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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1937.
TO-DAY AT THE
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KING'S:-
"Captains Courageous"
QUEEN'S
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"Shall We Dance" MAJESTIC:-
"Stolen Holiday"
-CAPTAINS
COURAGEOUS
One of the great ses stories of modern literature. Rudyard Kip
Little Dellle Ellis, who received training in Hollywood in the arts of dancing and singing. will help to entertain Hong Kong theatre-goers at the con- cert at the Queen's on Novem- ber 17 in aid of war relief.
STAR DUST
Alan Mowbray, hitherto a free- lance, has signed a seven years' contract with Hal Roach. for whom he appeared in "Toyper.” Roach has also signed Roland Young to an exclusive contract, which comes into force when Young finishes his work with Jessie Matthews
"Salling Along."
on
isabel Jewell will discard drab- ness to play the romantic lead opposite Wallace Ford in Wanted to Marry."
*
ling's thrilling saga of the Glou- cester fishermen. comes to the Universal are trying to take over King's Theatre to-day with Metro- the rights of Rudyard Kipling's Goldwyn-Mayer's picturization of "The Light that Failed" from "Captains Courageous." with Paramount. Paramount are ask- Freddie Bartholomew. Spencer | Ing the loan of Deanna Durbin Tracy,
Lionel Barrymore and for one plcture as the price. Melvyn Douglas in the leading roles.
+
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Luise Rainer 15 having that
screen-play about Sarah 'Bern- hardt written for her by Bern- hardt's own grand-son-in-law, Louis Verneull. He's
a famous French_playwright,
John Howard will replace Gene For the first time in his screen
Raymond as Lily Pon's leading Freddie Bartholomew plays 3 man.
The picture has been re- wholly American boy."a wide de-named "Hitting a New High." parture from any previous - role. As Harvey Cheyne he is the parapered son of a millionaire who has never known the meaning cr work and worthwhile effort. Bound for Europe on a super-liner he falls overboard of the New- foundland banks and is picked up by a fishing dory manned by Sper er Tracy, the latter playing the part of Manuel. a Portuguese fisherman. This role, the most colourful that Tracy has yet had. rivals even that of the priest in "San Francisca."
*
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Clifford Heatherley, portly come- dian of many British pictures, died of heart-failure last week. last appearance was as the baronet
HK
in Max Miller's "Don't Get Me Wrong."
Joan Blondell has been suspend- ed by Warners for refusing to play WEE WILLIE WINKIE the lead in "Swing Your Lady," ts about an Amazonian woman wrestler.
Kipling s colourful characters
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and
glamorously, adventurously courageously, on adventure's
Story
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
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Anniversarins and Holldays:- Papineau Rebellion, 1837, Sir J. W. Alcock born, 1892. St. Leonard of Port Maurice.
Cinemas (See Page 5).
Dances-Grand
Cecil, 8.30 p.m.
Dance,
· Hotel
Malls. (See Page 161. Meetings. -Students' 'Relet Assen. at Chinese YMCA., 7′′p.m. Miscellaneous. -- Kowloon Union Church Annual Sale of Work, opened by Lady Pollock, 3 pm.
Moon.-X Moon, 4th. Day. - Social-C!! Service Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Hovers, Scouts and Cube *At Home,"
St. Andrew's
grounds. 3 p.
Sports-(See Pare 10). Sunrise 6.30 "a.m. Sunset.-5.44
p.m.
Tides. High at 1215 and 22.18. Low at 05.18 and 18.08.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7
"Cinemax. (See Page 5). Mails. (See Page 16). Moon. X Mcon,. 5th. Day. Sports-(See Page 101. Sunrise.-6.30 a.m Sunset.-5.45
p.m.
Tides-High at 11.29-and-21.55 Low at 04.38 and 15.40
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11. a. Gramophone Records. 11:45 am. Talk on French Events (In Jugo-Slav). 12 noon. News in English. 12.15 p.m. Concert Relay. ed from Montpellier. 12.45 p.m. Gramophone Records. 1. Concert Relayed from Toulouse.
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5.15 pm. Newa in French, Market Prices, Rates of Exchange. 5.45 p.m. News In Arabic. 6. p.in. Concert Relayed from Bordeaux
last Irontier in the Twentieth PERSONAL PROPERTY 6.30 p.m. Concert Relayed from
Century-Fox picturization of his famed "Wee Wille Winkle," which opens at the Queen's and Alham- bra Theatres, with Shirley Temple and Vietor McLaglen in the star- ring roles. Y
From the heart 'of mighty India, where all the world is wild and strange, where the British raj ends at Khyber Pass. in the. fand of the Bengal Lancers, comes this glorious adventure of the Scottish Highlanders in action and of the little girl who won the right to wear their plaid.
Another demonstration of the Nice. 6.50 p.m. Colonial Talk by versatile talent of Jean Harlow Mr. Paul Tetau. 7. pm. Relay of
Bretagne 7. p.m. and Robert Taylor is made evident
Relay ΟΣ
in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's delight-Radio-Journal of France (French ful new romantic comedy "Personal News), 7.30 p.m. News in French. Property," which is showing at the
Rates of Exchange. 8.10 p.m. News Oriental Theatre to-morrow. Mon-
In English. 8.20 pm News In ftolan. 8.30 day and Tuesday.
p.m. Relay. 10.30
Miss Haflow and Taylor are teamed for the first time and their collaboration is distinctly a suc- cess. They have the additional benefits of an excellent supporting cast and clever direction by W. 8. Van Dyke,
The most spectacular production In which Shirley Temple has yet
In the cast are Reginald Owen. appeared, "Wee Wille Winkle" Una O'Connor. Henrietta Cross gives, Victor McLaglen a powerful man, E. E. Clive, Cora Witherspoon role as a fearless, fighting fool Maria Shelton and Forrester Har and provides splendid opportuni-vey, each of whom plays an out- ties to C Aubrey Smith, June standing role with rare skill. Lang. Michael Whalen. César Romero, Constance Collier and young Douglas Scott.
NIGHT MUST FALL
Something decidedly, "new" came to the screen of the Majestic Theatre yesterday in Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer's "Night Must Fall" with Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell.
and
Skillfully directed by Richard" Thorpe, this daring story presents an entirely new technique for crime action on the screen. With- out the element of mystery, the story introduces a pathological killer whose, mission is known to the many interesting methods of the audience before he starts to breeding Ashes from all parts of fact.
the world, both fresh water and
"Night Must Fall" daringly
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Mr. Archinard (In --English), 1.15 a. Close Down. 3. a.m. Gramophone Records. 4. a.m. News in French, Market Prices of well lately in modern dress. Fred-lind Russell, Robert Montgomery, Exchange. 4.30 am-News in Eng-ric March, who co-starred with after his brief excursion into the Janet Gaynor in "A Star is Born" horrific, "Night Must Fall," half and with Olivia de Havilland in returns to his old play-boy role in "Anthony Adverse", has temporarily the new M.G.M. production, "Idve, reverted to costume at the request Love and Learn." of Cecil B. de mille. "':
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...·,!
CROSBY BROS,
Bing Crosby and his brothers, or his brothers anyway, seem to belleve in family solidarity.
In "The Buccaneer", March will play the pirate Lafitte, the scourge of the Carribean and the ally of Andrew Jackson against the Bri- tish at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. The film will include the Everett and Larry Crosby made whole routine of piracy. There is a good thing out of writing and an excellent supporting cast head- publishing brother Bing's bio-ed by Akim Tamiroff and Walter graphy. Now they're trying to sell Brennan. it us a
screen play, with Bing starring as himself
The chances of seeing 'Bing in
a singing autobiography might be hotter if Paramount hadn't al- ready got some half-dozen stories all ready waiting for him.
Margot Graham will be one of the ladles in the story.,
The other big feminine role goes
burning as a hard-up painter. As partner his early candle- Montgomery has Robert Benchley, whoce inebriate humurs enliven his friend's life
but tend to exasperate his own wife, played by Helen Vinson.
The story is mainly fun and games until Montgomery wins sudden artistic success, and lets it go to his head.
to Paramount's continental... im- portation, Franciska Gaal, whom in
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A burglar who caught his finger,
1 rat-trap awakened the
De Mille restrainedly describes as householders but managed to get
A writer mentions that, during Prohibition, boot-leggers had a
sea water fishes being described. presents its problem to the The next meeting of the Hong Following th's a free distribution audience in its initial sequence
Just at present, Bing has been a youthful combination of Helen away. Few burglar escape after Kong Aquarium Society will be
of some very well matured tropical | and from then to the last
busy with his life's serious work, Hayes, Mary Pickford, Elizabeth being pinched. held on Wednesday next the 10th Ashes will be made. All members scene one thrill follows another.
horseracing,
But as soon as he Bergner and Clara Bow." Instant at 8.30 p.m. in the Labora- are requested to bring containers. The dramu la lightened with
geta back from Baratoga, he'll tory of the Biology Department of As this is the last meeting this liberal comedy and an amazing One big-one small-both soldiers start work on that picture with the Hong Kong University. De
year before the Annual general romance between Montgomery and of the Queen. Shirley Temple and Beatrice Lulle.
Miss Russell,
Victor McLaglen starred-in-the-It was once called Engilah "Night Must Fall" is different, Twentieth Century-Fox picturiza Derby," but so many titles have daring and decidedly entertaining. tion of Rudyard Kipling's "Wee been mentioned that none can be Wille Winkle.”.
guaranted,
A paper will be read by the Vice-meeting-it is hoped that all mem President on The Courtship and Brcoding of Fishes." This will consist of a comprehensive talk on
bere will do their utmost to attend. All members of the general public will be welcome.
screen fare.
If Frank Capra settles his law song which they used to sing while suit with Columbia to his own engaged in their illegal activities. satisfaction be plans to join United It was based on the well-known Artists. He would direct Claudette | Scottish air. "Comin' Through Colbert in "The Women.”
With The Rye."
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