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"4 Hours to Kill"
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Paramount's Drama with
RICHARD BARTHELMESS
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1936.
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KING'S:-
"Every Saturday, Night"
QUEEN'S:-
"Hours To K
ORIENTAL:-
"Coronado"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :-
"Whispering Smith Speaks".
MAJESTIC
"East of Java"
O'BRIEN MUIR MELTON MCHUGH in "STARS OVER® BROADWAY”
STAR:-
"The Informer"
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JACK HALEY EDDY DUCHIN AND ORCHESTRA ANDY DEVINE ALICE WRITE LEON ERROL
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"A Tale of Two Cities" QUEEN'S:—
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FOUR HOURS TO KILL
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PRESTON
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MARGOT
GRAHAME Walface Ford Una O'Connor
A John Ford Production
From the novel by Liam “Y Flaherty
Associats Producer, CA Raid
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SUNDAY AND MONDAY MARION DAVIES DICK POWELL in
A TALE OF TWO CITIES"
und Alhambra.
Spellbound audiences at the Queen's Theatre ore viewing in Paramount's "Four Hours to Kill." melodrama that. 15 . terse. staccato, filled with the rapid, fre impact and ingenious turns of plot and characterization that never lag for a moment,
The story of an escaped convict who steals time away from the hangman to destroy the man who squealed on him, "Four Hours to Kill!" offers thrills and chills galore for even the most seasoned of melodrama addiets.
Richard Barthelmess' acts the unforgettable character of Tony Mako. Ho is the criminal; es- caped from the noose in Colorado who comes to the theatre with the 'detective who has charge of him to while away the time between trains. Barthelmess glimpses an an usherette and recognizes the wife of the man whose word 1 seriding him to his death. Know- ing now how he will get his re- venge, ha manares to elude the detective in the washroom and hides in the lobby of the theatre until his intended victim shows
up
in love
Gladys and Kusserow who will appear at the Peninsula Hotel Cabaret
Dinner Dance to-night.
Fl
"EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT"
King's
At The
What's home without a happy. scrappy family?
And what's a father with horse-and-buggy ideas going to do with a big brood of step-on-the-gas kids?
fhat jus but SLAUG• up the stiuation of the Evers family in the new Fox Comedy film, "Every Saturday Night," now playing at the King's Theatre,
The story, which deals with the triais and tribulations of a typical presents the American family, everyday problem of an old-fas- hioned father and. ha dimeulty in bringing up a brood cf modern
youngsters.
Every Saturday night, the kids would step out and have a wild time and Dad Evers would spend the rest of the week reprimanding them for their late hours, reckless
But" while this re drama is Shattering all precedent and working itself out, other mor scuing a new mark of technical dramas are taking place in the achlevement; a scene for "A Tale theatre. The checkroom boy, Joe of Two Cities" was filmed entirely Morrison, ambitious and by the flickering light of two with Helen Mack, finds himself in- driving and misbehaviour. He would ordinary candles. It will be seen volved with Dorothy Tree. Ger constantly remind them that in his starting Saturday at the Klug trixie Michael, a rich man's wife, youngster days things were not plans to run away with her phi-
done the way they are to-day. The script described Calman aslandering sweetheart, Ray Milland
When critical situation arise at being seen clearly, yet with sha- The lives of all these people. home, the children shoulder the dows wavering across his face as through the strange turn of for-responsibility and Dad Evers be- the candles Alckered. He
gins to realize that his children was tune, become involved with Barr- scated at a desk, writing.
are not as bad as he makes them helmess' tragedy "After trying to get the desired
out to be. ' effec: with regular studio lights. Marsh sent out a hurry call, for candies. Five dozen were rushed
THE INFORMER
to the set. Experimenting, Marsh In "The Informer from which with twelve, reducing them gra- thu RKO-Radio's screen play was Lam O'Flaherty, the dually until only two remained adapted, lighted.
novelist, created a truly amazing
CONTINGENCY OF THE KING'S MARRIAGE
ווי
Duke Of York's Allowance
PROVISION IN THE CIVIL LIST
Grant From Duchy" (f Cornwall
London. Mar. 12.
Mr. Chamber.am, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will move in the
House of Commons to-day, that Belect Committee or 21 M.P.8 be appointed to consider alowances to the Royal Famiy.
Ing
He gave notice of this in Par- llament yesterday when a message from the King was read request- renewed prov.slon for the .vil List.
This follows the practice always adopted in a new reign.
In considering the King's al jowanee, the Committee is ask- ed to take into account "the contingency of his marriage." This request is believed to be without precedent. King Edward is the first bachelor. King slace George II, but George. . 'mar- ried between his accession ind his Coronation.
Dad Evers sees things more clearly when he learns of the pro- blems of his neighbour, and the
It is suggested that the Duke film comes to a happy conclusion of York's allowance, at présen! with Evers' promise not to heckle | £23.800, should be increased by a his children any longer.
"Every Saturday Night," which "A Tale of Two Citles," produ. character. That character is Gypo is based on play by Katharine ced by David O. Selznick, presents Nolan, the primitive, Irish glant Kavanaugh, includes in its rast a distinguished supporting cast who is portrayed by Vietor McJune Lang, Thomas Beck, Jed with Colman, the star. Players Laglen and whose titanic down Prouty and Spring Byington. 'nclude Elizabean Allari, Edina fall is the theme.
May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil Liam O'Fakersy has created Rathbone, Blanche Yurka, Henry out of Ire.and's bitter revolution B. Welthall, Donald Woods, Wala quasi-fictional being who, stirre LET Catlett, Fritz Lelber, H. B. by desire. harrowed by fear, torn Warner, Milchell Lewis, Claude by remorse, exalted by lilusions of Gillingwater, Billy Beven, Isabel grandeur, and haunted by super Jewell, Lucille Laverne, Tully Mar- shall and many more.
BABY NOT AT HOME-AT
THE CINEMA "
London, March 4.
A young married couple roused 1. Hampshire cinema manager from his bed recently.
In response to their appeal - ho hurried to the cinema and there lound a six-months old baby.
The child was alesping peaceful 19...
It had been left behind by the ouple on leaving the cinema to go home-where they thought for the "PACE__MISS GLORY morent the baby was.
BUCHANAN GOES ALL MEDICAL
This story was told at a meeting
STARS OVER BROADWAY
James Melton has the distinc stition, provides for Victor Mcdon of having a movie set com- Lag en what that actor regards spletely remodeled for him. the greatest role of his career: famous New York radio star who The characterization has the makes his film debut in the Warn- yrity of the sergeant, in "The er Bros picture, ・ “Stars Over Lost Patrol." yet t is much Broadway," coming to the Queen's broader in its dramatic, scope, be- Theatre to-morrow, didn't protest but his head did. That's why the cause of the love element vividly combined in it.
User "was pulled down and rebuilt,
GAYNOR'S FIRST FOR M.G.M.
Janet Gaynor is back after a
few month absence from the screen through illness. And for the Arst time in her long career as a star; she is working at a studio other than Fox.
In a musical number, Melton -plays a butler for Jane Froman another New York radio star who also makes her film debut in the Hicture. The action takes place in a sumptuous penthouse apart~ | ment, which boasts a balcony. Melton strode up the winding staircase and was about to step onto the balcony to rehearse when he hit his head on the celling. The
grant from the Dachy of Corn- well. The annual income, from.
the Duchy, about £70,000, has re- verted to the Crown in the ab- sence of a Prince of Wales.
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CHARLES BICKFORD
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The names of M.Ps whom Par-Sunday:-Francis Lederer in "The GAY DECEPTION“
liament will be asked to approve as members of the Select Commit tee were announced last night as follows:
HIS MAJESTY'S MESSAGE *The message from the King, Conservative--Mr. Baldwin: Sir read by the Speaker in the House
George Bowyer. Controler of of Commons yesterday, was;,
·H.M Household: SI
"The demise of the Crown ren- Henry Cautley, KC.; Lord Hugh Cecil; ders it necessary that renewed Sir Austen Chamberlain: Mr. provision should be made for the Nevil'e Chamberlain; Mr. Chur-Civil List. His Majesty paces un chill: Sir George Courthope; Sir reservedly at the disposal of the John GAmour; Sir Robert Hor- House of Commons those heredit ne; Bir Hugh O'Neill: Earl Winary revenues which were so plac- ed by his predecessors and has terton. Liberal National-- Mr. George commanded that the papers ne.
Lambert.
́cessary for the consideration of this National Labour-Bir Emest Ben-subject shall be laid before the
neth
House.
the
**mus' Majes y recommends consideration of these matters to the faithful Commons, and relies on their attachment to his per- son and family, to adopt such mea- sures as may be suitable for the occasion."
When Mr. Chamberlain gave tice that he would move the ap- pointment of a Select Committee, Mr. Will Thorne (Soc., Plaistow).. said:
"May I ask whether his Majesty has any guarantee that he is go- ing to get married?”.
There was no reply."
£470,000 ALLOWANCE HOW
MONEY IS SPENT
By the Civi. Last Act of 1910, a yearly income of $470,000 was alocated to the King and Queen It was distributed as follows: Their Majesties" _ Privy
Purse
£110,000
Opposition Liberal Mr. Lloyd His Majesty deskbs that the George; Sir Archibald Sinclair. contingency of his marriage may Socialist—Mr. Attlee, Leader of Op-be taken into account so that in position; Mr. A. Grectwood; Mr. that event there shoud be pro Peth'ck Lawrence; Mr.. George vis on for her Majesty the Queen] Benson; Mr. F. B. Simpson...... and members of his Majesty's fa- The Committee will begin its mily corresponding to the provi- work next week. It recommen- sion which the House of Com: at Romsey (Hampshire) by Lady They say that 'when it was sug- radio ténor stands six feet, four dations will be embodied in a blil| mons has been willing to make la į Salaries of HM. House- Beddoe-Rees. She said that the gested she should go over to and a quarter inches. The cell- which will be passed almost with-like circumstances in the past, # hold and retired al- couple had only been warned the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a pic-ing was six feet, two. The com- out. d'scuss.cn,
"Es Majesty also destres" that lowance day previously how dangerous 'it ture, she did not like the idea too pany, rehearsed on another stage A high authority stated yester sultahe provision shall be made Expenses of HM. house Jack Buchanan's latest picture, was to leave their child at home at well. But these
first
exclusive while carpenters; painters and day, that the King's request about for his Royal Highness the Duka ho'd the first he has made for the re- that was the result,
night when they went out and
scenes from her M. G. M. film, others rebuilt the set.
...."contingency of marriage" was of York as heir-presumpt ve, and
Works cently formed Capitol Flim Pro-
Emall Town Girl, suggest that she | "Stars Over Broadway" is a made to avoid a second applica- in certain events for his family. duction, is a modern version of
is settling down happily, and for-colourful story of the lives and flon to Parlament in the event It is, however, his Majesty's in- the perennial stage furce ""When faultless evening dress and dons getting her homesickness for the loves of New York radio celebrities. of his marriage,
tention, song as the revenues of 'Unappropriated Knights were Bold,"
the armour "of 'a 'twelfth century; old studio.
The screen play is by Jerry Wald Queen Victoria's marriage to the Duchy of Cornwall are vested. Buchanan plays the part of a baron. But he manages to dance They have given her Robert and Julius J. Epstein, based on the Prince Albert was followed by apn himself to make that provision)
man who and sing as usual Jack Raymond Taylor as her leading man, in story by Mildred: Cram. Music and plication to Parliament for an for his Royal Highness the Duks In 1931 at the King's own re present day young dieams himself back into the is the director, while Fay Wray place of the other Robert (Mont-lyrics by Warren and Dubin with nuty of 250,000 a year to her of York, and in so far as those request, the CIV It was reduced Middle Ages. Early on in the pic plays opposite. Buchanan as the gomery), who was first mentioned specialty numbers by Busby Berke- consort. This was opposed, and venues are sufficient to provide by £60.000 This "cut" has not ture he abandons his customary" beautiful Lady RowenS;
for, the role.
ley and, Bobby Connolly,
Anally reduced to 230,000.
for his Majesty's Privy Purse," yet been restored.
125,800
193,000
20,000
Royal bounty, alms and
special services.....
13,203
8,000
£470,000
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