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CHINA- MAIR PHDAY, MARCH 3

LEE Theatre

AT OPERA LEJRETAT AND AN

(FREE CAR PARK FOR PATRONS) 'SHOWING TODAY

4 SHOWS AT 2.30, 5.15 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

Musical Hiteren

Américas most spectacular A

J

NOW HITS THE SCREENI

UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL REMES

UP IN CENTRAL PARK

Music by

SIGMUND RÖMBERG

Lyrics by

DOROTHY FIELDS

with ALBERT SHARPE

LAUGHS!

LOVE!

SONGS!

Mary DEANNA DURBIN DICK HAYMES VINCENT PRICE

Toss Fewery-Hobart Caronangh » Dances Staged by Balon Tamicia Produced and Wicton for the Scrom by Karl Yunberg » Directed by Wiliam A. Saltar

NEXT CHANGE

SWIFT LOVE AND ROARING,

ACTION IN UNTAMED ALASKA!

Directed by HENET

HATHAWAY, who pure you "vel of a Bengal Lancer" and "Bovis ut 5-mg"

of the NORTH

SPAWN of the

GEORGE RAFT

HENRY FONDA - DOROTHY LAMOUR

A Pramové Picture selsk

Akim Temiroff John Barrymore - Lynne Overman Bended By Newry Hobowy • Profoons by albert Lewin

ROXY BROADWAY

CO-SHOWING TODAY

4 SHOWS At 2.30, 5,30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

NEW MUSIC! NEW MAGIC! NEW TIMES...

GREATEST ENTERTAINER!

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presents

OF THE WORLD'S

LARRY PARKS

in

JOLSON SINGS AGAIN

SIDNEY BUCHMAN PRODUCTION

TECHNICOLOR

with

BARBARA HALE

· DEMAREST • DONATA • GOLETIN

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

SUNDAY MORNING SHOW

BROADWAY At 12 noon

Entirely NEW PROGRAMME

Fox Tarrytoon Color

Cartoons"

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EXCLUSIVE FIRST SHOWING. IN KOWLOON

CINEMA WORLD

Al Jolson's voice

tops in new... musical picture

Ratings

A fitting sequel to the Jolson story is the film "Jolson Sings Again,” (at the Roxy and Broad- way Theatres) which brings to the screen an episode full of tender drama, music and romance..... A film which together with the first, will immortalise the existence of a great anter- tainer who song and still sings with a genuine love for music in his heart.

This latest screen chapter on Al Jolson's life begins where the "Jolson Story" left off: the night club, where Jolson sings and his wife, fully realising his first love, leaves him. This de- velops into the first sequence in "Jolson Sings Again."

A grateful officer whom Jolson

1

JAMES CAGNEY AND VIRGINIA MAYO Not a chance in a Milion

Killer Cagney stars

in tough role

Rating:

The Incident_in_the_cafe_leods| singing to the wounded and to a break-up in Joison's mor- veterana, He soon, however,

agala rloge which shocks him into ro- succumbs to illness

and tirement. The story leads up to regards himself totally finished in {* the second World War when his show business. old manager and faithful friend coaxes him back into the enter had met during his tour with the Returning to the kind of film in which he scored lainment world. Jolson accepts USO in the Aleutians turns up inį a proposition to entertain troops elvilian life to an enterprising overseas. The strain travel dim

of

producer, After hearing and work however, tells on his Jolson sing in a benefit show, the health and he returns the Colonel hits upon the, Idea to film United States to convalesce. the story of Jolson's life.

In hospital he is nursed by a The substance of "Jolson Sings Southern belle (charmingly play- Again". In fact, contains the in- ed by Barbara Hale) who becident leading up to the stage comes his second wife. Jolson when Hollywood decided to put continues to feature in USO tours, the "Jolson Story" on the set.

to

Miss Durbin

in film at the Lee

Rating: *

The

his greatest successes, James Cagney is now appearing on the Queen's and Alhambra screens in the new "White Heat“.

Warner Bros. thriller Margaret Wycherly, stage and shows the irrepressible Jimmy of screen actress of great repute, Public Enemy" "G-Men" "and plays what is probably one of the "Angels With Dirty Faces" as a most interesting roles in a long cold-blooded, racketeering mob career, as Cagney's A

mother, ister who comes to a bitter end hard, unscrupulous woman who portion of the film, "Jolson as so many of his predecessors, has gonded and guided him along Sings Again" depicts the script- guna blazing, cornered by the a career ing, planning and production of forces of the law at the scene of

of crime. Edmond O'Brien, Wally

Cassell and Fred the "Jolson Story" and enacts the a planned holdup.

Clark fill scene where Al Jolson

the main supporting meets

Virginia Mayo, the beautiful roles in Larry Parks who had been select-

the film which Was Girl From directed by Raoul Walsh, 'a ed to portray him. In print this blonde star of "The may be complicated but on the ones Beach" and "Colorado Ter- veteran of this type of action screen, it is easy to follow. The story" was chosen for the role nim. scene for instance shows Larry of Cogney's faithless

Larry cause of Parks as Jolson meeting Parks as Larry Parks.

popularity.

To those who have not seen the "Jolson Story" It will be The Broadway stage success,

dimcult to reconcile the dubbed- "Up In Central Park," now a

in singing of the real Jolson, with Universal-International screen Larry Parks interpreting the Jol- musical starring Deanna Dur-is commendable, however, and to- son technique. Parks' sincere effort bin, Dick Haymes and Vincent gether with the skill of Hollywood Price, is

at the Lee film technicians, the effect is re- Theatre.

markable. Mounted in the period of 1870. "Joison

now

1 Sings Again" is

wife be-

The story never slacks its pace recent success and from the moment it opens with four murders and a $300,000 train robbery until it closes on a gun battle, fought between police, treasury agents and Cagney's mobsters amidst the vast tanks, rectifiers, pipe mazes and spiral- ativer Hortonspheres of a great chemical reduction plant...

March issue

News ling stairways up great

of Film

on sale now

The March issue of the the film presents in story songs highly recommendable show par- Colony's and music the nefarious reign of ticularly to Al Jolson disc fans. about the screen and its stars, popular magazine Koss Tweed, political ezar and The film shows flash-backe of the grafter extraordinary whose gang "Jeisen Story" containing bits of looted the New York City trea- all the songs Jolson sang in it, sury of some $200,000,000 much

of which was brazenly pilfered through the payroll padding of Central Park, then in its early stages of development as creation centre.

50-

There are four musical num- hers in the picture, three solos by Miss Durbin and one by Haymes

Among the songs are "Oh Say Can

STAR THEATRE

March Films

TODAY AND TOMORROW RED CANYON. (C)

6.4.7. The GREAT DICTATOR

8. SUMMER STORM (R)

the Hong Kong Film and Theatre News, is now on sale with a variety of articles on Hollywood personalities And coming film attractions.

The film story of the month is i "She Wore A Yellow Jubban, a fine colour im on the U.S. Cavalry in the days when Indiens menaced the West. The film,

which stars John Warne and Joarine Dru, will be coming to the

3. BINDAD THE SAILOR (C & H. King's Theatre soon.

TO CAME and 10.11. THE MAN WHO

You Seo What I Sce?!! When She Walks in the Room" "Carousel in the Park." All lyrics

DINNER (2)

are by Dorothy Fields, with musle 12.12.. KEY LARGO by Sigmund

Homberg.

Helen Tamiris, ploncer pro-

14. FOREVER AMBER (CAR)

15. FRISCO BAL

16. ARCTIC MANHUNT

tagonist of American ballet, staged 17,16. ROAD HOUSE

5

the dances, making the screen's 19,29. THE BARKLEYS OF BROAD- first presentation of an entirely new terpsichorean technique,

WAY

Worth your while, but leave the kiddies at home.

RATINGS

The "China Mal?" is using the following classification to indicate to readers the quality of films reviewed:

RKO

Excellent

Above average

-Average---

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SHOWING TODAY

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SHOWING

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Picture Iny-outs of "Battle- ground," "The Countess of Monte,

and "Mickey"-mail com- ing attractions brighten up the magazine, while those who prefer personally sketches may read about Miss Maureen O'llara Curtis and Willfam Anthony 11. INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON Holden, 21. BONG OF MY HEART (3)

March issue features an- "The Sugar Plum Staircase," other Lucky Star Quiz which a novel by Richard English, has OP offers $200 in cash prizes.

been bought by RKO Radio as Fashion and Beauty, articles the first starring: feature and'u pin-up of Miss June Haver Eddie Bracken under his TO- round out this interesting publica-cently signed contract with this tion.

studio,

"Up In

Central Park" was directed

by William A. Seiter 23. THE FIGHTING BEABZÉT from a screenplay by Karl Tun-34,35, berg, who also produced, Cast

THE PRIVATE AFFAIRS BEL AMI

26.17. RAMROD

includes Albert Sharpe, Irish 21. DOWN TO EARTH (G ́& B) newcomer, playing Miss Durbin's 29,30. DEEP WATKES father, Tom Powers and Hobert 31. CRY OF THE CITY

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