Boy's Cinema (1939-40)

12 "Don," said Bob, "you were nearest to Dr. Morton when he was murdered." The young anaesthetis nodded, but Tony closed his eyes. He seemed as though he were trying to speak, but his mouth had not recovered sufficiently from the acid for that to be possible. "I'd like to know if he can really see," Bob murmured. "Bring him over here," directed Mac, who was standing beside Carole, and as the chair was moved in that direction the janitor unfolded his arms and pointed a finger at Carole. "Come to think of it," the detective rapped at her, "you are the one who brought the instruments into the theatre, and you could have hidden that weapon amongst the other scalpels!" "Sure I could have," defied Carole, and she stepped forward. "Hallo, Tony." Tony's hands clasped hers as she held them out to him, and none of those present could mistake the meaning of that action. "Looks friendly enough, doesn't it, sergeant?" asked Bob. "Yeah," said Mac. "But he hasn't seen you yet." ""fhat's easy.' chair to take Tony." Tony patted the hand that was offered, and Mac acknowledged defeat. "Well, that's good enough for me," he growled. Bob was pushing the chair towards Norman Kennedy when the janitor sud- denly leaned forward to peer into the wall mirror. His finger pointed into the glass, and Bob leaned over him to see what he was indicating. Lila Haines was on the other side of the room, but her reflection was plain to be seen. "Lila!" The name leapt from Bob's lips like a pistol-shot, and instantly its owner made ' Bob moved round the Carole's place. " Hallo, BOY'S CINEMA a frantic dash for the door. Bob sprang after her, but the police officer was at the door and barred her way. "All right, Lila," said Bob sternly," catching hold of her arm. "You want to tell us about it?" "Her?" gasped Mac. Lila's face was full enough of expression now—the expression of some wild creature at bay. "Yes," she shrilled, "I killed Dr. Mortoil! I said no other woman would have him and I kept my word. That was more than he did!" She burst into hysterical sobs and laughter, horrible to hear, and Mac strode past Tony and the spellbound others. "Take her down-town," he said gruffly to the officer, " and don't let anybody talk to her." Lila was bundled out from the room, and as her custodian marched her along the corridor Hank and Dora crept in like a couple of mice. But Mac was not completely satisfied, in spite of the nurse's confession. "Say, there's something funny about this," he burst out. "If she did it, who threw the scalpel at her?" "Nobody threw it at her," said Bob. "Don't you see? She went into the dis- pensary and saw that Dr. Thornton had died of a heart attack, so she wrote out that confession on his typewriter and skipped over here into this room and threw the scalpel into that wall and muddled the things on that desk to take suspicion off herself." "And it was her down at the switches?" Mac thought of something else. "But what would she know about automatic controls? Women don't know anything about such matters." "She does!" It was Dr. Gardner who spoke. " She was in the X-ray department until Dr. Morton appointed her his private nurse." Why, it looks like . . . yes, it is!. . . Mickey Rooney. Looks pleased with life, doesn't he ? Maybe he's got a copy of BOY'S CINEMA ANNUAL ? Anyhow, that's just how you'll feel when you buy your copy I It'll thrill you. Who are your film favourites ? You can meet them in BOY'S CINEMA ANNUAL, where you can see magnificent new photographs of the film stars, and read all about them. There 'are some grand film stories, too, such as " Old Bones of the River " ; " Suez," and others, also " Gunga Din " in pictures, " How Talkies are Made," —altogether i6o big pages. 4'- Buy yoiiy copy now from youf Newsagent or Bookseller. If ke has not a copy in stock he can order yon one I BOY'S CINEMA ANNUAL Every Tuesday Hank stepped forward with a little note- book in his hand. "You've got it all wrong, sergeant," he declared importantly. "I've got this case solved beyond the shadow of a doubt, and you can't talk me out of it this time. It's down here in black and white." "Okay. Sherlock," jeered Mac. "Who do you think did it?" "Think?" echoed Hank excitedly. "I never think—I mean—well. I mean no- body's done it. It was suicide!" "Oh, it was suicide, Wc'<s it?" drawled Mac. "Well, why don't you go and com- mit that?" The strained condition of everybody's nerves was relieved by a burst of laughter from Dora. Adapted from the new Universal film, controlled throughout the United King- dom and Eire by General Film Distribu- tors, Ltd., the principal players in which are : as Dr. Bob Clayton as Carole Dale as Lila Haines Constance Worth as Ann Stokes Thomas Jackson as Detective-Sergeant Macintosh Spencer as Hank Manley as Dora Stanley as Dr. Norman Kennedy Addison Richards as Dr. Finley Morton Frank Reicher as Dr. Amos Thornton Frank Puglia as Tony Don Porter as Dr. Donald Fox Bruce Cabot Helen Mack Joan Woodbury Tom Dugan Mabel Todd Roland Drew BRIAN DONLEVY TO PLAY " McGlNTY " Convinced that the film-going public like the two-fisted tvpe of screen hero, Para- mount has signed Brian Donlevy for three pictures, with succeeding options, and immediately announced plans for lifting the actor from the " heavy " category. His first assignment under the Para- mount banner will be the title role in "Down Went McGinty," a dramatic story of the regeneration and ultimate tragedy in the life of a big-time racketeer. Donlevy came in for serious attention as the result of his performance as Markoff in "Beau Geste." CHARLIE RUGGLES AS NEWS- PAPERMAN AGAIN Charlie Ruggles has started work in the leading role of "Opened By Mistake," which also features Robert Paige, Janice Logan and William Frawley. Ruggles recently completed his part in support of Martha Raye in " The Farmer's Daughter." His new role is that of sporting editor on a metropolitan newspaper, his first reporter assignment since that grand film, "Exclusive, " two years ago. REUNION AFTER NEARLY 25 YEARS December 2i]i], 1939. On March 16th, 1916, "The Brat" had its first opening at the old Morosco Theatre in Los Angeles, and a hand- some younp- chap who had been an English piofessor at the nearby Santa Clara University, bowed in his first featui^d role to the applause that almost at once elevated him to stardom. It wag also the turning-point towards an illustrious stage and screen career of a tall, distinguished-looking Englishman who played his elder brother. Recently the<je two men met for the first; time since the Los Angeles and New York run of that play. They are Edmund Lowe and Wyndham Standing, brother of ^.he late Sir Guy Standing, and they are once again teamed, this time as business associates, in "Our Neighbour.s—The Carters " at the Parii- mount studioi-.