HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
HONG KONG
KOWLOON
AT 2:30-515-7-80-930_21__ AT 230-520-720 & 9:30 PM" SHOWING TO-DAY
An
A BOY AND A GIRL...caught
in the web of a ruthless manhunti
Ambush
Gladys Swartboat-Loud Holan
· Milan Beary • Milan Femalay - Esweat Trum
4. Passané Panen‹ Devoted by Rust Mémoigne
ADDED
-GRAND STAGE SHOW.
4 TIMES
DAILY
AT THE QUEEN'S ONLY.
'HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE"
Intimato Revue with COWAN & BAILEY, THE TAYLEURS, LAURELL GAINES, DOLORES DEE, LUCILLE NICHOLSON, FLORENCE CHAPPELL, MARETA
NEXT CHANGE
A Paramount
Picture
4 SHOWS
DARY
SYLVIA SIDNEY
CINEMA & GENERAL
JOAN CRAWFORD, NEW FRENCH
NELSON EDDY
Today's Screenings SING A DUET
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Hold That Kiss"
QUEEN'S!"
"Ambrush"
The wong: "When Irish Eyeş Are Smiling," wha given a star performance at Metro-Gold- "wyn-Mayer studios,
Joan Crawford was one star, and Nelson Eddy the other. Leaving the set of her new picture, Ice Follies, Miss' Crawford happened by the stage where Eddy "You Can't Take It With You" was recording songs for Song of the CATHAY:
ORIENTAL:
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"Nancy Steele Is Missing"
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA:
"Ambush"
STAR:
“The Awful Truth” MAJESTIC:
"Stablemates"
KING'S:
Coming
"We're Going To Be Rich" QUEEN'S:
"One Third Of A Nation”. ORIENTAL;
"Artists and Models Abroad” "Naughty Marietta"
CATHAY:
"Block-Head"
ALHAMBRA:
"One Third Of A Nation"
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ONE THIRD OF A NATION"
STAR:
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ORIENTAL
WANOKAS
TEL. BOATS
TODAY—TOMORROW-SATURDAY
THE COMEDY CLASSIC THAT MADE SCREEN HISTORY! THE FAMOUS PULITZER PRIZE PLAY
WON THE GOLD TROPHY FOR THE YEARS, BEST. PICTURE !
COLOMBIA
PAID $200,000
FOR THE
SCREEN RIGHTS!
FRANK CAPHA SPENT $2,000,000 TO
PRODUCE IT!"
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
JEAN
LIONEL
JAMES
EDWARD
ARTHUR-BARRYMORE STEWART ARNOLD
MISCHA AUER - ANN MILLER Spring Byington, Samuel 5 Hind: Doneld Mark H.B.Warner Based on the Pulitzer Prize Play by "eorge 51 Kastman and Moss Hart - Screenplay by Robert Rivkin - Directed by FRANK CAPRA
A. COLUMBIA PICTURE **
HUN. MON.
**
ARTISTS AND HODELS ABROAD"
Jack Benny, -Jona Bennett, Yacht Club Boys, 100 other stars.
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A MOST POWERFUL DRAMA S.
"The Informer” star and
an inspired past in a picture that rains blows of passions
and emotions on your pounding heart! -
STIRRING AS
Begins. Sat. An MGM Riot
Coming:
THE CRY OF A
WOMAN IN TERROR! WALTER
VICTO
McLAGLEN CONNOLLY PETER LORRE
*NANCY STEELE IS MISSING!'
E LANG - ROBERT KENT
BLOCK - HEADS **** ***
49 Laurel & Hardy's
Lust Together
WINGS OF THE MORNING" An All-Colour Thrill
“Waikiki Wedding” "A Family Affair"
MAJESTIC:
"Three Hind Mice
West. She sneaked in, through side door, to listen, but it wasn't many minutes before Eddy spotted
her.
"Let's sing a duet," he called. But Joan Crawford refused on the grounds that it would hold up his recording.
"We'll just practice one, then," he laughed. "Come on, I dare you." That settled it. Joan Crawford took up the music and the two voices blended in the song.
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FILM BILL
U.S. FIRMS STAND
TO LOSE
American motion picture producing companies stand to Jose millions of franes worth. of business in France if the new Cinema Bill is passed by par- Hament.
The bill, presented by Jean Zay, Minister for National Education, includes strict taxation and protec- tive measures against imported aims (80 per cent. American) to strengthen the position of the French, in industry. It also pur vides for overhauling of the French motion picture dustry and registration" of people it employs.
bo-
ail
TWO FEATURES Two features of the new bill are copied from Italy and Germany, the former country having com- pletely eliminated American films while the latter permita oply a bare minimum,
When the duet ended, there was burst of "applause from technicians about the set The Cinema Bill would place on Buddenly the
was all "American films, for which a noise interrupted by ♣ melody com-sound track is made in France in ing over the loud-speaker. It was the French language, a strict Miss Crawford and Eddy singing | “dubbing" tax, the rate of which "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." is not revealed. Just such a tax was instituted by Italy as a scheme to raise money to develop the Italian picture industry, until the taxes went out of proportion and American films were completely. eliminated.
Joan Crawford" surprised.
was greatly
Unknown to her, a needle in the sound booth had recorded the entire performance.
“HOLD THAT KISS"
AT THE KING'S "Hold That Klas," which opens at the King's Theatre to-day, with Maureen O'Sullivan, Dermis O'Keefe und Mickey Rooney, pro- vides a mixture of hilarity, re- mance and intimate human tou- ches. The comedy remance of smart New York society presents O'Keefe, "Hollywood's latest dis- covery in romantic leading men, in his fast role as a modern young American. following his introduc- tion as a Western hero opposite Virginia Bruce in "Bad Man of Brimstone."
Deftly directed by Eawin L. Marin, of "Everybody Sing" fame, the story revolves around a clerk and a shopgitt who mistake each other for socfál celebrities, and their comical trials and mishaps in trying to keep up their decep-
Wallace Beary who appears in tion "Stablemates" to be screened "at
the Majestic to-day.
STABLEMATES
SECOND PROPOSAL
The second proposal, of Zay is to mit feature programmes. Get-
many did this to eliminate the double-feature programme, which France seeks to do in order that American and French flims can- not be shown together. Again American films predominate, for 80 per cent. of the double-feature film programmes contain American movies.
Zay wants festare program- mes limited to 3,200 meters, or the equivalent to the feature 'picture. comedy, newsreel and coming attractions aborts This feature of the new bill would eliminate the protection" given American Alms by the Franco- American trade agreement.
UP IN ARMS French exhibitors as well as re- presentatives
of American film companies are up in arms over the proposals because of the danger to their investments,
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The French exhibitora claim that the bill was drawn up at the Mickey Rooney plays the hero-request of producing syndicates ine's young brother who between and that they were not consulted. his clarinet-playing and threats to The exhibitors know the drawing. expose her secret adds tribulations value of American films. galore to her life until a dinner
"Stablemates," co-starring Was-party in a fashionable apartment
Lace Beery and Mickey Rooney will borrowed for the occasion clears DIARY OF LOCAL
open to-day at the Majestic up the deception and a humorous climax clears the path of true love.
Theatre.
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*All emotional phases were cov ered with heavy drama and light comedy well divided. For the sport-
Solution No. 311 minded, a real horserace was pre-
ACROSS 1. Stag. 6, Tube. 8, sented in a climax that left every League,. 9. Pride. 11, Awry.
12. one limp. With pletures such as this, the fans will certainly be yell-Consigns. 15, Been. 17, Evil. 18, 21, Employs. 19. Act. 20, Sty. ing for more Beery-Rooney ms.Trellis 23, Puma 24, Earl 27,
The story could best be described as "The Champ" at the race track, Pleading. 30, Lamp. 31. Stint. 32, with Beery and Rooney travelling DOWN 2, Twice. 3, Glen.
Enamel. 33, Herd. 34, Ever. around the country with an injured Nazi. 5. Teases.
6. Barrister, 7. racehorse, Beery, a former vet, operates and the animal is ready Apes. 10, Done. 13, Bupreme. - 14, for the track again.
Growled. 18, Exclusive. 21 Tapped. 22. Sent. 25, Agile, 26, Late. 23, Alma, 29, Isle.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Pierced
.7 Domicile
(10)
(5)
8 Agitation
(5)
10 Garb (5)
13 Tle up
saila (4)
15 Repair (4) 16 Decipher-
able (7): 17" Fuel:(4) 18 Bellow (4) 19 Faming (
20 Chlef (4)
22 Give out
(4)
24 Minemi
O remains (5) 27: Firework
(5)
28 Load (5)
parties (101
DOWN Trim plant (5) Water
29 Legal
NO.
3 Monster (4)
4 Alack (4):
5 Rub out (5)
6 Inferior
(two words
5,5)
Reason-
ablenešk (10) Districts
312
SOLUTION TO-MORROW
12 Lotty (7)
14 Meat (5)
15 Blend (5)
21 Reason (B)
23 Foreign
money (5) 24 Clever (4): 25 Cirasp (4),
Etamine
4.
EVENTS
TO-DAY
ANNIVERSARIES and HOLIDAYS. -Children's "Goodwill Day." The Ascension of Our Lord. Holy Thursday. St. Eric, King of Sweden:
AUCTIONS. Household Furni- ture, at 35 Hankow Road, Kow- loon, 2.30 p.m. CINEMAS-(See Column 3 of this
.Page).
Oratorio "Resur-
DANCES Second Heats of the "Garden of the Moon" Dance Contest, in Roof Garden, Hong- kong Hotel, 5 p.m. ENTERTAINMENTS.
Performance, Perosi's rection by the Choral Group, with Orchestra at China Fleet Club Theatre, 9 pat Gramo- phone Recital at European Y.M. C.A., 9 p.m., LECTURES-AR.P., Modified Full Course, at United Services Re- creation Club, Kowloon 11 a.m.; AR.P., (Jockey Club) at 20 Ice. House Street, 5.30 pm; Home Nursing in Queen Mary Hospi- tal, e p.m.; at Ambulance Hors 5.30. p.m.; First Aid Demonstra. tion and Lectore (11.15 and 11.45 gin.) at Queen Mary Hos- pital Nurses' Training Bchool; First Aid in Chinese for men, at Ambulancë Hats, 7.30 p.m.; ARP (Chinese), Tung Mul Middle School, 127 Heard Street, 7.p.m.; "K" Godown of EK and Kowloon Wharf Godown- Co, Ltd., 7 pazie
MAILS (See Page 16).... MEETINGS.-Outward Rotarians," In the China Building, 12.45 p.m.; Annual, The Canton Insurance Office Ltd., in Messrs. Jardine. Matheson's Offices, Noon; st. Andrew's Women's Fellowship,
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1939.-PAGE 5
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SHOWING TODAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.80 P.M.
Indigo Hardy's funny kid... "Yank At Oxford's” 'sweetheart... the fighting man of "Bad Man of Brimstone"... all in one dotous romance!
Bold that kiss
with
MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN
** BEFORERY
O'KEEFE · ROONEY
Original Mary and Screen Play by Stanley Hauh Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Produced by John W. Cenpidika, 31.
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• SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY A DELIGHTFUL-ROMANTIC COMEDY !!!
LORETTA YOUNG THREE BLIND MICE"
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TWO DEBATES IN COMMONS
LONDON, May 18 (Reuter)
Night" 9 p.m.; RAO.B. (GLE) the House of Commons yesterday, Club Whist Drive and Tomola, Mr. Chamberlain announced that Queen's Ballding Ice House White Paper on Palestin
3 pm: St. Andrew's Club Com-SOCIAL-St. Andrew's Club "Open" mittee, 8.30 p.m. Cathedral Scouts, at Ears,, Lower Albert Road, 5.30 p.m.; Victoria Chess Club, Gloucester Hotel, 5 p.m. Kowloon Chess Club, Peninsula Hotel; 5.30 pm; Women's Bible Study Circle, 216 Nathan Road, 10.30 am MDT
4 SUNRISE-543am. -BUNBET- MISCELLANEOUS, - X.M. C.A.: 6.56 p.m.
Street, 8.30 up.m.; Public Works Recreation Club Tombola, Cause way Bay, 8 pm
SPORTS (See Page 2),
Gramophone Recital 9 p.m.; TIDES-High at 0734 and 20.38, YMCA. Women's Section Mah Low at 01.27 and 14.36.
be published on May 17 and there would be s
on
fore Whitsun;
He also announced that
would be a foreign debata on
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