be 50 and directed by John M. Stahl but characteristic of her irrepressible will not be made until after the first of the year when Miss Dunne
Among those who share in fl completes a previous commitment
this fun are Charles Farrell, as with Paramount
Meanwhile shirley's Stahl la preparing to fim the lady-in-waiting to a kennelful of Dad: Joan Davis; as Charles Bonner novel, "Bull by the Park Avenue pooches; Amanda Horns" which is being rapidly Duff (a promising yound adapted, and will be cast soon.
new- comer to flims) as the girl with whom Farrell 1s in love; Bert Lahr, as Joan's chauffeur-sweet- the inimitable BO Robinson, who does a new dance routine, with Shirley that passes even their sensational
“HONOLULU” DUE heart; and
IN H.K. SOON M-G-M's Hongkong Branch has been advised by their Shanghal Toy Trumper" number in "Re- Office that the production entitled becca". "Honolulu" did exceptionally well
PRINCESS JOINS FIELDS & MCCARTHY
Princess Baba, disinherited. daughter of the white Rajah and Ranee of Sarawak, Will make her screen debut op- posite W. C. Fields, Edgar Ber- zen Band Charlle McCarthy in Universal's "You Can't Cheat An Honest Man.”
Producer Lester Cowan signed the blonde beauty who incurred
at the Nanking Theatre, Shanghai, Captam William Easson, has her father's disfavour about" à year 30 much so, that the run was ex-retired from the position of har-ago by marrying Bob Gregory, tended by the transference of the bour master of Grangemonth after middleweight wrestling champion exhibition to the Cathay Theatre; years. Born at Montfeth. he of Europe.
also a first-run theatre,
first went to sea as apprentice in The princess, who was chosen It was impossible to continue the Dundee barque "Broomball" after Cowan and Director George with the exhibition of "Honolulu" in 1991 and got his master's ticket Marshall had viewed tests of more. at the Nanking Theatre because of in 1900. For the next the trementous advance sales on year
te than 30 actresses, will portray a he served principally in girl of royal blood in the W. C. "Idiot's Delight" and, incidentally, the Far Eastern trade and was Felda picture. another one of M-G-M produc-appointed deputy harbour master tion,"
of Grangemouth in 1907, becom- "Honolulu" is due to play simul- ing harbour master in succession taneously at the Queen's and Al- to: Capt. McIntyre two years hambra theatres shortly.
later.
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There is something ден under the sun. It is a “con- trolled" forest are, one direc ted by man, not fanned by nature, and it may be seen in all its spectacular and terrify- ing beauty in Jack London's "Bomance of the Redwoods," the gripping Columbia drama festuring Charles Bickford and Jean Parker..
The blaze climaxes the picture, which is set in the picturesque hig woods country, The powerful story revolves around the unexpressed affection of Bickford, a logger, for demure, timber-bred Miss Parker an affection abruptly climazed when young Gordon Oliver, a city youth out of a job, comes to the camp for a job.
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