HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
QUEEN'S
DAILY AT, 230-5′15 -7·20 89:50 - TEL.31453
TODAY AND TOMORROW
FOR YEARS THEY HAD BEEN KICKING HIM -AROUND....... NOW IT WAS HIS TURN TO CROW!
OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT!
Barrymory at his best as the sulf- mada failure who was a here to his khis. Tears, laughs, heart glow!
The GREAT MAN VOTES
**JOHN BARRYMORE PETER KOLDEN - VIRGINIA WEIDLER Donald Macikvide Katharine Alexander
ADDED!
THE MARCH OF TIME
presents
"INSIDE THE MAGINOT LINE"
A Film Scoop of the First Magnitude!
CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Always Goodbye"
QUEEN'S:
"Great Man Votes"
ORIENTAL:
CATHAY:
NEW 1939 MUSICAL
SHORT
The first of Columbia's new 1939 musical shorts entitled "A Night|| In A. Muiale Hall." has been finished on the Coast by Arthur Dreifuss and will be ready for release soon. It is a single "reel starring Neli Kelly, red-headed" comedienne, | doing her famous Garbo act; Pinky Tomlin, composer, introducing some
TO PLAY CHARACTER ROLES
Charles King and Jack "Ingram were signed for chari acter roles in Columbia's "Lone Star Pioneers," the new historical western drama which carried the early working titlo The Guerrillas,” under Joseph Levering's direction.
Bill Eliott is featured and
Special Mickey Mouse Variety of his newest compostions, Betty Dorothy Gulliver has the feminine
Programme
Atkinson, famous dancer, doing a lead, Nate Gatzart's story and spectacular milltary finale with, the screen play has a Civil War setting. six Majorettes and a line Lee Shumway and Charles Whit- Fanchonettes, and several other taker have already been engaged variety acts.
for this picture.
"Josette"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA;
"Man's Paradise"
STAR:
LADLO
Packed with Military Secrets Revealed for the First Time !
SATURDAY
RKO Picture
4 SHOWS
DAILY
130 $20
720-930
IRENE DUNNE
LOVE AFFAIR”
"This Is The Life".
MAJESTIC:
Laurel and Hardy, Comedy
Programme
KING'S:
ני
Coming
"Kidnapped"
QUEEN'S;
"Love Affair"
ORIENTAL:
"Rose Marie" Laurel and Hardy Variety Show ALBAMERA: «
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This serles will bring the
Mr. King inclades among his famous Fanchon and Marco latest screen appearances those in presentations to the screen, for the irst time.
Headla for the Rio Grande". |"Trouble In Texas", “Sing. Cowboy Slag", "Tex Rides With the Boy
HIGHLY COVETED. Scouts" and "Rootin' Tootin'
SCREEN ROLE One of the most highly coveted screen roles of the year has fallen to Barbara Stanwyck.
Miss Stanwyck was signed by Columbia to play the leading
Rhythm". Jack Ingram had prominent roles in "The Lonely Trall", "Public Cowboy No. 1" and "Wild Horse Rodeo."
feminine role in the picturization DIARY OF LOCAL
of GOLDEN BOY: the Broadway stage
Clifford Odets.
hit by She will portray the part of Lorna Moon, a young women who has battled fa in her own way and who throws her heart into the. balance while the Golden Boy seeks
a quick short-cut to B spectacular career. Sunnybrook "The screenplay of GOLDEN BOY has been completed by Lewis Meltzer and Daniel Taradash and the production will be made under the supervision of William Periers.
CHARLES BUYER
"Love Affair”
CATHAY:
"Fisherman's Wharf"
STAR:
"Rebecca
"Farm" "
Of
**Josette"
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN ROAD
KOWLOON
TELJ7222
(MATINEES. 20. • 30. • EVENINGS. 20. 30c-50.70)
TODAY, ONE DAY ONLY!
HAL ROACH STUDIOS presents
Two Hours.....
Of Joy
and Laughter!
LAUREL-HARDY
in a
Completely New
COMEDY PROGRAMME
Of Comedies; Cartoons, Sports and Other
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Short Subjects
• TOMORROW AND SATURDAY
The gayest romantic Adventure you'll see all year! WARNER BAXTER in
"I'LL GIVE A MILLION
A 20th Century Fox Picture
TAKE ANY TRAM or HAPPY VALLEY BUS.
CATHAY
•
DAILY AT 2.30,5,15,7.20,&9.30.P.M. MATINEES 10-20%, 30%, 40%. EVENINGS:-29. Jù. 60%, Tüc, BỤN TO-DAY ONLY-LAST 4 SHOWS! - THE SAUCIEST, TUNEFULLEST, LAUGHINGEST ESCAPADE IN THE HISTORY OF LOVE!!!
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MAJESTIC:
"I Give A Million"
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EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANKIVERSARIES and BOLIDAYS. Herbert. Spencer born. 1820. 8t. Peter Canisius. Doctor of the Church
AUCTIONS.-Crown Lands, #t Land Office, Ping Shan, 11:30
31.11.
11)
CINEMAS.-(See Column 3 of this
Page), LECTURES-Hon Dr. P. 8. Sel-
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wyn Clarke on "The Medical Organisation in Connection with the Air Raid Precautions and Similar States of Emergency." in University Union Assembly Room, 8.30 p.m.; "Running Re- pairs." at Volunteer Eqrs. 11 a.m.; First Aid in Chinese, (for Men), at Ambulance Hqrs., 7.30 p.m.; in English, at Queen Mary Hospital, 6 p.m.; Home Nursing, at Ambulance Hqrs, 8:30p.m.; at Kowloon Hospital, Out-pa- tients' Dept., 6 p.m.; Theoso- 'phical Society, 6 p.m. MAILS. (See Page 181 MEETINS.--Annual, of Hongkong
Engenics League at Messrs. Lo and Lo's Offices, first floor, Ajexan- dra Bldg., 5.30 p.m.; Monthly, of HK Philatelic Bociety, in SC. M. Post Bldg, 5.30 p.m.;.. St. Andrew's Women's Fellow- ship, 3.30 p.m.; Cathedral Scouts, at Hors. Lower Albert Road, 5.30 p.m.; Women's Bible Study Circle on "The Book of Revela- tion." H.K. Evangelical Fraterni ty, 218 Nathan Road, 10.30 a.m.: Victoria Chess Club, Glouces- ter Hotel, 5 p.m.; Kowloon Chess Club. Peninsula Hotel, 5.30 p.m. MOON.-Chinese IH Moon, 8th.
Day.
Cathe- RELIGIOUS.-St. John's
dral Confirmation Class (Adults); Lady Chapel, 5.30 p.m., SOCIAL-Y.M.C.A. Women's Sec- tion Competitive Games (Bridge & Mahjong), 10 2.1. T.M. C.A. Ladies' Night: St. John's Social Service Centre of the Churches, at Home, Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.; RAÓB. (GLE) Club Whist Drive and Tombola, Queen's Building. Ice House Street, 8,30 p.m.; Public Works Recreation Club Tombola, Causeway Bay, 8 p.m.; Cheero Club Bridge Night, SPORTS-(See Page 2). SUNRISE.-5.56 a.m.
6.47, p.3.
SUNSET.
TIDES-High at 03.24 and 13.49
Low at 08.32 and 21.40.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939. -PAGE 5
KING'S
SHOWING TO-DAY
O
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, . 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
THE PICTURE THAT SPEAKS FOR WOMEN OF TODAY.
...and to the men who love them!
BARBARA
HERBERT
STANWYCK - MARSHALL-
Always Goodbye
with
IAN HUNTER CESAR KAMERS KTİM BASI - * DIGIRRE RAZIER • JONES RUSSELL, A 2011 Century Fox Picture
A 1.8 0
MAGIC CARPET. *OZZIE OSTRICH
PO TRAITS OF
PORTUGAL"
NEXT WARNER
COME TO TOWN” ·
(Terrytoons}
CHANGE
BAXTER in.
KIDNAPPED
with FREDDIR BARTHOLOMEW ARLEEN WHELAN 20th Century-Fox Picture
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN AD, HOWLOON
*730 & 9.30 *TELUS 6884
TODAY AND TOMORROW
THE ROMANCE OF A
PASSIONATE KACE WITH
THE HOT BLOOD OF THE
AGELESS ORIENT IN
THEIR VEINS ! .
"MAN'S PARADISE".
An Epic of Bali and"
Pagan Love!
ADDED! THE RIVER OF DEATH"
An Adventure into the Wilds of South America! with ALOHA WANDERWELL.
SATURDAY. RKO Picture
in
66
BABY
:
IRENE DUNNE CHARLES BOYER
LOVE AFFAIR
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY JUS -
ORIENTALE
SPECIAL SHOWING
THREE DAY REVIVAL OF OLD FAVORITES
GREAT PICTURES OF THE PAST! FOR TODAY ONLY
DON
SIMONE
•
ROBERT
AMECHE. SIMON YOUNG JOSETTE
A 20th Century Fox Phatute
Lilting new songs
by Gordon
& Revel!
TO-MORROW & SATURDAY-2 DAYS ONLY ! ●
BOBBY BREEN IN HIS GRANDET OF ALL'I
66.
FISHERMAN'S
WHARF”
FAY BAINTER'S
NEW FILM
Columbia filled three more cha- racter roles for "Old Mrs. Leonard and the Machine Guns,” (tem- porary title) when Joe Caits, Tommy Mack and Joe Sawyer were added to the cast for this feature, in which Fay Bainter, plays the lead.
Shooting" started recently under the direction of Ben Stoloff, Ida Luptas and Lee Bowman furnish the love Interest, while Henry Armetta and Warren Hymer have already been assigned to feature parts. Richard Maibaum and Gertrude Purcell wrote the screen play which is based on a story by George Bradshaw and Price Day. s supervising Fred Kobimar
Party of the week Was the William Powell has returned reception at the Victor Hugo cafe from the hospital from what he after the marriage of Wayne hopes is the last operation in his Morris to Bubbles Schinasi Holly-lifetime. On the verge of a com- production wood's young folk were out in their plete breakdown at one potut, Mr. Calts had prominent roles in best hib and tucker for the occa-Powell fought his way back to a Columbia's "Reformatory", land", alon, Johnny (Beat) Davis was best semblance of health by a discourRacketeers. Among the many man. Among the guests were Olivia aging series of operations four in pictures in which Joe Sawyer has De Havilland, Jane Bryan, Edward all Now however, his condition is been seen are "Navy Blue," Norris, Dick Purcell, Pat O'Brien, good, and M. G. M. will star him "Midnight Madonna." "Reported Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, in "The Thin Man Returns," with Missing" "The Lady Fights Back". and Maxie Rosenbloom.
and "Tarzan's Revenge.”in
Myrna Loy.
DAILY
AT
2:30
520
720
HANKOW
STARE
TODAY ONLY
·Fram riches to rags- from rugs to your heart!
Amociota Prodeur JOSEPH-ENGE..
Directed by MARSHALL: NBILAN
"DON÷AMECHE
KOWLOON
TEL...
577951
This is the LIFE!
A FOX PICTURE with
JANE WITHERS
JOHN MCGUIRE » SALLY BLANE
SIDNEY TOLER⚫ FRANCIS FORD
TOMORROW
SIMONE SIMON BOBERT YOUNG JOSETTE
SPECIAL
MICKEY MOUSE VARIETY SHOW
*FOR TOMORROW ONLY
THE SCREEN'S GLORIFIED MUSICAL ROMANCE
JEANETTA DONALD
NELION EDDY
Rose Marie
FOR SATURDAY ONLY
A SELECTION OF THEIR FUNNIEST COMEDIES)
HAL ROACH
LAUREL HARDY VARIETY
• MATINEES: 200-3
SHOW
EVENINGS: 20c.-30c.-50c,-70c. o)
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