King George Theatre

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 15, 4 September 1930, Page 5

King George Theatre

V'GBXLDKBN °F PLEASURE."

"Children of Pleasure," Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer singing and danciitg romance of Tin Pun Alley, will open on 13th September at the King George Theatre, wit-h a east which includes Lawrence Gray, Wynne Gibson, Helen Johnson, Benny -Rubin, Kenneth Thomson, Lee Hohlmar and May Boley. Itaport has it the picture" concerns the romance of a.Broadway song writer with the daughter of a millionaire and revolves aboiit the conflict -between the two classes. The settings are laid in the homes of society, 'in Broadway Timsie publishing offices, on vaudeville stages and in night clubs and are said to" have 'been constructed without regard for expense. The interiors "wearc done in a modcrnistiCyUiotif and contain- a number o£ novel features among wiiich is a urepla-ce'which burns quicksilver and which report has it will be used for the first time on the screen i-u tkis production. The effect is produced .by vertical bars of radiating liglit and heat made by long jglass tuftes iv which' glowing mercury vapor is -generated by an electric current. "CHASING RAINBOWS" HAS MUSICAL HITS. Bive song hits from the pianos of seven of America's most popular composers provide t»he tuneful background of "Chasing Euiri.bows" musical extravaganza which will open on Saturday at the King George Theatre with Charles King and Bessie Love in the featured roles. "Everybody Tap" fits into a huge ciancAng ensemble with Miss Love singing and dancing the number with the trained, chorus, of two hundred -boys and girls. "Lucky Me, Lovable You" is the lovesong sung by Charles King and Miss Love, and "Happy Days Are Here Again" is the musical setting fox the finale spectacle, filmed in Technicolor. ' • ' Lew Alter composed "Love Ain't Nothing But the Blues' ' with Joe Good wia, which': King uses as a specialty somg. Fred Fisher, George Ward and Reggie Montgomery joined in writing "My Dynamic Personality," in which Marie Dressier scores. Included in the supporting cast are Jack Benny, Polly Moran, Gwen Lee, G«orge K. Arthur, Eddie Phillips and Martan. A 'l*hia is the second appearance of Miss Lore and King opposite each other. They first played together in "Broadway Melody:" ' "HIT THR DECK" BECOMES SPECTACLE ON FILM. Although the stage version of "Hit fcfeo. Deck" was admittedly one of Broadway's biggest hits, it only could sT2ggest the immense scope, colour and narrative appeal of Radio . Pictures' screen version, coming to the King George Theatre on 9th, 10th 11th and 12th. September. For instance, the "Hallelujah" Song o* the stage was a solo. In the picture it has grown into a Negro spiritualist meeting interpreted by a chorus ot 100 Negro singers and dancers. Four n«w songs have been added to t-he original score. , The entire naval base at San Diego, CaJ., is used for a background, which, . on the stage, was represented by a > painted back drop. The legitimate cast numbered about 100—the screen has utilised approximately a thousand. ; Three of the largest motion picture sets ever builtj a life-size village, a, replica of the deck of a battleship .and a ISTogro tabernacle, by comparison ' were only suggested onthe stageY As a finishing touch, the Deck" ?s partially screened in technicolor. Sfever 'before has "Hit. the Deck" been, produced with a cast of such distinguished, names. It reads like it .blue book of the profession: Trolly Walker, Broadway star, Ja<jk Oakie, Hollywood 's sensational comedian; Margußrita Padula, mammy singer de luxe; Rodger Gray and Franker "Woods of the original New York cast; Ethel Clayton, Jane Clyde, Wallace Mac Donald, Harry Sweet, George Ovey, black-face comic,: Dell Henderson, Nate Slott, Andy Clark and -Chas. Sullivan. . Luther "Reed, director, and Robert Kurrle, cameraman, the team which,, produced "Bio Rita" Radio Pictures' seasatioxial extravaganza, also teamed on '^Hit the Deck."

" STRANGE CARGO." Reversing the usual conditions existent in the film industry by which talking pictures arc made after the silent version has been filmed, P.D.C iMiguge-l Houston Branch to write the silctit version of its first dialogue picture, . "Strange Cargo" after the talking I version hu.? been completed. That ii will delight fans is a certainty. "Strange Cargo" which comes to Ihe Prince 13dward Theatre on Saturday next, has a notable cast of screen and stage favourites including Lee Patrick, George Barraud, Ned Sparks,Russell G-loason, June Nash, Otto Matiesen, Claude King, Josephine Borwn, Kyrle Bellew, Andre Beranger and Hany Allen. • "UNDERTOW." Mary Nolan achieves an entirely, new screen triumph in her current starring I Universal feature "Undertow," which comes to th 6 Prince Edward Theatre on Wednesday, September 9th. The exotic blonde star, who previously has -bedazzled ' her audiences in com<edydrama roles, now reaches the zenith of sheer drama in a portrayal .which definitely marks her as among.the finesr. emotional actresses of the all-talking screen. ' ' ; ■. ' Supporting the star is Johnny Mack [Brown, the former national football hero, who deserted the grid-iron for the screen, and who is fast becoming one of the most popular romantic leads in America. Robert Ellis, who scored so signally in "Broadway^ and Audrey Ferris and Churchill Ross have the other important parts. Besides the inherent drama of the story, "Undertow" is rarely beautiful in pictorial appeal. "EMBARRASSING MOMENTS" The newest Reginald Denny comedy feature, '' Embarrassing Moments" is coming to the screen of the Prince Edward Theatre next week. . It is a talking picture with rapidj fire dialogue and side-splitting lines. Denny has pretty Merna Kennedy, -heroine of the super-picture "Broadway," as his chief support. The story is^ based on the "trial marriage" theme. The- girl, home from art school, tires of her stodgy village life and. her small town fiance. She invents a mythical "husband" and tells her famity she has entered a trial marriage with one '<Thaa<leus Cruick'shank." ■ ..' '\.">%;.,_ ■"':..'■■ ..-..■' ' '' Denny has a strong cast in this picture. In addition to Miss Kennedy the players include .Otis Harlan ; Wil- | Ham Austin, Virginia Sale,. Greta Granstedt and Mary Foy. William James. Craft directed the picture, from a story' by Earle Snell. ! Gladys Lehman aided with the adaptation of the story.