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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPЛL. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1932.

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Just a pair of shock. Binck (or. rather, once black) uxfords, battered and worn, of a style Tow women would consent to be seen in. Once they cost three dollars and neventy- five cents, and they wouldn't bring three genta today in, any market. And yet, one of the most famOUR Keren actresses in the world wouldn't take a thousand dollars for them.

These dilapidated foot coverings were purchased domo уста aro In a San Francisco-store by a littlo titian-haired stenographer. The stenographer moved to Hollywood, and, wearing the shoes, sot cut to -make herell film career. She wore them when she got her first

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five-dollar-day extra, when she secured ber frit "hit, "when she played her first lead- ing role in n now forgotten Western, when she was east on the heroine of "The Johnstown Flood Frank Borzage rhone her for the part of "Dune" in

7th Heaven."

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Considered as shoes, they are total loss, but fanét Gaynor has never | made picture in which she did not wear them in at least one scene, her, they represent good Inek, and she cherishen them for more than ahr shes her six thousand dollar town car. Between pletures they repose in natin-lined box. Torked in a wardrobe In her Inxurious studio dressing room, The last file these treasured Artle cles wer

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when Mr Gaynor wore them in the mainlæg, promener of her Intest Fax roningen, * Mordy Mary Ann,” which open at the King's Theatre Saturday.

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Charley's Aunt,"

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Janet GAYNOR

Charles FARRELL Merely Mary Ann

Henry King Production

As a penniless waif he loved her as a lady of wealth be shunned her -until-romance fo id its way.

Itut the careful attention to detail did not stop here. In assembling the dcast, nothing was spared in an effort to bring together a perfect group of artistle performers. Charlle Ruggles, that inimitablu comedian, phys the title role. He is supported by June Collyer. Plura Sheffield, Doris Lloyd.. talliwell Hobbs, Rodney Melanon, Hugh Willums and Flora Le Breton. All Christie directed.

walks of New York' which is for from having anything to du with the

urks the fatest ap pearance of Buster Keaton, The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, rol in Queen Igh for Paramount, "Charley's Aunt," the talking picture being shown at the Queen's Theatre,

où time to line up with Jack version of Branden Thomas play. just bidurious enteily “of errors and akte, in that stor's latest hugh riot. The film is a free based on the ever troubles, of coulent spille, trials and "The Sup from Syracuse." which is interesting tople of mistaken identity: tribulations, with the frozened-faced having in final showings today at and is coming to the Central Theatre Buster a chef sufferer,

The Central Theatre. This is Ginger's jon Saturday, it i: Columbia third consecutive rule for Paramount picture, produced by Christie, since she signed her first contrael The set which was one of the most Toue molts ago. Her first pretentions ever built by the company part, that of the cuddlesome Pull in frovered a full city block and repres Young Man of Manhattan." bruightsents exnetly one of the quadrangles:

large measure of screen success. at

University The furous English The Sap from Syracuse" is the with its characteristic architecture, Broadway stage ecdy sensation of chapels and gardens. Huge Inst

settern brought to the Many of the original stngs pinyera and windows

gersen, ivy covered walls, spaved by arches Are there too. The There with Oakie and Ginger in the cast, 'Acts were built from set of photo.

A Edward Southerland, director of graphs of historic Oxford and "The Syre," nis directed dnek correct to the minutest detail. Ex- thalie's fed inrring picture, "The tensive research was done and exhaur in! Lion." Dakle, whose singing tive plans drawn up before anything

hit in "Sweeti" and "Pue was larUCİ,

Parade," warbles

As all the artion of the The Sap from Syrne"

new film transpires in this setting

"precnutions had to be taken.

Buster lava milionaire's son, for Jove of a girl of the tenemente, unler. Lakes to

her rough bidaboelt brother and he youngster of the neighbourhood. the builds them a gymrashim, stages shows for them, gets into all minnner of comical trouble trying to act as athlete in structor, and then gela local gangsters om his frinl. Fun gets fast and furious

πx his Urmilles increas hilarious boxing out, the wr.stlin match a whiels ha conseg to grief, the street art, the chow with the gangsters and the comical "show," are all hirious ineldenis,

And Pure plays the tenement girl,ount beats Boater up a hit at tastory wad one in ends by marrying him. Clit

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wards entlasten unique comedy a the valet, Poggle, und Norman Phil lips, Jr., as the tough younger brother, his role that stamps him as a rend discovery auteng child nriors. Other clever performers in the east Frank Rowan as the gangster. Frank La Rue. Oscar Apfel, Syd Saylor, and Clark Marshalt.

Jules White and Zion Myers, dever young creators of the "All Barkie" comedies, directed the new picture, injecting deft and uniune tonehqer,

"The Virtuous n'

A secretary is a famous Russian beauty. an engineer in Puesnek. general, and abond safesmon іч youthful scientist. All ar

Belors. it happens in Paramount's talking film production of "The Virtuous Sin," showing at the King's Theatre. The three people su itemized, are Kny Francis, Waiter Huston and Kenneth MacKenna. Although the three are established screen players and anw success on the legitimate stage, it is curious at none them started out

in life to do stag work.

Misa Francis, who la cast as The Hussin voman who tries to gain heri husband's release from the

army. began her professional career as stenographer, Her mother

was formerly Katherine Clinton, actress, and did not want her daughter to take up a lage life. Four years of Ilus- ton's life were spent in engineering work in Missouri. A desire for atage enreer, caused him to throw naide his success as an engineer and begin work on the vaudeville stage. Twelve years of two-n-dny brought him to Brandway and, after he had starred for a number of plays, he was drafted into talking pictures,

MacKenna had never considered the stage as possible career until it enine to him. Graduated from Colum- bia, he started his life as a broker on Wall street. For three years h followed a business life until an p to portunity came Appear in Th amateur play. He was intrigued by his part l cild to well that received an offer to become

fessional actor.

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Naturally Hollywood wanted to know what Bebe Daniels thought of her new operatic leading man.

New York, seene of Everett Mar- shal's Metropolitan Opera exploits, also was interested in what he thought of Bebe Daniels,

This nation wide curiosity, brought the inquiring reporter to the "Dix. Inna" set during the filming of that colourful original screen operatia due Wednesly next at the Queen's Theatre.

Bays Babe: "Mr. Marshall, with "Als excellent muslent background proved a Colsond to me in this, my biggest singing role. His singing ability inspired the best efforts in ine. For I found that I must sing-and how to hold my place in the picture, n'cent pas ?!?

Says Marshall:-"She knows evory- thing about screen technique, camera anglos, makeup. I have never met an actress who combines such a marve- Jous talant with such simplicity and feminine charm. Whatever I accom- plish in my first picture, will be due almost entirely to Miss Danieli.**

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