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CINEMA SCREENINGS to thee from hla voodec-supported Theatre to-morrow in the Warner

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only discovered when ghosts of them deliriously through the forest. turn up to be devil him as lig barges

"Attorney for the Defense"

throne, the life of the outlawed porter Bros, picture, "I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang," starring Paul Muni, Is portrayed in brief alleen leading with the most brilliant supporting up to the ventful day when he la cant over used at the Warner Studio, wasked unhore on a tropical laland, and Brown Holmes is based on the The screen play by Shordan Gibney "Emperor Jones", which is only the fugitive from justice. His rise and nutobiographical novel of Robert E. fall, hi avarice, his romances, his Burns. The picture treats of the as- fourth play of the great playwright, arrogance and his egotism, are all tending experiences of a man sen

tenced to a state chain gang for the Eugene O'Neill, to be filmed, is the pictured, whereas, in the original, theft of lean than five deliars, who feature attraction coming on Thurs-Jones' ́ains and transgressions aro escaped and is still at large. It port- day at the King's Theatre. This ple-

which are picturesque despite their ings the terrors of chain gang

life. ture marks the soreen debut of Paul

ahuddery aspect. This shows how prisoners, their legs shackled together Robeson, famous Negre concert 'singer

and to each other, are forced to work and acter, and the initial production;

on rock piles until they fall exhausted. f John Krinsky and Gifford Cochran,

Constance Cummings, appearing including the flight of a convict through The tale is replete with thrills in- tikke intropik

Columbia's "Attorney for the De- who fense," in the role of secretary to swamps, pursued by armed KUATUR brought "Maedchen in Uniform" to famous criminal lawyer, declares that and baying bloodhounds, the blowing America. In contributing "Emperor before starting work on this picture unor a bridge with dynamite and a Jonce" to the screen Messrs. Krimsky to the selection of exnetly the type of plosives with guards with rifles. In

she gave considerable time and study battle of planers armed with and Cochran, with the nequlescence clothes nusiness girl should wear tremendous drama of the piece, there addition to the many thrills and the and emitrsetaent of Mr. O'Neill, have “Attorney for the Defense" starring is a glowing romance of the fugitive's | elaborated the story in such fashion.und Lowe, is coming to Queen's i undying love for a woman he can Theatre en Thursday. In one sceno that the career of Brutas Jones is Miss Cumminga appears in a simple ever marry, and the 'heart-breaking traced from the day in which he con- and law of cream satin at the neck who held him through the know- brown stilt andel, with a small frill experience of his marriage to a wo fidently leaves South Carolina and cuffs. In another

ledge of his secret and eventually be she home to enter the parts of commerce wears a lovely suit ensemble in blue,trayed him and surrendered him to and adventure as a Pulhnan porter.cented by a sheer ististe blouse, the authorities.

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the cost within the limited budget of Alness girl. In this way she managed to And exnetly the dresses she felt a secretary should wear and at the price she would pay, As the result of her selection, Mas Cum- mings felt more "at home" in her part, giving a must realistic charae terization of the dramatic role. Be sides and Lowe, who stars in this gripping drama of New York's guart rooms, other well known players in the east, in addition to Miss Cum nduge are Evelyn Brent, Donald Ditaway, D. rothy Petersen, Bradley Page, with Frye, Wallis Clark Houglas Halg, Clareare Me and Nat Pendleton.

"The Song You Gave Me“ ·

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"The Song You Gave Me" will be the song everyone is humming when the new British International film of this title is shown at the Central Theatre next week. Bebe Daniels. the famous Hollywood star who went. to England expressly to star in this picture plays the part of a musical comedy actress, and her romance In the story begins when a presents her with his first compus- young mud tien. as numerous

Noel Gay, whose, song hits are:

As they are specially wrote this haunting number popular. for Belte and filmgoers who enliect her glorious voice in "Rio Rita" enn marine the treat that awaits them in The Song You Gave Me." Iris dalley, the well-known West End enburet star, who plays an inportant purt in the Bim, also`sings and Noel Gay has prepared number specially to suit her King's "Who'll Bay My style entitled

"Night Flight"

"The Private "Life of Henry VII

"The Private Life of Henry VIII", widely bailed na Charles Laughton's greatest picture and performance, is A101 the attraction at the Theatre, Churlex Laughton apent many werks in research work prepar. ing for the role of Henry VIII, a character he has tour desired to pori- Thrills, pathos, comedy and romance ray. Five of hla slx wives are shown are deftly combined, it is said, to in the picture, Elsa Lanchester, make "Night Flight," now showing Laughton's wife, playing Aun of at the Queen's, one of the greatest Cleves; Binnie Barnes, Katheryn productions of the season. Certainly Howard; Merle Oberon, Anne Boleyn; Director Clarence Brown has placed Wendy Barrie, Jane Seymour; and in it a multi-star cast of remarkable Everley Gregg, Katherine Parr. The

proportions. The players include clothes worn by Henry and the queens John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Clark were reconstructed from paintings, ontgomery, Myrna Loy, William

Gable, Lionel Barrymore, The interior gets are faithful repro- [ductions of these at Hampton Court Bark The story is announced as C. Henry Gordon and Lealic and other Tudor palaces frequented; Fenton, by Henry VIII and genuine period the most authentie and most human furniture was employed to dress the tale of the night air mail ever writ

ten. It is Trom the pen, of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, himself #nilol over the very air lise in Scuth Ameri- en so vividly deseribed in the talking picture.

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