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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"Parnell"
QUEEN'S
"Girl Overboard"
ORIENTAL:-
"Hot Money"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:--
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"Private Detective 62" MAJESTIC-
"Yellowstone"
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"When You're In Love" MAJESTIC-
"Under Two Flags"
PARNELL
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"Parnell," which has its run at the King's Theatre to-day, is of course a history of the Irish people primarily, but actually it is à nar ration of great love and sacrifice that transcends all racial bonn- dorlea.
It takes the man, Charles Stewart Partiell, as a symbol of all the courageous, reckless man of history, to whom love was a greater thing than fortune or fame or power. It endows him with many of the human weaknesses that some of the human virtues that endear a man to his fellowmen.
The role of Parnell is played by Clark Gable. Myrna Loy portrays the glamorous Kate O'Shea, the woman Parnell loves to the ex- clusion of all else. It is a difficult role and she plays it with a re- markable depth of understanding. The supporting cast, with 75 speak- Ing roles, is one of the finest ever assembled for a picture.
GIRL OVERBOARD!
Set
the against
spectacular background of a ship fire at sca, "Girl Overboard!" a fast moving Universal picture opens at the Queen's Theatre to-day, with Gloria Stuart and Walter Pidgeon in the leading roles.
The screen play tells the story of a beautiful New York girl who fees from the sinister influence of the proprietor of an exclusive Manhattan gown shop. Just be- fore she salls. the man is killed and the finger of suspicion is pointed at the girl."
a
SEARCH FOR "MISS MALAYA”
CHANCE FOR LOCAL GIRL TO BECOME A
FILM STAR OVERNIGHT
The search for "Miss Malaya" to feature in the leading feminine role in Paramount's 'Malayan pic ture, "Booloo" Alm of jungle ro mance. has been in earnest. The quest will be made throughout the length and breadth of Malaya. after which the name of the suc cessful Candidate will
nounced.
br An-
Already over 20 smart and pretty looking girls of all nationalities, Chinese, Japanese and Eurasians, have been interviewed by Para- mount's judges but so far not one has fully complied with the r quired conditions: No Malay girl has as yet some forward for this test. Meanwhile the search con- tinues
To be successrul the girt chosen must have characteristics of a typical Malay maiden, be able to speak duent English and colloquial Malay, which will be a strong feature of the film. The girl will have to do work under difficult conditions. especially filming scenes in jungle settings.
This is a good opportunity for somebody and there is no saying where it will" end," said Mr. James Burch, co-director of the film, in an" interview ""There may be a great future for this girl, if the producer is impressed. You never can tell, it has happened many
times."
"A person's rise to fame in the alms has often
meteortc.
been
AUTHORS AMONGĮ.
THE STARS
Book wrinkle
collectors have a new
First
editions have grown steadily more expensive. The mest desirable items have soared out of reach of the average man's pocket-book. Hence
13. it that there has developed recently a fad for books written by actors, and autographed by them.
Approached bluntly and asked the question. "What actors have written books?" the man in the street
might find difficulty in answering. And yet more than thirty books written by stage cr screen players are available in the shops. The list of actor-authors includes Mary Pickford. Dressler, Noel Coward, Erich von Stroheim. Eva Le Gallienne, John Barrymore, Eddie
more.
People whom you have never heard of yesterday are now box-office attractions-just like a bolt from the blue.
"We will have to select the girl to follow later." Mr. James Burch first, and the boy, to play opposite,
went on. "She must possess Malay features to suit the picture. You do, for it must be an absolute so- have to be careful with what you
presentation. of the story. It must be Malay throughout.
**The customs and settings will be entirely native and all tno scenes, except for a few 'shots' in the town, will be taken in the Jungle, although we have not decided the locations."
Continuing, Mr. Burch said "This is the first Malayan picture which Paramount Motion Pictures are making. The girl we are looking for will be the first Malayan girl to be filmed by Paramount."
MALAYAN SETTING Questioned as to why Paramount Motion Pictures had sent out this expedition, Mr. Burch said that one of the reasons was that the American picturegoer has always been interested in "real Malayan settings.
"'Booloo' will probably take three months to be Almed. It depends greatly on the weather and the people selected to do the work." concluded Mr. Burch.
NEW RUSE BY
FILM
AN
Ardent admirers of film players will sometimes try anything to get into personal, contact with their favourite.
One of the cleverest attempts to get in touch with a screen star was frustrated by Francis Lederer's secretary, Meta Aiton.
Calling the Columbia Studios where Lederer is co-sterring with
"It's Madeleine Carroll in
All Yours," a young girl managed to get her call through the studio switch board directly to the set through the simple pretext that she was the long distance operator and had an important call for Mr. Lederer.
Fortunately Miss Marie
Cantor, And
For intrinsic value" two stand out. These are "The Life Story or an Ugly Duckling" by the late" Marie Dresster, and "Once & Clown, Always a Clown" by the written years ago and are out of late De Wok Hopper. Both were
print.
Alton's SU5- picions were aroused and without
disturbing Ledere in his work before the cameras she managed to trick the caller into confessing her destre to "simply talk" Lederer.
8,203,942 IN GREATER LONDON
to
Close By this time, however, she is at
to these two in money There are 8,203,942 people living sea,
Importance aboard a ship on which
are "Weber and in the Greater London area, 28 disastrous fire breaks out. Con-Fields," written by the comedy constituted at June 30 last. sumed in the blazing Inferno of
team, with Felix Isman; and "My. This Agure is given in a Census the 11-fated liner is
Life as an Actor by John Barry-report for the counties of London the only evidence
more. It has been years since and Middlesex. of the true killer's
It is based on Identity. When the accused girl few copies are available. Barry- the changes in the
they were arst published and very the 1831 census, but embodies all by a queer twist of fate. Is given more expressed surprise
size of the shelter in the home of the dis- copy was brought to him for auto-population was 7,480,201.
area since that time. In 1921 the trict attorney whose lob it is to graphing while he was playing prosecute her, the picture ad- vances to
swift,
MacDonald smashing Nelson Eddy in "Maytime," climax.
side of his own library he had not seen the volume in years.
a
YELLOWSTONE
with
Jeanette
"BEST SELLER"
when a
There has been a reduction in and the population of the London ad- Out-ministrative county from 4.484,523,
to, 4,397,003 at present.
Very easy to secure is a copy of "Yellowstone," the Universal the small treatise written by Mary mystery aim which opened at the Pickford titled "Why Not Try Majestic Theatre yesterday, proves God." Because of its low price that there is something new un- and religious background; it had der the sun. The novel twist of an enormous sale, Miss Pickford
In
The number living in the outer ring has increased from 2,095,878 to 3,808,039.
The City of London population has dropped from 13.709 to 10,999.
Its plot and the unexpected 19 believed to have with this ly the colourful life of the Eng- solution have a refreshing quality. volume the "best seller" record oflish actor. Another, element that adds greatly all actor authors.
FICTION BY STARS to its entertainment value is the Erich von Stroheim, once both "At 33" 18 an excellent study eye-filling splendour of the sel- actor and director, has written a of contemporary acting conditions. tings, which include the magni- number of books, the latest of by Eva Le Gallienne. Eddie Can- ficent marvels of Yellowstone Na- which "General Hospital," tor does the same thing for the tional Park. Seeing them is like which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has modern comedian with "My Life la a visit to wonderland.
just made as a picture under the In Your Hands,"" The story is fast in tempo, title "Between Two Women," Most of the mentioned volumes filled with suspense and inter- with Franchot Tone, Maureen arc autobiograpical Fiction by woven with
thread. O'Sullivan and Virginia Bruce in #romantic
stars, however, is quite in evid Melodramatic in theme, the tale the leading roles. Von Stroheim'sence. "To-day is To-night" by
the
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The belief that cats wash them. selves is quite wrong, according to Mr. Ferguson, because whatever dirt was present at the beginning of the licking process was still
HOW KISSING STARTED vibrates with the conflict of ban-own favourite, however, among his the late Jean Harlow has been up Scientist Blames It present at the en WEST BOUND LIMITED escapes from prison guards and coupe with modern racketeers. gypsies, called "Paprika."
dits of yesteryear attempting to writings, is a story of Austrian for purchase by several flm com- becomes a fugitive.
panies: In all likelihood it will
On "Vitamin D" Cats lick themselves simply in One of the oldtimers returns to From the first toot of the Months later he 18
Among young boys William S. be pubilkhed posthumously, Elissa,
order to absorb the oil, a form of befriended Yellowstone searching for hidden Hart has enjoyed an enormous Landi has just completed her fifth
A theory that kissing arose ori-food, distributed on their hair by locomotive whistle to the last by Polly Rowles and earns click of the ralls. "West Bound hatred of Henry Brandon who before.
the loot he had buried some 20 years sale for his book, full of his ad- novel. entitled "To-day
ginally through man's need of natural processes. Limited," exciting railroad drama,
"Vitamin D" was put forward in a ̈ loves Polly. Brandon
venturous experiences, "My Life | Rebela."
Mr. Ferguson also revealed that learns
Quickly other members of the East and West." In addition to which has its run at the Alham-
Talbot is a fugitive and arranges former gang, all hungry for the this, the former cowboy star has lightful comedian, published an 8 of the Aeronautical De- animal life. In a natural state, he Edland Young, that very de paper read here by Mr. Clyde Fer- Beas serve a valuable, purpose a bra. Theatre to-day. provides for his arrest. When a passenger treasure, gather Uke vultures written at least a dozen other amusing volume of adult nursery partment of Pretoria Technical said, a dog had fleas and in at- thrilling entertainment,
train is in danger of destruction, seeking prey. The ancient bandit juvenile adventure books, all of rhymes. Blustrated with his own College. Lyle Talbot, portraying a sta-Talbot risks imprisonment to save la mysteriously killed. His daugh- which have had a farge sale. It pen and ink sketches, entitled "Not
tacking the feas the dog-would- tion agent, is disgraced when. it. The unusual climax of the ter, in love with a forest ranger, is a little known fact that Hart la For Children." It had a very large stance formed on the bodies aroll produced on the hair by glands After explaining how this sub- automatically absorb the natural fighting off hold-up bandits, he' | film vindicates Talbot allows a passenger train to pass establishes the actual criminal.
and finds suspicion polating to her among the twelve most popular sale.
primitive people, he said: N at its roots. sweetheart. The mysterious cause authors of children's books. switch and go to destruction. He
Johnny Wélasinuller is the su-
"Primitive humans Besides Lyle Talbot, Polly Rowtes of her father's end, and the me-
obtained Young dogs in playing together ariat Henry Brandon, the cast in-thod in which the novel solution love well-tarned sentences; full of "How To Swim," +1:
A favourite among those who thor of a standard sports treatise, their supply of Vitamin D by nib- always appeared to be biting one cludes Henry Hunter, William of the puzzle is developed, help human interest and humour, is
bling at themselves and one an- another. but in reality they were CandiganTMTM And Frank Relcher. make a fascinating screen
Yes, indeed, scratch a star these other, and the last evidence of obtaining oil from the hair, to Ford Beebe directed the offering.rative.
nar-"Up From Bloomsbury," by George days and you are very apt to this forgotten instinct may He in provide them with Vitamin D and
Arliss. The book pictures eloquent-find an author!
the practice of kissing."
prevent ricketta.
has no witness to prove that he was helpless to prevent the ac- cident when"it" happened.~Cöf- victed of criminal negligence, he
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