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CINEMA NOTES
One of the most uproarious laugh riots of the year is now at the King's Theatre, with the release of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, "Piccadilly. Jim." starring Robert Montgomers. Of all the hilarious comedies written by the brilliant British humorist, P. G. Wodehouse, "Piccadilly Jim" has been procinim- vd his funniest. The picture brings together for the first time in three yours the romantic team of Mont- gomery and Mndge Evans. They were last seen together in "Lovera
Courageous. Directed by Robert 2. Leonard, who made The Great -Ziegfeld." the new pleture gives
Montgomery and Miss Evans stellar supporting cust that includes
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1936.
[STATE EXPRESS
Tilden and Vines, who mode use of the latest model Cadline Conver-
to Shanghai.
CHARITY FUNDS
RESPONSE TO THE POPPY
VISIT TO SHING MUN
OUTING OF EURO-AMERICAN RETURNED STUDENTS
new comedy team, Frank Morstand Plinton, for their personal transportation during their two-day viab and Billie Burke, in addition to Blore, Hobert Benchley, Forbes. Cora Witherspoon, Grant Mitchell, Aileen Pringle and Billy Bevan. "Piccadilly Jim" is the story of a young American caricaturist In London who plunges into romatitle difficulties by unknowingly burlesqu lug in a comic strip the fanity of The girl with
whom he is in love. The settings of London and New York And the trans-Atlantic stemmer back- grounds are described as among the must beautiful ever designed by Cedrk Gibbons. Harry Rapt WAR the producer.
"The Road to Glory“
The great love drama of the great War "The Road to Glory' 20th Century Fox productlun closes to-day at the
Alhambra Queen's and Theatres reveals itself as one of the outstanding cinema achievements of the year, Painted ngalast p ground of the seeth
seething kattascos
of battle, no-th
no-man's land.
and war- torn France, the film depicts love in all its phases-love of heart-starved Dating men: lave of women who con only wait; love of a soldier fathers And hero son; love of a cause they all must serve: love of what world calls Glory. Vibrantly
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ed by an impressive cast in hac s
DAY APPEAL
The British Legion Employment
The members of the Euro-Amerl- Department han persevered in its can Returned Students" Union of efforts to obtain openings for disabled Hongkong paid a visit to the Shing men na cor pork attendants under Mun Dam on Sunday. Special per- the British Legion schemes. There
mission for the visit wng issued by are now some 50 towng throughout
Mr. G. B. Gifford-Hull. resident Brition where there schemes are in
engineer of the Shing Mun Valley operation.
water scheme. A total of 28 cors started from the Star Ferry car park, $4,187 Kowloon, at 2.30 p.m., led by Mr. J.
The local Pappy Day Fund stands as follows:
Previously ackumvledged •
HK. & Shanghai Banking
Corporation
K. S. Murrison Alfred Morris Chat Lusitano
Tolat
L
Further
contritaatioNN
P. English of the Shing Mum water 50 works, and arrived at the works at 103 p.m., being met by Mr. Bercavitel
5 and Afr.
of the
30
enfimera.
$4,482
and
wilt
Sanderson,
twa
The party then split up into two Sunderson groups, one ied by Mr.
the other by Mr. Bercovitch, be both of whom must have had a busy
Fredric March, Warner Bastes, gratefully received by Mr. F. G. time answering questions by thos Llonel Barrymore,
June Lang and Maunder, Secretury, to Earl Haig's members who were interested in the Ratoff, the 1 tells a Find York fide. Hongkong. Che-engineering projects, and who were dramatic story, and maintains ques should be made payable tobviously graduates in engineering an intense suspense from beginning Thomson & Co., and crossed "Poppy from Europe and Amerlen.
You don't "ee" "The Hond, Day Fund." 10 end to Glory"--you live it. All the strangeness of this drama, the might }
of its emotion, the Bre of its stars.
get you, deep down inside. Direct Jenkins.
ef by Howard Hawks,
"Shuging KыA“
A fen-
ture of the outing was the large number of Indies present.
After inspecting various parts of it 15 volt, and Jack the works, the party of some 130 Durant and Frank Mitchell, the people sat down to tea at 4.30 p.m.. famous Broadway romedians, furnish and had a most enjoyable afternoon, The entire com- much of the rollicking fun of the They left at 5 p.m.
mittee and almost every member of the Inion attended the plenic.
jece.
"Blockade"
The new Al Jolson mneomedy | The Surging Kla“ is now at the
The next function of the Union Majestic Theatre. To those who
Destroyers, torpedo hunts, cruisers, this season is a dinner dance to be know their movies lo general and ¦
[Jaanip steamers, chooners, liners, hold al the IIongkong Hotel on Al Jolson times in particular, nothing
December 9, and the more is needed than this brief statedinglys and submarines are included Wednesday. ment, for Al. like good wine, gets in the cast of the new British im.committee are also arranging a bik-
"Blockade," whilst the most
out-
ing plenic and other outings to take better as year follows year-retuig- ing all the youthful vigour for which standing personality appearing in the place some time in January. he has been famous for decades, and picture is Earl Jellicoe, who kindly kaining in whliusicality, stage craft Pensented to make a personal appear-i-
qualities of entertainment.
ance in this New Era owing to the
Thursday. It is a sparkling Never was Julson in better voice, norteat importance of the subject with the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday has he ever shown more pep and reet, which did
Which it deals-the British Mystery and
sa much towards
vards happy comedy, and contains all the vivacity, than in singing the tuneful airs of this piece and in frolicking breaking the back of the U-boat famous song hits associated with this **S: meance. Other outstanding scenes play. Bing Crosby, the singing star, through the riatous comedy alun-¦ MAGAMAN tions. Among others, he sings with of the rat U.S. ollect pe active zeroff honours with his breezy style of in this nim are the landing in Ireland is the feature attraction, and carried little Sybil Jnson; the six-year-old fe
vice: the sinking of the "Any" by cting and singing. The high point child wonder, who not only has an excellent voice, but is a rare imitatorre froin a submarine, and the of ure picture, vecally, is a set of drinking of the U-boat 98 by the crew! parodies on "You're the Top," which and understanding of the Stockforce," the blowing up
Lind Ethel Merman sing. and actress.
Beverly Roberts, whó plays! me opposite Jnison in the feminine lead, minerid: and the spectacular
of a submarine in the Scapa Flow which evoke surprise and delight. Others in the cast of placers fre is new to the screen, having Just scenes caused by the firing of deptla Grace Bradley. In addition to the Charlie Ruggies, Ida Lupino and recently bren i sensotion_on_ Broad- way, Claire Dodd is capable, and the Centre is showing song his associated with its name, coldly beautiful in the role of that Theatre.
the picture has new songs by Cole siren whose gold-digging proclivities
Porter and others. The direction Is and flekleness puts the singing kid
by Lewis Milestone, and the dance
thu
"Anything Goes"
son
and
on the rocks. Edward Everett Hor-. "Anything Goes," the Broadway routines were elaborated by LeRoy
secretary. Allen; musical comedy success showing at Prinz.
ton. POS Jolson's
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