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...Henry the Eighth," this week's full course at the University, has chosen to concentrate its attention on Henry as a husband; it possesses none of the political flavour of Mr. Arliss' Disraeli. There are, of course, occasional parentheses on foreign policy, but they are pretty half-hearted parentheses, and Mr. Laughton feels with the audience that he had better get on to his business. Each of the six queens is dutifully trotted out, and as some of them were in real life fascinating and unfascinating and some unfascinating, so are they in the picture. But there is neither...
...Working Man," also showing at the University today stars Mr. Arliss who is the shoe manufacturer. He takes a vacation and meets the son and daughter of a dead friend who was his rival in business. These children are wasting their fortune on liquor and debauches. Mr. Arliss is an amusing angel who guides the youngsters back to respectability. As usual, he acts in his own inimitable, unchangeable style. "The Working Man" is suitable for the children; so is "Three Little Pigs...
...Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks Sr.). Suspected of intending a campaign of "star-raiding,'' Producer Zanuck has so far managed to borrow or buy in the open market all the talent he has needed. On Twentieth Century's current payroll are: Constance Bennett, Loretta Young, George Arliss, Constance Cummings, George Bancroft, Judith Anderson, Sally Blane. Tullio Carminati. Forthcoming Twentieth Century pictures: Broadway Through a Keyhole, Moulin Rouge, Advice to the Lovelorn, House of Rothschild, Gentlemen, the King!, The Great Barnum...
Voltaire (Warner) is an historical picture in the grand manner, with powdered wigs, conversations behind curtains, a package of letters from the King of Prussia and George Arliss in unbecoming knee breeches. Count de Sarnac (Alan Mowbray) is the greedy Minister of Finance to Louis XV (Reginald Owen). Because Voltaire (George Arliss) writes tracts denouncing his heavy taxes, the Count tries to bring him into disfavor with the King- unsuccessfully because the King enjoys Voltaire's conversation and Mme Pompadour (Doris Kenyon) finds him entertaining...
Based partly upon the case of a Huguenot. Jean Galas, who was executed for murder in Toulouse and partly upon the case of an army officer who was beheaded for treason. Voltaire does not adhere to history at the expense of drama. George Arliss, who likes to be a kind, romantic, dignified old gentleman, makes Voltaire more whimsical than embittered but he gives a dextrously intelligent performance...