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Show Taylor and Hcdy Lamarr, "Lady of the Tropics,'' opening Sunday at the Rivoli theatre. Taylor appears in the new picture pic-ture "alter co-starring with several sev-eral ' women and Miss Lamarr makes her long-awaited debut for M-G-M following her sensational sensa-tional triumph in "Algiers." Against the Oriental setting", Taylor plays the role of a young, penniless American who, arriving arriv-ing in Saigon, meets and falls in love with Manon, the beautiful beauti-ful Eurasian played by Miss Lamarr. Hopeful of leaving Indio-China to establish herself as a French woman, she is prevented by Dela-roch, Dela-roch, portrayed by Joseph Schild-kraut, Schild-kraut, who is madly in love with her. She becomes the young American's Am-erican's bride but Dclaroch continues con-tinues to keep her shackled to the East. During her young husband's absence in the interior, Manon feigns friendship for Delaroch to obtain' passports for 'herself and her husband. Misunderstanding, the husband quarrels with Manon and threatens to kill Delaroch. To save her husband, Manon finds her own solution in a tensely ten-sely dramatic climax. Amid lavish Oriental settings, the picture is unfolded with the aid of a supporting cast that includes Gloria Franklin, Ernest Cossart, Mary Taylor, Charles Trowbridge, Frederic WorlocK and Paul Porcasi. Jack Conway directed. Attractions At The Theaters When Edward Small's new romantic ro-mantic film drama, "King of-the Turf." has its premiere showing at the Rivoli theatre on Thursday Thurs-day it will present Adolphe Men-jou Men-jou in a screen characterization which shows him first as a down-and-outer of the lower fringes of humanity and then as one of the most spectacular and colorful figures in the racing, and gambling world. The film also introduces to screen audiences 15-year-old Roger Daniel, who is being hailed in Hollywood as the screen find of the year. Daniel was selected for the important role of the jockey alter Small completed one of the most thorough thor-ough and painstaking talent huius known in the film city. . "King of the Turf" was directed di-rected by Alfred E. Green, and its story is told against such exciting ex-citing backgrounds as world-famous world-famous race-tracks, smart turf and jockey clubs, swanky bars, casinos and cafes and fashionable resort colonies. In support of Menjou and young Daniel, who play the principal starring roles, Producer Small selected a supporting sup-porting cast which includes such outstanding names as Alan Dine-hart, Dine-hart, Dolores Costello, Walter Abel, William Demarest, George McKay and Tom Hanloii. Indo-China, with its mystery, intrigue and mingled races, ae-comes ae-comes the setting for the first co-starring picture for Robert |