"Royal Cavalcade" Coming by Air

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 42, 26 April 1935, Page 24

"Royal Cavalcade" Coming by Air

Jubilee Film Being Rushed to New Zealand For Release Early In May — B.I.P.’s Effort Lauded By English Press and PublicFamous British Stars in the Cast.

ITH the picture planned for simultaneous Empire-wide release. on Monday, May 6, British International Pictures’ Jubilee film, "Royal Cavalcade," is now being rushed to Australia and New Zealand by air mail. Cable advice has béen received by Mr. R. L. Grant, New Zealand representative for B.LP., that the -initial screening of the film at the Regal Cinema, London. last week was received with the great: est enthusiasm by the Press and the publie, The "Daily Mail’s" critic classed it. as "a splendidly conceived and magnificently produced film, represent-

ing a great achievement on the part of BLIP. It must be a triumphant suecess wherever it is shown-and it should be shown in every cinema throughout.the British Empire." Produced to commemorate the reign of his Majesty, King George, this 25year cavalecade..of the Hmpire will be presented simultaneously throughout the British Isles and the entire Hmpire on May 6, the week that will be devoted to the celebrations. When it was decided three months’ ago to pro: duce this subject,. the entire: resources of the B.L.P. organisation. were thrown behind the project and no féwer than six directors, including Thomas Bentley; Herbert Brenon and Norman Lee

were assigned to the task of re-creating in the studios the historical, highlights of his Majesty’s-reign, thus enabling Six sections to work simultaneously. Woven into this cavalcade of the Bmpire are such historical and interesting sequences as: King George’s speech to his first Privy Council which leads into survey of his Royal inheritance; the Throne of Great Britain and of the vast British Empire which | it represents; Marie Lloyd making her appearances before their Majesties at the first Royal Command Performance in 1911; scenes of the troops in the trenches with various sidelights on the war; the first singing of "Tipperary" by the Scots troops in France in the early part of 1915; the meeting which took place between Marshal Foch, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, and the members of the German Government; the suffragette riots: the Victory Ball at the Albert Hall. In addition, "Royal Cavaleade" embraces camera records of Princess Mary’s wedding, the general strike of London, the King’s illness, and the Tower of London. All these sequences were actually recreated in the studio, and the famouscharacters were enacted ‘by a cast which includes Sir Cedric Hardwicke, George Robey, Frank Vosper, Nelson Leonora Corbett, Iris"Hoey, Richard Bird, Blaine Benson, Amy Veness, Sam Livesey, Hdmund Breon; Franklyn’ Bellamy, Jane . Baxter, John Stuart, Austin Trevor, John Mills, Jimmy Godden, Florrie Forde, Bert ‘Felaman, W. H. Berry, Alice Lloyd, Joyce Bland, Judy Kelly, J. H. Roberts, © Robert Hale, Iris Ashley, Constance Shotter, OC. M. Hallard, Harry Tate, Jack Raine, H. ‘Saxon-Snell, John Garrick, Antoinette Collier, Blliott Makeham, Ellen Pollock, Gene Gerrard, Vera Pearce, Clifford Mollison, Gus McNaughton, Norman Long, and Debroy Somers Band. FoR the first time in screen history, the Hiffel Tower will be utilised as the centre of dramatic interest. The picture is Paramount’s. "Two on a Tower," with Mary Hllis, Tullio Carminati and Ida Lupino. S a reward for its excellence, Paramount’s "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" continues to fill every seat at both the Prince Edward Theatre, Sydney and the Capitol Theatre, Melbourne. The picture is now in its sixth week at both theatres, and judging by the endless stream of patrons booking seats in advance, there is yet no sign of an early conclusion of the seasons, ACE 200 years old from the master eraftswomen of Toledo was utilised in the making of a lace gown worn by Marlene Dietrich in -"The Devil is a Woman," directed by J onef yon Sternberg. .