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TO-DAY ONLY at 2.80, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 ONE HOUR TO LOVE AND THEN HER WEDDING BELLS RANG HIS DEATH KNELL I Jimmy and Juan together again in their first dramatic hit in two years-and, take it from us, it is worth waiting for !
"He Was Her Man"
Warner Bros.” Dramatic Thrill with JAMES CAGNEY-JOAN BLONDELL
TO-MORROW
"Peter Ibbetson"
with GARY COOPER¬ANN HARDING
4 SHOWS
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
PLEASING
ROAD
1.20-5.15 715-8.30
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
NANOHAR
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE
KING'S:
CINEMA
Hong Kong
"The Littlest Rebel"
QUEEN'S --
4 "He Was Her Man". ORIENTAL:---
"She"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"The Littlest Rebel"
MAJESTIC:-
"Diamond Jim"
STAR:--
"Cardinal Richelleu"
TEL TR
KING'S:-
LAST 4 TIMES OF THIS GREAT SHOW TEMPEST AND EARTHQUAKE FIRE AND FLOOD I Cataclysmic stagecraft, the like of which has never known on stage or screen, is its terror-striking background. 6.000 IN THE CAST, UNBELIEVABLE SCENES. M. RIDER HAGGARD'S GREAT NOVEL NOW ON TIM SERDON
MERIAN
C. COOPERY
speciacie
SHE
HELEN GAHAGAN RANDOLPH SCOTT, HELEN MACK BOEREL BRUCE
FOR TO-MORROW-MONDAY-TUESDAY! THE GOOFY COMEDIANS ARE WITH US 'AGAİN !.
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In the Uraziest picture they ever made, its just one big laugh from the very start until the end.
PLENTY OF STUNNING GIRLS, MUSIC AND BONG.
HEELER
Prices Matinees 20 a-30 a.
STARE
SHOWING TO-DAY HE DARED DEATH so love might livel
"JOSENA SCHENCK
Cardinal
RICHELIEU
GEORGE ARLISS
DARRYL
OOLSEX
The
Fred Keating. Batty Grable. |Ivalyn Brani
Sunday
"The Littlest Rebel" QUEEN'S:-
"Peter Ibbetson”
ORIENTAL:-
"Nit Wits" ALHAMBRA
STAR
"The Littlest Rebel"
"Cardinal Richelieu"
MAJESTIC:*-
"I Live My Life"
HERE COMES COOKIE
4
HIRLEY TEMPLE,
5, dances and laughs in The Littlest Rebel," is seen "bere with FRANK McGLYNN, St., in 4 dramatic scene from the new Fox picture.
THE LITTLEST REBEL'
When a little girl and her hap piness are involved, the Blue and Gray are all friends-and no foes -as Shirley Temple's "The Littlest Rebel", proves.
The pucture, adapted from that immortal play of the Civil War, opens to-day at the King's and Alhambra Theatres, under the 20th Century Fox banner.
As the tiniest Confederate in
How the little girl uses her charms on the President of the Union to save her daddy and her dearest friend, is revealed in the tender dramatic climax of "The Littlest Rebel.
STRONGER NAVY
DEFENCES
Probable Sequel
BY HECTOR C. BYWATER
London Jan. 15. Japan's decision to withdraw from the Five-Power Naval Con- ference to be formally announ- ced to-day-may be followed by developments in the Pacific.
Should America decide to carry out her pian of creating new nava bases, · Britain might be compelled to consider her strate- gic position there.
"One point, which might have to be reviewed would be the restora- tion, or the defences of Hong Kong. They have not been tou-" ched for 18 years and are now out of date...
..
Japan's action' will not, how- ́ever, start a' naval building race. Britain and the United States have I already come to an understanding. B3 to relative strengths. which rules out the possibility of com- petitive building between them.
It is well understood in America that Britain must restore her Navy to an adequate strength.. This will involve a substantial in- crease in cor present, cruiser ton-
nage.
HUGE U.S. PROGRAMME
"Japan's defiant gesture has ren- dered inevitable the completion of the immense American building programme which, by 1942, will give the United States the world's greatest navy.
Nor will it mean the end” of the Conference, as the Japanese urged. The proceedings will de continued between the four re- maining Powers the British Em- pire, the United States, France and Italy.
This will discuss" naval" mita- tion on the dual bases of total tonnages and restriction of ship dimensions and armament, coup- led with a plan for eliminating all secrecy in regard to future na- val preparations by the periodical exchange of technical Informa- Mon.,
tions between Paris arid Rome.
JAPANESE ATTITUDE Japan's defection has drawn-the closely together, other Powers thereby facilitating the discussion of common problems.
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Filmdom's dizziest, but best loved pair of comedians, Burns and Allen, delight their vast army Virginia, the dimpled daring of of fans with their latest verbal the screen plays her first big shenanigans in the Paramount | dramatic role in "The Littlest comedy, "Here Comes Cookie," | Rebel”. coming attraction at the Queen's John Boles and Karen Morley Theatre.
are her parents. Separated by the Bulging with typical and War, they are rejoined just before universally familiar -Burns. and | Miss Morley succumbe to the
these Allen witticisms,
famous | rigors Boles, though he fears' ap- comic stars romp through their prehension as a spy, undertakes newest piece of foolishness with to deliver the child to her aunt in
Useful resulta are confidently customary galety and ease. Pro-Richmond,HAN virted with a robust plot, meaty He is trapped by a Yankee, off-expected. Already the conference some adjustment of situations and an original theme, cer, Jack Holt. But Holt, surren- bas led to "Here Comes Cookie" wends itsders to Shirley's charms, and tries the Franco-Italian naval · pró- merry making way with one to help them through the line. blem. This may be further clari Hilarious incident following an- When their plot fails, both Holt fled by the subsequent conversa- cther in rapid fire successions. and Boles are in hot water.
Gracle is her usual Happy-go- lucky, gay, talkative, and dimmed witted self with
Burns trying gainst hopeless odds, to make her see light. Andrew Tombes cast In a butler role contributes many of the rib tickling sequences and The songs Shirley sings during I was informed last night by a proves an excellent foil for both the picture include "Polly Wolly Japanese spokesman that his de- Gracie and George. Among the Doodle", especially composed by légation may possibly remain in outstanding bonafide vaudeville B. G. DeSylva and Sidney Clare, London as observers, but that acts which appear in the nim, and and "If All Thy Endearing Young this will depend on the nature which deserve mention are: Jack | Charms",
of the invitation.” Powell, noted drumstick manipola- Bill Robinson, the coloured He added that Japan bizmed George Arliss tri "Cardinal tor, Moro and Yaconell, Johnson genius of tap dancing, la, again the "adamant attitude of the Richelieu," the ster's latest 20th and Dove, Jack Cavanaugh, Big Shirley's inseparable companion other Powers for the collapse Century vehicle, will be the Boy Williams, The Six Candreva in this picture. Between them of the conference; that she was feature attraction at the Star Brothers and Seymour and Corn- they manage some deft and not particularly interested in the Theatre for 3 days beginning to cob
charming exhibitions of footwork question of Pacifle naval bases. day.
Cameron Rogers
and Maude Howell based the screen story on Bir Edw. Bulwer-Lytton's famous play about the prelate who stood behind the throne of Louis XIX of, France. W. P. Lipscomb, whö collaborated on both the screen and stage productions of "Clive of India" wrote the dialogue?/
Bvenings 20 c-30 o—60 6—70 s.
"CARDINAL RICHELIEU”
Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold. Francis Lister, Doug as Dumbrille and Cesar Romero head the imposing supporting cast of
this lavish production, which was. directed by Rowland V. Lee, who
Robert
Harrigan.
and
Last season directed the highly successful "Count of Monte Cristo." Also prominent in the supporting cast are Violet Cooper, Kathryn Alexander, Lumsden Hare, Halliwell Hobbes.
Richard Day designed elaborate sets reproducing feudal France and Omar. Klam designed the costumes. "Cardinal Riche leu" is presented by Joseph M Schenck and released through' United Artists,
STUDENT ENGINEERS FROM CHINA
the
London, Jan. 18.
Four Chinese engineering Vetu-
One of thehighlights of the film features Gracie, and, the Buccaneers, singing ensemble, in an amusing musical number, "I'm the Vamp of the Pampas."
PETER IBBETSON
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SHOWING TO-DAY SIMULTANEOUSLY US
KING'S ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
KOWLOON-
at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.LL "41 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 2 9.30 P.E.
SMILING AND BEGUILING
Shirley TEMPLE
The
LITTLEST REBEL
« F03 pécturg with)
John BOLES Jack HOLT KAREN MORLEY BILL ROBINSON
Shidey Singing, danc- Ing, laughing... tear stains on her cheeks, tool
Associate Producer B. G. De Sylva Directed by David Butler From the unforgettable play by Edward Peple
You'll see John Boles as s dashing defender of the lost
cause
Karen Morley as the bride he left behind
Jack Holt as the gallant enemy commander o
in a tender, true and thrill? ing drama of war-darkened days!
HEAR SHIRLEY SING:
and thought it useless to discuss either this matter or the size of fu-
AT
THE
improved."
To this an American spokesman retorted: "In other words, do not take out sara insurance policy until the fire has started,"
ten to other proposals which aim-ture ships so long as her demand ed at reducing the offensive po- for equality was not admitted,
"Japan," he said, would much wer and cost of naval armamenta
prefer to postpone the whole DISSOLUTION SOUGHT
question of naval limitation in- The Japanese delegates tried the international situation has George Du Maurier's "Peter yesterday to demand the immed Ibbetson" is not only one of the ate dissolution of the Conference. minor classics, but is something They argued that, under the terms even more sacred to the followers of the Washington and London of the auther than nis Trilby treaties, it would be illegal to remarked. Henry Hathaway, direc- continue it on a Four-Power basis. tor of the Paramount ahn versión Eminent British and American f "Peter Ibbetson" starring Gary Jurists, however, all agreed that confer- Cooper and Ann Harding, opening the continuance of the to-morrow at the Queen Theatre once without Japan would be per- around the enthralling love story
This romantic drama centres fectly in order.
of two people who are childhood playmates and sweethearts. Years Inter they meet again, but are again separated when Ibbetson is unjustly sent to prison for life. Their love has grown so str however, that both are recreate their lives together mystic dream world of, making, meeting at will years pass on. A strang binds them together in life as in death, giving spiritual romance that Fate In the mesh A gripping brings this poignantly app picture to a thrilling final.
dents who have gained scholar-jon
ships awarded by the Federation The object is to
| of British Industries
L'England yesterday to begin
period of practical training
British engineering works. The students
hips are awarded under a resp
ffrom remitted." Bozer
funds by the Univer
Committee intend
TO-DAY
TO-MO
MONDAY
When her demands were unant- mousy, rejected by the other four Powers, Japan had no alternative plan to offer, and declined to lis
(Continued on Previous Côl.).
MAJESTIC
At 2,80, 5,20,
7.20 & 9.20 PM
THOSE
"DIXIE,” “POLLY WOLLY DOODLE" ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS," AND "YA:!YA!”.
SHOWING TO-DAY
WORLD THEATRE
AT 2.30, 5.15, 7:15 and 9.30: prim.
LO MING YAU
PRESENTS
TIEN L'UAN
The Deeply Absorbing Historical Picture of A Typical Chinese Family Through Three Generations.
BRIAN AHERNE
MAHON
WITH
LIM CHO CHO, ROSY LAY, CHEN YEN YEN. SHANG KWAN WI, CHANG TIK, KOO HO CHEN CHUN LI MAI LING
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