Boy's Cinema (1930-31)

BOY'S CINEMA Every Tuesday All letters to the Kditoi should be addressed c/o BOY'S CINEMA, Room 163, The Fleetway Ecuse, Faningdon Street, LcndcQ, E.C.4. " Everything's Rosie." Dr. .J. Dockweilor Dioop. Robert Wool soy; Rosio, Anita Louise; Billy Lowe, Jolin Davrow ; Mrs. Lowo, Flor- ence Rol>ert(i: Mr. IvOho, Frank B'eal; Adolf ObejLtlorf. Alfred James; Miss Van Dorn. [jita Clievret; SlicriiT, Hop- kins, Cliti'ord Deniiisoy. " Up For Murder." Robert Marsiiall, Low Ayres: ]\[yra Ueanc, Genevieve Tobin; IVIis. Marshall, Dorotliy I'eterson ; William Winter, Purnell I'ratt; Charlie (."ollin.s, Frank MeHugh ; Reginald llcrk, Richard Tneker; Frank Sniithson, Frederick Burt. NEXT WEEK'S THREE COMPLETE FILM STORIES. Films for Scottish Schools. Here is something that may be of special interest to Scottish readers. The Ldinburg'h Education Committee luis. following fho example of the Middle&e.v Kdiicalion aiitliorilies, been considering the introduction in schools of suitable talking jjictures. Among the subjects submitted for the committee's consideration are the "Secrets of Nature" studies, including zoological and botanical talkies such as "The Daily Dozen at the Zoo," "Tlic Frog," "The Flight Machine," intro- ducing slow-motion pictures of birds in flight as comiKired with aeroplanes, and "Poas and Cues," whieli is the life story of a green poa plant. Geography is also represented by "Cyprus," a study of the island, and "The Benguela Railway," showing activity in Africa. Valet for Pete. If Pete ilie Pup, canine member of Hal Roach's Our Gang, seems more immaculately groomed nowadays, his vanity and tlie efforts of a l''rencli beauty specialist arc responsible. He now has a "dog valet " who gives him his morning bath, bathes his eyes in a boric solution, keeps his eyebrows in trim, brushes his coa4^, and manicures his miils. Fortunately Pete does not shave ! Yes—We Have No Vegetables. Blister Keaton's new picture, "East Side," was being made at the Metro- (loldwyn-Mayer studies, and a hundred children were taking part in one of the crowd scenes. They were supposed to be "toughs" front New York's Bowery. The youngsters were energetically en- f^aged in a street battle for which the projectiles were two tons of vegetables. I*, was the intention of the studio officials to salvage as many of the vegetables as was possible and send them to a chnrity homo. But wlien tliat battle was finished there weren't any vegetables loft. The whole of- iheni liad been Used with such force and frequency that only bits remained, and tho wonder is that none of the youthful combatants bore any marks of injury. OctoljiT 10th, 1031. RICHARD BARTHELMESS " ADIOS." A fighting romance of the dangerous days following Mexico's ceding of California to the United States, when desperadoes infested the country. " DEFENDERS OF THE LAW." A young police officer undertakes to rid the town of gangsters. A gripping tale of action and thrills, starring Edmund Breese and Catherine Dale Owen. "THE MALTESE FALCON." Filled with precious jewels, this ancient statuette of a bird brought evil on all con- nected with it. A strange and gruesome thriller, starring Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cortez. ALSO The seventh episode of our thrilling serial " HEROES OF THE FLAMES." Old Schooner in British Film. One of the most interesting features of "McCilusky—the Sea Rover," a new British International picture, is the use of on old throc-mastcd bartiuentine, the only one now sailing under the British flag. The search for a schooner of this type occu|)ied several weeks, and eventually ono was located in Cornwall. The old barquentine had only just arrived in port, battered by seas, and with most of her sails tdrn almost to ribbons as the result of a strenuous fight with raging gales in the North Sea. Her safe passage home is a tribute to- the wonderfid skill of the old shipbuilders whose " wooden walls " proved such an excellent bulwark against the attacks of England's enemies in the past. Net the least interesting "ornament" on board tho old ship is Capt. Deacon,' a real ear-ringed old sea-dog who has sailed the seas for fifty-one years. Capt. Deacon himself will not be soon in the film, but it will bear his influence to .some extent, for lie has been retained in an advisory capacity. He was tor- pedoed three times during the War, and on the old windjammer are still to be seen the holes through which the guns were trained at submarines, for she was used as a "Q" ship. During the pro- duction of the film sho will go into action once more. I Hoot Oibson'a Rodeo. / I mentioned some time ago on thi' page that Hoot Gibson was holding a rodeo on his ranch. The affair proved a big success, and was attended by thirty thousand people, among whom were many famous stars, including Reginald Denny. Nick Stuart, Rus.seU Gleason, Lew Cody, and that old screen favourite, William S. Hart. As may be guessed, many of tho events were too good to be inis.sed for the screen, and some of the most excit- ing of them, such as bronco-busting and steer bulldogging. have been iiu-or- porated in Hoot Gibson's new picture, "Wild Horses." Hoot, you will find, proves himself just as finished and thrilling a horseman as ever. "Skeeter Bill." who also took part in tho rodeo, is certain to draw again numerous laughs with his comedy antics. People With " Nerve." The average picturegoer is eontentj, with worrying his or her favourite withS nothing worse than a written request for an autograph or a photograph. This, after all. is what all artistes expect, ami tho requests are, whenever po.shiblo, granted. But there is in Hollywood a- small percentage of individuals who arc, to say the least, somewhat brazen in their attitude towards film eolebriticn. "These people," remarked ono star recently, "apparently imagine that the few pence or shillings they spend at the cinema gives them sort of right oiv tho personal attentions of each and every star. They don't worry about a star's natural <!esire for privacy." There arc several stories told in the film city to illustrate this. Tlioro is. one. for example, relating to Douglas Fairbanks and Marv Pickford. "Wo didn't mind."' said Doiiflr-. "when people peeped through the front gates of Pickfair. or oven came in and took pictures of the house. But when wo woke up one Punday moiiiing and (Continued on paj* 28.)