"Carefree" was one of those light-Miss Juanita Quigley a runner-up. hearted affairs which one usually Mr, Jackie Sean seemed mis-cast. It associates with Mr. Astaire and Miss must have been a joy for the director Rogers, who, of course, graced the to have worked with such a com-production many times with their petent and harmonious troupe of well-executed dance numbers. The players.
A splendid "Merry Christma: short supporting cast rendered excellent support in a film which pleased be-introduced the feature—csH. cause of its utter flippancy. Mr. Astaire, plays the role of a psychoanalyst whose duty it is to psycho-"Little Miss Broadway" analyse Miss Rogers, who has just broken her engagement to Mr. Bellamy for the third time. This plot Betsy Brown Shirley Temple Roger Wendling George Murphy was well-used by the producers with Jimmy Clayton Jimmy Durante the result that both Miss Rogers and Barbara Shea Phyllis Brooks her partner, especially the former, Sarah Wendling Edna Mae Oliver Fiske George Barbier were more than. "quite amusing" at Pop Shea Edward Ellis times.—&s.
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Judge Claude Gillingwater, Sr Flossie Patricia Wilder Donald Meek
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George and Olive Brasno. Themselves Simmons Charles Coleman Mike "Brady Charles Williams A course of weekly lectures, which Perry will be open to the public, will be delivered by Mrs. E. H. Cressy, on Guests the subject of Chinese History, at the Miss Blodgett Claire Dubrey Detective American Women's Club, 577 Bub-Miles C. Montague Shaw Robert Gleckler bling Well Road.
Shirley Temple, like all popular The first lecture will commence on stars, makes one expect more oftener Thursday, January 5, at 11 a.m. from one of her vehicles presented in Shanghai. Fans become increas "Four Daughters"
Adam Lemp Claude Rains Aunt Etta Mickey Borden Ernest Ben Crowley...
.... Lola Lane Jeffrey Lynn John Garfield Frank McHugh... Dick Foran Vera Lewis Tom Dugan stage, the portrayal of Mickey Borden is all the more striking because it sounds against the pleasant harmony of a gay and lively family in "Four Daughters" which opened yesterday at the Cathay Theatre. Embittered against life, convinced that the fates lie awake at night plotting against him, tough, musical Mickey cannot stand kindness. A little of it changes him and more drives him to his death. It is this sour note in an otherwise melodious picture that, makes the deepest im-Pression with its convincing unpleasantness. Extract Mickey, and the story is full of laughter and light as four attractive sisters play their musical instruments under the direction and affectionate scolding of their father (Glaude Rains), and still have ample time to flit excitedly about their respective men. The three Lane girls (actually sisters) and Gale Page make a vivacious quartette while May Robson, as the mother, once again camouflages affection with gruff tones. Among the men, Jeffrey Lynn has a carefree way likely to make him one of Hollywood's most popular young leading men. On the whole it is a talented young cast, skilfully dirgeted, who provide an excellent evening's entertainment.
A very clever little cartoon in technicolour opens the programme and then Charlie McCarthy, the ventriloquist's dummy who is no dummy, comes on the scene which also includes his "hayseed" rival. Although laughter again commended their performance, the lines were hardly as witty as they have been in the past RRR.
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