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The
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THE THREE MUSKETEERS
REO-RADIO PICTURE
with WALTER ABEL, PAUL LUKAS, MARGOT GRAHAME, HEATHER ANGEL, IAN KEITH, Moroni Olsen,
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"
A comedy replete with Love and Laughter!
JEAN HARLOW
IN E
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WOMAN"
WITH
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AN
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JOHN BOLES
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IN
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PALACE OF VERSAILLES TO BE SAVED
FRANCE'S THANKS TO MR. ROCKEFELLER, Jr.
Ancient Beauties Restored
11
(Special Air Mall Service)
Paris, June 30.
Mr. John D. Rockefeller, nr..
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:"
"Splendor" QUEEN'S :—
"Preview Murder Mystery" ORIENTAL:-
"The Three Musketeers”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:—
"And So They Were
Married"
MAJESTIC:-
"The Scarlet Pimpernel"
STAR:-
"Red Headed Woman"
KING'S:-
13
Coming
"The Unguarded Hour" QUEEN'S:-
"Klondike Annie" "The Florida Special" STAR:-
"Back Street" MAJESTIC:-
"Strike Me Pink"
SPLENDOR
GAY COMEDY AT ALHAMBRA
“And So They Were Married"
and Gay sophistication
up- roarious romance are featured in the latest Columbia, vehicle, “And now. So They Were Married" showing at the Alhambra Theatre, featuring "Mary Astor and Melvyn Douglas. Mary Astor portrays the role of a divorcee while Douglas is shown as an ex-husband, both of whom have a child, a girl and boy respectively.
Edith Fellows is brilliant as the girl and her antics in collabora- tion with Jackie Moran, the boy, are amusing. They agree with childish
to Lacerity
do their utmost to keep" their respective parents from marrying each other, and the fun and complica- tions that arise--sometimes even embarrassing, keep the audience interested throughout.
REIGN OF .TERROR
IN ADDIS ABABA
Tribute To British Refugee Camp
Special Air Mail Service)
London, July 2. Vivid, accounts of the rescue and British and foreign relief of nationals during the ** reign
or
teiror" of May 2-8 at Addis Ababa, air the Emperor's departure for Djibouti, are contained in reports and correspondence on the dis- turbances, issued last night as a White Paper.
"The situation developed so un- expectedly as the result of the Emperoi's final acts in the night of Mary 1-2, and police control broke down so quickly and com- pletely into common banditry, that withdrawal of no "pre-arranged British communities into the Lega- tion was possible," says the British. Consul, Mr. C. G. Hope Gill, in his
Some of the outdoor scenes amid the snow are feally splendid, while the acting of Mary Astor and. Melvyn Douglas leaves little to be desired. For those who ap-report. preciate comedy-romance, the pic- Mr. Hope Gill pays tribute to the devotion of Col. Robert J. Stordy, ture can safely be recommended.
After a series of hilarious situa- Refugee Camp Commandant and tions, the climax is reached in a Quartermaster, to "this, exacting laugh-filled sequence. Elliott and voluntary task." His person-
Emotional Drama At Nugent directed from the screen allty. he states, overruled all diffi
The King's
story by A. Laurie Brazee, Doris Anderson and Joseph Anthony. Nugent, who has many credits to his long list of directorial suc- cesses, adds one more with his effort in this pictureRedin- cam."
The plcture now showing at the King's Theatre is a stirring drama of the affairs of an old and, im- poverished family, the Lorrimores. Joel McCrae, plays the part of Hollywood is peopled by the Brighton Torrimore. elder son, most unusual melange of types upon whose shoulders rests the gathered together within any one fortune of the family if he would
area on the face. of the earth. raarry Edith Gilbert (Ruth Wes- Drawn by moviedom's magic ton), a rich heiress. Mrs. Lorri-power, adventurers, grand dukes, (Helen Westly) is an im- gangsters, scientists, millionaires perious and embittered parent of and paupers yearly migrate to the this proud house. She schemes to
Pacific Coast in search of some
more
bring Brighton and Edith into matrimony and so save the family
fortune.
Brightons away on a trip to
the south in an endeavour to sell some property there. While there he marries Phylls (Miriam Hop- kins), penniless but lovely. It is a sad blow to Mrs. Lorrimore's plans. She schemes to get what she wants money. Mart.n Deer- ing (Paul Cavanagh), a cousin of Brighton's is wealthy, and is at tracted to Phylis.
EL
Deering arranges for an opening for Brighton not because of Brigh ton's own ability but because of Phylls. This Arst success and! taste of money goes to Brighton's bead and as a result of a quarrel with Phylls, Brighton is offered a trip to Mexico, on a proposition. which if it is put across establishes the Lorrimore fortune. The price is Phylls, and Deering is paid.
Brighton returns glowing wit success and Phylla, breaks the real secret of his success to him. He is bumbled and revolted. Phylls leaves hun
nebulous fame that motion picture work seems to offer.
culties.
A graphic description of the "reckless discharge of firearms" by natives who had become wildly excited by the acquisition of large quantities of ammunition pillaged from the Government arsenal i given, by Col. Stordy:
REFUGEES' GRATITUDE Col, Stordy, in a reference to the "excellent maintenance of order," says it was thought .expedient to round up all Abyssinian men, "for" there was good reason to doubt their trustworthiness." The arrival of the huge Italian army brought the "reign of terror" to a close, and with security established refugees were prompted to leave camp on the morning of May 6.
As the evacuation of the camp proceeded many refugees of all classes expressed their appreciation for the security, courtesy and hos- pitality vouchsafed them by the Brush Minister, Sir Sidney Barton, and his staff.
On the Columbla sound stage where scenes for the new comedy romance. "And So They Were Married,"
now at the Alhambra Theatre, were being filmed, a quiet-spoken, profound man about 35 sauntered about the set be- tween duties as Melvyn Douglas stand-in By every stretch of the imagination the stand-in job is uninspired and inconsequential. Stordy, "made one feel that our They are the ones who take the labours had not been in vain, and actors' places white lights and that the task accomplished under sound equipment are being pre-extremely difficult conditions had pared for Aiming a scene.
once again, maintained the high
"Such appreciation." adds Col
This particular stand-in, how-prestige of our race." ever, is a distinguished scientist There appears to have been, no and explorer. He is David Monroe direct animousity against the for- Harper, at present on a cruise in eign community, according to Capt. the South Pacific with a group of R. H. R. Taylor, Assistant. Military eminent scientists searching for Attache. The only foreigners kili- curious sea animals said to inhabited or wounded, other than by stray the waters of that region. They bullets or by drunken men, be will be gone two months in all, states, were those who were' de- visiting the Galapagos and Cocos tending their property. Islands procuring specimens for American museums of natural his- tory:
Phylis is a salesgir. Brighton In an informal conversation on breaks with Deering and becomes the set, Douglas and his leading a newspaper man. Edith brings lady, Mary Astor, learned from them together and they become Harper that he is also a former united once more, this time with-air-mail pilot. He is credited with out the harping Influence of the testing the famous aircraft, which scheming mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindbergh flew on their perllous flight over Central
The picture is more appealing
and his wife. as guests of the for its undercurrent of strong and South America a few years French Government, to-day in-¡ character which the players de-ago. spected the newly restored Falace pict. Feelings which
come into uf Versailles. The renovation has contact, strong emotional contact, been made possible only by Mr. without estentatious show. Rockefeller's gift of £466,000..'
Harper's only explanation for his unusual vocation as Douglas' stand-in is that he likes being in Hollywood. He will become a per-
France already owed gratitude i sard's magnificent bas ∙rëliefs | manent member of the Columbia
"How people escaped as they did. from the indiscriminate shooting is beyond belief," he adds. "Dur- ing the first two days men press- ed the triggers of the rifles irres- pective of where the latter were pointing, whenever a vehicle pass- ed them."
Also contained in the White Paper are letters of appreciation from the American. Belgian and Turkish Ambassadors in London to Mr. Eden for the prompt and em- cient assistance of Bir Sidney"Bar- ton and his staff in the evacuatiori of their nationals.
to Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller for could hardly be recognised. Studio Staff on his return from SHIPPING TO BE
restoring Rheims Cathedral and The West end of the Grand | his current South Pacific expedi- the Palace of Fontainebleau.
Canal, a most delightful land-
3everal years have been spent
scape, has also been completely
tion.
They didn't want to get married ..... but two mean kids made
PROTECTED
on patient work in making Ver- restored. The canal staircases now. satiles what it was in the days of į appear as they did in the early them! She's a gay divorcee--and Louis XIV. »To-day the restoration | 18th century,
he's an ex-husband whose NEW PLAN ENVISAGED is completed and Versailles is RENDERING “USEFUL SERVICE" | exciting troubles before wedding saved from becoming a ruin.
Amarble plaque conveying in bells peal again will rock you with
Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller, who gold letters the French nation's laughter. She despised all ment To Combat Foreign
nad come
the specially from
thanks to Mr. Rockefeller was He hated all women! It was love United States to revisit the Palace, | inaugurated at noon in the at first fight with no holds barred
`except kissing in the clinches, and no limit on laughs except rolling in the aisles!
Subsidies
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Cortening the Banani Baldwyk vedtan, a mag shanet and made là darbus, snove love dery
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UNITES ARTISTO
RELEASE
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
PRESENTE
MIRIAM HOPKINS
Splendor
JOEL M.CREA⚫PAUL CAVANAGH
HELEN WESTLEY - BILLIE BUNKE DAVID NIVER - RUTH WESTON-
NEXT CHANGE LORETTA YOUNG-FRANCHOT TONE in
M. G. M.
*THE UNGUARDED HOUR" PICTURE
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RO KOU
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
"I'M A DIVORCEE, AND SATISFIED TO BE ONE!"
I'M AN
EX-HUSBAND, BUT NOT YOURS, THANK
GOODNESS!"
And So They Were Married
MARY ASTOR
MELVYN DOUGLAS .
Edith Fellows Jackie Moran Damned by Elkort Nurpur 135 Schulburn production A COLUMBIA PICTURE
TO-DAY
ONLY
THEATRE SA
You'll alot with alee when iho -rwamemneet kids wha ever black. ́soad sach other's 'syes, siep in to
save their passada
for each other!
7.20 & 9.30 P.M.
MAJESTIC A 230, 5.20,
HOWARD OBERON
The SCARLOT PIMPERNEL
Merlo
“ARVMONG MASTIN-MAIL SAUCES
Po by ALEXANDER KORDA
FRIDAY-BUDIB, CANTOR in "STRIKE ME PINK"
for perfectly natural and legiti mate reasons, determined to have an adequate mercantile marine of their own, and where considera- dona of national defence and "amour' propre" were involved, it was not likely that expense would be spared.
But in essence the plan would be simple-firstly that, subject to agreed qualifications and excep tions, the selection of sea trans- port was to be lefo to be deter- mined by considerations of price and efficiency alone and secondly, that all the resources of the Commonwealth were to te used to support this principle
(Speci#1 Ale Mail Service)
London, June 28.
It did not look as if a mere war Where, and how does all this
An Empire-wide system of proof subsidies would lead to a con- take place? You'll see it in Columbia's gay romantic comedy tection for shipping, appled inclusive or satisfactory result. At that the "And Bo They Were Married," every port of the British Com- the same time the subsidy system hight well commend itself to the
showing now at the Alhambra monwealth and covering goods as had some inherent weaknesses of Theatre! It has been called one well as the ships which carry its own. It was invidious, Inna- of the most hilarious pictures of them. This is the only much as it benefited one class at States or Japan. These countries:
which Sir Charles
were received there this morning Vestibule Gabriel of the Chateau. by M. Zay, Minister of National Speaking at a luncheon after- Education, representing the Pre-wards, Mr. Rockefeller said: "In mier, M, Blum, who is at Geneva. my early youth I learned from my
FOUNTAINS PLAYING
father, who is now about to cèle The great fountains were play- brate, in the best of good health, ing when the benefactor of Ver his #7th birthday, sailles drove with M. Zay to visit greatest satisfaction which one the Pavillon de Rocaille, an en- can find in life is to render useful chanting lay-out of rockeries and service. fountains. Until recently they "I already have had this satis the year. Topping the cast are argument" were in such a state of rain that faction and reward in the largest Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor and Hipwood director of the Na- the cascades were hidden from measure, thanks to the accom-two of the funniest kids on the tional Union of Manufacturers view. To-day the rockeries have plishment of this work."
screen. Edith Fellows of she and late of the Board of Trade, is likely to overcome recovered their former glory,
This afternoon the restored Married Her Boss" fame and thinks
foreign shipping subsidies. D Thanks also to Mr. Rockefeller, Théatre de la Reine at the Jackie Moran, a newcomer, the Bassin de Neptune, famous for Trianon was reopened for the The story goes that Stephen He told the Beafarers Education its fine sculptures and gushing first time since the French revolu- Blake and his son, Tommy, and Service Conference at Cambridge waters, has been restored from a tion. One of the plays in which | Edith Farnham, charming divor- yesterday that if his guess were state of almost complete neglect. Marie Antoinette used to act, "Leeee, and her daughter, Brenda. correct it followed that nationalism Mr, Rockefeller had particularly Devin du Village (The Village are thrown together at a winter and protectionism had come to impressed upon the restoration Boothsayer), was given resort, much to the distaste of all stay at any rate fora con committee the importance of The theatre has been restored to four
siderable time, and we need not restoring the garden features of its former beauty and in the Whit happens to the two wild expect to see any return of the the chateau of Versailles. One of minutest detall, thanks to a frag- kids and their parents before the days when Britain owned half the these, the circular colonnade, was mentary document found by the end of the picture provides some tonnage of the world
Too many nations were now, 50 covered with moss that Man-Conservatoire of Versailles.
choice entertainment.
the expense of others, and it was very expensive, while it did not necessarily make sen transport either cheap or effciert
The principle was one which
Dominions and India, and it need not shock or surprise the "United
were quite naturaly going to take as much of our trade as they very well could, whatever we did or refrained from doing, and if they were to see that the British Com- monwealth was really united and meant business they would be Prepared to talk business.
NEW TECHNIQUE.......... The plan he suggested would mean a totally new kind of pro tection, with a new technique of
That ta'k would naturally, tura, its own, and it wou'd not be easy to construct of work The willing on the qualifications and excep cogisent of the Dominions and tions to be a lowed. India would have to be obtained parties knew and all kinds of difficulties and there was no reason danger from retaliation down act wards would have to be deals
minds
which
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