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GEORGE
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EDWARD
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"The GLASS KEY"
by the author of "The Thin Man" DASHIELL HAMMETT
4 SHOWS
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W. C. FIELDS in "IT'S A GIFT
A PARAMOUNT FIÖTÜRE TO-MORROW
RICHARD DIX in "HIS GREATEST CAMBLE” RKO RADIO PICTURE
"THE GLASS KEY”
"THE NITWITS"
"The Nitwits," coming on Thurs day at the King's Theatre, Bert Whooler and Robert Woolsey's ne west starring comedy, introduces three original tunes which have al- ready caught the fancy of the American dancing, singing and whistling public.
The melodies are "Music in My Heart, The Black Widow Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out" and You Opened My Eyes" By the composers of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "Cuban Love Song," Jimmy Me Hugh and Dorothy Fields, "Music in My Heart' serves as a tuneful background for a song and dance specialty by Wheeler and Betty Grable, and a vocal rendition by Wheeler and Woolsey and a male
octet
"THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES:
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
TODAY AT THE CINÉMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"The Bishop Misbehaves" QUEEN'S-
"The Glass Key"
ORIENTAL:-
"Secret Bride"
Kowloon
ALHADIBRA:-
"I'll Love You" Always" MAJESTIC:
STAR:
"Age Of Indiscretion"
It's A Gift"
KING'S:-
Coming
"The Nitwita" ORIENTAL:-
"Crusades" ALHAMBRA:-- "Pursuit" MAJESTIC:-
"Our Little Girl"
STAR:-
"His Greatest Gamble"
THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES
At The King's
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1935.
GOSSIP FROM
HOLLYWOOD
GARY COOPER GETS HOT
UNDER THE COLLAR
The tall. self-conscious mar who is attracting attention in New York streets these days with his old-fashioned side-boards and long hair, has been recognised by thousands as Gary Cooper.
iss how it happened.. After the last scene of "PETER IBBET- SON," Gary "hopped" a plane to New York for a holiday with his wife...and forgot to shave him- self.
Unfortunately, as
soon ELA he
Apart from the consternation caused by this calamity, Fields is almost well. He insists he is al most ready to go to work again.
Paramount, however, is holding of his next picture to insure his complete recovery before asking him to resume activity.
CAROLE'S COSTUMES COPIED
The smartness of the manicu- rists' uniform worn by Carole Lombard in her latest picture "HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE," resulted in the decision to adopt them as the uniform for waltres.
ses in the studio restaurant. hotel,
got to his New York Director Henry Hathaway tele- phoned him and said that the last scene had to be "re-shot."
SPEED COP!
There's a polceman on Ventura Boulevard in Hollywood with a sense of humour that lessens the sting of his justice..
Alan Baxter, who appears Ir "MARY BURNS. FUGITIVE:” felt the shock-absorbing qualities of the motor officer an his way to the studio.
Hitting a comfortable 55 mph., he heard the inevitable siren. Instead of asking where the fre was, the officer said smoothly. "Good morning, Sir Malco`m,"
DANCE 'DIRECTOR'S DAY If somebody wants to start some new kind of calendar that has 30 hours a day in it, LeRoy Prinz dance director. will be only too happy to join the movement.
LeRoy isn't satisfied with 24- hour days because he can't find time to sleep.
be open in Bing Crosby's "ANYTHING GOES." The latter starts before "COLLEGIATE" will be finished, which necessitates two groups.
Something out of the ordinary is During the day he rehearses presented to movie-goers in the groups of the 200 girls he is using fim now showing at the King's in Paramount's "COLLEGIATE." Theatre. Imagine a bishop in the I odd moments he looks over role of an amateur detective!
candidates for the 75 jobs that The story concerns Hester Gran-wili tham who is trying to obtain the rights for certain patents of which her father has been robbed. Being unable to obtain satisfaction from the rascally, Guy Waller, who has botrayed his trust, Hester decides to steal a valuable diamond neck. lace belonging to his wife. She recruits various people to assist her and the robbery takes place according to plan. The efforts of crime the Bishop to unravel the prove to be most entertaining and eventually everything turns out for the best.
An excellent cast includes Mau- reen O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn as the Bishop. Norman Foster. Lilian Bend, Reginald Owen and Melville Cooper to mention a few.
N. M.
At night he dashes out to the the Paramount ranch. to direct dance numbers in the fiesta scenes for "ROSE OF THE RANCHO." He gets home about 6 am. and tries to sleep, but it's too hot.
And some people, says wish they bad his job!.
FIELDS AND THE HUNGRY HORSES
Prinz
eure
Back from a week rest at Soboba Springs, W. C. Fields, comedian, who is recovering from a long liness, took one look at his motor-car traller and bad a relapse. Some horses had some- how managed to break into the
them had stuffed traller, and
“I'LL LOVE YOU selves on the sturing.
ALWAYS"
Comedy-Romance At Alhambra
They ate the upholstery of the chairs and divans. córaumed the interiors Licked paint of the walls and otherwise almost com- pletely ruined the equipage.
The decision was made after Frank Brandow, studio manager, and Hazel Moore, manager of the restaurant, saw the star lunching in one of the smart little dresses with starched cuffs and a bow at its rolled collar. '
STAGE "HIT” "BURLESQUE," George Manke..... Watter's recordbreaking stage
the
play of several seasons ago, is to be made into a Paramount film during the coming winter.
Sylvia Sidney will have leading feminine role and the picture is scheduled to follow co pletion of her work in "MARY, BURNS, FUGITIVE.”
ALL-NEGRO OPERETTA
Ernst Lubitsch. Paramount managing director of production. has announced for early produc- tion "THE CHOCOLATE PRIN- CESS," planned (15 the first operetta ever f'med with an all- Negro cast.
The story was developed by Lubitsch from an idea of his own, and is on the order of "The Love
O-DAY ONLY
SKINGSP.3.
The BISHOP
MISBEHAVES
TO-MORROW
FINAL
* MUND
LUCKLE 'GWENN O'SULLIVAN * WATSON REGINALD QWER - DOZITY DEGREE - MOKIAN PORTR
BERT WHEELER-ROBERT WOOLSEY
"THE NITWITS"
in
EXO-KADIO-PICTURE
SHOWINGS MAJESTIC
TO-DAY
THEATRE
At 2.30, 5.20.
7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
A DRAMA OF MARRIED LIFE IN 1935!
AGE of
INDISCRETION
COMING:
ROBSON
PAUL LUKAS WEDGE EVANSA
* HELEN VINSON,
DAVID JAG
SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN
LITTLE GIRL"
"OUB
Parade," one of the most popular CHAPLIN'S NEW
films since the advent o takles.
Dusky, talent from everywhere will be assembed for the produc- tions.
NEW COLOUR PROCESS
FIND
Experiments with a secret co- Paulette Goddard For
lour photography, are being con- ducted at Paramount studios states a message from Hollywood.
The experiments which have been in progrèss for some time have embraced principally. the study of 3ghting and its relation- ship to the amount of make-up necessary.
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One of the processes being test ed uses less make-up than a woman ordinarily wears in the street, it is claimed.
The tests are row being" con- ducted in relation to the settings. and Paramount has purchased many new pigments for the manufacturing of paints for us: on sets in conjunction with colour photography.
These colour. schemes are being photographed so that "set" build- ers will be able to gain any colour effect desired.
“Modern Times"
DA
She has not yet appeared in an important role on the screen, yet Paulette Goddard receives much fan mall and as much space in the newspapers and film- lovers' magazines as many older veteran of the front ranks of stardom
Hollywood attributes this un- usual distinction to the fact that Miss. Goddard's name for over a year now has been linked with the name of Hollywood's most famous actor and producer. Charlie
Chaplin.
Millions have already seen Miss- Goddard's face in the periodicals of the world, and millions will see her face in its screen dimeri- sions for the first time when she appears his leading lady in Charlie's newest flim, "Modern
MAHOUT'S SON STAR OF NEW FILM STAR Times, this autuma.
INDIAN FILM
by
Kipling's
Love* You Always." comedy-romance released Columbia, started its initial run at the Alhambra Theatre yester day. The picture depicts the Brianalna problems of a married couple played by Nancy Carroll and George Murphy.
"Toomai"
FROM VIENNA
ONLY. 24 YEARS OLD Miss Goddard is 24 years old. She was born in New York. Her mother, who la considered to be one of the most beautiful women
23-Year-Old Actress's in Hollywood, took her daughter
Charm & Humour
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Nov. 7. Robert Flaherty, whose "Man of Aran" took two years to complete
(Special Air Mall Service) Incidentally, in the efforts to and was one of the outstanding.
London, Nov 6. keep love from flying out of the successes of last year, is making window on a weekly income of rapid progress for him with his formance in English of a new film Yesterday was the first per- fifteen dollars, they find that it new Indian picture, "Elephant' takes more than sincere devotion Boy," based on Kipling's "Toomal star destined, barring accidents
to and mis-casting, take the and mutual admiration to make of the Elephants." marriage last.
world by storm.
Her name is Luise Rainer, she is 23 years old, and, like Ehsabeth Bergner, Fritz Kartner and many another favourite, she comes from Vienna. What magic is there in Vienna's alr?
amusing entertainment, and it 25 one that is strongly recommended
Mr. Flaherty spent two months How they eventually overcome looking for a boy to play Toomal the vicissitudes of married life. First he limited the field to five, makes very interesting and chosen from different parts of In-
dia, and then he selected one who' will, in Mr. Flaherty's opinion/ be- come an international flim star.
At so she had won fame on the The boy came from the Mysore stage by her work in a "Measure elephant stables. Als name WILS Sabu.
to those who are having an attack of the "blues.”—J, F.
L
"ANNAPOLIS FAREWELL'
of
A preliminary test revealed his screen possibilities, and Mr. Fis herty says that his handling of
"PURSUIT"!
Sir Guy Standing and Richard A London Bishop on a rampage | Cromwell, whose portrayals of mystery, a young couple who try | father and son in "Lives of a the other star, Iravatha, a mng to be amateur criminals, and B Bengal Lancer' were outstanding nificent tusker elephant, who plays hilarious plot in which the bishop, features of that highly successful "Kala Nag," in nothing short of who reads detective stories, turas flm, are united again in leading, marvellous. Bherlock Holmes and out-Holmes roles in Paramount's "Annapolis any detective ofer heard of before, Farewell the dramatic navy story are among the diverting details of which was filmed in the United The Bishop Misbehaves," Metro States Naval Academy, coming to Goldwyn-Mayer's merry comedy the Queen's Theatre a an carly George Raft is the star of Dasheall Hammett's "The Glassmystery showing at the King's date.
Theatro. Key opening at the Queen's!
Sir Guy appears as a retired Maureen O'Sullivan and Norcommodore who, having given the Theatre to-day.
This enthralling murder mystery man Foster play the romantic best part of his life to his country by the author of "The Thin Man' leads as the young couple who has returned to Annapolis, there presents the popular star as a hard delve into amateur crime in a to spend his last days, while hsted battler who defies the lord madcap
revenge scheme, and Cromwell appears as the midship- lines of the underworld to aid his Edmund Gwoon distinguished man friend of the aged offer friends. It is the first time Raft British character actor, plays the Tom Brown, John has played a role of this type since bishop who trips them up in their Rosalind Keith, John Baker and his triumph in "Bear-face. In nefarious plan, who baffles crooks Louise Beavers are also featured into Saturday, the well-rounded supporting cast with a snuff-box, who finds the of the Glass Key" are Edward missing loot, uncovers a swindler, Arnold, Claire Dodd, Rosalind and otherwise sets all things right Keith. Ray Milland and Guinn amid a hilariously funny sequence
of situations. „Williams..
the cast,
Howard,
no
for Measure," "Six Characters in Search of an Author" and other classics. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered her a contract, rightly decided that she needed "grooming" in small parts, and threw her straight at the public in Paulz Wessely's role in "E.. capade," the American version "of the brilliant Viennese comedy, "Maskerade."
VIVID AND LOVELY Admirers of Miss Wessely have been awaiting the American, vei- sion with misgivings. Bo far as Miss Rainer is concerned there are wholly groundless. She is superb.
Drama on wheels, the great out- doors, and romantic adventure that's really on the move-these figure in a new kind of screen en- tertainment. You'll see it at the vivid, lovely creature, who yet Alhambra Theatre in "Pursuit."" contrives to suggest a provincial Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's merry romouse translated to the unfa- mance of the high road, Thursday
miliar world of fashion, she has great charm, sincerity and hu mour, plus a complete technical equipment and the faint Vien nese accent without which no genius these days is genuine.
VETAINE MA DA It's crammed with action, with Annapolis Farewell," reveals inughs, it's packed with drama the training, education and ro- and it takes the audience on one mances in the lives of the midshipmost interesting and eventful tripa men at the Academy.
ever experienced
West; she says, because she bo- lieved in the importance of sun- ahing as an ad to health and beauty. After several years in California, they returned to New York Paulette, always a good dan- cer, was given an assignment "in a musical comedy,
During the past few years `she has been a member of a
andali in theatrical repertory ** groUD Hollywood. After Chaplin, on a visit to the organizer if this group, had met Miss Goddard, he remarked: "She has every quality. I am seeking youth, abundant vitality, and above all else, fresh- ness--How I hope she can acti”
His wish" was gratified; when
he gave her a screen test he knew he had round the right girl for "Modern Times." He has said re- cently that he will star her in additional productions which he will direct.
Paulette le five feet four inches tall. She has rich brown hair, and dancing blue eyes, the has deep tan that is the envy of al- most all the celebrities of, Hol- lywood, a perfect Agirre and faw- less teeth. She likes to swim--but better than all, she likes to Ba in the healthful rays of the sun..
MOST POPULAR FILM ACTOR
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LOVE YOU ALWAYS
NANCY CARROLL GEORGE MURPHY Raymond. Welborn Arthur Nchi Story by Lawnpore hazud
Screen for br Vera Casper, und Sidney Hucheran Ducted by
Ina
Bulgakov
TO-KOBROW PURSUIT with Sally Bilers & Chester Morris
POLA NEGRI'S
ROMANCE
Future Husband A Prominent Former
M.P.
(Special Air Mail Service) Mias Pola Negri, the film star, told a reporter in London last night that she is to marry a for- mer MP., whom she described as one of the most prominent men in England.
She added, "I cannot tell you the name of my future husband that is at present a secret-but the world will know to two us three weeks's time.
"The wedding will take place in London on December 31-y birthday
It will mean for me the be ginning of a new era and a new life. I feel that after all the tra- gedies that have happened in my life I deserve a little happiness.
I am still a young woman, but I am so tired. I do not want to be alone any more, Loneliness is horrid awful"
Miss Negri added, that she wa not going to give up "nim work entrely and that she intended to make a picture a year,
Mr. Charles Laughton has been voted the
most popular British amm actor in the competitio organized recently by London Film against the 6915 of Mr. George, Productions, Limited He has won Arliss, win is some 1.500 ahead of the first place with 11,909 votex. Su Cedric Hardwick.
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