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An Uproarious Comedy With a New Twist! WHOEVER SAID “LOVE IS BLIND”.
never met this wide-awake
wife who knows just how
to handle a husband who tries to make n slip-knot of
the tie that binds.
LUCKLE
JAMES
BALL · ELLISON
CAN'T FOOL
RKO RADIO *kture
with
ROBERT COOTE
VIRGINIA VALE
EMMA DUNN
ELAINE
SHEPAR
YOUR WIFE
WHAT FUN....when he finds the 'other woman'in his fife....is his WIFE!
Produced by CLIFF REID, Directed by RAY, McCAREY, Screen Play by Jerry Cody,
COMMENCING SATURDAY
SHE OUT-LOVES! SHE OUT-LAUGHS? SHE OUT-FIGHTS!
Anything you've ever seen on the screen!
Marlene DIETRICH
SEVEN SINNERS
John WAYNE
ALBERT BEKKER: BRODERICK CRAWFORD - MIICHA KUEL) BILLY GILBERT ANNA LEE — OSCAR NONSLXA
COMING EVENTS
JULY
10 Tider: High 1834' mm, & 1247 p.m. Low: 4.08 nm, and 5.54 pan.
Sunrise: 6.46 ««m.; Sunset: £11. p.m. Ladies Knitting Party (B.W.O.F.), Helena May Institute, 9 a.m. tu đỏơn. St. Andrew's ́(Medica)) War Work.
18
General
Meeting oľ Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Office, noon.
GENERAL
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941. -PAGE 3
Radio Programmes KINS
HONGKONG
Z On Wavelengths of 358
metres (845 kom) 21.49
metres (0.5% magnaysias).
H.K. Y's Men's Clus, Tifin Meeting, 1 p.m.
W
Little Flower Club, Annual Meeting. 6 p.m.
Cheero Club Bridge and Mahjong. St. Andrew's Club Badminton. Meeting of representatives to dis cuss Inter-School Swimming Meet V.R.C., p.m.
BRAHMS VARIATIONS ON A
THEME BY PAGANINI
Local Newsletter
12.15 p.nl. Short Service of Inter-
Royal Scots Swimming Meet Arny cession. Pool, 7.30 pm.
Variety Entertainment at S. and S Home, 8.30 p.m.
Victoria Chess Club, Gloucester Ho
tel. 5 p.m.
Kowloon Chess Club, Peaineda Ho-
bel, 5.30 p.m.
Film on Nutrition, Queen's Theatre,
12.80 Excerpts from Verdi's Operas.
Snuff Box (Judow); Parade of the City Guards (Jessel)-Orchestre Ray monde. Fortunio (Message:')-George Thu with Orchestra. Poupee Vai sante (Polding); The Dancing Clock (Ewing) —Orchestre Raymonde.
8.08. London Belay--The News. 8.15 Fondun Relay-War Cotamen- tary.
8.25 London Relay-'Listening Post. Examination of Points in Dally German and Italian Propaganda.
8.30 Programme Summary.
8.32 The Bohemians & Hildegarde (Vocal).
Summer Breezes
(King); Daddy
"La Traviata"; Drinking Song and Long Legs (Wright--The Bohemians, Far A Room With A View from "This Gypsy Chorus-Creator's Band.
from Parts My Darling: One day & Year of Grace; I'm See You Again Love Ethereal Bentamino Gigli (from Bitter Sweet' Hildegarde (Tenor) & Maria Caniglia (Soprano) (Vocal) with Orchestra. My Dream
“Alda”—Grund March(---| Waltz (Waldteufel); Moss Rose →→→ with Orth Boston Promenade Orchestra cond, by Waltz (Bose) The Bohemians with Arthur Fledier. "Un Ballo In Mas Vocal Effects, The Glory of Love 11-Tides: High 1137 am; Lowchera": Plucked from its Arld Stem; (By Hill-Hudegarde (Vocal) with 148 am, od 633 μm.
11 am.
Sunrise: 6.45 a.m.; sunset: 8,42 pm Pianoforte Recital by Rosabel Hsu Rose Ronin. Peninsula Hotel. 9.15 p.m.
Alerting to discuss formation All-Colony Basketball League, Chinese YMCA.. Kowloon.
nis.
Governmental
Cheero Club Darts and Table Ten-
Inter-Departmental Swimming Gala and Danes in Aid of Bomber Fund, European “V” 9. p.m
Lecture: Volunteer Nursing Detach ment, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5.45
p.m.
Wartime Intercession Service. St Andrew's Church 5.30 p.m.
12-Tides: High 1.29 a.n, and 12.17
p.zn.
I Die. Yet First Implore Thee-Gina | Carroll (Hbbons and His Boy Friends, Cigna (Soprano) w. Orchestra. 'Rigo- A Day in Tyrol Romer and Fain); tetto"-The Oric Is As Pair As The Swing Me Up Higher (A Fair Ground Other-Tito Schipa (Tenor) w. OrchFantasy-Mackeben)-The Rohemians.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Pro- 8.00 Local Time Signal and An-j
nonacements. gramme Summary,
1.02 Maurice Winalck and Hs Or-| 9.02 Mendelssohn Songs Without chestra and Banjo Sains.
Words.
Continued Page 8, Col. 5
Fox-Trots Moonbum (from 'Any. Sadnesa of Soul (F major, Op. 53, thing Ones'); A Couple of April Fools No. 4); Lost Illusion (F sharp, Op. 67. -Maurice Winnick and His Orchestra. | No. 2); Venetian Gondola Song No. 2 Joy Dance Kirby; La Vivandiere! (Kirby) - Ernest Jones (Banjo) with Plano acc Fox-Trots Across the Great Divide: My heart's in old Kil- larney--Maurice Winnica and His Or chestra. Ha! Ha! (Morganı -- Fred
Morgan's Banjo Rhythmics. Waltz--
Who's Taking You Home To-night?
Calls
SHORT WAVE
Low: 1.33 a.m. and 2.09 p.m. Sunrise: 6.16 a.m.; Sunset; 8.11 p.m. Fox-Trot-Mr Capri Serenade - Mau- Q.&.G. ANS. V.A.D Aquatic Gala. Army rice Winnick and File Orch. Swimming Pool, Victoria Barracks, 9 p.zn.
Annual Prize Olving of St. Stephen's College, 4.15 p.n.
St. Andrew's Club Tennis.
p.m.
Park,
G.S.B G.S.EL 1.30 Benter und Rugby Press and G.8.0. Announcements.
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(16,80m.)
17,796.0.
me. (31.35m.1 $1.474. (31.87m.) 15.18m.6. (19.79m,)
Full Bulletin Transmission V-News Sum-
King's
1.45 Norma Allin (Bass) broy Somers Band
and Dr.
NEWS IN ENGLISH!
Cransmission I-News Sum
niary
5.00 pm,
6.00 p.m.
7.45 p..
8.00 p.m.
10.80 p.m.
1,00 am.
830 am
Kon Stung
Intro:
mary
Full BuilCLIN
do.
do.
- Fanfare" Selection - Debroy Band. Father O'Flynn H.K. Chinese Civil Servants Club's Somers Theatrical Performance in ald of Oraves; Rocked in the Cradle of BW.OF. and B.F.R.D.C.
the Deep Willard and Knight)-Nor- nian Allin Thoatre, A.30 p.m.
(Bass) with Orchestra. Baseball League Matches. Chatham Ballroom Memories-Waltzes
The Skaters; The Choristers: The Trans. II & III-News Sum- Cuckoo; After Ball: Invitation to the Waltz; Destiny: Merry Widow: Three O'Clock in the Morning De- broy Somers Band Edward (Corder and Loewe) -Norman Allin <Base) TM
Road.
Lawn Bowls League. 13-Tides: High 2.11 a.m. and 12.52 p. Low: 8.17 am, and 7.46 p.
Sunrise: 8.47 am.; Sunset: 8.11 pm Y.M.C.A. Discussion Group. West Piano. Lounge.
2.15 Close down.
6.00 Indian Programme.
14-Tides: High 2.42 a.m. and 1.34 p.m. Low .06 am, and 8.24 p.m.
Sunrise: 64ï a.m.; Sunset: 8.11 p.. St. Andrew's Club Committee Meet-;tions. ing, 5.45 p.m.
Orown Land Sale. P.W.D. Office, 3 p.m.
I
6.45 Closing Local Stock Quota-
BA Brahins Variations on Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Ladies' Working Party (BW.O.P.), Egon Petri (Piano). Govt. House, 9 a.m.-12 noon.
7.06 Elizabeth Schumann (Soprano 15-Tides: High 3.53 a.m. and 2.14ļ and Joseph Szigeti (Violin). pin Low: 803 n.m. and 9.02 p.m.
Sunrise: 647 a.m.; Sunset: 8.17 p.m.3; AK. Rotary Club. Tiin Meeting.
p.m
“A GIRL, A GUY AND A GOB"
mary
YOU CAN'T
FOOL YOUR WIFE
Laughs and chuckles are the order of the day at the Majestic Theatre, where RKO Radios' new romantic comedy, "You" Can't Fool Your Wife," opened yesterday with Das Madchen Spricht, Op. 107, No. the popular Lucille Ball and James
Standchen, Op. 108, No. 1 (Brahms) Ellison co-starring in fine effect. Mizabeth Schumann (Soprano) w. (The plot revolves around the Piano Nigun (Improvisation from plight of a sedate young married Baal Shem' -Bloch) Joseph Szigeti couple who are separated by
Violin) with Piano. acc. Caprice Viennoise (Kreisler)-Elzabeth Schu. mother-in-law trouble and the un- mann (Boyrano) with Orchestra. umal requirements of the hus- Adagio in E (Tartini--arr. Oudricek) band's job, and who frantically Joseph Szigeti (Violin) w. Plano, strive to make up again against. Vogel Lied, Op. 41, Nọc 4 (Weingart-heavy opposition. ner)-zabeth Schumann (Soprano After five years of matrimony, with Orchestra. Ronde (from Sone- Ellison is still a plodding accoun-
Szigeti (Viglin) with Plane aco.
Uproarious Romance ta in Malar Schubert)-Joseph tabt. Mother-in-law lives with the
At King's Theatre
couple in their dingy little apurt- 720 Orchestre Raymonde & Geet-ment, and disapproves of hubby. gos Tull (Tenor). Marking Harold Lloyd's initial
But the comparative serenity of Tritachi, Tratsch--Polka J. Strauss:hig arrangement is shattered when venture into the motion picture The Grand Duchess - Galop (Uffer the hero is detalled by the boss to production fteld, "A Girl,a Quy bach)-Orchestre Raymonde, Ouvre and a Gob" employs
entertain modern Ton Coeur (Spanish Serenade-Bizet);
an important visiting comedy technique to depict an up-Nuit D'Espagne (from 'Scenes Fit playboy and ands himself engulfed roarious romance featuring George toresques-Massenet). Ceorges Thill in a sea of galety, parties and Murphy as the gob, Lucille Ball as (Tenor) with Plano, A Musical chorines.
the giri and Edmond O'Brien as
the guy, showing today at the
!King's Theatre.
The guy is the girl's boss and on the stuffed-shirt side,
doesn't know there is anything wrong with himself until the girl becomes bis secretary and he meets her amazing family and ber salty sweetie, the gob called Coffee Cup.
FIFTH MALAY FILM
UNDER PRODUCTION
A new industry is slowly being developed in Malaya.
It is the film industry, and already the pioneers of this industry
in Malaya have expanded more than $150,000 during the last year in
After being the innocent br- stander in several of Coffee Cup's tlon at four motion pictures, jus
the establishment of studios, purchasing machinery, und the produc- misadventures in which the girl w
N
also involved, the guy finds life Having been in the line for many from the language spoken in taking on a different hue, and he rears in Hongkong and Shanghai, Malaya ve daha hade likes' it! He also likes the girl and Shaw Brothers decided in Apri"It was with the idea of remedy- the gob and helps finance their last year to produce motion plong these shortcomings that we tures in Malaya and subsequently decided to produce local Malay wedding, only to find that part of bought a plece of land in Jalan films, using the language as spoken the excitement he has been feeling Ampas.
here, and also utilising local is love for the girl.
"
And there you have a fine how studio was built on this 45,000 talent," said Mr. Rumme Shaw in
sq. ft. land, leaving enough space an interview, do-you-do, with the guy in love with for the "shooting" of scenes, and his best friend's girl, and the girl in July last, the first Malay ploture in love with the guy enough to to be produced in Malays was re- want to marry him you loving the leased to the public.
gob too. much to disappoint him on
Mr. Shaw feels that locat talent is not a plentiful as one would expect. "We are stlif short of first class artistes,
The success with which this film ⠀⠀ both actors and notremes,(
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this rowdy enmance ni suiloe's sweetse with two loved
PRODUCED BY THE COMEDY GENIUS DE-
AGIRL A GUY ACOB
lind
ALSO
HAROLD LLOYD
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GEORGE MURPHY |
LUCILLE BALLA EDMOND O'BRIEN Houry, Trueurs » Franklin Fangborn
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SHE'S LOVELY ........ MYSTERIOUS --and she plays an exciting game against death...and the master thief who loves her!
Shes LOVELY!
MYSTERIOUS
GIRL IN 313
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ALSO: Latalit FOX MOVIETONE, NEWS
SATURDAY RKO Radio "Ploture
their wedding day. But it's all in made ite debut gave encourage-We have received many appli- fun, so eventually all ende swell ment to the new producers and oations from the stage, but many *for the girl the guy and the gob, since then Bhaw Brothers have proved umaat!fsotory? Their acting themselves exclusi
In support of George Murphy, produced four Malay dims was not natural, wand this was duction of Lucille Ball and Edmund O'Brien "Mutiara," Bermuda,; "Toping more noticeable on the screen than worldn'), in the cast also features Henry, Tra- Salfan," and "Hanchor Hati", the stage. Besides, they were too Brithi. vers and Franklin Pangborn, with Production of the hith film will felf-concious they helpe George Cleveland, Kathleen How- start next week that
Though the plotures made are props Malaya Chinese is the direc fim,
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