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'THURSDAY, JANUARY

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WISECRACKS, CURVES AND DARING ACTION IN "I'M NO ANGEL”

LESLIE HOWARD, THE BRITISH ACTOR, IN FANTASY BERKELEY SQUARE.”

"Blossom Time," A Successful Cantonese Talkie Fills The Bill At The Central.

"I'm No Angel".

lacked the Inspiration

Imaginative themes are hard to Mac West, in "I'm No Angel" handle, and the producers of this repeats the formula which brought fantasy her such marvellous success "Night After Night" and Done Him Wrong."

In which might have carried it to box- "She office success.

Personally, I am not a tremend-j She has turned tradition upside ous admirer of the "Flapper's de- down, and now gives the lady of light," Leslie Howard. I still think easy virtue whose sine have his best bit of acting was done in hitherto only brought her to the "Service for Ladies.

gutter (in stories of course)-a Miss Angel certainly did not im-i real break. Now we see the fallen press theatre-goers in the days woman lelting the men fall. while when she played secondary parts in she triumphs; quite a delightful the Forbes Russell Company at the old City Hall; but the American) novelty for any audience.

She is eneational and daring, producers, knowing they must have They say she will change the gram-British names for their foreign and mar of a nation. (1 wander if Colonial trade, have wisely aug- "She done him wrong" would have mented each cast with at least one been half the success it in, if it had name that will mean support from

the home theatre-goer. .been grammatically titled).

of the early nineties:

are

· languages now.

A lot is left unexplained in the film, but the critics will tell you Mr.

She has a wonderful way of out-Howard-surpasses himself and that ting aver the most outspoken Miss Angel is charming.

phrases, which would sound offen.

Fox anno

Lowe) will stories

Glory and

World.

Lilian Harvey, and

will head the cast in

film versión aofühlss Cam way Scandala.. The

of Miss Harvey's, "'"I am with dozens of marionettes

most famous Puppet Theatre in Italy, and co-starring Gene Kay: mond, will abortly be seen locally...

Jesse Lasky is determined to produce a film" with a cast of en« tirely unknown players. Hẹ vis anxious to prove that, if a film. La good, it will prove its worth on its jown merit, not because the story in written to fit, the personalities of certain stars person

Lewis Milestone, who is Russ has been visiting his own country. 1 Max Reinhardt, the great German

director, may go to Warners,por

Victor Fleming will direct Guźbo

·Harry Newmanatlebigan's out. standing "All-American” grid star of 1952, pletured with Viole Beyer, "Miss All-Americk," and the 20 blanket which will be presented to each member of the 1953 Anin Maughan's "Painted Vell,”-now American" team. The traditional Blanket is the highest of football Jaurela

¡Queen's.

set on the Martin Lawrence,

o Boys and Attorney

Bamse Liebowita, attorney

lara ens

Then are Clarenes, Norris

ACTRESS IN

who la saudacting defense of veren megu direitos cridixi. Decatur Vala Swich??

Fawk marked wontenæed to deniki, “Bakind (left), convicted, and sentenced to death on

Weight, who in to be rucnit. “

FLYER VISITS HIS MONUMENT,

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

GAV Braga Barrister-át- Law, arrived in Hong Kong this ning by the Taiyo Mara from Shanghai and the United States.

Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Holde. and': Mr. L. Both were also passengers to the Colony by the Taiyo Maru, from Shanghai

Among the passengers who dis embarked from the Taiyo Maru this morning were Mrs. DAL. Bak-- er and the filees ML and P. A Baker, from Los Angeles-U

Miss Muriel Lester, well-known for har social work in the East End

of London, who is on peace mie- alon to China and Japan, arrived in Hong Kong Jesterday, from "Foo- chow, on board the 8.5. Hatching..

Madame Lotile. Gordon has RE: runged to give an "Australia Day". Concert at the Helena" May: Institu- tlon, on Saturday, January-27,1⁄2 from...... 5.30 pm tot pemu, vini aid of the Blind Home for Chinese Giris, Pok-- fulum."

Mr. B. G. Birch, M.A., will give Ta lecture on "Some One-Book Men' to the Arts Association of the Uni- veralty of Hong Kong on Tuesday, January 23 at B.80. p.m., in the Union Assembly Room of the Uni- versity. Mit Birch is the president of the Arts Association,"

PRIZEGIVING AT VICTORIA HOME.

Last Function Of Kind

NEW YORK Memory Of First Flight. In Present Building.

Marie Dressler On Holiday

Nanteo, North Carolina.

::Mr. Orville Wright has visited [the scene of his first aeroplane fight and the monument erected

REMOVAL TO NEW SITE

- IMMINENT

of

The annual ♪ prizegiving THREE PICTURES FINISHED

to commemorate it, on Kill Devil the Church Missionary · Society's Hill near here.....

Victoria,Home and Orphanage,' New York.

He was accompanied by Mr. yesterday, was attended by a large Marie Dressler, who worked Griffith Brewer of London, who gattering of friends: of the In- three successive pictures in re was a passenger with him in 1907 stitution) { The prizes were dis- cent months and at the same and was the first Engiahman to tributed by Mrs. W. C. Clark. - - time waged, a courageous and3 in fly-Reuter. **creasingly, successful, battle to ..........-

stain her, health, is now in New

This will be the last prizegiving . in the old school, Government hav: ing given-k new site for the Home

on in place of the prèsent one, which is required for land development,

that "Queen Christina" la ready for release and What, a triumpk it is going to be for Garbo, and how the Metro press agents are working to prove she still stands supreme. Hollywood seldom makes any mis-1 (And so say all of us). Bring on take in bringing the rural life of your Dietrichs and Hepburns Gar There is one recommendation for} It is openly confessed that Miss

America to the screen, and there labo is unique. It West is the despair of the dress this play it is uncommon.

captivating simplicity and charmi and rather reminds me of "Turn Back both in the drama and comedy of terribly smitten with Gertrude Douglas Fairbanks, Junr,« séuma designere of Paris.. London

she is The Clock," as the man is trans-the sequences New York. They realize reviving the curves and plumpness ported back into the past, retaining farm, as well as pictorial beauty, Bollywood still thinks Douglas,

his own personality.

He bewilders everyone by refer- Chicago Wheat pit is brought Pickfair.

Also the harly-burly of life in the Sent will return to Mary and FAMOUS I think she would be heller ad- vised if she kept the time of herring to events which had not hap graphically before us.

The Canadian girl Frances Drake plays to the earlier days. I have a pened, quoting writers who had not

First-rate acting from feeling she would make more of an been born, while he meets people Arlen, Chester Morris, Genevieve Adrienne Ames, when the scandal Dick was given the part intended for appeal to our grandfathers than to whose names have passed into his Tobin, Elizabeth Patterson, Julie came along with Bruce Cabot,

tory, and talks to them as if they Hayden, and Roscoe Ates. A im Adrienne was 'out. the present young "modern."

and her were alrealy dead (which they are) that is sincere and convincing. Katharine Hepburn will do al Her voice is unusual.

The author, John Balderston, ex-(Queen's). walk cannot be compared with any-

*months on the New York stage. one else'n. It is a mixture of slink, canen himself in this fantastic iden

Other Films For Queen's. "Little Women" is a triumph for strut and waggle. Her pet slogans by a theory that the past still exists,

Followed by "Looking Forward," one" and all. of world-wide fame. "Why although we cannot see it stretched

a simple but not exciting tale of a New York bad "The Private; life doncher eum up and see me come out behind us.

British business through the depression.

man battling of Henry VIII. weeks, befora Lon- -time?" means an invitation in all

idon. Lionel Barrymore and Lewis Eric Charell, who Stone turn in Inspired perform "White Horse Inn," will dire

prodi

Elizabeth Allan, Benita Fox. ances. The hero is bewildered, wistful Hume and Phillipe Holmes are per- Rene Clair the most -sive if said by another woman. She and heartbroken in tums; the fect support. Dont miss these French directons, wit is different therein lies her charm, herping is tragic; and the 18th when they come shortly to the land to work. Can you imagine a heroine discuss Century costumes are becoming to

#Gaumont-British have ing her love affairs with a bevy of lone and all I know a lot of people

"Luxury Liner shows us life on American Wampas Baby negress servants, and gelting away are going to enjoy this picture, an ocean liner. It is packed with now have eight on their

which is a criss-cross between 18th incident and, although far-fetched. Anna Neagle and her Perhaps you will say she merely century London and modern life is well acted and moderately enter- Fernand Graavy of "Bitte repeats her performances in each It in a difficult and delicate subject, taining.

are finishing the picture which Vivienne Osborne, George Brent, to have been made by Jeane but this artist (for she is all of leadership of Jesse Lasky, have Frank Morgan, Veree Teasdale (the Macdonald and Herbert Mariballet consetentious acknowled, than cry, but since "Anna Chris Hall and Mr. Hall, Mra. E. D. G. that) puts her heart and noul into made it into a picture of great future Mrs, Adolphe Menjou), Zita Flors Robson, and the two altersgers of these unsolicited letters tie" most of the people who have Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. E. 1. Wynne- her work. She writes her own pathos. (King's).

Johann, Alloe - White and Barry Vanbrugh, Irene and Violet, and Che derives more pleasure from written letters to me ask me to Jones, Mrs E Cock, Mrs. Owen dialogue and songs.

a tribute from an Oklahoma min do emotional and dramatic roles. Hughes, Mrs. P. Lauder, Mr. and the stage support in "Catherine the than from any number of compil-five years have been comedy Mrs. Chang Wing-kul, Mr. and present rating, the biggest box-[be a big draw, as it brings twò

The principal theme is a ship's Great. The dresses are so masak mentalven her by picture dramas. Comedy and tragedy ra F. H. Sin, Rev. Mr. W. W. Singapore stars to prominence, doctor who is chasing a runaway scent and settings RO – BumpÈHOUR office draw on the screen to-day.

The story hardly matters. If Thereas Seth and Captain Cockle

ecutive and even when she was are the two most closely allied you are an admirer of Miss West, the Sai-yu and Ahmang of "Sama wife, and Ands love instead, that it seems pity it was not

There are innumerable other sides taken in technicolour. H Then-Claudette Colbert, Ben lines, humour, tragedy and every Nancy O'Nell pretty Austra Lyon and the last picture of Ernest thing, from the first class to the lian, is the leading lady with

steerage: Settings good, and quite Hulbert in "Jack Ahoy, The supporting cast is all one Torrence, "I Cover the Water capable acting (Queen's)

submarine has been could desire. Expert direction by front"; grand drama with grand.

Coming to Central

Band D. Stadio for": Wesley Ruggles," photography and acting from áll

"Supernatural" with Carole Lom which Is one, long ser More of these two later. All due bard, Vivienne Osborne and H.B: escapes from Chinese pir backgrounds excellent.

Warner, is mystery and psycho- finds his Admiral on the submar medical stuff. q

he has confiscated: If you did not see:f/Lucky, Devils?i The soul of Vivienne Osbornej meantime, skipping then be sure to see it. Bill Boyd, who has been executel for murder, ture in England after

Buster Keaton - will from man to man, finally ending in and Bill Gargan, with Dorothy gets into lovely: Carole: Ileave:st his vandeville tour of a farcical courtroom stene where Wilson will surely thrill and pleass

in thle stirring tale of the stunt to you to find out what happens. Charlen she vamps everyone.

Then comes the Olymple Cham-five When Kirk (Kent Taylor) kisses men in Hollywood pictures, her hand, she murmurs in her Then comes the best picture Pion Buster Grabbe, strutting the great purring, honey-like tones "You got Eddie Cantor has yet made, Whoo me." When another caller, Clayton pse," followed by Lilian Harvey and (Cary Grant), comes to request John Boles in My Lips Betray," that she leave young Kirk alone (Majestic) one glance at the newcomer," and

with it

film.

Admittedly you are

right, but the Producers, under the expert

Other Attractions,

ork on holiday, L. All she plant most prized letters, spread

do while in the East is a little her writing desk.

ring, visiting old friends and "My favourite screen part is with a compensatory grant of $50,- wering fan malli old Marthy, the dissipatel water-000 for the old building... |3Miss "Dressler, who by Holly-front character in "Anna" Chris- The Report, aubmitted by Miss wood reports; receives one of the ty" remarked the screen actress. Jeanninge, the Headmistress, was

urrent dally hatches of mail in Tve always felt that my job read by the Rev. Mr. Tänkin. the film colony, is also one of the was to make people laugh rather Those present included Bishop

She is acknowledged to be, at This is followed by a film that will/Norton, are, among others in the Sir Gerald du Maurier are among Ister, or a Missouri school teacher | Most of my pictures of, the : JaMrs. Ngan Shing-kwan, Mr. and

wisecracks,

you have your fill of her. She is rang." all over the screen, charm and S. A.

Tira" one-time honky-tonk at the King's. dancer, then a lion tamer, is now

in New York society, the curvy lady. In the

L

Majestic Programmes.

Oriental Theatre,

ahe is only boo willing to do so. “Puttin...an tho. Bits"!” starring Herein is the outline of the so-Harry Richman, the Night-club

jcast.

The

Time

onesa, chim “Biosk to be aɛtreme sperkape will

No one is quite sure of

called plot. What does it matter? King of New York. The music is West's age, but

We go to see Mae West; we are the greatest attraction of this, with born in Brooklyn about shocked, but we are intrigued, and Richman's delightful voice doing it father was a

delighted. Leave the children at full justice. Jaan Bennett: Vimmy ager.

home but don't miss it. (Queen's); (Gleason and Lilyan Tashman also theat

“Arizona to Broadway", good,

"Arizona" to Broadway" has a Then "Rackety Bax," with Victor

little of everything, including back McLaglen. Tale of gangsters and

stage Hfe, (wherein the unknown football

persons who imitate Mae West and Joan Crawford, Franc

Jimmy Durante, are si

of and Garry, Cooper - may find

notice) the West and gangsters. people who like them

*Joan Bennett, Jimmy

bert Mandin; “Merna "Sammy Cohen do all

ly possible with the involved plotis (KI

Berkeley

"ed by

Live. All coming

Londor

Brisson wil

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ordered by her physician to pass things in life, anyway my Hogers, Mrs. Blanchett, Mr. J. D. every minute off the set in, com Miss Dressler's opinion is that Bush and other members of the plete relation she devoted eight talking pictures have done more Building Committee, Chinese and for ten hours each Bund to dica to alter acting technique than

tating letters and

anything else in the centuries of Amongst the visitors, Miss G. L

Hogg, the niece and secretary of {theatrical development": photographs,

| Miss-Morioh-Lester, a well-known Hoverieting is detected 80 quickly in front of the cameras, social worker in London who is at she said, "that it can't be comi) present in the Colony was warm- Linned very long. Gestures and ly. welcomed. special emphasis of lines, which

¿This is some

do,” she said simply

to friends like thë

you've never: mét she pointed tõs

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may be accepted on the stage are

teri: time

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