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the central theme, "The Warrior's Husband” is sald to have been mount- ed in the grand manner of the epic,

The direction is by Walster Lang.

"The Speckled Band" When you see "The Speckled Band? With Norma Shearer as its star, and you will, of course, be deeply interest one of the most brilliant supporting ed in this Sherlock Holmen story and, casis yet assembled for the aueaking if you do not know the solution, be screen, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lavish anxious to anticipate the denouement, production of "Smilin' Through" opens But here is another and more fascinat on Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, ing method of enjoying the picture. Miss Shearer in the feminine lead You will realise quite carly that Dr. follows in the footsteps of Jano Cowi. Bylott is a deep-dyed villain, anxious who achieved one of her greatest that the fact that he caused the death Ruccess in the record-breaking Now of Violet Stoner shall not York slage run of the play from revealed. which the screen production was Mark how the director of the picture adapted. Opposite her ix Frederic develops the idea, watch for the March, borrowed from paramount to growth of suspense as the story is play the dual role of Jeremy Wayne gradually unfolded, and note the in the mid-Victorian sequences of the steadily growing dread of Helen atory and Kenneth, Wayne, his son, in Stonor whom the villain has deter the modern rtener.

mined to "remove,"

be

You, too, will be interested in the utter callousness of the villain, to whom creaturo comforts are of vital

Leslie Howard and O. P. Heggie, who left the screen to fulfil stage past season, were brought back to no value whatever. This analysing os Hollywood to add further lustre to the pleture proceeds and the

nad the mystery Miss Shearer's cast. Both these dis- in built up, will reveal to you the tinguished players have appeared pre- manner in which the adaptor prepared viously with the star. Howard in "A the script, the idens behind his Free Soul," and Heggie in "The adaptation and the interpretation by Actresa." The cast also Includes the director. In this instance the two Ralph Fortes, Beryl Mercer. David worked closely together, in preparing Terrence, Margaret Sedden and For- the treatment Conan Doyle's story, rester Ilnrvey, under the direction of and If you fallow this suggestion | Sidney Franklin, who produced "Pri-enrefully you will be surprised at the

vate Lives"

additional attraction the pieture will have. for you.

ongements on Broadway during the importance and the life of a girl of

"Smilin' Through" is the story of an niniz who seeks ta shed the refentless bitterness of hin blighted romance 01 #3 pair of young lovers. The colourful background provides a contrast he tween the England of 1968 and modern days.

"The Warrior's Husband" "The Warrior'a Husband" comes to the King's Theatre on Saturday. Advance reports establish this Alm as the most novel and most hilarious comedy of the screen sensʊn?

"Dextra Rides Again” Bellowing pistols, cracking (whips wild riding the roaring West turned inalte out in a whirlwind of serven actión.

That is e sort of tidal wave of movie excitement upon which the great cowboy stor, Tani Mix romes) Tack to the screen.

"Destry Rides Again" is the title of the highly exciting film and it will be shown at the Oriental Theatre |to-day and to-morrow,

The popular Max Brand novel of wildent cawlay whe was framed to prison by a ring of unscrupulous | politicians and who emerged from the bars, yearly inter, to pay his debt to each member of the jury, is a

cow.

The story of the picture is set in that mythical period of world history when countries were ruled

by Amazon, when women did the pro- viding and the fighting and the men devoted themselves to the less strenu aus elements of life. Reversing the perfect vehicle for the virile

buncher. The millions of fans who accepted order of things, "The War-wandered now Mix was going to fare rior's Husband" takes full advantage of the comic character of the situn Lion. Women are seen as politica!, milltary and intellectual lenders, Men are the ones whose principal place is in the home and whose chief duty it is to keep

the traditional home fires burning. The fact that romance be- tween men and women, must suffer sort of jolt under such an arrangement is said to besonly one of the many

situations. Inmorous

with the microphones when the talkies came into vague, will be pleased to The core when they hear him speak in a most pleasing, he-nian valee.

"Down to Earth"

The most bashful and self-effacing ut Hollywood's ordinarily spotlight hungry stars is Will Rogers. He has made six starring pictures for the Fax Film Corporation and has yet in attend his first premiere, his first and his first

Elias Landi, whose recent perform-"personal appearance Me theatre.

and

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ances on the screen have established studio preview in a her as one of the most attractive Friends declare Rogers to be fur players in Bline, has the leading role, from unsocial. Quite the contrary is played in the stage production by true. But they do admit to his being Katharine Helburn, Marjorie Ram-bashful

Au among beau in seen in the important strangers. He will talk and joke for! Characterization of the leader of the hours on end with those he knows. Amazana. Ernest Trues, star of the

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ertate not far from Beverly Hills; owner also of a string of polo ponies The supporting, cast includes David and several inrge cars, Rogers him- Mathers, Helen Ware, Mande Eborne, self prestis a strange paradox, His customary garb is a slouchat; feather jacket, blue work shirt, baggy trousers and a pair of battered, heelworn cow-

my boots.

Rogers' next picture, "Down To Earth," will soon be seen at the King's Theatre en Wednesday. David Butler directed.

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