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CINEMA SCREENINGS

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The atory which.pictures the West- ern star as a Texas Ranger in the disguise of a hold, bad bandit, is an original one by Jack Cunningham. It packs thrilling stage coach hold- ups, dospèrate chases, daring rescues and his over-faithful steod, Tony, Into and the amazing antics of Tom Mix] whirling series of exciting situation, and shows tho adventurus Texan at

a

his very best.

Jool Sayer's hilarious book, "Racke- at home with Greek tragedy or Rax", has been transferred to the Offenbachi, Shakespeare or Schil-motion picture screen by the Fox ler, or a modern intimate comedy, of sporting racketeers who musclo in studios. Described as a comedy satire is one of the few exceptions.

The greatest of them have their to the King's Theatre on Wednesday: role of the cowboy drama, as will en big college football, the film coes the silent films, will be seen in a Franklyn Farnunt, fanied star of particular point of view stamped upon all they do. The best results of comedians and comiculous Jonopk Girard, Edward Le Saint,

Vietor McLaglon, are obtained by varying one's sold to have a far funnier role than Buck Moulton and Capt. C. E. Andar-

comediennes, IN selection of director as the needs those he had in "What Price Glor son of the Rangers. of the production require rather and "The Cack-Eyed World". Greta than by clinging to one,

Nisson, platinum Blonde cast as the tenderloin sweetie of

beauty is sporting world racketeer who is bothered by a battling wife, a role by Marjorie Beebe. Nell musical comedy -stage

JUDGMENT ALL-IMPORTANT.

One hears a good deal about the

over-erowding of the profession, O'DAY has a sprightly role as a

but the greatest difficulty besot- ting a manager still is to find the right cast when he wants it I have kept plays for years because

• "Midnight" Mary"

Edward Laemmle, who gave the scroon "The Drake Case," "Lnsea of dramatic hitn was the director of the the Rio Gando" and sovoral other photoplay.

"Sweepings"

pathos, has been Incorporated into A similar incident, with tragedy and RKO-Radio fim, "Sweepings" now Acreening at the King's Theatre, Lionel Barrymore enacts the father, and William Gargan,. the dissolute

newspaper girl with both beauty and of a multi-millionaire became involved Some years ago the scapegrace aon braine.

in a sordil love murder. The shack place in Brandway night clubs, on the death.--------

The action of the picture takes enntributed greatly to his father's I have not been able to cast them campuses, and in the stadia of many as I wanted when I wanted. colleges from the

I have mentioned "courage" na Soldiers Field and thence out to the Yalo How to one of the chief assets of the gridirons of the Pacific Coast. manager-producer. This means a willingness to listen to outside suggestions but a fearices reliance; The niolodramatle career of a New in the end on one's own judgmont Yerk tenement girl who comes perll- SON. in the choice of play, in the selec-ously close to the electric chair, is de- tion of material and personnel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pleture show-decades and pictures the rise of a The production directed by John pleted in Midnight Mary," a new Cromwell, whirls through several and, if necessary, in scrapping ing from Thursday at the Queen's great monument of commerce out of them. It sometimes takes con- Theatre. The picture was siderable courage to scrap rutli- from an original story by Anita Loos meets when the time comes for its filmed Chicago's great firo and the crisis it lessly an expensive scene or sat and features Loretta Young, Ricardo heirs to show their mettle." of costumes which is discovered i Cortez, Franchot, Tone, Andy Devine during the penultimate reheuranla and Una Merkel.

Besides Gargan, Barrymore in sup to be an embarrassment, and. It The story centres on Mary Martin, Sunderland, Gregory Ratof, Gleris ported by Alan Dinehart, Ninetta needs courage tempered with tact young girl who grows up in adverse Stuart, George Meeker, Eric Linden, and sympathy to amend an error circumstances and is finally induced Lucien Littlefield, Helen Meck, Esther of casting after rehearsals have to join a group of crooks who progress Muir and many other players. shown that any particular mem-on they from petty larceny to robberies scale. She falls in love bers of the company is unsuited. with a

rapidly from

young attorney and

The producer, no I envisage the trios 20 start a

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"Production" can only be a one-mantle phases of the plot are handied by Miss Young and Franchot Tone. the much talked about newcomer who received outstanding notlee for his wark opposite Joan Crawford in "To-day We Live." Andy Devine and Una Merkel insure the picture of numertus comedy moments, and, the group of supporting players include Frank Conroy, Warren Hymer, Ivan Simpson, Harold Huber, Sandy Roth, Martha Sleeper, Charles Grapevin, Halliwell Hobbes and Robert Emmett O'Connor.

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SOVIET PROTEST REJECTED

Tokyo, Nov. 6. Protestine against the alleged flight of Japanese planca over So viet territory, the Soviet Ambas- sador visited the Foreign Minister "The Texas Ball Man" who rejected the protest, declaring that an investigation had proved Mix in his latest Universal romanco Straight shooting, hard-rial Toni that no plane crossed the border of the West, The Texas Bail Man" is line although two planes were now showing at the Central Theatre operating nearby in connexion with vilinous Fred Kollor, beauti- with anti-bandiț operations.ful Lucille Powers, Willard. Robertson

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