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COMMENCING to-morROW AT

THE KING'S.

IT'S LOADED WITH YOUTH-BEAUTY and LAFFS /

Efficiency Eddie-be cuts buttons off vests to save time buttoning. He cuts corners off-desks 10 visitors won't it down. He makes larges holes in smaller doughnuts! Never have you gazed upon such an extravaganza of beauty, scenic wonders- and laughs! With songs you'll hum for months!

SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents sin?

CANTOR Palmy Days

ve

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD

AN EDWARD SUTHERLAND vction

UNITED ARTISTS PICTURN

THE

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Secrets of famous "bunko" caros and echoen of a number of newspaper sensations were turned to comedy ad- vantage in filming "Now Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford" which will open to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre,

For instance, it is possible for n man to hold an endorsed cheque that in perfectly good, and still be certain of going to jail if he endorses it. It accurred in a case some years ago. How it all came about is shown in de tail in the M-G-M picture, which fen- tures William Haines, Jimmy Durante, New York's famous "I Upa to Him" comedian, Ernest Torrence and Leila Iyama.

The

picture also echoes famous mining picture with confidence man organising companies, outwitting the getting away safely. These ulao were worked out from actua! cases, to say

Ette

"shipping syndicate of an audacious swindle, detalis of which were found in police records.

Although Halnes. ឥទ

clusive J. Rufus Wallingford, directa some of thene

grafts, in

in the end he falls in and reforms in the hilarious romance of a master crook and hi merry companions. The Wallingford stories published in Commopolitan Magazines are the basis of the screen comedy.

"Palmy Days."

Many times, Hazel Witter, Univer aity of Nebrnaka alumnus, had pricked ber Angers as her busy needle stitched gowns for famous screen stars--prick. ing her fingers to see if it's all teno- that she hornelf in now in pictures,

Hazel may be seen in "Palmy Days," Eddie Cantor's second Semuel Goldwyn, which comes to the picture for King's Theatre

io-morrow. But IR the workroom at the United

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Artists studios, where fifty meam.

tresses are sewing

upon the

коктя

designed by the famous Gabrielle Chanel, tongues are flying fast. Hazel

their Hinzel-is one of the twelve handpicked beauties who surround Canter in "Palmy Days," With more pride than if it were a Swanson, Pickford or Inn Claire they were Rew ing for they made the gown in which Hazri minker her debut.

the

And, as the talkative forewoman will tell you, Hazel's selection incans that aren't three of the girls who is us "good ne a star nl- rendy." chosen in

for "Whoopee."

Cantor's first-year con-- tracts to Mr. Galdwyn? And isn't Hittle Barbara Weeks, the ingenue of "Painy Days," one of them?

x

same

maaner

Mr. Goldwyn, Director Edward A. Sutherland, Husby Berkeley, former dance director of the Ziegfeld Follies, and even Eddle Cantor himself, were unanimous in approving the promotion of Hazel Witter. It was the end of a long and tedious search.

More than 2,500 girls had been in- terviewed by the Goldwyn staff in a aearch for the twelve most beautiful girls in Hollywood. The film public marvelled at the beauty of the girls

in "Whoopes." But the producers are determined that "Palmy Days" should surpass Cantor's first film in every way.

Only four of the "Whoopee" girls were able to pasa muster for the new Olm. Hunitreds of girls had been in- terviewed and given screen tests every day. And of the lot only eleven were found who were deemed beautiful enough. Fer two weeks the search had been frantic for a twelfth girl. Rehearsals and to be held up for the Nelection.

Witter

▒ሃኒ ኄር”

Then

Samuel Goldwyn saw Hazel sewing in the work room. her a test. The result was that she was signed to appear in the film, with แก optionat clause in her ron- tract which may lead to stardom. Samuel Goldwyn made stars of Ronahi Colman, Vilma Banky, Lois Maras, Ely Damita and many others. If mky do

do the same for Hazei Witter. Miss

iss Witter, however, is no dinary senstress. She spent two pents at the University of Nelwaska study- ing art, and another year at Tosh

m-

College in

in Lincoln, Neb.. her birth- place. Three years ago she came to Hollywood, and has been attending the Frank Wiggin School, studying costume designing. It was to gain ex- perience that she started as seams- stress in the Chanel workroom of Mr. Goldwyn's studio,

"Behind Office Doors."

Furnishing delightful entertainment from start to finish, "Behind Office Doors" Radio Pictures' comedy-drain which is showing t tho Queen' Theatre is a most noteworthy presen- Intion

The flim deals with an increasingly important social problem which ha resounded through many divorce courts.and has caused misunderstand- ings in thousands of American homes (Continued on Page 11.)

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1 Curious, how many singers have asked about her whereabouts!

4 Barge in-one of those carly.

"don'ts."

8 Replies--but to what?

The kind of trout that an artist in part of the boat reveals,

10 This stone given a lot of light.

11 A source of stale tales.

12 An ancient singer's title suggests

he can't be heard.

as a bed, but, In

15

seldom leaves It.

England,

10 A twister quite enough for the

present.

18 Understanding.

21. All but the start has no end; you

Und may

it in verse.

29 A 15 Across never did it in this

direction

24 Absurd, if they were delivered by

men in shorts.

26 Exhortation when boy succeeds

In America.

28 Make of car.

20 Beathing space.

30 Shrub, with angry head hurking

in the background. ·

31 This girl's in America,

some-

where between South and Northi No! Sorry the other way round!

Down

1 A masculine bird that might

nuit. Agak.

2 Epithet for the young lady of

Rign.

3 Vessel that scarcely seems mine.

4 We of thia realm ar

geographically,

6 Like Torquemada, often associ-

ated with the rack.

-

6 Take this and get huffed.

7 Drew the fiance's hope. . - -

9 Exactions-a 'natural source of

tears nowadays,

13 A number seen about the occur

rence..

14 Impelled-perhaps of oxen. 17 Keeps Paul inside, and all the

rain out.

19 Everything inside was equal

corresponded, in fact.

20 Might have been never in the War, if we hadn't quarrollad with Turkey.

21 Gray's in (anag).

22 The kind of retaliation

comes natural to chemists.

23 No line has it.

26 Italian ole.

t

that

27 A river that most emphatically

exists.

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