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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1949.

KING'S LIBERTY

Air-Conditioned, •

FIVE SHOWS TODAY

At 12:30, 2,30, 5.15, :- At 12.30, 2.30, 5.30,

7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

:

7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

FIRST CHINESE COLOUR PICTURE

"HEAVENLY SOULS”

8088

天

Starring BUTTERFLY WU - T. F. WONG

BA YUENGLY. L. WONG

A Grand-W || Colors Production with Mandarin Dialogue

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

AIR-CONDITIONED

Showing Today: At 2.30, 5.00, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

LAMANYUNAIR FIRST TIKUTNYICHNICOLORIAN

MC MALUYONGND GAMES

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

TECHNICOLOR

LATA SYRIEN → GEME KILLE JUTE ALLISEN • YAR BEFEJN BIERA LAXCOUNT

ORIENTAL

AIR CONDITIONED

TAKE ANY EASTERN TRAM CAR OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

Final Showing Today: 2.30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

HEART-PUNCH AND HILARITY!!!

HEART-PUNCH AND HILARITY!

WALLACE BEERY.. "MIGHTY MCGURK”

THE

M-G-H

PICTURE

Commencing Tomorrow: "MEXICAN HAYRIDE"

SHOWING

TODAY

MAJESTIC

AIR-CONDITIONED

SPECIAL

TIMES

AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

HELD OVER !!

CITY WITHOUT MEN

LINDA DARNELL

EDGAR BUCHANAN MICHAEL DUANE Sara RL1BB00 + Enéa TAXRTIL » Luažo DJ JOCS + Darts BUBLET

AND

"THE STORY OF BIRTH”

TODAY &

TOMORROW

FOR ADULTS ONLY!

Cathay

›'^AT. 2.30, 5.39

7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

Á SPY RING ACTION HIT OF CHINA & JAP

"THE SECRET AGENT No. 5'

DIALOGUE in MANDARIN

A. CHINESE RICTURE 員報情號五第

Starring Miss AU-YOUNG Sha-tal CHAN Tin-kweck

GRAND OPENING ON SUNDAY-FIRST SHOWING IN ELK. "THE KANSAN Starring Richard, DIX

Rod CAMERON * Jané WYATT

L

CINEMA WORLD

JOHN WAYNE & COMPANY The Octopus Is Over-Sized

Lee Theatre Showing Screen Version Of Popular Novel

Rating

"Woke Of The Red Witch," now showing at the Lee Theatre, is a well-done screen version of a popular novel.

REX HARRISON SCORES, IN COMEDY-THRILLER AT ROXY, BROADWAY

Rating: "

An enjoyable and refreshing romedy comes to the Roxy and Broadway Theatres this week-end with the screnning of "Unfaithfully Yours," written, produced and whose films often been noted directed by Preston Sturgess, for novelty and nonsense. Starring Rex Harrison, who is rapidly climbing the ladder of success in Hollywood, and Lindo Darnell, "Unfaithfully Cours" has so mony good points to its credit that its greatest weak- ness-o repetition of gags-isn't noticeable to the average cinema-goer. "Soxy Rexy" plays an aging, temperamental and

rather volatile symphony conductor who is madly in love with his beautiful, albeit naive, young wife (Linda Darnell). Told of on alleged affair during his absence between her and his handsome (and young secretary (Kurt Krouger) Harrison is at first wander- fully annoyed, then suspicious and finally ro- morseful at the straying of his beloved. Benotting over

his Jealousy leaky fountain pens and mis- white conducting n concert placed bullets. (some praiseworthy music by It is at this stake that Sturgess fossil, Tehalkovsky and Wag-overworks his gags a trifle; ond ner) he dreams of solving his repetitions Inevitably domestle problem by 1) murder, hearty laugh Into a subducti 2) genermits to Js wayward chuckle. However, the brilliant spouse, and, 3)

3) suleide.

performance of Harrison (watch hypothetical plans into

But when it

it comes to put his out for his rhetoricol rage) plus Harrison discovers that the pro

action, some excellent dialogue and music tide the picture over Its ducts of fantasy are invariably weakness. perfectly executed, while the ec Aim fore,tual realisation of them is usual ly fraught with unexpected ob stacles, such as chairs with weak sents, complicated wire recorders

John Wayne and Gail Russell head a balanced cast which includes Gig Young, Adele Mara and Luther Adler-all comparative newcomers who, nevertheless, do well in the picture.

Strappho Wayne portrays tempestuous scoundrel turn be- tween love and vengeance, while Adler plays a shipping magnete whose vast empire reaches into every remate Ingoon of the South Sens. He heads a giant enterprise called "Batjak. Ltd.," which rose from a group of tramp schooners pirating their way through the Dutch East Indies to a gigantic network of vessels captained by men of dubious character and pre- datory tendencies.

When Wayne loses the

woman

he loves, he sinks his ship, the "Ret Witch," with a fortune in gold bullion on board. The ensuing tale is one of blood-thirsty re- venge, with Wayne and Adler striking at cach other with all they've got.

Gall Russell lends charm and distinction if not acting ability to her role of Angelique, inno- cently caught up in the Batjak maelstrom until it ullimately des- trays her. Adele Mara deserves special mention for a fine and Ben- sitive performance as the half- caste beuaty who is loved by Gig Young.

RATINGS

The "China Ma}}" is using

the following clasification to indicate to readers the quality of Bime reviewed:

**4

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Fair

BROADWAY

AIR CONDITIONED)

FINAL SHOWING TODAY

Highlight of the film are several underwater sequences and Join Wayne's battle with an over-sized oclonus provides enough thrills to satisfy the most blood-thirsty fan. All told, "Wake Of The Red Witch" is enjoyable with appeal to a large cross- section of local cinema-goers.

KREUGER, DARNELL & HARRISON

The Bullets Were Missing

Beery Plays STAR

Usual Role

In MGM Film

Rating: *

With Wallace Beery playing an ex-crook who is determined to be- come a gentleman, and, in the process maken himself an expert on etiquette, interior

docoration, French pronouns, and what the well-dressed clubman will west- you have the amusing premise of "Allas & Gentleman," A-GI-M

At 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 0.30 P.M. picture coming to the Lee Theatre.

GAIETY!

LAUGHTER!

MUSIC!

ROMANCE!

Anna

Michase

This breezy-paced story divides Rhumour and drama evenly, with the action and suspense centring on the attempt of a rival underworld character to cut into the would-be gentleman's mys- terious income.

Involved are Tom Drake, play. ing an ex-prison pal of Beery's and Dorothy Patric, a down-on- her-luck actress who poses as Boery's daughter in an attempt to ferret out information as to

the source of his wealth.

In the final outcome, the te doubtable Beery as usual, commas out on top and romance envelops Drake and Miss Patric, but not before you have been sorved plenty of rough-and-tumble an- tics, pistol-play, and

huge

NEAGLE-WILDING platter of laughs from this enter-

SPRING

PARK LANE Tom WALLS

U

******** HERBERT WILCOX

TOMORROW INFAITHFULLY.

YOURS"

talning screen menu.

Harry Beaumont has directed with authority and has seen to t that the late Berry is given every, opportunity for his usual rough- stone-with-a-heart-of-gold charac terisation. The up-and-coming Tom Drake, will, win your proval as the tough youngster after cany

money and Dorothy Patrick lenda eredulencer and wyn- pathy to the part of the girl who at first, imposes on Beaty bust, is later won

over to his "aftable generosity,

Wallson Beary's' army of fans will have no causâ for complaint on "Alima, a Gentleman,'*

17 Hankow Road, Kowloon

TODAY kin

2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.

THE LADY KNOWN AS

Queen of a rough-sand,"

pode rebel the fronthen

and low wat made at

LOLA!

YVONNE DO CARLE DAN BURYEA

JEFFREY LYNN

BLACK

BART

TECHNICOLOR

PERCY KARIAK

NEXT CHANGE Wallace Beery, June. Powell In

"A DATE WITH JUDY” (IN TECHNICOLOR)

turn A

Linda Darnell, as usual, is the, perfeel compliment to a kiss- mad husband., while the support- ing cast includes such characters ns Itudy Vallee,, Edgar Kennedy and Lionel Stander, who more than their share.

10 a

of

"Unfaithfully Yours" should

large section appeal

cinema-goers for its charm and naive galety, as well as for the good performance of its lead,

male

Caneway Bay. 'Ti 226

Town Booking Ofert

> Queen's Pé, E.

COMFORTABLY COOL

AIR CONDITIONED.

LEE THEATRE

ADVANCE BOOKING OFFICE

CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE 6, QUEEN'S RD, C BOOKING HOURS:'11.00 am to 5.30 pm daily

TAKE ANY ROUTE 5 BUS OR EAST BOUND TRAM

• SHOWING TODAY

4 Shows Today At 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.

ROXY

AIR-CONDITIONED

A LAWLESS DRAMA OF RUTHLESS MEN

...driven together on

a South Sea island by the winds of hatred, greed and passion!

Bloody savagery in Uno bruta! kare-handed fron-for-all]

A flashing kathe agalast the mateľust vlak al the dorp) (20

JOHN WAYNE GAIL RUSSELL”

WAKE of the RED WITCH

FROM FARLAND ROARK'S BOOK THAT SOLD A MILLION COPESI

with

GIO YOUNG ADELE MARA - LUTHER ADLER

and EDUARD FRANZ • QRANE WITHERS HENRY DANIELL PAUL FIX • JEFF COREY

Servon May by Harry Browns and Kenneth Gomat Boved on Gorland Roork's Famous Best-Selling Neva! Directed by Edward Ladwig - Associate Prodeter- Edmond Graingat

COMMENCING TODAY..... AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

WOULD YOU

WANT TO

Murder

THIS LOVELY

CREATURE?

*

A REPUBLIC PICTURE

Nathan Road & Arwyl Street

Junction, Kawiowa. Tel. $6111

BROADWAY

(ABSCONDITIONED)).

Theat

COMMENCING TOMORROW. AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

REX HARRISON LINDA DARNELL

...The hands." around her neck will hold a

RUDY VALLEE BARBARA LAWRENCE

RAZOR tonighil

Unfaithfully Yours

with

KURT KREUGER. LIONEL STANDER EDOAR KENNEDY ALAN BRIDGE JULIUS TANNEN TORBEN MEYER.

20%

CENTURY-FOX

An Original Screen Play Written, Directed and Producen by PRESTON STURGES ROXY-ADDED, ATTRACTION: LATEST. FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

SPECIAL SUNDAY MORNING SHOW

"ROXY AT 11.30 A.M.

Eather WILLIAMS :

"THIS TIME FOR KEEPS? M-G-M Technicolor Musical !:

BROADWAY AT 12 NOON June' HAVER & Mark STEVENS

WONDER WHO'S KISSING

HER NOW?

A Fox Technicolor