QUEEN'S
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW Two Famous Pills In The Story of Two Famous Pill Makers!
Bert
WHEELER
Robt WOOLSEY
glandel ON AGAIN-
Good medicina for giggle
OFF AGAIN
with Marjorie Lord Patricia Wilder
TADIO flau'e
Directed by Edward Cline, Produced by Lee Marcus. Screen play by Net Perrin and Benny Rubin.
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World's Heavy-weight Championship Contest TOMMY - FARR
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VS. JÕE LOUIS
A Lavis Laugh & Rhythm Hit NEW FACES OF 1937"
TAKE AND TEAM ON SAPPY VALLEY BUS
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20NLY TO-DAY
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TO-MORROW.
PIRATES, TREASURE, LAUGHTER 'N EVERYTHING!
The screen's tiniest gold digger turns pirate to inut the heart of the world's largest har. ANOTHER GRAND PICTURE FOR THE CHILDREN!
T." CAPTAIN'S KID"
Featuring
MAY ROBSON SYBIL JASON GUY KIBBEE •
STARTS SUNDAY
SEASON'S GREATEST LAUGH HIT "SING ME A LOVE SONG"
Hugh Herbert. Zasu Pitts, Allan de kins, James Melton, Patricia, Ellis, Walter Catlett, Net Pendleton
MATINEES: 20c.-30ć
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2:30
520
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STAR
TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY
„Samuel Goldwyn presents
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THESE THREE
Miriam
Merle
HOPKINS OBERON
JOEL MCCREA
Seremonias te
WILLIAM WYLER - LIELIAN HELLMAN
TO-MORROW
Robert Donat in "GHOST GOES WEST
Move To Check Foreign Films In India
BRITISH SCHEME IN. PREPARATION
The British Government, and particularly the India Office, are percarbed over the future of the Indian film industry.
The British m 18 probably more valuable as a medium of national propaganda and for the spread of British culture in India than in any other part of the world. Yet, of the 400 Alms Imported Into India in 1935, only 89 were British,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE
CINEMA
Hong Kong
KING'S:-
"A Star Is Born"
QUEEN'S:—
"On. Again-Off Agalo"
ORIENTAL:-
"The Captain's Kid"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:—
"She Had To ̈ Eat"
MAJESTIC:-
STAR:-
"These Three"
"Dangerous Number":
Coming
KING'S:-
"Four Sons" QUEEN'S:
"New Faces of 1837" ORIENTAL:-
"Sing Me A Love Song" ALHAMBRA{—
"Mountain Musje"
STAK:-
"Ghost Goes West" MAJESTIC:-
"Pick A Star".
ON AGAIN-OFF AGAIN
Fredric March and Janet Gaynor co-starring in "A Star Is Born," the first modern picture in technicolour.
STAR IS BORN
A real gala Hollywood premiere, complete with pressing throngs, searchlights, radio announcer and celebrities is one of the thrilling highlights of "A Star is Born," David O. Selznick's technicolour production co-starring Janet Gay- nor and Fredric March, which be- gins to-day at the King's Theatre.
William A. Wellman directed this Klamorus story of Hollywood's "in- side." which casts Janet as a little country girl who came to Holly- wood in search of fame, faced the crushing odds of 100,000 to one and made good.
Adolph Menjou, May Robson. Andy Devine and Lionel Stander Built to especially, accommodate
are prominently featured in this the insane anties of Bert Wheeler Almed in technicolour, while others Arst up-to-the-minute story to be and Robert Woolsey. "On Again-playing important roles are Owen
Of Again," an RKO RADIO fea- ture comedy, showing at the Queen's Theatre to-day. which" provides the audience with hysterical hour of rib-breaking entertainment.
an
As in previous Wheeler-Woolsey laugh vehicles, the story is based on a rollicking premise, interpolat- ed with songs and pulchritudinous chorines.
Presenting a long-standing feud between two
business partners. they settle their differences with â "no-hold-barred" wrestling match, the winner to operate the business for one year, the loser to become the winner's valet.
"On Again-Off Again" provides each of the cuckoo comedians with the convulsive gags and the broad comedy for which they are famous. An unusually fine supporting cast includes Marjorie Lord. Esther Muir. Russell Hicks, Faul Harvey, George Meeker and Patricia Wilder
Robert Young and Ann Sothern in "Dangerous Number"
SHE HAD TO EAT
Captured by police, tricked by trigger-men, ditched by a daft millionaire-Everything happens to happy-go-lucky Jack Haley, who hi-jacked laugh after laugh in "Wake Up and Live." all because he falls for Rochelle Hudson, a sweet little girl with a permanent According to present plans, local hunger (for thrills), In the riotous labour would be used, and the Twentieth Century-Fox comedy, writers and players would be In- "She Had To Eat," which has its dian, but producers, directors and run at the Alhambra Theatre to- key-technicians would
day. perienced: Britons. The films to be: produced would be of a type con- sidered suitable for presentation in the country districts,
be
CX-
thing for a laugh meets the girl When the lad who will do any- who will do anybody, for a meal, it's love at first bite, with a huge feast of laughs served up by Arthur Treacher and Eugene Pallette, also featured in the cast.
AMERICA'S HOLD British Alm distributors are ful- ly aware of the hold America is A scheme is now in preparation gaining on Indian audiences, and in Wardour-street through which certain American and
Malcolm St. Clair, directed this the Government will be asked to companies nave already seized the innocent (Jack Haley) whose love German light-hearted story of a country subsidize the setting up of British opportunity to studios and cinemas in India, cheap films in Indian studios, only lands him in
start producing for his pet rabbit, "Cactus," not that this country may enter int3, which they have built. seidora cos- after another, but finally wins him one scrape competition with Germany and ting more than £5,000. America for
the girl of hia romantic dreams. the provision of It is this foreign production The screen play was written by cinema entertainment in the vil activity with which the India Office Samuel G. Engel, who also served lages.
Is most concerned.
as associate producer.
Moore, Peggy Wood, Elizabeth Jeans, Edgar Kennedy, J. C. Nugent and Guinn Williams.
DANGEROUS NUMBER
Marital quarrels at the rate of one a minute. 3 marriage, the legally of which is complicated by daylight saving time. chases with gangsters, and mysterious meetings with 1 beautiful charmer, with romance rampant In spite of all, are highlights in the screen's latest mirthquake, "Dangerous Number," showing to: day at the Majestic Theatre.
The heroine and hero quarrel. make up, quarrel again, get in trouble with the police. There are hectic moments with crowds of vaudeville performers true love is bumped in taxis, jolted by gang- sters, and the heroine falls into the water which dissolves "silk" dress.
CAPTAIN'S KID
her
new
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 Anniversaries and Holidays- Eddystone Lighthouse completed, 17159. St. Bridget of Sweden.
Auctions.-140 Packages Sundry Goods, at Talkoo Sugar Refinery premises. Quarry Bay, 10.30 a.m.: Crown Lands at District Office. South, Queen's Building. 2nd floor. 11 a.m.; Household Furniture, at Lammert's HK, Sales Room," 9.30 p.m."
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Dances-Hong Kong Chinese Women's Soldiers' Relief Assoela- tion Dinner Dance. Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, la ald of wounded soldiers and refugees, 8 p.m.: Hong Kong Reel Club Prac- tice. Helena May, 5.30 p.m.
Mails. (See Page 16). Meetings.-Helena May Christian Fellowship. 10.30 am.; Shanghai Brownies living in Kowloon, at St. Andrew's Hall, 3.30 p.m.: Cirl Guides at Sandilands Hut. 3.30 p.m. Kowloon Chess Club, at St. Andrew's Hall. 5,30 p.m.
Moon.-IX Moon 5th. Day. Rehearsals.Philharmonic So- clety. Orchestral. Section, Sallor's Home and Seamen's Institute, 8.45 p.m.
Social-Cheero Club Duplicate and Contract Bridge, & p.m.; Welcome to. Rev. and Mrs. D Rosenthall, in St. Andrew's Hall, 5 to 6 p.m.; Whist Drive and Tom- bola, R.W.F Shamshulpo, -8.30
p.m.
Sports. (See Page 10). Sunrise.-6.18 a.m. Sunset.-6.05
1.m.
Tides. High at 1242 and 22.50: Low at 05.28 and 16.43..
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9. Mails. (See Pare 16). Moon-X Moon, 6th. Day. Sports. (See Page 101. Sunrise.-6.16 a.m. Sunset.-6.06
p.m.
Tides High at 11.30 and 22.30; Low at 04.48 and 18.20. 3
"The Captain's Kid." the First National comedy romance is showing at the Oriental Theatre to-day and to-morrow with talented cast headed by May Rob- son, famous for half a century on stage and screen, Sybil Jason. the brillant little child star, and Guy Kibbee, the Jolly round comedian."
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The picture is sald to be re. plete not only with rollicking humour, but to contain many
mélodramatic
thrills and glamorous romance. There are two catchy songs written especial- ly for the picture, one sung by the seven year old star, Sybil Jason, entitled "I'm The Captain's Kid" and the other by Fred Lawrence, "Drifting Along.”
Sybil Jason, famous seven year old film star, is capturing every heart as she sails to greater glory alongside May Robson and Guy Kibbee in the First National comedy "The Captain's Kid" showing at the Oriental Theatre to-day and to-morrow,
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SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
NOT WANTED!
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A STAR IS BORN"
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ADOLPHE MENIOU MAY ROBSON
ANDY DEVINE, LIONEL STANDER
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COUNTRY COUSIN
A.. WALT DISNEY CARTOON IN TECHNICOLOUR Academy Award Winner as best Cartoon of the Year SATURDAY TO MONDAY
At 11 30 A.M.
"FOUR
"
SONS"
A CHINESE PICTURE
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN RO. KOWLDON-DOILY AT 2
9.30 TEL. 56886
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY-
THE LAD WHO WILL DO ANY-
THING FOR A
LAUGH..... meets the girl who will do anybody for
• meali
HAIL HALEY!
He high-jacked the show in "Wake Up and Live"...now be shows you how funny
he can be!
SHE HAD TO EAT
JACK HALEY
ROCHELLE HUDSON ARTHUR TREACHER EUGENE PALLETTE .
TO-MORROW
A Paramount Picture
• SHOWS DAILY LJO & 70 710-930
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair Assaciela Producer Kanunt. 0, Tagal
A Lavish Laugh,and-Rhythm Hit
13
MOUNTAIN MUSIC with Bob Barns Martha Raye John Howard
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
A THRILLING, HOWLING, HILARIOUS COMEDY- HOMANCE!
For Fun's Sake Meet Hank, the "blind date" Nemoo who picked his girls out of phone books... and Eleanor, the red-headed honey who showed him how to put marriage ou a playing basia! It's a screams f
Dangerous NUMBER
Mero- Welwyn
Maya
PICTURE
ROBERT
ANN
with
YOUNG, SOTHERN
REGINALD OWEN CORA WITHERSPOON Directed by RICHARD WORPE
1937's FIRST BIG LAUGH!
ALSO
NEWS OF THE DAY
AND
COMEDY
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESAY
7 STARS IN THE BIG LAUGH-AND-MUSIC SHOW !
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PICK A STAR”
WITH
PATSY KELLY, Jack Halhy, Lyna ROBERTI STAN LAUREL and OLIVER HARDY
A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE
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