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He's Puttin' On His Top-Hat
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Drummond choses trouble to mysterious. Moracco in a thrill-packed adventure "with internatiant splas
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Dolores Del Rio : MORBOW in "MADAME DUBARRY"
have his WEIGHTY UNIFORM Jackle Cooper will
first taste of stardom as an adult "The military chest may sult the in What a Life which is being ladies beat says Leon Ames, produced by Paramount. 20th Century-For actor, "but there's something about a soldier that's too much for me!**
Errol Flynn
wants to play Templendent army Cyrano de Bergerac, but he insiste bic on treating” tard's classic ate with story in his own
Ames wears attache's uniform” ina ture. The contime.com heavy sword andra weighed 69 pound ell declared himself out after a dim.
medals
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QUEEN'S'
"A slight Case of Murder"
OBIENTAL:
: "Bulldog
AfricaTM
CATHAY:
Drummond
"Battle of Broadway"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Border Law"
STAR-
"Sweet Adeline"
MAJESTIC:
"Of Human Hearts"
KING'S:
Coming
"Alexander's Ragtime Band”-
QUEEN'S:
"Gunga Din"
ORIENTAL:
"Beau Hunks"
"Pearod's Double Trouble"
CATHAY:"
"Snow White And The Seven
Dwarts"
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Autocrat Of
Ch'a
Dynasty"
"Gunga 'Din”
STAR1
"Madame Dubarry"
"That Certain Age" MAJESTIC:
"The Drum”
CINEMA & GENERAL
CROSSWORD
NO. 236
ACROSS
1 Tree (5) A
5 Employees (5)
8 Apportion (5)
Deduce (5)
10 Uplift (5).
11 Male bird (5) 12 Headstrong (8),
13 Relative
pronoun (5)
18 Church
* seat (3)
20 Add water (6)
21 "Puzzle (6)
22 Time
period (3)
24 Number (5)
27 Stem (6)
30 Doctrine (5).....
31 Nip (5)
33 Dwell (5)
33 Happening
(5)
34 Cringe (5) 35 'Of same
value (5) DOWN
1 short (5)...
2 Gum (5)
3 Intrepid (5)
4. Gratify (8)
5 Scatter (5)
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s Lagai plea (5)
7 Meat (5)
13 Hiberniàn (5)
14 Way (5)
18 Pull up (5)
17" Desert
:beast (5)
18" Vegetable (3)
SOLUTION TO-MORROW
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. -St. Onesimus, Disciple of St. Paul
DANCE OF VEILS NOW AUCTIONS, Crown
ON FILMS
The ancient Egyptian dance of the vells, almost forgotten in the modernization of that country, has been revived, for the movies.
Nick Castle and Geneva Sawyer, dance directors at 20th Century- Fox, staged the alluring Arabic number for the spectacular drama, "Buez."
The two dance experts inter- viewed 500 girls in their search for 40 who had previous basic training in Oriental dances. Since the dance is the most difficult of all numbers, the chorus rehearsed for two months before performing| in front of the movie camera,
"I'LL GIVE A
MILLION”
"I'll Give A Million," 20th Century-Fox's latest production to reach Hongkong, has been pointed out by previewers as an example of the clever fusing of "developed" talent with tried trouping - ma- terial
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Interviewed regarding his direc- torial work on this comedy ro- inance, Walter Lang passed all credit to Darryl F. Zanuck, pro duction chief. "Nobody else," de- clared Lang, "would have assem- bled such a cast. The usual for- mula would have been to pick two ''box once! names for the starring brackets and then rely on Lady Luck for the rest of the cast.......
TI
Give A Million" stars Warner Baxter as a wealthy man who tires of facing friends and voluntarily becomes a hobo,
Then, one of Hollywood's most vivid personalities, Marjorie Wes- ver, was given the romantic role opposite Warner. Miks Weaver, a comparative newcomer to film work, has been carefully developed in a series of roles of gradually Increasing Importance. Another Important role was given to Lynə Bari also carefully guided "for more than a year.
The delightful... romance opent to-day at the King's Theatre.
DRAMA OF INDIA
For many months units worked on the North West Frantien o India, on locations in the Welsh Mountains and at the Denham Studiog to complete the most ex- citing production made by London Filma
The Drum, which comes to the Majestic Theatre on Satur day, is packed with action and will form an emphatic answer to the complaint so often, heard that the British Studios fall to portray the Empire on the screen. Twenty year old, Valerie Hobson. who plays the lead oppon Roger Livesey, has turned in a fine per-
thangs formance.
given a pearance in Lond Film and ich shira ber, first role since she was signed
Along contract
Lands
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23 8pley, root (8)
24 Theme (5)
15 Freshen
up. (5)
26 Anaesthetic (5)
27 Declare (5)
28 Farewell (5)
29 Bend knee (5).
Solution No. 235 ACROBS: 1, Simplified, 7, Onion.. Speed, 10, Teach. 13, Bott, 15, Stern 18, Opinion. 17, Dear/18, Evil. 19, Cholera, 20, Rich, 22 Kiss. 24, Geres. 27, Ditto. 28, Nudge, 29, Chatterbox. DOWN: 1, Skif. 2 Mint, 3, Lavar 4, Fish. 5. Eject. 6. Considered." 9. Demolishes. 11. Episode. 12, Chinese. 14, Torch 15, Sneak. 21, Catch. 23, Index: 24, Colt. 25, Rake. 25, Snob...
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Confrmation“ Class, (Adults), Lady Chapel, St. John's Cathedral, 5.30 p.m.
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Yaumat Government School, B. p.: Theosophical Society, 8 pm. MAILS.-(See Page 18). MEETINGS Annual,
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of Hum- phreys Estate & Finance Co.. Ltd.. at Hongkong Hotel, noon; St. Andrew's Club Committee, 8.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship, 3 p.m.; Victoria Chess Club, at Gloucester Hotel, 5. p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club, at, Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m.; Cathedral Scouts, at Hqra.. Lower Albert Road, 5.30 p.m.; Muslimi Society Meeting, at Mr. Ael Archulil's Office, in Holland House, 4th fir; Queen!: Road Central, 6:30 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS, Cathedral Women's "Fellowship Workinz Party, 3. p.m. MOON-Chinese XIX Moan, "28th.
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BATTLE OF
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WALT DISNEY'S
FIRST FULL LENGTH PRODUCTION
Snow White
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 -PAGE 5
KING S
SHOWING TODAY
DAILY AT 12, 61, ^1.31 AND 1.5
This season's gayest entertainment from hit-making. 20th Century-Fax
WARNER BAXTER I'LL GIVE
A MILLION
MARJORIE WEAVER PETER LORRE JEAN HERSHOLT
JOHN CARRADINI » J. EDWARD BROMBERG LYNN, BARE. »"PHITZ FELD'
AL 80
'PINK ELEPHANTS”
(Cartoon)
"TRAILER PARADISE"
(Cabin Kids Comedy)/
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Irving Berlin's "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" with TYRONE POWER - ALICE FAVE ; DON. AMECHE
Oth Century Fox Picture.
ALHAMBRA
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY A FILM THAT'S BREATH-TALKİNG,
WITH A THRILL A SECOND
TO-MORROW
A CHINESE PICTURE
Blert
BUCK JONES
BORDER LAW
See, the Ace of Outdoor, Stars Lead "the". Bandita" into the Rangers"" Trap
and Win a Dancing Senorita!"
Lapita Tovar and Big Cast
Directed by Loula. King
A Columbia Picture Po
Drama
Thrilling, Historical &
"THE AUTOCRAT OF CH'O DYNASTY”. With Superimposed English Subtitles
MAJESTICE
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DRAMA".
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
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most beautiful, most human love stories ev
brought to the seroon' 1 !!
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MILLIONS CHEER ITS GREATNESS!
Tumultuous with the
blazing thrills of
America's romantic yesterday comes this emotional love drams! Spectacularly produced i by the creators of "The Good Earth" and "Captains Courageous,
CLARENCE
BROWN'S
Production of
OF HUMAN HEARTS
CLARENCE BROWN
WALTER HUSTON JAME STEWART BEULAH BOND GUY KIBBEE CHARLES COBURN
CA
TOMORROW, ONE DAY ONLY
COMPLETELY NEW
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