NEWS OF THE CINEMA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 23 May 1936, Page 9

NEWS OF THE CINEMA

NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM “Thoroughbred,’ recently produced in Australia, is an exciting story of the race-track. Helen Twclvetrces takes the part of Joan, adopted daughter of “Ma” Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), to whose son Tommy (Frank Leighton) she is affianced. Bill Peel (John Longdcn) is also in love with Joan. Tommy makes' a bad deal in the purchase' of a'horse, Stormalong, but secretly trained by Joan, it becomes a wonder horse whose flying heels are always in front. A series of crafty and malicious plans are conceived to “stop” Stormalong in the Melbourne Cup,' and the climax of the picture is reached when these intrigues are overcome and the honour of the ".thoroughbred” is upheld. “Thoroughbred” was given its world premiere at Hobart last week. MARILYN MILLER’S CURIOUS WILL

Hollywood is still discusing the provisions in the will of the late Marilyn Miller, stage and film star. The bulk of the large estate goes to the dead actress’s mother, while her father receives 25,000 dollars. Two brothers-in-law receive one

dollar each; whether this is just a kind of. token of ■ affection or. f aii. expression of opinion is not known. The unkindest cut of all, however, came the way of the husband, jvlio doesn’t get anything. Well, -husbands are only husbands, but,■ a girl’s best friend is her mother! ~ 4 •¥■ ■ ¥ ¥ “Every Night at Eight” Radio fans will enjoy this. There have been many pictures allegedly taking one behind the scenes in radio broadcasting studios and their routine. Most have proved only;a strung together series of vaudeville and radio entertainers. “Every Night at Eight” is • truer to label. The many unusual sound instruments used in radio broadcasting, which have been a closelyguarded secret for years, are not only heard, but are seen. George Raft, Alice Faye and Patsy Kelly are starred. ¥ ¥ * * “The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” “That great pictures live forever,” is no idle boast is evidenced by the interest created with "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer” which at present is circuiting New Zealand for repeat seasons. The soldiers of the King, not as Kipling described them, but as Francis Yeats-Brown described them in his remarkable book are the heroes of this stirring, remarkable and colourful picture of warfare and heroism in India.

' l - ■ . ■ ■ It is a pretty safe rule that no actor can really play a part unless he is totally unable to comprehend what it is about.—James Agate. qv ¥ ■ ¥ 1 Hal Roach Studios have given a fiye-ycar contract to 20-niohth-old Patsy Doris May, making her the youngest member cif the studio personnel. She will join'the “Our Gang” shortly.