THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15,
1934,
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE-
THEATRES
:
"Donth takes a Holiday," Frederic March's new sensational starring role; coming on Sunday to the Queen' Theatre, is based upon one of the asont unusual themes over portrayed in the theatre, according to Maxwell Anderson, who collaborated with filadys Lehman in the adaptation of the original play of the same name by Alberto Casella, adapted into English by Walter Fenix. The story in built un the idea that Death, curious la eliscover why men fear him no and what they hold an doar in life, terges from the shadows, takes on the human form of a dashing, roman- te lover, and for three days tests all the human illusions. He becomes the guest of honour si a gay house-party, keeping his true identity secret, and dazzles the young women premont with his beauty, his wit and his mysterious importance, With each of them ho wecks to find the real thrill of love, for he has been told that of all human emotions, Jove in the strongest and dearest. But with each of them he Calls to find the thrill be expecia, unti atlant, he captivaten the heart of Due girl and discovers the true mean- ing of life and love. Drending the revelation of his true personality, he puts the fatal mon.ent off unti the vury Inst wecord of his "holiday." March's role in this picture has been called greater thán his part of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" that won bin the Academy of Motion Pictures Arls and Sciences award in 1932. Mitchell Leien, director of the picture, has expressed hila bellef tdat this role will win March the award for 1934's best) nrting.
"Hocial Register"
Maxır,
the Bluchtooda Muc
consisting of
Charles Winninger, Margaret Living
lon, Robert Benchley and Frederick. Marahali Nellan
Hortal Register".
Pauline directed
"Twenty Milos Sweethearts"
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· Kogues famed from coast to cost for their perfect Impersonations of radio notables, open the picture an their valces produce flawless imitations of several colabrillos of the world' of the other waves. Ginger Rogers, ka radio performer, is heard as she sings "Out For No Good,” tha eng of the Warren and Dubin music to be heard in the engaging picture. Ginger, formerly on the musical comedy stage,
veals a delightful singing voice.
"The Working Man" George Arling beloved by theatre- tours the world over, has found the perfect role in his latest picture,
Man",
Warner The Working Brothers feature, will be showing.nt the Oriental Theatre on Friday anal Is a highly spiced Saturday. It comedy drama of busines and youth- ful fully in which the star appears as A short-tempered, noft hearted champion of “big business" who klenis time from his own affairs to straigh. Len out the lives of the orphaned children on his former strongest re- petitor. Slightly reminiscent of "The Millionaire" but boasting 貔 more dramatle story and even finer pro- duction values and cast, "The Work- ing Man" is sold to furnish AriŪKA with his most human role in a story that is timely and contains wide maks appeal.
"Grand Canary"
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Warner Baxter scores a decided hit with his splendid portrayal of the young doctor and scientist in "Grund Canary", which is now showlog the King's Theatre, Under the super- vixion of Jesse L. Lasky, the picture i has captured the spirit of A. J. — Cronin's best seller novel of the same name. It develops both a magnificent is not a practical method. Director HELENA MAY CONCERT love story and a gripping theme of Frank Lloyd decided while making generation. In this, his second exteriors of "Servants! Entrance". starring vehicle, Baxter has one of the which comes to the King's Theatre on
He Is Sunday with Janet Gaynor and Lew PROGRAMME ARRANGED FOR front coles of his career. utterly convincing AN the doctor, Ayren co-starred. Accordingly. called "murderer" by the world be director created, something new in cause his new serum has apparently movie circles by designing a floating tostudio. His elaborate con.cra ЦЕНА failed, who starts on a voyage
The .. Hai Yuan, Arst of four vascula built in England to the order of the China Merchants S. N. Company, is shown on her arrival in Shanghai, Captain John Simma (in circle at left) brought the ship out from Home, while Mr. John MacKensie, Chief Corineer, is seen above on right. The versal
I now on her way to Hongkong from Shanghai.
Horowitz from prison to the Busi
playe mother. It pictures his struggles to: Mide Hat of his alling and widowed;
shake off his earlier associntes' of ill) repute-and
the beautiful
"Lilly Turner**
the
NEXT WEEK
The concert to be given at the
BRUTAL MURDER OF BABY GIRL
ANOTHER VICTIM OF KIDNAPPERS
that
New York, Nov. 14. The kidnapping and murder of Colonel Lindbergh's baby son was vividly recalled to-day: when it became known Dorothy Distelhurst, six-year old daughter of a wealthy Nashville, Tenn., resident, had been brutally done to death. Dorothy was kidnapped September 15 and heavy
On
ransom
a demanded for her release. fer father did everything in his Power to make contact with the kidnappers, but was unable to pay over the money,
Haydenish Colleen Moore, in a perli oblivion to scatter the wreckage of, sound-recording equipment war Helena May Institute on Thursday, and saucy role, such as she portrayed din tr. It is to Mr. Lasky's credit mounted on a big Ant-bottomed hurge November 22, arranged by Mrs. in "Finming Youth” a few years ago, that he has not only assembles un formerly used to haul rock for the Jose, promises to be one of con- comics in the Conteni Theatre to-day unusually expalle east, but he has Arrowhead Dam, and with a gasoline siderable interest. The artistes
Seefal Register," the picture held to the theme with fidelity. lug as motive power, the "tudio"
Mrs. Anderson version of the sorrestal Broadway Ernest Paseal prepared the screen was enabled to go to any desired taking part are play of the
"Social play and frying Cummings directed, location about the lake, Ned Sparks, Miller, Lieut.-Col. C. II. Kuhne, and Register" gives Miss Moure a splendid į bath with renaliivo sincerity.
Walter Connolly,
Capt. Astrid
O. P. Joce. Ahryn, chines to display her sense of the
The programme Lauine Dresser and Siegfried Run- "Straight In the Way"
will include humorous, for though Colleen is an
isang are in the cast of "Servants" songs by Bach, Brahms and "Straight is the Way, the new cin! registrite in the film, she makes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture open Ayres team together for the first time modern composers, sung by Mrs. Entrance" which brings the Gaynor-Schumann, as well as by more in situations in today at the Queen's Theatre, fraught with gay, uproarious comedy brings to the screen one of the most since their triumph in "State Fair". Anderson Miller, in A#1 aura of romance, A tlin.
The *tory, a hilarious comedy tinguished enyt supports Miss Muare Kripptag family desinna recently to romance, is taken from Sigrid Bon's
Lt. Col. Kuhne will include in his to us from Hollywood. The
pianoforte aolo Beethoven Sonata or deals with the return of Bey Samson Raphaelson wrote the screen (pp. 14 No. 2), and Capt. Joce will sing old English Fongs and Hungarian folksongs,
Lt.-Col. Kuhne w bo the accompanist. Once again Ruth Chatterton has The concert is to begin at 5.80 Shitley who and loved hin, before he hired her right to be considered m. sharp and will be over by 6,40 the Arst dramatic actress of her The old days when audiences luft n
was sent to prison. He returns generation upon the screen, by virtue theatre whistling and humming, will fod tis euntes striving for his of her performance as the star of reform When the First National plc-Į return to the racketeer's fall,
"Lilly Turner," which First National; ture, "Twenty Million Sweethearts." discovers that Monk, now the bent of presented for the Aral time at the Injured in an attempt to board a pens on Saturday at the Alhan.ben. the gang that Benny once ruled, as Alhambra Theatre last night. It is moving ferry, a conlle umployed on
Faze M Harry Warren and Al Dabin who taken his place with Shirley, Frans not too much to assert that no other the new Government Civil Hospital wrote the melodies for "42nd Street" cho Tone ably plays the role of star could have equalled her astound-site, nt Pokfulam, was admitted to "Gold Diggers of 1933," and music
Mr. Distelhurst was in New Bemy and proves himself thoroughlying delineation of "Footlight Parade" are responsible accomplished to handle such a dramu raggled queen of the carnivals and -~-
the solled, bed hospital with head injuries.
York, still endeavouring to make! for the music and lyrics of 20 the sale. The wholesome love Interest sideshowr
contact with the kidnappers, when through snce of the young man who to her the news of his child's fate was! Million Sweethearts," supplying four is contributed by Karen Morley as tragedy to
loftiness
of self- utter amazement, despite her tarnish-broken to him. kits. The Four Mills Bertha, the orphaned girl who had sacrifice that brought hundreds of ed past falls in love with ber. Strathers, tills headliners, contribute en eneing for Benny's mother dur- plaudits from the spectaters. "Lilly credible as such
State police and Federal agents a group of their favourite selections] ing his imprisonment,"
Turner" is a story of lights and cem when outlined in cold words, are making every effort to track shadows, of heights and depths with Ruth Chatterton and George Brent down the child's murderers. Mean- the shadows and the depths darkening succeed in making it magnificently be-while, public indignation in Ten- must of the drama until the appear devable and true.
nessee is seething-United Press.
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To the picture, as does the famous: musten øggregation, Ted Flo Rito and
orchestra.
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fetting close-up scenes * 50. Radio milan-hour speedboat from the shore
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The whole nation was shocked to-
day by the news that Dorothy's
body had been found in a shallow grave, six miles from the home of her father. The body was do- composed, but was identified by the teeth fillings.
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75.37/82
15.43
15.30
12.44
12.43.
2:26
220K
10,00
19,00
623
529
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58%
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36%
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1/4.8/10
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New York.
.5.00%
-4.00%
Amsterdam. Vienha.
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·7.30
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119
Bucharest...
.500
497
Union Ins.. $520 h.
China Underwriters, $1.15 n.
Madrid... Hongkong. Brussels.. Stockholm. Copenhagon Lisbon...
.40.21/32. 36.10/82
1/8-
1/8
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22.40
22.40
1101
110%
Bombay
Yokohama
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4%%
Montevideo.
30
39
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220
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24%
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100%
10%
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Miring.
Antamoks, 60 ota. n. Balatoca, $37 n. Baguio Gold, 46 ots. n. Bengueta, $13.76 n
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Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottonя, Sh. $10.15 n. S'hal Cottons, (old), Sh. $77% n. Shal Cottons, (new), $4614 n. Zoong Sings, $9.40 m. Wing On Textiles, Bb. 258 m.
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prem, b.
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n.
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Dairy Farms, $28 n. Watson, $5.50 11. Der A Wings, $1 n. Lane, Crawfords, 34 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sinceres, $10 n. 4Vn. Powella, 70 cla. n. Wing On (H.K.) $110.
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