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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1932.

CINEMA SCREENINGS.

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Business and pleasure is combined for a group of about 200 Hollywood extras. They're the fellows who ride horses in mass formation in pictures such as "The Vanishing Frontier," n story of the Old West, which comen' to the King's Theatre on Thursday naxt. Their skill on horses bring them returns in cash. But brings them returns in pleasure, for most of them are graduates of the range in the southwest, and would rather spend their ume in the saddle than anywhere else they can think of. Johnny Mack Brown is starred and Evelyn Knapp, Zasu Pitts, Ray- mond Halton and J. Farrell Mac- Donald have featured roles in "The Vanishing Frontier," set in California in the days before organization of

civil government, when a harsh mar- tial law was enforced, Brown is in the role of a native, who, infuriated! at. the injustice of the rule by force, organized a sort of Robin Hood band to pray upon the rich for the boneft of the oppressed.

"Transgression."

At last! A director who doesn't want acting. Sounds strange, but it In nevertheless fact. Herbert Bronon, before he started, actual: the shooting in "Transgression," Radio Pictures feature showing as next change at the Queen's Theatre

his cast about him. Rathered don't want anybody to net," he can. tioned. Eyebrows lifted. "I menn that," continued Drenon. "This pic- ture la to reproduce aituations, and people as they really exist in life. I want you to forget you are netors and do things naturally." A feeling of relief swept over the players. tut Unt doesn't menn," Brenon went on. "that I am going to permit any of you to 'slut' your parts. Before we do a seene here to-day, I want you all to understand that we are finish- of acting. ed with the old school

1," he continued, "is the "Being natural," hardest Job facing an actor. It is against his training and tradition and it taxes his utmost skill, but we are reaching a stage of realism where the seturi reproduction of understandable people is the highest possible form of Do you understand the acting Breton pointed his what I mean?" finger at the players grouped aboul Ricardo him, and Kay Francis. Cortez, Paul Cevanagh and Adrienna d'Ambricourt nodded in assent. Thni his methods bring remarkable results in obvious in "fransgression," hailed As one of the most outstanding pro- ductions of the year.

"Lady and Gent.".

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A new cooling system installed on of the Paramount sound stanglest studios was used for the first time during the filming f "Lady and Gent," a picture starring George Ban- craft, which is showing at the King's Thentre. Like movie-goers, who see their favourites in theatres cooled to movle temperature, n comfortable

work in man-made players now climate. To keep the temperature on Stage 11, where "Lady and Gent" won being filined, at 68 degrees, air drawn in from outside the studios was cool- ed down to 35 degrees by passing through sprays of cooled water. This cold air was pumped through flues; Stage 14. En route, it was warin- La F) degrees. But after it rouch- d the stage, and started circulating around the high-intensity lights, warmed up another 16 degreb, tá 86,! a comfortable working temperature. There was real necessity for the use of the air-cooling system during the nking of "Lady and Gient," for it called for a great deal of effort from the entire cast, not to mention the technical stalt. The cooled singe made their work easier. In addition to Bancroft und Miss Gibson, the

enat includes Churles Starrett, James Gleason, Joyce Cumpton and Jehn Wayne.

"Viennese Nights."

It was formerly believed that there was such an allinity between red- hended girls and white horses that the other when either appeared, would be sure to follow. Red-hended. girls have come into their own since Warner Brothers Introduced techni colour pictures to a black and white cinemaite world. At last the true Plory of burn locks, long famous in and story, enn be transferred to motion pictures in all its various hades and tones. The result in that red-haired girls are more in demand

FOR WORLD CRUISE.

THE DOLLAR LINE PRESIDENT JOHNSON CHARTERED Announcement has just been made Dollar by the home offices of the Steamship Lines that the round-the- world vessel, President Johnson, will leave New York in February and will

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The President Johnson has been chartered this year for the James Boring Tourist Agency of New York. Last summer the agency chartered the Johnson for a successful cruise of the Mediterranean. Changes have now been made in the vessel to increase the passenger capacity and a considerable number of new materooms have been added.

The parts of call to be made by the President Johnson on its furth coming warid cruise shows a more extensive Itinerary than is customary for round-the-world trips. Balling eastward from New York the vessel will make the following ports before returning to

to Now

York on June 20: Medeira, Gibraltar, Algeciras, Palma, Villefranche, Naples, Athena Rhodes, Haifa, Jaffa, Port Said, Suez, Djibouti, Bombay

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CROWN LAND SALES.

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P.W.D. AUCTION

Brisk bidding was the order at yes. terday's nuction of Crown Lands at the P.W.D. offiec, and some lota in Kowloon Tong feiched high prices.

About 12,370 square feet of land situated at Ho Mun Tin was first put up, and it realized the stim of $16,100, the upsel price being $16,186. The purchaser was Mr. Wong Kal-ming, of 43, Bonham Strand. East.

A plot of about 29,700 square feet of land situated at Kowloon Tony was put up at its upset price of $7,425. The bidding rone to $19,000 before the lot was bought by Mr. A. 11. Bantu and Mrs. C. F. Basto.

Another lot of about 20,930 square feet of land situated at Kowloon Tong: was bought by Mr. H. C. Chan and Mr. H. Gittins for $10,000, the upset price being 56,733.

About 30,500 square feet of lam! at Kowloon Tong was bought by Mr. B. G. Lee on behalf of Lee Yuk-long for $11,700, the upset price being $7,625.

The last lot, of about 912 square feet of land situated at Tai Kok Tsui, realized a sum of $4,600,, the pact price being $2,736. The purchaser

Cheung was Chau Pan, of 11, Street, first floor.

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Nights" Warner Brothers' screen romance, showing at the Queen's Theatre, forty red-haired girls were found to mix with the sixty blondes and brunettes. Hair dreasing specialists at Warner Bro- thers believe that the popularity of red hair is only just now in its in- funcy. With the release of additional technicolour pictures, showing the beauty of red hair at its true value, they expect a sudden stampede to the dyers all over the country and they predlet ruther freely thut America may shortly become the land of the red-headed as well as of the brave and the free. In "Viennese Nights" which covers a period from 1870 to the present time, both red-hends and white огнен appear. "Viennese Nighta" features Vivienne Segal, Alexander Gray, Walter Pidgeon, Jenn Hersholt, Alies Day and June Pursell.

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