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"ALL THE KING'S HORSES"

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TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

APRIL 30, 1935.

Is Toni Walls, this popular comedy them are such outstanding_invourites team extracting the maximum as W. C. Fields, Lionel Barrymore, quantity of laughs from Bea Travers Edna May Oliver, Madgo Evans, brillant fares. Othor players with Maureen O'Sullivas, Elizabeth Allan, prominent roles are Yvonne Aronad, Herbert Mundin, Basil Rathbone, Hebertson Hare, Mary Brough and Hugh Williams, Roland Young and Grace Edwin.

miany inore. Directed by George *Mennee"

Cukor, "David Copperfield" brings to Fe each guiden muinent, each tearful. touching episode, each exquisite, ro- mantle thrill in Charles Dickens' world-beloved novel of the same name.

"The Firebird"

Paul Cavanaugh, who appeared Bet constructed for the cabaret in "The Notorious Sophie Lang, sequence in Sterling Film Company's shares acting honours once again in production The First Mrs. Fraser," "Menace," the new Paramount murder the Central several loud-speakers were installlod mystery which comes

Theatre today. In "Menace,” Mias to facilitate direction. This scene, on Michael, plays the role of a beauti

When two sophisticates, the best which many hundreds of extras were fal and charming young girl whose dressed mau and the best dressed engaged, covered the whole of the life is endangered by a madman wha woman of the screen, fail, in love. nyailable four space at the Studios, wrongly believer her guilty of his what happens? That's the case of and Mr. Sinclair Hill, who directed, brother's sudden death. From Africa, Adolphe Menjou and Verros Tensdals found that the need to shout instrue where the plture's action art takes who were wed early last fall just after thas was too much of a strain on his place, to an isolated house high in the she completed work on the Warner mountains of California, she and her Bros, production, "The Firebird." now fiance Paul Cavanaugh, are trailed playing at the Alhamben Theatre. by the winning. Through gulte and "The madly in love with Adolphe craft, he succeeds in keeping his I'd wear a gingham apren were be to tentity a secret. During a week-end say the word, declared Verres, the when there are other guests prement, fascinating perfectly poised individus! a letter is received stating that the whose ability to wear clothes in stun- hour of revenge has come. Although ning fashion makes her the envy of the police have been summoned, the women. The Firebird" is an ultra- Intended victima agree that they alone modern story, revealing the Recret are equal to the task of thwarting love of a beautiful young girl whono the attempt that is to be made on emotions have been repressed by a their lives. Even as they propare for conventional and aristocratie family.. their sinister vigil, the murderer, auro There is an all-star cast which in- of his plans, la ready to strike. And, cludes besides 31las Teasdale, Ricardo before anything can be done to pre-Cortez, Lionel Atwill, Anita Louise, vent it, one of the party is found C. Aubrey Smith, Dorothy Tree, Helen tend, a knife wound penetrating his Trenholme, Hobart Cavanaugh and heart. The director of "Menace is Robert Barral. The picture was di Ralph Murphy, well known in pictures rected by William Dieterle from the for his ability to create unusual and screen play by Charles Kenyon based chilling drama. The cast features, In on the play by Lajos Zilahy, addition to Gertrude Michael and Paul Cavanaugh, Henrietta Crossnina, Montagu Love, Jalin Ledge and Berton Churchill.

vulce. Be arrived on the net one morning, un huurne that he could hard ly speak above a whisper, and it was not until load speakers had been in- stalled at various points round the studie that Mr. HIII was enabled, by speaking into....a.microphone._in__kla ordinary valee, to begin work. "The Flest Mrx. Fraser" in eaming to the King's Theatre on Wednesday.

"Whirlpool"

"Music in the Air"

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"All the King's Hurses"

Starred in Paramount's "AU

the King's Horsex" coming to the Albanibra and Central Theatres on Saturday, Mary Ellis wears as part

Jack Holt, the perennial favourite uf motion picture fans since the early Zane Grey days of "Wanderer of the Wasteland" and "Light of the West- ern Stars," is again the popular herole figure in Columbia's dramatic produc- tion, "Whirlpool," the next change at the Queen's Theatre, From the open ing scene to the thrilling climax, the film is replete with intense dramaile interest, exelling" situations anti | breath-taking suspense. In the role With a score contributed by that of her sumptious queen's wardrobe of Rankin, aruall-time carnival swyer, master of light music, Jerome Kern, the newest on Travis Banton's famous it is sad to provide a powerful and that brilliant lyricist. Oscar style creations. It is a frock combin

Hammerstein II, the new Fox Filming the best elements of the dance characterisation equal to any in a spectacle, "Music in the Air," starring and the dinner frock and it presents distinguished career. Committed to Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Douglas an original idea that is bound to be the penitentiary for twenty years, Montgomery and June Lang, is popular this suminer. Designed as a owing to the death of a small town how at the King's Theatre. Muste double-duty" dress, Banton has solved "hick" in a carnival braw!, he returns on the Air" ran for a year on Broadwith this now creation the problems of way. Now, as an Erich Former pro- the woman who Anda her dancing after completing his sentence

luction for Fox Film, it is rated by frocks tou orsate for dining and her world unlike the one of his youth. preview erities as one of the outstand, dinner gown lucking the correct skirt Bitter and resentful for his incarcera- Áng musical pictures of years. Its for dancing. The creation, as worn them, he turns big-shot meketeer, stär-studded cast has rated superla by Miss Ellis, is a surplice bodiced His flourishing profession receives a tives from everyone who has viewed white chlifon with a simple, flattering

in audition to

the Ruch formal neckline. That settles powerfully dramatic set-back, how the lm, for

Gloria dinner problem. But when the wearer stellar names as those of ever, when his name is linked with Swamen and John Boles, Montgomery arises from the table, this gown is that of his innocent wife arid daughter, and June Lang, the company includes aimuted by a very full, floating skirt, who all these years had believed him Shenn, Reginald Owen, Joseph lavishly embellished with diamond to be dead. The climactle denouement Cawthorn, Hobart Bosworth and Jed motifs that create a spectacular effect. dramatic has been halled by cinema critics as Prouty. The action of "Music in the Miss Ellis, long famous as a

stirring serem episode. In support Air" is laid in the Bavarian Alps and and suging star on the stage

New York, makes of Holt is a furge cast headed by Jean in Munich. duck Donohue, brilliant London and Arthur including Donald Cook, Allen lenkius, Lila Lee and John Miljan, dance director, has staged what American film debut apposite Carl are described as enchanting danco Brinson in "All the King's Horses." Roy William Nelll directed the film.

routines for several scenes in the Rim. Directed by Frank Tuttle, "All the King's Horses" in the comedy story of a king and queen who try to solve their romantle problem by running away and end up in each other's arms. Edward Everett Hvrion, Kathering DeMille and Eugene Pallette feature: the supporting cast.

"David Copperfeld"

"A Curkon in the Nest" One of the funniest sequences in No successful author should pass the Gaumont-British picture "A more than half of his time in fully- Cuckoo in the Neat," showing at the wood. Sergen writing is too exhaus Star Theatre. is Ralph Lynn's at- ting. Hugh Walpole, distinguished tempts to obtain a night's rent in British novelist, contributed that word the bedrooms of na inn, the usual rest- | of advice to his brethren of the pen Ing place being already occupied by after writing the adaptation of “David lady. First, Lynn tries the floor Copperfield", Charles Dickens' best but finds it too draughty. He then known and best loved story which is attempts to insert himself under af how to be seen on the screen of the washstand, his serpentine wrigglings Queen's Theatre. "Screen work in the round the legs jeopardising both the hurdest. I over have attempted,” washstand and the collection of Walpole said.. "I have been astonish. crackery adorning it. Later he de-ed at the lengths to which studios go serts this for the hearth rug before to make their pictures not bnly the fire. Here again, gust of wind absolutely authentic, but highly enter in the chimney covers bim with smoke talning. Three months in Hollywood and goot.Hls____final_effort to woo | is Infinitely more exhausting_than_a_ Morpheus is made on a small table; | year of a noveliat's regular work." first his legs overhung the edge, then | "David Copperfield," which had the his head. Altogether as uncomfort- advantage of the personal work of ị able a night's rest as anyone could the distinguished Walpole, has no less I well imagine, but immensely diverting than sixty-öve stars and featured to the spectator, With Ralph Lynn players in the major roles. Among

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