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MAN'S HERITAGE
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EDW. G. ROBINSON
Confessions of a
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fusty, swaggering sons of the thundering guns e.... in the towering drama Inspired by Kipling's barale lines.
GUNGA DIN
CARY BRANT VICTOR CLAGLEN DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.
With Low Laffe » Libaario Cantelli
Fredric March, Warner Baxter, L. Barrymore
"The ROAD to GLORY"
Tyrone Power, Alice, Faye, Don. Ameche
"IN OLD CHICAGO"
most entertaining, action- packed romances this reviewer has
"The Return Of The the
Cisco Kid" At The Majestic To-morrow.
seen in a long time of reviewing.
Back into old Arizona rides that
gallant caballero, the Cleco Kid.
the gayest gun-fighter of them all. "Only one army to 'catch the Bullets can't touch him, Jalis can't Cisco Kid? Amigos, it is to hold him, posses can't find him laugh!" So boasts Cisco, and it was and, with a thousand senoritas to laugh indeed (uproariously insighing for him, he can't have the fact) in "The Return of the Cisco one girl he really wants! The Kid", which opens to-morrow at screen play by Milton, Sperling, 18 the Majestic Theatre,
Warner Baxter, starred as the -character, that made him famous, has re-created for the screen D. Henry's immortal Robin Hood of
a merry, dashing "afair and the excellent cast takes hilarious ad- vantage of every situation, Lynn Bari, Cesar Romero, Henry Hull, Kane Richmond, C. Henry Gordon
the Rio Grande for this 20th Cen-. and Robert Barrat are featured in tury-Fax picture, and it's one of support of Baxter.
KING'S
Hongkong
"Captain Fury" QUEEN'S:
"Dramatic School"
ORIENTAL
"Man's Heritage"
CATHAY:
"Gunga Dip"
Kowloon
ALHAMERA:
"Three Smart Girls Grow Up"
STAR:
"The Great Ziegfeld"
MAJESTIU:
"Young Dr. Kudare"
KING'S:
Coming
"Let Us Live"
ORIENTAL·
"Confessions Of A Nazi Spy"
"Prison Without Bars”
CATHAY:
"The Road To Glory"
ALHAMBRA:
"The Devil's Paradise"
STAR:
"In Old Chicago"
MAJESTIC:
"The Return Of The Cisco Kid"
Rare Treat At Oriental This Month
NEW SERIES OF FLOYD GIBBONS
PICTURES.
Floyd Gibbons is America's ace commentator. He is more news
is the leading that-be than
and every "Headline Hunter" story that
comes from Gibbons carries with it enough thrills for even the "toughest kind."
ADVENTURE-SEEKER
GENERAL
Supres
Hollywood gossips say thery' is a linx on heroines in a Chaplin film, that they never make hits in other ims. Vince Paulette Goddard played the heroine in Modern Times, she has done nothing in films. But recently' Hollywood was surprised when she signed a contract with David Seirick She will be tested for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of Gons With the Wind.
"Great Dictator" Is Chaplin's New Film
Adventures Of "Furor" Hinkle And General Herring Of Ptomania
At the Charles Chaplin Studios Los Angeles shooting has begun, on the most discussed picture for 1940. "The Great Dictator," written, produced, directed and acted by Charles Spencer Chaplin with Pauline Goddard and vil- lainous Henry Daniell in supporting roles. Among the speculators on what the slue-footed little Charles will do to Adolf Hitler is noted British cartoonist David Low.
"The Great Dictator" is" a "dramatic composition in five acts and an epilogue entitled "The Dictator" by Charles. Spencer Chaplin,-subtitle "A story of a little sh in a shark infested ocean." If Mr. Chaplin sticks to his script (he usually gets plenty!
Ideas on the set), the "Greatį Dictator" will open on a European battlefront in 1912, with Charlie shouldering arms for Ptomania variation Bacteria) against the After я series of "Alllars,” Chaplinesque trend experiences, Charles returns home to Pto- mania's capital. Ptom, soon anda everything being run by a lttle cock-of-the-walk Bunkie
shunds
from
VIRGINIA FIELDTM
The romantic lead opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in "The Sun Never Sets" is played by Virginia Field Born in London she was sent to a public school in Paris until she was 14. and then went to Vienna to finish ber school
career. While walkinız along the street in Vienna a man seized her by the arm and asked her if she would like to go on the stage. Virginia liked the idea and the
the impetuous stranger, Viennese impressario, gave her a role in a pisy in Max Reinhardt's Theatre. She kept the rehearsals a secret from her family and not until the opening night of the show did she cable her father who
very strongly protested in reply. She appeared with
Lesile Howard in "The Lady is Willing" and later was given the lead in "Victoria Regina" on Broadway. Since then she has appeared in 14
filess.
COMING EVENTS
〃
War correspondent in France for the "Chicago Tribune" during the 1914-1918 world conflct, Gibbons
When "Furor" Hinkle appears has made it his business to go to any place that adventure might all cry hall and even the dach- must ralse their legs. be found. Thus he was in the heart of things when the Spanish Hinkle's aidekick is Dictator Mus- Revolution broke out and even semump of Ostrich, an egomaniac he who stops traffic when he wants now the chances are that
dirty joke. A rebe! preparing to leave for Europe to tell a again and get his own personal against this regime Charlie is sent
a concentration
camp, taste of modern warfare, and to bring back with him thrills and which he escapes in Stormtroopers
mistaken for the SEPT. adventures For his very large uniform, is
23-Tides: High 5.05 am, and 7.58 "Puran," with the real Furor im-
p.m. Low 12.30 pm and 11.44 p.m. prisoned as an imposter mas~; Sunrise 6.12. a.m.-Sunset 620 pm. When not away from the coun-querading Charile is involved by Jockey Club Extra Race Meet- try on one of his thrill-seeking his Air Minister, Hering. in an 'ing Happy Valley, 2 p expeditions. Floyd Gibbons con- ducts a weekly broadcast of true sent in adventures from stories to him from all parts of the world, He dramatises these stories and puts them over in such a way as to hold his listeners spellbound right through the time he is talk ing over the air,
following.
PICTURES MADE Warner Brothers saw the large
In
adventure scope
these true broadcasts and invited Gibbons to make pictures from his stories. Gibbons acceded and the result
bumble1
7.30
aggressive campaign to
Annual Outing for Blind Girls, 3 the neighbouring state of Vanilla. D.
South China A.A. Swimming Cham- It is to the people of Varilla, plonship, 730 p.m. soon hunibled, that old pantominist
Football Haiphong v. Combined Charles ritakes his first big Chinese, 530 pm
APP Lectures. (In Chinese) speech. 'I do want to conquer everybody. I want to do good by Yaumati Government School,
[p.m.; in Chinese, Queen's College, 7.30 everybody, because this is a big pm: (in Chinese) Chinese V.M.CA. world, and there's plenty of room Bridges Street, 7.30 pm. for all of us in it. Yes, even for Dictators. Even for Hinkle. He wants to do right. He's just full of bitterness and hate that's all."
This is all, with Vanilla cheerį
ELK. Hotel Winter Entertainment Season Opens.
24-Tides: High 615 am and 1.22
1.02 pm. pm. Low
Sunrise 8.12 sm. Sunset 6.18 pm. HKRA. Shoot, § 8.m.
Football-Haiphong v. Rest of Co-
5.30pm
Is that a series of pictures have and happy song echoing in his Discussion: “Group 9 pm.
been
Dr. K. L. Reichelt on "The made. and in one of them ears, Charles wakes up back in the concentration camp, a storm-
Christian Attitude To Other Falths. the person who sent in his story trooper "glowering down on him.i Lawn Bowls Final, 3.30 p.m. to Gibbons actually appears in the Charlie smiles and the storm- 25% Tides:- High 7.05 am. and 1.38 picture.
trooper smiles back. Then his lips Am. Low 12.44 am, and 138 pm
Sunrise: 6.12 am, Sunset 6.18 p.m. freeze and
he belows Charlie K Cricket League Arnual Chaplin's curtain ime, "Get up Meeting.
Crown Land Bale, P.WD. 3 p.m. you Jew! Where the hell do you
10.30 YMCA. Bandaging think you are."
Union
the
With his usual enterprise, Manager Vie Hugo, of the Oriental Theatre, has booked series for his picture house and states he will put them all on one programme towards the end of the month.
himself does all Floyd Gibbons
Universal are trying to borrow the commentating" in these pic-Paulette Goddard from Charlie tures and his lightning-speed talk Chaplin for the leading role op- is sure to take local cinema fans posite James Stewart in their by storm.
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HK. Singers Rebraisal, Church, 5.30 p.m.
ARP. Lectures-In English, Club
5.30 p.m.; in English, Dio
| Lusitano,
cesan Girls Junior School. 6 pm; in Chinese Queen's College, 1.30p.m. Yaumati "Government School, 7.30 Shaukiwan Public Dispensary,
p.m.;
1.30 p.m.
p.12.
26 Tides: High 7.55 am and 9
low 1.30 am, and 299 p.m. Kowloon Chess Club. Annual Mtg.. Peninsula Hotel. 6 p.m.
Meeting,
Y. M. C. A. Badminton 10.30 · B... Mxd. Swimming 6 pm; [Badminton, 8.30 p.m.
[by.
6
Urban Council Meeting.
—RKRA Shoot, 1.45 p.m.
TMCA Mahjongg, 10 a.m.; Lecture
Surb. Capt. Hobbs on "Anatomy,” ⠀
Whist Drive, 8.30 pm,
28-Claims against estate of Ernest
| Ferdinand Oppenlight, ul. Gen.
St. Andrew's
Mtz... Church Han
Unvelling of Plaque at Morrison Hall by BE the Governor, 5.30 p.m.
YMCA. Mahjongs for Beginners,
10 B
29 Claims against estate of Charles Harold Brangwin dus.
Crown Land Bale (DO. Bouth) 11
7MLOA. "Keep P" Olese 10 am. Badminton 8.30 p.m. Mzd. Swimming
30-Boy Scouts' Assn. Annual Swim- ming Bparte. V.RO. 2,30 pm
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WITH ENTERTAINMENT MAGIC!
Deanna DURBIN
Flan
GREY PARRISH
3 SMART GIRLS GROW UP
Robert CUMMINGS Charles WINNINGER William LUNDIGAN
A NEW UNIVERSAL PISTURE “The Last Ruse of Summer", Hear Deanna Sing *Invitation To The Dance", "Because" & "La Capinera
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FINAL SHOWINGS TODAY
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Secrets of a great hospital -acmance ofman in white! Women in sabləri Drama -- Hike ́a siren's scream)
Young
DR.KILDARE
Plays
Leur AYRES
BARRYMORE
- LYKKE CARVER - MAT PENDLETON
'JO ANN SAYERS - SANGIEL
COMMENCING
S. BINDS
G TOMORROW WARNER BAXTER
in the Role That Made Him Fan
THE RETURN OF THE CISCO KID
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