World Film and Television Progress (1937-1938)

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Shorts (contd.) Plane Sailing (The ins and outs of gliding). DISTRIBUTION: Kinograph DIRECTION: Bosworth Goldman bath : News Theatre Aug. 30, 3 days dorchester: Palace Aug. 19, 3 days Edinburgh : Monseigneur Aug. 26, 3 days Gainsborough : Grand Aug. 2, 3 days grantham : Picture House Aug. 5, 3 days guernsey: Lyric Aug. 26, 3 days kings lynn : Majestic Aug. 2, 3 days Liverpool : Gaumont Palace Aug. 1 2, 3 days Tatler Aug. 26, 3 days London : Monseigneur, Charing Cross Aug. 23, 3 days Monseigneur, Leicester Square Aug. 12, 3 days Sphere, Tottenham Court Road Aug. 19, 3 days Strand, Agar Street Aug. 9, 3 days luton : Empire Aug. 12, 3 days Manchester : Tatler Aug. 30, 6 days Northampton : Exchange Aug. 2, 6 days Southampton : Cinenews Aug. 26, 3 days southport : Palladium Aug. 9, 6 days wakefield: Carlton Aug. 12, 3 days weymouth : Regent Aug. 9, 6 days Rooftops of London (Documentary). DISTRIBUTION: M.G.M. PRODUCTION: Strand Films DIRECTION: Paul Rotha Manchester: Tatler Aug. 16, 6 days Scratch Meal (Marcel Boulestin demonstrates cooking). DISTRIBUTION: A.B.F.D. DIRECTION: Arthur Elton Manchester : Tatler Aug. 2, 6 days Secret Hiding Places (Priest holes to be found in English country houses). DISTRIBUTION: Kinograph DIRECTION: Granville Squiers Edinburgh: Monseigneur lancing: Regal London: Monseigneur, Piccadilly Monseigneur, Strand wrNDSOR: Regal Aug. 2, 3 days Aug. 5, 3 days Aug. 19, 3 days Aug. 16, 3 days Aug. 2, 3 days Snow Water (Water power in the Swiss mountains). DISTRIBUTION: Kinograph PRODUCTION: H. Dreyer bath: News Theatre Aug. 16, 3 days brtdgwater: Palace Aug. 12, 3 days cirencester: Picture House Aug. 19, 3 days corby : Odeon Aug. 5, 3 days dorchester : Palace Aug. 9, 3 days Edinburgh : Monseigneur Aug. 30, 3 days guernsey : Lyric Aug. 2, 6 days harrogate : Odeon Aug. 30, 6 days Hereford : Odeon Aug. 22, 4 days Liverpool: Bedford Aug. 5, 3 days Magnet Aug. 26, 3 days Tatler Aug. 19, 3 days London : Monseigneur, Leicester Square Aug. 26, 3 days Monseigneur, Charing Cross Aug. 19, 3 days Sphere, Tottenham Court Road Aug. 26, 3 days Strand, Agar Street Aug. 12, 3 days new Brighton : Trocadero Aug. 2, 3 days Northampton : Exchange Aug. 9, 6 days Southampton: Cinenews Aug. 5, 3 days Stourbridge: Central Aug. 2, 3 days york : Odeon Aug. 30, 6 days Song of Ceylon (Documentary of Ceylon). DISTRIBUTION: Denning PRODUCTION: John Grierson for G.P.O. Film Unit DIRECTION: Basil Wright farndon : Palace Aug. 1 2, 3 days westcliff-on-sea : Mascot Aug. 2, 6 days Spring Comes to Town (About Hyde Park). DISTRIBUTION: Denning DIRECTION: M. L. Nathan bath : News Theatre harrow: Carlton leyton: Kings London : Tatler Strange Adventure (About Africa). DISTRIBUTION: Denning aylesbury: Market Aug. 30, 3 days barnsley: Ritz Aug. 2, 6 days beckenham: Regal Aug. 9, 6 days bolton : Regal Aug. 9, 3 days bridgwater: Palace Aug. 19, 3 days darlington: Alhambra Aug. 2, 3 days erith : Picture House Aug. 9, 3 days guildford: Plaza Aug. 19, 3 days high wycombe: Majestic Aug. 23, 3 days ilford: Coliseum Aug. 30, 3 days leyton: Kings Aug. 30, 6 days Liverpool: Bedford Aug. 19, 3 days Casino Aug. 19, 3 days Gaumont Aug. 5, 3 days Plaza Aug. 19, 3 days London : Cinema, Woolwich Aug. 16, 6 days Hippodrome, Greenwich Aug. 16, 6 days Regal, Wimbledon Aug. 9, 6 days Walpole, Ealing Aug. 30, 6 days new Brighton : Trocadero Aug. 16, 3 days Norwich : Carlton Aug. 30, 6 days southern: Ritz Aug. 1, 7 days TUNBRIDGE WELLS : RitZ Aug. 30, 6 days uxbridge: Savoy Aug. 30, 6 days weybridge : County Aug. 23, 3 days weymouth : Belle Vue Aug. 2, 3 days Winchester: Royal Aug. 19, 3 days Aug. 9, 3 days Aug. 16, 3 days Aug. 16, 6 days Aug. 9, 7 days They Shall Not Pass (Documentary of the Civil War in Spain ; English commentary). DISTRIBUTION: International Sound Films PRODUCTION: Ministry of Public Instruction in Madrid Aberdeen : News Theatre Aug. 2, 6 days paisley : West End Aug. 1 6, 6 days Alexandra Aug. 19, 3 days Glasgow : Orient Aug. 23, 6 days Under the Water (Unusual submarine photography). DISTRIBUTION: Denning DIRECTION: Marcel de Hubsch cleveleys : Pavilion Aug. 8, 4 days farndon: Palace Aug. 19, 3 days Liverpool: Carlton Aug. 26, 3 days maidstone: Palace Aug. 15, 7 days snodland: Queens Aug. 16, 3 days wrexham : Majestic Aug. 5, 3 days york: Clifton Aug. 2, 7 days Foreign Films Yiddle with His Fiddle (Polish comedy, with English sub-titles). DIRECTION: Joseph Green STARRING: Molly Picon London: Academy Aug. 1, indefinitely Virtuous Isidore (French). DISTRIBUTION: International Film Distributors DIRECTION: Bernard Deschamps STARRING: Franchise Rosay Fernandal London : Forum Aug. 8, 7 days Mad Girl (French). DIRECTION: Leo Joannon STARRING: Daniel Darrieux London : Curzon Following The Court Waltzes L'Equipage (French). PRODUCTION: Pathe DIRECTION: Anatole Litvak STARRING: Jean Murat Annabella LONDON : Studio One Following Der Ammenkoenig The Court Waltzes (German — French version). PRODUCTION: Gunther Stapenhorst for Ufa DIRECTION: Ludwig Berger STARRING: Fernand Gravey Jeanine Crispine London: Curzon Aug. I, indefinitely Der Ammenkoenig (German). DIRECTION: Hans Steinhoff PRODUCTION: Tobis london : Studio One Aug. 1, indefinitely Feature Films for August Release This is not a complete list of current releases, but a W.F.N, selection. While all poor and mediocre films are omitted from the list, inclusion does not necessarily infer outstanding merit. For the guidance of our readers, films starred in Review of Reviews are again starred. Maid of Salem (Paramount) * DIRECTOR: Frank Lloyd STARRING: Claudettc Colbert Fred MacMurray Bonita Granville E. E. Clive Man in Possession (M.G.M.) * DIRECTOR: W. S. Van Dyke STARRING: Jean Harlow Robert Taylor The Dominant Sex (Wardour) DIRECTOR: Herbert Brenon STARRING: Phillips Holmes Diana Churchill Michael StrogofT (Radio) DIRECTOR: George Nicholls, jun. STARRING: Anton Walbrook Elizabeth Allan Margot Grahame Akim Tamiroff Fay Bainter Moonlight Sonata (United Artists— Pall Mall) DIRECTOR: Lothar Mendes STARRING: Paderewski Marie Tempest Charles Farrell Barbara Greene Nancy Steele is Missing (20th Century-Fox) DIRECTOR: George Marshall STARRING: Victor McLaglen Peter Lorre Walter Connolly June Lang One in a Million (20th Century-Fox) DIRECTOR: Sidney Lanfield STARRING: Sonja Henie Don Ameche Adolphe Menjou Song of the Road (Sound City) DIRECTOR: John Baxter STARRING: Bransby Williams Davy Burnaby Muriel George Stolen Holiday (Warner Bros.) DIRECTOR: Michael Curtiz STARRING: Kay Francis Claude Rains Ian Hunter Alison Skipworth Stowawav (20th Century-Fox) DIRECTOR: William A. Seiter STARRING: Shirley Temple Robert Young Alice Faye 41