COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 353, 6 February 1937, Page 2

COMING ATTRACTIONS.

King’s Theatre. To-day and Monday: “Yellow Dust” (Richard Dix, Leila Hyams) and “Adventure in Manhattan” (Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea). Tuesday and Wednesday: “8 Bells” (Ralph Bdllamy, Ann Sothern) and "Police- Car” (Tim McCoy). Thursday and Friday: Booking indefinite. Saturday and Monday: “Girl on the Front Page” (Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart, Reginald Owen) and “They Met in a Taxi.” “Yellow Dust.” Chaperones were born to be frustrated, and Jessie Ralph proves no exception in “Yellow Dust,” Richard Dix’s picture of gold and love, showing at the King’s Theatre to-night and on Monday But chaperonage proves to be an amusing highlight of the show with Miss Ralph in the duena role, watching every move of Leila Hyams as she sparks dangerous rivalry between Dix and Onslow Stevens, a mine town boss.

Mama is vigilant as a hawk and firm as a rock in trying to sidetrack her daughter’s affections, but she can’t get far when it is stirred by Dix as the daredevil young prospector.

Miss Hyams blazes a trail to fame as an entertainer, singing to the men along the Mother Lode. The maternal apron-strings tighten as the men respond to her chafms, however, because she is her practical mother’s meal ticket. The determination of the girl to lead her own life, at the expense of conventions of the period, precipitates the story’s exciting episodes. Rivalry between Dix and Stevens sweeps to a climax through gun battle, bandit raids, near lynching, and claim jumping.

FASHION SENSATION. Shirley Ross, who will soon be seen in Paramount’s- “The Big Broadcast of 1937,” caused a sensation in Hollywood quite recently. She chose a cream georgette evening frock, pin tucked around the waist, giving as a result, a very full skirt, to wear to a special evening given by one of her many friends. Draped across the shoulders and nearly reaching CYe ground are wide strips of the same material, which together with a very slight suggestion of a train, give an unusual effect. The bodice is high in front and cut nearly to* the waist in the back.

ZIPPER CRAZE.j Now that the zipper is firmly established as- a high style detail, there seems to be competition between leading designers as to its use. One of Paris’ leading modistes recently introduced brilliantly coloured zippers on dark fabrics. Travis Banton, Hollywood’s leading fashion authority, . is introducing monogrammed zippers on a dress 1 for CaTole Lombard in Paramount’s “Swing High, Swing Low.” On a black lightweight wool street dress, silver zippers with monogrammed plaques prove exceedingly smart.

SAN QUENTIN. Norman Willis has joined the cast of “San Quentin” now in production at the Warner Bros., First National Studios with Pat O’Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton Maclane and other well-known players- in prominent roles. Other additions just made to the line-up are George Lloyd, Joseph Stone and Herman Marks, says a despatch from the studios. Messrs Lloyd, Stone and Marks will all be seen as convicts. Lloyd Bacon is directing “San Qu. ntin” from a script by Humphrey Cobb nd Peter Milne, based on an original story by Robert Tasker and John Bright. Most ‘of the action of the film takes place in a huge reproduction of San Quentin Prison which has been erected on the Warner Bros-., First National lot with all the details authentic.

NEW SINGERS. Patrie Knowles- anti Allan Jones are the latest singers to join the test ranks- for Warner Bros., First National’s forthcoming “Desert Song” scheduled to be done in technicolour. Mr Knowles is the handsome young English actor who makes- such a hit with Kay Francis in “Sweet Aloes” and who has an important role in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” which is scheduled for national release soon. So far, Frank McHugh, star of the forthcoming “Three Men on a Horse” is the only player definitely selected for a part in “The Desert Song.” He will play the chief comic role. Busby Berkeley is conducting the present tests for the dramatic musical which enjoyed such tremeudouy success on the stage.