7 SEPTEMBER 1934, Page 14

GENERALLY RELEASED NEXT WEEK.

Scarlet Empress. Marlene Dietrich as Catherine of Russia, directed by Josef von Sternberg. Mannerized costume spectacle, full of grotesque decoration, brilliantly photo- graphed.

Evergreen. Jessie Mathews in version of Berm Levy's play about Edwardian music-hall star impersonated by her daughter. Production clever and well acted; but too leisurely,