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Akim Tamiroff. Frances Farmer
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This
This picture will not be shown in any other theatro for at least thirty days.
IT'S WAR TO
THE DEATH FOR AMERICA'S LIFE!
Starring:
RACKET BUSTERS
HUMPHREY BOGART - GEO. BRENT • GLORIA DICKSON ALLEN JENKINS - WALTER ABEL Plug by Rokset Directed by LLOYD BACON • A COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION - A WARMER SOROS, PICTEST-
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IN THE MOST NOVEL AND THRILLING DARE DEVIL DANCES
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MEN AND A PRAYER
CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Marie Antoinette"
QUEEN'S:
"Say It In French" ORIENTAL:
"Racket Busters"
CATHAY•
(Tarzan's - Revenge"
Kowloon
ALHAMERA:
"Say It In French"
STAR:
"That Certain Woman"
MAJESTIC:
"Beau HunĪCA”
QUEEN'S:
Coming
"Ride A Crookes Mils" "Tom Sawyer, Detective" ORIENTAL:
"Men With Wing" CATHAY:
"Little Miss Broadwar"
·ALHAMBRA:
"Ride A Crooked "Mile" "Men Are Such Tools" STAR:
"Four Men And A Prayer" " Take Romance"
MAJESTIC:
Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power in "Marle Antoinette' which is showing at the King?' Theatre to-day.
MARIE ANTOINETTE
"Marie Antoinette" which opens to-day at the King's Theatre, is
a triumph of the motion picture art. More than that, it is A triumph for Norma Shearer.".
Magnificent in its pageantry, with eye-filing beauty of brilliant
45,000 SEE ROBIN HOOD FILM
Best Release In. 1938
costume and setting, flawlessly (Special to the "Hongkong Daily
cast with such famed film names as Tyrone Power, John Barry-
"The Baroness and The But-more, Anita Louise, Joseph Schil-
-ler":
"The Good. Barth"
kraut, Gladys George and scores of others, these were secondary to Miss Shearer's absorbingly-
GARY COOPER AS human interpretation of a
ADVENTURER
WO-
man's sometimes carefree, oftimes desperate, seeking for happiness.
"Marie Antoinette” is thorough-
The screen which lately has fo-ly entertaining. Power is a hand- and convincing cused a majority of its bigger pro-j some; gallant ductions on biographical subjects, Count Axel de Fersen, the man
Press")
"The Adventures of Robin Hood" was the most SUCCESS- fu film released in Bong- kong in 1938. The picture, which starred Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, was shown simultaneously in October last and drew an aggregate audience of no less than 45,000. This is the largest number of paid admissions ever recorded fo local theatre history.
has seen many remarkable" por- who dared to love a Queen. There The next most. successful plc- from are moments of great drama and ture was. Walt Disney's Arst full- traits of characters taken the past.
poignant tragedy, but also de-length coloured cartoon : fantasy. Few of these histone personal-lightful comedy. Much of the bu-stow White and the Seven Hles, however, enjoyed a life more mour is provided by Barrymore. Dwarfs." A total of 35,000 paid to significant and romantic than the whose performance as the cyl-see the Alm. Marco Polo so few people seem to cal, world-weary King Louis XV, These record figures allow an know, whom Samuel Goldwyn has is among his finest, Miss George's interesting comparison with those chosen as the hero of "The Adven- du Barry is lusty and amusing existing before the hostilities in tures of Marco. Polo," his rollick- | Schildkraut. a recent thorough-China. Up to the middle of 1937, ing adventurous romance whichly villainous Duke d'Orleans
when the war broke out, “Top brings Gary Cooper to the Majes- This is a picture that can be Hat," with 24,500 paid admissions,
heartily recommended to those and Marco Polo's journer to the Thir-of every age who enjoy an excit teenth Century court of the great ing. adventurous motion picture. Kublai Khan in Kambalu. Pelping, replete with thrills and romance. bas as its object the extension of private commerce and the develop- Maffeo. Marco's father and uncle, ment of new trade opportunities who were important merchants initial cinema public here... for the, Polo Brothers. Nicolo and the city of Venice.
tyc Theatre.
I.
CROSSWORD
NO. 242
AGROSS
Skill in per-
formance
4. Places ..
compactly
9. Animal's
foot
12. Seat of a
bishop's
authority
13. Arm
14. The kavS
15. Who organ-
ised the
Munich putsch of 19237
17. What is the
title of Ger- many's dic- tator?
19. Chop
20. What Roman
"
historian was
the friend of Cicero and
CatullusTM Cornelius-
21. Vehicle cza
runners
23. Mother 24. Build
27. Gaelic sex god!
28. Top of the
head
30," Approach 31. King of Bashan
32. Thorn-apples 34. Haye
existence
35. Estuary of
* Brazil j
37. Silkwor 38. Japanese
family crest 39. Fmigrant oleoresin 41. Like 42. American
social re former. LAS retta--
43. Pertaining.
to sound
45. Cover
48. Imbeciles
48. Helpers
51 Serame
(35)
"
(446 1947
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13
52. Public
storehouse
23
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"Bengal Lancers," with 22,500, were the most successful prat-run films in Hongkong. The Increase in the Colony's popula tion since the war has, therefore,
added considerably to the poten
most
OTHER POPULAR FILMS Other films' which were popular with Hongkong audiences last year wore;-
The Life of Emile Zola," with Paul Muni,
"Victoria the Great," with Anna Neagle and Anton Walbrook,
"Way Out West," with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy,
"In Old Chicago,”- with Faye, Tyrone Power ·and Don Ameche.
Alice
"That Certain Age,” with Dean-
na Durbin,
"Test Pilot," with Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Myrna Loy.
"The Adventures of Marco Polo," with Gary Cooper, and "The Firefly,” -- with Macdonald and Nelson Eddy,
37
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sprite 55. Cloth
measure 56. Religious
⚫ ceremonies 57. Bome
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eoin
3. Rope, for connning animals
4. Eject
5. Jagged ell
4. Bone
7. Spouse
8. A compress 9. Kridian class
10. Hall!
11. Armed
'combat
16. Guided 18.. Wind instru-
ments
„20. Inbort
21. Incline
22. Lawful 21. Husband or
wife
What Dalar
navigator in
English ex
ploy reached
SOLUTION TU MORROW
North Ame rics in 1497? 26. What is the
chief river of the midlands of England? 22. Father 29. Goddess of discord
Who was the proverbial
friend of Fyttilas?
33. Lara
36. Recount 38. What capital'
of an Italian province la
near Parma? » 40. Bary 42. Having a
central loca- tion
44 What Italian
dity near Turk is famous for Its sparkling Wine?
4b. Reclines 48. Supped 47. Unit in a measuring wire 57 Mimle
Jeanette
Solution No. 241. PAILS PAN 8 B'A G. ANNAERIATELI
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
ANNIVERSARIES. and HOLIDAYS.
-St. Mathias, Apostle. AUCTIONS. — Old and Burplu
Naval Stores, etc., at H.M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, and at Kow- loon Naval Depot, from 9.30 Bm Crown Lande, at District. Omce, South, Queen's Bldg., 2nd., floor, 11. &.m. CINEMAS.-Christian Films "Ho-
manity, at King's Theatre, i aid of Refugees, 11 a.mer DANCES Hongkong Reel Cluð
Children's
Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 Piz
On
LECTURESME L Starbuck
"My Starz." BL "Andrew's Church Hall, 9 pm; ABP., At 8.30 p.m. at La Salle
6 p.m., at Convent School, p.m., Anti-Cas at US. Club, Kowloon, 11 am First Aid Prof. L. T. Ride, at P.W.D. Onces, 6.30 p.m. at Ying Wah) Boys' College, a pm,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939-PAGE 5
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SHEARER POWER MARIE ANTORVETT
With JOHN BARRYMORE · ROBERT MOSLEY ANITA LOUSES · JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT Gladys Borga • Hoary Stophamson = "Dirouted by W. L. VAN DYKE I • Produced by HUNT STROMBERG
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-SPECIAL MORNING PERFORMANCES- From TO-DAY to SUNDAY at 11,30 Á.H. The New Sound Version of the Motion Picture
61
UMANITY"
Sponsored by the Bishop of Hong Kong, Enslin Proceeds to be
Cantribuned to the Emergency Bariges Conneti. ADHIBAION PRICES: 81.00, 70 ata. 40 ets. (Incl. Tax)
& SHOWS DAILY 2:30:520
720.930
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
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KOWLOON
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(MATINEES. 206-30; • EVENINGS, 20«-30-50×70)
TODAY AND TOMORROW
HAL ROACH
STUDIOS presents
TWO BOURS OF JOY
AND LADHIBEGI
LAUREL HARDY
"BEAU HUNKS"
& Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY WILLIAM POWELL and ANNABELLA
in the Laugh-Rippling, Romantic Comedy Sensation of the Year !
66
THE BARONESS AND THE BUTLER”
A 20th-Century Fox Picture
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Servicemen: 40 c. to Circle & Stalls
TOMORROW --
LITTLE MISS BROADWAY
Chinese Library, University, a p.m. Gathering of Catholic "Associations "In the Hail of su
Teresa's YMS. 6.30 p.m. MOON-Chinesa I Moon, 8th Day SOCIAL-Whist Drive and
bolls In R. WO's and Bergte, Mess: Wellington Barracks, 9.15
MAILS (See Page. 18). MEETINGS,Annual, of the "Star
Ferry Co., Ltd. at Messrs.: Jar-"? dine Matheson's Office 11:20 am. Helena May Religious Fellowship, 10.30 am. Annual General, of the Ladies Re creation Club at The Club- house, 5.30 pm. MISCELLANEOUS YMCA WO-SPORTS-(Bee Pate 2).
men's Bection. Bridge Class and BUNI Practice Play, 10 am., Formal
Opening of Chinese Jade E- hibition, at Fung Fing Shan
6.00 am.
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