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CINEMA SCREENINGS Robert Young In the cast, opens to

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"Platinum Blonde" day for a week's run at the Queen's The question of whether a poor man Theatre as one of the most anti- and a nobody can marry a beauty of cipated photoplays of the year. Bas-wealth and social standing and keep ed on Commander Edward Ellsberg's famous book, "Pigbonts," the picture unfolds a terrifically moving romance Another Edgar Wallace mystery-sot amid thrills under the sea, on the thriller is announced for showing at the King's Theatre to-day. "The Old Man', as it is entitled, is an adaptation of the Wyndham's Theatre, London, sucecas. It was made under the direction of Manning Haynes, at the British Lion Studios,

a

water, and in the air, in a vivid rancan off the coast of Italy. narrative of fighting in the Meditor-

Montgomery was given his most dimcult assignment this picture in which he plays. a lieutenant on a United States submarino who is at constant odds with his commander, Walter Huston. The riotous ship's The keynote of this talkie. in cook who is also a student of mail- mystery, of course. It will provide order dentistry in none other than England's amateur detectives with Jimmy "Schnozlo" Durante himaolf, some exercise for their talenta, That Eugene Palletto is the chief torpedo there are plenty of thrills to be had man, and Robert Young, na Montgo- in the process goos without saying mery's pal, has a rola even more yet that is not all! There is also the effective than his naval officer of inimitable Maisie Gay, in the role of "To-day We Live." The picture was an old char-woman, who provides the directed by Jack Conway who has necessary spico, of humour. Her produced a number of outstanding talent is too well known to need much hits for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. comment hero.

Other prominent members of the cast are Anne Grey, Cecil Humphries, D. A. Clarko-Smith- and Lester Mathews.

The photography and reproduction are reputed to be excellent and the language is a British as the picture -no small attraction nowadays,

Probably no marine picture ever made before is so permeated with hair-raising episodes as is "Hell Below," These scenes include an air raid over an Italian town which sends the inhabitants running madly interrupts a festive carnival and for shelter in cellars and hideaways; the dramatic moments in which the crew is doomed in the submarine that cannot rise, and their sonsational escape, the battle between the sub- "Hell Below," thriller of submarine marine and four destroyers and the warfare with Robert Montgomery, final terrifle ellmax in which the fort Walter Huston, Madge Evans, Jimmy is blown up and its masonry battles Durante, Eugene Pallette,

and up the barbour of enemy destroyers;

"Hell Below"

his identity is told in a high-hat sort of a satire called "Platinum Blonde," produced by Columbla, directed by Frank Capra and featuring Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Harlow and showing at the Queen's Theatro next week.

"Platinum Blonde," a comedy drama told in a light and whimsical veis, shows how a freedom-loving young reporter falls under the spell (Continued on Page 11.)

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