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Committal proceedings against to bid for picture success succese Chan Chiu, aged 21, unemployed, on that many acoptics believed was lost forever in Greta Garbo's new Metro charges of armed robbery at No. Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Queen
17 Water Street, ground floor on Christina," showing simultaneously April 10, and nt No. 80 Jaffee Road, fron. Saturday at the Queen's and Arst floor on March 15 Inst, were Alhambra Incatres. Gilbert Just ap commenced before Mr. Macfadyen peared with Garbo five years ago when in the Central Police Court yester- he was at the zenith of his popularity day afternoon. Evidence and a screen personality idolized by heard in relation to the Water picture fans the world over. Since Strect affair and the case was ad- then, the hard-earned popularity of Gilbert's had waned, he was seen in journed to this afternoon. less romantic roles and soon found himmelf descended into stark realism er light comedy. Rumour insisted he had reached the end of his rond in pictures, that he was through. Then, a proof that she never forgets an ol
riend, Greta Garbo spoke up. She would play the romantic love sconce in "Queen Christina" with none other than John Gilbert, who had contributed to her climb to the topmost peak of And now, five year after their last meeting in pictures,
new John Gilbert la looming "His acting is as good as it ever was undoubtedly better," was the report of a West Coast pro-view critic. "He is as young as he ever waA. He is as handsome, That old fire of character has sparkled into life again. That samo piercing glint has been resharp ened in his oves. He is the same reckless, persistent lover that he was in his early silent pletures. John Gil hert is not through with pictures. If he repeats the fine perforumnce which He gives in Quen Christina' to future pictures, he will go farther in his career than he ever dreamed of." The new pleture, directed by Roule Mammilion, has a cost that includes Elizabeth Inn Keith, Lewis Stone, Young, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen, Georges Renevent, David Tar- rence, Gustav Von Seyffertitz Ferdinand Munier.
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"To-morrow at Seven"
Prosocuting, Detective-sergeant C. Goodwin said the complainant, Chang Tsat-koo, a widow, lived at 47 Water Street. At about 5:45 a.m. on the day in question, she was aroused by her amah shouting "thloves." The amah, who had just entered the kitchen to boil some water, had seen three men, who caught hold of her and drag ged her back into the front cubicle, where her mistress was, Both women were bound and gagged, and the widow alleged she was struck with a screw driver by one of the men. They ransacked the premises and, after twenty minutes, left with money and jewellery to the value of $450. A few minutes later the complainant released her self and the amah.
On April 24, on information re- ceived, the accused was arrested at No. 1032 Canton Road, Mongkok district. Some of the atolen pro- perly was in his possession and was identified by the victim.
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and Thursday, Samuel Goldwyn up- and all precedent by getting three blondes to play the leading roles of the three merry molds of Broadway who hunt and skin millionaires all the Maintain your health through tonic The Jigsaw puzzle replaces the con-
your around. May be it was because, treatment of your blood by taking instead of just one heroine a нual, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and you scational poison letter, black hand and he had three heroines to arrange for will then be able to face the future death mush as a warning of stalking in "The Greeks Had a Word for with confidence. Equally good for
in RKO-Rad Pictures' "To Them." At any rate, the three chorus death
men and women, Dr. Willian Pink merrow at Seven" murder mysters girls on the loose whose untics make Pills may be given with perfect safety thrliler with Chester Morris and this United artista film one of the to anteme, Fundown, pale children, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Vivienne Osborno at the King's
of grent value Theatre next change. Ralph Spruce'uccess of the season are all as blonde and they are
as they can be. Inn Claire, now be builder after illness, Obtainable ot comes one of the most eminent screen chemists everywhere." Evans are the three fuck ladies. They comedienner, Joan Blondell und Madge | *—
quarrel, they cry on one another's millionaire in company and singly, and shoulders, they pursue the helpless| CONSIGNEES' all the while they live up worthily to the nickname of the Three Mus | kctcers" in Penthouse aparments, speakeusier, transatlantic liners and taxienis. This trio of hilarious char- play frums which the picture was taken acters last year made the Zoe Akins The Steamship,
story concerna Itself with a maniacal killer who warns his prospective vie tims with a Jigsaw puzzle inscribed with the hour of doen. At the up pointed boar the friend never fails to atrike, plerding hoa victim's hearts with a sharp-pointed weapon which is never found. A novelist, a capitalist, agiri, two detectives, two neroplane pilots and a bogus caroner are involved In the persecution by the guilty man, who haunts them in a plane and in an
old mansion. Chester Morris featured with Vivienne Osborne, Henry Step- | henson, Grant Mitchell, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh, Cornelius Keefe, Charles Middleton and others are in the cast of "To-morrow at Seven." Ray Enright directed for the Jeffer
Pictures Corporation.
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"The Cat and the Fiddle"
"Motivated music", which has proper place in developing and ad- vancing the atury, is on integral and essential part of motion picture mak- ing and will never disappear from the screen. That is the firm opinion of Ramon Novarro, co-starred...witli Jennette MacDonald in the romantic musical drama, "The Cat and the Fiddle, which is showing at Queen's and Alhambra Theatres. On the other hand, Navarro believes that music which is literally dragged in by the ears" has no place in any
one of the smash hits of New York. Playing the role of the wealthy men who are the prey of the three dies
the Greeks had a word for are David Manners, Phillips Smalley and Lowell Sherman.
"The Women in His Life"
great
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From MARSEILLES &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby Informed that their goods with the excaption af Opium, Treasure, and Valuables aro being landed and pinced at their risk In the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon, whence delivery can ba Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., obtained as the goods are landed
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17th
Onen again, a motion picture has come to screen that compels the andience to grip their chairs from the first to the lust reets in the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer production of "The Women in His Life" which is the next change at the Queen's Theatre. The picture in a vivid-unfolding..of ject to rent. gripping events in the life of
All "glaims must be sent to tha metropolitan lawyer who, though dis-undersigned before the Thursday, 17th they will not bo May, 1934, or the graced, saves the life of an innocent recognized.
man from a sentence of death after the re-birth of his own soul. As the
Damaged Packages must be left in wyer, Otto Kruger scores in one of
the Godowns for examination by the the most dramatic roles of his career. veyor Messrs: Goddard and Douglas
consignees, and the Company's Sur sereen story and will not endure in one which equals his stage perform;- motion picture entertainment. "That'a
undersigned before Thursday, ance in Counseller at Law." The May, 10H. Consignees why I welcomed the opportunity to talented supporting cast, who also re-
must have appear with Miss MacDonald in 'The gister mepigrable performances,, - damaged dutiable goods' aro examined, a Revenue Officer in attendance when Cat and the Fiddle. It has lovely hide such popular players as Una by the Co.'s Surveyors. music, there a definite reason Merkel, Ben Lyon. Isabel Jeweil, for every musical number. The story Roscoe Karns, frene Harvey and C. itself concerns the love affair of two henry Gordon. The picture is laid in young music students in Brussels and the courtrooms and legal offices of Paris and they sing and play, ns New York, in fashionable speakeasies turally as they breathe, Music off and notorious waterfront dives, in the that sort will never disappear from Tombs and Sing Sing Penitentiary. entertainment." The film was adapt- Careful attention was given to pre ed from the successful stage play by zenting these scenes in accurate detail. Jerome Kern and Otto Harlach. The Geurge B. Seitz, plonser director who, screen han retained Kern's original as only the oldsters may remember, inspired score, Including such numbers directed the "Perils of Pauline" many as The Night Wns Minde for Love,' "She Didn't Say Yes," "A New Love Yo, in responsible for the swift Is Old," "The Love Parade," "One action and directorial perfection in the
picture. Moment Alone" and "Try to Forget," They are sung by the co-stars and by the notable supporting cast, which in- cludes Frank Morgan. Charles Butter- worth, Jean Hersholt and Vivienne Scgal. William K. Howard directed. "The Greeks Had a Wurd for Them"
One blonde is usually enough for one picture. But in producing "The Greeks Ind A Word for Them" coming to the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
"Little Women"
No claims will bo admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No. Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever. R. OHI
Agent. Hongkong, 8th May, 1984.
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Radio studio requesting that the story be made just as written, and modernized, as was the studio's al ternative project. It was these let ters that led to the decision to spend a fortune authenticating the period settings. The Alcott home in Conrad, Atass., where Louisa M. Alcott drew Preceded by Keen pre-opening in her characters from real life, was re- tereat, the screen version of Loussa M. produced in its entirety at Hollywood. The home was photographed “inside Alcott's classle, "Little Women," showing to-day at the King's Theatre. and out, and these photographs were The production, featuring a cast of 20 used us models for the settings. character artista headed by Katharine Players selected for leading roles were Hepburn, established a unique record not only chosen for their histrionic in Alm and long before actual produc- ability but for their resemblance to tion work began, when approximately Laula Alcott's descriptions of her 200,000 Ami fans wrote, the RKO characters.
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