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AT THE CINEMAS
New Trade Notices
The latest trade notices, issued by the different theatres. are given below:-
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JUDGE PRIEST
One of America's most zotect authors, Irvin S. Cobb, has sup- plind Will Rogers with his latest "Fox Film vehicle, "Judge Priest," which will some to the King's Theatre to-morrow.
RUGGLES OF RED GAP
At The Central
now
Ruggles of Red Cap," showing at Central Theatre is a picture which you should see, not only at its entertainment value, but because Charles Laughton, the famous ranatic actor who was last seen here in "The Life of Henry VIII, appears as a come a bowler hat and dian, wearing Kawky clothes.
According to all advance reports, the 5m gives Will the finest and most human vale of all those he has played on the screen, Preview andiences in Hollywood and New York have hailed it as the most notable of all Rogers' gallery of American characters and there seema little doubt that it will re-in Red Gap by a socially minded anobbish woman (Mary gister throughout the country an
He
the Was
servant the star's most successful picture Boland), to date.
about whom she'd dreained all ber snobbish life, for" to capture his services
complete sccial every other donation: woman in Red Gap.
Although this role is somewhat knew to him, Laughton acquits it with great credit, and the result is that "Ruggles of Red Gap" provides entertainment of a high standardl.
Laughton is seen as a perfect English valet, who is taken to live.
and
The popular series of stories by Irvin Cobl has used as the basis for this screen history of the shrewd and wise Kentucky judge who flourished in Paducah, Ken- tucky, in the late years of the past century.
The east recruited for Rogers support includes such nautes as Anita Louise, Tom Brown, Rochelle Hudsen. Henry B. Wal- thall, David Landau and the ever hilarious Stepin Fetchit.
Dudley Nichols and Lamar Tratti fashioned the screen play from the Cobb stories and Bo) . Wurtzd was the producer.
th:
THE LAST GENTLEMAN
Oliver Edna May
is Intent convert, to George Arliss' method of rehearsing a picture through in the manuer of stage
lays before the filming starts. Miss Oliver appears with Mr. Arliss for the first time in one of the principal comedy roles in "The Last Gentleman," at the King' Theatre. Others in the cast of this Jouph M. Scheenek
Darry F. Zanuck production for 20th Century Pictures are Ralph Morgan, Janet Beecher, Charlotte Henry, Frank Alberts, Donald Monk, Edward Ellis and Joseph Caethorn,
In the usual procedure of Arliss "pictures, The Last Gentleman was ehearsed, for two weeks away from the sound stages before the cast got its first glimpse of the sets in which the action takes place Then there was a dress rehearsal" on the set, with full lights and costumes, with Darryl Zanuck an the audience.
meant
over
On his arrival however Laughton finds that his principal duty is to instil some elements of civilisation into a strange fool of a labelled. Cousin Egbert-otherwise Charlie Ruggles.
тал
The comedy exploits which this situation provides are very amus ing and make the picture well worth seeing.-S.A.R.
DANCE AND DRAMA
At The Queen's
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1935.
TO-DAY ONLY
AT 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.90 P.M.
•KINGS
GEORGE ARLISS in
The LAST Gentleman
w EDNA MAY OLIVER
JANET BEECHER CHARLOTTE HENRY RALPH MORGAN
*
Duanet by BIONIT LANFIELD • Kemased the UNITED ARTISTS A DARRYL F. ZANUCK Production
ALSO SPECIAL ADDED_ATTRACTION LATEST WALT DISNEY'S'
BIG BAD WOLF”
A SILLY SYMPHONY IN BEAUTIFUL TECHNICOLOUR.
RUN NOT NEEDED
FIVE MAIDEN
Record Number Of
Flying Hours
il
Off-Like-A-Bird Autogiro
run. This
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TIL No. 25313 126332
TO-MORROW
WILL ROGERS
1 Orris S. Beta
Judge Priest
SOLOS"
over 200 people in the course of This the Monday and Tuesday. Involved real hard work O the part of every one" concerned and Messrs. E. C. Whiteley, G. P. Olds, ELL Carter and H. C. Grant- The condition of the sea is al-Watson put in an incredible num- ber of hours during the two days.
TO-DAY AT
CINEMA
SONG KONG
KING'S :-
THE
"The Last Gentleman” QUEEN'S:-
"Society Doctor"
ORIENTAL-
"Bables In Toyland"
CENTRAL:
"Ruggles Of Red Gap"
MAJESTIC:
KOWLOON
"100% Pure"
ALHAMBRA ***
"Flirtation Walk
KING'S:-
Coming
"Judge Priest”
MAJESTIC
"I Believe In You
WHO TOLD YOU THAT? "I hope my visits are not dis- agreeable?" "No," said the invalid. "However gloomy I am when you come, I am always happy when
DAILY
1:18-6.30
One of the greatest problems of Wys the dominating factor where
On the 9th, thanks to the efforts you go.” seaplanes are concerned and as is" modern aviation has solved. Ап
usual at this time of the year the of Mr. G. P. Olds, a very pleasant the aeroplane has "succeeded in taking
was held at sea continued rough during the club dinner the air without any preliminary whole of the month January and Raffles Hotel. Dinner was served was revealed to the February are always particularly on the lawn and altogether 35 Royal Aeronautical Society by bad months for seaplane flying in members and their guests were Senor Juan de la Clerva, inventor Singapore and good seas cannot be present. It is hoped that it will to arrange other of the autogiro.
expected before the middle of be possible March when the monsoon begins similar functions from time to
time in the future. to change.
The club's new Miles Hawk.ar- In February there was only onerived in the middle of the month. "Jumps up to heights of sixty evening during the whole month but owing to the non-arrival- of that was fit for general flying and certain spare parts for a engine without therefore the club can congratu
Direct. take off," said Benor de in Clerva, "will allow the use of Belds with any kind of surface- ploughed, stony or marshy.
one hundred feet are
possible
"Society Doctor" an excellent feet to drama, which is now showing at theoretically the Queen's Theatre, in conjunc-reaching prohibitive accelerations late itself that in spite of the "I believe that for practical pur-weather, members succeeded by poses an initial height of twenty early morning flying and with the feet is the maximum required. -
tion with the stage show featur
ing the Silver Streaks with Miss Ukle Lee. Miss Dorothy St. Claire and Mr. Hank Brown, is a worthy successor to "Men In White."
The film is in every way an ex- cellent entertainment, and the story is that of two internes who compete for the affections of a Bruce nurse, Miss very pretty
assistance of the landplanes in "As to seaplane and amphibian, putting in a total of 101 hours direct take-off should oder very in-aying. This figure compares very favourably with the. previous teresting and obvious possibilities,
The experimental machine." he highest total for February ever explained, "was of a very crude de-recorded of 87 hours sign, but, was perfectly capable of leaving the ground in no wind with
ordered as long ago as Septem-
ber last it has for the present to remain in the club banger. It is very nice-looking machine and
the members to fly it. It is unfor- in view of the natural keenness of tanate, to say the least of it, that the dub should still be waiting for these spare parts..
Fixtures Cancelled
Two ixtures during the month
Morris as Dr. Morgan is fired for the chocks in front of the wheels." all made satisfactory landings- had to be cancelled.. One was a
operating on a patient too hastily
and is invited to set himself" 'up
Jump Over Houses, Further experiments were being
in private practice with the back-conducted, and when fully develop Leonard Prakins adapted "The ing of a wealthy neurotic patiented the autogiro would be able to Last Gentleman" from an original in the hospital-Bille Burke-jump high enough to clear small houses and trees from a distance of play by Katharine Clugstot. which be accepts. The nurse Sidney Lanfield directed
Madge knows that the love, be-only a few yards. United Artists release in associa tion with Maude Y. Howell.
ų
SEQUOIA
this'
tween Morris and herself is futile
"All our conclusions will be in- as he doesn't believe love and mar-corporated in a new experimental riage can go on with a medical machine, which not only should show a very improved performance, career and therefore she promises but which should be free from the to marry the other doctor, played by Robert Taylor. The climax of secondary imperfections of the first the story is most surprising.
one.
The pagan bennty of Jean Parker that has distinguished her meteoric Berean career for two brief years is at last to be seen in a perfect setting for her role as the "girl of the forest in "Sequoia," nature romance recently completed by the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Etudios metu dajestic grandeur of Sequoia National Park in Cali- fornia coming shortly to the are so often lacking in other ar- **There is so much talk nowadays. Queen's Theatre.
tistes. Mr. Hank Brown delight-or roof landing and aerodromes in
**The development of direct take- With the film is shown an exon will undoubtedly enormously cellent cartoon entirely in techol-amplify the field of application and colour entitled HEY HEY FEVER while the autogiro will have many The dancing on the stage left of its own, direct take-off and at- nothing to be desired Both of the tainment of high speeds will make girls indulged in quick and slow it competitive at the extreme ends rhythmic steps and showed to the of its range with both aeroplane audience the grace and poise which and helicopt T.
During the month five members went solo for the first time and
They were the Hon. R. C. Bigham.
seaplane Ianding competition Curtid, Mr. „T. H. Dr. P. G.
which was rendered impossible by Bessions, Mr. GE Pockney and
a fight to Singkep, Mr. Daniels, Mr. Trevor Carter. The first three rough weather, and the other was.
the Consul Genera for the were flying seaplanes and Mr. Pockney and Mr. Trevor Carter Netherlands, was very helpful a were flying landplanes.
obtaining the necessary permis- In addition to the above Mr. A.. slon for the club machines to go Graham, who went solo in Janu- there, but unfortunately at the ary. passed all his tests for an "Ajast moment the aerodrome was found to be under repair and temporarily closed and hence, the fight was impossible.
licence. Unfortunately for the
club he has since been transfer red to Penang where doubtless he will shortly qualify in a landplane,
Joy Ride in Johore
We had a distinguished visitor during the month in the person of Mr. Geoffrey de Havilland. He Over the Chinese New Year the was very interested in the club club transferred its activities to activities and the modifications the Johor Bahru aerodrome and the club has made to its Moths. Johore Straits (where it calm) and in addition to ordinary hangar
was He spent nearly an hour in the various examining the club flying it gave joy rides to machines
Today, one of the most promised the audience with his tan cities, that I prefer to deal with mercial stage within the next two pilot, of Airworks Flying School, ing young players on the screen dancing" and special mention the subject myself rather lightly.years is absolutely certain. We are Heston, raid, "We are all out for Miss Parker has remained un-
spoiled. She was made a member must be made of his tap dancing But I can say that I consider them now building a machine embodying the autogiro if we can get it, but of the most notable star family to the accompaniment of in pictures, including Greta Gar bo, Lionel Barrymore. Cooper, Clark Gable. Shearer, William Powell, Ramon Novarro and a few others after appearing in her first starring pic ture, "Kave A Heart" She succeeds in fulfilling requirements and being outstanding at the same time because he has the soul of an artist.
a file as practical propositions in certain all the latest improvements, and it there must be vertical night plus" and all in all the programme offer- cases at least."
will be ready" in about three | a paying load."/ ed by the Queen's is one that Jackie
Spent £250,000
months.
"Until an autogiro capable of Norman should not be missed. O.M.O.
Mr. R. A. C. Brie, flying manager "We have spent a quarter of a carrying sufficient passengers to and chief pilot of the Clerva Auto- | million sterling developing an idea make it a paying proposition is giru Company, said:
which our critics ridicule."
created it must remain no-more Captain Baker, the well-known than an ambition "
"Sequoia" is a picture which no one should misa Its beauty, its photography, its music and the animals will please everyone.
MADAME DU BARRY
At The Star
In "Madame Du Barry", which
is now showing at the Star Theatre, Reginald Owen has the
Movie News
Marlene Dietrich has what seems like a real part at last, She will play Josephine in "José- phine, Wife of Napoleon" Not with Von Sternberg though; Ernst Lu- bitsch will direct. Sounds like a good proposition which will show new sides to the sterotyped Diet- rich personality. The Dietrich- Von Sternberg combination has long caused controversy. Dietrich is recorded as having said that it Is she who asks for Von Sternberg not he who demands. her. He, of course discovered her for pictures She was on the stage in Berlin. "She had only one line In English
to say in the play.
Von-Sternberg arrived in the theatre just as she said it. He distinction of playing, for the heard and fired up a screen test second time in his film career, the before the play was over. For the Tole of Louis XV It will be re-test she sang "Tea for Two. She membered that he played the same character in George Arling's pic was signed for "The Blue Angel"
and you know the rest. tre, Voltaire."
A feature of the picture is the light comedy aspect of the King's, life, and this, added, to some er cellent acting on the part of Dolores Del Rio, ably supported by Verree Teasdale, Victor Jory and host of others, makes "Madame Du Barry just what it has turned tout to be good, clean entertain
ments. Mela,
" Or Thereabouts KennerWhen this depression
is over the rich will be richer and the poor poorer."
Geezer Yes, and I presume the ones that are neither will be nel-
"That we shall reach the cora-
SHOWING
TO-DAY
GULLN'S
AT 2.30, 5.10
7.20 & 9.80
PM
GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION
A lifetime lived
in 8 exciting hours! Romance raging wat 1. Destray i
DOCTOR
STAGE
THE SILVER
UKIE LEE!
HANK BROOWN"
HESTER KOBRIS OVIRGENTA
AMERICAN DANCERE BUBREMB
MAJESTIC
THEATRE SA Nathan Road Kowloon. Tel. 57222 TO-DAY" & TO-MORROW At 2.80, 5.20, 7.20, &: 9.30 PM.
JEAN HARLW
Med
Maye
10% PURE
with FRANCHOT TONE
LIONEL BARRYMORE LEWIS STONE
NEXT CHANGE
"I BELIEVE IN
YOU"
with
ROSEMARY AMES
A FOX PICTURE.
TAK 40909.TRAM OR MAPPY VALLEY BUB
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
3 DAYS ONLY
FLEZING
WANDHA
TO-DAY- TO-MORROW. WEDNESDAY
THE GRANDEST OF ALL
YUSICAL FUN SHOWS!
STAN
LAUREL
OLIVER
HARDY
BABES TOYLAND
CRAMMED WITH LAUREL-HARDY LAUGHTER Magic with Immortal Victor Herbert melodies gy with girls and spectacle IT'S NINETY MINUTES OF LAUGHTER!
THERE IS ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW AT THE
CENTRAL ALHAMBRA
The two First run Theatres at the most Popular Prices (To Central take Buses No. 4 or 5 going West. Booking at Montric's)
CENTRAL ALHAMBRA
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
at 2.80, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.80 p.m. CHARLES LAUGHTON in his first full-length Comedy with the
grondeat com
RUGGLES OF RED GAP
CHARLES LAUGHTON MARY BOLAND CHARLIE RUGGLES ZASUS PITTS ROLAND and LETLA BY MS
YOUNG
WEDNESDA
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. ~~AMERICA'S SINGING SWEETHEARTS TOGETHER AGAIN IN THE FIRST GREAT MILITARY MELODY DRÁMA ! Combing the beauty of
42nd STREET"
and the thrills of
HERE COMES THE NAVY"
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DICK POWEN KUBY KARTE 12 PAT DISHEFTI
Warren Brons Medary 150.
flirtation
Walk
OF DANC
100
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