NEWS OF THE CINEMA

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19765, 21 December 1935, Page 19 (Supplement)

NEWS OF THE CINEMA

Notice to Correspondents.

“Film Tan”—Jeannette MacDonald commenced her career as a chorus girl, and finally won a number of leading roles in Broadway musicals before going over to the screen. She and Nelson Eddy arc to follow up their , great success in “Nauglily Marietta” by doing a film, version of the stage hit, "Bose Marie.” Clara Bow Has Gono Domestio. Clara Bow, very domesticated in these days, Is living quietly on her ranch with husband, Rex Bell, and baby. Better Class of People! How to write bright dialogue, as demonstrated in a new picture, “Hands Across the Table,” co-starring Carolo Lombard and Fred Mac Murray. Carole: “Do you dream?" Fred: “No." ■Carole: “You should. You’d meet a better class of people." Elisabeth Bergner's Next Film. Elisabeth Bergner's next film will be Shakespeare's “As You Like It,” with Miss Bergner as Rosalind, not Bernard Shaw’s "Saint Joan," as was anticipated. This was one of her favourite roles when she was in Berlin. She has played it over six hundred times oil the Berlin stage and has .also toured the Continent in the part. As usual, Miss Bergner’s husband, Dr. Czinner. will direct llie film. Mr Shaw's "Saint Joan" will probably be done later, and it. is also rumoured that Alexander Korda has been In conference with the dramatist, with a view to (Timing “Caesar and Cleopnlra” at the new Denham studioi. Wodohouse's “Jeeves” for the Films. A’ou P. G. Wndeliouse “fans” will probably emit lilllo whinnies of delight on hearing Mini. I’. G.'s gival ■character, Jeeves, is lo ho lianslaicd into screen form. Darryl Zaimek, chief of-._Tweiilio.lit Century Pictures, lias just put over a deal which gives him llie right In make a series of features will) Jeeves mthe main character. It is Zanwek’s intention lo run the Jeeves productions on the same lines as operate with the Charlie Chan series.