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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1937.
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"King Of Gamblers" ORIENTAL:-
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Things To Come"
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"Theodora Goes Wild"
BETWEEN TWO WOMEN
A thrilling and courageous story of the billion-dollar slot machine racket in a big city, brings Claire
and Trevor, Lloyd Nolan
Akim Tamiroff to the screen of the Queen's Theatre to-day in "King of Gamblers." a Tiany Thayer original
With Tamiroff in the title role, the story daringly shows the link between the racket and officials In high places who receive a "cut" in the steady stream of proats from the "one armed bandits." as the slot machines are known to the underworld, and the connec- tion between this racket with other gangland activities.
Miss
Trevor portrays a night! club entertainer with whom the She underworld king is in loze.
does not love him, however, but falls in love with Nolan, a news- paper reporter, whom she meets at the club.
The cast also includes Porter Hall. Helen Burgess, Harvey Stephens, Purnell Pratt and 3 fine list of other supporting players. The story was directed by Robert Florey.
KING OF GAMBLERS
Within fity feet of each other, tragedy and galety were enacted оп the set of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's "Between Two Women" which is at the King's Theatre to-day.
In one corner of the hage sound stage cameras turned on a wreck- ed crane cab that swayed pre- carlously from steel girders. a man opintoned within. In a scene, almbar to an' actual building ac- cident that occurred several years ago in Boston..
Partitioned from the grizzly scene, hundreds of dress extras danced dreamily to the rhythmi- cal strains of a twenty-piece
orchestra,
"Between Two Women" is based on an original story by Erich Von Stroheim and was inspired by a tragic real life story. Adapted to the screen by Frederick Stephani and Marion Parsonent, the picture was directed by George Seitz.
THINGS TO COME
Conceived and produced upon grand scale, H. G. Wells' "Things to Come which is showing at the Majestic Theatre this week, is the most amazing and without doubt the greatest picture ever made. Nothing like it has been before and it will set a new standard for film production the world over.
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The story opens at Christmas time in Everytown, a typical pro- sperous city in 1940. Newspaper placards scream warning messages of Impending war, but the po- pulace carry on thier shopping and Baghand, Oct. 25:
merrymaking. Suddenly, The former Iraqui
Brussels. Oct. 25. Foreign
without warning, the city is bomb- Minister, Nuri Said, whose return
The Governor of the Belgian ed and is totally destroyed.
Barik, had been refused twice by the National
State, Minister
War lingers on until 1970, By Franck, has been given Government. arrived here to-day Louis
disorder then everything is in three months vacation at his own and a dreaded disease known as surprisingly by plane from Damas- cus. Well-informed circies believe request by the Minister of Finance, wandering sickness breaks out. that Nuri Said's return was con- It is stated in informed circles nected with his Pan-Arab polley. regarding Palestine, and that the ex-Foreign Minister had lengthy discussions with the Grana Müft: at DamascuLE- Transocean News Service..
that the vacation was granted in connection with the official court investigation opened a few days agu into alleged irregularities in the Belgian National Bank-- Transocean News Service.
This is checked by the Boss, who orders all sufferers to be shot. Industrial production is at a standstill, and, the people have returned to a primitive mode of life. Sporadic warfare is carried on by ill-equipped bands of men.
STUDIO AND SCREEN
Religious Films-Lawrence of Arabia”—Charles Laughton
Over 1,000 cinema projectors are now being used in this coun- try by various religious bodies, and the supply of films for this special market is a matter of im- mediate interest. Recently A studio was opened in Upper Nor- wood for the Religious Film Society which is independent of the great commercial film com- mercial flm companies. Biblical, documentary, or historical Alma will be made here, and it is hoped that religious bodies will make great' use of its products.
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But the Religious Film Society is not the only producer of re- ligious films. Gaumont-British Instructional is at present making three feature films "with a re- ligious blas." One of them, "As we Forgive," in which Belle Chry- stall and Michael Hogan appear, } has been photographed in Corn- wall A three-reel film based on an original story entitled "The Unseen Power" is another of these special pictures, and the third is based on Tolstoy's "What Men¦ Live By."
thinks an adaptation of Debussy's cantata "L'Enfant Prodigue" "could be quite an Interesting experiment," and that some of the simplest Bible stories would make effective films if treated on a real background and in-simple- cos- tumes. Finally, a history of the Reformation in England could be "ode of the best religious sub- fects," and could be treated "ex- ceedingly well" by the realist school.
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A tilm called "Lawrence Arabia" is to be made by Alexan- der Kords, with Leslie Howard In the title part. It is reported that
Leslie Howard has been studying the life and character of Lawrence for the past three and that he has said: years, "Lawrence, a typical Englishman' of the scholar-poet-adventurer type, is certainly the most in- teresting character I have had to play so far,"
Charles Laughton is enthusiastic about the story of a new him....in which he will appear as a news- paper man The story tells of rise and fall of a great newspaper. It will be made into a dlm by Erich Pommer: of Mayflower Pletures. The story is by Bart- lett Cormack, who has worked with Pommer before, and who adapted for the screen "Front Page" (by Hecht and MacArthur) and Gentlemen of the Press."
The general subject of religious films and their production is con- s'dered by Alberto Cavalcanti, a Ali director who has worked In Parls and London, in the current number of "World Film News," Cavalcanti writes first of the con- stilution of programmes, and sug- gests as the best a documentary, possibly with a religious interest, followed by a dramatic short, such as Tolstoy's 'Where Love Is, God Ts." and. Anally 3 cartoon for why not a comedy?)." The direct moral and religious teaching Broadway comedy. Paramount should still be suggests, come
are to make another large-scale from the pulpit, so that the films "Western" following the succes need not be overburdened." Caval- of "The Plainsman" and canti then writes of the subject-("Plainsman", and "The Texas Ran- matter of religious films. Не gers."
Insurance Against
Stardom
Currently engaged in filming a picture. Irene Dunne seems deter- mined to keep her infant daughter from ever acting in one.
The popular star, now co-star- ring with Cary Grant in' Colum- bla's "The Awful Truth," took out an unusual annulty on 18-months- old Mary Frances Griffin, whom she and her husband, Dr. Francis months Griffin, adopted seven ago.
Payable at the age of 21, it will; give the girl the entire principal if she is not connected with the theatre. If she is in any way affiliated with the theatre, however,
the young lady gets only monthly interest payments for the follow- ing 20 years.
Miss Dunne has denled she sought the policy as a subtle means of keeping ber child out of show business. "If she is not in the theatre," she said, "she will need the larger amount to help Anance a home
biness career."
Hollywood, however, continues to ponder the reason for the un- usual stipulation in the policy.
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"WORKING UP A BLIND ALLEY"
Rome, Oct. 25. Extreme scepticiam prevails in Italian political cireles concerning the success of Tuesday's Non-
Intervention session. The "Tri- buna," after voicing the opinion that Non-Intervention is working up a blind alley, states that since the Italian contribution, the dim- culties have multiplied instead of decreasing. The paper voltes the opinion that a crisis is now again since the Soviet unavoidable, Unlon has rejected the British plan as the basis of negotiations.- Transocean New Service.
SHORT
POSTPONMENT?
London, Oct. 25. The Nine Power Conference will not start in Brussels on Saturday as originally planned, but, accord- ing to well-informed circles; on Tuesday next Fransocean News Service.
FIRST LORD HOMË AGAIN
London, Oct. 25. The First Lora or the Admiralty, Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper, arrived here this afternoon following his Mediterranean tour of Inspec- tlon-Tranioccan News Service.
Radio Pictures announce that the Marx Brothers are to make three pictures for, the company. The first will be "Room Service," adaptation of a successful
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
Holidays;-
Anniversaries and Surrender of Metz, 1870.
Auctions:-Leasehold Property Sale, China, Auction Rooms, 3 Lam- p.m. Postage Stamps, at merts' Sales Room, 5.16 p.m. Cinemas-(See Page 5). Dances Cheero Club Dance, 8.30 p.m.
Entertainments-Grand Concert aid of Chinese Red Cross, at Kow- loon Tong Club, Waterloo Rond, 8.30 p.m.
Lectures-Hockey Umpiring, by Captain G. W. P. Kimm, at Educa tional Centre, Blocks A. and B, 6.30 p.m
Mails. (See Page 18), Meetings:-Monthly, of General Commitice of the S. and 6. Home"
5.30 p.m.; Kowicon Union Church Women's Guild 10 am.
Miscellaneous: - Afternoon Ga- thering of Christ Church Ladies' Guild.
Moon-IX Moon, 24th. Day.
Religious-Blessing of C. V. M. 8, Flag at Rosary Church, Kowloon, 7.15 a.m.
Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers. in Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m.; Mozart's "Requiem” and i Elgar's "For the Fallen."
Social: Whist Drive and Tom- bola in Garrison Sergeants' Mess, 8.30 pm: Kowloon Union Church Mah Jong Drive 3 p.m.; Reception at Bincere's Root Garden by Alumni Assen. (HK. Branch), to St. John's University (Shanghai) men. 7 p.m.
Sports-(See Page 10).
Sunrise. 6.25 alm, Sunset.--5.50
p.m
Tides High at 01.12 and 17.28; Low at 10.05 and 20.20.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28.
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Cinemas --(See Page 5).
Malkice Page 161.
Moon-IX Moon, 25th. Day!
Sports-(See Page 101. Sunrise-8.25 am
p.m.
Sunset 5.50
Tides.-High at 00.55 and ́16.10). Low at 08.46 and 18.33.
THE DUKE'S THANKS
Berlin, Oct. 25 The Duke of Windsor sent to the German Chancellor a cordially worded telegram to-day expressing his gratitude for the hospitality he received during his récent tom. The Fuehrer.replied ju an equally friendly telegram. Transocian News · Service.
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Valencia, Oct. 25. Two Nationalist aeroplanes were shot down here on Monday, it is officially stated. Papers allegedly found on the crew of Ave from one plane are said to indicate that the occupants were Italians, the other plane having fallen into
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LISBON ELECTIONS
Lisbon, Oct 25. More than "four-afths of the votes cast in the Portugese muni- cipal elections were in favour of the "Unico Nacional," the only party in Portugal, and the only list submitted. The press halls the election results as a great mccess of the Balazar Govern- ment.-- Transocean News Service.