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THE WITCHING HOUR
RECKLESS
ine old 'Souza and one of its most beautiful mansionis was re- "Reckless" the Metro-Goldwyn- created for scenes in Paramount's | Mayer production starring Jean. presentation of August Thomas Jamous play "The Witching Hour" coming shortly to the Queen's Theatre.
The play, a -famous romance, tells of the memory of a beautifu love and how it returns to save the romance of a boy and a girl of a new generation. Featured in the cast of the picture are Sir Guy
Harlow. and William Powell, and opening to-day at the "Queen's Theatre is the story of a song. The song is 'Reckless' which began as a song yet one that grew and grew until it has become one of the most spectacular musical num- bers Introduced through the medium of motion pictures.
To
Th sing the song. Miss Harlow Standing, John Halliday, Judith ¦ took,vocal lessons for 8 weeks. Allen Tom Brown, Gertrude dance to its barbaric rhythm she Michael and William Frawley.studled Henry Hathaway directed.
It tells the story of a boy, Clay Thorne, played by Tom Brown and his love for Nancy Brookfield. played by Judith Allen. There has a peculiar, complex, an aver- sion to cat's-eyes, a phobla that drives him to an emotional, and mental hysteria. While under a hypnotic Influence induced by one of these semi-precious Jewels, be commits a fantastic crime, with out being conscious of what has whappened.
No one will defend him. And old love "returns to save. his romance. however, when Judge Prentice, a retired jurist, is persuaded to re- turn from
the past and his memories to save the boy. In a dramatic.
and terse.
exciting scene, for which the play is famous, a fantastic defense is used to save the boy from the crime he committed.
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weeks.
dancing daily for ning
For it, an entire metropolitan theatre was built to introduce the opening bars of the song. Upon
the stage of the great theatre was constructed one of the most un- usual motion picture "rets" in Alm history-a modernistic giris dormitory.
The dormitory was unusual in
bed, built of glass and illuminated that it contained fifty beds, each
by dazzling neon tubing. To bulld the beds alone, 3,200 ft. of electrical neon tubing were used.
Throughout the first sequence of the song, "Miss Harlow sings and dances. The dormitory, dissolves into a deck on a palatial liner, and in barbaric fury the music of the song rises. Through the mighty ocean liner scores of dancers dance and revel to additional bars of the
song.
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Randolph Scott, tall and hand- some Paramount adventure star. plays the leading role in the
IMITATION OF LIFE
Seldom, if ever, has there been such a combination of elements which mean good "entertainment as there are in Imitation of Life" which comes the King's Theatre very soon.
Almization of Zane Grey's "Wagon Wheels" the dramatic account of the adventures of the first wagon train to cross the country to Fannie" Hurst's great novel, will Oregon in 1844 which comes to interest millions of women. "Back the Alhambra Theatre on Wednes- Street! proved that Fannie Hurst
day.
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JOSEPÄ M. SCHENCK.
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22, 1935.
HIS SWORD CONQUERED A "NATION. because he fell in love with
the picture of a girl he had never seen.
BOOKING AT THE THEATRE
Tat. No. 25315
259
CLIVE of INDIA
DARRYL F. ZANUCKS production.
RONALD COLMAN
·LORETTA YOUNG
with COLIN CLIVE - FRANCIS LISTER C. AUBREY SMITH CESAR ROMERO Directed by RICHARD BOLESLAWSKI --Welitan_ by W. P. LIPSCOMB and 1. J. MINNEY A 20th Century Pleture -:- United Artists Released,
A SILLY SYMPHONY IN
ALSO LATEST WALT DISNEY'S FLYING MOUSE” DORGEOUS TECHNISULOUR
"RECKLESS"
At The Queen's
nus is the most interesting film
seen
for a long in mong whiong wine. ibe. Casie is a very strong
one and includes Jean Harlow, winin Rowen, May Hooson, and Francnote
and Smuey, the parts taken by Ted Healy And
the
Tone. Blossom
Na Pendleton,
body guard to Ned Ruley (Willfam Powell, were also good. The pic- ture, previewed yesterday opens at The Queen's Theatre to-day.
Jean Harlow as Mona Bob Harrison played by Franchote Tone who was previously gaged to Josephine Mercer (Rosa- lind Russell. Mona insists on see-
marries.
ex-
very unstaple gentleman and gets
drunk
A LOST LADY
Though "A Lost Lady" is a com- plicated love story with an in- tricate plot, Barbara Stanwyck comes hrough with flying colours and it is in the main que o her
ane acting that credulity is given the theme, so sure is her grip of the audience's attention.
This picture was given its first.
STABILITY OF SWISS CURRENCY
(Special to the "Hong Kong Wally "Press"") (By Teisgraph, Copyright, Tel. graphic | MensGJES Orainance,“, 1894- Received, June B1; 4:50 p.m.)
Although the Swiss National Bank lost 700 millions Swiss francs In gold since the beginning of this
shown at the Aldambra yesterday. year, the financial strength of the I would be uniair to relate the institution is unshaken, declared story, but suffice to say that it is
the chief of the Federal Depart Interesting and very true to life.ment of Finance, Councillor Meyer Barbara has a fine supporting cast which include such prominent per- sanalities as Frank Morgan, Ri- cardo Cortez and Lyle Talbot.
A novel feature is that the story does not end in the orthodox fashion viz: bappily ever afterwards" but
"and they lived,
ing Bob's father Henry Stephen- leaves the audience to draw their own conclusion as to how fate will son) who is rude to her. Bob is a
treat the heroine. It is a First. Na- tional picture, and other items on the programme include: a comedy. "Movie Album" (a novelty), and "Sportslants." a Ted Husing specia feature.-S.M.N.
at.
Josephine's wedding, Mona turns to Ned who is her most althful friend and takes her away from the wedding party to his notel and while the two are sitting chere Bab enters. Ned puts the latter to bed and shortly after- wards a shot is heard from Bob's room who had committed suicide.
Finally Ned pawns everything he has and backs a show for Mona whch eventually is a great success. Ned and Mona eventually marry. May Robson is excellent as granny and, one could have seen more of her. The dancing and music was something out of the ordinary and the whole film goes with a swing..
BORDERTOWN
AUSTRIAN PROFESSOR
DISMISSED
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dab
Press" (Copyright)...
in the National "Council replying to a Socialist interpellation. Meyer pointed out the National Bank gold stock still amounts to 1,162. millions Swiss francs, which is equal to note cover of 93 per cent The speaker added that suitable measures had been taken to check currency
that speculation and thanks to the national bank's solvency the Swiss currency is as safe as ever:- Transocean Ruo Min.
ITALO ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE
Special to the "Hong Kong Dal Press" (Copyrights_3
Geneva, June 20 The Abyssinian memorandum Containing a number of concrete proposals for 'dealing with the Italo-Abyssinian dispute was pub- shed by the League Secretariat, his on Thursday evening.
Vienna, June 20. Professor Paul Krueger, the director of the Zoological Institute of Vienna
University has been summarily dismissed post and deprived of his claim to
from
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Give of India" QUEEN'S:.
"Reckless"
ORIENTAL
+
Trouble"
Kowloon
MAJESTIC:
"That's A Good Girl"
ALHAMBRA:-
"A Lost Lady”.
KING'S:-
Sunday
"Cilve of India"
QUEEN'S:-
"Reckless"
ORIENTAL:-
"Forsaking All” Others"
MAJESTIC:
"Kentucky Kernels" ALHAMBRA :~~
“Bordertown".
A LOCARNO AIR
PACT
Rapid Progress Of Prelimmaries
(Special Air Mail Service
London, June 7. the House of Commons this after- Sir John Simon announced in
Hoon that progress is being very rapidly made with the pre- liminaries of negotiating & Locarno air Pact.
Italy.
LA the opinion or the Britis Government there should be three elements of agreement:
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MR. WALTER REA'S HONOUR
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, June 7. "Libera's everywhere will be pleased by the honour which has tallen to Mr. Walter.Rea. There me more kicks than ha'pence for Liberals in the House of Commona these days-indeed. It would be truer to say the.e are no ha'pence at all. for none of Sir Herbert Samuel's followers can have the slightest expectation of office or reward to encourage him in the hard
for Parliamentary battle minority opinions.
Mr. Walter Rea has been Liberal Whip in years as difficult as any war Groveraient pas "nas Detu Lue last to formulate its
Liberal Whip 10eus.
can have known, proposals in a cernite to have
Few people outside Westminster can understand" "the ill-will the Deen received from Germany, from France and to some extent from Liberals had to fight against long after they went into Opposition. and it was Mr. Rea's business to act för his colleagues with the resentful Government forces, which was not a job any, but, a man of deep conviction would choose The Liberals have been beaten on most of the issues they care about. but at least they have won the respect and even indulgence of the House, and Mr. Res. has his full share of credit for that trans- formation.
First, the Air Pact itself: Secondly, this should contribute to the mutual acceptance of a level of air strength; a
Thirdly, an Air Pact should not be made without a compact for the outlawry of the bombing civilians.
of
On all those three points sugges tions have been put forward and are proceeding. Time is immensely important, but pending settlement we shall not suspend our program- After giving a survey of theme of increase of the Air Force:
pension according to the semi-past history of the conflict, the Those announcements were the
affairs today.
official "Reichs Post" hare on memorandum suggests that the focus of the debate on foreign Thursday, which adds that the League designate immediately Professor was thus penalised for some neutral observers who should having made derogatory remarks proceed to Abyssinia to examine
about Austria.
The Invisible ray, the new scien- tific discovery used in many homes Professor Krueger had been of the wealthy to guard their re-offered and accepted the Vienna sidences against burglary, now ap- Professorsalp only some years ago, pears in motion pictures as a having previously held similar weapon for murder.
posts at German Universities.- Frantocenu Run Man.
In the Warner Bros, production, "Bordertown." opening to-morrow at the Alhambra Theatre, a situa- on arises in which Bette Davis destres to rid herself of her hus band. Eugene Pallette, In order that she may marry Paul Muni
ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR
M. LAVAL
"Bordertown" is 2 powerful
(8pects) to the "Hong Kook ima of the rise and fall of an
Daily Press") indomitable youth, set in a pic-
(My Telegraph, Copyright, The turesque border community, wild,phic
May trdinance. 1804 understands thoroughly what wo-lawless, colourful; ridden by rogues,
Received, June 21, 1.30 p.m.) With Gail Patrick, Monte Blue men like to ste in a moving picture. gamblers, outcasts and the ren
Paris June 21. and Raymond Hatton in the chier & John Stabi in that picture proved dezvous of "American millionaires - The new Laval, Government won supporting roles, the film also that he knew how to transpose to and bored society women,
yet another battle in the chamber presents
Others in the cast include Mar-when a motion by the left wing discovery the screen every last ounce of in." among child actors, Httle four-terest which lay in a Fannie Hurst garet Lindsay, Robert Barrat. radical socialists asking for an year-old Billy Lee who plays an sory. There is no director in the Henry O'Neill, Hogart Cavanaugh immediate debate on the party's important role as Gall-Patrick's world who has this faculty in the
report relative to the February 6 same degree that John Stani pos- sesses 11. He directed "Imitation
son...
the newest
"Wagon Wheels" was adapted of Life," also..
from the Zane Grey novel "Fight- *ing Caravans" and
Then there is the popularity of deplets the hardships. perils, and romantic Claudette Colbert, who is an ideal Ilves of the sturdy, adventuring heroine for Fannie Hurst's story. pioneers who helped to forge an empire by their conquest of the West.
Lefla Bennett, Jan Duggan and Olin Howland appear in the sup-- porting roles of this film which was. directed by Charles Barton.
CLIVE OF INDIA'
The overworded auperlatives seem tutile indeed when one comes to estimating the merits of "Clive of India," Darryl F. Zanuck's first million dollar production for 20th Century- Pictures, which brings the popular Ronald, Colman to the King's Theatre, to-day...
A dozen leading men were dts- carded. before John Stall decided upon Warren William.. These two are just now being acclaimed for. their work in "Cleopatra" The cast supporting them is of real star proportions. A new baby star, this time a three-year-old, named Baby Jane, plays the tiny daughter and for her work was given a starring contract by Universal.
Minnet were brought to Hollywood by the producers to assure a true and accurate adaptation of their play to the screen.
Loretta Young, too, evidences new powers and gives an unforget- table portrayal of the lovely Eng-
It is a new Colman, a star of un-ish girl to whom Clive wrote pro- suspected power, whom you will see posing marriage after seeing her In this Joseph M. Schenck presen-picture in her brother's locket,-in tation, based on the London stage The love story of this heroic pait hit of the same name whose au- is one of the most beautiful and thors, W. P. Lipscomb and R. J. noving the screen has ever shown,
and Gavin Gordon”
SHOWING
TO:DAY
the situation on the border "dis
Herbert Samus in a speech ap- The debate was opened by Sir parently designed to be a manifes tricts and to investigate all actual party. It was, however, not con- to of the foreign policy of his and alleged incidents and to sub-troversial in tone, and though mit ac exhaustive report to the weakened by prolixity put the old League.
Liberal doctrines of peace and economy with effect. The general result was to show that on foreign affairs there is now small scope for difference of opinion.
The Abyssinian Government undertakes to "assist the observers in every way and to advance funds
their Journey for
basis
∙on a of the League estimates.- Tranince Kun Ma
riots in the capital was rejected by 335 votes to 250 following Laval's announcement that the
The course of the debate confirm ed this, for evan Mr. Churchill's intervention, to protest that foreign policy must not be discussed with out more warnings of Germany's armaments, air, ser and land, was prefaced and concluded by government which was firmly de-approval of the Government's termined to maintain public order negotiations. has demanded postponement of should be tested at once,
Herr Hitler's proposals, he said, discussion an this subject and would not hesitate to adjourn the chamber for the period of the parliamentary recess if the left pertics Insisted on the debate Transocean Kun Min
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HARLOW POWELL Reckless
FRANCHOT TONK MAY ROBSON
BRITAIN'S GAIN
Bir John Simon pointed out that an Air Pact between the Locarno Powers required greater precision as to obligations than the original. Locarno agreement.. it involved new contributions operating for our benefit, new protection for us...
itherto Great Britain and Italy. had been buttresses of the Locarno Agreement gaining nothing from it, Ita extension into an Air Pact would enure to ours and perhaps
o Italy's advantage.
Our air programme was therefore.. or inimical to peace, but greatly added to the prospects of agree mente. No controversy, no serious dispute had arisen between the Powers concerned. He was glad tu read in the German Government's statement that it would take part not only, in an Air Fact, but a limitation of bombing.
Bir Austen Chamberlain, having "pronounced that the future""o
Austria was bound up with the prospects of peace and war, and that the British Government could not tolerate an attack on Austi integrity, gave warm approval Sir John Simon's reoption Herr Hitler's offers.
MR. CHURCHILL'S WARNING Mr Churobill began by agree, ing with the other speakers that we could not trent Herr- Hitler with blank distrust, that the negotia tions, upon which the Government had entered should be pursued and.
that the prospect was "not with- out hope."
He went on, however, to paint the situation in the darkest colours. The whole great process of mobilisation pb German war saw "a nation so armed, animated power was proceeding. Now and disposed" desiring the reveral
WO
of many of the results of the Great Wai
should follow the lines of peace, but prepare to enter a period of increasing danger.
After Major Attlee had remarked that international' dangers could unly be removed by removing economic causes and Sir Archibald Sinclair had renewed Sir Herbert Samuel's appeal for more earnest action, the Lord. Privy Beal, Mr. Eden, made the Government reply.
His final advice was that we
He assured the House that if their words had been carefully measured, there need be no anxiety as to the energy of their action.
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