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QUEEN'S
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TO-DAY AND
TO-MORROW.
THE STORY OF AN INNOCENT GIRL ADRIFT IN A FRONTIER TOWN OF DANCING WOMEN AND LAWLESS MEN
JOHN
SHIRLEY BEAL
S
GUY
IN SRET MARTES FAMOUS STORY
MISS
DOUGLASS
KIBBEE DUMBRILLE Directed by Ge
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MORGNI OLSEN
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1936.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Sworn Enemy". QUEEN'S:-
**M'Lukas" ORIENTAL:-
The Story of Lous Pasteur"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA :--
"The Last Outlaw" MAJESTIC:
STAR:
"While Parents Sleep"
"Nell Gwyn”.
Coming
El
"The Great Ziegfeld" QUEEN'S :-
Nicholls Jr. Artaciaus producer, Robert Sirk EKO-RADIO PICTURE
KING'S :---
ADDED
between
The Sensational Heavyweight Contest
JOE LOUIS vs. JACK SHARKEY Every round packed full of Action
See Louis Vindicate the Schmeling K.O.
Also The March of Time No. 7.
SUNDA Y
Introducing the Most Exciting New Personality in Years SIMONE SIMON
in "GIRLS' DORMITORY"
with HERBERT MARSHAL & ROTH CHATTELTON
4 SHOWS
DAILY
2.30
3 20 710930
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON TEL 57722
MATINEES. 20-30 EVENINGS, 20.-30.- 50‹-70) FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
A BRILLIANT ADAPTATION OF THE DARING PLAY WHICH WAS LONDON'S-LONGEST RUN!
IF YOU MISSED THIS WONDERFUL BRITISH COMEDY DURING ITS FIRST SHOWINGS, DO NOT "REPEAT THE MISTAKE NOW-YOU'LL BE SORRY IF YOU DO!
Dominans Fila Bryan hat
JEAN GILLIE
ELLIS JEFFREYS ENID STAMP-TAYLOR MACKENZIE WARD
IN
WHILE
dish and
PARENTS SLEEP
À PALL SOSKIN PRODUCTION
TO-MORROW, SUNDAY & MONDAY 3 SHOWS DAILY at 2.30, 6.00 & 9.00 p.m.
The Majesty of Shakespeare
The Melody of Mendelrooky
The Mattery of Reichardt
D'ummer Bran Prevent MAX REINHARDTS Production, så
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
FILM STÅR IN CRASH
Greta Nissen Accused Of Dangerous Driving
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Music by MENDELSSOHN CAST OF 1000 wiɛk 13 STARS James Cagney Joe E. Brown Dich Powell Anita Louise Olivia De Havilland Jon Muir Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh Ross Alexander Vorris Teasdale Dienstad by Han Kubordi da Vím. Ottends
Another witness estimated. Miss Nissen's speed at 34 m.ph.
"I was going to the studio at Wembley.". Miss Nissen said. "I had turned from Upper Grosve nor street into Park-street before the accident, and had just got Greta Nissen, the Swedish film into third gear. As I approached star, fave evidene at Marlbo- Upper Brook-street my greatest rougn-street, when she was sum-speed was about 24 m.ph. After- moned for alleged dangerous and wards I slowed down and sounded careless driving in Mayfair. W.
The driver Of a three-wheeled declared that. Miss Nisser, driving, very fast, collided"
..delivery van
the horn.
· “I did my best to avoid the other vehicle. After the collision
I was thrown into a skid, which
with his vehicle at the junction forced my car into a stationary
of Upper Brook-street and Park
atreet
car and further on into some rail-1 ings,"
"Girls' Dormitory"
ORIENTAL:-
Suzy**
ALHAMBRA:-
"The Great Ziegfeld"
BRITISH FILMS BEST YEAR
Denham
Improving On Hollywood
PICTURES THAT WILL MAKE HISTORY
The British Alm industry is confident that by next Christmas i will have established its superlarity over Hollywood for British audiences, states "The Morning Post,"
The last few months have been far from productive of first-class British Blms actually shown to the public, yet during that time some or the mosi ambitious British films have been in course of pro- duction. Denham, England's most important im centre. has the finest list of flims just foished. about to be finished, and planned for the near future: it has ever known
In the opinion of the executives here, there are two pictures in will astonish preparation which the film world.
One 1 "Rem brandt." directed by Alexander Korda, and starring Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester, and the other is A. E. W. Mason's "The Princess Comes Across" "Fire Over England." adapted by
Clemence Dane
MAJESTIC:
"A Midsummer Night's
Dream"
STAR:-
"M'LISS":
Capturing for the
screen the colour and the glamour of Gall- fornia's old-time inining camps, as did the famous Bret Harte storyTM from which it Was adapted, 'M'Liss," which is on to-day at the Queen's Theatre, turns out to be one of the season's most de- lightful love stories.
..
This is a story of the Armada, of Queen Elizabeth and Philip of Whole strips. fashioned 8pain. after Tudor designs, have been built. in the cast are Flors Rob-. son as the Queen, Raymond Mas- sey as Philip of Spain, Lawrence Olivier, Leslie Banks, and Vivien Leigh.
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. Kaniversaries And Felix of Valois,
Auctions-Crown Landis, at District. offee, South, Hong Kong, 11,00 am.1 Household Furulture, at 3. Rankow
Bond. Kowloon, 2.30 pan.
Cinemas.
King's Sworn Ency " Queen's ;--''M'Lina" Oriental:-""The Story of T
Pasteur,'
World-Chinese Pictura.** Allamben The Lane Destlaw.” Majestic While "Parents Sleep.". StarNell Gwyn." Commercial-Union Jastrance
ciety
Su
of Cante Limited. Interim Dividend payable.
1.4.
Lectores-Christian Fellowship Stect.
ing at Helens May, 10,30 am,
Mails-Closing of Christus Letter Mail for Great Britain via Suez, per "Yasukuni Maru," (Registered 12.43 p.m. Ordinary 1.30 p.m.i.
Miscellaneous, Training Group. Bishop's House, 7.15 ..
Social-Ministering League Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, at Peninsula Hotel, 300 p.m.; Whist Drive and Tombola in Kowloon Dock Recreation Chinh, 8,45 p.kz.; Cheero (lanh Contme: Bridge, 8.00 PL Kowloon Tank Anglican hech Bridge and Mah Jong Drive, 9.45 p.m.; Annual Dinner of R.A.3. Association at Hotel C.eil.
Sports.
Badminteu.-Mixai Doubles, Kowloon Teng y. Free Lancers: Recrein "A" v. St. John's,
Tennis.-Exhibition by William T. Tilden and Ellsworth Vines (Bong Kong Cricket Club ground), 3.00 p...
Moon. Moon, 7th. Day. Sunrise.-6,39
a.m. Sunset. 5,39 p.m.
Tides-High 15,01; Low at 7.48 and 17.08.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21. Anniversaries nad Holidays.-The Presentation of Our Lady', Twenty- first Anniversary of the Inauguration In the meantime, another great
of the age of Our Lady of Perpetual Anne Shirley is ideally cast in
production is in progress.
It is Sucenir in the Cathedral of the Im the title-role, as the shy, tragic James Hilton's "Knight Without maculate Conception (1985). but explosively energetic girl who Armour" a story of the Russian Ands love without knowing what revolution, played
Anne has a perfect running Dietrich, Robert Donat. and Irene mate in John Bea', who shares Vanbrugh. In the making of it co-starring honours with her as complete mansion, with gardens the quid school-teacher hero,overlooking a river, and 3 Russian
it is.
who met the test when it came
Their romance, however, runs a tender but rough course, with the story involving two shooting affrays, a near-lynching and other incidents that were typical of the gold towns of the period. Drama, excitement. adventure and pense аге picturesquely into the fabric of the photoplay
train have been built.
by Marlene
"Thander in the City," another alm which should make a deep impression, is also being made. It Edward G. Robinson's first
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was
Cinemas.
King's The Great Ziegfeld.” Chutern's "M'Live*." Orients!:-The Story Of Las
Pastour,"
World:"Chinese Picture." Alhambra :-"The Great Ziegfeld." Majestie:"A Midsummer Night's
Dreg.
StarThe Princess Cinnes Aern" Dances Health and Strength Lengue Camival, for King George's Memorial Fund, at Hotel Cecil.
Entertainments-Cabaret, Dance and Music at Craigengower Cricket Club,
English film. He said it amongst the finest he had ever played in. Edward G. Robinson. p.m. woven
"WHILE PARENTS
SLEEP"
sus-
One of the most amusing roles in "While Parents Sleep," the new screen version of the daring Play by that name, which the Majestic Theatre on to-day, is that of Lord Cattering, a dim-witted cuckold. It is played with disarming realism by Davy Burnaby. Burnaby's stage career is highly coloured. He made his first appearance on the stage at à Command Performance before
is one of the most successful box office draws on both sides of the Atlantic
Miscellaneous.-Laying of Corner Stone for new. Italy Trinity Church. Ma Taut Chong Road, Howloon City, ht The Rt. Rev. Mok Sau Cheung, Another important film that is Bishop of Canton, 2,30 p being made is 'Dreaming Lips," Social-Civil Service Cricket Clab Massey and Romney Brent. Then Whist Drive: 9.30 p.m. also in this seemingly endless list
Sports. la "Love From a Stranger." Agatha
Cricket.—First Division : Civil Ser Christie's story, which has 1.SCE such a successful stage run.
vice Cricket Club Craigengower Ann Cricket Club
(L): Kowloon Cricket Harding is in the case of this. with Club v. Royal Navy (L) University Basil Rathbore and Binnie Hale.. Indian Recreation Club (' Hong It is a Capitol film. Again, there Keng Cricket Club V Ariny(); 18 "Dark Journey," with Conrad Becond Division: Craigengower 0.0. Veldt, Sir John Martin-Harvey v. Civil Service C.C. (L): Royal Navy and Vivien Leigh.
Kowloon C.C. (L); Indian B.. v. Kong 6.C. (L): Police B.C. x. Ariny University (L); Army "B" v. Hong
Among the films that have unly
the late King Edward-a perform-recently been finished and are to (L): Club de Beerein v. Army
ance given by the beautiful Mrs. Langtry.
H
This was in 1902 when he was only 21, but although it was merely the part of the footman in the play. The
be shown soon are: "Dishonour Bright" with Tom Walls, Cesil Parker. and 'Diana Churchill; "Land Without Music" with Rich- ard Tauber, Schnozzle Durante
"A" (L).
Football. Shield Matches Round).
[Fire
Hockey.Caer Clark Cup: TenE Kong Ladies v. G.B.A. (Happy Val ley), 3.90 p.m.: "Cluță de Recreio V and Diana Napier; the new tech Crossways," it served
nicolour the purpose of giving à 'magnifeent
(of the utmost impor Brown Cup: CB.A. 1. R.U.R. Ladies
Ladies (P. T.S.), 2.45
send-or to a career which has
tance to the
future of colour) (C.B.A.), 3.00 p.m.; Hong Kong Ladies made him one of our foremost "Wings of the Morning." with An-
Ladies (F.M.C.A.), 2.45 p.m.: stage, radio and fim comedians.
naballa, Leslie Banks, and Steve Diocesan Girls' School Central Donaghue; "Men Are Not Gods" British Schoo! "A" (D.G.S.). with Miriam Hopkins and Gert- Racing.-Eleventh Extra Race Bleet- rude Lawrence: Kipling's storying (Happy Valley), 2.00_p.rő,
(Continued at foot of next Col.)
Shortly afterwards he accom- panied Mrs. Langtry' to America and appeared at the Garrick Thea- tre in New York.
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"ONE OF THE 10 BEST 1935 BRITISH PRODUCTIONS ANNA NEAGLE A PRETTY, WITTY NELLIE IS
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SUNDAY
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FRED MACMURRAY THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS
Moon Moon, 8th. Day. "Elephant Boy", the first film of India made in India. with Walter Hudd: and "Moonlight Sonata"
with Faderewski, Marte Tempest and Charles Farrell.
"LAWRENCE OF ARABIA"l This is not all. The following pictures are to be started: "Law- rence of Arabia with Walter Hudd; Rene Clair's "Bicycle for. Two" with Robert Sherwood: "I Claudius" with Charles Laughton and Merle Oberon; and James Bridle's "Storm in a Teacup."."
So it is, whether by turn of eix- cumstance or sheer good manage- ment, that Britain is to produce a harvest of remarkably good films, There have never been more highly-paid and popular stars in the country than now.
KINGS
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SWORN ENEMY
ROBERT YOUNG - PLORENCE RICE · JOSEPH CALLEIA LEWIS STONE - NAT PENDLETON Proměnyed, by TONIN E MARIN E karmed to AAVEN HINDRAD
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ADDED ATTRACT.ON SEE The Sensational Heavyweight Bont. JOE LOUIS vs JACK SHARKEY SEE Joe Louis vindicate the Max Schmeling knockout when he slashed and buttared Jack Sharkey to glory pulp in three rounds!
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A PICTURE-AS GREAT AS THE MAN IT IMMORTALIZES!
The finest thing we can say. about this triumphant film is thatit's asheroicas the man who defied mockery...
..sacrificed love... defied death itself... to rescue women from an invisi-" ble reign of terror more dreadful than any ever spread by men!
PAUL MUNI "THE STORY OF
LOUIS PASTEUR
SUN. MON.. TUES.
"SUZY"
3 D
DAYS I ONLY
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Fanchot Tone Cary Grant
◆ MATINÉES: 20-30 ✪ EVENINGS: 20c.-30.-50%.-70c.
"'SWORN ENEMY” are attracting so 'much current
attention from the G-men.
Think of this list of players now or recently in England; Marlene Dietrich, Elisabeth Bergner, Ann Harding, Miriam Hopkins, Edward- G. Robinson, Charles Laughton, Flora Robson, Raymond Massey. Lawrence Olivier, Vivien Leigh,
The cast is excellent Robert The motion picture, more than Young plays the role of a young Merle Oberon, Constance Collier, Roland Youps, Robert Donat, Pa-ny medam this reviewer can fight manager whole brother, is to took killed by the gangster because he derewski, Marie Tempest, Charles mention, te causing us
square'y at life as this generation "knows too much," Florence Rice. Farrell, and Basil Rathbone,
16 mareting the They are all turning but British
the delightfu"daughter of Grant- pictures. In six months time It This is the thought suggested and Rico, noted sports writer, Vill be surprising if the British by a picture which is being appears in the feminine leadi film Industry has not reached a screened at the King's Theatre Others are. Nat Pendleton asas
Lewis higher peak of prosperity than to-day, called "Sworn Enemy pug'et, ever in its history,
It is briefly, a realistic study of Huter. Harvey
the high-handed gentlemen who Samue! Mlads.
Btone
Stephens
Harold and
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