GANGSTER
Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
GOES
TO WAR.. by Morley Richards
PORTRAIT of Hitler's He was constantly at Hit- a Knight of the Iron Cross
White Hope: heisler's side. Except for for breaking through the Erich Rommel, the man he Rudolf Hess, he is probably Maginot Line at Maubeuge sent to Tripoli to conquer the only man Hitler has with the Seventh Armoured Egypt. It is as well to any real affection for, Division.
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-July, 26, 1941.
Picturisation of the Stage Success
SYNOPSIS:
Suthern),
whose
Dulcy Ward (Au "heart 13 where her brain should ing to help people
be", is always try-
DULCY
Adapted by
RANDALL M. WHITE
from the comedy by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
and
MARC CONNELLY
The oll struck Mr Forbes in the eye.
the far-away re- ceiver clicked In- to its hook.
BC-
Van Dyke's prin- cipal social Livity while hic walted at the lodge WAS
Airtation with Mrs Forbes
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know the man General You see, he is the ideal True, French resistance was Auchinleck opposes; you Hitler "yes-man." The 49- almost at an end then, but Erich was entitled to his de- will hear a good deal more year-old son of a Bavarian coration, too. of him before this war is workman, a conscript in the So the colonel becamo a gen- won..
last war who was commis- eral, leader of the "Afrika Rommel, now a lieuten-sioned on the field, he was Korps." Hitler gave him all ant-general, is that rarity a lieutenant without a fu- the troops he wanted and told him to turn them into desert in the German Army, a ture when the last WER soldiers, high officer not drawn from ended. He was one of the
Erich got to work-on them the Prussian military class. discontented thousands in and himself. They lived in No "von" nonsense about Germany who believed they artificially-heated quarters, Erich, nor the code of con- really won the war and brought up to desert tempera- duct such as it was-that had been robbed of the ture. They practised "going without anything to drink for most Prussian officers have fruits of victory.
long stretches at a time. honoured in war.
Ideal material for Hitler.
The ex-gangster studied de- The Austrian painter be- sert tactics. In France in 1915, came Rommel's god. He when leading an infantry com- He is a gangster general, Save the embittered young pany against the French, he captured the Dicusson Valley man all that he wanted-by flank attack. trained in a harder school the power to take it out of than Chicago. He was Hit-
having trouble selting an aeroplane Her husband didn't like it. ler's thug organiser before some one, mostly Jews and
Everything Ditley was doing had motor he has perfected. Her brother political opponents, neither came to power. His
It must have stuck in his Ditt (Dau Dailey, Jr.) is having for iti ubject the introduction of
motor sex barrel he gave him mind, Flanking attacks were trouble influencing C. Roger Forbes Gordon's
to the aircraft band of gangsters ended up money and a belief that the feature of his Cyrenaican facturer, to let him marry his daugh- set," as she put it
(Roland Young), aeroplane manu- manufacturer when "the stage was with a notable list of mur- with gangster methods de- advance. Till General Waveller Angela (Lynn Career Di
Dulcy
"We'll unveil it after he's had a ders, maimings and burn-veloped on an international very successfully outflanked him arranges a house party of the word wonderful meal and in the best of
at Tobruk. scale Germany could domin-
ledge on Lake Opowataponomie to humour," she said to the young in- Of course it was rather
All was ready before Wavell "E"
quiet time. Duley and wisdom of such unbusiness-like pro- illegal, but when Hitler be-
had reached Benghazi. Rommel came Chancellor it could be
went to Hitler and said: "Mein Gordon, in Dulcy's speedbont, rescue cedure-but couldn't do anything
a queer aviator (Reginald Gardiuer) about it. Fuehrer, we can take Egypt."' put on
who has brought a land plane domi And Dulcy meant "unveil" it-she a proper footing. When at last Poland made The man himself? Some one in the lake, he says he's Schuyler had the motor set up in a convenient So Erich became leader of a stand for democracy it who knows him told me: He Van Dyke, Anuncier. Heury. ser rutan md covered with a sheet! the S.S. Black Guard, Hit- was
vant, (Guinn Williams) is an ex- The wonderful meal which was Rommel who led I like whipeord-wiry, sandy convict Duley has had paroled to cainted on
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to soften the Trascible ler's private army which panzer corps against the haired, tough as you like, and I her. Mrs Forbes (Billie Burke) is a Forbes was a steak fry prepared.
his private re- Polish horse cavalry with should say entirely without it flirtatious.
human feelings. A brave man venges and guards his per- conspicuous gallantry. Later so long as he has a gun and the
in France Hitler made him other fellow hasn't.
he
ings to its discredit.
executes
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Chapter Four
with the aid of the Warda barbecue | equipment of which they were par= ticularly proud. It didn't ко well. Daley painted the quest of honour with melted butter just as he Others at the Ward lodge, not ex- was showing signs of personal in- luding C. Roger Forbes, were quite terest and was attempting to cook as much impressed as Duley with the his awn straks. A shitting wind importance of the change addition to filled his eyes with noke when the their group. Schuyler Van Dyke's pity at down to cat. When a sud- shrewd
operations in the financial den violent rainstorm drove them all Industrial
world which had won into the house Me Forbes was fit to in commanding position and great be tied! wealth had long been the envy of Dulcy's introduction of the motor the head of Forbes Acroplanes; here was finally made in terror as the was one man Mr Forbes was quite inanutaclurer, in a rage, declared he willing to follow in judgment and was going to bed. It was a marvel outwit if he could.
of subtlety! "Mr Forbes," Little Miss
Without changing his dripping Fix-it said, "there's something in elothes, and with no indication that this house I feel you ought to know his sodden condition annoyed him, about,"
the rescued aviator, from the privacy Mr Forbes saw the motor-bust of the Hbrary of the lodge, put most unwillingly. through a telephone call to New Duley "unveiled" it with a drama- York City.
tic sweep. Gordon thought after- "Hello, his Is Schuyler Van Dyke," wards he had heard a metatile clink he sald when the number he had as the sheet dropped to the flour. asked for answered. "I'd like to A strange whistling and sputtering talk to my secretary."
was all that happened when the
The Hirl at the other end of proud inventor threw the switch, the line gave a start, then glanced "My internal condenser-it's miss- through an open door to make sure in Gordon, cricul in consternation.
"So's your motor that her employer-the man she had
snorted Forbes,
Gordon "No-right always thought was Schuyler Van Dyke was seated at his desk. plained, pointing to where the miss
-should-have-been..
ex-
-"Just a minute, please," she called-ing-parturiosity got the better of
back Into the transmitter.
Forbes'
ni
him. He looked-and a squirt of of At her employer's desk she said struck him square in the eyel excltedly: "Mr Van Dyke, there's a
"I hope, Miss Ward," sald the nan on the phone who says he's Mr harassed and angry man 113 he Schuyler Van Dyke!"
stormed upstairs, "that you've "There's a what?" her employer least spored my bedroom your prac exploded--and, then more calmly, as tical joking. I really expect to find what she had said sanic In-"Wait a a snake or some such item between minute! I think I know who it is. ny sheets." Have the call switched in here Patterson! Patterson!"
"Good work, Dulcy," growled Bro- ther Bill disgustedly when his prus
The nasoclate he had called hur- pective father-in-law was safely out led in from another office.
of hearing. "Keep up. Another
"That insane brother of yours," day like this and Forbes won't even the real Van Dyke began.
consent
sent to my marrying his wash-
"Schuyler, please--," interrupted women." Patterson, hurt.
Upstairs the distinguished resident
of Park Avenue-who had been
is on that phone this minute longing for the comforts and quiet unless I miss my guess," continued
the other, angrier than ever. "Speak of bustling New York ever since that airhorn spilt his eardrums Un to him--and get my plane back!"
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Mr Patterson got on the wire, it out" on his wife. For what he the country village boat deck "Look "This is Homer Patterson," he said. had to say about her reaction to the "Oh, yes, Homer. I'm glad it's spurious Mr Van Dyke's advances you," came the volce from the lodge there might have been some justid- Hong Kong Depot, by the lake. "I've been having cation-but, at that, he of the acro-- Ittle trouble."
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doing a wonderful job as the irre- sistible lover,
going
Homer.
"Well," said the masquerading Van "All right, all right!" was fuis only ro Dyke, "It's feally very amusing. I ply to Mira Forbes defence. "Go to bed.
I'm too nervous to sleep; I forgot which plane i had out and smoke a ciger. Maybe you were speak. think '1 landed in Lake Opowataponomie, ing the truth. maybe I'am Of course, it sunk!"
crazy." Patterson could hear the light, pajamas, Forbes threw open a window in Cind in_sitppers and brightly, striped childish chuckle that accompanied the sliting room of the suite and slumped this amazing statement. He could down in an easy chair beneath it. The see the hard, angry eyes of the man broom rather than like the whirr of who owned the neroplane, "I see," wings but the object he saw sali close he sal
sald calmly continuing the phonie over his lend he immediately recognised conversation. "And where are you his alte clutched Instinctively
hair. "A bat." he shouted almost involun-
tennis racket!"
now?"
noles he heard was like the swish of a
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"I just told you-Lake Opowata- tarlly, "Eleanor Hand me my hat, and ponomie," was the answer.
What for, Hoger?" his wife, in the ad. The real Van Dyke tugged at Joining bedroom, cried in terror at a fear Homer's sleeve. "What about my she dare not expires. Keep out of hero-and do as I fell you." was the only plane?" he said in a whispered answer she could get.
growl,
Still Impelled by the horrible fear Mrs "Just a minute," Homer apologised Forbes found the strango objects her hus
band had shrieked for tennis racket to the long-distance caller, as he and a hat-and he snatched them from placed his hand over the transmitter, or through the door as she tapped on it
"He landed it in Lake Opowata fearfully, panomic," he sold to the real Van
Dyke.
"In lake? He couldn't, have done that it would have sunk!" was the surprised response.
"It did!" mald Patterson quietly. "Blast it, Patterson, why don't you put tha
that twinkletop in a padded cell where he
(1 was her hysterical sobbing that brought Duley and Gordon on the run. It was Gordon who threw open the door. Mr Forbes in his striped pajamas, a atTAY hat teetering on lita hand, was Jumping up in the air making frantic sweeps with Die tennis racket, ・・
.
Gordon did a better flying tackle than ha had ever done in lila all-American days. He was sitting on the Aeroplane magnates cheat when the frightened bat found the open window and flow out.
is there train out at here to-night?" sformed Bir Fartes when quiet had been "Quiet, please, Schuyler-I'll pay hirin't gone crazy and that thote really restored and it seemed quite clear that he you for your plone," pleaded Patter- had been a bat,
the man at his longa?" bellowed
sori.
"Just give me a chance to find the morning he yelled, when he found
"Weil, we're leaving the first thing in
but where he "
"At what part of the lake oro you staying?" he continued
moved his hand from the mouth- piece.
"A-ha-that's for you to find out!" was the not unexpected_answer_aa)
he was hopelematy narooned for the night.
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