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THE WARM AND HUMAN STORY OF A STRUGGLER WHO WON ÄT THE COST OF .. HIS MOST PRICELESS. POSSESSION !
A GREAT NOVEL
BECOMES A GREATER FILMI
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KING'S:
Hongkong
"The Young' In Heart" QUEEN'S:
"The Citadel"
ORIENTAL:
"Letter Of Introduction"
CATHAY!
"Sally, Irene and Mary"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA,
"The Citadel"
STAB:
"Baroness and The Butler" MAJESTIC:
"The Last Changster"
KING'S;
Coming
Three Blind Mice"
QUEEN'S:
"Spring Madness"
ORIENTAL:
"The Storm"
"Bride of Frankenstein" CATHAY:
"Room Service" ·
"Call Of The Sun"
ALBAMHRA:
"Secrets Of A Nurse"
STAR: ..
"Alice In Wonderland"
"Doctor Rhythm"
MAJESTIC:
"Three Loves Has Nancy"
"THE YOUNG IN
HEART"
In
The charming charletons David O. Selznick's comedy, ro- mance "The Young In Heart," starring Janet Gaynor, Douglas
⚫LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY Fairbanks. Jr. and Paulette God-
A DIFFERENT UNUSUAL AND NOVEL COMEDY SHOW!
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Letts of INTRODUCTION
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MIGHTY DRAMA OF THE SEA LOADFD WITH THRILLS! Three of the toughest hemen of the hareen in a three-cornered bartle triple-threat battle with danger.
TESTORM
with Charles
Barton
dard,
who makes her talking debut following her discovery in Charlie Chaplin's “Modern Times,” will be seen at the King's Thea tre to-day.
King Vidor and wife upon their return from London.
KING VIDOR'S DREAM
COMES TRUE
King Vidor, champion of Ute, has found an ideal film sub” ject in the picturization of Dr. A. J. Cronin's best-selling novel "The Citadel” now showing at the Queen's Theatre, with Ro- bert Donat and Rosalind Russell in the starring roles.
The pleture was filmed at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios at Denham, England.
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Since the days when he was; Men caught in the whirlpool of brought up in Galveston, Texas, everyday events fascinate Vidor. Prominently featured in the Vidor has rubbed shoulders with The man swept along in the supporting cast of this film based humanity, learned its tricks and change of things not of his own on the L AR. Wyile Saturday caprices, taken its blows, learned making is Vidor's screen hero. showed the Evening Post serial, "The Gay the warmth of its happiness. The "The Big Parade" Banditti." are Roland "Topper" panorama of life, tragedy of its ordinary man and the exect of Young. Billie "Mrs. Topper" Burke, shadows, brilliance of its high-war, kicking him 'round without Henry Stephenson, popular, cha- lights, has appealed to Vidor as resistance. The Crowd" gave the racter actor, Richard Carlson, ro- the world's only real screen mate- man in the turmol of the big mantic newcomer from the New rial. He took the pattern of life for city, "Our Dally Bread" gave the. York stage, and Minnie Dupree, his tims, championed the ordinary, starknes of poverty and the man for more then four decades aman, lald his film" dramas in turning back to the soil for food. popular Broadway actress... streets, Belds, back alleys.
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ALICE
TONY
FAYE MARTIN
SALLY, IRENE and MARY
A 20th Century Fox Picture with
FRED ALLEN
and a host of atara
TO-MORROW & MUNDAY 2 DAYS ONLY
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ORDINARY PEOPLE
To-day Vidor has found his sub- ject again. In Cronin's great. book, Dr. Manson, Christine, Denny. Toppy and Freddie Lakin, Vidor sees once again his ordinary people, well-meaning and simple, Aung into the complex calling of the medical profession. In the story of an ordinary man journey- ing through an exceptionally im- portant profesalon, Vidor. has. the screen drama that he has langed for and finally found.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY.
ANNIVERSARIES"AND HOLIDAYS.
Annunciation. Lady Quarter Day.
Day.
CINEMAS. (See Column 3 of this
Page)...
DANCES.-HKV.D.C.
2t
Portuguese Club
Companies' Dance, Lusitano, 9.30 p.m. MAILS (86 Page 16). MEETINGS. Annual, and Extra- ordinary General, of China, Pro- vident Loan and Mortage Co., Ltd., in Jacobean Room, Hong- and 12.15 kong Hotel, noon p.m. respectively.
MOON Chinese II Moon, 5th.
Day
BOCIAL-Annual Dinner of Por- tuguese Companies, of HKV DC at Club: Lusitano, 7 pm. for 7.30 pm.
SPORTS. (See Page Ni-
SUNRISE.-4.24 a.m. SUNSET
6.36 p.m.
TIDES.-High at 11:27. Low at
05.19 and 18.31
TO-MORROW
MISCELLANEOUS."
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Discussion Group, in the West Lounge, Speaker: The Rev. W. E. Chapman of H. M. 6. "Birmingham," 9 pm
MOON-Chinese IF Moon, 6th,
Day.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1939.-PAGE 5
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· SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 5.10. 2.15
GAYNOR
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IN
HEART FAIRBANKS,
DAVID O.SELZNICK
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LORETTE YOUNG ; JOEL MeCREA in
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So you'll understand perfectly...why Bill has such un-butles- like ambicions...
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WILLIAM
KOWLOOK
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"TË BARONESS.
H. BUTLER
Helen Wesley Henry Shephenson Joseph Schildkraut • Nije Bruce J. Edward Bromberg Lyon Barl
A 20th Century Fox Picture
ALICE IN WONDERLAND"
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LENME: STANDER · LLANT BLADOM?
TO-MORROW, MONDAY
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TUESDAY
The Screen's Newest Laugh Trio in a Mad Horry Comedy
JANET GAYNOR
Best MONTORMERY
Tires FRANCHÛT TONE LOVES HAS HANCY
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