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THEIR LOVE STORY IS AS THRILLING AND EXCITING AS THE ASTOUNDING CLIMAX
OF ITS DRAMATIC. BACKGROUND!.
NORMA
CLARK
SHEARER GABLE Clarence BROWN'S
production of
Idiot's Delight
with HOLD COLUMN - SCHILDKRAUT Screen Play by Robert E. Sherwood Directed by CLARENCE BROWN Produced by Hunt Stromberg
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AT THE QUEEN'S "GRACIE ALLEN
MURDER CASE"
Mego
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Barry X. Barnes
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GARDEN of the
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PAT O'BRIEN JOHN PAYNE
MARGARET LINDSAY
JIMMIE FIDLER
JOE VENUTI AND HIS SWING CATS - Johnnie Davis Jerry Colonna
12
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SUN: "ROMANCE AND RHYTHE COMEDY RIOT
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A PAGE FROM ROMAN HISTORY I
A SPECTACULAR PICTURIZATION OF THE MIGHT AND GRANDEUR OF ANCIENT ROME!
“SCIPIO THE
AFRICAN”
with Spanish Dialogue starring
ISA MIRANDA NINCHI ANNIBALE
PILOTTO CAMILLO
Commencing SUNDAY, 16th July, 1939. ANOTHER M-G-M REVIVAL WEEK -SUN: "TOPPER" starring Constance Bennett, Cary Grant'
MON: MAYTIME" starring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy
·TUE: "Treasure Island" starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper WED "Babes In Toyland" starring Laurel-Hardy & Charlotte Henry THU: DAVID COPPERFIELD" with a Star Cast of 85 Players FRI: "SUZY" atarring Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant SAT: "The FIREFLY" starring JEANETTE MacDONALD
CENTRAL
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PRICES: 45c., 55c. & 80c.
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL: CAR PARK÷JERVOIS STREET Take Bus, No. 4 or 6 going West, 3 mín. from stop opposite Queen's
FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
A sensational Drama of Today!
The struggle for Liberty in a Totalitarian State!' Asis Film of China Presents
NO GREATER SACRIFICE
A T.88.E. PRODUCTION with ENGLISH SUB-TITLES.
CINEMA & GENERAL
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Thanks For Everything"
QUEEN'S:
"Idiot's Delight".
ORIENTAL:
1
"Garden of The Moon"
CATHAY:
"Scipione Africano”
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
*Idiot's Delight”
STAR:
"Boys' Town"
MAJESTIC:
"Citadel"
KING'S:
Coming
"I Am The Law" QUEEN'S:
"Gracle Allen” ORIENTAL:
"Romance & Rhythm"
CATHAY:
"Topper"
ALHAMBRA:
"Who Goes Next"
STAR:
"Trople Holiday"
MAJESTIC:
"Stagecoach"
Spare time ands the stars doing odd little things that sooner or later ba согдо their hobbles. Clark Gable likes to cover als hunting trips with sulis and motion pictures. Here he is shown on a facent week and irip into the mountains.
AMERICA MUST
HOLD ON TO:
PHILIPPINES
ך ן!
PRIZE PLAY BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN
The
film.
IDIOT'S DELIGHT" TO BE SHOWN AT QUEEN'S Timely and thought-provok- Ing is the revelation, which form à vivid, and substantial sequence of the film, "Idbt's Delight of the horror and distress and destruction of all decent human effort brought about by the nefarious machinations, seklam иакие- cessful, of international munition-makers and other soulless merchants of death.
co-starring Clark Gable and Norma Shearer, was presented at В press preview. yesterday and will be shown to- morrow at the Queen's Theatre.
Strange Romance Essentially history romance strange
between vaudeville acrobat and a song-and- dance man, the picture, which is adapted from the Pulitzer Priz play by Robert E. Sherwood, has a' deeper, meaning. When the two- principals are reunited after a long absence at a European resort at a time of international tension, the dialogue and action convey a potent message.
of..
1
B
Norma Shearer excels in difficult role, while Gable
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939. -PAGE
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
SHOWING TODAY AT 2.30, 510 TJE
Mister Average Man' Himself, so help
upping your laugh averega in the freshest- fun-hit of the year!
Thanks for Everything
ADOLFIN
JACK
JACK
MENJOU OAKIE HALEY
ABLON
TONY.
WHELAN MARTIN BARNES
GEORGE BARBER-WARREN HYMER Directed by William A. Belar A'3005. Coney-The Flown -
Darryl A. Zamech in Chaya of Pretentang
Also Vyvyan Donner's
·Sempe by Gordon & Ravel
in TECHNICOLOUR EDWARD. G. ROBINSON in
"FASHION · FORECAST ** NEXT ÖHANGE
Columbia Picture
$
$AT
230
" the US flag comes down petent enough as the other half In the Philippines trouble will of the love-team. Though he does
"TIMID" GLIDER follow for at least a generation," not figure largely in the scenes.
UP 14.000FT.
declared Mr. Paul McNutt, United Edward Arnold, as the powerful war-making tycoon, still impresses, States High Commissioner for the Phillipines; at Indianapolis whether by a mere gesture or a Though he declares be is "*2 on June 30 when he urged that simple sentence spoken.. very timid man really." Mr. Philip America, should retain control in- Aubrey Wills, the British glider, definitely instead of giving the set up a new record when he islands independence in 1948. ascended 14,200ft. through 蟲 storin cloud.
Mr. Wills hot up the last 10,000ft. In Afteen minutes. Part of the time he was whirled up at a climbing speed beyond the eapacity of any fighter 'plane. He made his fight from the grounds of the London Gliding Club at Dunstable, Beds.
Since the Philippine Inde- pendence Act, passed by Con- press in 1934, the problem bad ‚ “broadened," he said, and Philippine... ·lendera
לסביות
now felt that their indepen- dence might turn out to be a "mere change of sovereign- ties"
"So long as Our flag flies It was a bit frightening, really." over the island no foreign Power said Wills. "It was extraordinawill trespass, irrespective of the rily rough. I never knew when the military forces stationed there. storm. might rend me at a mo- If our flag comes down trouble will
ment's notice,
follow for at least a generation." When the ordinance governing my the relations between the Unit- toed States and the Philippines
"I had great dificulty in find- ing where I was and getting way back, as I did not want go into the storm again.
Mr. Wills also
the British long-distance gliding record with a flight of 206 miles in six hours.
holds
COMING EVENTS
JULY
14-Tides: High 6.16 a.m, and 8.23 p.m. Low 2.07 pm
Sunrise 5,46 am Sunset 7.12 p.m. St Paul's Girls Sch. Speech Day 5.30 p.m
Art Exhibition at 61, Wyndham St. 10 am to 6 pm.
Women's Health League Classes for Children start at Kowloon C.C., 9.30
a.m.
Crown Land Sale (D,O. South) 11 South China AA, Swimming Gala 7.30 pm.
Exhibition of Painting at Kam Ling Restaurant.
YM.C.A Central British School Swimming Gals —11 s,m.
French National Pete: Reception at French Consulate, Peak Road, 1130 15-Tides: High 7.10 am, and 9.15 for a period of 10 years lapses pm. Low 12.36 am. and 2.50 p.m. on July 4, 1946-the Common- Sunrise 6.47 am Sunset 7.11 p.m.
Exhibition of Painting wealth automatically takes over full sovereignty and becomes the Cathedral Hall by Miss Liang Pao- Republic of the Philippines."
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehra leader NEW GOVERNOR of the Indian Nationalist Move-
OF NIGERIA ment, will shortly visit China. The Chinese People's Foreign Relations LONDON, July 13 (Reuter)—Str Association and 20 other organisa-John Shuckburgh, Deputy Under-
tze.
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"I AM THE LAW"
STAR
TODAY AND TOMORROW
HAMOMI
KOWLOON TEL
A HEART MOVING DRAMA OF A GREAT LIVING HUMANITARIAN !
TRACY ROONEY?
BOYS TOWN
Bracket bed by John W. Consulate 1,
·H• suy HULL • Lesin FLSTON «Grue REYNOLDS
Dorothy Lamour
·
Martha Raye
SUNDAY"TROPIC HOLIDAY”
4 SHOWI
1
DAILY
2.30 201
at
Art Exhibition at 61, Wyndham 8t. 10 am to 8 pm.
Belillos School Handwork Exhibitor 9 am to 11 am.
Inter-Club Swimming Gals at V.R. C. & Bathing Club Swimming Gala 7.30 p.m.
Chinese
tions are making preparation to Secretary for the Colonies, has Restaron of Painting at Kam Ling
appointed
H.X. and Y. Ferry Co's Bathing Panlion at Silver Mine Bay Opening 4 pm.
accord a hearty welcome to the been
of Governor
Bir Indian leader, who is sympathetic Nigeria, "in succession to. with China in ..ber
present Bernard Boudiilom, who has been struggle.
appointed Governor of the Sudan
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Beast (5)
4 Cinders (5)
10 Charity (4)
11 Similar (4)
13 Reveal (6)
14 Heavenly
body (8)
15 Branch (4) 17 Curve "(3) 18" Happened
(8)
21 Ertensive
diseast (8)
23 Wrath (3). 25 Vehicle (4) 27 Nut (6) 30 Firework
(8)
32 Crude
metals (4) 33 Aspira
tions (4) -. 34 14 lbs. (5) 35° Degree (6)
DOWN
2. Actual (4) 3 At that (time: (4).
15: Tree Juice
(3).
6 Church
NO. 360
116
128
130
festival (8)
7 Killed (4).... 8 Chatom (5)
9 Discovered
11 Weapon (57.
.12 Tomboy!{6}'·.
16. Disfigure
19. News
27: Directa (8)
within: (n
Map book
(5)
26 Limbs (4)
28 Heath (4):
chief (8) SOLATION TO-MORROW
29 Require: (4)
Relations (3)
Solution No 259.)
Chinese Chamber Election of officers.
of Commerce,
16-Tides: High 8.04 am, and. 10,03 p.m. Low 1.28 am and 8.30 p.m
Sunrise 5.48 am Sunset 7.11 p.m. Y's Men's Club Launch Pienie, HK Cycling Club Outing 9.30 am. YMCA Discussion Group 9 pm. Speaker
Rev. D. Rosenthalt Exhibition of Painting at Kam Ling Restaurant.
17-Military Police. Mess, Whist and Tombola, 8.30 pm.
Criminal Serioris Open 10 am Crown 'Land Bale, P.W.D. 3 p.m. VM.C.A. Whist Drive 830 p.in, Helilios School Swimming Sports of
9.30 am to 11.20 am,
hinese Chan, of Commerce, Tec ion of Officers,
18-Kowloon Union: Ch. Mahjongg Drive. 3 p.m.
YM.C.A. Bridge 10 am. Badminton 8.30 p.m. Med. Brimming 6 pim.
18-Cocktail Party on Argenteria
4 to 6 pm.
Maru
7.M.C.A. Women's Bec Bridge and- Mahjongg 10 am.
20-Crown Land Bale (D.O. Ping. CR) 1130
China Emporium Annual Mig. 4pm. Christ
Simak Church Wedding-Goodian- YMCA Mig of Voluntary Helpers yre, St Andrew's Fair 11 am, styl
31-EKRA, Ann. Gen. Mig, China Fleet Clab 5.30 p.m
V.M.CA. Badminton 8,30 p.m. Vind. Swimming... 6 pma de tenkte van.
27.M.C.A. Launch Pimic 2,30 p.m. VDMA Christ Churcs.roup,
Latinchi!!
Bath
Military
close: for All-Cycling
Tombola, 8.30 p.m...
Whist
Annus!
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MAJESTIC
THEATRE
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RETURN SHOWING BY SPECIAL REQUEST!
ROBERT
At last on the screen
the powerful best- selling novel This story of a young doc. for's templation.boll by a doctor...is one" of the great film dra- mas of all time!
ROSALIND
DONAT RUSSELL
THE
CITADEL
RALPH RICHARDSON - REX HARRISON - EMLYN WILLIAMS
A KING VIDOR PRODUCTION
Based on the novel' the God-T* U, A. J. Croma » Prnaveza Ny VIGNER SAVILLI
COMMENCING TOMORROW
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PICTURES OF THE YEAR!!!
STAGECOACH”
CLAIR TREVOR
JOHN WAYNE
WALTER WANGES PRODUCTION. À UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE
CLIPPERS OF
THE AIR
CALLED A FRIEND
OF HITLER
Film star Pola Negri Wood's con- on arrival at a Paria cours to sue Bir Ktrigaley gratulatory greetings on June 29 a Dim magazine for £8,000 dam Aquatic to those who have come by the ages for alleged libel.
Yankee Clipper upon the in- she said that a statement that 11-Rates for Third Qtr. payable in augural night of a regular Trans she hat been an influential friend advance.
28- HK.V.D.C
Sports V.R.C.
GERMAN THEATRE
CONFISCATED
atlantic service were followed by of Hitler and had since been in the welcome news that a weekly concentration camp injured British service, with a similar reputation and caused her loss of Itinerary, may be established early contracts, in August 1
Judgment was reserved.)
KATTOWITZ, July 18 (T/ The cordiality with which we Oceany The German Dramatic welcome the American achieve It is well that we Society at Teschen has been ala- ment and the
solved, and the property confiscat which
ACROES 4, Stocked, 8, Erotic, 9 DOWN; 1. Teatime, 2 Courted, 3. Dignity. 11 Terror 14, Old 15. Pill08 5. Trid. 6, Candle, 7, Extended by order of the Polish Vojvode, Clipper Total 17, Alone 18, Meet 19. Terse 10, Glass. 12, Rot, 13, Ratio 16, 21, Bidea. Clogs 26, Bear Ledes. 20 Resin. 21, slept White, 28, Elder, 30, Apt, 32, Nature,
33, Worsted, 34, Tenant 85, Cen- Perusal 23 Priests. 24, Choce, 25
Clasps, 26, Bet. 29, Dales, 31, Tear.
sure.
r Grazynski, on Wednesday.
to the society, worth 150,000 great The theatre building, belonging disa relchamark has been handed over mur ow It a Polish theatre company.
trace by the Nort
god-speed member, that it is towards
Yankee peaceful missions
will formed by our own
the by these new American Clippers of
the air," rather
towards the:
dread tasks of the bomber
Lab- Lighter, that man's, acqui
Bit of flight has been most steadig ronte, directeT
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