Drums (United Artists) (1938)

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EAS } Za, ZA gg SHORTS (Advance) Tiny Sabu, whose uncanny mastery of a giant pachyderm thrilled film fans in “Elephant Boy,” reveals the same power over horses in “Drums,” Alexander Korda’s technicolor production which comes to the eee Theatre on =235..2 In the current picture, which casts Sabu as a resplendent Indian prince, the boy is seen riding a milk-white Arab _ stallion over treacherous ground at full gallop. He learned to ride expertly within a few days, and by the time the picture was completed the animal would even leave its trainer at the youngster’s call. “Drums,” which features Sabu with Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson, is released through United Artists. % * % The average temperature in the Khyber Pass, to which Alexander Korda dispatched a location unit to shoot scenes in natural color for “Drums,” which comes to the _____---Theatre on ___.... was 120 to 130 degrees. Camera film spools had to be constantly watched and covered by soaking cloths, which dried almost as soon as they were applied. As a further precaution, coolies were dispatched up the mountainside to incredible heights to bring down loads of lightly packed snow, which was rammed around the film cans before they were placed in the “yakdans,” or native metal lined | trunks. “Drums” features Sabu, the sensational Indian youngster of *‘Elephant Boy” fame, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson. The film is released through United Artists. * * * Lovely Valerie Hobson, the only Western woman in a cast that includes 3,000 men in Alexander K orda’s technicolor production, “Drums,” which comes to the ______-Theatre on , is known as England’s Best-Dressed Actress and The Girl With the Perfect Mannequin’s Figure. Hiss Hobson bears lightly. Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey and Desmond Tester, are a few of the men featured with her in “Drums.” The production is released through United Artists. * * * both titles Desmond Tester, who plays the Scottish drummer boy who teaches Sabu his art in Alexander Korda’s technicolor production, showing —___..._-__-__atthe 22S) = ; underwent several weeks’ tuition by a band-master before he achieved the degree of proficiency he displays in the film. “Drums,” is released through United Artists. * * * One of the loveliest Oriental dances ever presented on the screen is featured in Alexander Korda’s technicolor production, ‘‘Drums,” which comes to the... theatre: one ee The dance is executed by the celebrated Arabian danseuse, Miriam Peiris, accompanied by a native orechestra. The music was written in India, especially for the film. “Drums,”’ which features Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson, is released through United Artists. x * * It took the makeup department several hours every day to turn Raymond Massey into the villainous Indian prince’ he_ portrays’ in “Drums,” Alexander Korda’s thrilling technicolor film, which comes to thes ee Theatre on _____________ The production, which features the popular actor with Sabu, of “Elephant Boy” fame, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson, is released through United Artists. * +k A whole North West Frontier village in India was razed to the ground by shell fire during the making of location scenes for “Drums,” Alexander Korda’s technicolor production featuring Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson at the Dhestre-on.4. = As the “set”? afforded no retakes, six cameras were turned on. this thrilling scene. “Drums” is United Artists. released through ROMANCE IN MYSTIC INDIA BEAUTIFUL VALERIE HOBSON follows the man she loves—Roger Livesey—to India’s dangerous North West frontier in “Drums,” Alexander Korda’s thrilling technicolor production, which comes to the 2 SEE et a Pe Ge Theatre on 5B—Two Col. Scene (Mat .30; Cut .50) And Now Meet the Directing And Set-Designing Kordas Zoltan and Vincent Are Brothers of Famous Producer (Advance Feature) Mention of the name of Korda is likely to conjure up a picture of Alexander Korda, motion picture producer extraordinary. But there are two other important bearers of the distinguished name, who help form a triumvirate that is a powerful influence in the film world. They are brother Zoltan Korda, director, and brother Vincent Korda, scenic designer. The latest joint effort of the three is “Drums,” the stirring | HEADS TRIUMVIRATE | e Alexander Korda 11A-One Col. Producer Head (Mat .15; Cut .25) ALEXANDER KORDA .. . Made film history—and six stars—with his production of “The Private Life of Henry VIII.” .. . The stars were Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Robert Donat, Binnie Barnes, Wendy Barrie and Elsa Lanchester. . . . Born in Hungary, Korda was a movie pioneer. .. . Tried several other professions, but returned to pictures. . .Has produced in London, Paris and Hollywood. . . . His latest film, “Drums,” a stirring technicolor production, brings Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson to the ri ies on Theatre on ___________-_---, through United Artists release. technicolor production of A. E. W. Mason’s story, which comes to the We es tek wneatre Ones: <2). 2 8 with a cast headed by Sabu, the Indian lad who proved a sensation in “Elephant Boy;” Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson. Alexander, the most famous of the Kordas, was a pioneer in the movie industry and in the firm which the three now represent, London Film Productions. He began his career with a onereel interpretation of Freud’s dream theories. There followed considerable wandering about Europe in several professions, including newspaper work, and finally pictures. He produced in London and Paris for a time, aided by Zoltan and Vincent, and then in Hollywood. “HENRY” DID IT It was the production of ‘The Private Life of Henry VIII” in London that made the Korda name famous and also established no less than six stars—Merle Oberon, Robert Donat, Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Wendy Barrie and Elsa Lanchester, During the years of Alexander’s early European wanderings, Vincent was living in Paris and learning to be a painter. When his producer-brother decided to make “Henry VIII,” he called him in to design the sets, and in this capacity | he has remained to this very day. Zoltan, like his brothers, was born in Hungary. After the war, he studied camera work and direction in Budapest, and after several years’ experience in Vienna, had a brief fling in Hollywood before returning to England to join his brother Alexander in a directorial capacity. In 1934 Zoltan went to Africa todirect “Sanders of the River,” and in 1936 he journeyed to India, where he assisted Robert Flaherty in the making of “Elephant Boy.” “Drums” marks his second expedition to that country. All three films are released through United Artists. “Drums” Filmed in Color in Dangerous Khyber Pass Korda Film Unit Was First To Invade Famous Gateway To India (Advance Feature) Hollywood boasts of its good fortune in being situated a stone’s throw from a variety of locations that lend themselves admirably to doubling for the Sahara Desert, the snow-capped Alps, the South Sea Islands or a simple stretch of English countryside. But the breath-taking natural color shots of the Khyber Pass, the historic gateway to the plains of India, which will thrill picturegoers at the........ Theatre in Alexander Korda’s “Drums,” could have been obtained in only one place in all the world. And that place was the treacherous Khyber Pass itself. Realizing this, Korda dispatched a unit to India by air to get authentie films of tribal life and fighting beyond the Northwest Frontier. This marked the first time a camera had ever penetrated this remote country, which even army officers are forbidden to visit except on regimental duty. A ROUGH JOURNEY Arrived in India, the party proceeded to the most northerly outpost of the British Empire at Chitral. They made the Chitral Valley their headquarters, a location dominated by the third highest mountain in the world, the mighty Tiridimar, a peak as yet unscaled by man. From this point they proceeded by pack mule, carrying heavy equipment, in the burning sun to the north of the famous Khyber Pass, which is about one hundred miles from Russian territory. To reach the Pass they had to cross some of the most difficult travelling country in the world. For extras, the unit recruited the 3,000 tribesmen who do military service as bodyguard for His Highness the Mehtar of Chitral, whose cooperation made the filming of these scenes possible. PACKED FILM IN SNOW Rising at dawn each morning, the party proceeded to their chosen location, arriving not later than nine. Here the heavy technicolor cameras were unloaded from the mules and set up. The chief difficulty was the grilling heat. The average temperature was around 130 degrees. The camera film spools had to be constantly watched and covered in soaking cloths which dried almost as soon as they were applied. Coolies were despatched up the mountainside to incredible heights to bring down loads of lightly packed snow, which was rammed around the film cans before they were placed in the “vakdans” or native metal lined trunks. Probably the most impressive shot to be seen in the film was taken at a height of over 11,000 feet on Mount Birmagasht where the members of the company were able to move at only a slow walking pace due to the rarified atmosphere. “Drums,” which was adapted from a story by A. E. W. Mason, features Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson. The production was directed by Zoltan Korda and is released through United Artists. Sabu Resplendent Sabu, the handsome East Indian lad whose costume was a simple loincloth and turban in “Elephant Boy,” blossoms forth in the resplendent regalia of a young Indian prince in “Drums,” Alexander Korda’s thrilling technicolor production, which comes to the........... Theatre on The youngster, who rose overnight from a jungle waif to a top rank movie star, rides a spirited white stallion in the new film, which features him with Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Desmond Tester and Valerie Hobson. The production is released through United Artists. Valerie Hobson Is A One-Coiffure Woman (Woman's Page Feature) The instantaneous popularity of the new upswept coiffure raises an old question, to wit: Should every woman promptly rally to the Cause of the Elevated Curl, even though she may find some other arrangement more to her liking or kinder to her features? | NO "UPSWEPT" | Valerie Hobson 10A-One Col. Star Head (Mat .15; Cut .25) Valerie Hobson, who is known as England’s Best-Dressed Actress and the Girl With The Perfect Mannequin’s Figure, answers No. Miss Hobson has long been a onecoiffure woman. The hairdress you may see her wearing in Alexander Korda’s technicolor film, “Drums” Hbsthecrs. ss Theatrecon <~. 422% ; is the hairdress she wears on all occasions. “A woman’s coiffure is as much a part of her personality as her eyes,” savs the star, explaining her stand. Miss Hobson arranges her long bob in a casual coiffure that is singularly becoming to her. Parting her shining hair on one side, she sweeps it back from her forehead in a soft wave, The ends are slightly curled. Aside from its attractiveness, the simplicity of this haircomb makes it suitable for every occasion. It is equally desirable for sports, shopping, lunching in town and cocktails, and with formal costumes it lends itself perfectly to the adornment of a fragrant gardenia or a clip of brilliants. So, if like the lovely Miss Hobson, you have a morn-to-midnight coiffure that you love—and it suits you —stick to it. If, on the other hand, you haven’t and the new fashion fits your face and personality, gather up your curls, by all means, and wear your new “upswept” with a swagger !