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The Music! The Life!
The Loves! Of "The
World's Waltz King!"
LUISE
MILIZA
THE
GREAT WALTZ
Harring FERNAND
RAINER GRAVET KORIUS
with
HUGH HERBERT - LIONEL ATWILL
And Cast of Thousands!
Screen Play by Samos| Hoffmatain and Walzer Relach Directed by Jalies Dreivier
THURSDAY
AT THE QUEEN'S "PARTNERS IN CRIME
Lynn Overman Roscoe Karus
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CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
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BETTE DAVIS PET FACES
THE CAMERA
Bette Davis calls, her Daffy, but she gives promise of being one of the smartest natural actresses over to face the motion pic- ture cameras.
"She's a sad-faced" English, setter art Exify happens to be her name, In proof that it is not accurately descriptive she didn't make a single The Cowboy And The Lady" mistake throughout her brief pic- QUEEN'S:
KING'S:
"The Great Walta"
ORIENTAL:
"Spawn Of The North".. CATHAY:
"Love And Hisser”
Kowloon
ALHAMURA:
"The Great Walts"
STAR'
"Bad Man Of Brimstone" MAJESTIC:
"South Riding"!
KING'S:
"Josette' QUEEN'S:
Coming
"Partners In Crime" ORIENTAL:
ture career.
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Daffy belongs to Miss Davis sister Barbara. The star, who help- ed aise Daffy from a puppy, used her influence to have the setter cast with her in "Dark Victory" at Warner Bros. It was her first-acting experience for Daffy, who had never aven been on a movie set until the day she played her first scenes.
ALL SO PUZZLING Simple as they were, those scenes
puzzled Daffy. She was to jump on Miss Davis' bed in affectionate morning" greeting. But at home Daffy, who's a hunting type dog, is never allowed on the beds,
United States Grip On Film Industry
EXECUTIVES AFRAID OF. GIVING OFFENCE
There could be no more eloquent indication of the state of British
film production than the fact that four different men were unwilling to be quoted on the Quota problem recently for fear of offending American distributors.
Films Act were being discussed, but Articles on the failure of the
executives did not want their names mentioned,
It was all quite puzzling until Miss Davis, solved the problem by concealing a few lumps of sugar in her hand. Dany loves sugar, So it was appetite, aided by encourage-
The reason is simple. The dietri- ment from the star, that enabled
butors have a stranglehold on the her to overcome her, inhabitions. West Of Tomb-she hopped on
the bed with industry. In America the biggest alacrity and muzzled Miss Davis figures in the film world are mainly
producers.
"The White Banners" "Last Gangster" ALHAMBRA:.
"The Law stone"
"Snow Whita” ⠀
STAR
"Man Proof"
MAJESTIC:
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"The Lone Wolf In Parks"
LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY Riding"
SCREEN'S MOST MARVELLOUS THRILL DRAMA! A million dollar spectacle of the frozen North, where harpoon guns roar, fists fly, knives flash in a land where love and life is tough and swift.
DRAMA AS SAVAGE AS THE UNTAMED NORTH!
SPAW
GEORGE RAFT
HENRY DOROTHY
FONDA LAMOUR
Akim Tamirat - Pohn Berrymeer - Lavise Plats Lynes Overman
2 DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & THURSDAY
A BIG PICTURE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS!
A marvellous story that's true to life, powerful, human and timely, an outstanding production.
WHITE BANNERS
by LLOYD C DOUG! AS
CLAUDE BAINS FAY/BAINTER JACKIE COOPER BONITA GRANVILLE
MATINEES: 20c.-30¢ ® EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c,-70c.'
• SHOWS
DAILY
230 & 20 720-930
London Films present
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
the
with a spontaneous enthusinam that "delighted Director Edmund Goulding.
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In 'England most producers work by the grace of the distributor. Having "once been Induced advance a proportion of the cost of in fim, the distributor takes charge
of its destiny.
There was general agreement ong producers that the Films Act had failed to provide adequate protection.
encouragement and
here was also me measure of
When she wasn't working, Daffy was a model of decorous behaviour. She stayed close to her mistress "SOUTH RIDING" who was on the aet with her and, Without Lesitation. "South incidentally, very nervous over her showing to-day at new role of movie dog trainer. Not Majestic Theatre. is one once de Daffy break up a scene by of the finest and most entertain- bárking out of turn or rushing into ing dramas ever made by a tri-camera range when she wasnt
agreement about the remedies. tish studio. For this credit must wanted.
"While there are interesting pos go to Victor Saville, who pro-
Daffy's husband, Don, also an abilities in the suggestion that the duced and directed for Alexan-English setter, appears in later Entertainment Tax might be used scenes of “Dark Victory" with his
to beneft British producers," said Based on the famous Winifred spouse. His screen debut, however, Holtby novel, "South Riding" tells is confined to outdoor scenes. He one leading producer, "a straight- á vivid story of life in ä small does not figure in the dramatic forward increase in renters' quota
is much simpler. Yorkshire town. The main char-scenes which Daffy is to share with acters are played superbly by an Miss Davis, because, hiş owner says,
HIGHER TAX PLEA exceptionally strong cast, head-he's not as good an indoors per-
"The Act provides for an increase ed by Ralph Richardson, Edina former as his lady.
from 15 per cent, to 20 per cent, in Best, Edmund Gwenn, Ann - Todd,
April. An increase to 25 per cent. Marie Lohr and John Clements. Richard Thorpe, directing would not be unreasonable, and "Huckleberry Finn" at Metro-
would not over-tax the powers of
der Korda.
Lew Ayres, who portrays Godwyn-Mayer, has given Mickey the British and British-American musician in * Metro-Goldwyn-| Rooney, "star of the picture, a studios." Mayer's "Broadway Serenade," complete edition of the Worki starring Jeanette. MacDonald, of Mark Twain, Mickey's in- will play one of his com- tense interest in the book from positions. "Strictly Happy Days," which the screen play was adapt in the film,
ed, inspired the gift.
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(MATINEES: 206.-30. • EVENINGS, 20. 30, 50.70
TODAY AND TOMORROW
A Drama of Humanity Against a Background
Which Only England Can Provide!
SOUTH RIDING
RÁLPH RICHARDSON-EDNÁ BEST·EDMUND GWENN
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ANN TODD · JOHN CLEMENTS
Produced by ALEXANDER KORDA and VICTOR SAVILLE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. Breath-Taking Adventure”.... On A Night Allyé
With Intrigue!
"THE LONE WOLF IN PARIS"
FRANCIS LEDERER- FRANCES DRAKE A Columbia Sensational Thriller i
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Another important executive, on the financial side, expressed the View that the fundamental trouble was in the relationship between producers on one side and distri- butors and exhibitors on the other.
"The simple fact is," he said, "that the producer is not getting a fair share of the money his plotures earn. The exhibitors and the middle, men -the distributors--It, in many cases, making large pro- Bits while the source of their wealth is drying up for want of proper refarns.
"The exhibitors wao opposed the producers during the debate on the Flims Bil now find themselves hoist with their own petard. They need good British Alms because they make a handsome profit, and they need them as a bargaining weapon when dealing with the Americans.
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"Now they and there are not | enough British flims 'offering.”
SHARING TERMS USELESS
Mr. Horace. Shepherd, chairman of the independent producers" com- mittee, which agitated for amend- ments in the Films Bill, favours a scheme by which renters', quota would depend on the amount they paid the producer and the number ot bookings they arranged for the film.
"In our experience the usual shiring terms with renters are no use because the first advance pay- ment is always the last," he stated. Mr. W. R. Fuller, general secre- tary of the Cinematograph Exhibi- tors Association, emphasised the [importance of British Independent
production to the exhibitor
"Next year he pointed out, "the quota for exhibitors will be 15 per cent. This will be practicable only If there is increased production.
"But we need quantity as well as quality and we badly need a steady supply of moderate-priced independently produced fits to All out programmes, especially in view of the perous overbuilding of cinemas."
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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1939. —PAGE 5
KING'S
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Franchot Tone'
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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW—2 DAYS UNLY ! The Screen's Grandest Show of Shows! THE GLORIOUS PARADE OF GAIS AND QA081
The great new musica!
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Matinees Stalls 2c Circle 80. L Evenings: 2 c. 80c. 50 c. 706. Luge 80 c. Servicemont 40s. to Circle & Sɛal s THURSDAY-ONE DAY ONLY! Jules Verne's mighty tale of romance and adventure
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS
-Maurice Ravel, born, 1875. 8t. Thomas Aquinas, Dostor of the
Church
AUCTIONS, Household Furni
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10a.m.; Hongkong Legal De- Public Restaurant, Jockey Club,
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MAILS,~~(868 Page 16);
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