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CINEMA SCREENINGS. London Street but the police took to make another full length__feature, i

action against the parties responsible according to despatches from the for the accidunt. in actual fact the Burbank studio. The incident driver of the vehicle was ons of the furnishing most of the off-ringo most skilful and experienced mon on laughs was the burning of a pickling 'the road, and holda cortificates of works. Everything on that part- proficiency in the running of ant- cular set went wrong at once with

was humorous results. To-day, the Central Theatre, will omobiles. The whole accident

Lloyd Bacon, the Stola. the director, was unable to distinguish open the long-awaited engagement of Prearranged by Paul

director of the Paramount British paid extras from the crowds which Universal's tense, electric drama of Production, "Lily Christing" which gather to sro the studio-planned fire. one terrifying night, wie Old Dark will be showing at the King's Theatre helps the scene-taking by steering

overywhere

to-day. incident forms one of masterpiece of frenzied excitement the most thrilling scenes for this pro- two carloads of preple away, when and gripping suspense, produced by duction. Before it was filmed cor- they really belonged in the action, the makers of the greatest thrill-rectly, nearly a whole day was spent Then the fire hose refused to work. producing pictures OVÉT filmed, in rehearsing the scene in the studle, No water fasued forth from the "Phantom of the Opera, "Dracula," and it had to be shot several times nozzle in spite of the fact that it was "Murders" in the Rue Morgue" and before perfect results were obtained. turned on full force. The hose was the never to be forgotton Franken-

abandoned for a moment, by which atain." "The Old Dark Iloure," hold

"Love Me Tonight", The man who has kept the crities time the water had auddenly begun you breathless throughout Its swift thoroughly baffled. That's the title to spout, drenching every one for a Hoquences. You will never as long whith even the critics agree might be hundred feet pround. It was Anally you live forget this night of terror applied to young Rouben Mamoulian, captured with much difficulty. These which five travellers lived through in ringe an ancient echoing house in the lonely fatest production, "Love Me Tonight",

and screen director, whose and numerous other incidents such as the refusal of the wind to blow amoke mountains of Wales, trapped by shrieking storm with a family oftarring Maurice Chevalier, somos to from the fire across the camera lons. the King's Theatre again on Friday. when that was caranatly desired, have inzano people, menaced by a sinister In the five brief years during which been collected by end of the cast. glant and a murder-mad maniacl the critics have been attempting to le claims he is going to write a Karloff, Charles Laughton, Melvyn classify Mamoulian according to thecomedy with these off-stage occurren- Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Lilian type of production he does best, heces as foundation. Supporting Jos Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Liling Bond, has fooled them time after time with E. Brown in "Fireman, Save My Ernst. Thesigor, Raymond Massey, his versatility, Brember Wills. Eva Moore and a brilliant cast under the master direc- tor, James Whale.

Joe Brown Picture

The off-stage comedy during the making of "Fireman, Save My Child, the now Joo E. Brown First National picture now showing at the Queen's busy Theatre, amounted to enough

“Lily. Christino” A lorry driver knocked down well-known, flm actress in

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Child," as well as in the 'comedy of crrora' are Evalyn Knapp, Lillan Bond, Guy Kibbee. Richard Unrle, George Meçker and Andy Davine.

Vivid Courtroom Drama

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