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DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932 'SHANGHAI EXPRESS' MOVES FAST TO 3-STAR TERMINAL By IRENE THIRER. "Shanghai a Paramount production, directed by Josef Von Sternberg and presented at the Rialto theatre. On Her Wedding Night- She Proposed to Another Man! RADIO'S VOICE 0 ROMANCE 26 NSpjk. The CWntolV A Stage goes Leap Year, tool 1 4S1HET WGttk THE CAST: Shanchai larkm Dv-trK-h Hot. CvmsrhaeL Urmn Grant iP IkiuU Uwref CU? Hrook Mrs.

Harserty. Closaer HaJo 1( Ann May onc Eric Baum. von JW-yffertita Henry hri arm- Olanl Col. Lrain Chautard Sam Eugene Pallrtle Director Josef Von Sternberg1 gives us "Shanghai Express," an episodic tale with Oriental locale; filmed in Hollywood so exotically, so colorfully, so abundant with the atmosphere of China that it is bound (ARTHUR. TRACY) ONLY FREDERICK LONSDALE, great playwright that he is, could write the situations and dialogue that completely fascinating! Lonsdale wrote it for Montgomery the finest role Bob has ever played! ALeapYear romance-sparkling, true, real, heart-warming! When Madge Evans says to Montgomery: "Let's stay home and have a baby" you'll glow but not blush! It's the Lonsdale touch! IN PERSON RaJio'f Newest Senxation StnrrcJ in a Romantic Revel to convince motion picture audiences of its authenticity, while it fascinates them with its complex plot.

First of aU, this new Rialto movie is a HOLIDAT'i vis Tomorrow at 11 7 1 Cme To FtW I Havana, Land 1 of Song and JJjp Sunshine! iff ROBERT 1. 1 in Frederick Lonsdale romance 3n VTW Anna May Wong has a feature role in the new Paramount film which Josef von Sternberg directed. Clive ttrook and Marlene Dietrich shown in scene from "Shanghai Express." Vg U'VACT' Roland Yu.ngPAf7 if Jk- Pktk with Another HJ I fill I 5WX THE THEATRE OF I CDlTALHY 7 A THE STARS! I K''" I I MAJOR ED. BOWES, UVix.LmST I director's picture. The skillful Von Sternberg has done everything possible with the script.

Secondly, honors go to Harry Hervey for an interesting story, novel in talkie theme. Thirdly, credit the glamorous Slarlene Dietrich for an intriguing performance. Clive Brook. Anna May Wong. Warner Oland, Eugene PaHette, Louise Closser Hale, Lawrence Grant, Gusta von Seyffertita and Emile Chautard are in the surporting cast.

Brook is charmingly English. Miss Wong has tremendous appeal. Pallette and Miss Hale provide the laughs many and good ones and Oland is the bad man of the PieThe action takes place aboard the Shanghai Express, traveling alonjr the China coast. There's a motley Crowd of passengers, including a British army cfRcer and medical man; an ailing German miner; a Shanghai Lily, a girl who has become a "coaster" (lives by ber wits along the coast) as the result of a broken love affair five years before; a Chinese rebel leader, and others. During the course of the journey the train is stopped several timos and passengers are subjected to many adventures not included in the price of their tickets.

The Chinese rebel is murdered by one of the travelers, a girl of his own nation. Shanghai Lily discovers that the English doctor is none other than her lost sweetheart. And before there is reconciliation she saves him from the fate of blindness unknown to him. There are other thrills, and eventually the train, long overdue, reaches Shanghai and Director Von Sternberg terminates his intersting production. We think you'll enjoy "Shanghai Express" tremendously, because it won't remind you of many other films you've seen, and because such a gowi job has been done of it all around.

By KATE CAMERON. "Fireman Save My Child." a First National production, directed by Lloyd Bacon and presented at the Strand theatre. There Was Fire in His Heart niXVi And Water on His Brainl A aw mm fR jut t.iu; EM. ajiik A FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD" It's a four Ian riot I EVALYN KNAPP Th. cr LILIAN BONO Sh wot Who lived Nxt Door To Tha only firamon'a daughter, Firehoutel but BOY wm ihe FIERY! a BOTH STRANDS I iSnf Now York Brooklyn It' iJj vu.su TONIGHT THE CAST J.w E.

Broa Pitclwr Shallenbaoh IrHvn Knr Kmi Toby Richard Carle I.iIhb Robinson ti. k-r K-uliu Announcer Curtia Benton Ueorse tiniest lArkin Sale Ben Hendricks Jr. The Joe E. Brown comedy which the Strand is featuring this week is not as bad as its title. "Fireman, Save My Child," suggests.

The stry was built to order for the comedian and whipped into its present shape by director Lloyd Bacon. like Brown's last comedy. -Local Boy Makes Good," this picture pets off to a slow start and a good deal of film is unwound before Brown hits his stride and starts gathering in the laughs. In one picture after another Brown has proved himself a champion of some sport. In his current vehicle he's the prize twirler of the St.

Louis Cardinals, and the baseball game in which he helps his team win the world's series is exciting and amusing. But the gags are too few and far between. However, the director wisely saved the best one for the picture's tag, so that the Joe E. Brown fans leaving with a laugh will undoubtedly entice the passers-by into the theatre. The story is about a small town boy whose baseball pitching ability is the pride and marvel of his fellow townsmen.

But his chief interest is playing fireman and working on a fire extinguisher. When he leaves home to pitch for the Cardinals he almost forgets the nice srirl back home, to whom he's engaged, for a blond siren. He nearly NOW SHOWING 11:15 p. m. Lirat Showing "HIOM PRCSSURC' lO p.

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in his effort to sell his extinguisher, but he manages to put over both deals and win back his first girL Wallace BEERV Clark GABLE IWM at- 1 ym.Tmouu.t Picture ASTOR P'wT and 45th St. Dillj Sun. ana BdL Milt. MM Sat. te SI.

Etfl. 7AVENUE "SHANGHAI EXPRESS" nu 71 TV-W witk Clive Brook Will ROGERS in a mw i BUSINESS PLEASURE GEORGE ARLISS WARtNS IMMllWll rcHtra i.tw um wun pi avFD con 41 JOHMSOM liwiwa mlil m4 200 roxt uiui mmm noma Evelyn Knapp and Lilian Bond give the star able assistance in their roles of sweetheart and vamp, respectively. Richard Carle is peen in a small part which he plays effectively. The rest of the cast is good. On the Strand program this week is an S.

S. Van Dine murder mystery short, a comedy featuring Mr. and Mrs. Jack Norvvorth, and a scenic of Japan, besides the Strand news review. The Newspaper Club's Ball tomorrow night at the Astor will call forth celebs from all walks of like.

Ditto the Motion Picture Club Ball, Saturday night at the Waldorf The Roxy will offer a "Washington, Crossing the Delaware" tableau on its stage starting tomorrow. Paramount presents Ted Lewis, now called "high-hatted hit of happiness" instead of "high-hatted tragedian of jarz." mmm MtCM rorvLA riticEs AN I r.OLMA rLAST DAY Marie DRESSLER TWICg OaitV K1T5. IJ Tf Wl'k 1 I Edw. G. ROBINSON 1S "HATOgT MArV "AJRROW5MITM 1 ITMMA" Ufmk mm as Stat BroJuy'M bt mnd latrst ttories ore SHAW A LEE mmoi buncaua orca.

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