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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

A new and baffling mystery thriller, "The Case: Of The Curious Bride a First National picture screened under the auspices of the Clue Club, comes to the Queen's Theatre at an early date, with Warren William and Margaret Lindsay in the featured roles. The picture is based on an

one of the exploits of Parry MAHOTI,

brilliant criminal lawyer and detective. The story deals with the "curious bride" who weds a

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youth, believing her first wealthy bo dead. The first husband, however had fooled the authorities by slipping a wooden cigar store Indian into a and after his wife's second marriage turns up to blackmail her. When he is suddenly slain there are five suspects, but the police arrests the "curious bride." Perry Mason The death Aolves the mystery. through situations of tremendous Suspense

a smashing and sur- prising climax. Warren William, for the second time has the role of Ferry Mason, with Margaret Lindsay p

play ing the part of the "curious bride" and Claire Dood, Mason's clover sweet- heart secretary. Others in the cast include Donald Woods, Allen Jenkins, Phillip Reed, Barton McLane, Wini- fred Shaw and Warren Hymer. Michael Curtiz directed the picture from the screen play by Tom Reod, "Call of the Wild" For almost two months, Clark and Jack Oakle Gable, Loretta Young.

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braved b-zero Mount Baker. Washington, duction "Call of the Darryl Zanuck's which comes to

to the King's Theatre on Sunday. The screen piny is an adaptation by Gene Fowler and Leonard Praskins of Jack London's immortal story of love and treachery during the Yukon Gold Rush and all the colour of these feverish times has been transferred to the screen. Alaskan pioneers from as far North

mart

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the Arctic Circle came South to take part the picture, in which Frank Conroy, Reginal Owen, Toler and Katherine de Millecarry are prominent supporting The film also introduces a new roles. dog star in the role of "Buck", per- haps the best-known and best-loved canine hero in all fletion. "Buck" is

18 months old St. Bernard, no former

film experience. the location company included only ten actors, more than 100 technlelans made the 1,200 mile trip- to. Mt Baker the biggest Film ever sent out of Hollywood.

built In the and the film was packed by ski

shipment to Hollywood. transport for William

Wellman, the director of "Call of the Wild", flew 14,080 miles between Hollywood' and Canada seek- ing location sites for this Joseph M. Schenck presentation for release through United Artists.

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pair who made such a hit in "Flying carry more' anique and unusual num- Menjou, Joseph Cawthern in the role Down to Rio." The cast includes bers, greater song hits and more of a scenic and costume artist and Edward Everett Horton as dumb hilarious fun than any other musical the hotel manager, Grant Mitchell.

who Engllah barrister; Alice Brady,

by this comedy, Busby In addition to the regular cast, every device to

and staged the num- beautiful girls appear in the dance created Rhodes

bers but directed the entire picture. numbers. as a debonaire professional Romeo, The story by Robert Lord and Peter

"Annapolis Farewell". and Eric Blore as the funniest Eng- Milne in a rollicking comedy with During the filming of "Annapolis lish butler seen on the screen in three separate love tangles. There Farewell in the United States Naval ages. The film was adapted from is a play within the play, a wealthy Academy, the featured players in- Astaire's international stage hit, of widow producing a milk fund show cluding Sir Guy Standing, Richard the same title, which ran 288 per at a swanky

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actors of the film unit dafly wore the spectacle, is showing at the Oriental the rich widow who is bilked of a uniforms of naval officers or midship- Theatre on Sunday, Monday and considerable fortune by a theatrical men and were on the Naval grounds Tuesday. The picture is said to producer, a part played, by Adolphe (Continued on Page 11.)

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