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QUEEN
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"You haven't the nerve to place
real bet on this
guy's wheel..."
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KINGS:--
"The Gorgeous Hussy" QUEEN'S:-
"Yours For The Asking" ORIENTAL:-)
"Three Godfathers"
Kowloon
“Only my life..... my heart..that's all, sister..`--
ALBAMBRA;-
GEORGE RAFT • Dolores Costello BARRYMORE YOURS FOR THE ASKING"
with Ida Lupina - Raginuló Owen +James Gleason - Lynną Ovérmán Richard"Shwe?” Gallagher · Edge: Kennedy - Directed by Alexander Hail A Paramount Picture
1.
WEDNESDAY
RÜSS ALEXANDER & ANITA LOUISE
BRIDES ARE LIKE THAT"
← SHOWS
DAILY
1.30 5 20 720-930
A WARNER BROS. COMEDY.
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN
ROAD
KOWLOON
TEL. 37222
MATINEES. 20c •30¢.° EVENINGS. 20. -30%-50%70 TO-DAY, "ONE DAY ONLY !
AN OLD FAVOURITE" THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS.
A BURNING SAGA OF THE MAD MONK OF HISTORY, REELING, WITH REGAL GLORY, AND DRUNK WITH WOMAN'S LOVE!!!
JOHN ETHEL LIONEL
BARRYMORE
RASPUTIN
AND THE
EMPRESS
A Mexia Galleyn Maye›
MOTHE
TO-MORROW, ONE DAY ONLY
A BRAND NEW CORY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST
"OLD FAVOURITES”
IN
AN AMAZING, MUSICAL, SPECTACLE OF FRENCH REVOLUTION !!!
"The Gorgeous Hussy" MAJESTIC:-
STAR:
"Rasputin And The Empress
"Sanders of The River"*
Coming
KING'S
"Women Are Trouble" QUEEN'S:-
"Brides Are Like That" "Dancing Pirate":
ORIENTAL:
"Sutter's Gold" "Follow The Fleet" ALHAMBRA:--
"Counterfeit"
"Dancing Pirate*. MAJESTIC:-
"Captain of The Guards"
STAR:-
"13 Hours By Alr
“RASPUTIN AND
THE EMPRESS"
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EDUCATIONAL FILM
Widely Used In Scotland
WORK OF SCOTTISH COUNCIL
"Educational alma ...arg being müra widely used in, Scottish schools than in any other parts of Great Britain-largely because of the lead, being given by the Educa- tion Committees of Glasgow and Edinburgh."
That assertion is made in the monthly film bulletin issued by the Scottish Film Council of the Bri- tish Film Institute, and the bulle- tin goes on to say that the Educa- tion Panel has made arrangements for the scheme, for viewing educa- tional Alms which is to start in Scotland this winter, The Coun- cit was formed to encourage the use, development, and advance- ment of the cinematograph Scotland, and it has become the organising and advisory body for its members, states the "Glasgow Herald."
Dramatic Picture At Educational Association.
The Majestic
Assembling a cast to match in magnitude the first screen appea- rance together of John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore, the Royal Family of stage and screan, was one of the biggest problems ever faced by a casting director, when the huge list of players appearing in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Ras. putila and the Empress was
chosen.
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in
the
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20.
Anniversarios. and Holidays.—St. John of Kenty, duke
Auotioru.---Länsehold Property Sale at China Auction Rooms, 3.00 pm, ab Lammert's Hong Kong Salos Room, 3.00
גב.p
Cinemas.
King's -"The Gorgeous Hussy." Queen's.-"Yours For The Asking." Oriental:-Three Godfathers." World-Chinaso Picture "* Alhambra -- "The Gorgeout Humay," Mijestio :-"Rasputin And The
Empress."
Star-Bauders Of The River."" Meetings.-St. John's Cathedral Mo- thers' Union, in Cathedral · Hall, 3,00 P.; Sandrew's, Mothers' Union, 3.00 p.m.; Last General Meeting of Romany Fair Committee, St Andrew's Hall, 9.00 p.m.
Hong
Mücellaneous.—Rotary Tilla, Kong Hotel: Volunteer Nursing First Aid Examination, at Volunteer. Hoad- quarters, 5.30 p.m.
Social-Choero Club Whist Drive, P
p.m.
- Sports Athletics.-South China Athletic As sociation Annus! Athletic Meeting. Caroline Hill.
Badminton.—Entries close for Hong Kong Badminton League.
Hilliards.8teel Coulson's League, R.D.C. v. P.0. Moss: R.W.F.. C.8.C.C.; C.U.C. v. R.B. Mess; G.S. Mes v. R.A. Meno,
Golf.-Ladies'
Bogey Competition New Course, Faoling).
Miron. Moon, th. Day. Sunrise-4.01 a.m. Sunset.-5.54
p.m.
Tider. High at 13.12 and 23.107
Low at 6.20 and 16.35.
WEDNESDAY; OCTOBER 21.
Anniversaries Hilacion, Abbot.
And
Holido y-St.
Auctions.-Crown Lands, ae District Oce, North, Taipo, 11.30 am.
Cinemas.
King's Queen's
Women Are Trouble." "Brides Are Like That." Oriental:Three Godfathers." World:-'Chinese' Picture." Alhambra :—"Counterfeit." Star13 Hours By Air." Dances --Cheeru Club Daure. 8 p.m Meetings.Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild Monthly Business, 10
A.70.
Holigions-Meeting of Friends of Tao Fong Shan, at Tao Fong Shan Chapel, Bishop's House, 6.00 p.ri.
Social Bridge and Mah Jong Drive at St. Jolm Ambulance Headquart?rk, Tai Hang, Australian Association Mah Jong aftert:non, 3.00 p.m.: Sailors' Home and Seamen's. Institute Whist Drive, 3.00 p.m. Reception at St. Teresa's Farochial Hall, to welcome Rev. Fr. Granelli, Parish Priest, 6,20 P..
.. Sports Shooting-Hong Kong Rifle Associa tion Spoon and Practice Shoot -(Army Bange, Kowloon City, 3.00 p..
Bwimming.Annual V.R.C. Harbour Blace, 5.00 p.m.
Moon.-IX Moon, 7th. Day. Sunrise.-G.22. a.. Sunset.-5.33
The constitution provides for the appointment of a council of 18, in- cluding representatives of the dis- trict councils not yet set up, and the Educational Institute of Scot- land, the Association of Counties of Cities Scotland, the Association of County Councils in Scot land, the Association of Direc- tots of Education In Scotland, the Scottish Council for Research in Education, the British Institute of Adult Education, and the Workers'
In the spring of this year Lord G. Nigel Douglas-Hamilton succeeded Lord Tweedsmuir as the chairman of Lord Tweedsmuir the Council, having previously accepted honorary presidency.
SUPPORT FOR FILMS OF MERIT
Dealing with the work of the various panels, the bulletin points out that the Entertainment Panel has three objects. The first is to secure views from the public as to the type of fum required. The sec- ond is the encouragement of the movement in In the dramatic spectacle of the repertory cinema
much last days 0:
Romanoffa, Scotland. The public is the whch comes to-day to the Majes- more conscious now of the desir- of having "specialist" tic Theatre, not only appear, the ability members of the', most famous cinemas in Glasgow and Edin- theatrical family in the world, but burgh, and progress towards that end is being made. The first Scot- the most imposing Hist of support-
been ing players ever gathered. Every tish newsreel cinema has role, even to the smallest, is filled opened in Edinburgh and another ls being built in Aberdeen." Un- by an artist of international fame. The result is a cast that reads fortunately, the newsreel hour in- troduced by a Glasgow cinema has like the Hollywood" "Blue Book."
been discontinued. Two of the Barrymotes enact
The panels third object is to royal personages, John playing obtain public support for Alms of the role of Prince Chegodleff, and unusual merit which do not obtain Ethel enacting the ill-fated Em-appreciation from the ordinary press. The role of the Mad Monk whose plotting is a forerunner to the fall of the Russian empire, is played by Lonel Barrymore.
Ralph Morgan, last Strange Interlude," enacts the clation: It has seven branches, Czar in "Rasputin and the Em- which hold regular meetings, at press," in a makeup so skillful. It which demonstrations of fimis and stems 日 reincarnation. Diana apparatus are given. The Glasgow Wynyard, the London stage star branch gave 25 courses of five who made an outstanding Impres- lessons on the use of projectors to Fast moving comedy, put over by alon on New York theatre audien- 700 teachers. Experimental groups some of the screen's best character ces last season in "The Deyll are making their own films. actors spices the romantic story of Passes," plays the romantic lead 'CHURCHES' FILM GUILD
Simultaneously with the recent "Yours for the Asking" George, opposite John Barryrhore
A particularly important deve-first London
of Robert Raft, and Dolores Costello Barry-
latest
"Ela picture," The task of transposing solopment in the early summer was Taylor's more picture which closes to-day gigantle a theme to the talking the founding of the Scottish Brother's Wife," at the Empire, a at the Queen's theatre. Members screen was "entrusted to Richard Churches' Film Gulid. For quite slight, well-mannered "squabble of the excellent cast supporting Boleslavsky, whose work with the a long time the Churches, have was staged in Hollywood concern- the stars include Ida Lupino, Re-Moscow Art Theatre gained him made use of the film in connec-ing the contents" of the weekly ginald Owen, James Gleason, an international reputation as a tion with their foreign mission wage" envelope due to this most Lynne Overman, Richard "Skeets" | director" of the first order. Boles-work. The Film Guild aims at up-and-coming of all the young | Gallagher and Edgar Kennedy, lavsky is also the author of two developing the wider use of the story,
Raft appears as a big-time gambest-sellers, "The Way of a Lan-film in the service of the Churches. bling house proprietor" who ar- cer" and "Lances DowIL" ranges with a soclety girl, Miss Barrymore, to set up an ultra- swank gambling layout in Miss Barrymore's mansion, which has been plastered with mortgage since the death of her banker father.
Miss Barrymore alds him in give ing the place a society atmosphere, and in drawing the wealthy class with which she has always asso-star, and a magnificent supporting NEW CRAZE ciated. All is proceeding nicely, cast which includes Buch screen and everybody ta happy but three personalities as Franchot Tone, of Raft's aldes: Gleason. Ofer | Melvyn Douglas, James Stewart and" man and Kennedy. They are afraid Allson Skipworth," "The Gorgeous the boss is falling for the lovely so- Hussy showing to-day at the cialite.
King's and ́Alhambra Theatres as To check the romance, they onc of the outstanding productions arrange with Ida Lupino, beauti-from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ful adventuress, a scheme by which | Studios.
JOÀN B ›LES AND LAURA LA PLANTE 'CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD":
A UNIVERSAL SUPER PRODUCTION
ESTARE
Dally at 2.80, 5.20.7.20 9.20 P M.
TO-DAY ONLY ONE OF THE TEN BEST BRITISH 1935 PRODUCTIONS
PAUL ROBESON LESLIE BANKS
"in Edgar Wallacro
SANDERS
OF THE
RIVER
NINA MAE MOUNNEY
Araw by BCITAN ADIDA ALEXANDER,"
KORDA, Aadusdan
NEXT CHANGE 13 HOURS BY AIR' with FRED MAḤMURRAY
JOAN BENNETT A Paramount PICTURE
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"YOURS FOR THE ASKING"
cinema-going public.
The use of educational films in
Scotland is dealt with, and satis- factory progress 'la" reported by the
р.м.
Tides-High at 14.32 and 23,47; Low at 7.20 and 10.31.
sean in Scottish Educational Fim Aase FILM SQUABBLE
"THE GORGEOUS
HUSSY''
to
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Presenting
Robert Taylor And His Salary
Robert Taylor, it appears, ja setually tinder frm contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for £30 a week The figure is, course,
The intention is not to have film displays as part of religious ser- vices but to build up a really good
in library which can be drawn ridicitous in view of his curfent
by churches all over the country popularity at the box-office, but The Guild will have the backing you have to remember that when flmgoers the `and good will of the Scottish offered this contract he wasn't glorious new romantic team of Joan | Churches of all denominationa
Crawford and Robert Taylor, with Lionel Barrymore as the third co-
OF BORNEO
HEAD HUNTERS They Collect Portraits Of Film Stare
The "wild-man" of Borneo is becoming modernised. Head-hunt-
she is to win Raft, then it him. The picture, fimed by that direc-ing may soon be a lost art. She poses as a upper-cruster, sotorial genius, Clarence Brown, is Travellers now.report that the that Raft will be disillusioned based on the best-selling novel at "trophies hung. round the Dayak about society in général.
the same name by Samuel Hopkins tribal huts, in addition to enemy Meanwhile, Miss Barrymore has Adams, and presents Miss Crawford skulls, now include the portraits realized that she is in love with in her first costume role in the of films stars torn from old ma the gambler. She conceals the part of the historically famous | gazines...
worth the salary of an extra.
M-G.-M. were just gambling on his profile pulling him through. And anyway, when Louis B. Mayer, the studio chief, detected the box-office reaction to Taylor he bumped his money up to £150, handed har a bonus every few weeks, and Presented him with 1 car and £400 worth clothes.
of
LAST TWO DAYS SIMULTANEOUSLY
KING'S ALHAMBRA
HỒNG TONG
KOWLOON.
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. : a. 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 à 9.80 P.M.
A CHALLENGE to the FINEST
CREEN ENTERTAINMENTI.
Ban
Romance at its mightiestsweeps across the screen Lovely Joan in the arms of handsome Bob Taylor...thrills never to be for. gotten as she defies the world's conventions to offer her heart, to the one man she could not have! Another smash MGM hft-right on top of "San Fran. cisco with an unparalleled cast of six great stars!
CRAWFORD ROBERT TAYLOR
Lionel
BARRYMORE
Gorgeous Hussy
Metrą bolder in Maver :
WITH
FRANCHOT TONES" MELVYN DOUGLAS
NEXT CHANGE AT THE KING 5-To-MORBOW AT THE ALHAMBRA-
ON THE SCREEN
"WOMAN ARE TROUBLE
& Metro-üeldwyn-Mayer Picture
ON THE STAGE QUEENIE
with Her NAWAHAN TROUBADOURS
ALSO - NEDA AND JOSE (Mexico's Brilliant Dancers)
"COUNTERFEIT
with
CHESTER MOREIS MORGOT GRAHAME
A Columbla Picture
4 SHOWS
PARK AMI TRAMEÄ Hanes ValLLY BUS
FLORINES
DALLY
DAYS
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ORIENTAL
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TO-DAY • TO-MORROW•
THE BLACKEST ROGUES THAT EVER LIVED BECAME THE WHITEST GUNS THAT EVER DIED Pistols barked death... hoofs thundered...and three desperadoes Then out of the" made their getaway with their biggest han!! blistering desert they found themselves with a foundling infant
on their handel ma
A STORY FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AND ACTIONT
Three men who found
fomance... only wisen they courted death)
3 CODIALITLY
"SUTTERS GOLD"
ONLY WANTS £700 A WEEK This, too, was a gamble, for you public are so Ackle: Many young stars have zoomed to fante in a year I'ke Robert Taylor and dip- ped to obscurity in the following THUR.44
FRI twelve months, da
Therefore guess whether or not SAT. Louis B. Mayer's was red when confronted in his office with Ro- bert Taylor's agent announcing. "We suggest a readjustment of the SUN,
original contract bringing the
MON of only from coastal stations: salary up to £700 a week.”
TUES From: £30 to £700. And the Increasing" contact with the white man is said to be changing first figure enjoying the justifica the Dayak mentality and di tion of a contract!
fact, however, and alds him in plot Peggy O'Nean, Innkeeper's daugh. This decline in head-hunting is ting his campaign for the affectionster, who became one of the most attributed partly to the fact that of Miss Lupino, High
glamorous and influentia? women the Government has adopted a Raft has seen the light at the in Washington social and political new policy of administering the close, but not before the machina circles, auksaka
Dayaks from the interior instead tion of his three aldes, Miss Lupino, and Reginald Owen; posing as the girl's uncle, have led him through a laugh-filled comedy.
Charming and romantic, the story of "The Gorgeous Hussy is also fraught with aetion-packed Inter- ludes.
Maro
Met
ƒƒ Edward Arnold
Lee Tracy Binnie Barnes
THE RIGGEST THRILL DRAMA IN MOTION PICTURE HISTORY!
Fred Astaire
"FOLLOW THE FLEET" Ginger Rogers
100 others. MATINEES: 20c 30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.
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