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BETTE DAVIS
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TONE
DANGEROUS
A Warner Bros. Picture' with
MARGARET LINDSAY · ALISON SKIPWORTH
JOHN, ELDREDGE-DICK FORAN
TO-MORROW
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The story of the last love of the girl all the world knew as that woman!
EARLY TO BED.”
CHARLIE RUGGLES & MARY BOLAND
TO-DAY
& TO-MORROW
MAJESTIC
At 2.30, 5.20,
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A city's Fate hung. on a girl's
THEATRE÷
NAME
THE
innocence! WOMAN
, CROMWELL
COVECH
ARUNG HACE
RÍA LA ROS
NEXT 3 LIVE GHOSTS with RICH RD ARLEN
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GMEN
JAMES
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APRIL MATTakat Pengra
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ALEXANDRE DUMA'S “THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
A ́Usized Auriaze Picture
"Don't, you miss your husband when he is travelling?".
"Oh, no I have a wonderful scheme; I'prop a newspaper up in front of his plate at breakfast
and I often completely forget that he isn't there.
CECILIA PARKER,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE NEWS FLASHES FROM
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Moonlight Murder" QUEEN'S :-
"Dangerous” ORIENTAL:-
"Border Town"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA ;---
"Drift Fence"
MAJESTIC:--
"Name The Woman"
STAR:----
G-Men"
QUEEN'S:-
Coming
"Early To Bed" ORIENTAL:-
"42nd Street",
ALHAMBRA :—
"Devil's SquadronTM
STAR:~~~
MAJESTIC :——
"The Count of Monte.
"3 Live Ghosts" ".
"G MEN"
Cristo"
The way of the United States
Government against the master
criminals of the nation has been made into a thrilling drama by First National Pictures, and with James Cagney in the stellar role, is showing at the Star Theatre to-day only.
SCREENLAND
:
Important "Lost Horizon" Role Filled
After a search which extended shared the limelight with Claudette
NEW THREE
over many months, Frank Capra Colbert in Columbia's "She Mar- has finally selected Sam Jaffe for ried Her Boss" later appeated in the important role of the Grand the company's "One Way Ticket"
Lama in Columbia's "Lost Hort- and also. In "And" So They Were zan." With the signing of Mr. Jaffe | Married.” recently, the cast for this $2,000.- 000. production, which gives every promise of being, one of the out- standing cinema productions "of the present decade, is virtually completed. Ronald Colman 15 starred
picturization in this
of James Hilton's best-seller novel which, was adapted for the screen by Robert Riskin.
Jane Wyatt plays opposite the star, and the large and impres- sive cast is headed by Edward 'Everett Horton. Isabel Jewell. Thomas Mitchell. Hugh Buckler, John Howard, H. B. Warner, and Margo.
NEW COLUMBIA ASSIGNMENT FOR ISABEL JEWELL
Isabel Jewell, who bas, just com-
pleted a featured part in Frank,
Capra's "Lost Horizon," starring Ronald Colman was re-engaged by Columbia for the leading role in
"The Man
Who Lived Twice."
STOOGES
Columbia's noted disturbers of the peace, "The Three Stooges," Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Cur- ly Howard, will shortly be seen in a new comedy which promises to furnish more than ordinary op- portunities for the trio of bolster- ous fun-makers to practice may- hem and other gentle sports on each other and members of the cast, The title is. "Whoops, I'm an Indian." Others implicated in Ļthis affair are Bud Jamison. Bob Makenzie, Mary Lou Dix and Beatrice Blipo. Searle Kramer wrote the story which was direct- ed by Del Lord from Clyde Bruck- man's screen play.
ADDS TO COLUMBIA
'CRAIG'S WIFE" CAST
Elizabeth Fisdon and Robert shortly to be placed in production. Allen are the latest additions to It is based on the story by Tom the cast now being assembled for Those fearless secret service men Van Dyke and Henry Altimus.
"Craig's Wife," Columbia's pictur- Miss Jewell, a noted Broadway; (zation of George Kelly's Pulitzer whose exploits in rounding up the arch desperadoes of the country actress made her film debut when Prize play which is in production have been told in newspaper head-she recreated her role in the stage under the guidance of
for Arzner. John Boles and Rosalind dnes for the past year are called production "Blessed Event"
Since then. she has Russell have the leading roles. "G Men," and "G Men" is the title the screen.
Dorothy
of the screen's first dramatization been featured in a number of im- Billie Burke and Nydia Westman
productions. of- their battles with
appearing were recently assigned to other public portant
more recently in "Tye Been important parts, enemies.
Around." "Casino Murder Case." Two "Mad Love" "A" Tale of Cities," and "Ceiling Zero."
The picture follows the career of one of these "G"Men" from the time he joined the federal service, through his training period, through machine gun battles with gangsters to a thrilling climax in which he finally rounds up, and exterminates, a gang of murderous kidnappers.
MCLEOD TO DIRECT
CROSBY IN
COLUMBIA PICTURE
NEW "ANDY CLYDE "
Mias Risdon prior to becoming one of Columbia's contract play ers, was associated with the New York Theatre Guild for ten years, Es one of that organization's lead- The story Wis written by
ing women. She made her screen Gregory Rogers and is based on
Norman McLeod has been enga-debut in "Guard That Girl" and headlines, so familiar that specta-ged by Columbia Pictures to bring was later seen in "Crime and tors will readily recognize, many of the screen "Pennies from Heaven." Punishment "The King Steps Out." the incidents...
Bing Crosby's starring vehicle{ "Counterfeit," and "The Final which is shortly to be placed in Hour." production.
Cagney, heretofore Hollywood's most famous "bad man" now de- picts the "a Man" who set the deadly trap for the mad dog of the
whom no jaill could hold, to an ignominious death.
Opposite him is charming Mar- garet Lindsay who has the part of
WESTERN TALE mobs and brought the "Big Shot."
AT ALHAMBRA
OUTDOOR THRILLS IN "DRIFT FENCE”
the sister of Robert Armstrong
Cagney's superior officer, and the girl whom Cagney loves,
Ann Dvorak portrays a night
club entertainer who is in love Larry "Buster" Crabbe, the with Cagney, but who, when her Ex-Olympic swimming caampion, affection is not returned, marries has the leading role in Para- a gangster. The role affords her mount's production "Drift Fence" another opportunity to sing and now showing at Alhambra dance for which she displayed sur-
the Theatre. The flim is full of out-prising ability recently in Rudy door thrills and is an exciting Vallee's film "Sweet Music." Western.
She sings a song specially wit- The setting of "Drift Fence" is ten for the production by Fain and the Arizona of the cattle-rustling Kahal, the famous song writing law-defying days and concerns the team. It is entitled "You Bother
Coming from the stage, Robert
· Mr. McLeod began his directorial Allen made his screen debut in career in 1927 when he directed "The Quartermaster." Then fol-| "Take a Chance." Later he was lowed outstanding performances placed under long-term contract in "Reckless Hour," "Big Business by Paramount and wrote the 'di- Girl." and "Racetrack." Since join-
alogue and screen play for "Skip-ing Columbia, he has been seen in py," directed "Mama Loves Papa." "Social Register," "White Lies," the Range." "TU Monkey Business." "Touchdown," "Law Beyond The Miracle Man." "Horsefea-Love You Always," "Love Me For- thers." "If I Had a Million," "Alice ever," "Crime and "Punishment." in Wonderland." "Melody in and "Guard That Girl" Spring" and "Coronado."
"Mister Smarty" is the title of Some of his other pictures in-the new Columbia Andy Clyde clude "Soup to Nuts." "Here Comes two reel starring comedy which will Cookie" and "Red-Leads Parade."
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MOONLIGHT MURDER
CHESTER MORRIS MADGE EVANS LEO CARRILLO ERANK MCHUGH-
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DRIFT FENCE®
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KATHERINE DOMILLE - TOM KRENE • BENNY BAKER
* GLENN ERIKSON
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BELLAMY GETS NEW ASSIGNMENT
Ralph Bellamy, who has just
porting the star are Leora That- cher, Henry Hanna, Tommy Bond and Bud Jamison. The story was by George Crone. Preston Black- directed.
adventures of a Texas ranger in Me an Awful Lot" and those who completed the male lead in "The SHANGHAI'S NEW
pursuit of a gang of bandits who have heard it say it will be one of have been stealing cattle. The the season's hits
bandits resist all efforts ́ of a big rancher to enclose his property.
Besides Crabbe, who will be re- membered by local film fans for,
||
Witam Keighley directed from the screen play by Beton I. Miller.
-
his "Tarzan" role, forceful per- 'MOONLIGHT MURDER' Van Dyke formances are given by Katherine
de Mille. Benny Baker, Stanley Andrews, Tom Keene and Richard
Carle in the supporting roles.
To-morrow, Richard, Dix ond Karen Morley in "The Devil's Squadron" will be screened... **Redincam."
PENITENTIARY
MAJOR CITIES AS CENTRES OF PRISON REFORM
Final Hour' and Marian Marsh, featured in "Counterfeit." were assigned by Columbia to the leading roles in The Man Who Lived Twice." the Tom and Henry. Altimus story which the company will shortly place, in work Isabel Music piles OD mystery and Jewell as giready been enga- mystery on music in the screen's ged for one of the feature parts first operatic detective, story, in this production. "Moonlight Murder," Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer's amazing drama of the kiling of an operatic tenor before an audience of 20,000 in CONTRACT FOR EDITH Yung-pin, Minister of Justice,
the famous Hollywood Bowl The picture is now showing at the King's Theatre..
Benny Baker, funmaker who supplies the comedy relief in Para mount's "Drift Fence." Para- The new story is laid almost mount's action thriller, which is entirely in the Bowl, during ધ્ર
NEW LONG TERM
FELLOWS
Nanking, Aug. 6. In order that legal protection be granted to the largest possible po pulation in the interior, Mr. Wang
states, judicial bureaux already have been established in over 500 bsten (districts) in the various Alded and abetted by Columbia, provinces, which is about one-third young Miss Edith Fellows, who of China's total districts. By the
now showing at the "Alhambra gala performance of "Il Trova has a habit of stealing pictures, end of 1937, it is expected there Theatre, is convinced that anyone tore with lavish settings and who laughs with a will, is sure to hundreds of people. put on weight.
is apparently going to have fur will be a judicial bureau in every ther opportunities of developing district throughout the country, this trait, as she was placed under The Ministry, also has ordered the a new long-term contract by the establishment of a branch high
court for every ten districts. company this week.
to prison reform, Mr. Wang This nine year old trouper stated that plans are being made veteran of a hundred pictures,
Chester. Morris as the detective "I'm fat and always, laughing," and Madge Evans as his sweet- says Benny. "A year ago, before heart solve the mystery, after I'd signed up with Paramount and everyone in the east has been had no cause for happiness. I under suspicion. A strange luna- wasted to a comparative shadow, | tic, a' weird Swami, two jealous.
for the construction of six large. "Skies brightened when I got Spanish dancers and others supply.
penitentiaries in densely populated my contract, and I started to conflicting motives, this action
cities, such as Nanking. Spargosi, laugh. Straightaway I started to going on while a great opera is in as the comical detective captain. Hankow, Petpug, Canton, and Sian, Katharine Alexander as the prima When completed, each of these gain weight. For my own good, I production. think I had better adopt a less Edwin 1 Marin, famous for his donna, Duncan Renaldo and penitentiaries will be able to ac
Phile, Vance stories, directed the Benita Hume is the dancers commodate 5,000 inmates
Onit In "Drift Fence," "Benny stops new mystery. a notable cast in Pedro de Cordoba as the Swami, those who have been sentenced to laughing when a rodeo manager cludes Leo Carrillo, comical and Frank McHugh in the principal more than three years imprison- out West insists that the comic whimsical as the opera tenor, H. comedy role, Grant Mitchell as the ment will be sent to these peniten- try to ride the most vicious bron. B. Warner as the austere and doctor in the case, Charles Trow-tarles: cho at the outas.
vengelui maestro, Robert MeWade bridge and others.
mirthful attitude.
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Central News.
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