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MONDAY,

DECEMBER 3,

1934.

sons are straightened out unexpected- ly when an escaped tiger invades the auto camp lunchroom and the owner's cottage. The ranging beast provides a startling climax to the picture. The enxt of "She Made Her Ded" which was produced by Charles R. Rogers, also presents Rosco Ates and Charley Grapowin in featured roles. Ralph Murphy directed.

with John, Ethel and Lionel Barry. more together on the screen for the first time, in showing now at the Star Theatre. Based on happenings with in the memory of the present gencra tion, the picture's episoden present a Toplica of the most colourful royal court in the world, thus lncluding the Nothing is so realistic an history, spectacle of a "period" pleture while nothing bo musginative as the elforts story. Ethel Barrymore plays the Aill remaining strictly a modern of an artist to bring it back to life, to impress, John is cast as Prince make it live in the same atmosphere Clodieff, and Lionel essays the role that anw itm

birth. Thus did Vo of the "Holy Devil" in the sensational Sternberg senso the problem of making "Mariena Dietrich's Intest picturisation of the downfall of the

prean" which is showing at the Queen', regime. In every ense, perfect make summed up "She Was a Lady", the Paramount picture, "The Scarlet Empire and the rise of the Dolalavik, Theatre For The Scarict Empress minkes the characters exnet replicas

"

"The Crime Doctor"

"She Was a Lady”

Dy a wonian... about a woman ... fur all women! Thus briefly is:

tells a very real story, of that amaz. of the originala. Richard Boleslave Fox Film drama by Elisabeth Ing woman Catherine the Great, Em-*ky, author of "The Way of a Lancer" Cobb, which will open to-morrow at press of Hussin, And the sit of and former director of the Moscow The Alhambra Theatre, with Helen making Catherine live again for the Art Theatre, directed the spectacle, Twelvetrees in the outstanding role of screen in the barbaric atmosphere of from a original story by Charles her career. As a novel which ran Hussin of the Eighteenth Century, MacArthur. Hundreds appoan in the serially in McCall's Magazine, "Sha land of stern ginals, was one of thedral episode and other incidentals. editors an ono, of, the most during great throne room scene, the cathe Wann Lady" was described by the most difßeurt with which Von Stern- The cast in suppert of the Barrymores storica they had ever published and Lerg has ever had to oppe. Through includes Ralph Morgan, Diana Wyn now, as a screen piny, it is hailed as the pleture's backgrounds was the problem eventually halved.

Yurd and Ted Alexander. Von

finely-etched title drama-colour. Sternberg xct hie story against

ful with niventure and throbbing with gigantic nola suggestive of the tre

romance. As the ill-starred heroina mendous Peterhof palace of the Lanving beaten tracks, RKO-Rudind the drams, Mas Twelvetrees in period. Monster statues were used Pictures, has produced kontething that credited with a performance which for decorations, Blustrative of the bar is said to be entirely new in the way kurpasses all her previous contribu bareus nge, of the oppressive cruelty of detective, dramas, This is, "Tations. to screen history. In the early af its people. Everything during the Crime Doctor", which comes to the scenes on the ranch and later as n reign of Catherine the Grent was done King's Theatre on Wednesday and in circus rider ale demonstrates her skill with staggering effect, including her which Otto Kruger, Karen Morley and 'an equustrienne; then undergoes a canepird four-poster bed which is its Asther ate so-featured. Neither ransition which reveals her as the created again with five huge saints gangster ner a mystery story, "The, dramatic actress by which audiences- grimacing at the sleeper, and the huge Crime Doctor" adopts the novel sys-inve come to know her. She herself Imperial throno with the Russian tem of taking the audience into com quoted as pronouncing her part Drable Engle in the background.plete confidence. A murder is depict."the perfect picture role." Appearing "The Scarlet Empress" depicting thed from its inception in the killer's opposite

Miss Twelvetreen na the H of Russia's post glamorous eme end to the final dramatle solution of omantic lending man in Donald press, has for its supporting enst John the case, and as the story unfolds not Woode, and his performance, too, hna Lodge, Sony Jaffe, Lone Dresser, a step is withheld from the audience. been heralded as a Tresh triumph for Gavin Gordon, and C. Aubrey Smith. The authorities, working on the crime him. In chief. supporting roles are

"The Cat's Part

are in the dark, and the development Monroe. Daley and Ralph Morgan. of the plat becomes a game of "hot Others of importance in the cast are "The Cat's Pase", which opens to one pitch as the hunt progresearl, Karol Kay and Ana Boward, and cold", with suspense teaching a Paul Harvey, Doris Gloyd, Harold

Goutwin, Barbara day at the King's Theater," IS The

Werks, Jackia original title of the Clarence Buding

However, the firm sharp surprise, Con Helfand story, Lloyd, deglied to which has nothing to do with the

"This Sporting Age”” retain the original uit, for it von olution of the murder ense, in said to

be reserved for the audience. Kruger, The game that has veya demang ung pati he, portrays in the picture, Ldgyd appears, first who starred for fifteen years on the ardour of gentlemen ever since the in "The Cau's Paw" is the son of an

Sew York stage before going to, days of the Medes and the Persians American missionary, who has spent Hollywood and becoming one of these Racinematic debut yesterday at virtually all his life with his father is screen's newest favourites, enuets the Ine Albamuth Theatre, under Osterior of China. At twenty-seven,

role of a great detective who tries how Appropriate sponsorship of Jack fiult, his folk feel it is time for him

it feels to dat

Karen Bred uti hornsback on a poto field criminal. return to his native land, and reck, Morley plays the man hunter's beauti-in Columbia's "This Sporting Age"

· :1 ] himself a wife. ile thua is thrown

wi Will Frawkey ent 11 you have thrilled to the rotogravure nto the inpelattom of life in an Amer- ulith Wood have vital roles. The Pictures of sleek horses, and been schneity of 100,000 at first like a fish the cruth play was written by Jane of your own physique with that of the wteran John Robertson directed, and made green with envy by comparison out of water. He unknowingly he-

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nirred the

the

emes the tool af un crupulous polite. Murtin, based on story by Israel gentlemen centhara who wield mallets lans, but, when he bentes magur of Zangwill. Captain Don Wilkie, Inter-

the city, through accident, be tries tonally known crime expert, acted upply Chinese philosophy to his aperas ; a techmien rector.

"She Made Her Bed"

in the International Pain Alalehes and enjoy natural, realistic conflict in your

serven dráma, "The Sporting Age" is Cons of the government. He teruses

the picture for you to we. Holt has ta berume The Cat's Paw" of the

rarely bad o sympathetic, so ad- defeated gang, and, in turn, they!

"She Made Her Bed", the Para- table à role Capt. John Steele, fratie him low he extricates unt meture scheduled as next idol of his cavalry post for his exploits selt from on unenviable puition, change the Queen's, concerns the on pole pony: rarely so hunian 'n formes the basis of the finest K ́cry the juves and hutes of the aulo camp pro- | Fole–his weakness jk bottled stuff comedian has ever filmed, and eurrien przetor, his seile, an itinerant medicine | that used to have genuine label; never nul.ence through, a werping salesmas and a small town vamp. o veniiglie a role--for ne himself, off abange of comedy, drams wut thrilling The picture marks the first pro- the screen, is one of the best polo adventure, la his efforia le clean ur essional appearance of Arlen's eight-players in California, and the Anest the town, he has the caustic support | Mimths-old son, Richard Julston pertsinan in the country, A. F. of a cigar counter girl, played by Una Arlen. He appears as the child of Brickson and Andrew Bennison, the Merkel, and a laveable political rogue (bally Ellers and Robert Armstrong, co-directors, deserve credit not only portrayed by George Barbier, this "ergen" parents Leconte involved for brilliant and colourful direction, Neither has ever given a fer per in a difficult situation which Arm- ut for the selection of a cast thot formanes nor been cast in a more strong succumbs to the charms of gives Hull able and finished support. ptable Others in support Brace Bradley, a transient guest in Evalyn Knapp, who plays Blickey are palucho Grace Buides, the mute camp conducted by the Steel, Binit's daughter and pal, will Alan Binchart, Grant Mitchell, Fred couple, and Miss Eller's attention is win new admirers to her spontaneity Warren, Warren Hymer, J. Parrell captured by Arlen, who portrays the and charm. Men in the audience will McDonald, James Donlan, Edwin Travelling medicine mon. Arm-envy Hardie Albright the opportunity Maxwell, Frank Sheridan, Fuzzy Strong's mind is poisoned against to make love to her. Walter Byron Knight and Vince Barnett,

Arlen by Miss Bradley who plants and Ruth Weston, are the male and

heavies suspletons of the baby's paternity, femäle

respectively, "Rasputio" Film

Arlen, guiltless but nevertheless in Farroli MacDonald the man who made love with the wife, is anxious to take | Route Rockne's memory intelible with "Raznutin and the Empress," lier away from an unhappy condition, his performance in The Spirit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Atentional ut she is determined to remain. The Notre Dame," must be singled out for drata of the fall of the Romanoffs, tangled eircumstances f these per-speeint commendation.

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