CITY THEATRES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21866, 20 August 1936, Page 7

CITY THEATRES

0a POPULAR STARS tiMES DUftN AND SALLY J . EILERS GET PERSONAL” FOR CRYSTAL years ago Jimmy Dunn and Vfilers captured the hearts and of movie fans when 816 the Motion Picture Academy the bS st portrayals of 1932 film “Bad Girl.” Now, they in xn j gj e Crystal Palace in “Don’t beginning to-morrow. «,n story begins with a laughable Nation that gets more uproarious as SSSIMg. Jimmy and Pinky Tom- • «ffar themselves at auction to the M der - They are about to be bv a spinster with a deterin her eye when they by Sally. Romance then SLtbe three of them in charge. Many Parents,” starring Franfarmer and Henry Travers, will te the second feature. «BUIXDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES | BACK” i “Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back,” ; -Jrfog Ronald Colman and Loretta j SSraad “If I Had a Million,” with j « famous Stars, are the current at-1 Ircfffens at the Crystal Palace. j PLAZA | • i «THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN” i “The Amateur Gentleman,” starring Douglas Fairbanks, jun., and pica Landi, is the current attraction st the Plaza. j ■' ; I “CLIVE OF INDIA” | “Clive of India,” which is beginning • at the Plaza to-morrow, has pnrnM Colman, minus his moustache, in the starring role. The film is produced on a lavish scale and judged as a piece of entertainment with a convincing eighteenth century background, it leaves little to beoesired. The Indian scenes have been very well constructed. Colman has probably never played a more important or more difficult part, and he emerges from the experience with great credit: It has been left to thefilm to tell the inner tale of Clive’s love affair and marriage, and Hollywood, which understands such things well, has entrusted the role of Clive’s beloved to Loretta Young, who makes a very lovely eighteenth century maiden, Clive falls in love with her from seeing her portrait, writes to her and asks her to marry him. She does so, and there develops a romance which interferes at times with Clive’s ambition and public work. AVON “LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY” The screen is at last producing child, actors who are worthy of the name—far different from the precocious brats of earlier films. Freddie Bartholomew, in “Little Lord Fauntleroy,” now showing at the Avon, is a very likeable boy. The whole story depends m his ability to appear likeable and he never once lets the story down. Dolores Costello Barrymore makes a welcome return to the screen as *Drarest,” mother of the little lord. C. Aubrey Smith, as the old earl, plays ccnvincfag part. His changing at thb hands of little Lord Fauntleroy is extraordinary; being extraordinary, «takes extraordinarily good, acting to make it convincing. The part is most successful There is no lagging, even jn tae more emotional scenes between tne boy and, his mother. As a screen production 0 f a book, it sets a stan- - lA®C«g the supports is one of the bwi coloured cartoons for some time. Music Land,” it is called, and it is .Walt Disney at his best MAYFAIR “CAPTAIN JANUARY” of the most delightful romances for many months • Januar y.” starring Shirley 15 now at the Mayfair Theatre, thp dramat ic story underlies of danc - e, and comedy delights thu which Shirley plays two 0f much-loved friend of *w«d sea gaits. Guy Kibbee, in the supporting role, plays the whK k-j lighthouse-keeper, the man sbTJtt r^ scued the child from the a ~ efore - The picture gains special, interest from the humour of (jan--„ u^ c ? arv ’ille and the eccentric «font!. Bu £ dy Ebsen > who provide •ion to the charm of Shirley Temple. - GRAND “PyE GOT YOUR NUMBER” and human elements the operation of the telepnone system of America jB iwured m “I’ve Got Your Num.starring Joan Blondell, which ThtaL Programme at the Grand Tha tlus week. second attraction, “Bureau of srsPns>’’5 rs P ns >’’ is an unusual drama _ tu «ng Bette Davis and Lewis Stone.