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Alibi Ike
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EVERYBODY'S CHEERING THEIR FIRST SHOW SINCE. FLIRTATION
WALK'I
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Shipmates
Forever
“ALIBI IKE"
has an alibi, no matter whether he
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1936.
TODAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:~
"Last Of The Pagans"
QUEEN'S:-
"Captain Blood"
ORIENTAL-
"Here Comes The Band"
Kowloon
ALIIAMBRA —
"Annie Oakley"
MAJESTIC:
"Shipmates Forever"
STAR:-
"Alice Adams"
KING'S:-
Sunday
"The Last Days of Pompell"
QUEEN'S:-
"Woman Trap"
ORIENTAL:
"Albi Ike"
ALHAMBRA:—
"Gentle Julia"
MAJESTIC:--
STAR:
"It's In The Air"
"Rose Of The Rancho"
"ALICE ADAMS"
She was poor but she was am- bitious to win wealth and social recognition, and lived in a make- belleve world of pretense in an effort to achieve her desires.
This is the story of "AL.ce Adams." showing to-day at the Star Theatre, which stars Ka- tharine Hepburn in the title role. Not since she soared to
the heights of screen fame in “Morn- ing Glory" has Miss Hepburn had a role so fitted to her unusua genlus, one calculated to make one laugh cry. live and suffer with the heroine of Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer Prize novel, now an RKO Radio Picture.
It is a story of "gallant courage in the face of bitter heartache, on the part of a girl in a small Mid- western town, who is barred from social equailty. because of her poverty. "True to life" settings, contrasting the Ufe. of the and the poor add much to dramatic value of the story.
rich the
George Stevens directed. "Alice Adams" is & Pandro S. Berman
Miss Anna May Wong beside the new 1336 BUICK which she is using to convey her to her many social engagements during her visit in Shanghal, Miss Wong says, "I find the 1936 BUICK combines the best features of the East and the.. West. It is en- tirely restful and luxurious, the while it is most efficient mechanically. The BUICK is the favourite car of many of my friends in Hollywood, and I plan to purchase one of these splen- did 1936 models on my return to the United States,"
MAN CHARGED WITH
DOUBLE CRIME
Facing two charges of armed robbery, Li Ying appeared be- fure Mr. 5. F. Balfour, yesterday, at the Central Court. The charges were (a) robbery with violence at No. 17, Wo Hop Street on December 14. armed with knives, together with three others not in custody. Money and jewellery to the value of $355 were stolen, the money amounting to $156, (b) robbery with violence at No. 38, Eastern Street on January 22, armed with knives, together with four others not in custody in which one gold bracelet, one gold chain, three gold finger rings, two platinum wrist watches and one silver hair clip were stolen,
The complainants in the first charge are Chan Lin 47, married woman, Wong Yuk Lin, 33, married woman and To Slu. 29 all of the same address.
The complainants in the second charge are Cheng Po-kun, 21, production with Fred MacMurray, spinster and Cheng Po-fong, spins- Fred Stone and Evelyn Venable inter, Both of the same address, the featured cast.
Mr. J. Murphy, C.DI., and Det. Sergt. Kinnear were for the pro- secution, the prisoner being unde- fended.
LAST OF THE PAGANS
Stating the case for the first The haunting fascination of the charge Mr. Murphy said that on South Seas; the idyllic lives of the December 14, in the afternoon, the natives; a stirring romance, play- complainants were inside the house ed amid the thrill of primitive and a knock came at the door, and lives; these are the elementa a voice was heard asking for Lai caught in an absorbing piece of Yau, a daughter of one of the in- entertainment, **Last of themates. The voice said that he had Pagans", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's brought something from a ship for tropic idyll filmed on an unchart- them. Led.coral isle in the Pacific,
The new picture, now showing at the King's Theatre, has nothing of the travelogue about it, though It shows in detail the intimate lives of the Polynesian natives. It is a gripping and romantic love story of a boy' and a girl in the island paradise; of their se- paration through the work of ras- cally white traders,
and their triumphant reunion.
Mr. Murphy explained that the complainants had some relatives on board some of the ships and that
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they sometimes sent things ashore for them.
FOUR MEN APPEAR. Before they could open the door. four men burst in with knives and pushed them into a cubicle where they were tied up. The floor was ransacked and money (amounting to $150)" and goods to a total value of $355 were stolen:
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On March 7, Det.-Sergt. Cashman went to No. 600. Queen's Road West and there arrested the accused. coat was found on the wall and this was later ident:fed as one of the articles stolen. At an identi- fication parade the accused was picked out by one of the complain- anta.
Evidence was given by the three complainants, after which evidence of the arrest was taken.
The defendant was committed to trial at the Criminal Sessiors.
The hearing for the other charge is fixed for May 1.
WOMAN TRAP
יל
"
Errol Flynn's career of adventur-
Jewel thieves, a front-page re- ing probably saved him from
porter, a thril-secking young girl serious injury when he fell off a
and a Federal Agent posing as a forty-foot cliff into the Packic
bad man provide the adventure Ocean during the filming of the bristiing elements of Paramount's "Last of the Pagans" tells grip- Cosmopolitan production, "Captain new drama, "Woman Trap," which pingly the story of a vanishing Blood," now showing at the is coming shortly to the Queen's race. Five months in the making Queen's Theatre, as a First Nation- Theatre. in the tropics, it fully justies theál release. time and pains, and the long voyage that went, into its filming The photography of Clyde De is arrestingly beautiful, many of his scenes being veritable paintings in light and shade.
Vinna
"THE LAST DAYS OF
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JANE (Ginger) WITHERS in "GENTLE JULIA "
FANLING GOLF
STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY
OLD COURSE
9.20 J. B, MacLaren, J. H. B. Lee 9.24 J. F. Robinson, F. A. M.
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9.28 T. R. Rowell, Q. A. A. Mac-
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9.32 A. D. Humphreys, L. G. S.
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9.36 LH. Geare, 8. H. Dodwell 9.40 J. 8. Dykes, C. W. Jeffries 9.44 J. B. Mackie, E. G. Smith
Wright
9.48 W. Mulcahy, H. G. Waling-
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9.52 B. H. C. Hallowes, J, Angwin 9.50 D. Forbes, J. A. R. Belby 10.00 J. W. Mayhew, W, N. A
Smalley
Flynn was doing a scene depict- ing a duel with rapiers between himself as Pirate Blood and Basil Rathbone, who portrays the role of Levasseur, French Buccaneer and Blood's rival In order to give the scene added drama, Director Following a hold-up, a shooting Michael Curtiz had Flynn drive fray ends the lie of a double- Rathbone at sword point onto a
crossing member of a gang, which small ledge on the side of a cliff
makes for Mexico and hide-out in overlooking the bay. The cliff
a hacienda belonging to a suave To be seen in "The Last Days of was not quite perpendicular, conspirator. The reporter, hot on Pompeil," coming attraction at the however, sloping off gently so that the scent of the story; follow... King's Theatre on Sunday, is the the ledge was about ten or twelve The girl keen for novelty, accepts eruption of Vesuvius which, with feet shoreward and forty feet the invitation of the gang to come. the accompanying earthquake; } above the water line. With the alone, and unwittingly serves as a completely demolishes the clasal cameras grinding. Flynn, backed trap to lure the reporter to his cally beautiful city.
Rathbone onto the ledge accord- doom. Both the eruption and the ing to instructions. For several A surprising climax turns the 10.04 J. Roger, R. Young is right or wrong. This habit not destruction are said to be stirring- minutes the raplers of the duelists, tables on the gang, right on the 10.08 J, W. Martin, E. R. Price only brought him his nickname, ly realistic, and the story of the flashed. Then suddenly, a shout of border. but almost cost him his girl, and last vivid years of the Roman dismay rose.
Others in the cast are 10.12 J. Forbes, A. A. Bremner ded him into a series of adventures playground is based substantially
Roscoe Karna. Akim Tamiroff, 16.18 R. D. Walker, R. H. Mac- as thrilling as they ure hilarious.
Flynn had tripped on a small' | Samuel 8. Hinds, Sidney Blackmer
Gregor upon authentic
facts that were rock and toppled outward from the and Dean Jagger. Jos E. Brown in "Alibi Ike" hié without saying, for he has a better and archaeological research,
That Joe is better than ever goes derived from extensive historical ledge. Slowly at first, he strove to
16.20 W. E. Hunt, K. W. Jones latest smash hit will be screened
regain his footing, but in vain.
plan (m) | 16.24 A. T. Lay, E. Bathurst and fannier role than usual, and the Oriental Theatre an Sunday, one in which he is given a real op-
.. Preston. Foster, heading a strong When he finally realized there was nothing worse than a slightly lace 10.28 C. Jackson, P. C. Mudle Monday and Tuesday. He is al
29. the powerful no chance of saving himself, he rated knee which 'scrapped a sur-
10.32 N., K. Littlejohn, W. W. C. ways gout for a big laugh!
portunity. The story has more roast, appears
Shewan 1% arena where life- put all his power into an outward merged, rock. mance than is usual in a Jo E. master of the He is the film favourite of all Brown comedy, the feminine lead and-death battles are staged be- leap. He soared out from the "Captain Blood" is a mammoth 10.38 H N. Williamson, G. # kids in whatever part of the world being taken by Olivia de Havilland, tween slaves and barbarians. Alan ledge, cut cleanly into the water, production of the powerful drama motion pictures are shown, and Others in the cast who de "re Hale is his crony. Pontius Pilate, using the base of the cliff by 'sund thrilling romance of gentle- 10.40 P. Morrison, T. M. Elly "taking the children to see Jon Emarkable work are Ruth Donnelly, representative of the Roman Law mere matter of inches. He swam men pirates written by Rafael 10.44 Comdr. Thatcher, E. T. MC- Brown," has became ne pleasant a Roscoe Karns, William Frawley, in Juden, is played by Bael Rath to the beach unaided diversion for grown ups as taking Eddie
Sabatini Besides Flynn and Rath- them to the circus,
Shubert, Paul Harvey, | bone and Louis Calhern. John- A less powerful man than Flynn bone, the cast includes Olivia de Joseph King, Joseph Crehan, Wood; David Holt, Dorothy Wilson could not possibly have put the Havilland. Lionel Atwill, Ross
NEW COURSE As the title would imply, Joe E. Adrian Rosely and a score of ball and Wyrley Birch play other im-torce behind his leap to clear the Alexander, Guy Kibbe, Robert Bar 9.28 Lt-Car R is a great ball player who always | players,
portant roles.
base of the cliff, Finn suffered. rat and hundreds others.
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TO-DAY ONLY The Screen's Most Electrifying Star in a Story of Heartbreak and Triumph!
ALICE
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One of America's well worn books! TARKINGTON S LOVELIEST GIRL Re-created by KATHARINE HEPBURN
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JOHN BOLES and SWARTHOUT in "ROSE OF THE
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PARAMOUNTS MUSICAL
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