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As a dazzling background for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture "100% Pure" coming on Sunday to the Queen's Theatre, studio architect designed replicas of many of society's mont exclusive haunts. Scenes in the picture which stars Jean Harlow, accur in millionairest houses high upi on Now York's skyline, and in other fashionable FI*s༢༣t!,༥ Such

The Kimimasy Clubs and the Lide at Palm Bench, the Union Chub in New York and the palatial steamer, Berengarla, In "100% Pure" Miss Harlow plays The

role of a little Miss Nohmly who seeks anal flands, after many embarrassing situations, a millionare husband. The east includes Franchoi Tour. Lionel Barrymore and Lewis

Tong Stone,

418 appears

Tom. and Barrymore's

wins new screen honotirs as one of the most persistent lovers over spen. Harry

fore plays the character of T. R. Paige. the enpitalist, who Bert glits against the girl and finally welcomes her as his daughter-in-law, Lewis Stone, recognised as one of Aludom's finest netors, does well with the role Cousins. the ruined Bruneter whit uffure Lo marry Endle, just before he commits suicide.

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"The Silk Express" The Silk Express." Warner Bros, picture, which is coming to the Alhambra Theatre, to-morrow, is one of the very few pictures in which the drama in centred in a single location. Other pictures of this type that proved

be to

"Whistling in the Dark""" For eleven months the mystery-! comedy. "Whistling in the Dark," Broadway Amused followers of the stage. Now screen-goers have an opportunity of olwerving the anties of Ernest, Truex, star of the original comedienne, that clever play, and Umi

Metro-Goldwyn- Merkel, in Mayer's riolous talkiu version of the piece which is showing to-day, at the Star Theatre. This satire on crook- melodrama is as funny as anything that has been seen on the serven in An author of mystery some time. stories and his dancee; a band of crooks who capture them and compel the writer to devine a "perfect crimes" a tube of paisones testhpaste; and,

turning a an ingenious method of radio into a telephone, are the plot ingredients around which the chilling xispense and many laughs are woven, Ernest Truex as the author proven himself one of the most gifted comedians to come to Hollywood from the

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Broadway stage, while Miss Merkel mins him a clowy second in the matter of curing Inugh bull's yes. Edward Ammoul, also from the original stage east, is excellent the leader of the crooks, and well- rounded portrayals are contributed by that pular "heavy," John Miljan; (.“ Henry Gordon. Johnny Hines, Joseph Cawthorn Nat Pendleton, Tenen Holtz and Marcelle Corday,

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"Trailing the Killer" "Trailing the Killer," World Wide Pictures' Intest production showing for the last time today at the Alhambra, offers the matian ricture patrons something radically new and devidedly originil. The picture is presented simply as an entertainment and frankly as

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wiiri animals, and animals at that, they are offered merely as actors lu depicting a story. Just enough of the human element is injected into the picture to bring out the dramatic highlights of the story. Altogether it makes what has trees acclaimed one of the most exelting are dramatic bits of screen craft in the history of the photoplay.

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Miss Irene Dunne, shortly after the laihow, Takhol and Haiphong - Kingyuan q Sat, Dec. 15,-2-p.m.-

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is co-starred; showing at the King's Seattle to New York. The plot in

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a proviso that the murder, taken place aboard a heavily are. In it is

entire sum of $100,000 will be paid guarded Silk Express while speeding to anyone who can prove that Miss beross the continent. The principal players are all on the train, including Dunne does not sing every one of her sungs in the production, or who can the murderets, the custodian of the

prove that a aubstitute singa for Manlla will, guards and special detectives, her. The polley, it is declared, was

well as

Pas- prompted by hundreds of fan letters sengers and a tramp. A notable inquiring whether the songs occasion- cast, headed by Neil Hunflon an ally sung in Miss Dunne's recent Sheila Terry, includes such well known tunes as Guy Kibbee, Arthur Pictures were in her voice, Byron. Dudley Digges, Allen Jenkins, Incold Huber. Arthur Hohl and George. Pat Collins.

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"{2nd Street”

"Love Time"

A motion picture company took the rubber hand from its bankroll not long ago and wagered a fortune that the American publie will ke 42nd Street," dramatie spectacle "Pat" Paterson. If you talk with of the theatre, ax wide us

show Miss Paterson for any length of time with business in peope, which Warner you are, apt to agree wholly Brothers presents at the Oriental the picture company. It looks like on Sunday, Monday and safe bet for Fox Film. The wager, Tuesday carries a scintillating all actually, came when this 103-pound, In some areas, 90 per cent, of the population are affected. Har-star cast of cleven stars, besides blonde, blue-eyed Scotch-English giri featured actorn of note, a picked was placed in the leading role of rowing reports of hunger and lack chorus of the beautiful girls and "Love Time,' which arrives at the of medical facilities have been hundreds of extras. The cast is King's Theatre on Sunday. "Pat": received.

headed by Warner Baxter and Bebe Paterson began preparing herself for

Theatre

Dick

The authorities have provided Dantel. George Brent, Una Merkel, a special £7,000 relief fund. The Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, public will be invited to couz:- Powell, Ginger Rogers and

Allen Junkins complete the star cast bute.-Reuter.

Other important featured players in clude sich well known names o Walthall, Henry B.

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"Death on the Diamond"

Actors and professional ball, pláy- ars join forces to figure in a gripping detective mystery in "Death On The Diamond," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sensational new production now showing at the Queen's Theatre in conjunction with the stage attraction, “The 'Rhapsody Girls Revue," "Based on an amazing story by Cortland Fitzsimmons, and dealing with a serios of mysterious killings in a baseball team during a pennant race, the new picture blends harrowing be- wiklerment with Hundreds of uproari. ous comedy Interludes, and with a lovely romance, in a distinctively now form of screen entertainment. Film ed with the co-operation of

the

St. Louis Cardinals, which team, as well as the Cincinnati Reis and Chicago Cubs, are seen in action, the plcture was directed by Edward BPLATSFE Sedgwick, former ball player and

her present work 13 years ago when she was 10. Until that time she had had private tutoring. But when she went to school she began her stage appearances. She sang and danced in "Babes In Thy Wood," a show English popular with exceedingly children, two months every year until

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