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يسو
IN
ENTERTAINME
QUEENS
FALLING
SHOWING TO-DAY `AT 2.30, 5.15. 7.20 & 9.30
The glorious stars of *Morocco
LOVE AGAIN BENEATH THE SPANISH MOÓN
MARLENE DIETRICH GARY COOPER
DESIRE
UNDER THE PEASONAL SUPERVISION OỶ KANST LUHYSCH
-ma loka Halliday + William Frawley• ErnestComert Altın Tambod Alan Mowbray Disected by Frank Borsaow • From a comedy by Hana Jaskily und . A. Stemmle A Pissmonal Platare
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1936.
TODAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Here Comes Trouble"
QUEEN'S:--
"Desire""
ORIENTAL:-
"The Irish In Us"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :--
"Drake of England" MAJESTIC:--
"Baboona"
NEXT
CHANGE
with GAIL PATRICK
E TRACY
STAR:-
"TWO FISTED
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MORE TO-DAY • TO-MORROW.
DAYS
FRIENDLY ENEMIES IN A SNAPPY COMEDY..
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See Jiminy sock Put on his wild Irish none. ..., and knock you out
of your seat with laughter.
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It's no private fight .:. Anyone can get in
GET YOURSELF A NICE BIG BRICK
AND JOIN THE PARTY ¦
HOWLING ST. PATRICK! IF
IT AIN'T THIM TWO DIVILS JIMMY AND PAT AGAIN!
You can't keep two good Irlab. men down... for long? And here they are...crapping over skin in. in Warder 'Bros." lulurious Hibernisa bie-
THE IRISH IN US
War Diaries Comes The Navy"Bingzí
JAMES CAGNEY PAT O'BRIEN
FRANK MO« HUGH • ALLEN
JENKINS - OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND
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ESTARE
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
THE FIRST GENTLEMAN OF THE SCREEN
GEORG
ARLISS
The Grand Successor to "The Home of Rothschild"
The LAST
Gentlem
EDNA MAY OLIVER JANET BEECHER CHARLOTTE HENRY
• RALPH MORGAN. QDNEY LAMPIBLO Sittečún UNITED ARTISTS A DARRYL F. ZANUDE productase
Furreared by JOSEPH M. SCHENCK
201" COMAY
BCTURI
NEXT CHANGE JOE E BROWN “ IN ALIBI IKE'
WAR OFFICE TO SEE PEACE FILM
"Controversial," Says Censor
London, Apr. 8.
A controversy is likely to rage round the withholding by the Film Censor of a certificate to show a three-minute film appealing to the peoples of Great Britain and the world to act together and ensure peace by reason.
The publishers have been notified that "exception has been taken by the examiners," and that the Cen- sor regards the film as being "con- troversial." He declares his taten- tion of submitting it to the 'War Office.
There was a private show as the Crown Theatre, Wardour Street, London, last night, when the film
was seen by Mr. H. G. Wells,
among others.
were
"It would be outrageous if a film of such public importance suppressed " Mr. Wells said after- wards.
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"The Last Gentleman"
KING'S:
Coming
The Bohem.an (Kri" QUEEN'S:—
Two Fisted"
· ALHAMBRA
"The Bohem.un Giri
STAR:-
"Alibi Ike"
IT'S FUNNY
Laurel And Hardy In "Bohemian Girl"
The fact that Laurel and Hardy are the stars of "The Bohemian Gr" is sufficient warning not to
George Arliss in "The Last Gentle man" United Artists picture show- ing to-day at the Star Theatre.
"LAST GENTLEMAN"
From a man seeking to make millions to a man seeking to give millions away. That is the latest screen transition made by Cicorge Arliss.
In his new starring production for Joseph M. Schenck and Darryl F. Zeruck's 20th Century Pictures, "The Last Gentleman," Mr. Arliss is a rich o'd "man who is trying to pick an heir.
at
Cf
"The Last Gentleman" is further
variance
from the preceding film in that it takes the star from the field of drama into that of comedy Mr. Arliss has several tlines before proved his versatility by stepping from one medium to another and considers it one the reasons for his continued popularity.
Supporting him in this United Artists release are such artists as Edna May Oliver, Janet Beecher. Charlotte Henry of "Alice In Wonderland" fame. Ralph Morgan Edward Ell's. Frank Albertson. Rafaels Ottiano, Donald Meek and Joseph Cawthorn.
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ESSAYS ON THE EMPIRE
Royal Empire Society Awards
The results of the School Essay Competition held in 1935 by the Royal Empire Society have just been published, and the popularity For the competition. Is evident from the many parts of the Empire from which entries were received.
The winner of Class A (Ages 16-19 was Norman J. Earl, ol Bristol, the subject being "The Uses of the Cinema and Radio for Em- pire Education and Trade." For Class B (Ages 14-16) the subject was "What parts of the Empire are supplied with the goods which are produced, in your neighbourhood?, and the first prize went to Agnes Sylvia Jackson, of Liverpool. Ro- bert Owen Davies, of Oamaru, N.Z., was awarded the first prizë in dass C. open to children under the age of 14, the subject being "If you were offered a holiday in some part of the Empire other than your own, where would you like to go, and what would you hope see?"
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The subjects for the next essays are (Cass A "What can Culture de to strengthen the links between the different parts of the Empire?" Class B Discuss the influence of the development of Aviation on the Empire. (Class C) "How Empire Day observed in your dis- trict, and how do you think the celebrations could be made more effective?"
of Its the
Imperial Studies Committee. On the recommendation Council of the Royal Empire So- clety has decided to make the fifth award of the Walter Frewen Lord
Memorial Prize to Mr. Angus Ross.
of Knox College, Dunedin. N.Z., for
his essay entitled "The Crown as The symbol of the free association Leonard Prasgins adapted "The of the members of the British Last Gentleman”
the screen Commonwealth united by a com- from an origina play by Katharine mon allegiance to the Crown." The expect, in the M.G.M. · Alm, any- Clugston. S'dney Lanfeld direct- essay deals with the Constitution thing like Balfe's much-played|ed the fm ar association with of the Commonwealth. opera. It is however, surprisingly | Maude T. Howell. faithful to the old story and from
an entertainment point of view, is first class
the
A preview of the film, which is coming attraction 31 the King's and Alhambra Theatres. reveals it as a cleverly Interwoven mixture of meko-drama and ab- surdity. That it retains strong continuity despite the attempt to mix these incompatibles, is due to the excellent direction and its aim to be nothing more than what it is described as a comedy version of the opera.
"HERE COMES TROUBLE"
At The King's
With rapid-are romance, drama and comedy. "Here Comes Trouble" the new Fox picture, showing at the King's Theatre to-day tell a grand story of an engine room Romeo, and his manicuring cutle in a ship full of larcenous luxury cruisers.
R.E.O.C.A. CHARITY
DANCE
Saturday,
the May 2, REO.CA are holding a dance in ald of the RE In-Pensioners of the Chelsea Hospital, at the China Fleet Club Theatre commencing at 8.30 p.m. It is hoped that many of our patrons who are un- able to attend will purchase a ticket to help a worthy cause, these may be obtained from the Secretary, Entertainments
Com- mittee, Wellington Barracks.
SABOTAGE PENALTY
It is not an elaborate production. The gypsies are all stage gypsies,
On Monday the 4th May the good-looking, romantic, finé-voiced Lanky Paul Kelly, who does some Open Air Whist Drives and Tom- and daintily clad; the settings.are | magnificent work in his first bolas will be commenced at Well- stage settings, painted drop cur- comedy role, 18 the hero of this Ington Barracks the admission for tains of rustic scenes and marble picture, while pert and vivacious these functions is 50 cta. The halls and the voices are all plea- Arline Judge proves. 巍 fitting Whist starts at 7.30 and the sant but distinctly un-operatic. | romantic partner in the role of his Tombola at 10.20 approximately. This simplicity and obvious arti- cuticle-cutting sweetie. ficialness is perhaps the secret of They're on a liner plying between "The Bohemian Girl's" success Havana and New York, and they
Naturaly, although there is a
make love by quarreling with each other when they're not handling resemblance to the opera story, many liberties have been taken.
contentious passengers, When That good natured rogue. Devil- they get to Havana, Kelly and his shoof, is played by Antonio Moreno, sidekicky, Sammy Cohen, sample matinee idol of two decades ago, the pleasures of the city and wind as a juvenile lead. He disappears up in a scrape that serves to de- eary however, after
mote Kelly from third engineer to be elopes with Hardy's wife, Mae Busch coal heaver. There is no romance and Arline; returns to her father at the end, unattached. This, however is good for it overcomes the opera's ab- surd discrepancy in ages.
are in-
All the popular songs cluded "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halla" "The Heart Bowed Down," "When Other Lips and the rollicking gypsy chorus.
newcomer.
Jacqueline "Wels. a plays Arline and Laurel and Hardy go through the customary fooling. (H.B.)..
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Because Hollywood, remembers. a good picture, Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper have been brought together again on the screen. They made" "Morocco" á
Many cinema managers have al- ready applied to show the flim, which would be distributed free of cost, and members of Parliament of all parties are to be given an opportunity of seeing the film at Bush House to-day..
The League of Nations Union has story of the Islamic East, five years love circulated its members in each of ago, shortly after Miss Dietric
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Home Office Reply To
M.P. Questioner
OKINGS
TO-DAY ONLY AT 2,30, 5.10-7-15-&-9.30 P.M.
A JOY SHIP CRUISE WITH ŠA JAIL-BIRD CREW!
HERE COMES
TROUBLE
a FOX Ketura with
·
PAUL KELLY ARLINE JUDGE MONA BARRIE GREGORY RATOFF SAMMY CONEN EDWARD BROPHY HALLIWELL HOBBES ANDREW TOMBES
Auclaim Producer John Stone Directed by Lewis Seiler
ALSO SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION
LASZLO'
THE EMIMENT HUNGARIAN-HUMORIST-CARICATURIST Programme:-VIOLIN SELECTION. "MELODY OF MANY LANDS." FREE CARICATURES OF PATRONS.
STAN LAUREL
NEXT
CHANGE
THE
+M
OLIVER HARDY
IN
BOHEMIAN GIRL"
M.G.M.
PICTURE
ALHAMBRA
MATHAN RD, KOWLOON-
4,30 TEL. 56656
TO-DAY ONLY
MATHESON LANG IN
Drake of England
ATHENE SEYLER
THE FAMOUS ADMIRAL OF THE SIX- TEENTH CENTURY AS A SWASHBUCK. LING PIRATE WHOSE SWORD AND »HEART WERE EVER AT THE SERVICE 'OF QUEEN, AND COUNTRY.
Connery Chappell, “Sunday Dispatch" :, "THIS VIGOROUS REPRODUCTION OF THE SWAGGERING ENGLAND OF ELIZABETHAN DAYS IS GRAND
CERT: U
Directed by ARTHUR WOODS
TO-MORROW
STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY in another full length comedy "THE BOHEMIAN
TO-LAY &
An M-G-M Picture
GIRL"
MAJESTIC At 2.80, 5.20,
TO-MORROW THEATRES
MR. & MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON'S
7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
BABOONA
THE MEN IN THE TARTAN BONNETS
In" the House of Commons on March 25 Mr. F. W. Donner (Con, Bashingstoke) aaked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the In the meantime, there's a con- many
successful attempts to spiracy afoot, with two pairs of damage wilfully the ships of the thieves vying for a $100,000 gem Royal Navy, he would consider that Gregory Raton has in the taking the necessary steps to ship's safe. Mona Barrie, who is amend the Malicious Damage to plotting with Halliwell Hobbes. is Property Act of 1881 so as to in- trapped in a boilder room explo-crease the inadequate penalties sion, saved by Kelly. He wins back under Section 40 of that Act in his rank and the undisguished ad-
order to deter further attempts of j miration of Miss Barrie,
sabotage, by prolonging the period But when she and Hobbes man-or imprisonment, at present limit- age to get hold of the gem anded to seven years, or such action. place the blame on the other
Mr. G. Lloyd: I am not aware of crooks, she secrets it in Kelly's ciga- any grounds for thinking that the rette lighter. Then she invites persons responsible for such dam- the surprised sailor to visit her at age as has occurred have been in home when they reach New York. any way influenced by the feeling The film reaches is climax when that the existing penalties may be
London, April 6, Kelly becomes involved in a minia-lightly regarded, or that the per-. ture riot at Miss Barrie's home be- son who is willing to risk a sen- time on Saturday night in the A correspondent who spent some
the cigarette lighter. Just as Kelly tude would be deterred by any in-donian occupation noted that five cause the ruby has slipped out of tence of seven years' penal servi- West End streets during the Calde- is going down for the count under crease in the maximum penalty out of six of the men with the the onslaughts of five burly gen-which may be imposed.
clanless tartan' bonnets had, by Cohen come to the rescue with the on March 25 that there is no truth Mary. They told everybody that tlemen, Arline Judge and Sammy It was stated at the Admiralty their own account, built the Queen police. The close shows the stars in reports that a case of suspected They told everybody what a great sabotage had occurred in the ship she was and what she was happily making up.
cruiser Cumberland at Chatham, going to do with the Western Ocean speed records once she was warmed up. Some of them said. that the were going down to Southampton themselves to make sure that the English were treating her with the respect she deserved
Its 3000 branches with leaflets dea- reached Hollywood. "It had 3 too happy to argue for once, and cribing the film.
charm and ardour. The memory lingered,
Paramount has since kept c weather eye open for another story that would be a suitable ve
It is understood that local Watch Committees can take upon them- selves the responsibility of showing the Alm, but that their decision can be over-ruled by the Home Of-hicle for these stars. After a long fice.
The film opens with an appeal to the people of Britain, and shows neroplanes, torpedoes, bombs, war- ships, tanks, and troops in action.
TWO FISTED
· TOMAN-
search, one was found and made "Two Fisted." Paramount": into a picture. It is caled "Desire." tie comedy featuring Lee Tracy, which opens to-day at the Queen's Roscoe Karns and Gali Patrick, Theatre.
next change at the Queen's Thea-
In "Desire," Miss Dietrich plays A mother bending over a wash-tub the part of a clover thief, who and a business man then express ¦ steals a rope of pearls in Paris and their views, and the audience are. #leea. She encounters in her flight requested to write to their MPs an American engineer, Gary Coop and demand peace.
er.
tre, traces the amusing adventures
MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD
Well Again
London, Apr. 29.
The Lord President of the Coun-understood he has made very good of two fighting fighters who crasheft Mr. Ramsay MacDonald left progress and after spending a few Park Avenne society,
the nursing home which he enter- days in the country to recuperate, The screen play was adapted by e for minor operation fortnight hopes to resume his Parliamentary Sam Hellman, Frances Martin and ago, and went direct to this morn duties early the next week.. Eddie Moran.
ing's meeting of the Cabinet. It is ricia y the next
If not, well, they would "sort them
Clydebank could never have held a third of the men there who were, claiming to have built the great ship, but many of the shipyard
don people something to think of men were about and it gave Lon-
watched the rolstering antics of in their City complacency as they these smallish, angular men with their grotesque hats and mascota built and put before the world. and remembered what they had
BANGING THE BAWEES Another thing noticed on Batur- day, in the football crowd by this correspondent was Scotsmen- probably Aberdeen men-throwing penales to the London children from a 'bus that was niling up in Southampton Row. The sight at- tracted a crowd, and the police had to put a stop to it. In an- other part of London three Boota sold their tam-o'-shanters to street musicians and wondered at the enterprise of the English as they saw the noise-makers in their new get-ups collecting a good haul from their fellow-Beats,
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