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TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
HONG KONG
KING'S:-
"Jungle Trap"
QUEEN'S:
"Hide Out"
CRIENTAL:--
"JUST SMITH”
Next Change At The Queen's
The treatment of "Just Smith," (the Tom Walls film showing from Wednesday at the Queen's Theatre). is best described 15
"20,000 Years In Sing Sing stick and proves that Tom Walls.
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA:—
"Madame Du Barry"
MAJESTIC:—
ย
Tarzan and His Mate'
STAR:-
"Love on Wheel"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Trouble"
QUEEN'S:-
"Just Smith"
ORIENTAL-
"Life In The Race" "Fashion of 1934"
*Private Jones"
ALHAMBRA:—
"I've Got Your Number" "Jimmy the Gent"
STAR:-
"I Give My Love"
"I was a Spy"
CRISIS LIKELY OVER MISTAKE
* Imperial Procession "Diverted in Error
Tokyo, Nov. 19.
A police leutenant's mistake in directing An Imperial procession and his subsequent attempted sul- cide to-day loomed ominously as s possible major political issue on Japan's gloomy political horizon.
who directed, is a director of significance in the film field.
As "Smith.", a polished society crook, Tom Walls, cunning and urbane, has never appeared to better advantage. It allows him opportunity to exploit his pet- sonality and wealth of neatly- Interpolated gesture.
"Just Smith” is adapted from the Frederick Lonsdale comedy "Never Come Back." a very suc- cessful stage play and the story concerns ane "Smith." and his colleague, an Ameriçan (a part brilliantly played by Hartley Power) who cultivate society in order to pilfer their bonds,
All goes well with the crooked schemes of the pair until a charm- ing young American girl whose snobbish mother is determined to marry her to a duke falls in love with "Smith" and he finds it aa extremely difficult task to kill her" Infatuation and, Incidentally his
Own.
The picture is full of wit and laughter and sparkling dialogue int the best Lonsdale manner.
Clever performances are given by Hartley Power.. Eva Moore, Anne Grey, Carol Goodner. Verö nica Rose and Peter Gawthorne.
THE BRONZE AGE IN SCOTLAND
the
Trade Created By Copper Discovery
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1934.
LAST TWO-DAYS
AT
2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M..
KINGS
Charles LAUGHTON "JUNGLE TRAP".
A Poromount Picture with CAROLE LOMBARD CHARLES BICKFORD
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· TROUBLE"
The King's Next Attraction
LIVELY COMEDY
Coming To The Alhambra
Sydney Howard is visiting King a James Cagney and Bette Davis Theatre DIL Wednesday in
An a bead
exceptionally talented screamingly funny film of adven-
cast in the Warner Bros. picture, tures aboard a pleasure boat and "Jimmy The Gent," which is com- ing to the Alhambra Theatre on aptly titled "Trouble,"
Sydney Howard is in his best Friday. inimitable form, "and a host well-
This is the first time in which the fiery, red-headed Jimmy and the tall, willowy and blonde Bette have played opposite each other
known comedy players contributes capital support. The simple nar- rative roams as far afield as Tangiers, and the variety of col-aa screen lovers. ourful and authentic backgrounds accentuates the artless but popu-
Borace Hollebore, ค dumb a pleasure boat, and
his equally dumb mate, Nabby,
suspect Captain Vansittart and his sister of the theft of a lady's valuable
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 8. Professor T. H. Bryce delivered second lecture of a series Critics of the Government are arranged by the Glasgow Archaeolar fooling. preparing a merciless campaign logical Society on Scottish ar- over what they describe an "un chaeology in the New Commercial steward on precedented disgraceful afair"
Collego, his subject being "The and attempting to hold Mr. F.
Bronze Age in Scotland." Goto, Minister of Interior, «respon-
Neolithic times, said In full sible. Mr. Goto was closeted for an
Professor Bryce," the inhabitants of hour with the Premier, Admiral K
Scotland were farmers in some Okada, yesterday afternoon, ap- rude fashion, owners of domestic: parently conferring on steps to be 'animals, and skilful potters. They taken to prevent the issue from practised an elaborate cult of the becoming a political weapon in the dead, the most striking feature of hands of the Cabinet's opponents which was the building of great the ex-chambered tombs. Their architec- With the opening of traordinary session of the Diet, ture reached its zenith in the convened to discuas farm and Orkneys and then died out. This typhoon relief measures, on Tues-old culture faded in face of a new day," next week, leaders of the
pendant. When the boat docks at Tanglers, they see Vansittarz hand something to a native, and follow the recipient to the native quarter. By luck they secure the jewel, but their trouble and the simple fun starts when they try to return to the ship and earn, the reward for the return of the gem.
Sydney Howard succeeds in ex- culture, the beginnings of which plotting his, quaint, lugubrious Minselto and the Seiyukal, major coincided with the coming of a humour as Hollebone, and fods political parties, are already draw-new people from Central European excellent foll in George Turner ing their plans of attack on the
as Nobby. Supporting characters government.
of George Curzon, Dorothy Robin- are in the safe and capable hands
faer and Muriel Aked. son, Wally Patch, Abraham So
The great novelty was the art of metallurgy. Scotland possessed Three major subjects for attack, some of the raw materials for this besides Friday's" incident in Kiriu, new culture, but they had not been will be the Government's alleged so far exploited. Gold and copper fallure to provide suficient relief were available, but tin was absent. to the victims of the typhoon that clearly the discovery that the red struck the Osaka region in the mid-substance now called copper could dle of Beptember; the issuance of a be fused by heat and when fused political pamphlet by the Army In- could be poured into a mould the formation Section and the difficul- shape of which it retained when ties experienced in connection with cold and hard again was not made the proposed reorganization. of here in the North Japanese administrative organs in Manchuria.
Technique of the Smith
"
Most of the action takes place on a pleasure cruise boat bound for the Orient, and the interesting and refreshing background makes a good setting for the bright fool
he
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE
“HIDE OUT”
TAL No. 25313 Now Showing At The
WEDNESDAY
23332
A PLEASURE CRUISE FOR THE PASSENGERS!... PLAIN TROUBLE FOR ONE
OF THE STEWARDS I
AND
LAUGHS GALORE FOR ALL
WHO SEE
Sydney HOWARD
TROUBLE
7 Dominicus Poster
SEE THE FUNNY
ADVENTURE IN
FANCY DRESS, ..
L
"JUNGLE TRAP"
To-day's Attraction At The King's
As intense tropics it represents, as thrilling as the Malay jungle in which it is set, comes Paramount's "Jungle Trap" at the King's Theatre to- day.
as the heat of the
It
features Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, Charles Bickford and Kent Taylor, All members of the cast competently portray the characterizations assigned them. Laughton, especially, stands out in a performance that will stand up.. with all the distinctive screen characterizations,
It is notable that Jimmy, while is plenty rough with other members of the cast, never once lays his hands on Bette. It is she who does the socking in the pir- ture, Jimmy being on the receir- ing end of two smart blows to the jaw, planted just as hard Bette's tiny fist can plant them. Cagney's more recent pictures Parade." and "The Mayor of Hell." include "Lady Killer," "Fuotlight
Fearing deportation because of pearing in "Fashions of 1934" and Bette at the same time was ap-a malicious scandal, Carole Lom- "Ex-Lady."
bard accompanies him to his "bell-hole" far up the river. Here fugitives from life and law. Trea- she finds a haven of refuge for
Charles Laughton, genius of evil, rules the upper Malay jungle $5 with a rod of trón: "orace Prin," that' me nyme. Hi'm king of this 'er river, Hi'm.”
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cherous natives and “woman-star- ved?" white men are her associates.
Kent Taylor, deserter from the
Cagney in "Picture Snatcher" in Alice White, who appeared with
which she is the recipient of a knock ont punch, is another mem- ber of the cast of "Jimmy The Gent, but this time she escapes any mauling. Together with Allen British army, gripped by an un- Jenkins, her sweetheart, she sup- conquerable fear, stands out above plies no end of "mushy" comedy. all the other men of Prin's crew.
Others in important roles include A strange romance develops. such well known players as Arthur They decide to go down the river Hohl, Alan Dinehart. Phillip Reed, to freedom Prin sends them Hobart Cavanaugh, Mayo Methot. away planning to have them kill- Raile Harolde. Philip Favershamed by natives as he has many an- and Nore Lane.
other person who has disobeyed
The picture is a lively comedy him. romance which reveals a strange racket in which phoney heirs are
Ing and amusing gags." The chases dug up to collect large estates left in Tangiers, resulting in the re-unclaimed. covery of the elusive jewel, re-
background enhances the qualities present good slapstick, and here again, colourful and authentic
of the fun.
The amusing story, popular star, excellent presentation, refreshing
The Government's handling of out, and relatively late-some 2.000
The knowledge came from with the Japanese stand at the prelim-years B.C. This knowledge must inary naval disarmament discus- have come from the intercourse of sions in London probably will, not peoples, and there followed the be used by the parties as a subject establishment of widespread trade for questions, political observers relations between those who desir-background, clean humour and stated.
ed and those who possessed the capital team work will assure patrons the finest film entertain- supplies of metals.
ment offered during the week.com- mencing Wednesday.
Premier's Regrets
Tokyo, Nov. 19. Assurning responsibility for a po- lice lieutenant's misdirection of the Imperial procession last Friday, Premier Ketsuke Okada and M. Fumio Goto, Minister of the Inter- lor, called
on Emperor Hirohito this afternoon and expressed their profound regrets for the incident.
́Á MILLENARY LUNCH
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, Nov. 3. Not all the compliments at the Firdausi millenary lunch in the House of Lords were reserved for the Persian poet.
The Persian Minister called at tention to the "youth, beauty, and eloquence" of the Lord Privy.Seal.
Bir Korace Rumboid praised not.
There was little evidence of a copper age such as existed in the south of Scotland, but that the technique of the smith did not come to the North fully developed was indicated by the fact that the earlier bronze axes were very sim. ple in form. Stone moulds" for casting these proved that the simpler implements wer manufac- tured locally, while the discovery In the Shetlands of quantities of fragments of clay moulds for making bronze swords and axes showed that even these highly de veloped weapons were also a local product.....
4.
In the Bronze Age the character and development of the culture could be reconstructed from the relics found in graves and from the boards of implements which had been discovered.
less enthusiastically Mr. Hussein alt again at the feet of that great Khan Ala's mastery of English Orientalist, Bir Denison Ross. oratory.
And Bir Denison, before declaim- Mr. Anthony Eden, for all his ing some lines of Matthew.. academic distinctions, described Arnold's poem from Firdausi, spoke himself as a mere amateur, who fair things of that now decried would like nothing better than to Victorian.
"TO-DAY,
*AND
TO-MORROW
Robert
HAURZEN
Michael Curtiz directed the pic ture from the screen play by Ber- tram Milhauser:
The Truth Teller
A governess asked her ward what
·"S-e-e" spelt. The child hesitated. "What do I do when I look at you?" said the governess.
-"Thiquint”, was the reply.
Queen's
"Hide-Out," the new M.G.M. comedy-romance which is now showing at the Queen's Theatre, Is a show that is as clean as a- whistle, and as such holds great! appeal for every member of the family. Its action is well sustain- ed throughout with comedy stress- ed, both in direction and action.
Blessed with a swell story and W.B. Van Dyke's expert direction, the players really "go to town" in their respective roles. As the brash. lady-killing but withal human and likeable big-city racke teer, Robert Montgomery has Д role which its him like a $100 tailored suit. I's Montgomery as the fans like him which is 'nuc | saldi
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Maureen O'Sullivan, beautifully photographed, is thoroughly char- ming .1.8 the sweet unworldy country, lass, and makes a splendid foll for the jaunty, wise-eracking Montgomery.
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The supporting cast boasts number of exceptionally effective character portrayals. The per- formances of Edvard Arnold, Elizabeth Patterson, young Mickey Rooney, Henry Armetta and Her man Bing are particularly not- able.
4 SHOWS
1.16-8.20
MAJESTIC
THEATRE-
Nathan Hat Kowloon, Tel. 5722. SHOWING TC-L'AY At 230, 520, 7.20 & 9-20 P.M.
GREAT
JUNGLE
ROMAN
WEISSMULLER
TARZAN
MATE
with MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN
His primitive love-call will bring you a new kind of thrill. See the one and only Tarzan dare à thousand jungle terrors-for his bride in the greatest adventure romance of all time
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Picture
TAKE ANY TEAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTAL
LAST
PLIKNING
ROAD
TEL BOYS
TO-MORROW
4 TIMES TO-DAY AND WEDNESDAY
SEE WHAT HAPPENS
IN THE CITY WITHOUT WOMEN, SECRETS OF HEADLI E CRIMINALS BARED BY SING SING'S WARDEN
20,000 YEARS IN SING SINGTM
Aatende written by the Wanden at Sag Bag -
LEWIS E. LAWES
Pieve Mutanari bana ball themesh of Mayger SPENCER TRACY'» BETTI DAVIS
MADAME DU BARRY
At The Alhambra
Dolores Del Rio has given a new stant to the old phrase "From
ford, escaped chain-gang convict
But he doesn't reckon with Bick-rags to royal raiment."
and as tough and cruel as the king himself, who, nevertheless senses the fine love between Carole and Taylor, and helps them to escape." Then he returns to the "house- boat home of Prin, there to die with him in a gripping, dramatic scene of native aprising.
The exotic star wears royal gowns for the first time la her: Warner Broa production of "Madame Dü Barry," now playing at the Alhambra Theatre.
Much comedy is derived from scenes
between Laughton and Bickford when the two start in- sulting each other in good old American slang.
QULLNS
AT HIS HAPPIEST
IN
AT 2.30, 5.10,
7.20 & 9.30
P.M.
MONTGOMERY
Kide Out
OSULLIVAN
EDWARD ARNOLD
ELIZABETH: PATTERSON
SELECTED SHORTS
Another delight movie
Dolores, for the most part, has won screen fame in peasant and native girl roles that required her to wear either grass skirts or rags and tatters.
The star has always felt her- self fitted to play modern roles, and costume pictures such as "Madame Du Barry."
"Wonder Bar," recently released, proved her ability to portray up- to-date girls, and now she appears as the famous favourite of King Louis XV. whose extravagances were the scandal of the eighteenth century.
With Orry-Kelly, chief designer for Warners, Miss Del Rio pre-. pared the gowns she wears in the role of Du Barry. Yards and yards of costly fabrics are used to clothe the star eas befts th favourite of a French king Bro- cades from France, metal cloths: from the Orient, and lace of the expensive Brussels; variety were utilized in the making of thirty- five gowns she wears in the pic
The picture based on the story and
screen play by Edward Chodorov, deals with the intimate te of Du Barry and King Louis XV Miss Del Rio heads an all- star cast which includes Reginald Owen, Victor Jors Osgood Fer- kins, Verree Teasdale, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Dorothy
arid Tree) hundreds of others.
ELEMENTAL Action.filed drama. Real feah and blood people...living where life depends on hair-trigger speed.
Zane Grey'sTM
LIFE IN THE
RAW
George O'Brien
Claire Trevor. Greta Nisson
ALNAMBRA
BESTRE
· LAST TIMES TO-DAY The Most Lavish Pietnre
of the Year 19
She Climbed from the Gutter to the Thron ami Black Again!
Rio
MADAME
D. BARRY
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