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CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
13, 1935.
"Crooner"
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than
in fred dungarees. Her dressiest sult is a white linen skirt and shirt- waist. Her must interesting garb is the warong, the native tress of Papuan belles. Miss Duna is featured in "Red atorning" with Regis Toomey, depict ing an exciting romance against a There was a big gathering of the
background of netion. The native permanent advixeru of the Tung In a story that fairly sparkles with sequences were taken in British New Wah Hospital and its unaociated high romance, Helen Hayes and Re-Guinea, but the story was fashioned hospitals at Government House Instbert Montgomery will shortly be scontato lut under Walince Fox's direc
in Hollywood studios off the RKO- Friday, when they presented the at the Queen's Theatre as co-stars for tion. annual report of the leading Chi only the second time in their respect nese Hospitals activities for the past twelve months to His Ex-Her Love Story" from the brillfant bonaty in a girl's struggle for success
ive careers. The story is "Vanessa: Brains count for for cellency the Governor, Sir William pen of the eminent novelist, Hugh in motion pictures, according to Anu Wally, It is definitely listed among varuk, accorded by Hollywood the season. Als Hayes has never given the leading role in First National's the better photoplays of the new title of the "Find of 1952," who takes more sterling performance than as "Crooner," a comedy drama which is the heroine, Vanesse, who, blindly in now being featured at love with Montgomery, is perauided Theatre. Is "Crooner," Misa Dvorak to necept a more suitable marriage to enacts the role of the aweetheart of a Otto Kruger, she is not able to forget boy who becomes fumous overnight as her first love and manages to spend a few happy hours with him after be "high hata" ber. The crooner is a erooner, and then gets so up-stage Kruger insanely Jealous has ordered | played by David Manners, whose un- her from his home. How she and rivaled vanity elicits many laughs at skein of their lives provides absorbing cast include Ken Murray, Claire Dudd, Montgomery work out the tangled his expense. Other members of the entertainment. Kruger as the mad- Gny Kibbee, Allen Vincent. Edward man gives an exceptional per- Nugent, Sheils Terry, William Jauney,
Peel,
Among the permanent advisers present were, the Ilop Mr. R. H. Kolewall. the Hon Mr. S. W. Tao, the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Sir Robert Ho Tung and Alegara. Li You-teun, Wong Kwong-tin, M. K. Lo, Py Yick-pang, Li f'o-kwai and Tang Shiu-kin,
The 1934 Directora were present with their Chairman, Mr. Lau Ping chai.
After the speeches His Excellency suitably replied, thanking the de parting Directors for their good work nust welcoming the new Ditrators.
Uncon.
Lite Star
Mr. Lau ing-chat represented the outgoing Directors and subformance, ably assisted by others of Betty Gillette, J. Carroll Naish, mitted his report of the work done the distinguished east. Among these William Ricciardi and William Halli- during 1934, while Mr. Peter Sin should be mentioned Henry Stephen-gon. The story is a glamorous por- spoke. on behalf of the NGAY
son, May Rulon, Donald Crisp, Mary trayal of night club life with scin- Directors of 1936. Both reports Gordon, Jessie Ralph, Alleen Pringle tillating satire from the pen of Rian referred to the administrative and and George K. Arthur as well as Lewis James. It financial conditions of the Hoa. Stone. "V: Her Love Story" Is
was directed by Lloyd pitals.
recommended without qualißentions na It is the latest production of David 0. an excellent hour of entertainment.
"Midnight ABM” · Selznick, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pleture hased on the story by Damen "Mhtnight Alib)," the First National producer who gave the screen "David Runyon, author of "Lady For a Day." CopperHeld", "Little Women", "Din-will be the frature attraction at the ner at Eight" and "Viva Villa", and Alhambra Theatre on other hits, and was directed by The story is one of the most unique Wednesday, Willing K. Howard of "Cat and the romances that the famous willer, has Fiddle" fame,
yet conceivel, the principal characters being an elderly and aristocratic spin- ster and New York racketeer. Helen Lowell, the noted Broadway
tion, while Richard Bartholiness has to give an outstanding characteriza- star, has the former role, and is vald
the stellar role of the gangster.
The Po Leung Kuk
Later in the morning the Directors of the Po Leung Kak Also met at Government Honse ind Mr. Ng Yin-wan Chairman of the 1935 Directors, and Mr. Ng Wah (the Chairman of the 1931 Directors) both spoke in their work.
the
AI the conclusion of their speechies His Excellency the Governor took occasion to express his appreciation of the excellent work done in 1934, also extending his welcome to the new Directors.
A both meetings the Chinese Directors took the opportunity to wish Sir William Peet and Lady Peel bon voyage on the forthcoming retirement of His Excelleney.
Booking at the THEATRE Tel. No 25313
PKINGSFE
STARTS WEDNESDAY
A SWIFT-MOVING ACTION-PACKED MELO,DRAMA FILMED
IN NEW GUINEA AND THE FIJI ISLANDS.
dawns!
A. the land of Mydlery gathers the lone ship
wrecked ghi 'dose to iti Pagan
Betoni!
"The bent of the tom tom throbbed
in her veins... But the white man's love was in her hearth...
The poisoned lance of Papua's- head hunters clash with the guns of the twentieth century pn civilization's last frontier!
Thrill piled upon thril:!
Desperate drame dragged, by might from the dangerous depths of untamed, forbidden, New Guthnal.
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"Sweet Adeline"
They
"Marie Galante"
An audience which was left whistl. paid tribute to what is undoubtedly ing with feet tapping and lips smiling the greatest of all Warner Bros. musical spectacles, "Sweet Adeline,"
hich opened for the first time locally Barthelmess has a double rale, ninn at the Alhambra and Central Theatres Playing the part of the spinster's a yesterday. There is a mystery as aweetheart of forty five years before to how Warner Bros, already famous Dvorak pinys the part of his present the real story actually starts. Ang passed their previous efforts, for their remarkable musicals, surday sweetheart while Helen Chandier look a clever opbretta with the re
has the role of Miss Lowell as a young pulation of a 6-week run on Brond-girl. Others in the enst includes way and gave it the kind of produr-Henry O'Neill. Robert Barral, Robert tion treatment possible, only to the MeWade, Purnell Pratt, Harry Tyler Warner Brus, organization, provided and Paul Hurst. as its star the charining Irene Dunne. gave her a vast which included four of the funnest camedians in films, Ketti Gallian plays the title role in and added to it the directing genius Marie Galante", the vivid story of a of Mervyn Lelley and Bobby Connolly, French girl completely overcome by master of dance spectacles. The homesickness for her native land, result, was an evening of perfect en- which is now, at the King's Theatre. tertainment. The screen version re- Miss Gallion, discovered" in London tains the haul of the original to last year by Winfield Sheenan while which has been added much that je playing the only feminine role in a new and better, including two songs current stage hii there, "The Ace" written particularly for this code was the executive's ideal for the rul tion, by Jerome Kern who, with Osear of Marie Calente. Hammerstein II, wrote the operetta.
He signed her to a condruet, despite the fact that she Donald Woods is leading man in the spoke hardly half a dozen words of role of the song writer in love with English. He also brught "The Ace", Miss Dunne. Louis Calhern is the for use as her avcond screen vehicle. villain, and a fine one. He is a re- Miss Gallinn learned English in three markable setor. Winifred Shaw and months. Margaret Dorothy Dare slag and act beauti-taught Anna Stes to speak English. Knopp who fully.
was engaged as Miss Gallian's tutor, "Ited Morning"
ant the two girls took an apartment together. Between English lessons, Probably no woman in Hollywood Mis Gullian Look has ever played a
exercise leading role massage treatments to remodel her throughout an entire picture with figure, neelnimed as perfect from the such an inexpensive wardrobe as Steffi Continental viewpoint to conform to Duna wents in "Red Morning," which, American screen demands.
and
A whist drive will be held in the
will be shown locally at the Kinga. Theatre un Wednesday. A generous estinute of the cast of Miss Dunn's attire in this South Seu dramatic Reading Room at Kowloon Docks an thriller is $10. In her role as a sen Tuesday, May 14, al p.m. and farl- aptain's daughter, she dresses mostly nightly thereafter.
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