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BORDERTOWN
Although she won universal ac- claim from press and pubile by her work in "Of Human Bondage Bette Davis, Warner Bros, stur; be- leves that, her role in "Border town", in which she is appearing with Paul Muni Isher part.
**100 PER CENT. PURE"
Badle Chapman was determined to marry a millionaire-and to remain a lady. And Jean Harlow, as Badle, accomplished her mission in the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture "100 Per Cent, Pure" show- greatesting at the Oriental Theatre Sunday and Monday,
In "Bordertown," which is com- ing to the Alhambra Theatre soon. Miss Duvis has a role which calls for highly dramatic scenes as well as occasional lapses into the light- er side of life.
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"Bordertown," to a powerful and realistic picturization of the see- thing, storm-rdden life of an am- bitious and magnetic foreign youth in his battle to fit, himself into American conditions.
Others L the cast include Mar- garet Lindsay, Eugene Pallete, Ro- bert Barrat, Henry O'Neill. Hobart Cavanaugh, Gavin Gordon and Arthur Stone,
4 SHOWS
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7.15-8.30
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As Eadie, Mks Harlow gives one of her finest performances in a role that is admirably suited to her talents. The dett manner In which she takes care of the characterization is very reminis- cent of those earlier successes that brought her stardom..
This time Miss Harlow is teamed with Franchot Tone, who appears as the son of Lionel Barrymore." the very wealthy T. E. Palge, whose political applecart is almost upset by Eadie Chapman's cam- palgn. Lewis Stone gives his usual great performance as Cousins, a monaire bachelor.
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THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA
Ten stars comprise the most im- portant part of the cast of "The Captain Hates the Sea,"
Lewis Milestone's Columbia nautical pro- duction now playing at the Queen's Theatre.
These include John Gilbert, Vic tor McLaglen, Alison Skipworth, Helen Vinson, Wynne Gibson, Walter Connolly and a few others. The picture is fast-moving and full of comedy situations in which Leon Erro fits in. The story is one in which all these people a crook, his beautiful girl accomplice. a detective, an ex-newspaperman. and a captain who detests the sea -get into contact with one an- other through some happening or -other and the result is naturally a series of surprising events.
Helen Vinson convincingly por- trays the girl accomplice of the crock played by Fred Keating while McLaglen is seen as the dumb de- tective who isn't as dumb as he Icoke. Alison Skipworth invests her characterization with sincerity and naturalness.
UNDER PRESSURE.
Described by those who have witnessed it in preview showings as one of the most thrilling pic- tures of risk and danger ever screened, Fox Film's production, "Under Pressure," wil arrive at the King's Theatre next Wednes- day.
Edmund Lowe and Victor Me- Laglen, one of the most popular teams in the history of the film industry, are the co-stars of this unique story, which brings to the screen for the first time the lives and spectacular adventures of tunnel-workers. “
According to advance accounts, Under Pressure" presents a new type of "underworld" a world con- fined to a steel-lined tube some 17 feat in diameter, and unreal world of high-pressure air and smoke and raw," searing gases. Buried under twenty feet of mud and silt, with many feet of water above "that, the men of "Under Pressure" Hive, Aght and carry on with courage under astonishing and hazardous conditions.
"Under Pressure" suppiles Ed- mund Lowe and Victor McLaglen with their eight Fox Film.co
THE LITTLE MINISTER
"
had
The
When Katharine Hepourn cor" Minister", coming to the King's pleted her worked on "The Little
Theatre to-day, she pleasure of feeling that she trad provided that so needs a touch of romance, a treat for the public
stir its emotion. a bit of laughter, and a tear to
"The Little Minster" was befor the camera at the RKO-Radio studio for two months, with an additional mofth devoted
editing and scoring.
to
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
Hepburn
The screen's supreme star in a story as powerful as.
the passions
that clash in
its mighty
· conflict!
SIR TAMES M DARRIE'S
TEANSCENDENT STAR
¡COMES TO THRILL ENT
MALUCINS OF THE WORLD
THE LITTLE MINISTER
with JOHN BEAL # ALAN HALE ☆ Directed by Richard Wilice
"VANESSA"
Fine Acting By May Robeson
Vanessa, a MGM production, which opens to-day at the Queen's Theatre, relates the history of the Herries family. The picture opens with the Herries family at a birth- day party to Judith Parish-won- derfully acted, by May Robeson who is one hundred years old. She had warm regard fer only" three of her guests her son Lewis Stone and his daughter Vanessa (Helena Hayes) and Benjie (Robert Montgomery), not altogether pc- pular with the family.
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Vanessa through some
mis- understanding over her father's death" is unhappily married to Ellis played by Otto Krugger.
After years of unhappiness. she eventually married Benjie. The picture is sad at parts but very Snely acted by all characters and the scenery beautiful-R. R
READY FOR LOVE
Richard Arlen, who has portray- ed varied roles on the screen, wi appear as a small town newspaper editor in the new Paramount pic- ture, "Ready for Love," coming to the Alhambra Theatre next week- end. Featured with Arlen is the young, English actress, Ida Lupino. who recently made her debut in pictures in "Search for Beauty."
In "Ready for Love the arrival of Marigold Tate (Ida Lupino). In a small town, gives Julian Barrow (Richard Arlen). convinced that
Ida was well acquainted with the town's wealthy reprobate. Within a few hours a newspaper story and gossip have done their work and Ida's reputation is ruined, or sc everyone thinks.
Miss Hepburn, in an entirely new characterization, is said to provide her most delightful per- formance in the famous role of Babble. She was
awarded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
But Ida thinks differently about and Sciences award for the best the matter. She steps out, enjoys performance by a woman last
the excitement of having a bad year: the medal of the Interna-
name and then proceeds to make tional Exposition in Italy: the. it pay her dividends. award of the People's Academy of the New Movie Magazine, and
la repentant, Hugh Falpole named her as one of the ten most interesting people in the world. To-day she is rated the screen's foremost actress.
"The Little Minister" is one of the great love stories of the ages, and is already. dear to the hearts of millions.
the
Meanwhile Arlezi
RKO
RADI
NEW POSTAL RATES
Reduced Scale For Parcels
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, April 30.
Sir Kingsley Wood announced th the House of Commons to-day that
the Post Office, following the cedent of the Diamond Jubilee of 1897, proposed to associate itself with the King's Silver Jubilee by making substantial reductions of charges and taking other progres- sive steps in relation to a number of services. These would be The introduction on May 31 of a new telegram rate of 5d. for nine words and id, for each additional word.
18, 1935.
BOURING AT THE THEATRE TK No. 25313 *25832
-NEXT CHANG! THEY COURT DEATH AND GIRLS...at the same time!
UNDER PRESSURE
A POR MCTURE WITH
EDMUND LOWE VICTOR MCLAGLEN
FLORENCE RICE
HYPNAGOGIC"
Special (Air Mail Service) |
London, April 30. Ten years after dis death a book appears from the pen of William Archer, the critic and dramatist. ft is a study of dreams, edited by Mr. Theodore - Besterman.
For ten years Archer kept a close record of his dreams and of his hypnagogic" illusions"-incipient dream-phenomena.
He found reading detective. and many of the most interesting stories extremely "hypnagagic, dreams he noted down began it this way.
He wrote indeed: It is not
without reluctance that I thus pile up evidence of my debased literary tastes; but what will oue not do in the interests of science?
Indirectly, many detective stories went to the making of a vigorous onslaught on the doctrines of Freud,
Archer
practical point of view, the sugges- rejected, from the tion that every retail of every dream is susceptibla of rational interpretation.
A new parcel post scale, to be in
troduced on July. 1, of 6d. for 3lb., with id, for each additional b. up to 9lb., and a flat rate of 1s, from 9lb. to 15lb.-
Only an infinite intelligence, he Steps to make the telephone as said, could cope with the taak. available in rural and remote And "infinite intelligence bax not parts of the country as it is in yet made its appearance on earth- the cities and towns. It was even in Vienna.”
proposed to ensure, 15 far as practicable, that by the end of 1938 no village on the mainland of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which had a post office. would be without a public tele- phone.
An Imperial id, postcard rate, in-
stead of the present lid, charge would be introduced on June 15. As a special Jubilee concession, the standard radio-telephone rates between this, country and the Dominions and India would be reduced by one-half from May 8
til May 31.
Cheaper Telegrams
P
HYMN IN THE HOUSE
(Special Air Mail Service)
London April 30. Mr. Geofrey Shakespeare show
the House of Commons on Thursday that he profited by his early upbringing.
ed
shakespeare, who was at one time His father was the Rev. Je
President of the Baptist Union,
Without referring to a note, he quoted a verse from a hymn to The verse was: ustrate a point about drought.
Ye fearful saints, frash cour- age take.
The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KINGS:-
"The Little Minister" QUEEN'S
"The Captain Hates The Sea
ORIENTAL:
*"*20 Million Sweethearts"
Kowloon
MAJESTIC:-
"Death on the Diamond" ALHAMBRA:-
"Devil Dogs of the Air
KING'S:-
Sunday
"The Little Minister" QUEEN'S:-
"Vanessa: Her Love Story" ORIENTAL:--
"100% Pure"
ALHAMBRA:~~ OF
"Devil Dogs of the Air MAJESTIC:-'
"Student Tour"
OUR PRESTIGETM
Has Never Been
Higher
(Special Air Mail Service) :
London, April 30. Mr. Baldwin has sent a letter to Mr. T. M. Cooper, the National Government candidate in West Edinburgh by-election.
the
he
MAJESTIC
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Satan Road Kawlons. Tel 57222) FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AI 2.80, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
THE MYSTERY ROMANCE OF THE ENTIRE
DEATH
ROBERT Y
YEAR!
DIAMOND
NADGE EVANS
DAT PENDLETONGO HEALY
ON THE STAGE
14
The Wallaby Troupe
THE FAMOUS ACROBATIC DANCERS INCLUDING THE SENSATIONAL AND COMEDY "TRAMPOLINE" ACT AND
THE "FROG" AUT.
SCOTSWOMAN'S PORTRAIT
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, April 30. A Scotswoman's portrait appears on new stamps of a Far Eastern State.
The new issue of stan ps of the Malayan State of Johore shows engravings of the Sultan and the Sultanah, who belongs to the West of Scotland-she was formerly. Mrs. Helen Wilson, Kilmarnock. It has been announced that the Sultanah has now nearly recovered from her indisposition and will sall England for Malaya" in
"Our financial position," writes, "as revealed in the recent Budget, combined
the re- markable improvement in our from
with
trade returns, provides full Just August,
cation for the policy which the
The Sultan and Sultanah arriv- National Government has pursueded back in Johore on January 22 in regard to home axairs. We after a tour of Europe and the are further entitled to hope that United States, but on medical the negotiations which are now advice the Sultanah sailed for this proceeding La regard to Con- country on March 8. tinental affairs will end by just- fying the efforts which this country has made to promote peace and international disarma- ment.
ī.
"In some directions our achi- evements may fall short of our Ideals, but those of us who are of necessity brought up against the realities of the world situation must recognise that the attain- ment of those ideal does not de- pend solely upon
this country's efforts or its policy."
Mr. Baldwin. emphasises that disarmament ideals cannot be attained by action on our part alone.
Abolition of Tariffs
more
Sir Kingsley Wood explained to an appreciative audience that, al-
"We should," he says, "all like though the reduction of telegraph
to see a general lowering of tariff charges was likely to increase the
barriers, but, in the present state loss which had been sustained on
of the world, nothing is
had come to the conclusion that that service. for many years, he
certain" than that the abolition or tariffs by this country would this method of communication
In blessings on your head. bring disaster on many of our should be made it possible still hymn. It was written by William deprive us of the only effective Not everybody recognised the most important industries, and more effective and popular. The
commercial
parcel post reductions had been Cowper, and is still very popular bargaining weapon that we pos- for he realizes that he has slan-made in response to representa-especially among Non-conformists.scss to secure a diminution of the dered Ida without reason. He tions received from wants to do something to clear and agricultural organizations as himself and finally gets his big well as from large numbers of the chance when a group of people public. While the reductions in in the town organize the vigilantes telephone charges made last year and attempt to run Ida out of the had contributed to unprecedented, town.
development in that service, there was considerable scope for expan- ston in rural and remote areas.
Finally, the Postmaster-General atated that there concessions had
SHOWING
"Ready for Love" was directed The screenplay is by Jane by Marion Gering and is an Murtin; Sarah Y. Mason, and adaptation of the Roy Fiannagan Victor Heerman, the latter two story. "The Whipping." responsible for
Charming treatment of "Little Women".
The minutest attention was given to authentic detail in sets. cos- tumes and properties and appro- priate music was selected to suit every mood. Richard Wallace directed this picture, the type of im he does best. The production was supervised by Pandro B. Berman, who made Women", and many other notable *Little pictures emanating from RKO- Radio.
John Beal in the title role, and Alan Hale as Rob Dow, the unruly village toper whose disturbing nature has much to do with events of the plot, have featured roles: Other fine character parts are, taken by Beryl Mercer, Andy' Clyde, Donald Crisp, Elly Malyon, Lumsden Hare, little Billy Watson, Mary Gordon, Reinald Denny. Frank Conroy, Harry Beresford and Barlowe Borland.
starring vehicle and apparently one of their most notable,"
TO-DAY
tariffs in other countries."-
Mr. Baldwin goes on to show fargely been made possible by the made such a remarkable recovery that no country in the world has
ceasorg in office, and he acknow- Government. Our firm foundations laid by his prede- a Britain under its National ledged the advice and assistance never been higher, and our
prestige which he had received from the fluence in international" affairs Chancellor of the Exchequer, and has never been greater. Trade In the Post Office from the Advi- and employment at home sery Council and the Director- steadily improving. General and other colleagues.
QUEEN'S
TIDAL WAVE OF LAUGHS!
CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA
A Lewis Milestoan Production Story and Screen play by W.Bate Smith A Columbia Picture
ALSO SHOWING
COLOUR CARTOON
AT 2.30, 5.10
7.20 & 9.30
P.M.
NEXT CHANGE
HUGH WALPOLE'S
to
hais in"
äre
"Confidence, which is the key national development and prosperity," Mr. Baldwin SAYS, is steadily increasing. The out- look for the future is favourable If only this country can enjoy a continuity of the policy which has produced such striking results and is saved by the verdict of the electors from the financial crisis and industrial chaos which would be the inevitable results of the Felicy Dow advocated by the Socialist Party,
"That is the real issue of any election' to-day and it is because am convinced that any break
"VANESSA in the prerent polley would
HER LOVE STORY".
ROBERT
with
MONTGOMERY
HELEN HAYES
destroy the good work of the fast three years that I ask the electors to give you their support."
Natural Inquiry
Mistress (to new cook, who has burnt the bacon) Forin
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture my husband hasn't to
COMING SHORTLY WEST POINT OF THE AIR
office until ten. It's good job, isn't It
The Sultanah, who hopes Tu attend the semi-jubilee ceremonies In London in May, is "expected to return to Johore in time for the Sultan's 62nd birthday on Septem ber 17 and the 40th anniversary of his coronation on November 2.
Wite
Suffering
Look, John, over there. Such a (to seasick husband)~~ big ship!
Hushan-I don't want to see any ships.. Call me when you see a bus.
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Summing Her Up
At Tottenham Police-Court: Husband: This is the best wife I have ever had.
Magistrate: And yet she wants
to leave you,
Husband: That's how she is the best wife I have ever had.
ALHAMBRA
THESTRÈ TO-DAY:
at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. A GIGANTIC SPECTACLE OF THRILLS, LAUGHS & ACTION!
MORE THRIELS THAN THERE COMES THE NAVY.
DEVIL DOGS OF THE AIR JAMES CAGNEY PAT O'BRIEN
"Cook: Not all ma'am did a got: itt.
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