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BEFORE MIDNIGHT
RALPH BELLAMY • JUNE COLLYER
Claude Gillingwater Betty Blythe Arthur Pierron
Directed by Lambert Hillyar
A
COLUMBIA PICTURE
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A CHINESE PICTURE
with CANTONESE DIALOGUE
NEXT CHANCE
JOAN CRAWFORD, CLARK GABLE, ROBERT MONTGOMERY.
IN
"FORSAKING ALL OTHERS"
THE SHOW YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT FOR MONTHS 15 COMING TO THE
ALHAMBRA
On Saturday
Already it & songs are the
reigning bits of radio).. Now
see the sung by Rudy played
by Two crack banda-danced
by Ann Drorak,, and dozens
of other features in this
gerat Warner Brás, musical!
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·CINEMA NEWS
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NOTES FROM THE
THEATRES
DROVER BARONET
KILLED AT AUSTRALIAN
-*-LEVEL CROSSING
CAFE WISEMAN
LAST WORD IN RESTAURANTS Perth (West Australis), July 1. Cary Grant, Genevieve Tobin and An adventurous
Messrs. Lane Crawford's latest carcer WAS Helen Mack are the chief figures in ended this morning when Sird for popularity-the Cafe Wine- amusing romantic triangle in Alexander Thomas Cockburn was man--in the basement of Exchange Paramount's "Kiss and Make-Up" the killed by a train at a level cross. Building, opened for business witty little satire on woman's eternal
yesterday morning. It is the last search for beauty, which is dua on
Cockburn, at the time of his word in restaurants, vastly dif
inmate of the ferent from the original Cafe Army's Aged Men's Wiseman.
Thursday st the Queen's Theatre.
ing.
With a decorativo background of
of the dienth was most stunning settings ever brought, Salvation
to films, gorgeous gowns, and the Retreat and was known as the The cafe itself has been ontire- lissome beauty of the thirteen Wam-Drover Baronot, having worked ly re-constructed since the Hong- pus Baby Stars of 1934, the film tells on the North West stations alnce kong Stock Exchange vacated the Before that he had held several signed in white grained marble premises and is beautifully de- one of his own Civil Service appointments. His and fitted with the most modern
father, the fourth Baronet was furnishings.
the story of the romantic miROO
tures of a handsome French Aurgeon who marries ane creations, but has to
to go to his pinin,
litric
the secretary for real love,
THE SOCIAL EVIL
In the lobby a large cloakroom
ns the beauty doctor, and Genou president of the Legislative Coun-; Tobin, the synthetic Venus, go on acil of West Australia. His heir Mediterranean honeymoon. When he is his 17 year old son, Thomas. encounters the effects, of hla own|--Reuter Special Service. stringent beauty regulations, Grunt wings back to Paris, determined to give up the entire business and take up scientific research. But first he must win back the love of his simple unadorned secretary, Helen Mack, and the final sequences of the
the picture are devoted to this gay and amusing
IN WANCHAT romantic
pursuit.
which was directed by Harlan Thompson and!
Tam King, 20, prostitute, of Macao, Jean Negulesco, features Incidental
and Chan Kam, 20, of Nam Hoi, music and songs by Ralph Rainger appeared before Mr. S. F. Balfour at เทป Leo
Robin, and affords Grant is the Central Magistracy yesterday glass and chromium plated ceiling first opportunity to sing for the morning charged with soliciting in microphone. The popular star veals a voice of unusual colour and the Wanchal district for an immoral
The
strength. Edward Everett Horton in extremely effective in the principall comely role.
"10 Raise*
ALLEGED SOLICITING
Пригроке.
Sub-inspector 11; Thorpe' stated he was accosted by the first girl, Tam King, at the junction of Luard Road and Johnston Road. She led him to A static eheque that won't budge,jan address at 20 Tee Tung Street. and an ecstatic romance at breaking)She admitted she was a prostitute. point, are the two conflicting forces Later, the second girl, Chan Kam, that battle in "$19 Raise", the latest led him to no address ni 9 Tai Wong Fox Film picture which will be phuwn Street East.
on Wednesday at the King's
A wheel-to-the-grindstone"},
to the suddenly sky-shot to er, romance, comes
to earth
bang, when he counts
05:
Both defendants were remanded for 21 hours on bait of 325 ench.
Is situated, and passing through the large glided gates one la con- fronted with an elaborately de- signed wall fountain. The enfo proper la contained in two large rooms to the right and left of the entrance. Specially designed coun-
which tern,
afford "admirable facilities for the display of all delicacies made by the cafe, run the entire length of the premises opposite the entrance. The light- ing is effected by means of frosted lights which are so pinced that they cast no shadows. Palms lend pleasing touch to the general scheme of decoration. The cafe is cooled by exhuast fans,..
A marble countered bar has been fitted in a small room at the back of the cafe near the entrance to the service department and con- tains large refrigerators for the storing of wines and one used solely for the manufacture of ice cubes,
The Service department is spot- In the new Columbia film, "Before Mid- his pay cheque. Too Umid to tackle
its initial screenings|lessly clean and is one of the moat the boss, a Simon Legree of a sisse night" having
Queen's driver, the ledger-hound looks around Arigned to protect a millionaire from itted with all the latest electrical
stas today at the
Thentre, up-to-date in the Colony. It is for financial worlds to
to conquer beyond
the bailiwick of hin affec cubbyhole in druth, nhout which he has appliances, even down to electric. been warned by an old family super Everett Horton and Karen stiti
stition, the alert detective Bees his timers,
Edward
the
popular rendezvous.
Morley are co-featured in this amusing business romance, which was precise monent when the old supersti- yesterday and there is promiss
This ward fall dead to the ground ut
Many people visited the cafe adapted from an original stor
story by tion warned him he would die. Peter B. Kyne. Reviewers in ather through modern scientific methods that the new Wiseman's will prove rities have paid tribute to this deftly and resourceful deduction, the in contrived comedy with its fidelity to vestigator finally solves the crim Al problems, mostly pecuniary constitutes the breathtaking action of which beset the average man and girl the film. Ralph Bellamy. June of to-day in quest of romance. The Collyer. Claude Gillingwater. Betty supporting players are Alan Dinehart, Blythe und Arthur Pierson portray Glen Boles, Dosina Lawrence, Berton the leading roles. Lambert Hillyer is Churchill, Ray Walker, Frank Melton, the director. and William Benedict.
"I Nellie!"
"Transatlantic
Merry-Go-Round"
MOSCOW ROUSED
FRONTIER
INFRINGEMENT LEADS TO PROTEST
Moscow, July 1.
"A newspaper story that's differ Reliance's "Transatlantic Merry- ent." That is the report preceeding Go-Round", paw at the king's Thea-
As a result of the week-end in- the Warner Brothers production "I.. get under way with just about cident, which is causing lension Nellie!" starring Paul Muni which every screen and radio star producers hetween the Soviet and Japan, the will be showing at the Oriental Then- lienry M. Goetz and Edward Small Soviet Ambassador to Tokyo has
could think of strutting his or
her Wednesday
wild or
the great Nellie!" is its star. No previ
of ceremonies,ment of Soviet territory. master has cust as n genial
of ceremonies, featured a player of the theatrical from n palatia' ocean liner plying be- broadcasting his radio programines importance both on stage
and screen
tre un
und
One of the "different" Thursday stuff to the rhythm of the wild formally protested to the Japanese |
features
win city room backgroze in waves. Jack Benny heads the Foreign Office regarding infringe-
It is stated that 42 Japanese of Moni. For the first time in his tween New York and Europe, aboard crossed the border on Thursday and which the entire nction of the story remained in Soviet territory all tion picture career, the star esantys takes place. Nuncy Carroll is de day. comedy, in a fast action picture
that cambines thrills and hilarious laugh-lightful as the star of Benny's troupe,
and handsome, blonde Gene managing
ters
Raymond
As the hard-hitti, daily, Heures is a young Ratles between protests will be made against other
it is announced that separate editor of a big New finds himself suddenly in
the dog Nancy and whom a charming romance incidents.
das develops. He has failed to handia entertainers contribute house
your favourite radio All
Further it is stated that in all Sensational story as his publisher: inlties
their
se cases the Soviet patrols refrained rommands. The "dog House" in this
Benny's programmes from firing, due to Russia's strong instance Is
"Heart the
Tar Mitzi Green, returning to the screen desire for pence, but the embassy. calumn of the paper. He has to turi table imitations of percen stars; Frank at Tokyo will try to determine | grown-up, sings and does her inimi out daily reams of "lovelorn" copy Parker and Jean Sargent sing. the whether the Japanese and Manchu
to
and the cruelest cut of all is his by Barsel Sisters harmonise as only patrols acted on their own initiative H: "Nottie Nelson." Glenda Far-; P
plays a
in
VALLEE SWEET MUSICTM
with
ANN DVORAK
CHINA EMPORIUM
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NOW ON
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· CHEAP
BARGAINS DISPLAYED IN OUR SHOW WINDOWS.
to military.
is seen opposite the star. She they can, Patey Kelly cuts up and or under orders of the Kwantung
gie teporter. Other well Grier and his known players in the chat are Net "Sweet of You", "Rock and
song
the tune of four hertank M
It is unofficially stated that if it
Sparks, Edward Ellis, Kathry Ser- "Oh, Leo!" and "15. I Had a Million were officially ordered. Moscow is discovered that the invasions gava, Berton, Churchill, Dorothy Le Dollars" The passenger list and must consider them in the light of
Baire. Douglas Dumbrille, Robert Barrat. Hobart
Cavaugh
George Meeker.
"Before Midnight"
and
crew have their pranksters, ton. There's Sydney Howard, England's an attempt to precipitate war. favourite comedian, who makes his
The other. Incidents complained American debut as a harmless drunk of were the incursion on Soviet A man is murdered in cold blood in and clowns hilariously with Sil territory of Japanese infantry and the presence of one of the world's Silvers, one-time "stooge", to Phil cavalry, and trespassing by Japan- greatest deterlives! That is the in-Baker, playing a phoney ateward who ese gunboats on the Amur River. teresting bit of irony that introduces is actually Raymond's confederate. United Press.
LAST TWO
DAYS
AT 2,30,
5.10, 7.15 &
9.30
P.M.
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Refiance
TRANSATLANTIC MERRY GO ROUND
Picture Refonzed thr UNITED ARTISTS
with 15 $tors headed by JACK BENNY NANCY CARROLL GENE RAYMOND
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4 SHOWN DALY 12.00-3.18
7.5-4.00
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ELISSA LANDI ADOLPHE MENJOU DAVID MANNERS
Directed by Ralph Murphy A Forameun? Picture Presented by Adolph Isker
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BABBIT
"
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WANDHAI TEL RATS
Your greatest soul flutti jawalts you in this mog-] śnificant production of Charles Dickens grandest romance Drith a star cast of 85 players]
DAVID
COPPERFIELD
FRAKE LAWTOK ELIZABETH ALLAN · RYAN · LIONEL BARRYMORE
• SADREKN O'SULLIVAN
♪ IDHA MAY OLIVER
FREDDIE_BARTHOLOMEW
FOR TO-MORROW & THURSDAY.
SEE THIS VERSATILE GENIUS OF THE SCREEN.
He turns medicine man and takes his own medicine. In this picture MUNI is a sensation again. A story of intense drama and loads of laughter.
HE CAN MAKE YOU LAUGH
just as heartily as you hated, loved and wopt!
PAUL
MUNI Hi, Nellie
Another Waruer Beos, Hils, with, GLENDA (FARRELE
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"Mon-allared her love,
but of the wanted wal
hoppinesh for, her child
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