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THE ·HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL SATURDAY, APRIL

1936.

KINGS LOSSES ON HELD-UP FILMS

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Thrill to the greatest climax ever flashed upon the screen...the maddest chaso that Eddie ever took part inl

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FRANCHOT TONE

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MARLENE DIETRICH'S

DEMANDS IN U.S.

Objections To "Romeo And Juliet !" New York, Mar. 24.

"FILMS on Ice" is Hollywood's vivid phrase for productions held up in studios. There is a lot of that sort of trouble in the colony just now, suggesting that all is not gold that glitters-even in big money busi-

ness.

J

Miss Marlene Dietrich, one of the world's most popular stars, is taking a rest during the production of "I loved. a Soldier." Some people say that the film will be taken off “ice" in a week; others declare that it may go into permanent cold storage, with a loss to Paramount of £160,000.

The trouble has arisen because Mr. Ernst Lubitsch is no longer producing the picture. Previously Miss Dietrich had willingly agreed to work on the film and had been seeing the script as each page was ready, only a few hours ahead of screening. Now that Mr. Lubitsch has departed Miss Dietrich wishes to see the whole scenario before going on with production. The company must stay inactive while this is being written.

Paramount, however, are not sure that Miss Dietrich may not decide, with Mr. Lubitsch no long- er supervising, that it may be too

Wounded Soldier Permitted To Marry

SISTER OBJECTS

Paris, Mar. 26. Colonel Edward Bryce, aged 65, winner of the D.5.0., with two bars, and commander of a tank corps during the war, has been. granted permission by the French courts to marry an Australian nurse, Miss Erica Mona Fromes, daughter of an Adelaide business man, Mr. E. H. Framen,

STRONG MAN

Swinging this 120 fb stone around his head by a rope held by his teath is child's play to this "strong man”, snapped in the strasts yesterday, by

a staff photographer.

dangerous to her great reputation Arnold

to be seen in "I Loved a Soldier."

MRS. GRUNDY

Sex is again under Mrs.

Bennet

Grundy's watchful eye in Holly. Nephew

wood.

It seems hardly possible that Terrified

"Romeo and Juliet" should find n place in the Hollywood 'refrigera- tor. Nevertheless, the producers are going warfly with the Alm version.

They find that scenes harm less in the play look different on the screen, especially when close-ups are used.

-Publishes His Letters

A YOUNG man working in the offices of Imperial Industries at Millbank, S.W., was responsible for one of the most interesting collections of! Arnold Bennett letters yet made public.

Ho was Bennett's foster-son and Bennett. The

There is not too much suitable. for companies to reject stuff material in the world, howover, heedlessly. Mr. Samuel Marx, nephow, Richard head of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer letters have just been published in scenario department, says that book form. Colonel Bryce's sister sought an last year his company looked utj injunction on the ground that her 20,000 stories, and chose only 02, brother was paralysed and unfit to and that finetly but 47 found their marry. The court refused the ap-way to the studios. plication, after hearing medical FASCISM FILM HELD UP

evidence.

The nephew is not unlike the uncle-the same tired eyes, strong nose, heavy chin.

"The letters camo weekly," -ho said. "Always on Wednesday morning. They were inevitable na Colonel Bryce was defended by Another film scenario "on ice" is the tides; gay and melancholy, Mile, Frances, a leading woman "It Can't Happen Here," based on sweet and bitter, in admonition and barrister who, after seven years' Mr. Sinclair Lewis's best-seller, eulogy, but all characteristic. litigation, had cleared him of which describes what might hap- "My uncle scared me to death. charges of tax evasion and secured pen to the United States if I was terrifled of him. So was my a remission of a fine of 2,000,000' Fracism ruled the republic. It wife. Yet he was always kind and looks as though Metro-Goldwyn- generous. I suppose his genius Colonel Bryce told the Paris Mayer stand to lose £40,000 on the over-awed us." correspondent of the Daily Express purchase of the film rights. Mr. that when he fell ill he applied Lowis got £10,000 and the adapter,

He picked out two letters. This to an agency for a nurse, stipulat- the famous playwright Mr. Sidney ing she must be Australian, as he Howard, much more.

francs.

had fought with Australiana Mr. Howard, who has arrived during the war and learned their in New York from Hollywood, ac- value. He added "Miss Fromen cuses Mr. Will Hays, the "Czar of saved my life."

the films, of having talked Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer out of producing the picture. The book is regard. ed na having many disturbing ideas for showing in film form during the Presidential election year. Also there is a prospert that foreign sales would be ban-

Dated

A page from a farmer's al- manso of 1882 has served as a birth certificate in an application ~~for' old-age assistance at Mont~~~[ned in Italy and Germany.

peller, Vermont, U.S.

State ofetals explained that

à circle was drawn round the date of November 7. 1842, and on the margin was written, "Willie is born."

"Wille" to-day is seventy- three years of age and cllrible for his pension,

The same company has on its hands a cream adaptation of Mr. Franz Werfel's "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh," for which it paid £10,000. A hint from the Turkish Government has caused, the com- Ipany to keep this prospective film

"in the ico-box.”

MOTHER DEFIANT IN

'STORK' DERBY

Toronto, Apr. 1.

TORONTO'S famous "stork" Derby reached a further point of acrimony to-day. The contest is for a £100,000, prize left to the mother of the most children during the ten years ending October 26 of this year.

and the money, too."

was one

My dear Ricb,-

Bevere chill.

Severe neuralgia. Con't write.

Can't

go out. Very gloomy,

I enclose £2. I wil

will let you know later about how

shall meet you in Cam.

been out for three days.

alse going all right. Your afflicted unclo. This was the other:

Dear Rich,Thanks for your latter of yesterday. Unfortunately my health is not a bit better, and I cannot do anything at all. Even to write a letter exhausts me. Bo I will ask you to excuse me for the present.

Love. Your obsolescent uncle,

A.B.

It was dated February 4, 1931. It was the last thing Arnold Bonnett ever wrote. On March 27 he died,

Arnold Bennett records many visits to Cherkley Court, Lord Beaverbrook's Surrey house. In one letter just after he had com- pleted "Lord Rainge" (1925) he writes:-

"Beaverbrook has vetted it, and

is thrilled thereby-most enthusi astic. Says it is the finest thing he has read for years.

"In 400 pp. he has found only one. Leading contenders in the "Der-i

small slip. I-am tremendously up- by" to-day met in an effort to end Other leading contenders, Mrs. to the conclusion that a man who lifted by this verdict, and am forced the race amicably by sharing the Stefano Darrigo, who last week can get the atmosphere and effects prize-money equally.

Mrs. Matthew Kenny, wife of an Mrs. Arthur Temieck, Mrs. Am-Cabinet Ministers, etc., with all gave birth to her cleventh baby. of the most private meetings of unemployed Irishman, who claims brosa Harrison, and Mrs. Gus their chicane, etc., and with all the

a two-baby lend with her thirteen Graziano, after signing an agree- Downing-street stuff, solely from children, refused to sign the agreement to share the prize-money, hearsay and occasionally meeting ment.

"I am going to be the winner," lexal aid in an attempt to upset ordinary fellow.

pooled their resources to obtain the sald Cabinet Ministers, is no she said. "I'll have my babies Mrs. Kenny's claims.

I trust you agree."

Wella

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IN THE HANDS OF MURAHIAS

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