Boy's Cinema (1930-31)

BOY'S CINEMA Every Tuesday AU letters to the Editor should be addressed c/o BOY'S CINEMA, Room 163, The Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London, E.0.4. "The Man at 6." Frank Pine, Gerald Rawlin- soi); Sybil Vane, Anne Grey; George VVoliner, Charles Far- icll; Chief-inspector Dawford. John Turnbull; Sergeant Hogan, Arthur Stratton; Sir Joseph Pine, Herbert Ross; Campbell Eflwards, Lester Matthews; Joiluia Atkinson, Kennetir Kove; Mrs. Cnnuner- patch, Minnie Rayner. NEXT WEEK^S GRAND XMAS NUMBER. " Larceny Lane." ]5crt Harris, James Cagney; Anne Roberts, Joan Blondeli; Dapper Dan Barker, Louis Calhern; Helen, Nool Francis; Joe Reynolds, Raymond Mii land; Colonel Bellofk, William Bnrress; Mrs. Snyder, Maude Eburno. Level-Crossing Thrill. The iniiabitants of Beau- mont Hall, a picturesque vil- lage near Redbourne on the Heniel Hempstead road, can no longer say that "nothing ever happens " in their little part of the world. For they were given a thrill such as they will long remember. It happened through Lupine Lane, the director of the new B.LP. film, "The Love Race," choosing the site as a location for a thrilling episode. And this ie what the villagers saw. A taxi containing two men rushing down a hill at breakneck speed towards the level-crossing the gates of which had just been closed. At the same time an L.M.S. train came speed- ing towards the spot. At one of the gates .stood a policeman frantically wav- ing his arms in the endeavour to stop the car. The villagers stood still and ga.sped. It seemed as if nothing could stop a frightful collision before their eyes. Then came a crash as the taxi tore through the nearest gate, fla.sLed across the rails and then went through the second gate only just in time as the train now roared past. The thrill had been carefully planned down to the smallest detail so that a real accident should be avoided. The speed of the train had been worked out as well as that of the taxi, and the weight of the latter had also to be taken into consideration owing to the vehicle having to break through the gates. Stanley Lupino and Jack Hobbs were the two occupants of the taxi, and the experience was a thrill for them as well as for the villagers. "CAUGHT PLASTERED." Tommy and Egbert, two down-and-out comedians, undeitake to run a derelict drug store tor a little old lady and bring about the downiall of a bootleeger. A delighifal comedy, with complications and laughs galore. " A HANDFUL OP CLOUDS." He wanted to be boss of ganglani!, eventually attained his ambition, then decided to quit—but there was no turning hack. Athrill-loadedc ookdiama,starring Lew Ayres and Robert Elliott. ALSO The fourth episode of our amazing new serial : " DANGER ISLAND." Tell all your friends not to miss this bumper Christmas Number. cutthroats that had ever col- lected. They comprised flat- nosod, ebony-skinned negroes stripped to the waist, Chinese, half-castes and white men of several nationalities, somo with broken noses and others with scarred faces. These men had been recruited from the lowest dens of dockland to appear as the mutinous crow of a steamer, which, in the storj- of the film, is carrying a number of European pas- sengers when it is captured by Cliincse pirates. The leader of this motley gang is George Cristian, a well-known colourc_d bo.xer, w lio, after a strenuous fight with Frank Pcrfitt, the cap- tain of the ship, confessed that he felt quite as bruised and shaken as ho did after fighting Jack Dempscy in 191.7. More recently Cristian had acted as sparring partner to Schmeling, Carpentier and other well-known figures in the bo.xing world. Filmed Three Times. "The White M.m," which i.s Warner Baxter's latest, was originally called "The Squaw Man," and it may be in- teresting to know that this is the third time it has filmed. As "The Squaw Man," it waa first .screened in 1913 with December 12tli, 1»31. the late Dustin Farnum as the star. He was paid £1,250 for his role. The story was again brought to the screen in 1918, and this time the leading role was filled by Elliott Dexter, In Search of a Storm. Going to sea to look for a storm. This is what the Rogina Films unit did for the purpose of filming a storm scene for "The Verdict of the Sea." Manu- facturing a storm on land would not have been quite so realistic, and so the c-ompany set sail from Falmouth on the S.S. Capri, a 3,000 tons cargo boat. For days they voyaged in the Channel, off Cornwall, and then on to the Scilly and Balearic Islands. There were some beautiful backgrounds to bo seen, but of storms there was none. In despair the Capri was turned towards the Atlantic, and there off Ushant a real "snorter " was encoun- tered. Huge waves dashed across the deck and gave the company all the "atmosphere " they wanted, plus a good drenching. The film voyage lasted five weeks, for only two or three hours a day could be used for filming owing to the varying light and weather. Cut-Throat Crew of a Film. Had you been at Elstree during the making of "Tin Gods," j-ou would have seen the most murdeious looking set of First British Talkie Serial. One good result of the in- vasion of American film, pro- ducing companies is shown in the making of "Llovd of the C.I.D.." the first British serial talkie by Mutual Pictures for Universal. It is packed full of excitement, much of which is provided by Sam Lee and Adrian Gilbert, the two stunt actors. In one scene Lee had to be knocked through some banieters, turn a complete somer.sault and fall heavily on the floor some thirty f«et below. He did all this as arranged, and when the camera had stopped furring, he calmly picked him- self up and walked quietly away. Adrign Gilbert bad to drive a small saloon car at thirty miles an hour into a steam wagon lumbering along at the rate of fifteen miles an hour. He was supposed to be kidnapping Janice Adair, but her place in this par-ticular stunt was mercifully taken by a dunnny. Gilbert chove into the steam wagon in great style, completely wrecking the car, and though very much shaken bv the impact was able to exh-icate himself unscathed. Answers to Questions. While I verv much appreciate your in- terest in the 6oy"s Cinema. L. K. (Conis- ton, Ontario), I am sorry it is not pos- sible to reprint any back numbers of the papei". Only three months' issue.* are kept in stock, so if at any time you re- quire any issues within that period, it will ba best to write early to the Boy's ClNBMA, Back Number Dept.. Bear Alley, Farringdon Street. London, E.C.'4. Tho price of a single copy is 3d,, including postage.