TECHNICOLOUR.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 100, 29 April 1937, Page 21

TECHNICOLOUR.

Mr. Victor Saville, who has recently completed two new films at Denham, "Dark Journey" and "Storm in a Teacup," is at present- engaged on a new film based on Mary Borden's bestseller, "Action for Slander," which will star Clive Brook and Margaretta Scott. This film, which he is producing, will be directed by Tim Whelan, who has just completed the direction of "Troopship" at Denham. In active preparation is one- of the rriost ambitious films planned at Denham. This is "Bicycle Built for Two," which will be produced and directed by Victor Saville. It will be a lavish and spectacular musical vehicle for -which a very strong cast is being.selected. New tunes and lyrics are in course of arrangement. The story will deal with the adventures of the famous Daisy of the ever-popular song. In order to obtain the maximum effect from the many spectacular scenes planned for this picture, it will be photographed in. technicolour, and will 'be Mr. Saville's first picture in colour.

GEORGE ARLISS. The British Press critics from Aberdeen in the north to Truro •in the south of Cornwall sing loudly of G.B.s comedy "His Lordship." It is.classed as "one of the finest films-..George Arliss has made and ■as the polished actor presents two distinct roles —two brothers —audiences get two Arlisses for the price of- one." A strong cast chosen with that precision which marks all' George Arliss's pictures, includes Romilly Lunge, as the Englishman suspected of the murder, Rene Ray as the diplomat's secretary, John Ford as the Emir's schoolboy son, Allan Jeaves and Lawrence Anderson as the scheming ministers, Bernard Merefield, John Turnbull, and Jessie Winter. "His Lordship" was directed by Herbert Mason. ' "SABOTAGE." The great Gaumont-British producer Alfred' Hitchcock, whose directoral work in "39 Steps" won- such applause, has excelled all his previous efforts in "Sabotage." The acting of Sylvia Sidney,. Oscar Homolka, John Loder, and Desmond Tester is exceptional, and the result is a great picture. • "CALL IT A DAY." With production scheduled to start .very soon, the Warner Bros.'-First National studios at Burbarik, have announced that Alice Brady, famous stage and screen favourite, and Peter Willes, well-known London actor, have been1 signed for important parts in production. Mr. Willes is famous for his London parts in "Lady Precious Stream" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass." Olivia de Havilland will star in "Call it a Day," the screen tran-, scription of the noted stage play, with lan Hunter playing the leading masculine role. Elsie Buchanan has also been signed for a part in the new film. WHY IT FAILED. , None of the first-night critics held out much hope of "The Orchard Walls" enjoying a run in London. It went for four performances and then had to be. withdrawn. Considerable space was given by all the newspapers, to this adaptation by Dr. Merton Hodge of Ladislaus Fordor's Hungarian play. But quite the most pithy and most directly to the point proved to be the remark 'by Mr. Ivor . Brown in "The Observer":—"My experience is that adapting.Hungarian plays for the London stage is risky. What floats on the Danube often sinks on-the,Thames; the Hungarian's taste is for. more artificial stories, situations, and. performance; their nights are gaudier."