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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES
"EVERY NIGHT AT 8''
Displaying his talents in an en- tirely new kind of screen portrayal, George Raft comes to the Queen's Theatre in the next attraction: In "Every Night At Elght" as an egotistical, yet humanly sympathe tic dance band leader. The film, a romantic comedy drama set to music, produced by Walter Wanger for Paramount, is the screen's pre- sentation of a radio amateur hour, Alice Faye, Frances Langford Patsy Kelly, the Three Radic
ONE NEW YORK NIGHT"
There is more compact drama in the average American hotel than can be found under any one roc In the world.
This is the opinion of Jack Con way, "One New York Night" which comes to the Oriental Theatre on Friday and Saturday,
"Grand Hotel" was probably the arst picture to uncover the pulsat- ing life, the dire tragedies and the genuine laughs to be found in this cross-roads of humanity.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
· SHOWING TO-DAY AT THE
KING'S ALHAMBRA
| 412-30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
See it not once.
not twice...
· At 980, 5.90, 7.20 & 8.30 PM.
but many times!
Grace More
"Celebrities are to be glimpsed Rogues und Walter Catlett are in the supporting cast, directed by briefly, shady characters working Roaul Walsh from the screen play, outside, the law, natly travellers seeking excitement and recreation, by Gene Town and Graham, Baker. Elx brand new song hits are in-sophisticates bored with life, busi- troduced. They include "Every nessmen keyed to feverish pitch, Night At Eight" "I Feel A Song all passing to and fro under one Coming On" "i'm in the Mood" for roof, making for the most unique g i PICTURE Love" Speaking Confidentally" "Take It Easy" and "Then You've Never Been Blue,"
The story concerns a group of young singers who try out an amazing radio programme. They mezt with dismal failure buc through the help of another amateur, Raft, they are shot to over night-success. The obstacles they overcome in winning success forms the plot of the story.
ROMANCE IN DINKY"
The poignant griefs of childhood,
cross-section of life ever seen in one place.
"Staustles "show that more suicides occur in hotels than in any other public gathering place, a circumstance for which hotels however, are not responsible. ΣΕ is also interesting to note that few children are born in bli mad ren dezvous of transients.''
"One New York Night is laid in a hotel where a dozen people from various walks of life become in- volved in a mystery that is said to induce as. many chuckles thrills.
Are
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FEI COLUMBIA
In Her new picture LOVE ME FOREVER
- LEO CARRILLO MICHAEL BARTLETT - ROBERT ALLEN
DANTE'S INFERNO CHARLIE
"
14,000 Persons Engaged In The
Production
hundred and thirty years ago in Italy, Dante Alignleri, a
fugitive, Franchot Tone, and Una Merkel political
wrote The
co-featured in this
Divine Comedy." which won him story.
the rating of Italy's greatest poet. Some sixteen months ago, Fox Film executives decided to produce A modern version of "Dante's Inferno," which comes on Sunday to the King's Theatre,
Scam Duna.
his inarticulate romance, Its ro-Others in the cast include Conrad bust joys, its thrills and Its Nagel, Harvey. Stephens, ard laughter, Have been gathered to- gether in a great film play, "Dinky" in which Warner Bros., have —— starred Jackie Cooper, and for which they have assembled a re- markable cast of child actors.
His orphan-girl sweetheart is played by Betty Jean Haney and his pals are George Ernst, Edith Fellows and Sidney Miler. His special chum is portrayed by Jimmy Butler, with Richard Quine in the role of the juvenile "villain" Among the grown-ups in the pie
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ture are Mary Astor in the role of Jackie's mother, Roger Pryor, Henry ·Armetta, · Clay Clement: Fiorence Fair, Joseph Crehan, Addison Richards and Jamis Burke.
There are two romances in the film, one between Jackle and Betty Jean, and other between Miss Astor and Roger Pryor.
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ONE 'NEW] YORK NIGHT
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"SPENCER TRACY". WENDY BARRIE
RAYMOND WALBER
FOX PIOTORK- NEXT CHANGE LADDIE"
RKO RADIO. PICTURE:
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Sets were built and experiments conducted by some 4,950 techni- clans, architects, artists, carpen ters, stonemasons and laborers.
In the laboratory, chemists and special effects men went to work; attempting to achieve 1 sea
of bolling pitch, a rain of fire, a sea of ice. suicide trees with human beings growing into them, a lake. of fire and other minor tortures
At last the desired effects were perfected and lighted by 250 elec- tricians who remained on the job constantly throughout the filming of the Inferno sequences. These shots were made separately. while the cast headed by Spencer Tracy, Claire Trevor, E. B. Walthall and Alan Dinehart, enacted modern side of the show separate studio.
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When the extras finally received their call to
appear
the Inferno, the harassed Lachman was confronted by another pro- blem. He had 3,000 men and- woman to make up to convincing. ly resemble Mr. Alighieri's army of lost souls.
The studio's
QUEEN'S
THEATRE
14, 1935.
DAILY SHOWINGS at 2.80, 5.15, 7.80 & 9.80 P.M.
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JACKIE COOPER
in
Dinky"
A Warner Bros. Picture with
MARY ASTOR-ROGER PRYOR
NEXT CHANGE
"EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT"
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ALICE FAY-GEORGE RAFT-PATSY KELLY
CHAPLIN TO
VISIT LONDON
First Night Of His New Film
London, Oct 25, Charles Chaplin is to visit Lon- don for the first night of his new film, "Modern Times," which will be presented at the Tivoll on Dec. 19.
He will be accompanied by his leading lady in the fim, Paulette Goddard, and it is expected, that they will make a personal appear- ance at the conclusion of the film.
Mr. A. W. Jarratt, who travelled, 6,000 miles to secure the first pre- sentation of the film in England on behalf of Gaumont-British, re- turned yesterday from Hollywood. At a reception given him at the Savoy, he explained that he was pledged to Mr. Chaplin not to dis- duss the film except in general terms,
A
HENDERSON'S DEMISE
Tributes To His Labours
(Special Air Máll Servies)
- է! London, Oct... 22. Mr. Henderson was entrusted with important work for disarmament, at Geneva. In the Assembly of the League he announced the British. Government's decision to sign the | so-called Optional Clause in the statutes of the Permanent Court
"Love Me Forever""
"Dinky
ORIENTAL:-
"It's A Gift"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:--
́"Love Me Forever"
MAJESTIC:-
MAJESTIC
THEATRE-SALE NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 520, 7.20 & 8.20 P.E.
SOCIETY
DOCTOR
CHESTER MORRIS. VIRGINIA BRUCE ROBERT TAYLOR
"Society Doctor"
STAR:-
"It's A Small World"
BILLIE BURKE
Coming
QUEEN'S:-
"Every Night At Eight"
ORIENTAL:-
"One New York Night STAR:-
"Laddie" "Roberta"
COUNTY MATCH
AT WINDSOR
of International Justice, and put An Easy Victory For
forward amendments to the Covenant of the League designed to bring it into the Kellogg Pact.
At the Council meeting in Janu- ary, 1991, Mr. Henderson called for a determined effort to complete the preparations necessary for the opening of the Disarmament Con- ference the following year. He was unanimously appointed president by the Council in May, 1931, and the Conference opened in Febru- ary. 1932. But in the interval the Labour Administration had given way to the National Government at home, and Mr. Henderson was out of office
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Middlesex
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RAYMOND WALBURN
SURREY MASONIC MEETING
The Prince Of Wales Attend
(Special Air Mall Service)
London, Oct. 24. The Prince of Wales presided last night at the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey, held in the Grand Temple London, Oct. 20. "Middlesex beat Berkshire in a
of Freemasons' Hall Every one of the 1,750 seats was occupied. county match at Windsor yester-
Supporting the Prince were day by three goals and four tries
Canon J. G. Morris, Deputy Pro- (27 points) to a goal and two triesvincial Grand Master. Mr, wii- (11 points),
Ham Reet, Assistant Provincial the superiority of Middlesex, and Grand Master, Lieutenant Colonel A. Mann, Provincial Grand yet, in spite of their easy victory, they were by no means an impres- Grand Officers, Lord Harris, Sir Becretary, the other. Provincial sive side. Early in the match Philip Colville Smith, and Mr. J. Middlesex lost D. V. Bowen-Jones Russell McLaren, President of the who was badly hurt, and their
Board of General Purposes," remaining forwards, with few WK-
The Prince of Wales referred to
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told me, "It is the most expensive "I can say this, however, he
His single-mindedness was never film that I have ever bought."
seriously impugned, but he was in- the "I anticipate that it will run volved in one or two critical
"a from 16 to 20 weeks at the Tivoli, episodes. In June, 1933, he was ceptions, failed to find the in-the deaths of Lord Ampthill and and we are prepared if necessary | given a mandate to conduct private spiration which sometimes comes Lord Cornwallis, and a resolution to keep it for longer than that. In negotiations, and for that purpose from such a losa. They were
of sympathy was carried, all pre- any case, the aim is not likely to attended the Economic Conference lethargic in most that they did. sent standing to order in silence. be generally released until next in London, but to his chagrin he but perhaps the most surprising
The report on the condition of found the delegates much too pre-shortcoming was an October,
absence of the Province, said his Royal High- occupied to pay attention to him any advantage in the set scrum-ness, showed that there were now He then went to Italy, where heinages. Here, Berkshire had quite 132 Lodges and a total of 8,173 saw Signor Mussolini: to Germany. their share of the ball, but their Masons in Surrey, an increase of where he saw Herr Hitler; and nacks had neither individual to France; and suggested a meet-
x Lodges and 212 members. He thrust nor ability to combine.
referred to an item in the ac- too inuch "wild kicking, often from absurdly dan-collected for the King George's counts that over £450 had been. gerous positions, and more than Jubilee Trust, which gave him one wildly thrown pass allowed great personal satisfaction. He the beginning of # counter said he hoped to be present next spring when the Prince of Wales's Ward in the Royal Masonic Hos
Ravenscourt Park, W.6,
make-up artist.
conference, and after a series of experiments, attained the desired resulta.
As for the bulk of the extras,
..."It is a film of 8,000ft lasting about an hour and 20 minut the most elaborate of all the films that Chaplin has made. Even now
Tom Karnagel, was called into he. 1s 'tinkering' with the sounding between Herr Hitler and M. There was far
sequences and the continuity, but Daladier, then the French Prime I am satisfied that it is his finest Minister. The idea was received achievement."
with reserve on both sides, and in October of the same year Germany broke away from the Conference. The president. In reply to the Ger- man Government's telegram, said that he was unable to accept as valid the reasons which Germany gave for her grave decision.
On the question whether Chap- Karnagel devised the method of in speaks in "Modern Times," Mr. applying", the "make-up with Jarratt keeps an enigmatic silence. spray gun, and each day of He admits that it is a 'talking as "Shooting" the entire company distinct from a mere 'sound' fim, was lined up along miles of tar- though I gather that the dialogue paulin and sprayed into character, ls brief and relatively unimport-
With all of the detalls arranged, "shooting" progressed with fair smoothness and after three months Lachman shouted "cut" for the
ant.
last time and, the "Inferno" was JACKIE COOGAN
recorded on celluloid.
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upon
.80 "Dante's Inferna," which some 14.000 men and women worked for nearly a year and a half, will be on display in theatres soon and the results of all this labor will be seen for a fleeting hour and thirty minutes
"LOVE ME FOREVER"
·GETS £200,000
attack.
DEFENSIVE BACKS However, the defence of some pital at of the Berkshire backs, particu- would be opened. Amid great Iarly C. Reddington and A. H. G. mthusiasm he expressed the plea- Hampshire, was very sound, but sure with which he visited each CONFERENCE SAVED
elsewhere gaps were found and year the Provincial Grand Lodge. *The first meeting of the General | used by opponents whose pace was Recently he nad permitted the Commission
often more relied Conference
upkan than use of two feathers to be included after the German withdrawal took cleverness, P. L. U. Andier had in the new grant of arms to Pro- place in May, 1934, in most dis quite a happy match, making good vincial Grand Lodge which has couraging circumstances. The ex-
use of the service from LBokbeen authorized by the College of changes of Notes with Germany efther to score himself or to make Arms, the cost of which has been had opened up what appeared to openings that led to a try being defrayed by the Friendship and some Governments, at any rate, scored, R. Thomas was well held Harmony Lodge, of which he is at possibilities of breaking the dead- by Reddington and C. G. Wright, present Master.
of
the
Twenty First Birth-tock, but M, Barthou, who had be- for the most part, was neglected The Prince subsequently presid
'day Present
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Oct. 22, * Hillhead High School FP.s beat West of Scotland, on Saturday by three' goals, a dropped goal, and five "tries (34 points) to nothing."
(Special Air Mail Service) A strong wind made combination
Grace Moore's new picture, "Love
London, Oct 24 difficult and both sets of backs Me Forever" a Columbia film, now made many mistakes in the first showing at Alhambra and King's
Mr. Jackie Coogan, who was the half because the defences closed Theatre, has been released all over greatest juvenile moneymaker of quickly and tackled soundly. West the country, people are making the
the silent picture era, will be 21 of Scotland fell away in the second same statements again. Accord- on Saturday, and will come into half and then head were seening to all reports, "Love Me For- at their best, and if they had not ever" la far surpassing, "One Night been over-elaborate they would have won by an even greater mar- gin. In the first half they had a hard struggle and hardly deserved jegy
of Love" in every respect:..
come
dinner in the Connaught
French Foreign Minister. by his centre, but G. H. 'Davies was ed" at "made the publication of the in- often prowling round for an open- Rooms, at which more than 700
creased German estimates the ing, and the individual effort gen- were present.
ground for refusing to consider erally was" more successful than Herr Hitler's proposals. Mr. Hen- the combined movement, "="
derson did his best to secure agree-. Of the forwards, E. Wilkins was ment" for a programme of work and a vigorous leader, and he received ever, the drop-out was charged discussion designed to secure Ger- good support from HB. Hedwell, down and Norris rushed the ball many's return. M. Barthou at first KH Chapman, and M. R. Blair, over for a try that was not con- declined to consider any conces with R. A, P. Hoghin playing well verted. Middlesex scored again stons. but eventually presented a enough in the loose to compensate before half-time, Wilkins was. UD counter-proposal. The Conference in some measure for his inability to touch down after a clever piece was only just saved, and all the to smother T. G. Bishop. Berk of play by Thomas, but once again £200,000 trust fund,
president could do subsequently shire, too, had their heroes, and the kick at goal fell short. This birthday present is the ra-
was to keep the Conference to-T B. L. Muir, who was very near- More interest was aroused when suit of careful management of his gether in the forlorn hope of ly the best forward on the field. Sishop stoja away cleverly and affairs by his father, Mr. John ultimate success. But he was never and A. Norris, hooking well and Whitaker scored in the corner, Coogan, who was killed in a car in a position to command success", leading many a raid, gave inspira- but Wright put Middlesex farther accident last May. He accumu❘ In 1933 the Carnegie Foundation tion to a pack that at least played ahead, after good, play by Chap- to lead at the interval by two tries, three-quarter backs; W. Nicholson lated all the boy's earnings in a at The Hague awarded him the wholeheartedly.
alan and Hogbin. Hogbin kicked which were scored by R. Murdoch and C. W, Rankin, half-backs; A special fund..
Wateler Peace Prize of the value Berkshire went away with a a good goal, A good breakaway. and A. Ross. Afterwards B. D. Dias D. Ferns, W. G. 8. Brown, T. L
Thomas obtained a try at the corner. W. Tanner, F. D. Grindley, W. B. Mr. Coogan, jua, is now a - of £2,200, and he was also award rush, but the Middlesex forwards by Canuter ended in
corner. Then A Ross and W. C, W. Murdoch Brown, P, Bebbington, G, M. Marlous, hard-working man. Be de ea the Nobel Peace Prize of about retaliated quickly and Chapman scoring in the followed with tries, both of which shail, and I. D. Meikle, forwards,
clares he is too young to think of £8,100 for 1934,
and Hogbin carried along about Wright touched down from a kick
were converted. The latter con- Hilhead High School FPS-A
marriage, though he has been seen Mr. Henderson married in 1888 of passing which ended in Candler head by Candler to give Middle- verted Ross's try and R. Fulton the Grierson, back: R. Murdoch, we much in the company of some of Eleanor, daughter of Mr. W. Wat running over. Chapman kicked a sex a commanding lead, but Bork- other. Then W. C. Murdoch W. Murdoch, A. Ross, and B. O the younger actresses, in particus of Retherfold, Bussex They coal and a moment later Candler shire temporarily halted the pro- bad the satisfaction of seeing two | moved outalde cleverly to take a grass of Middlesex when Famp- dropped & goal and other tries Dias, three-quarterbacks W. A lar. Miss Ida Lupino, Misa Toby of their three sons enter the House return pass from O G. Horriganshire successfully completed a were added by W. A. Ross. B. O. Ross and I. E. Dawson, half-backs; Wing and Miss Batty Grable, ma Dias, and R. Murdoch. R. Fulton R. Fulton, LB Welke. J. D. Niven His birthday resolutions are: No Commons during Mr. Hender- in score in the corner. Bowen break-though by C. Lutiman, converted the last score
R-C. Graham, J Ross McGibbon Hasty marriage, to anish his, calon Parliamentary career. Jones then left the field at the Muir added, to his Laurels by hi col All three held, commissioned rank Berkshire forwards had the upper-kicking a good goal; but Middlesex The teams were
CN. Macintyre, E. W Walls, and lege education, produce better pec- in the Army during the war, the band for a while. But their backs had time to score again, Thomas West of Scotland H. McGre- J. Z. Walker, forwards.
tures and follow his father's ex- eldest, Captain David Henderson, did not pass well and two wild crossing in the corner for Hogbin gor, back K. J. Dobble, H Uren, Referee: H. Waddell (Glasgow ample in the careful management being killed in action. There is kicks were safely touched down, to kick a mighty goal from the W. Williamsong and C.-B. Badelife, | Academicals);
of money: KARIES,
also a daughter.
From the second of these how-touchline:
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