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CINEMA NOTES
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 12, 1937.
H.K. UNIVERSITY
SEPARATE MATRICULATION NEXT YEAR
lessons the juntori could 'study at school. Eplaodes in the life of the great frontieraman unrolled in fas- cinating detail, scted by a superb supporting cast, with a wealth of authentic costumings and against
The School Leaving Certificate The sulution of a baming murder superb wilderness rellings. The long
Examination, on the basis of which committed directly in front of forty march of Boone's settlers with cover-
cd
the University, ol horrified witnesses who see the victim wagens and stock, over mountains, admissions to
streams and forests, is vivid in the fall dead at their feet but catch no extreme, as are the scenes in
Hongkong are regulated, will be held which
on Monday, June
and 7, 1937, sight of the murderer or his weapon the settlers battle through a severe following days. is the basto of "Murder with Pictures," with Lew Ayres and Gall nine-day attuck by Indlans.
stron love interest marks the story, Entry forms, together with fees, (Theatre, to-day. In an entirely new with Heather Angel to the leading ore required to be in the hands of
Patrick, which opens at the Queen's with
John Carradine, us treatment for this type
of picture, the reminine role.
the renegade white who instigates the Identity of the slayer is ultimately Indian attack, is a forceful figure. revealed in a whirlwind finish by promittent in the cast are Ralph photograpli which was taken just as Forbes, Huntley Gordon, Crawford the crime was committed. A mere Kent and others. wisp of smoke in the photograph be- traya the plotter and breaks "perfect crime."
With Ayres as t
n
Д
"Moscow, Nights" Engrossing climax to a film wilch dramatic for sheer, sincerity and intensity out-ahines many similar productions shown at the Majestic Theatre is the vividly produced Court
tial scene in
In "Moscow Nights," to on Monday next. e Laurence Olivier, charged with espionage and on trial for his life faces evidence which at first seems conclusively to
to prove his "Libelled Lady"
guilt. Film Four outstanding stars glitter oors, having proof of his innocence the in a position to follow the film Armament at the King's re
anguish of his Theatre to-day, where, in the epicions which fall thick and
and the sus plea
Last Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hit, "Libelled Lady." Jean Harlow, William Powell, about him, sweeping him up in the faits of legal procedure. It is to Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy unite their exceptional acting ability in one
Baur, his rival for the hand of Harry of the most entertaining aims of court Anally turns, demanding evid- Penelope Dudley Ward, that the recent years, a drama with a new ence on which the hero's life
hangs
happy-go-lucky newspaper photo grapher who solves the mystery, and with beautiful Miss Patrick as woman of mystery, "Murder with the ingredients necessary
10. satisfy the most rubld mystery fon and delles solution right up to the final sequences.
Pictures" is well supplied with all resented her
in
are
paper angle that is us cylines by a thread. These three stars, by
int modern as the current
thelr combined histrionic efforts
them live, and "Moscow Nights" will remain for long a striking
of the front pare. The principal succeed in making the characters of rules are east to perfection. Jean Harlow, as the editor's sweetheart nient who
helpa tangle things up for every- one concerned, has her most amusing mory in the minds of all who nee role to date. Powell, as the romantic the stage are the Artineill's and reporter, gives vigour, humour and the Dixie Sisters in a complete change punch to part which gives him plenty
of opportunities. Miss Loy s the libelled Indy and
ន
of proștramme.
"Ladies In Love"
is delightful as the
An exclling screen event is in store Spencer Tracy completes the stellar for patrons of the Queen's Theatre, foursome with another of his at- for "Ladies in Love," the brilliant tractively virile and natural portray-now ula as the harassed managing editor. Not to be overlooked at the head of top-noleh supporting cast is the splendid work of Walter Connolly as Miss Loy's millionaire father who has #penchant for trout fishing.
won
the fast
the Registrar by Monday, February 1, 1037.
Its
From 1939 onwards, the University
10 conduct a poses
Reparate Matriculation Examination of own. This examination will be held In Jung each year. Full particulara will be published as soon as praetle- ablo.
Sinister shadows of a perfect crime committed with a camera hang over Low Ayres and Gail Patrick in "Mur. der with Pictures" the mystery drama which opens at the Queen's Theatre lo day.
Twentieth Century-Fox picture featuring the greatest
est cust of feminine personalities ever assembled in one
nt the m showing
Queen's Theatre
to-day. Janet Gnyner, Lore Loretta Young and Constance Bennett Simone Simon are starred and
0 featured in this fascinating story of "The Golden Arrow"
four lonesome young ladies, looking Bette Davis, with George Brent playing opposite her in the masculine for a love that will last forever. So lead, comes to the Oriental Theatre about lovers, the picture is a bitter-
romantic about love, so
practical JOVE to-morrow and Thursday in
sweet romance of the adventures and moving comedy drama, "The Golden heart-aches of the four in search of Arrow Miss Davis appears in the men they love. Don Ameche, role quite different from those which
Paul Lukos, Tyrone Power, Jr., and her the nward of the Academy Alan Mowbray are also featured in of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the supporting cost In "Ladles in
In "The is the best flm actress.
The Love." light Gulden Arrow she gives
romantic comedy portrayal with a
"Mark of the Vampire" which invalves
"Experienced and really gifted twist,
also
some
actors, in even the smallest rev dramalle moments. Brent's role is
says Browning. "produce an illusion also largely comedy, he being a shy that is worth
fortunes in
in effectiveness younu reporter. Other Hilarious of the picture." Browning selected complications are caused by the at- a typical hand-picked" cast of this tempt of a newly rich oll heless to kind for his new detective mystery, up the love affair and steal her ark of the Vampire," in which break
O.to, whọ with Miss Allan is threat- rival's lover after her relinue of
Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, eued by the vampire cultists. foreign princes, nobles and other fortune seckers have deserted her for Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, and Jean in is at the Central Theatre. the lovely blonde, who also is pet- sumed to be fabulously wealthy. The picture moves in swift tempo iu the hilarious and surprising climax in which the young blonde beauty proves not to be wealthy at all, but a simple American girl whose whole yearning is for a real romance and love of the one man in the world to her. In the cast besides Miss Davis
and Brent are included Eugene Pallette, Dick Foran, Carol Hughes, Catharine Doucet, Craig Reynolds, Ivan Lebedeff, G. P. Huntley, J., Hobart Cavanaugh, Henry O'Nelli and Eddie Acuff.
O'Brien
"Daniel Boone"
"Daniel Boone," which is showing to-day at the Alhambra Theatre, is not only exciting and clean romantle adventure, but it is a splendid cliupter aken right out of early American
story,
well. With George splendidly portraying the greut American pioneer, throu whose efforts, chiefly, what is now Kentucky was cut out of the wilder- acts and, wrested from binedthirsty, hostile Indians, this thn does more to impress on the mind of the beholder what early Americans went through a brief hundred and fifty years ago -to make the land take shape as a elvilised country, than all the history
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