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NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES

Claudette Colbert ia soen In

the rola of the very modern Julle Kirk, daughter of a Pacific Coast smuggler, in "I Cover the Waterfront," Reliance' romantle Chrliler for United Artists, coming on Sunday to the King Theatre. Ben Lyon plays opposite her, and Ernest Torrence has the role her father. In the Edward Sniall production based on the best-rolling hool by Max Miller, Mika Collert plays a waterfront girl who dispenses with bathing suit when she really wants 10 enjoy an cean dip, When it came

time to film the nu natural scenes, the film company went on location at secluded beach behind a rocky, ledge along the southern California ceant, Sliding into the chilly wafers, she took her unconventional day as cameras and sound apparatus recorded the notion, Mlan Colbert declared she enjoyed the experiance, but would have liked it better if it had been summer-time.

"Flying High.”

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CINEMA SCREENINGS and Colin Clive as well as the story quite herself admirably. Resco Ates

of Stone's non, played by, Phillip and Eninboth Patterson share Holmes, who stands by when, in the comedy leads. The excellence of the poignant rantatio climax, the old story is due to Nina Wilcox Putnam, bookkeeper proves the key that saves who wrote the original, and Casey the great business house from totter Robinson, who adapted it to the screen, Ing on the brink of financial wreckage. Barrymore, in the starring role, is, as powerful, and another flawless per- Dart Lahr, the most imitated comed

and dramatically usual, touching and

The hilarious, slapstick comedy of formance in contributed by Stone aan Charatto Greenwood, Pat O'frien The aristocratic store owner. In fuct, and others in "Flying High," an the entire supporting cant, including 3-G-A attraction will be seen at the Renita Hunic, Elizabeth Allan, Phillips. Teatro on Sunday, Monday Holmes, Colin Clive, Aire B, Francin, and Tuesday. Three out of four of Doria Lloyd, Halliwell Hobbes, Doug them were written by the mont site- ins Walton, Viva Tattersall, Lawrence cessful song writing team of recent Grant, George K. Arthur, Charles years, orucny Fields, and, Janes Irwin and Billy Bevan, are deserving Micliugh. The Blackbirds" establish- of the highest praise,

ed the reputation of Fields and

Two Meliugh come years ago. "Samarang."

their numbern In “Flying High" are Lori Bara, author of "Samarang, considered sure-fire hit. They are the B. P. Zeldman-United Artists pic being whistled and nung everywhere. ture showing at the King's Theatre, "Danco Until the Dawn" is a corking didn't know what she was letting hor- rumba, and "Happy Landings" is an self in for when she sat at her desk exceedingly colourful chorus number, in Hollywood and wrote the story of For the comicalities of "Flying Hight, the romance of a Malaysian pearl Lahr, Mira Greenwood and O'Brien are diver. "Samarang" was a story that aided by Kathryn Crawford, former could not be told in Itollywood. It Universal star but more recently a had to be utterly free of staging,

ng, muslent comedy favourite on Broad theatricalism and anything that way: Charles Wuninger, Hedda Hop- smacked of "neling." Iteal reple per, Guy Kibber and Ilerbert being just themselves in their native Braggic, Gus Arnhelm and he lcentu was what producer Zeidman famous Land play in the production. directed by the : The invigorating acting of Lionel Hought for "Samarang," so an exped- "Flying High", was Barrymore, the discerning direction of tion set sail. Many thrilling incidents most successful comedy maker of the

resulted. One unforgettable experi- business, Charles Rieziler. Cinrence Brown, and it film story

hearts of which touches the

enco to Miss Bara was spending al the

"Supernatural." ; allions who have found the lives night on a rubber plantation and being

Either Arthur Conan-Doyle, was n result of the worldwide awakened by the trumpeting of ele depression, makes "Looking Forward," phants crashing through the trees and very smboth talker, or there's some

the next morning bebolding the havoc. thing in spiritualism after all. Victor showing from Sunday at the Queen's Theatre one of the most profoundly Young rubber trees wero torn an by and Edward Halperin, producers

the roots and a tiger trap demolished. "Supernatural", Late of the spirit- stirring photoplays to react that the Despite discomforts, terrors and many in nomo time. It is reported

I world now showing at the Central picture, before being released to the perils, Miss Unra declares she wouldn't Theatre, reached that conclusion after public, was unrecled at the swap cne of her experiences on hearing the story of one investigator general White House before President Frank- "Santarang" for the comforts of who act out to show up" the Inte lin D. Roosevelt, who was so impress-home.

its inspiring

of hope and ed by courage, that he permitted in pro ducers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Cosmo- palitan, to use the title of his recently acclaimed back, "Looking Forward. for the picture. This gesture will be easily understood by those who view

"Looking Forward."

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writer and paychle. The Halperins "Golden Harvest.”

went into the subject in preparation Thrilling in its broad scope with two for the filming of "Supernatural” a rausing love stories and many specta stors of the avenging spirit of a cular scenes of farmer's strikes and murderess which enters into the body

Wheat of hectic activity in the Chiengo

her into a sensuous killer ready to Pit, Paramount's "Golden Harvest," entle young girl, and transforms to his fate. The in- produced by Charles R. Rogers, opened lure the victim the new film drama and are moved by | X dien, for the first time, the of the staff of a scientific fourn

yesterday at the Queen's. It brings vestigator in question was a member its tremendously human theme, to Simple,

direct, it

stirring fight of the American farmer which sent him to live with tells its story in terma that everyone can understand. to save the land he loves; it ably con. Doyle for a month, study the latter's

trasts the The background is a great

amazing excitement of the spiritualistic claims, and find the finws department store. Lewis Stone is the Fi with the paateral beauty of the in them. He left the United States millionaire who owns the store; Barry American wheat farm. Bat these in high spirits, assuring his associates more is the old, faithful bookkeeper scenes are bat the background to the that he'd return with all the dope. who has devoted almost a lifetime to gripping story of two brothers and One month later he was back. But his humble work. The woman in the their loves and hates. Richard Arlon instead of returning to his office and ilfe of each man affects that man's and Chester Morris are cart as the writing his expose, he went out, rented

acns of an American Testiny. Stone's wife deceives him two modern

"Spirituallat." There's a ecquel to and tears down the structure of his farmer. Genevieve Tobin. Is splendid apartment, and hung out a sign: faith. Barrymore's wife, on the other on the daughter of a Chicago trader the story, however. To-day, no longer hand, regenerates him when his world and Morris' sweetheart, Julle Haydon, a spiritualist, no longer a writer, he's crashes about his head. Interwoven a newcomer to Hollywood, receives her attempting to earn living selling in a romance between Elizabeth Allan first big part in this picture and ac-

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LOOKING FORWARD

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BENITA HOME, ELIZABETH ALLAN, PHILLIPS HOLMES

THE TITLE OF THIS PICTURE IS FROM PRES. ROOSEVELT'S BOOK.

After seeing this picture the President promitted the producers to use his title "LOOKING FORWARD"

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