Paramount Punch (1930)

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PARAMOUNT PUNCH. "Trouble in Paradise" is STILL proving the biggest attraction in months at both the Sydney Prince Edward and our own Capitol in Melbourne . . . You can look for something right "out-of-the-box” in the elaborate "Sign of the Cross" press sheet which is at present in the process of publication . . . Hermann Flynn is making a great job of this one, which will be undoubtedly the biggest and best press sheet ever produced in this country . . . And you can Watch also for advance proofs of the big ad. campaign for this picture . . . "A Bedtime Story" is the title of Chevalier’s next, which Was formerly titled "The Way to Love " . . . Is it a snappy title ... or is it a snappy title .^ . . . Carole Lombard is the leading lady. . . "Blonde Penus", starring the alluring Fraulein Dietrich will be the next picture for the Melbourne Capitol following "Trouble in Paradise” . . . Also set for that house is "If I Had a Million” to follow the Dietrich season ... It was previously announced in "Punch" that those two pictures would make a double bill, but this Was an error for which the editor, the printer, the sub-editor, and the editorial staff of "Punch" accept full responsibdity, and all most humbly apologise to you . . . our dear readers. . . The Head Office staff were treated to a screening oj "The Sign of the Cross” on Tuesday night at the Little Paramount Theatre. . . The entire staff Was 100 per cent, in their enthusiasm in acclaiming it the greatest picture in years. . . Just to remind you. . . that Paramount is STILL the greatest name in show business. SNAPPY TITLE FOR CHEVALIER’S NEXT. “A Bedtime Story” will be Maurice Chevalier’s next Para m 0 u n t starring vehicle. A human interest story of a playboy and a waif whom he takes to raise, "A Bedtime Story” will return Chevalier to the type of heart-tugging picture which served to introduce the international star to the screen when he made “Innocents of Paris”. Norman Taurog will direct, and Carole Lombard will play the feminine lead. THERE’S PLENTY OF PUNCH IN THE BLUE RIBBON BUNCH