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A LOVE THAT DEFIED TIME AND DEATH... RISING FROM THE DUST OF PHAROAH'S TOMB TO HAUNT, BEWILDER & ALMOST DRAG TO HEN

THE PRODUCERS OF

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THE DIFFERENT AGAIN I

Now they offer you the wairdost picture over concolved—a mummy come to life to sook his lost love.

ZITA JOHANN.

DAVID MANNERS

Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron. Stery by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer, Produced by Carl Lammfe, Jr. Directed by Karl Freund. Presented by Cerf Ladmale,

KABLOFF

ME UNCANNY.

IN THE

MUMMY

"A" UNIVERSAL PICTURE

IT COMES TO LIFE: THE EYELIDS SEALED FOR CENTURIES OPEN! À SHIVELLED, BANDAGED HAND MOVES! THE ENTOMBED IM-HO.TEP BREATHES & WALKS AFTER 8700 YEARS!

SHOWING TOMORROW

BLAZES ROMANCE TRAIL IN THE TIMBERLAND!

BOY

Bill

Screen's Two-fisted

Hero....

Y

CARNIVAL BOAT

Fred Kohler Hobart Bosworth Ginger Rogers

Chip of the old block! His father's con in strength. Yet

only this show-girl

could strike the slum- bering fire of his power.

Directed by Albert Rogell

-*· CHARLES R. ROGERS Production

RKO - PATHE - PICTURE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1933.

HOLLYWOOD BACK

TO WORK

SALARY CUTS ACCEPTED

AIRCRAFTMAN SHAW

REMOVAL OF ABBEY

· MONUMENTS

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE THE DEAN AND HIS

APPLICATION

CRITICS

After a one-day stoppago 50,000 Aircraftman T. E. Shaw (Colonel The Dean of Westminster (Dr. non-union employees of the Holly-Lawrance of Arabia) has applied Foxley Norria) replied to critic- wood film industry, ranging from to the Air Ministry through thems on his removal of some of the lars to doormen, resumed work usual channels for his discharge Abbey montiments, when speaking having agreed to accept for eight from the Air Force, and the ap at the dinner of the Royal Society weeks the 60 per cent, pay cut plication is under consideration. demanded by the producers na k result of the United States bank crists.

It is understood that no explana-of British Sculptors. tion was given as to the grounds "I would like to make it clear," on which discharge was desired, The effect of the crisis in Holly and that no application had been the sald, "that I am wholly opposed wood, has been felt in London in previously received by the Air to any general removal of the an utterly unexpected way.

Ministry for transfer from his monuments in the Abbey. And Hitherto when a London pro-present station at Mount Batton, for this reason. We have in the ducer sought the services of a Plymouth. Hollywood star he has been met Aircraftman Shaw's term of se- with a blunt "Not interested."ven years' active service would Now at the major London studies have expired in the summer.

He stated to a Press representa American film actors have been "on offer" by the dozen.

tivo: "So far as I know I am still.

To my mind that ought to be It is not likely, however, that in the Royal Air Force. If I leave there will be any mass migration the Service I shall be able to talk kept But that is not to say in no of Hollywood stars to London, freely, but I have made no plans circumstances might any piece of since the "offers" are decidedly for the future, and I cannot say sculpture he moved. I can yield

anything at the moment."

comic.

Abbey a unique thlog-a more or less complote catalogue of monu- mental sculpture during the past three or four hundred years.

to nobody on the point that where

in monument directly interferos with the primary use of the church it must be moved.

con-

There is such a degree of aimit. | arity about them that all might usually twice the real salar

Sam Anyhow, this particular star at have been written by the hand.

£10,000, with "perks," would be

" am moving a In every Instance the London a fantastic luxury in London.

very largo These cables regarding the monument 11 producer is informed that the!

the abbey im- Hollywood star "might be per-stara who would condescend to mediately opposite the pulpit an

on work in Britain are causing only we have not room for our guaded" to work in London certain terms.

Joud laughter in London studios. gregation. The removal of this Many responsible people the one monument will give 86 more London film world feel that a pinces within easy hearing dis ferisia such as that which hus Itance of the pulpit and within in Hollywood Was sight of the Altar. That is a essential to end the extravagant sufficient reason why it should be salaries paid to all classes of a rentoved. workers there,

In one case the terms for a star. not of first rank, were a fee of £40,000 for one film, with all travelling expenses to and from developed Hollywood, living expenses on "star" scale while in London, and all inconte tax and super-tax pall by the London producer.

DOUBLE SALARY.

"Even if Hollywood does go on "You need not be the least halfpay, it will still be overpaid," afraid of my going too far in that said Mr. W. R. Fuller, of the direction, because I am strictly It was not explained whether Cinematograph Exhibitors Asso-limited by a practical considera- the fee of £40,000 was the half-jeiation. "Filmgoers are unab'e tion. It costs almost as much to salary this star kas agreed to to maintain film production on a move a large monument as it does accept in Hollywood, but it is luxury scale. This crials will be to erect it. I have come almost known that the £40,000 por picture more than justified if it compels to the and of available money win exactly twice his pubiicised production in Hollywood to return with what I have already dano," salary. The publicised salary is to economic sunity."

The concluded.

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