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GA GAY, ROMANTIC TRIP DOWN OLD MAN RIVER WITH A CREW OF MAD, MERRY
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·SONG HITSE:
COME ONE COME ALL...
hore eaman that skambant loaded to the gooʻla with Musissippi zkythen soil rommamen?
"St. Louis
Blues"
DOROTHY LAMOUR-LLOYD HOLAN
STO CREAR - JEUNE GIRAN - JESSE KALPE – WILLIAM CRAWLEY
MACY PAREÏ- MATHE DELNIN-QUET MIZANIK-THE KID'S MEN
→ MATYY MANDE and BrocƐnd My End-Warb
ADDEN
HOSPITALIKY" A Popeye' Cartoon
TOMORROW
Madeleine Carroll Fred MacMurray Shirley Ross
in
CAFE SOCIETY'
TARK ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB
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DAILY
2.30-9.15
7.15-9.30
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3.
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LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY
HERE'S A MARVELLOUS TECHNICOLOUR COMEDY SENSATION 1
A very funny romance with the greatest hand-to-hand and the best "knock-down fight between man and woman ever flied.
BILETICH ENVERMATICS£&E's leachad TROENIORKOT Časady
NOTHING SACRED"
Comode LOMBARD
Fredric whe
CHARLES
WINNINGER WALTER CONNOLLY
SCREEN PLAY ET
DESFASUR TELE
PORTER ARSYETE
2 DAYS ONLY! TOMORROW & MONDAY
GREAT STORY WITH PLENTY COMEDY AND ACTION |
MEN ARE SUCH FOULS”
WHY ARE WOMEN SUCH FOOLS ABOUT THEM?
WATNE
.* PRISCILLA
MORRIS
LANE
HUMPHREY
BOGART
HUGH
HERBERT
ŠAYS - PENKÝ SMILETON - Directed by Husky Backalry » A Warner Bros. Picture
MATINEES: Z0c.-30c EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c.-70c.
CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
KING'S
Hongkong
"The Sisters" QUEEN'S
"St. Louis Blues"
ORIENTAL:
"Nothing Sacred"
CATHAY:
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Bt. Louis Blues" STAR:
"Say It In French" MAJESTIC:
"Holiday"
נוי
KING'S.
Coming
"Always Goodbye" QUEEN'S:
"Cafe' Society"
ORIENTAL:
"Men Are Such Fools"
"Night Club Scandal"
ALRAMERA:
"Cafe Society” .....
CATHAY!
"Josette"..
The Great Walta"
STAR:
**Three Loves Has Nancy" "The Shopworn Angel”
MAJESTIC!
"My Bill"
NEW HEPBURN!
די
"THE SITE”
AT THE KING'S
TO-DAY
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Taking Their
Advice
Motion pictures are steadily im- "The Sisters" which opens to proving because of the growing of calling technical day at the King's Theatre is three-practice point entertainment news. It co-advisors in during the time films stars Hette Davis and Errol Flynn are being written rather than when for the arst time; it is the nic- they are in production, according to turization of Myron Brinig's novel andre. Marsaudon, supervisor of which has been one of the best French court-room sequences, now sellers of recent years;" and it
working in Parmount's "Midnight.” as vigorous a drama as this cine-
Marsauden, author, lawyer, actor and technical advisor, declared matic year has produced.
that contrary to usual practice he Flynn and Miss Davis do
the has worked for three weeks on the most striking acting Jobs of
preparation of court-room scenes their respective and brilliant for "Emile Zola" and "Madame careers in roles that are
com-x" as well as acted in them. pletely new departures for them "Motion picture producers are both. The starring combination gradually awakening to the fact is a truly happy one, and Alm that it is easier to write pictures audiences will undoubtedly be authentically than it is to patch clamoring for more,
them up during the production Besides the two stars, others period," he declared "The result who stand is there are less movie boners, aa of the splendid cast out are Anita Louise, as the thrill-they are called than we had a seeking sister: Jane Bryan, as couple of years ago."
the home-body; Henry Travers In "Midnight." Marsaudon has and Beulah Bondi, who do super- been called in to see that the lative work as the parents of the French courts are not ridiculed in girls; and Donald Crisp, Alan any way.
Hale, Ian
Foran, Hunter. Dick Patrie Knowles, Laura Hope Crews: and Lee Patrick."
mance, tragedy and comedy rub-
Laurel's Wife Sues,
A full-bodied drama, with ro- Says He Tried To bing elbows, even as they do Bury Her Alive
in
real life, it is a memorable en- tertainment experience for the whole family.
KAY FRANCIS' FIANCE ACCUSES
NEW
A COUNTESS
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF, April 12- | Alleging among other things that her husband had tried to bury her alive in their backyard; Meana Laurel, Russian wife of the well- known movie comedan, Stan Lau rel. to-day filed a suit for separate maintenance.
She demanded that Stan pay her $1,000 a month and divide their YORK-Baron Raven common property. A new Katharine Hepburn, glow-Barnekok, a distant relative of the In the complaint; Mrs. Laurel also ingly human, gloriously, moden!
ex-Kaiser and fiance of film alleged that, on their honeymoon, Defying the conventional world of actress Ray Francis. asked Las Laurel took his ex-wife along. society because she's in love. Angeles District Attorney's once nieana added that he once knock- new Cary Grant, his madcap
the other day to issue aslandered her out, with the result that humor bubbling beneath the weight
of a career he wanta"to discuss complaint against Countess Do-she had to stay, three days in a
rothy di Frasso, who, he alleged. hospital. called him a Nazi spy.
A
red-
A bine-blooded girl'and blooded boy prove that what the world needs is a bigger and better| "Holiday!"
The baron, who prefers to be called mister. sald: "She called
The Columbia production of me a Nazi spy, but I am as Philip Barry's brilliant stage com- American citizen." edy romance is at the Majestic
LAUGHING
JACKASSES
Film Directors At Their Wits' End
But the authorities refused to Issue the complaint...
A STREET FOR EVERY FILM STAR
The theory that the Rue Col- bert now commemorates the famous French-born Hollywood
is
"I never heard of such a thing." film star and not Louis XIV'S
Anance said the countess, one of Holly- celebrated
minister wood's most popular hostesses propounded in a Parls woman's
mad. must be
magazine which claims to have certainly never said anything of found a street name for every
actor who deserves this honour,
"Some one
the sort
I
undoubtedly named after Claude Charlot who built houses there in 1627.
"I do not know what polities Charlie Chaplin, of course, in- the are and I must say I care less." herits the Rue Charlot, as
The allegation was all the more French affectionately call him LOS ANGELES.-Hal Roach, a
inexplicable for the countess This street, however, which runs United Artists director, June Lang. Victor McLaglen and Brian Aherne because, she said, it was at her through an old quarter now the are nearly at their wits end over house that Baron Barnekow first centre of the jewellery trade was the Hollywood production of "Cap met Miss Francis. tain Fury" an Australian story.
An integral part of the script is the laughing of KookaburrAJ (laughing Jackasses), but the four birds which were specially obtain- ed refuse to laugh. Several people have tried by laughing at them, but the only response has been a glum stare.
Disgusted, Roach had the sound equipment dismantled. No sooner was it done, than all four. birds burst Into sardonic" peals of laughter, but stopped before the equipment could be remounted. They have not laughed since...
By way of contrast, Kookaburras recently brought from Australia, as exhibits at the San Francisco Golden.... Gate. Exposition hare hardly stopped laughing in the last mouth.
ACROSS
A TREE THAT "PRAYS" CALCUTTĂ---A remarkable
phenomenon of nature--a "praying" palm tree which is sald to lie down on the ground during the day and BASUMA an upright position at night is creating some- thing of a sensation near Tarakeswar, "Bengal.
The tree is situated at a small village. Every day crowds flock there to see the tree and satisfy themselves that the odd behaviour with which it Is credited is really a fact.
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DAILY AT 2:30.5.15.7.20,&9.30.P.M. MATINERS 20%+ 506, 40%,, EVENINGS 1-20%, 30%. 80s, 70s. Be
TO-DAY ONLY-LAST -4* SHOWS!" FEARLESS FIGHTER GREAT LOVER HEROIC PATRIOT I The Story of the Uncrowned King of Ireland-with the Tender Beauty of Irish Love and the Fiery Pace of Irish Anger 1
CLARK
GABLE HiprodLOY PARNEL
Je Moner
TO-MORROW - MONDAY - TUESDAY
M-G-M PRESENTS WITH FRIDE ITS NEWEST BIT!
A dozen melodies! Bolos! Choruses! Huge Orchestra!
# Luise RAINER
Fernand GRAVET Miliza KORJUB
"THE GREAT WALTZ"
In addition to the two Chinese Milton Bren has signed a long- cigarette factories in Bangkok, one term contract as producer with at Sala Daeng and one at Wat Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brea was Liab, which closed down shortly formerly with the Hal Roach after the promulgation of the studios in the capacity of executivę Tobacco Act, the British-American producer, turning out "Topper" anu Tobacco Co. (Blam), Lida factory "Merrily We Live" during his as has also followed "sült.
sociation there.
CROSSWORD
NO. 290
5 Fright (5)
8 Right
above (8)
9. Stupid (5)
10 Motherly
(B)
11. Scenes (5)
14 Space (3)
16 Spite (8)
17 Number
(a)
18 Adam (3)
20 Pinions (5)
24 Unfores
seen happen- ing (8)
25 Answer (5) 28 Lonely (8) 127 : Commence (5) ....
DOWN
1 Spacious
(5)
2: Moor (5)
3 Portion (5)
4 Soft fruit
6 Judge (8)
25
12 Plain (8)
13 Peculiar
7 Famed (8)
19 Staymg
device (8) Imitate (5) 22 Foot rest
(6)
23 Re
(8)
14 Jewel (2)
15- Enclosure
(3)
SOLUTION ON MONDAY
Paris, the magazine, adds, also commemorates Robert Taylor:
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES AND HOLIDAYS.
St. Senorink de Basto;
and Saints Soter and Catus,
CINEMAS.~(See Column 3 of this
Page).
DANCES—League of Pals
Cami- ́val Dance, Rose Room, Peninsula
Hotel, 8.30 pm. MAILS.—(Bee Page 16) MEETINGS... Annual, Bank of Canton, Ltd., at Head Office, 6 Des Voeux Road Central, 3 p.m.
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| MISCELLANEOUS, T Refugee Children's "Flower, Day”; Scout's Rally for the Prince of Wales Banner, at Diocesan Boys actiool, 2.50 p.m.
| MOON.—Chinese III Moon, 3rd.
Day
SPORTS.-(Bfe Pago 21. SUNRISE-5.59
6.46 pia.
a.m.
M
SUNSET.-
TIDES.-High at 10.23. Low at
04.17 and 17.36.
TO-MORROW.
MISCELLANEOUS, -Y. M. C. A. Discussion Group, in the West Lounge, 9 pm.
MOON Chinese III Moon, 4th
Day.
SUNRISE 5.59 a.m. SUNSET --
8.45 pm.
TIDES-High at 0947 and 23.09.
Low at 03.48 and 16.51.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1939. -PAGE 5
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY" AT 2.30, 510, · `735
A Na Has Could Tame
ALSO
9.30
P.M.
A Man Ko Humaine Could Hill
THE MOST EXCITING STAR MATCH
OF THE DECADE!
The men galiane boven, und indee dangazama inily off the screen, na kui ia, anch what's semi?
ERROL FLYNN
BETTE DAVIS
AMITA LOVE - LANG HUNTE DONALD CRUSH - 9EUN ALE MON
JANI BAYAN - ABATILIMLE DICK PORAN (HONAY TÉMA PATRICKLES » Janan ve d
As ANATOLE LITVAK PRODU
Pred by WARNII “ICL
State Moran the wher
LATEST CARTOON.
Je Nyemm Zanig's
THE SISTERS
"THE"
RECORD" BREAKER Co-starred for the first time with the
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
NJ
1936 1938
IN “TECHNICOLOUS “JUNGLE JITTERS
2
NEXT CHANGE BARBAKA STANWYCK · HERBERT MARSHALL
20th Century Fox Picture
4 SNOWS
DAILY
a 30 20 720.930
in "ALWAYS GOODB › E”
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
MATH AN ROAD
KOWLOON
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MATINEES, 20Ľ. 30; * EVENINGS,20%-30%-50«70) »ETO-DAY, TO-MORROW, MONDAY
YEAR'S GREATEST ROMANTIC COMEDY !!! Laughing at Life Eager for Love ・・・ ‚ Hungry.
for "Happiness!
KATHARINE CARY
HEPBURN GRANT
HOLIDAY
DORIS
بدین
EDW. t.
HINNY
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
ANDERSON JEAN
NOLAN AYRES • HORTON • KOLKER BARNES • DIXON
Screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart %. Siöury Buchman. From the siege play try Philip, Bery produced by Action Hopes Diristed by GEORGE CUKOR Produced by Eratati Riskin TUESDAY "AND WEDNESDAY
Au Intensely Human Picture ...... - That Everybody Will Be Happy to Have Seen!
KAY FRANCIS in "MY BILL'
& AT
A Warner Bros. Picture
ISTAR
TODAY ONLY
HAMMONI 1040
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Solution No 289.
ACROSS: 3 Blips., 8, Chaik. 0, Album 10. Cause. 11, Glutton. 13, Teach. 14. Lens. 16, Breezes. 19, Byes, 21, 8lim. 22, Respite. 24, Over. 28. lpur. 28, Pretext. 20, Rupee..30, Ashes, 31, Peach 32, Story.
DOWN: 1, Whole. 2 Plots, Lean, 5, Past. 6, Bleeves. 7, Lunch, 10, Corrupt. 11, Globe, 12, Under, 15, Restore 17, Slave, 18, Smart. 20 Secures 23, Other, 25 act 27 Hust 28. Peer.
Say it in French
TO
MORROW
Ray Milland Olympe Bradna Irene Hervey Janet Beecher, Mary Carlisle
saet Gaynor R. Montgomery Franchot Tone "THREE LOVES HAS NANCY:
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