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and its full share of comedy. The plot of "Metropolitan" revolves about | Tibbett's efforts as a young singer to gain recognition. Impatient with low progress in the recognized opera companies, he attaches himself to a wildent grand opora venture, star- ring Alice Brady, a tempestuous and vertiginous prima donna. She con

DECEMBER :: 28, 1935.

Protenco and deception weave a

the money, holds the affection tangled web in "Alice Adams" which of the angel, but because Tibbott falls stara Katharine Hepburn in the title to reciprocate her affection his ear- role, and comes on Sunday to the ver, and that of the entire company King's Theatre. Based on the Booth Virginia Bruce only makes matters In threatened. Hic affection for Tarkington novel which won

the worse. Finally Miss Brady leaves Pulitzer Prize for 1922, the story is the company in a huff. Stranded, an unvarnished picture of the strug. Tibbett makes a herole effort to

put gles and heartaches which a girl the company across, almost falls, and finally succeeds with Miss Bruce's endures in her fight for love and said. Personally produced by Darryl clal recognition in A small Mid-F. Zanuck, "Metropoliton" was direct- western town. Not since Miss IIep-ed by Richard Boleslawski. Cenar bura won the Academy Award with Romoro, Luis Alberni and George her porttayal of the stage-struck girl the supporting roles.

| Marion, Sr., are prominently cant In

in. "Morning Glory" has she had a role which gave her such opportuni-

"Picture Snatcher""

the

ties for unusual characterisation, If the average man or woman were sensitiveness and understanding. In asked what a "Picture Snatcher" is, the story, Allee Adams battles snob- they would probably pass up

riddle without so much as an effort bery and social ostraclum with pre- to guess at its meaning. To most tence and decent, only to find that popple It would have a double and theko weapons are useless. It is only somewhat illegitimato sound, ke smuggling and the like. and

when she drops her mask of make-bootlegg picture anatchers belleve and turns the light of truth picture snatching play an upon her enemies that she wins the part in the life of a love and recognition which she newspaper Brandly craves. Her faith and courage and ture snatcher, in

in tho

of journ her struggle upward to ultimate jalism, is anybody on the newspapor triumph make for a great and enter-each day that are necessary to illus whose business is to get the pictures taining picture. Each of the charac tors in "Alico Adams" in vividly drawn and capably played by well known screen and stage artists. In cluded in the cast are Fred Stone. famous stage star, Fred MacMurray, Eve-Ivn Venable, Ann Shoemaker.no Frank Albertson, Charles Grapowin and others. George Stevens directed this RKO-Radio Picture.

J

trate the important stories of the car- rent twenty-four hours. Newspapor photographs are picture snatchers to their associates on a daily paper. The term is not necessarily anything

camera

than an affecteonato name for fellow worker. certain type of There is also another class pl picture snatchor who may nover use for months but whose duty is to run down pictorial matter of some sort "Broadway Gondoller"

or another in connection with a story, "Broadway Gondoller, Warner where auch pictorial matter is known Bros.' sensatio.l new musical to be in exsistence, but for some rea- comedy, which reunites the popular son or another is difcult to lay hands stars of "Gold Diggers Odell, closes snatching" that has brought the on. It is this variety of "picture Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, at the Queen's Theatro to-day. In Picture Snatcher is the sort port the all-star cast

besides Dick and

business intó such disrepute. Such

Joan are Adolphe Menjou, Louise rayed with startling realism by Fazenda, William Gargan, George James Cagney in his latest Warner Barbier and Grant Mitchell. The

Bros. production which bears that and opening at the Queen's

story concerns the romance of a New name York taxi-driver who aspires to be to-morrow.

singer, and the secretary of a big

a

"Star of Midnight"

broadcasting concern, who falls in love with him and arranges an audi-

William Powell and Ginger Rogers tlon. A series of mix-ups prevents in the double-star value offered the his appearance, and his teacher a fans for, the first time. This strong. former singer and impoverished Ita-

romantic combination appears in lan aristrocrat, sings

him.

But Star of Midnight," a romantic mys hin

voice has

gone sour and the taxi-tery drama based on an Arthur driver loses out. It is not until he Somers. Roche story brought to the gets to Venice that he makes good, screen by RKO-Radio. Powell and first as a singing gondolier and then Miss Rogers are seen as a unique in opera. He returns to New York amateur delective due who vio with and succeeds in one of the most un-police in the effort to solve a per- USUAL climaxes, imaginable. Dick Powell, in the role of the gondoliertexing mystery with more at atako than mere orchids for elever renders several songs in the produo- ness, for they are caught in the web tion, Joan Blondell, as the secreof circumstance, Powell, as a bril- tary to the radio magnato sings liant attorney, is the "Sherlock" of comedy song in the picture.

the combination, and Miss Rogers, as a youthful _society beauty, is the ad-, miring Watson." Romance, spark- "No other first line star in motion ling comedy mystery and suspense pictures has appeared in so few films thrill packed story. Included in the factors in the @wift moving, as has Paul Muni. His latest First

"Black Fury"

| National picture, "Black Fury" owing cast are Paul Kelly, Ralph

showing at the Star Theatre, is only hart, Vivian. Oakland, Russell Hopton Loslle Fenton, Gono Lock- his eighth production, yet he is con- sidered one of the most important and J. Farrell MacDonald. Stephan malo malo atars KEL

Roberts directed. The film is the Hollywood Muni averaged-only-one-picture-a-seasoI

**** | next-change at the Star Theatre.___ until this year when he made both "Black Fury" and "Bordertown." Six years ago Paul Muni was brought from the New York stage to Holly- wood for the first time. On that trip. he made two pictures, "The Vallant" and "Seven Faces." More than a year later he returned to star in

Escape winter

"Scarface" and two years dapsed and the Servant

before he came back to the film city

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third time to Chain Gang."

"I Am A FU

tive From A World Changes" and "Il, Nellie!" followed, but with long intervals be tween. Muni is violently opposed to quantity production go far as his own atardom is concenied. He holds

"Metropolitan"

Problem in

South Devon

the

to his original decision never to In the mellow climate of South Devon make more than two pictures a year. the English winter loses its terror, for "Black Fury" is his most dynamic those honie from the East. At production. It is a startling colour-Churston there are houses especially ful drama in which he is supported designed to capture every moment's by a tremendous cast.

sunshine, and carefully planned to require

minimum of labour. They overlook a beautiful seascape, For sheer musical merit, ne moretected against mass development, yet are completely secluded, and pro- distinguished picture has ever come from Hollywood than the Lawrence conveniently near Paignton, Torbay Tibbett starring

and various golf courses. We shall Lan", showing at the King's

be pleased to send you free a booklet to-day. But Metropolitan" doesn't rest

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