Boy's Cinema (1933)

Every Tuesday All letters to the Editor should be addressed to BOY'S CINEMA, Room 163, The Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. E.C.4. Cowboys Called Up. W.i.n "The Vanishing Frontier" was being filmed, the entire cowboy colony in Hollywood was called into action. Tlicy were needed to make up a cavalry troop and a mounted out- law gang, and they totalled two hun- dred men and horses all told. Johnny Mack Brown is the picture, and supporting him Zasu Pitts, Raymond Hatton, Evalyn Koapp, and J. Farrell .Mac-Donald. Sandy Brown, Joel -XToCrea; Irene NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE FILM STORIES Stewart, Marian Marsh; Johnny Baker, William Gargan; Joe Decker, Robert Benchley; "Shifty" Morrison, Walter Catlett; Dizzy, Richard Skeets" Gallagher; Sailor Fritz Muller, Ivan Linow. " Come On, Tarzan." Kin Benson, Ken Maynard; Pat Riley, Myrna Kennedy; Aunt Martha, Kate Campbell; t 'a rson, Roy Stewart; Steve Frazer, ISiles Welch; Shorty, Ben Corbet t; Sheriff, Jack Rod well. A Marx Joke. Chico Marx had to spend a short time in hospital recently owing to a broken leg. Just above his bed was a trapeze arrangement so that he could hoist himself up and down without doing any further in- jury to his injured limb. One day his other brothers came to see him, and found him asleep. They went away without waking Chico, and afterwards he saw, to his sur- prise, the following sign hang- ing over his bed: "LEMUR (Species of Orang-outang) Very rare. Caught by Prof. S< hmalz on his recent expedi- tion to West Africa." JOHN WAYNE IN " THE TELEGRAPH TRAIL." Two thousand miles of wire, a monument to the heroism of the men who linked the States in defiance of desperate hardships and bloodthirsty Redskins. A drama of pioneer days in the early West. Nicknamed Bing. Many of you have doubtless heard Bing Crosby on records during broadcast transmis- sions ; others among you ..may have seen this famous American crooner in his picture, "The Big Broadcast." And if you have ever wondered at his curious Christian name I his is how he came by it. Harry Crosby, when a boy, was often a target for teasing remarks from his girl friends. But his tormentors did not find him meek, and one of them he chased all the way home. Having dashed inside the house, she then leaned out of a window and shouted ; "You look just like Bingo in the funny papers," The nickname stuck to him, and in time became shortened to its present one of Bing. New Comedy Team. Harry Langdon. the moon-faced come- dian, and Vernon Dent, who is a minia- iiiomitaiu of flesh, will be seen to- gether in a series of comedies. Though Vernon Dent may not be so well known as his co-star, lie lias been . iated with films for years in dies produced by different com- panies. Their dew picture* are frankly slap-stick in character. The first of March 25th, 1933. " VANITY STREET." Starving and destitute, a young girl is helped by a detective. Victimised by a cunning crook, she finds herself in the clutches of the law until once again the detective comes to her rescue. Starring Charles Bickford and Helen Chandler. ALSO The ninth episode of our thrilling serial of Redskin vengeance : " THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS." Starring Harry Carey, Hobart Bosworth and Edwins Booth. and ANOTHER MAGNIFICENT POSTCARD ART PLATE FREE ! them is entitled "The Big Flash," and among the later ones are " Tired Feet " and "Hitch Hiker." Scenic Railway Thrill. There are several unique cabaret scenes in the Paramount picture, " That Night in London," which could not be obtained in the ordinary way. They had to show the scenes as though the spectator was looking down on them, and so Director Rowland Lee had built a long .sconic railway which stretched to the lofty roof of the studio. The camera was then mounted on a truck which toured the scenic railway while the cameraman did his job. It was a novel experience for him. but there was danger ahead. Going down an incline, the truck gathered too much momentum and then suddenly shot clean ell' the rail . With a tremendous crash, it fell on the cab..vet ~, r " below. smashing a tabic and some chairs-. For- tunately, i lie cameraman was able to jus i the truck tilted ovei from i he rails. Risking Their Necks. There are plenty of thrills in the Radio picture, "Lucky Devils," and in case they are thought to be faked, we aro assured they are real. Two cars, for instance,) j are driven head on in a crastujbut the drivers, both of 'Item stunt men, escape death only because of their driving skill, their nerve, and the fact that they timed the stunt to a split second, so that they might go homo without broken bones and bo able to enjoy the bene- fit of • the hundred-dollar cheque which each was paid. You will sec, too, the col- lapse of a burning wall with a man on it, and another scene in which an actor swings him- self perilously across a road- way on telegraph wires. The star in tho picture is Bill Boyd, but included in the east are four well-known stunt men—Duke Green. Hor- boy Perry, Buddy Mason, and Bob Rose. Green, who has doubled for- mally stars, is a specialist in fire thrills, and in the course of per- forming numerous such stunts for the 6creen, he has had his face and hair singed. Perry is willing to fall from a height into water dr on to the pave- ment. Mason has been known to balance himself precariously on the edge of a skyscraper, and Bob Rose is always ready to do anything where danger has to be faced. Buck Jones' New Series. Buck Jones, who will be seen in a new Columbia picture, entitled "Lost Valley Gold." has signed a contract with in.ii company to make eight more films. A popularity contest which was held ,lv bj an American magazine dis- I hat lie ir. now the most popular Western star. A club in his honour, known as the "Buck Jones Rangers," ha- been formed among his Iniircrs. and it already has a membership exceeding three millions. Buck .Tom> has been a successful player in films for over twelve yei (Continued on page 28.)