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FILMLAND NEWS

New British Picture-Making

Colony

SEARCH FOR SITE

The Cosmopolitan Picture Cor- poration (Ltd.) a looking for a site in the Shotheld district on which a film colony is to be created.

it la proposed to erect studios with a large floor space surrounded by a garden village, at which homes. would be, built for artists

and

studio technicluna,

other workers. A number of sites have been Inspected and are under con- sideration.

A. E. Frenquelli, the Continental director, is mentioned as producer and it is hoped to start producing! at an early date. It is estimated that upwards of 46 films a year can be produced in studios such as the promoters have in mind,

The possibilities of Sheffield which apart from its industrial: activities had the peak scenery of{ Derbyshire on its doorstep have bften been discussed.

Mr. C. II. Wybrow, managing director of the Corporation, says it is an ideal centre for film pro- duction. On the one hand, he said on an interview, you have the big- gest ateel centre in Great Britain. while immediately on its borders there is scenery which can com- pare with Switzerland, while the wide stretches of moorland com pare with Arizona.

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NOVEMBER 23, 1934.

MODEL CONVICTS

STUDENTS DELVE IN PRISON MINDS

GAOL-BIRDS

KNOW ANSWERS Jefferson City, Missouri, Nov. 9.

Convicts at the Missouri pani- tentiary may not be smart enough to stay out of prison, but no fresh college students ean fool them with In lot of questions and answers.

The prisoners laboriously under went a two-hour test with Uni- versity of Missouri sociology stu dents firing the questions and the prisoners answering them, honour bound not to look at each other's papera.

The questions were from, the standard army alpha teat for in- telligence. The students hope to And out why convicts are convicta.

There was much glee in the assembly hall with the first easy questions but when the questions get around to classification of such worda ne "equivocal" and "lugubri- ous" the groans that went up were decidedly the latter.

The convicts had a hard time deciding why "it is better to fight than to run.

They were given three chuices, namely:

1.

Cowards are shot;

2.

It is more honourable;

If you run, you may get shot in the back.

This would be an ideal spot and INGERBREAD is labic to sink the aerodrome bulidings, which the middle when baked in cover a wide area, would be ex- a large tin. Do not make the mix- cellent for production purposes. ture tuo moist, and although the aven must not be too hot, a good

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riso properly.

COLOUR FILMS Alexander Korda, managing dir. ector of London Film Productions, has joined the board of Colour: gravure (Lid.). This system of Alming in colour, will be used in a full-length film as soon as the new London Films studios are cam- the author of Films: The Way of plated next spring.

the Cinema, will adjudicate the It is believed that the Hillman nima this year. Among the awards process for the production of mov, is a silver cup, presented by Victor ing pictures, patents of which are Saville. owned by Colourgravure (Ltd.). will enable colour pictures to he made at only a slightly higher cost than the present black and white.

BELATED HONEYMOON Laura la Plante has left London on a belated honeymoon,

RADIO "CROONER” SIGNED

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

"If a grocer should give you too much money in making change. would you

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Buy some candy from him with it?

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2.

Give it to the first poor man you met?

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Tell him his mistake?"

Every convlet had number 3 on

Wireless listeners will be in- terested to learn that Les Allen, tine of Britain's most popular dance-band "croquers," has been his paper -Buited Press. signed up by Gaumont-British, and will appear in "The Code," a musical subject due to start pro- duction nt the Gainsborough Studies at Islington, under Maurice Elvey's direction, Allen will co- star with Cyril Maude,

Vera

HONGKONG'S TRADE GAIN

Canadian trade with Hongkong in the latest year for which figures are available (the twelve months. ended August) shows a substantial increase. Both imports and ex- perls are higher. Canadian

Married in June last to Irving Asher, managing director of Warner Вгов. First National Laura in Plante was so busy, both)| on the arreen and stage, that Pearce, Albert Burdon, and Ann honeymoon trip at the time of Loc. marriage was out of the question. Les la o Canadian, and haila from Now they are taking a trip during Toronto. He came to Britain which they will visit Paris, Montoriginally with Hal Swain and his Carlo, Rome. Venice, and Capri band, and was not at that time a On their return, Laura la Plante singer, but played the tenor saxo will prepare for a new film iniphone. His first experience as a perts from Hongkong rose from which she will co-star with crooner was a chance occurrence. $555,380 (Canadian) to 3058,063. Reginald Denny at Teddington. during the temporary absence of Exports to Hongkong of Canadian the band's official vocalist. He be- produce rose from $1,100.165 to came later one of Henry Hall's $1.241,335. B.B.C. dunce band. This is hia first venture in films.

AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL

A Scottish festival of amateur

FRITZ.ms, organised under the ausplees

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Manila Stock Exchange.

Correspondents for Hayden, Stone &. Co.

Telephone: 30244, 30245, 30246.

Cable Address: Swanstock.

9, Queen's Road Central (Corner of Ice House Street).

of the Meteor Film Producing Socioty, is to be held in Glasgow

on December 8.

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from the previous order, under which he was required to pay £800 | lawyers' feeg.

A demand for temporary alimony

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7 Suitors don't care, we know, but doesn't this cover 100 much ground even for a salt?

8 Adam and Eve ate this fruit.

10 Bring up for discussion, though

It may prove to be a great bore,

31 Expel by conjuration

12 He buys, glad" am I to say so, these inacets for his garden's sake.

14 Primitive.

is in certain sete this counts for

nothing.

18 Emend it in contradiction.

GRACIE FIELDS'S NEXT The author of the story for the The festival will be similar to next Gracle Fields picture will that helt by the Society last year, again be J. B. Priestley, who wrote by Mrs. Edan Bancroft was refua-20 Improved the mind, but would

ed by the Judge on September 7. Lurned. when Victor Saville adjudicated "Sing As We Go." the entries, but will take a more "I regard this combination of when the £800 costs against her 22 See if you can find a trumpat in comprehensive form. Entries will star and author as ideal," states husband were granted.

be idolized if its head were

this border.

24 A very rough sketch of a bud." be accepted from societies and Basil Dean. "Story-writers and At the same time an order was 28 Case Buite. clubs in Great Britain, and also stars do not always prove com-made restraining George Bancroft 20 Notwithstanding the attendant individuals resident in Scotland, patible in their idens, but I feel from making over his property to monster, growth is indicated. while there is also to be a class certain the combination will be his present wife, Mrs. Octavia Ban-30 This material provides its own for talking and sound pictures. {success."

croft.

The details of the groups are as;

follows:-

Class A-Story films open clubs in Great Britain:

to

Class B--Interest films open to clubs in Great Britain.

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GEORGE BANCROFT'S TANGLED AFFAIRS

31 Advances-with musical hop-

clue.

ours?

This rule was given pending the trial of Mrs. Edna Bancroft'a main-32. This might be of steel, or of

grass, or next to a shoulder, tenance suit, in which Mrs. Octavia)

Down

George Bancroft, the film actor, Bancroft, the actor's present wife, has been ordered by the Los is cited as co-respondent. Angeles Court to pay 20 dollars

Class C-Interest films open to

wond. 1.750 dollars George Bancroft alleges that Individuals resident in Scotland.

Class D-Sound lime of any de- (£360) lawyers' fees to Mrs. Edna'records show that Mrs. Edna Ban- first wife, who croft was not legally divorced: scription open to clubs or individ- Bancroft, his

separate from her first husband when she' uals in Great Britain-35 mm.brought, an amended

maintenance order against him. married him at Buffalo In 1913, only

These sums, the Court ordered, and that, therefore, she is not his Andrew Buchanan, editor of the "Gaumont British Magazine," and were to be paid pending his appeall wife.

SALESMAN SAM

1 Astronomer and idealist.

2 Enough to put a real spy out of

action.

3 A bishop who was famed for his

algebra and arithmetic.. 4 Disliked, to say the least of it.

Extracted.

A left-hand page employed in

accounts department

the

of

every hotel

Half a thousand, but not ten Aftica.

13 Voluble,

16 Where a vote disappeared.

17 Though right enough, certitude

here will be misplaced.

19 If not allogether masterpieces, these pictures certainly nze able in parts.

21 Supple..

|29 Gate-crashers certainly are, i

25 Rouses wrath and, when an end has been achluved, Imperils,

2 This distance is too short to

walk.

28 A letter from the Pope--quite n

long note, in fact,

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