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CINEMA NOTES.

BRITISH PICTURES FOR THE KING'S.

TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1931.

recently. The horseless carringo ex-players portrays the lives of these be- perience took place in the filming of lievable personages is a tonic. The The Floradora Girl" and the nero- Royal Family of Broadway" is rich in plano trip was made for scenes in her comedy, romance, pathos and drama. new Mutro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring It is invested with sparkling glamor vehicle, The Bachelor Father", com- it moves with the dazzling speed of aj ing on Thursday to the Queen's Thea motoor. tre..

"Follow the Londer."

Two eminent British pictures are to be shown at the King's Theatre

I can't say I am wild about aero- shortly-"Spilntors” on the 28th and planes”, the vivacious star explained, In "Follow the Leader" which ta 20th fast, and "Rookery Nonk" on "but my limited experience with them coming to the King's Theatre next, June 30th and July 1st. "Splinters" was far more comfortable than the Ed Wynn, tho stellar Brondway has been reproduced by the British ride and in the old auto we used in comedian, has a list of ensunities to and Dominions Film Corporation, my last picture. At least we knew dlaapprove the idea that screen stara Limited, and the Gaumont British the aeroplane had to land sombwhere, have it easy. To begin with, a too Picture Corporation, Limited. The I thought the old machine wo had in zealous property man hit him in the east comprises Nelson Keys, George the other film would fall apart or back with a "good luck" horseshoe. Baker, Sydney Goltham, Sydney Ho-low us to hits any minute".

Then he scraped most of his skin off

ward, Low Lake. Walter Glynne, Rabert Z. Leonard directed 31iss one arm when be caught a large suit- and Hal Jones and Reg Stone in their Davies in her intest laugh-hit, an case, He banged the top of his head, urigimi roles, The story is based adaption of the Edward Chlids Car- raising a large well, when un- upon netual happenings in the War. Penter stage play which was present thuainstle fellow-players carried him Some of the items from the original el te great success on Broadway by through a low doorway, and painful show in Franco have been included David Belased. C. Aubrey Smith, burns on one foot resulted when a and will doubtless be remembered by whe, created the title role in the chemical compound was used on his the many thousands of soldiers who original theatre presentation, repents shoes to produce smoke. He risked know the ald "Bra Sat Theatre" in his part, heading the imposing_sup- pneumonia, and nctually enught Francr.

porting cast which includes Ralph cold when hr stored or u block "Rookery Nook," of course, is the Forbes, Guinn Williams, David Tor- of ice for long periods at a tine. celebrated Aldwych farce which had renee, Doria Lloyd, Ray land, Bumps and bruises, in plentiful pro- 400 performances In London. Its Nena Quartaro, Edgar Norton. fusion, resulted from the numerous presentation on the screen is one of "The Royal Family of Broadway." conely fails he had to lake before the most successful things yet dono

Marked by brilliant acting. "The "Follow the Loader" was half cont by producers of British pictures. Royal Family of Broadway" is now pleted.

showing at the King's Theatre. It is based on the famous play, The "Reducing" Provides Amusement.

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It is announced by the management Royal Family" by George S. Kaufman. of the King's Theatre that eight and Edna Ferber, and depicts the have scored another comedy

Marie Dressler and Polly Moran awards have been made in regard to home life of a leading family of Am-with "Reducing", their latest Metro- the recent entpetition on the subject|eriena stage performers, of "Tom Sawyer" as a pleture. The

But it is not the impressive quality showing at the

Goldwyn-Mayer picture which contest attracted fifty entries and the of the original playwrighting alone Reducing has been admirably dir- Queen's Theatre. Juger pronounce that, there was very which makes this play a wonderfuleted by Charles "Chuck" Hittle plagiarism and scant evidence movie. Most of the attributes of this who also wielded the megaphone for Rienner, of copying by one aastat from an- production are found in the stirrit Caught Short", the previous comedy. other, i the whole, the English, craftmanship of Fredric March, Ina triumph of the hilariously funny pair. A saving grace-might one end! grammar, and punctuation were very Claire, Harrietta 'rosmea and Mary good, but under the ending of Brinn-M

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at beauty "Bentness"

parlours Justf sterg actor, as one would wish predecessor took a fling sure competitors

the same hilarious way Its 11 A more frequent recurreter of vahalde murha

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this would make cryptic puzzles Street. March is

The plot concerns Pauline us Tony Cavendish Rochay, beauty parlour expert, who 12 What the Commons do--but not

ensier. judges without

or ad the handsome rug of, the fatally who invites her sister, Marie, to come song name densra, thus ensuring that the has deserted the stage temporarily for from the country for a visit with her 14 A help withmate aworts were made solely on the Keg lights of Hollywood where whole family. What happens when

alenys. the care of merit.

he has become the great and fardly the buxan Miss Dressler loads her lover of the seren. Miss Claire is extensive tribe aboard a Pollman, and his sister, the leading rosantic and unloads them at the Grand Central dramatic netrens of the New York and Station, New York, starts the laughs outlind stages. Miss Brian

is her ball rolling and it doesn't stop for an daughter raised in the tradition this family's Thespian history,

of hours and more. not yet inunched into a career. Mis length emedies a serious love story 24 No this is a beginner. As is customary with modern full 23 The starters puditing. Crosman is the mother of Miss Cintre underling the laugh-making. and March--the grande dume of the Relacing it concerns Anita Page 28 This tide comes inte. "The Bachelor Father."

Ih25 Adorn. Cavendish clan, whose loyalty to her and William Bakewell; Sally Eilers 31 "Far from the madding crowd'a Riding in a 1900 benzing-buggy is family's name for stage exploits and William more thrilling than zamming in a 1900 more dear to her than anything else These four personable young people 3 To aim higher emuinte part of

(Buster) Collier, Jr. -strife. trl-mod red Reroplane, according to in the world. Marion Davies, who has done both

do the work delightfully and art as

The first prize ta a suit medal, the end a fontade pen, mut the third a book. The other five prizes take the form of free tickets to the King's Theater, The

presentation of the rizes will be made today (Tuesday 23rd inst) just before the caminien- rement of the 10 performance.

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and Elizabeth Patterson. The blonds Miss Twelvetrees, a recent recruit to motion pictures, had

previously nchieved fame the New York Stage. The picture was directed by Rupert Julian, maker of many out- standing successes.

"The Cat Creeps" abounds with mystery and suspense, and its entire come action deals with the hair-raising

foils for the two

Luen Littlefield as Elmer, carrier husband of Marie, gives ustial excellent performance.

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"The Cat Creeps,"

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levents of a single night in a great mail-mansion whch has not been occupied his for 20 years. Here a group of relatives gather at midnight to listen to the reading of a will, and thus begins a story which brings to the "The Cat Creeps," described as, one audience 11 awift succession of of the greatest mystery stories in the laughs and thrilla. Breathlene terror history of stage or motion pletures. Erins the characters, and

adapted by Universal for the explainable death of one of them adds talking screen from John Willard's horror to a mystery which is finally Cat and The brought to a surprising solution just famous play, "The Canary," is opening its engagement before daylight. to-day at the Central Theatre. This

"The Cat and the Canary" has for thrilling production presents an all-years been recognized one of the Htar cast, headed by Helen Twelve-greatest mystery "thrillers" of the trees, and ineluding such known sereen artists as Raymond Hersholt, said, creates to an oven grented degrees

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AM!!

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