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DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR.,
IS CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
ON THE SCREEN AND OFF
As
THE
IT, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR: IS A CITIŽEN OF...... WORLD.
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Photographically and sonally, he is an American ham, and egga, as British as Yorkshire pudding,” as · French AS CEOBSE· sureties' and ́ ́ne Russian as borscht. ⠀
Born in New York, he was educated there and in Europe! He has produced his own
INTERNATIONAL ROLES
Foreign Office ayoting stalwart who fights anti-British Intrigue in the Crown's African attired possessions, Fairbanks is
in Colonial khaki and pith hel-
met in this picture:
Today's Screenings
KING'S:
Hongkong
"Confessions of A Nazi Spy"
QUEEN'S:
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"Parsons in Elding”
ORIENTAL·
"Off The Record"
CATHAY:
"Love Affair
Kowloon
ALHAMBRA
"Persons in Riding”
STAR
"Mad" Miss Manton" MAJESTIC:
"In Old Chicago"
Coming
KING'S.
ET
"Marie Antionette"
QUEEN'S:
"Bachelor Mother"
ORIENTAL:
"Hard To Get": "Buccaneer"
CATHAY:
""The Three Musketeers" ALHAMBRA :.
"Bachelor Mother"
STAR:
"Arrest Bulldog Drummond" "That Certain Age" MAJESTIC:
"King Of The Underworld”.
STAR DOES PROP WORK
JEAN PARKER SETS
NEWS PACE
CINEMA & GENERAL
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939. —PAGE
OF THE NEWS FILMING
SIR ERNEST GRAHAM-LITTLE, INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR LONDON UNIVERSITY RECENTLY PRESENTED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS A BILL, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR THE WIDER DISTRIBUTION OF NEWS FILMS AND` THE PREVENTION OF RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR EXHIBITION BY TRADE MONOPULIES OR OTHER INTERESTS:
"The motive of this, the Cinematograph News Films (Pre- vention of Abuges) Bill" he said, "IS ta enlarge the circle of persons who can see the news-reel, from the educa“- ilonal point of view.
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There are ave newsrɛG! com-¡teachers, by clubbing together, to panies in Great Britain, comprised | buy expensive projector apparatus In the Newsreel Association of in a number of schools. Great Britain and Ireland Ltd.
At the back of his mind was the They let out to the cinema educational Alm as well as the theatres the films which they pro- newsreel-natural history, travel duce, and after exhibition the and geography--and, taking the cinema theatres are unable at long view, subsidy by the Board of present to make any further use Education for the wider provisieri of them.
of projectors
Short Films
Asked if the bill referred also to The Income of the Ave news- reel companies is derived solely the use by hotels of newsreels, he replied: "One of my backers is from fixed-rate subscriptions paid by the cinemas. The life of these Capt. Victor Cazalet (Cons.. Chip- Alms is very short because they penham), who is a director of the Dorchester Hotel Personally, I sec are topical.
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"Short films appear, from the no objection to newsreels being Cinematograph Fim Committee's exhibited in hotelu." report, to be under a cloud. It is dificult to produce them proft- ably."
COMING EVENTS
SEPT.
Ż-Tide: High 18.57 am, and' 1120 p. Low 4.53 1.32. and 5.28 p.m.
Suurlan 6.45 am--Sunset 840 p.m. Little Sisters of the Poor Centen-
Sf Ernest said that supporters of the bill included. four other university representatives in the House of Commons-81: John Graham Kerr (Cons, Scottish Universities). Mr. T. E. Harvey (Ind. English Universities), Mt. Gary. A. Morrison, (L. Nat., Scottish Universities). Miss E. Rathbone (Ind., Engilsh Universities)-and Also Sir Annesley Somerville (Cons, Windsor),
"All have the same destre," hei added "to make newsreels more accessible in schools, universities and educational establishments generally."...
....
Subsidy for Projectors
He had been astonished by the efforts made by individuals and
OLYMPE BRADNA
When a film star steps into a prop man's shoes and does his work for him....that's news. Pretty Jean Parker set the news) pace during a scene in "Parents on
Olympe 'Bradna, Paramount's Trial," the Columbia drama in French starlet now playing, with which she 'la featured with Johnny Pat O'Brien in "Heaven On Downs and Noah Beery, Jr. Cast Shoestring" knows all about her
REO.C. Mandel Dance. YMCA. Launch Picnic. 2.30 pm. ARP. Lecture" (Chinese) Yaumati
Government School, 7.30 p.m.
Craigengower C.C. Whist and Tom- bola 9.15 p.3.
3-Tides: High 11.39 a.im. and 11.44 p.m. Low 5.35 a.m. and 5.43 p
Sunrise 1.06 mm-Sunset 6.39 p.m. Chinese Chamber of Commerce General Meeting, 3.30 p.m.
Lawn Bowls Pairs Finals, Kowtoon P.C. 3,30 p.39.
Happy Valley Golf Championship. BaseballCharity match.
Pilipino Ciak Tambols 11 a... YMCA Discussion Group 9 pm- Speaker:
Mr. A. N. Mactayden on "Can Europe Recover without a Lea gue of Nations
Tidest High 12:18 pm. Low 5.13 sim. and 665 pan,
Sunrise: 6.06 a.m. Sunset 638 păm. Bank Holiday.
HK. Singers Rehearsal at Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 pm
Lawn Bowls First Division-Craigen-
, Indians 4 pati
as a student at an exclusive gitis own language but studies with Rower ARP. Bandaging Class
school Miss Parker reported for French tutor twice each week filming one morning in what was to keep her pronunciation per- to be her room at the school..
[fect
A prop rien, was arranging" tollet She's worked so hard learning articles on the dresser and giving English in the three years she's pillows and drapes a final touch. been in Hollywood that she's
ROOM REAERÄNGEÐ
neglected her French and finds
"A pillow would never be there," herself talking French with an the star protested. She changed its American accent." position. Then, as the prop man Idly watched, Miss Parker, who is experienced artist ад
and decorator, rearranged "her" room Based upon the popular radio programme, "Parents on Trial" is! a powerful dramatic challenge.
9.
Solution No. 400 ACROSS-8, Ramshackle. Open. 10. Sprinted. 11, Govern. 12; Battle. 14, Exercise, 15; Athirst. 17,
With great power, sincerity and Drastic. 20, Scotland. 22. Potent, 24 conviction it shows the plight of Horrid, 25, Emaclate. 1, Less. 78. misunderstood youth, its dreanis Respectful. and romance. Also prominent in the cast are Henry Kolker, Nana Bryant, Linda Terry, Virginia Brissac and Mary Gordon.
10.30 am.
Military Police Mess Whist Drive 8.45 pan.
Cathedral Hall Busy Bees Work»“ ing Party Bridge and Mahjonge Drive
Crown
Tides: High 12.15 mm, and 1.09
Low 7.15 am, and 6.24 p.m. Suuriso 637 aan. Sunsét 6.30 p.m.
Land Sale, P.WD., 3 p.m. Lecture on Home Nursing (Chinese) for Aux. Nursing Service, Queen Mary Hospital 6 p.m-Lecturer: Dr. (Miss) H. Y. Cheng. First Aid at Kowloon Hospital 6 p.m.-Lecturer: Dr. (Miss) 8. Y., Cheng.
HK. Rotary Club Tiffin Mig-1 p.m. YMCA Bridge 101 a.m., Mixed
YMO.A. Lecture on Anatomy Swimming 5pm Badminton 8.30 p.m. pun
7.30
A.R.P. · Lectures.—(English) Club DOWN:-1, Damp: 2, Assist: 3sitano, 6.30 p.m.
ARP. (full Fanthers. 4, Sidded. 5. Beagle. 6,couts) in Chinese, 8h John Am-
bulance Headquarters. Convicts. 7. Depression, 13, ArtAP Volunteer Headquarters. B-10 chokes. 16, Interest. 18, Replaced am; in Chinese, Chinese Chamber of 19. Adverse. 21, Adders, 23, Twists Counterce, 7 pm: ARP. in Chinese TWOK Bobham Road 130 puny 26. Tour.
ARP, in English, 20 Ice House Street, 5.30 p.m.
CROSSWORD
NO. 401
13
ACRORS
1. Material.
1. Body.
Basil Rathbone, Virginia Field, Lionel Ätwill, Barbara O'Neil and 4. Oblong
O. Aubrey Bmith have key roles 9: Declared.
[under" Rowland V. Lée's direction: 10: Comita: pic Doug. plays his part without re- 11. Paid attention. tures in England. He has ab-course to any sort of English 12. Retaliation, sorbed the colour and character accent, either of Oxfóra or sevefi 14. Peculi
Dials.
15. Continent
of virtually every country on the
"Playing international parts is 18. Caska. globe as the result of a world tour lasting several years in the more a matter of how you think 20 Massacres company of his famous father than how you talk,” he explain- 23. Padre.
During recent seasons he hated between scenes on location 24 Quick perception, played Englishmen Americans Tve beck, scattered all over the 26 Or this country. Russiank and even a mythical world so much in my young life, 21. Sportsman's attendant. Buritanian on the screen. He is that I've learned how most nav 28. Expanded, English aga'n ́in Universal's "The tonalities react to most situa. Lasses Bun Never Sets"
̈tions."
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3. Equestrian..
4. Be conveyed.
5. Admission
6.- Look up to. -
17 Lubricates:
8. It supports the blackboard.
13. Exhorted.
16: Those not present
Craigenzower G.C. Tombola, 9 p.m. GTMOA, Women's Beetion Game: Morning.
Claime against estate of Charles
die:
Lawn Bowls Gingles Plokkvi
YMCA
DRIVE
Bridge and Mahjonge
·10° a.m. Whilst Drive 8,30 p.m. Hongkong Hockey Association Annual Gen. Meeting.
HK. Y's Men's Club Timn Mtg. St. Francis Hotel, 1 p.
HK. ectric Co. Ltd. Interim Dividend payable.
St. Andrew's Church Wedding: Medley Donald 2.15 pm
HE Philharmonic Society informat Mig. St. John's Cathedral Hall, 9 Dans Lecture In First Aid English for Aux Nursing Service. Queen Mary Hospital 10 am-Lecturer: Dr. J. L Dorey, a
st Kowloon Hospital on Home Nursing 6 pm. Lecturer: Dr. (Miss)
P.
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Rutionjonge for Beginners,
8-YMCA "Keep it Clam 10.30
aflin, Mixed Swimming 6 pax, Bad- minton 8.30 pm.
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9-XK. Folice Cib. House: Opening
10-Races at MacÃO!
Lawn Bowls Faire Final, Olvit Ber vice Club. 1.30 p.m.
11-Diocesan Boys School Term
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Stepher's College Terni Staris. Diocesan Giris School Term startS. 12-Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Stor are Co. Ltd. Interim Dividend pay-
Are Trifter Unit
Championships at YR.C
swimming
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Lecture, on Home Nursing (inglish) Queen Mary Hospital 6 pm-Led- Later Dr. (KPHY, LI J., Dover.
Inter-Can Swimming
Pat 780 2 pm Close for fring College
Dept. Aquatic 20-Lecture on First Aid Whinese) Queen Mary Hospital 6 pm--Lee- turer Dr (Make) P
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Confessions of a
NAZI SPY
FLANGIS LEDENER - Pad Cakes Siege Sanders Weary'all Biesiad by ARATELE LITTAL Presented by WARREN URSS,
EDWARD G. ROBINSON
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