1952-12-13 — Page 3

SHOWING TO-DAY

KING'S MAJESTIC EMPIRE

AT 2.30, 5.15,

AT 2.30, 5.15,

7.20 6 9.30 P.M.

7,20 & 9,30 P.M.

AT 2.30, 5.30,

7.30 & 9.30- P.M.

EXTRA PERFORMANCE TO-MORROW

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13,

'MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN DAGEN AT

"HURT HIM PLANIRANG BRAN

FOR FELLA WITH NO HEAD, HIM CAN SURE SEE WHERE HIM GOING.

AND LOTHAR PURSUES THE WEIRD FIGURE IN

THE DARK NIGHT!

1952:

By Lee Falk and Phil Devian

Kay--YOU--STOP/

KING'S

AT 11.30 A.M. :

MAJESTIC AT 12 NOON

EMPIRE AT 12.30 P.M.

SONGS FOR YOUING LAUGHS FOR (YQUI

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You

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PayPal Duggan ka trava le Dilek Hugant

Robert Carson, 4 buat an “TÁMOSE" De kopian Vegas Hot

Song by Harry Warren 1 Lata by Lee Raba

ALSO SPECIAL BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWS AT KING'S "THE CROWN JEWELS AND FIRST PICTURES OF BRITISH ATOM BOMB

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SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. Unashamed-Nollie Will Bare. Her Hoart to You-an Her Soul Obsossed by Temptation and Forbidden Ecstacy! Let Those Without Sin Condemn Har!

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THE SUN SHINES,

NELLIE

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At 12.00 Noon

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John SANDS

in

ALADDING HIS LAMP"

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Miss Pai Kwang

in

"BLOOD WILL TELL"

A Chinese Picture In Mandarin Dialogue

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GAY, AMUSING, ADULT COMEDY WELL "ACTED!

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- TO-MORROW

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To-morrow Morning

Show at the

LIBERTY

A BOMBAY TALKIES PICTURE

"KISMET??

in Natural Color

'Starring: Ashok KUMAR ↑ Mumtaz SHANTI

'BOOKINGS NOW OPENI

AT 12 NOON.

THIS IS THE LAST PERFORMANCE.

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AN INDIAN PICTURE

TWO NEW "FIRST-RUN" THEATRES

Hongkong's "Empire" And Kowloon's "Princess”

"

It seems to be the accepted thing that every new cinema in Hongkong should open with a musical. After some impressive ceremonies, “Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" was shown on Wednesday at the luxurious new "Princess" in Kowloon, and on Thursday-"Just for You" at the magnificent "Empire" in Hongkong.

Prime

-IN VAIN-

Sue Dawson Waits for

the Sun to Shine

Sir Robert Ho Tu opened had something in eterman. They the 'Princess", hien has a were both about show-people goldfish fountain, autcmalle- one Hollywood and tho other changing multiectou: flood-Broadway. You get a farcina. lights, pastel shadei in decora. - ting peep into work-a- tion and the most splendid drop day Hollywood in "“Rainbow curtain, a glittering crass of gold Round My Shoulder", which is a and the only one in the Colony lucky-break story of a newly to draw up rather than across. hired mesenger-girl, Charlotte

Sir Arthur Morse opened the Austin, whose

4.IFE and Love's Eternal minutes-but chance to starTriangle the heart-beat in nothing more Empire" which goed la

to they lead for gay with Frankie Laine and Billy

than David Onishings, and with harlequin Daniela is very.

nearly checks, boasts quite a new de- dominating Grandmarna. Fran- blare the advertisements for well) in fast though dignified parture in ceiling design. On kle Laine makes frequent ap- "Walt'i the Bun

sentimental drama at its best!" Wayne getting older (he, ages spolit by

that is 'con- the outside a sculpture of bold poarances, mostly accompanied Nellie." Take all but two of

Bhinek, singes. Perhaps design pletures "The

of summation. As far as tho Minister Tung Cheuk and the by his own translation of the those words with

a pinch

of effect on the film goes, it is Girl Singer The Sim in a rather nevertheless delight his fans.

word song,' which should salt. 'Sentimental Drama' is the

certainly

for the catastrophic, alarming mixture of ancient

answer, but on second thoughts, picture folds up feebly with A story with rather more of the history and modem ́art,

not so ouT The

about the Wayne the vetoran marching human touch and a different type 'drama'. Thpt West comes into it too, though, of voice-Bing's comes into the other Oxford

criterion, the with the band in his small- Dicth for further down the sculpture must For You" Bing Crosby word thus."

nary, defines the

town-grown-big, amid a great there is a Greek beauty with Is a Broadway producer ond auccesS-

set of events deal of nuise, Nothing much is harp and precious little else. wyman. Complications arise, for his play and leading to catastrophe up like a pricked balloon..

ful composer, falls in love with Jane having unity and progress of a 'reached; the whole thing withers European and Thailand dancers on follows suit when Jans Wyman come and even a writer have a torn up while he and his teenage Or conmummation," place in the placque, one gather, on a holiday, planned by Pada Bing son and daughter, Natalie Wood, Fre

Thero 18. however, Jean but no-one is quite so prominent so that he may get to know hi

This Baga of burber Ben Peters. She is David Wayne's as the girl from Greecet

rather neglected children better. Halper's feels embroidered temperamental, dissatisfied but Everything revolves itself in both freely films, of course, and both, by the crops up regularly, every

with catastrophes ono sometimes adoring young wife, ten whose one object is to get to way, are superbly photographed in Technigolour.

Chicago. But she turns out to be one of the catastrophes, and alent disappears rather less than

Both theatres

scat around seventeen hundred people in utter comfort, and have large car parks to accommodate their pat rons. Even the opening pictures at the 'Princess' and "Empire"

The Princess" is owned by the Hongkong and Kowloon Entertain- neuil Co. ar" the "Empire" by itarry Odell's Co...monwealth Enterprises Corp. Ltd.

SUE DAWSON

LEE Liberty

TO-DAY AT 2.30, 9.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

A NEW KIND OF LOVE STORY!

FONTAINE-MILÏAND

WRIGHT

Something To George Stevens Live For

Production

ESREDDER-BOUGLAS EXCH Pas he tonen (EDITE STEVERE

ADDED AT LEE: Latest Gaumont British Nowi Commonwealth Conference-Middlesex · Battalion Arriva Homo--London Scottish Momorial Unvoiled'

LEE: MORNING SHOW TO-MORROW AT 11,30 A.M. “A VARIETY PROGRAMME OF PARAMOUNT TECHNICOLOR CARTOONS & PUPPETOONS"

GREAT WORLD

TITOU.OOM

★ FINAL TO-DAY ★ AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 9.30 P.M.

DAVID NIVEN MARGARET LEIGHTON

THE ELUSIVË PIMPERNEL

**b. JACK HAWKINS»CYNIK KUJACK):

·ROBERT COOTS

written, prétectéˇkai skydes by 24 MICHAEL POWELL & ENERIC PRESSRURGIN IN COLDET AT TEÉRNICOLOR,

Added: LATEST· GAUMONT BRITISH-NEWS Commonwealth - Conference - Middiesox Battalion

arrive Home ---- London Scottish Memorial Unveiled.

5 SHOWS TO-MORROW. AT 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.

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TO-DAY ONLY - AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 6.9.30 P.M..

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dul script, David Wayne sulters nonde-script too, as the ordinary little barber, of Sevilinols ho is just-gvell, grdinary. But he has one rather bright drunken were,

Hugh Marlowe as the other man', and all the rest of the cast do their bit quilo competently, but oh dearl Thwendeth Cen- tury Fox doesnt give them much of a chance to shine.

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As for poor Nelle, looks as though she will have to wait ill Kingdom Come for the mus to ahine; yours truly waited hopefully thrtaugh the whole picture, but I never pooped through the tedious drabness.

Beind about an American small-town of the early twentieth century, perhaps that country can better oppreciate this 'anall-time" film

PETER MOK

HIM YICK HONG 'MACAO MANUFACTURERS' REPRESENTATIVE

Agent for AUSTIN 'CARS

China Malt Distributor

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