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IS
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BEYOND
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his own murder.
ero... and strike
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WALKING DEAD
Parner Bros, Pareds of Chilla and Thrill with
GWENN, MARGUERITE CHURCHILË, KARTON
RICARDO CORTEZ,EDMUSTM MacLANE, WARREN HI
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MARGARET SULLAVAN in
"NEXT TIME WE LOVE"
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THAN THE BEST FILM MYSTERY YOU EVER SAW!
THE NEW PHILO VANCE THRILLER:
"The GARDEN MURDER CASE
WICH
"Edmund LOWE Virginia BRUCE
TO-MORROW AND MONDAY
A RIPPLING ROMANCE BURSTING WITH MIRTH AND MELODY
• OLD
MAN RHYTHM"
with CHARLES BUDDY ROGERS, BARBARA KENT AN RKO RADIO PICTURE
ISTARE
[D-lly at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.
SAT, SUN. & MON.
TWO MEN and a GIRL To one she was a hope he could never realize... to the other a memory he could not forget;
SAMUEL/GOLDWYN presenti
MARCH
{M ́UNLE
OBERON MARSHALL The
DARK ANGEL
Directed br
SIDNEY FRANKLIN
Befaused thru UNITED' ARTISTS
29th A GOLD MEDAL PICTURE
THE GARDEN
MURDER CASE'
Edmund Lowe as Philo Vance!
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hồng Kong
KING'S:-
"The King Steps Out" QUEEN'S
"The Walking Dead" ORIENTAL:om
"Dangerous"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :---
"The King Steps Out" MAJESTIC:-
"The Garden Murder Case" STAR:-
"The Dark Angel"
KING'S:-
"Suzy" QUEEN'S:-
Sunday
"The Walking Dead"
ALHAMBRA:--
"Rhythm On The Range"
MAJESTIC:
"Old Man Rhythm"
STAR:-
"The Dark Angel
Hong Kong Hotel
Attraction
Bob and Berty Hellman with two grand planos will commence a season at the Hong Kong Hotel on October 3.
M
"THE WALKING
DEAD"
Since Buris Karioff began speel- alizing in unusual make-ups, he has had nothing but trouble from women acting in his flims.
They scream when they see his face in the mirror. They hide in closets while he stumbles in pur- sult. A mate was made for him once.
Even she, though far from pretty creature herself, shud- dered convulsively when she saw the unattractive face of her lover.
At last this situation has been remedied, Marguerite Churchill nor filed from
The intriguing Image conjured peither screamed
up by that phrase is no more en-him during the filming of the gaging than the reality, which is Warner Bros. picture, "The Walk- on view at the Majestic Theatre ing Dead," which comes to the this week where Metro-Goldwyn- Queen's Theatre, co-day. Mayer's "The Garden Murder Case" opened yesterday..
As the super-scientific detective.. Lowe gives a performance that is utterly delightful, He drawls his way in and out of a series of thrilling adventures. more than once being in actual danger of sudden death
She played the part of a nurse, responsible for his electrocution because she failed to provide lis albi for the murder charge of which he was innocent
The scientix for whom she worked brings im back
to ule
Contrlie and sympathetic, she does everything possible to help him,
. It was a welcoin change for Karloff. Happily married and as sedate a gentleman as possible of the screen, he never has enjoyed chasing frightened ingenues for the movies. In fact, he says. pores him.
But no one of his thrills can be compared to his sudden falling in love! It is the Brst time in Philo's adventures that he has undergone this experience, and the way he reacts to romantic situatione is at crce humorous and entertaining.
Virginia Bruce is the smart. 80- ciety girl who give him palpitu- "The Walking Dead" is a thrill- tion of the heart and save her ing
mystery drama by Ewart from police suspicion he risks not Adamson and Joseph Fields. only his reputation but his irre
Boris Karlof is starred while Supporting the "two principals is others in the cast besides Mar a strong cast, each member of guerite Churchill include Ricardo which deserves special mention. Cortez, Edmund Gwenn, Warren Outstanding in their roles are Hull, Barton MacLane and Henry Benita Hume, Douglas Walton. O'Neill · Nat Pendietan, Gene Lockhart, The
picture was
directed by
H. B. Warner, Kent Smith, Grant Michael Curtiz from the screen Mitchell and Frieda Inescort, while play by Adamison, Peter Mine, "Henry "B: Walthall, Jessie Ralph, Robert Andrews and Lillie Hay- Charles Trowbridge and Etienne ward. Girardot contribute notably.
"The Garden. Murder Case," from the latest of 89. Van Ding's
130th "MAN or ARAN" novels, was produced for M-G-M
A GAUMONT-BRITISH RELEASU
PIGS AS CIRCUS TICKETS
Pigs, cows, guats, chickens, and horses are being used as entrance. tickets to a travelling circus now touring in East Austria,
The peasants wanted to see the
the circus, but they had no money.
by Lucien Hubbard and Ned Marin, and was 2Div directed by Edwin T.. Marin from a screen play by Ber tram Millhauser.
The proprietor therefore agreed to accept payment in kind. A seat
"DANGEROUS”
Bette Davis 1 at the Oriental Theatre. in her latest Warner Bros. production. "Dangerous," with Franchot Tone playing: op-i posite her and Margaret Lindssy her rival.
Others in the cast include 'Alison Skipworth, famous on both stage
DOGGED BY A JINX
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Making Of Film "Lost Horizon”
DEATH OF TWO
ACTORS
For the first time in his career Director Frank Capra is being dogged by a jinx, Death seems ta have been squatting at his elbow during the production of his latest pictare, Lost Horizon," based on James Hilton story and starring Ronald Colman.
"Lost Horizon" is largely played against a background of Tibet and, naturally enough, the Grand Laos thereof Agures prominently in the story.
GRACE MOORE'S
LATEST HIT
"The King Steps Out"
Those of us who are tired of seeing the story of a young strug- gling singer eventually achieve fame and fortune by a culinating success at the Metropolitan-the Mecca of all singers in America as Convent Gardens la in England
must have been delightfully surprised. as I was, with Grace steps Out," showing at the King's Moore's latest Alm The King and Alhambra Theatres. The pic- ture is well worth seeing.
Hollywood for once has not re- hashed a thread-bare theme-t
has launched on something totally different, so far as depicting es tablished performers at the Met are concerned. "The King Step Out" is nothing but a charming) tale of a royal romance in Imperial Austria told in a charming man-
ner.
According to the plot the Lama is ordained to go on living way beyond the
usual span; in fact, until a worthy successor turns up on the lost horizon to take his place.
An intriguing character ponder-uniform of an ed Frank Capra, as he studied the script before going into produc tion, and looked around the ranks of character players for a man to portray the rule.
With little hesitation his choice fell on that ane old screen veteran Henry B. Walthail, whose arat taste of fame dates as far back as the time when he played the old Southern colonel in "The Birth of u Nation" Remember?
Franchet Tone, who wears the with considerable ease and grace,
Austrian Emperor, supplies all the romance that is necessary and the teaming of 'Miss Moore with him, can definitely be stated to be a success.
Grace Moore gives a polished performance singing as she does several pleces to the accompani ment of Fritz Kreisler's music. both new and mellow. The script Las fortunately been written to give har ample opportunity for The fist few days' shooting of shedding musical sunshine. I "Lost Horizon" sequences in which thought this one of Grace's finest Walthall appeared amply demon-performances-Redincam." strated that Gapra's choice was
characterised by his uncanny fi
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knack of choosing exactly the round for a successor, and pre- right person for every role in every pared to begin all over again. picture.
The best suggestion came from Brisk progress was made. Caprs Ronald Colman, who told Capra knew what he wanted from Henry that an old actor friend of his, Al- B. Walthall, and the veteran re- bert E. Anson, badly in need of ported every day word, perfect work because Hollywood had, for- and delighted to have captured gotten him, could probably make such an important part in the a good job of the character of the twilight of his career.
Grand Lama of Tibet
C
Then the squatting figure of death decided to take a hand in the direction of "Lost Horizon. and four days later production was suspended so that Capra and Co. could attend, Walthall's funer
The blow was sudden. Walthall was well enough. and then.
Walthall's death meant that all the good progress registered by the "Lost Horizon" production was nulled.
al
Anson was pathetically grate- tus for the chance of achievirig a come-back out of obscurity.
Capra got going again où the Lama sequences, and was BUTT half-way through-when died:
Anson
.. Little wonder that Hollywood thinks a" jinx is haunting "Lost Horizon." Who among the old fea- unitture players bas the courage to follow Walthall and Anson in the Frank Capra anxiously looked role of the Grand Lama?
MAX MALINI
in a box, costs a pla, not-so-good and screen, John Eldredge, Dick This famous magloan will commence his Hong Kong season or seats can be had for four chickens Foran; Walter Walker Richard Wednesday at 9 pm. in the Rest surant and Ball Hoom of the Glou- or 30 exgs, and an ordinary seat. Carle. Dougies Wood and William,cester Hotel Malini will give another performance on Thursday for eight eggs or a chicken
DavidsoLL
evening.
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GRANDEST OF ALL
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Graci
MOORE The King Steps Out FRANCHOT TONE
Directed by
WALTER CONNOLLY
* Music bý, KREISLER
JOSEF VON ŠTERNBERG
Scream play by Bisleny Buchma
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A story so, tense you'll be biting your fingernails before you're looked at half of it-the smacks men downs to their right size kad mares them like it.
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DANGEROUS
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