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“I MARRIED
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PAT O'BRIEN JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON
ROSS ALEXANDER - GUY
KIBBEE - LOUISE FAZENDA Directed by Archiv Mayo · A Warner Bros. Pictura
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SANDERS OF THE RIVER'
ROYAL VISIT
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Munich, Feb. 21. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke, and Duchess of Kent arrived here to-day from London, intending to
spend three weeks as the guests of Countess Toerring, a sister of the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE || ORIENTAL
CINEMA
"ZUOTĄ
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
*Peg Of. Old Drury QUEEN'S:-
"Three Smart Girls" ORIENTAL:-
"Our Relations"
Kowloon
ALHAMERA:-- 11
"Easy To Take" ALAJESTIC:-
“Murder By An Aristocrat”
STAR:--
"I Married A Doctor"
KING'S:-
Coming
"The Devil Is A Sissy**
QUEEN'S:
.."Dimples"
ORIENTAL:-
"Gorgeous Hussy" ALHAMBRA:-
"Dimples"
STAB:--
"Sanders Of The River" MAJESTIC;~
"The Amateur Gentleman"
EASY TO TAKE
THEATRE
Booking For February
And March
February 21, 22, 23.-Our Rela tions (M.G.M.); Laurel and Hardy, February 24, 25,-Gorgeous Hussy -(M.G,M.). Joan Crawford, Ro- bert Taylor. Franchot Tone.
February 28, 27-Kelly the Sec- ond-(M.G.M.); Patsy Kelly. Char He Chase,
February 28 and March 2, 1.— Anthony Adverse-(Warner Bros.), Fredric March, Olivia Dellavilland.
March 3, 4.-Sea Spoilers (Um- versal. John Wayne, Nan Grey. March 5, 6.-Bengal Tiger (Warner Bros.), Barton MacLane, June Travis, Warren Hull.
March 7, 8, 9.-The Texas Rang- ers (Paramount), Fred Mac Murray, Jack Oakle, Jean Parker.
March 10, 11-Trouble for Two- (M.G.M.), Robert Montgomery.
Rosalind Russel
March 12 13-Old Hutch- (M.G.M.) Wallace Beery,
Eric Linden. Cecilia Parker,
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
a.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. Anniversaries and Holidays. St. Peter Damian,
Auctions-Crown Lands, at"Dis- trich. Office, Northern District, Tal Po, 11.30 am.
Cinemas
King's:-"Peg. Of Old Drury" Queen's: "Thres Smart Girls" Oriental:-"Our. Relations". World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra: "Easy To Take" Majestic:"Murder By An
Aristocrat'
of
+ Star:-"I Married A Doctor" Mendelsohn's
Entertainments. Recital "Elljah" at John's Cathedral, 9 p.m. Kwangtung
Meetings-Monthly, .. of the
and
Hong Kong Branch of the Bible Union of China, at 218 Nathan Road, Kow-. loan, 5.30 p.m.
Social Craigengower - Cricket Club Weekly Whist Drive Tambola, 9.15 p.m.; Cheero Club and
Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.
Sports
Billiards.-Finals in Billiard Tournament. in Cheero Club Billard Room. 7 p.m."
Cricket. Hong Kong. Volunteers United Services (Hong Kong c.c. Ground), 1.30 p.m.
Racing Annual Race Meeting
March 14. 15. 16.-Jungle Prin- cess-(Paramount), Dorothy La- mour, Ray Milland, Akim Tamiroff. March 17, 18.-Bullets or Ballots -(Warner Bro).), Edw. G. Ro- binson, Joan, Blondell,
March 10, 20.-Daniel Boone-of the Hong Kong, Jockey, Club, (R.K.C.), Heather Angel, John
Third Day (Happy Valley), 11.30 Carradine.
March 21, 22, 23.-Born to Dance -(M.G.M.), Eleanor Power, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce. One of the biggest line-ups of March 24, 25-Lady to Be Careful child talent ever gathered to--(Paramount), Lew Ayres, Mary gether in оде picture appears Carlisle. during radio studio sequences of "Easy to Take." the Paramount comedy-romance which opens at the Alhambra Theatre to-day.
Child.musicians who have won, fame in concerts both on the stage and on the radio perform during the studio scenes; one of the most accomplished pairs is Mary Ruth Kızzali, four, and Saundra Maazel, Tour and a half, who appear in a duet Mary Ruth plays plano and Saundra violin
Billy Lee, pint-sized tap dancer: Marilyn Knowldon, Carl Sweitzer and other talented juveniles also appear in station scenes.
"Easy to Take" is the story of radio "uncle," who broadcasts talks for kiddies nightly. He is made the guardian of a ten-year vld boy by an eccentric woman, who has been charmed by his voice and has made provision in her will that he is to take care of the estate. John Howard and Marsha Hunt play the leading romande roles, and are assisted by Eugene Pallette, Richard Carle, Jau Duggan and Douglas Scott, who plays the part of the boy.
Howard, the "uncle". doesn't like the job that has been wished on him. The pleas of his mana ger. Pallette, and the charms of the boy's sister,, Mis Hunt, con- vince him, however, that he should accept. Complications set in al- inost at once-the fortune proves a myth and Miss Hunt runs away after a "misunderstanding. boy becomes-80-aggravating that Howard finally gives him a much- needed spanking, while millions of Indignant mothers Listen in over their radios. Radio saves the day In the end.
The
March 28, 27-Walking on the Air-(R.K.O.), Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern.
MURDER BY
AN ARISTOCRAT
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"Murder by an Aristocrat," First
National mystery drama, based on one of the most popular of Migaon G. Eberhart's baffling murder stories comes to the Ma- Jestic Theatre to-day, with Lyle Talbot, Marguerite Churchill and Claire Dodd in the leading roles
2.m.
Shooting Hong Kong Rifle As- sociation Annual Meeting (Mat- shed Building. Shamshulpo Camp), 5.45 p.m
Moon-I Moon, 13th. Day. Sunrise.-6.50 a.m. Sunset -6.24
p.m.
Tides-High at 8.28 and 20.20: Low at 2.38 and 13.28.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. Anniversaries and Holidays. St. Matthias. Jewish. Fast Esther.
of
Cinemas. King's: "Peg Of Old Drury" Queen's: "Three Smart Girls" Oriental:-"The Gorgeous Hussy" World: "Chinese Picture.", Alhambra:-"Easy To Take" Majestic:-"Murder · By Ar..
Aristocrat"
Star:-"I Married A Doctor"
deaths of
The plot centers about the Meetings Kowloon Union,
two members of the Church Women's Guild, 10. a.m.: proud and aristocratic Thatcher V.D.M.A. Annual Meeting in St. family. Bayard, Thacher is the Andrew's Vicarage, pan.; Com- Arst to meet death, That black-mittee of S. and B. Home, 5.30 p.m. sheep of the family is found shot Miscellaneous Kowloon Tong
through the heart...
Anglican Church Discussion Group. the 8.30 pm
family are suspected as also are
Five other members of
the butler and two maids. Thatcher is eliminated as a sus- Dave
attic of the Thatcher manson. pect, he being found dead in the
Religious-St Andrew's Church Service and Address, 9 p.m.
Social-Whist Drive and Tom- bola, in Garrison Sergeants' Mess, 8.30 p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Y.P.8. Mah Jong Party, 8.45 pm.
Sports
Hong Kong Volunteers (HX.C.C. Cricket.-Hong Kong C.C. v.
ground), 1.30 p.m.
Dr. Allen Carrick is called Into the case and brings a nurse to the house, a part played by Miss Churchill. The nurse runs across her night in the home that she be- so many strange incidents during
Football-First Division, Club v. ilever a murder has been com- Recreio (Club), 4.15 p.m.: Second mitted, which the family is trying Division, RE, Y. Police (Bookun- to cover up, She eventually, dispoo), 4.15 p.m.; Third Division. covers the missing jewels and un-Kumaon Rifles v. RA.M.C. (Cha- covers the murder plot.
tham Road), 2.45 pm.
Claire Dodd as the wife of Dave Thatcher, has another siren role, of the Hong Kong Jockey Club,
Racing-Annual Race Meeting. Joseph Crehan and Florence, Fair Fourth Day (Happy Valley), noon are two other members of the family being blackmailed by Bay-scalation Spoon and Practice Shoot Shooting.-Hong Kong Rifle As- ard, and Virginia Brissac plays the (Army Rifle Range, Kowloon City). part of Adels Thatcher, the aged 2 pm 14AMA U spinster bead of the family. Stuart Moon Moon, 14th, Day.
Sunrise.-6.49 a.m. Sunset-6.24
I MARRIED A DOCTOR Holmes is the butler, and Lottle
A stirring drama of small town bigotry, and intolerance, the War- ner Bros. production, "I Married A Doctor," opens at the Star Theatre to-day.
The picture is based on a novel by Sinclair Lewis which caused a
Williams and Marry Treen are the two maids, all under suspiction.
The picture was directed by Frank McDonald.
THE BOY DAVID" furor throughout the country by WITHDRAWN
Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hut-
Box-Office Returns Disappointing
After a run of six weeks and
p.m.
Tides. High at 9.50 and 21.08; Low at 3.10 and 14.16.
POSSIBLE CURE BY HYPNOTISM
boy's
KINGS
SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
THE "NELL GWYN" STARS TOGETHER AGAIN
ANNA NEAGLE
Delightful as Peg Wolfington CEDRIC HARDWICKE
Skilful as David Garrick
`in a story containing a wealth of human interest, drama and, fine sentiment.
PEG of OLD DRURY
THURSDAY UNITED ARTISTS
-Directed by Herbert Wilędz
A BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PRODUCTION
with
"THE DEVIL IS A SISSY”
FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW JACKIE COOPER! MICKEY ROONEY IAN HUNTER
ALHAMBRA
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Romance Hits the Kiddies Radio Hour!
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“EASY TO TAKE
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A STARTLING MURDER MYSTERY Í
WE'RE GIVING A THRILL-PA TOP HAT, WHITE TIE, AND — MURDER!
MURDER BY AN ARISTOCRAT
LYLE ALBOT - MARGUERITE CHURCHILL CLAIRE DODD
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JB, and ELISSA LANDI
THE AMATEUR GENTLEMAN
in
A UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
Haile Selassie Speaks Of "The Criminal”.
EX-CAPTAIN MILES RELEASED
The description of the exposing the cruelties resultand
condition is very like that of from the attitude of self righteous
patients seen during and after the small town people who judge others by their own, narrow stan-
War labelled as "shell-shocked" A state of psychological tension dards. It is said to be filled
probably existed before the strain dynamic with pathos and tragedy and three days, Sir James Barrie's play and the resulting physical distur
of war proved the testing point, romance, sparkling dialogue and Bergner in the title-part, was with deafness, dumbness, and blindness
scenes, enlivened by The Boy David" with Elizabeth comedy.
bances were many and varied drawn from His Majesty's Theater being no uncommon.L chinson have the romantic leads, bitter disappointment at the com- the present instance, if in fact Mr. CJB Cochran expressed his seems fair to assume that in he being a country doctor who
parative non-success of the Barrie- takes his city bred bride to his Bergner venture, which he had the symptoms are of recent deve- small home town where she im-waited two years to produce. appment that some degree of mediately, arouses a jealous and
deep-seated psychological intr Force Association after the men and women in the street, sweethearts are attracted by me Edinburgh, where it was first put evidences of pecho-am
bitter antagonism among the wo-oor de hed a better send chief exists of which, the obvious reception in his honour arranged chief of the london Salvage Corps,
off than did "The Boy David,” · At
disabilities are
by the Abyssinian Association, at | was but superficial
released from Maidstons her duced. 36,000 people, paid more
Bath.
Prison recently than £11,000 for admission using the term in its broadest being done to close the curtain Some form of psycho-analysis-To-day when every effort is sense will probably be under over the most hideous crime ever taken, and since a child's mental
Col, Evelyn Wood, who is giving up his post of secretary to the
City of London Territorial Army and Air
23 years, was given a complimen- cary dinner by the Lord Mayor, of London, Sir George Broadbridge,
at the Mansion House, states, the "Dally Telegraph."
Col. Wood, declared, that there
was nothing wrong with the Army,
Duchess of Kent Frastucian News Service.
4
because they all have votes now."..
Brig-Gen. the Earl of Lucan,
beauty and wit who proposed Col. Wood's health dal by taking under her patronage Unwittingly she creates a scan- presented him with a silver rosa country youth with artistic a5-
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"I want justice," said the Em- peror of Abyssinia, apeaking at a
Mr. Brynmor Eric Miles, former
In February, 1934, he was sen tenced to four years penal ser vitude for complicity in what be
e-raising
He observed that Cal Wood, who sons, she does not realize that be band, returning to the city. But an adult's it is reasonable to hope hurrying to shake hands with came known a the bow on behalf of the Association.pirations. Encouraging his ambi-she fleas from her home and hus-disorder, are geldom so complex a Committed, and when att vare i was now 87, had been granted has become desperately infatuated in a surprising climax she and her for atisfactory results, extensions of service year by year with her, until he begs her to run husband are reunited he
the criminaÏ,"-. he said, "the case""". by the Army Council since he away with him. The tongues of
Hypnotisin and suggestion have citizene of this fair city of reached the age of 60.
There is a talented cast playing also proved successful cases, and Bath bare renom when the youth mad with Hutchinson, which includes Ross have been cured by "mock opera stand for justice. They must be gossip, long wagging, clack with in support of O'Brien and Miss wartime blindness and deafness
assembled, here to show that they at feast disappointment, is killed in a wild Alexander Guy Kibben, Louise tions," in which harmless small automobile ride.
Fazenda, Olin, Howland, Margaret incisions have been made in the proud of their convictions and I Believing everyone in town to be Irving, Alms Lloyd, and Robert skin, behind the ears and sewn up admire their courage. petty, mean. Intolerant and cruel, Barrat
I want again,
Justice.
"There are as good brains in the Army and the Civil Service as In civilian life," he said "There is nothing wrong with the soldiers at personally always object to the top, nor with the heads of the age-limits," he said. "They should Civil Service. If there is anything be more elastie A man's value to wrong with the system, that is up the service has little relation to to the Government-or rather to his age."
On conviction it was announced In the London Gazette" that Mfles had been deprived of the -rank of captain, but not the MIH- Eary Crong which be won in the
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