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CINEMA SCREENINGS

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Showing to-day at the King's Theatre is "Soldiers of the King", the Gainsborough picture in which Cicely Courtneidge has her Arst individual starring role,

REICHSTAG FIRE

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Berlin, Sept. 17. It is uncially stated that no neroplanes will be allowed to fly over Leipzig from September 17 That this film will enfance her al until November 11, in order ready popular position with filmgoers prevent any diaturbance during the can definitely be relied on. Sho is trial of the Reichstag incondiaries. great. No finer story could have-Reuter. been found for her, and Cicely dances through the whole film, riotously

funny in her brillant burlesque and Captain Reginald C. Derkeley, dis enchanting in her emotional simpli- tinguished English, play right, was brought over from London to adapt

city

one scene Cleely Courtneldge the play, for the screen. Frank does a burlesque on adagio aerobatice, Lloyd, twice winner of the. Academy and anyone who can it through this award for the best production of the without laughing helplessly

can year, was chosen an director. assure themselves that they posseKA Hollywood, New York and London

no sense of humour,

an

were scoured for the very best actors

for

1933

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Edward Everett Horton plays and actresses fitted by education, opposite Cicely Courtneldge, and this training and experience to, interpret fine American actor, with his mubtic the 40 principal roles. Three mem- humour and quaint mannerisms, is bera

of the original Drury Lane cast excellent foil to the bouyant Cicely. were brought from London to "ro- Several well-known variety acts take enact their pars before the camera, part, and the result is a fascinating and two other London favourites were study of a new type of film back-also sign of the

roles: ground.

The story Cicely Courineidge plays

both story of the Marryot family, Jane, mother and daughter in "Soldiers of Robert, their two sons, Joe and Ed the King" and her make-up and ward; and their servants, Ellen, characterisation is excellent.

Bridges and their daughter, Fanny.

While it is etched on a background of historienl events of the last 33 "The Story of Temple Drake."yeurre, its joys, loves and tragedies the story itself is the principal William Faulkner's unusual tale of feature; present-day youth, will be shown from is always uppermost. Its thenic is Wednesday at the Queen's Theatre universal. with Miriam Hopkins in the title role

Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook and Jack LaRue, William Gargan, have the roles of Jane and Robert William Collier, Jr., Irving Pichel and Marryot, Ursule Jeans plays Fanny Sir Guy Standing heading the

sup- Bridges: Herbert Mundin is seen as porting east.

Bridges, Una O'Conner portrays the Miss Hopkins, as the heroine of the role of Ellen; Irene Brown plays Ali, is a curious mixture of

Harris; Merlo Tottenham tho

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"Temple Drake"

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lawyer she loves, and drives of with an Edward he and John Warburton |

n drunken college boy in search of more liquor. The ride ends in crash, and the pair climbs from the wreckage to find themselves virtual prisoners of a big-city gangster in a desolate country hidenway.

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Other well own players who have a important roles are Margaret Lind- say, Beryl Mercer; Billy, Bevan, Frank Atkinson, Mary Forbes and Brandon Hurst Important chlid roles are enacted by Dick Henderson, Jr., Douglas Scott, Bonita Graucille and Sheila MacGill.

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who attempts to protect her, and then The elephant proverbially never drags her off to a tawdry room in the forgets and Mabel Stark, veteran woman animal trainer, never forgets defenfa, the lawyer, is assigned ton good story, either.

the man falsely accused of the

Miss Stark, who served in a tech- the filming of murder, and, in his search for nical capacity evidence, uncovers the fact that the "King of

Junio, wild-animal gangster wie on the scene of the thriller now showing at the Queen's crime. He locaten him in the city: Theatre to record-crowds told goes to the room and is horrified to Crabbe, world champion swimmer discover the girl with hint.

featured in the picture; Frances Deo, The picture reaches a dramatic who plays opposite him, and other climax in the events that follow.

members of the cast, one about an Surveyors "Cavalcade"

elephant with the proverbial ele- "Chienno-Energylion brings famed trainer and dealer, and know

phantine memory. The big animal King's Theatre on Wednesday.

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and loved his mastor.

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In London. staff of experts was sent from entered the ring. Then he jouously Hollywood to see the play and wrapped his trunk around him, lifted photograph it for reference. Al-hit up, and deposited him on his

large staff was put to work on the research necessary tobring--I colourful period 1900 to 1933 to the acreen with try that covers the nbsolute accistorical backgrounds.

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