STAGE and SCREEN

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 7 November 1935, Page 8

STAGE and SCREEN

HAWjERA ATTRACTIONS FILMS FOR THE COMING WEEK OPERA HOUSE.

No-vember 7.—“ Love Me Forever” (Grace Moorp and Leo Carillo). November 8,9: and 11.—> v Call of the Wild” (Clark Gable and Loretta Young). November 12. —Opera House sub-let. ‘ November 13 and 14.—“ The Flame Within ’’ (Ann Harding and Herbert Marshall).

GRAND THEATRE. ■ November 7.—“ The Best Man Wins” (Jack Holt and Edmund Lowe). November B.—Grand Theatre sub-let. November 9 and 11.—“’Caravan” (Charles Boyer, Loretta Young and Jean Parker). ; 1

November 12 and 13.—“ Death at Broadcasting House” (lan Hunter, Mary New land and Henry Kendall).

Mystery Film. There are few types of films more intriguing than the mystery picture introducing a. crime committed by some person or persons unknown and for which several are, under suspicion. A particularly fine example of this type, of production' is that which comes to the Grand Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday, “Death at Broadcasting House,” which" has as its background the secret places of the great Broadcasting' House, the home of British ■broadcasting. ' The . criminal is finally, revealed ‘ by an • astute’ psychological dodge on the part of the Scotland Yard detective in charge of the ease.

Herbert Marshall. Herbert Marshall, who has played opposite .virtually every feminine star of importance in Hollywood, was born in .London, England. He launched his screen career prior to the war, was called to the. colours, and was severely injured in action. After the signing of the Armistice he returned to London and tlie stage, reaching stardom in Such plays as ‘'The Younger Generation,” “Abraham Lincoln,” “As You Like It,” and “Another Language.” In

New York City he. continued the success he scored in the London plays. Among his Broadway hits were ‘These Charming People,” “The High Road,’ ’ “Paris Bound,” and “To-morrow and To-morrow.” He launched his screen career in “The Letter,” but first won public acclaim in “Trouble in Paradise.” Among other pictures he has played in are “Secrets of a Secretary,” “The Blonde Yenus,” “The Solitaire Man,” “Four Frightened People,” “Riptide,” “Outcast Lady,” and “The Painted Veil.” “The Flame Within,” which will screen at the Opera House on Wednesday and Thursday, marks the first time he has shared acting honours with Ann Harding.

Cecil Rhodes Picture.

Arrangements for the casting of the Gaumont - British picture, “Cecil Rhodes,”- are almost complete. The principals will be Rhodes (Walter Huston), Dr. Jameson (Basil Sidney), Barney Bainato (Frank Cellicr), “ Ann Carpenter” (Peggy Ashcroft), Lobengula (Ndauiso Kumalo). In “Ann Carpenter” many will recognise Olive .Schreiner, the famous South African novelist who wrote “The Story of an African Farm. ” Oscar Ilomolka, now playing opposite Flora Robson in “Close Quarters”’ will probably be President Kruger.

Features of New Releases

LONDON AS FILM CENTRE AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME

Interviewed in New- York recently Alexander Korda, now a producer member of United Artists, prophesied that within two or three years London would be as important a film centre as Hollywood. Tlie increasingly ambitious programmes of British producers and tlie number of producers, directors and stars flocking to England indicate that Mr Korda may be right. Jesse L. Lasky, who has just formed a new producing organisation with Mary Piekford, arrived in London recently to complete arrangements for the production of three pictures. Now comes the news that David Selznick, one of Hollywood’s most famous producers—he was responsible for “David Copperfield”—is also planning to make pictures in England next year, one of which will star Ronald Colman. Like Mr Lasky, he will produce for United Artists.

Mr Sidney Kent, head of the Twentieth Century, Fox organisation, has arrived in London to launch the company’s plans for the making of 10 pictures a year in England, at an average cost of £IOO,OOO a picture. Mr Robert T. Kane, Mr Kent’s brother-in-law, will be in charge of the production.

These pictures will be made at the new Denham studios of London Film

Productions, and will be assured of world release through the GOO' cinemas controlled by Twentieth Century-Fox and over 5000 others supplied by the company with pictures. Mi' Kent claims that this chain provides the largest market ever offered to a producer. The first picture will be Bernard Shaw’s “St. Joan,”, with Elisabeth Bergner in the title role. Dr. Paul Czinner, who made “Escape Me Never,” will direct.