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British International's test farce, "My Wife's Family" will open

norrow at the Queen's Theatre. It

is an adaptation of the piny of the same name by an American author und the fact that it was originally performed in Chicago where it had a record run, survived by the entiral east, speaks well for its popularity. Re-adjusted for screen purposes, the story is concerned with a Mother-in-

Jaw.

The director of the Alm,, Monty Banks, experienced tremendous didi. culty in finding a typical mother-in- law. Leading character actresses of the angular, vinegar variety and xtout aggressive types underwent ex- haustive tests before Any. Veness was given the part.

The action in the picture takes place in and around a country house and a

which garden

boasts beautiful ornamental water, rose-arhours, crazy pavings, box hedges and ahady treen In the background for the exterior

scener,

An-

Gene Gerrard stars in "My Wife's Family" supported by Muriel gelus. Jimmy Godden, Amy Veness, Charles Paton and Dodo Watts.

"Born Lucky"

The story of Cinderelin up-to-date! Such an apt description of "Born Lucky", the Westminster Flints Pro- duction, is now showing at the King's Theatre. The story, taken from the novel "Mops, by Oliver Samiya, obscure little traces the rise of an music-hall singer to fame and fortune on the West End stage, Talbot O'Farrell, the world-famous singer.of Irial songs, makes his film debut in old the leading role as the kindly

lager who befriends the heroine. played with great verve and charm by Rene Ray John Langden, fanotre British screen star, who appeared m the first all-British talkie, plays the hero, while other members of the cast are Ben Welden, Helen Porrera, Barbara Gott, Glen Pointing Roland Gliotte.

ami

NEXT CHANGE AT

THE CENTRAL

RIGHT THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT!.....

Peril at high pressure and love at high speed!... all in the day's work to Holly- wood's death. defying stunt

men!

THEY CALL TITEM

DEVILS

:

IF THEY LIVE!

A thrill-romance of

the men who make the movire m-e-vot

With BILL

BOYD

DOROTHY WILSON WILLIAM GARDAN ROSCO ATES... Devid O. Selick,executive producer Vin RKO-RADIO Picture of crisel.

BY LUCY WALLING

The picture, which was produced by FOR THE LOVE OF EVE derry Jackson and directed by Michael Powell, is also notable for fis.muste. Talbot O'Farrell, in his own Inimit nhle style, sings one of his typical! songs, whie Rene Ray sings the Mister Moon", fascinating "Oh specially written and composed for the film ly George and Holt Marvel. The dialogue is in the extremely capable hands of Jefferson Faricon, the noted author of "No. 17", "The House Oppalto" and other thrillers,

"To-day We Live"

(Continued from Page 3.)

as the

and watching the storm train sped through the countryside.

This was Eve's wedding night and she was alone, headed for New York on business Bixby's store. What a situation! How had sho found strength to tear herself. The first joint appearance in n Lalking Bilt of fonn Crawford and away? How could she leave Dick like that without hurting him Gary Cooper is now showing at the Queen's in "Tu-day We Live" is a dreadfully, she asked herself. And for moviegoers. For who was that man with the two happy evert here picture which combines girls? Could they have made up a romance of

n stirring order with a foursome for an impromptu party? clean-cut, forceful-story-of-the-war Could Dick be blamed if he joined with the emphasis laid on the part them?

of the pined by the con.nuders dangerous British two-man torpedo boats, known as the "skeeter-teet."

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Suppose he should never for- give her Suppose she never saw Dick again? Suppose, something terrible happened to punish her for leaving him this way?

Miss Crawford, who seems to grow more selling in appearance with ruchi

vehicle, has succeeding

Eve slipped down under the striking role as the aristocratice Eng- lish girl who cannot stand remaining covers and pulled the sheet close no at home while her brother and the that only her face peeped out for two men who love her are at the air. So had she done who she was front. Franchot Tune, the brother, a little girl and became frightened and Robert Young, the childhood in the night at imaginary figures sweetheart. nre members of the and sounds. And so she prayed as torpedo sad while Gary Cooper, she had prayed when she was a little who is closest to her heart encolls in girer very own prayer nd the flying forces. In order to be near dressed ta a Divinity as real, as these three, Miss Crawford becomes friendly, as familiar almost as her a member of a British ambulancewn parents. "Oh, God, piense have Dick forgive me; and help me to be good to him!"

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It is when Cooper is reported killed that the hysteria of the war forces Mias Crawford to give herself to the who has loved her from child. return hood. Cooper's unexpected precipitates # stirring dramatle climas. The picture is brought to n smashing, close when two men give up their lives in the ainking of a ship in order to save Cooper for the girl whom they all love.

"Barou"

Would there be a telegram in the morning 7

(To be Continued.)

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