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'JAPANESE ACTION CAUSES CONCERN IN LONDON

London, Oct. 31.

Good, clean, hearty laughter is the offering at the Queen's Theatre where statement has been most un

The Manchukuo Ol Monopoly

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affere Comes the Groom" with Jack favourably received, in the City, BED SHEETS

Hinley, Mary Beland, Neil Hamilton, which points out that the "cast Patricia Ellis, Inabol Jewell and iron" nature of the monopoly is in Sidney Totor heading the imposing

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berately timed the monopoly ta Many believe that Japan le. follow the reception of the Federat

Miss Weeks, Ben Stoloff, the director, assembled an excellent cust of finished screen players, including William V. Mong. Nat Pendleton. Dwight Frye, Helen Millard, Ethel Kenyon, William Halligan, Kenneth Thomson, Tom Dugan, Lorin Baker and Dolores tey, Colun.bla's latest iniportation from Broadway.

cast, la showing 4 Saturday. "Here nowise mitigated; also, it is ex Jcomes the Groom" is pure farce, pected that all will be the

built around Jack Haley's well-known cedent and other Industrice, such and well-loved dead-pan comedy. The as tobacco, are regarded to be the story concerns Haley, a harmless next sufferers. piccolo player, who, to please his sweetheart, Isabal Jewell, undertakes robbery. During the hold-up, the tables are turned on Haloy, and, de prived of his clothes, and forced toed British Industries Mission, in fee from the police, he takes refuge order to show foreign powers that in a pulloan compartment. The com- they cannot get anything they partiment is the honeymoon head want from Manchukuo while with- | quarters of Patricia Elle, whose holding recognition--Houter. brilegroom,

the famous "Manked- Tenor, has deserted her. Miss Ellis, ashamed to return home without a bridegrount, forces Inley to net the part, an introduces him to her family As the famous" "Mnaked-Tenor". Her aunt Mary Boland, recalves him gurbingly and precipitates one en barrassing situation after another for the perspicing Haley. To top it all, his own sweetlifurt Recures a posl tion in the Ellis home, as a mal, with the intention to rgb the household. Haley's position is made Infinitely more precarious by the radia, on which the real "Masked-Tenor" vocalizes. And the climax is capped by the appearance of the "Masked-Tenor to claim his bride. The excellent performances turned In by Haley, Miss Boland and Patricia Ellis keep the funny plot bubbling Isabel Jewel and Nell Hamilton add their effective talents to the picture's Kerlous momentsi The best shot: Jack Haley nt the piano attempting to impersonate, with volce and action, the "Masked-Tenor" as heard over the radio,

real

-"Thirty-Day Princess"

ing Sylvia Sidney, free for the time. A different, but extremely fascinat- of the necessity of appearing morbid, unhappy or frustrated, may be seen In Paramount's delicious comedy is now showing at the King's Theatre, Natire Thirty-Day Princess", which

to impersonate a princess, and wound As the little netress who was hired up wishing that she were a real princess, so that she could hold the lave of the handsome newspaper it, beautifully garted, and refreshing- publisher, Miss Sidney is cost

look ly witty. Topping the supporting cast is Cary Grant, who could over- come any woman's resistance, as the handsome "The Man Who Dared"

impetuous publisher: Lucien Littlefield, and Vinco Barnett. More settings than are used in six The story is an expert adaptation of ordinary pictures form the background Clarence Bodington Kelland's popular for the action of "The Man Who magazing story, credit being due Dared," the story suggested by in- Preston Sturges and Frank Parlos for cidents in the life of the late Mayer the clever adaptation, and Sam Hell- Anton Cermak of Chicago, now play-man and Edwin Justin Mayer for the

the Alhambra. Some of the bright and racy dialogue. zernes Include Castle Garden, New York; a coal mine, various Chicago

A lion, a Int.b and a mouse saunter- streets, a Lake Michigan beach, the arm-in-arm down the Gay White Illinois Senate climber, private Way In New York would hardly homes, national__political convention present a more striking sight than auditoriums, a Miami street and var the three principal characters in "Son lous homes, stores and wildings, of Kong," BKÓ-Radio Pictures' new Preston Foster plays the title role in romantic melodramn of Skull Island, "The Man Who Dured," which was Sunday at the King's Theatre. The written by Dudley Nichols and Lamar principal characters, pals together, Trolti. Other players include Zita are a non, a maid and a gigantic Johann, Irene Biller, Frank Sheridan, snow-white ape, thrice their size. Douglas Dumbrille: Lean Waycuff, fand-in-hand this utterly incongrUOPS Jona March and hundreds of others.to proceed through curie fungles, into misty, crumbling temples of a lont civilization, where, they And rent diamonds. The film from an original idea by Merian C. Cooper, was written by Ruth Rose, and was directed by Ernest D. Schoeilsack,

"Love, Never Again”

With the action revolving about a would-be woman-bater who bote a friend that he will not be involved with any woman for five whole years, The Lilian Harvey romosiy-romance "Love, Never Again", comes to the Central Theatre shortly. Beautiful backgrounds including picturesque scenery enhance the aetion of the film while of the colourful high- light is the Carnival in Nice with all its attendant galely and laughter and glitter. Romance and comedy are vital elements of the story. Sandor- croft, still suffering from the dis appointment of a recent love affair, is inveigled into a wager with a pai "that he "indst have nothing to do with any woman for five whole years, The winner is to receive a small fortune at the end of that time, so Sander- coft takes it up. The role of Sander- croft is taken by a populer Con- tinental star, Harry Liedke, who is said to be perfect foil for the delightful Lilian Harvey.

"She Loves Me Not"

A brand-new, popular starring com. bination comes to the sereen in Para- mount's film version of the smash Broadway success"She Loves Me Not." The picture comes on Saturday to the Queen's Theatre, with Bing Crosby and Miriam Hopkins in the principal roles, cting the role Îeve-sick chivalrous Princeton student, Crosby sings and woos hits way to the great romance with the daughter of the university dean, after Miriam Hopkins, as the madcap, flamboyant | lililo night-club dancer, enters his | ofe, and leaves him in nudder but wiser

college lad. Beginning with... an

alterly fantastic and ludicrous situa- tion, the film in ita rapid progress pokes derisive fun at colleges, the itten pieture industry, the news papora, cunimurista, güngsters and inast of the familiar American institu- tions. Yet there

sparkling comedy not a trace of rancour or bitterness. A distinguished) cast, in- cluding Warren Hymer, Lynne Over Jinan, Judith Allen, George Barbler and Vice Barnett, support Bing Cros- by and Miss Hopkins. "She Loves Me Not" also features several brand-new tunes by. Rainger and Robin, and Gordon and Itovel and a number of uets by Crosby and Miss Carlisle. Elliot Nugent directed. (

"By Whose Hand?"

If a beautiful girl should accidental- | 3ý kiss you in a ralirend station,vand you fell head over heels in love with hor, wouldn't you chuck everything and follow? For Ben Lyon, spotan- cous and dashing as a newspaper reporter in his scintillating role in "By Whore Hand?" on the screen of the Alhambra Theatre to-morrow, there is only one answer "Yes!"— even if it means getting involved in a series of mysterious murders that take place aboard the speeding Pull- IRAN.

Romance and melodrama aro blended in the mystery plot of Lyon's latest picture, produced by Columbia, which has the” unique soiting of an express 'train: at night, The entire action of the picture is unfolded en- tirely on this train. Lyon and the girl, portrayed by the alluring. Bar- mesh of bara Weeks, got caught in murder, mystery and humour, along with eloven other, passengers on, the Pullman. In support of Lyon and

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