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trayed by Madge Evans. He confesses his story to der. They are drawn to one another and fall in love Neither will yield to the desire in their hearts, however, because she is married. Arriving in the Canary Islands, Baxter hears of a yellow fever epidemic that is reging Inland and sets up a ten- porary hospital In an old hacienda. Madge Evans goes to him there to confess her love, but he finds she has contracted the dread fever. Through anxious hours, he finally conquers the fever and she lives. Then he plunges into the epidemic and checks it with
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his seruin. He returns to London-a hero. Moonlight scenes on the ship and in the tropical beauty of the islands form beautiful settings for the romantic scener. Other characters in the drama are vividly portrayed by Marjorio Rambeau, Zita Johann, Roger Inhof, and H. B. Warner, Irving Cummings directed,
"Lily Turner" · Following her brilliant success ja "Frisco Jenny," which movie fans by their enthusiastle attendance proved The Mills Brothers sang to a dis- that was the type of role they'd like tinguished audience on a First Nation-toe Ruth Chatterton fr, the First National studio again cast her as a al stage, during the production. of down-to-earth role. This time she "Twenty Million Sweethearts" the appears in the title role of "Lilly radio romance which is scheduled to Turner,” which opens to-morrow at apen at The
The Alhambra. Advance reports from Alhambra Theatre on Saturday, with Pat O'Brien, Dickas even eclipsed her extraordinary Hollywood any that Miss Chatterton Powell and Ginger Rogers featured roles. While the quartette's Turner," which has been adapted to in the fine work in Frisco Jenny," "Lilly famous number, "Oh, I Heard; Yea, the screon from the New York stage I Henrd," Was
recorded by the success, is a story of a beautiful girl, comeras, listeners gathered from all whose beauty and figure are used a round the First National lot. Other
-"come-on"-for yokels, by the owner members of the cast, although not on of a travelling health exhibit, which call, were present including Grant
Wheeler and
sie joins after nhard checkered Mitchell, Allen Jenkins, Joseph Caw-career, Paying the title role, Chatter- thorne, Joan
Henry ton, who amazed Hollywood by actual. O'Neill, as well as many other famously doing a "cooch" dance in tights actors of the First National Studios instead of using a double, in the who had heard the Milla Brothers picture, is raid, to give a sublime were going to sing for the pictures. characterisation with her dramatic The four boys, with their guitar, ring power, rising to and play for the screen in their in- George Brent, for the first time since great heights. imitable way. Close-ups show how his marriage to Ruth Chatterton, ap- the almost unbelievable orchestra pears with her in the same picture as music is produced by simply blowing the health exhibit's strong man. They through cupped hands, The Milis had both appeared together in "The Brothers furnish one of the thrilling Crash," but that picture had been numbers in this comedy romance that made before their is filled with specialties. The picture Kibbee, last seen in "42nd Street," fa marriage. Guy is based on the story by Paul Finder cast an Dr. McGill, the owner of the Moss and Harry
Wald
which was travelling health exhibit, while Frank adapted to the screen by Warren Duff McHugh plays the and Harry Sauber. Ray Enright die Turner's drunken husband. All told role of Lilly rected the picture. The cately alrs there are eleven splendid players who sung by Powell and Miss Rogers are appear opposite Chatterton. These by that ace song writing team of Include Ruth Donnelly, Gordon West Warren and Dubin.
cott, Grant Mitchell, and "lae Bunch.
"Chained"
“The House of Rothschild" Sounding the modern note of in- timacy and searching phychological screen many unusual things in the Georga Arlin, who has given the reaction typical of the Noel Coward way of characterisation, enjoys a new period, one of the most important experience in his latest picture, "The pictures of the year at Metro-Goldwyn-Huuse of Rothschild," his first 20th Mayer boasts of a cast of only four Century starring vehicle which in the major players. And while the cast of current feature "Chained" is amall, it is also potent King's Theatre. For seldom do the Attraction at the Clark Gable and Joan Crawford are vagaries of the drame pern.it an actor co-starred, with Otte Kruger and Stuart Erwin in support. The film is to play father to himself as Arliss tloes in this Joseph M. Schanck Darryl showing at the Queen's Theatre. F. Zanuck presentation. Taking for There are other players of note on the lis plot the rise to world power of official sheet, but the modern, story the Rothschild family during the doals primarily with theso four. Napoleonte era and stressing Written especially for the screen and loyalty and love between its members, for the co-stars, as is the present this picture has been pronounced the trend, by Edgar Selwyn, noted di- biggest production in the respective rector and producer, the photo story careers of 20th Century pictures and picks up the life thread of a wealthy George Arliss, who plays both old shipping magnate, Otto Krüger, and Mayor Rothschild, the father, and the girl with whom he is enamoured, Nathan Rothschild, the one of the five Joan Crawford. With no break in
eone who did the most to win the either physical or dramatic movement, family world renown. Watching
the
16 BIG STARS
OF RADIO AND SCREEN Quing you the fastest and tuonest of all the great Warner Bros, monsie alt bec the am's greatest aetsin action.....Heis Dick Powell sing dus way to stardomu!
20
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HEARTS
Here They Are! DICK POWELL GINGER, ROGERS
4 MILLS BROTHERS TEO FIORITO
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3 RADIO ROGUES PAT O'BRIEN MUZZY MARCELLINO THE 3 DEBUTANTES ALLEN JENKINS
it sweeps from the skyscraper to ship- Arliss as Alfred Werker directed him, board, where Joan meats and later during the filming of this United falls in love with a young South Artists release, one of the secrets of American rancher, Clark Gable, who his success could have been eally I returning with his friend, Stuart realized. He is one star who works Erwin from a vacation in the States for the joy of his labours and to Quickly introduced, the characters justify the large salary, he recalves. lives, in juxtaposition with one an Arliss portrayal in this pleturo in other, are followed against a constant carefully prepared one. During his ly changing background. They are recent vacation in London he spent photographed in private and in crowds. considerable time in a library there Trut no other characters cross the main studying up all the personal facts thread of the story. Like the general concerning the early, Rothschilds ho treatment, the ending also bears the could find. He is an omnivorous stamp of the nodem Noel Coward reader, and likes research work. All Influence. In one of the most dram- the characteristics he could ferrot outy atic moments of the story, the three like the habit peculiar to Nathan, discuss, the decision which I pro whom he portrays, of forgetting to re foundly to change the course of their personal lives, quietly over a cap of move his hat in the presence SATURDAY, Nov. 17th morning coffee. Other characters who royalty, and other of the man's little appear briefly but iupressionably are Hollywood and bad. ombodied in the mannerisms, he brought back to Una O'Connor, Marjorie Gateson; script.
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