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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1932,

CINEMA SCREENINGS- modern "Jazz Age," which will open

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LONDON IN A.D.2000

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to-morrow at the Queen's Theatre. The unusual transition from artist to actor was required for scenes taking place in art school In the Latin quarter of Paris, in which students i were shown drawing a nude, live may then Boom natural to model in 1 П "Life Class" Charles who never cujoyed the "Naughty The Leon Errol who in "Sally" Brabin, the director, drafted workers Nineties," before the Internal gave America one of its heartinkt of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio laughs in years has succumbed to art department, costumed them in combustion engine exploded our the audible abreen, and "Ono appropriata smocks and berets and repose and forced the world into Heavenly Night," the romance that put them to work as actora. The a new pace of existence.

in

L.I.D. CERTIFICATES.

a

Of the Sociate Internationalo de

brings Evelyn Laye and John Boles Russian artist who draw the designs Charm may be hard to find, but to the King's Theatre to-day. dis for settings in "Grand Hotel," did human sympathy will be widely plays his droll humour and his rub the anatomy of the model in charcoal extended! A higher level of use. her legs in n full length talking pic-crayon, and the artist who designed ful education may exist, though fure for, the first time. Like John the sets of "Hell Divers" wielded Bales, his fellow player in "One brush and produced a water colour quite likely accompanied by Heavenly Night" on Errol studied before the camera. Likewise the man lower standard of Individuality Lo be n Aurgson. Boles attended who created Greta Garbo's lnck-than. at any time since the world medlent school in Texas. It was at ground in “Mata Hari” produced a became what is now assumed to be Sydney Univeralty, in Australia, that clover sketch in olla. "New Morala civilised.-Daily Mail. Errol expected to get his doctor's for Old" is an adaptation of the shingle. He didn't, for his class- John Van Druton play, “After All," matos insisted on making a clown which scored on Broadway Inst, sen- of him. This, in turn, suited Errol son. It is an intimate story of ma- to T. Once the decision was made dorn family life depleting the strug- and the Rubicon crossed, Errol be- zle that results from the modern enine a clown in earnest. For ton generation's Idea of "freedom" and Placements, Basle. (Local Agents years, he toured through Australia ita futile opposition by old-fashioned and New Zealand in vaudeville, light parents. Robert Young, who recent Mesara, A. Goake & Co.) opera, musical comedy and revues, ly created an outstanding hit in "The

Monday's official quotation in In 1910, he want to America for Wet Parada" heade the cast, with Raala, excluding dividends accru- Florenz Ziegfeld, and continued Margaret Perry, star of the originated was £2. 169. 3d. the Follies in 1916. Last spring, stage production, repeating her role Errol took part, as one of the novol

in the film veralon. Lewis Stone

star, ty masters of ceremony, in "Para- and the noted stage

Laura B.I.P. is a mich-travelled man. From Heavenly Hope Crewes, play the parents, and his first stage appearance as a young- mount Parade." "One Night is the first talking picture in the supporting cast includes Myrna ster with George Mozart, Gene has which he has a story part.

Loy, David Newill. Jean Hersholt, combined hin theatrical career with a Ruth Selwyn, Kathryn Crawford, world tour and has voyaged through "The Lost Squadron."

Louise Classor Hale and other players. America, Australia, The self-sacrificing brotherhood of

Afrien, India, thrills calore....spec. men....air

"Amateur Daddy.”

Ceylon, South Sea Islands, Samoa tacular aeroplane crashes....and ́a Warner Baxter's hardest fob is and Honolulu, not omitting

Pango glorious romance are combined in a trying to convince acquaintances that Pango. Born and educated in Clap- vivid nir thriller which opens to-day he is an American. At first meeting, Ham, London, he started business as Put the Central Theatre. The picture they are invariably astounded to a cutter in his father's shop in High i RKO Radio's "The Lost Squadron' learn that the tanned, wavy-haired Holborn, but in short time Gene starring Richard Dix, with a remark-star is not a Spaniard, or some other towned his shears and turned to the able e supporting enst, in the first film of the Mediterranean peoples. This stage. For the next five years he to give a truthful, entertaining and is because he has so often portrayed was assistant to Mozart and then alwova thrilling story of the making in his screen characterizations men made his first London appearance in of uvintion movies in Hollywood. of foreign, especially Latin, extrac-T

revue at the Alhambra. After the Like most Dix starring vehicles, the tlon. But the truth is, Baxter was war, during which he served in Italy, film abounds in action to please the born in Columbus, Ohio, of Amer played and toured for two years with The played in London successes, wrote, men, plus romance that will have

ican parents, and was educated

his strong appeal for women, while the there. Although he dabbled with own show with Gertrude Law- children will revel in its thrills. All Spanish while in high school, herence, returned to vaudeville as in all it is a picture the entire family

and toured England single act docu not speak the language and abroad. After making an hould see. Based on the stirring adftaently, French being

out. his fo- ventures of the film stunt aviators- men who risk their lives for the sake yourite acquired tongue. In Ama-standing personal success at Daly's in "Katja the Dancer," he gravitated of injecting thrills in the pictures-teur Dady" his intest. Fox roman- from one West End success to anather

tic drama which the fum tells the story of these Thursday next at the King's Theatre, and most recently "Little Tommy

opens on including "Yvonne "Rose Marie nerveless danger seekers in relation Baster bas every opportunity, Tucker."

1912, As early a to actual movie making. Mary Astor

the made his first film appearance at the plays the role of a screen actress who prove his Americanism, even

tnikie is married to an eccentric director, most sceptical. As a pipe-ninoking, old Hepworth Studios. Hia Erich Von Stroheim. The director in hard-working American construction debut was made in the British Inter- the arch villain, a man who has no engineer, he is seen as the typical national Picture "Let's

Love and qualp over the tragedies of crashes kind-hearted bachelor so characteris- Laugh," and so impressed was Elstree anal injuries incidental to the making; tie of our everyday life. Marian with his talent for comedy, that as Koon as the film entered the cutting of Unillinge wir epics. The support Nixon is paired opposite Baxter in ing cast includes such well known the unusual und whimsical romance room, he was given the lead in "Aly players as Dorothy Jurdan, Juel Me that motivates this drama of bache Wife's Family, under the direction Ren and Robert Armstrong, all of lor fove from Mildred Cram's novel, of Monty Banks. This was quickly "Scotch Valley." lite LaRoy and followed by "Out of the Blue" (the) William Pawley are also featured. | sereva version of "Little Tommy John Blystone directed.

Tucker") with Jessic Mathews, which All, About Gene!

he also directed, and now the B.I.P. Gene Gerrard, the well-known stage comedy "Brother Alfred," showing at comedian, now under contract to the Queen's, firmly establishes him

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whom are favourites.

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"New Morals for Old," Agtists who design settings for motion pictures turned actors for a day and drew pictures of "New Morals for Oh," a new drama of the

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