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CINEMA NOTES

The remarkable duncing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which carried them to the top of screen

· 12,

1936.

Both Were Wrong

Paris, Dec.. 1.

popularity in their previous vehicles,OUISETTE LEFEVRE, tempera- renches a new peak in. their latest co- mental Parisian blonde, quarrel- starring nlm for RKO Radlo, "Swing led with her lover, closed her eyes

Que notable

Bod and fired three shots at him. Three

now at the

"Ahambra Theater."

dances by the two wing-footed by Astaire,

and twa

two solos one of them a sensational number, comprise the highlights of the tuneful offering, for which Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields wrota the

musle

and lyrics. The Waltz in Swing

hailed As the latest ballroom ruge and the first real innovation in waltzing since its inception, is the outstanding dance performed by the two stars in the pleture. This unusual step is danced at 4/4 time against customary

the accompaniment of 3/4 time waliz music and, as its name implies, is "bot" number. In simplified form it can be easily mastered by the average dancer, Astaire anys, and

these

modified versions are already spring- ing into popularity. The two other dances displayed by the Astaire- Rogers duo.in the picture are the "Pick Yourself Up" number, fast fox-trat routine performed in the dancing academy sequence, and "Never

Gonna Dance," a romantic duet in which the two dance, their farewell to cach other. Astaire's Arst solo is the opening dance of the

Then she gave herself up to the police for murder.

But the "body," neighbours told the crime squall, had gone away whistling. Louisefte was fined half. a crown.

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M. Bélx. Angouletne student, thought he had lost his watch on the banks of the river and went to look | for it.

This morning he was found drown- ed after slipping in.

The watch was found in his bed- room at home.

£500 A Month

Pilot Tells

His Story

Alm. a brief routine with Victor Comparison Of Junta

Moore and six boys on the stage of vaudeville theatre. His second solo, however, "Bojangles of Harlem" is rated as one of the most sensation- al numbers of his career. In.

which, wearing black-face, he performs a amazing hand-and-foot tap routine with twenty-four dancing girls and follows this with a silhouette number in which his shadow and those of his chorus are photographed through screen. This number, art in the unique background of a skyscraper- top night club built of mirrors and chromium around a huge floor win- klow, is sald set a new s

"high" in spectacular film entertainment, John

Harkrider, <! "The Great Ziegfeld" fame, designed the unusual setting. Victor Moure, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness and Georges Metaxa head the sup- porting east of "Swing Time." George Stevens directed the Pandro S. Berman production.

In

"Romeo and Juliet"

"Romeo and Juliet," showing to-day at the King's Theatre, new heights in cinema artistry have been achieved in the picturization of Shakespear's Immortal love story. It is one of the most important con- Iributions to the sercen A14: the inception 0% talking picture-a glorious triumph for Producer Irving G. Thalberg, Director George

ege Cukor, Shearg combination of Norma |

the

And Red Strength

Paris, Dec, 1. One of the 30 French volunteer airmen in the service of the Spanish Government at 50,000 francs (£500)

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month told Paris-Mult 10-clay (he is on leave In France) that there were also English, German, and two Russian pilots in the "Spanish Squa- dron," with the French writer, An- dre Malraux, at their hend,

The airmen In this squadron, it was stated, went up at least twice a day, and their aeroplanes went up four times a day to face what had been until quite recently the much stronger air force of the Junta.

The Junto air force, said the air- Tito. was equipped with Savola- Marchetti bombers. Flat fighters Heinkel and Junker bombers, and Arnde fighters. At the very begin- ning, he said, the Junta had scarcely any acroplanes, and almost all they had had been imported since the war started. The well-known Ger- man airman, Fieseler, was in com mand of the Arades of the Junia.

The informant safd that he be- Hoved that there were Frenchmen and Englishmen in the Junta alr force as well tus Germans and Italians. Two Italian crews had been captured.

GOVERNMENT 'PLANES

The Government air force had hitherto included a dozen Dewoitine fighters (norminally sent from Lithuania), a Bloch 210, five Potez

and Leslie Howard, and all others concerned in the making of the picture. The universal appeal of 113 traple romance and the unusual marquee strength of its cast are assurances that the picture will prehistoric Spad, an American Interest maximum putronage, and from the standpoint of enlisting attention and support of constructively influential

ง publie elements and raising the screen in everybody's esteem, it will prove one of the most effective releases in yours. Miss Shearer rises to the new stature and importance through the

qualities brings to the role of Juliet. Howard's reading of the

sbe

Boling fighter, a Hawker Fury, and an Air Speed, as well as a certain number of acroplanes manufactured in Spain under licence from the French models Breguet 19

and Nieuport 62.

The whole fleet of the squadron was about 60 planes, and the airmon emphatically denied that large num- bers of modern planes had been reaching-Spain-from--France-since non-intervention declaration

Jines in his Romeo role is famous the

In addition to the splendid work of these two stars, the pieture loaded with outstanding

performances, particularly the work of Jolm Barry- mare, Edna May Oliver, and Andy Devine in

the lighter momenis. Cukor's direction is most praise- worthy for his guidance of the fender love scenes, and highlights of the plcture include Mercutio's death scene. Romeo first meeting with Jullet, their balcony scene, their marriage and the night before their doom..

"Parisienne Life"

was made.

It may be recalled that a dozen Dewoitines and the Potezes arrived in Spain. (London as reported in the papers Just before the French Government made their declaration),

A number of very ancient and less machines had reached Madrid lise- by devious ways and had been thrown into the back of the hangars whence they had never been taken

out.

SOVIET PILOTS, SOVIET MACHINES

The Soviet Union had now sent a considerable number of bombers and #ghters capable of 400 kilometres an hour, but would only allow them to be flown by Soviet pilots,

The spirit of Paris, city of romantic dreams and gaiety, is brought 10 the screen in Parisienne Life," which is showing at the Theatre to- day. Produced by Nero Films, a

The Government aviators had used French company, and adapted from bombs of 12 and 18 kilogrammes, but "La Vie Parisienne", one of Offen- the Junta had used much more boch's gayest and best operettas, Powerful bombs, one of which had "Parisienne Le" is adelightful destroyed some of the Dewoitines. cocktail of fun and enchanting left Spain for his holiday neither Ten days ago when the airman music.

Rapid direction and effervescent On neither side was there

side had used gas bombs, he said. acting keep the fun moving at an aerial reconnoltring. The acroplanes mueli exhilarating rate. The music and dancing,

were used almost entirely for light- of course, the famouse "Can-Can", ure quite out of

ing or bombing. the ordinary and prove a

pleasing relief from the cacophony of jazz and

rhythmic tappings. The acting on Otto "King of

Qurg are shared bry Conchita Montenegro, Nell Hamilton, and Max Dearly, the well known French comedian. Excellent support given by Carol Goodner, Eva Moore and Austin Trevor,

"San Francisco"

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Hungary": Rome Ramours

Rome, Dec. 1.

It is persistently rumoured in

"San Franclato," which comes on Sunday to the Majestic Theatro, is one of the most talked-about pictures Rome that the engagement of in many, many months. It teams Princess Maria, three of the most

of Italy to for the firstpular screen stare

time Clark Gable, Archduke Otto of Habsburg Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer will be announced soon. Princess Tracy. It is with romance, love, comedy, ben

a picture brimning Maria, the youngest daughter

*benuti.

It is understood that this subject will be discussed at the Vienna Con- ference between Italy, Austria and Hungary, which opens on Wednesday.

ful music and excitement. Clark of the King of Italy, is 21. The Gable offers one of his greatest Archduke Otto is 23. characterizations as Blackle Nor- owner of the most popular

on the

Const. Jeanette Binc- Donald is superb as the country girl who

starts

her singing career on the Barbary Coast and rises

to great operatic heights, only to return to the Coast because of the man. she loves. Spencer Tracy scores in on unusual role as a kindly pricet who chooses the wicked street for his avangelistle work. In the excellent supporting cast are Jack Holt, Jessie Ralph, Ted Healy, Shirley Ross, Margaret Irving, Harold Huber and Al Shean.

According to rumour, tho marriage would be followed by the restoration of the Archduke Otto as King of tungary, not as Klog of Austria,

Much curiosity was aroused by Signor Mussolini's statement at Milan, in which he said there would soon ba a "striking opportunity". for Italy to show her friendship with Hungary. Reuter.

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