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SONG HITS IN "GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS"

Six smash hits and a lot of great production numbers are included

George White's Scandals

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The song hits are Hold My Hand: Nasty -Man: Sweet And Simple: My Dog Loyes Your Dog: Bo Nice and Bix Women.

The production umbers are Following In Mother's footsters Cabin In The Cotton And Cotton In The Cabin and Every Day Is Father's Day:

The first six, will be played by. some of the leading dance bands of the country on record. Rady Vallee has already been set to record some of them "and negotiations are now in progress for other outstanding archestras. The most complete record and of any sheet music coverage musical picture to date will be available on the Scandals,

"FRONTIER MARSHAL". There are so many merits in this western production that it should have no trouble standing up as a single feature in any house. Besides £1 suspenseful story allowing for plenty of action, the picture has a strong it has been directed cast and

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY,

LITTLE WOMEN

"Little Women" starring Kat- herine Hepburn, an RKO-Radio picture directed by George. Cukor, is to be screened at the King's Theatre in the near future.

As lovably real as they have seemed to the millions who have read "Little Women" Ja Meg. Amy, and Beth stepped out of the pages of Louisa May Alcott into the Screen.

THE STORY

Then she said "My girls, will you give them your breakfast, as a Christmas present? **

For a second the shock of her words held them speechiess,

Then, breaking the dazed sl- ence, to jumped to her feet. I'm glad you came before we start- ed," she said, lifting the covered dish of cakes from the table,

May I go, and help carry the things?" Beth said eagerly.

"We'll all go.". Marmee's eyes shone with happy pride,

"And when

come back. we'll have breakfast of bread and mik, and make it up at dinner time."

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"I'll take the sausages" Amy sighed heroically and led the savoury dish in her arms,

As the little group walked away from the house they caught a glimpse of a young boy. Peering eagerly at them through the win-

It was Christmas morning. The reluctant sun shone bleakly on piles of snow which Jo had swept. away from the path in front of the Marches' home, but inside the small New England cottage a Are glowed bravely on the hearth. The four girls, clustered about it. writed in a feyer of happy anti- cipation for Märmee to appear. It was a queer Christmas, with Fat- her so far away, serving as a chaplain in the army in the war torn South, and money worse.dow of the house across the way. than scarce, since Father, in vain attempt to help an unfortunate friend, had lost all he had pos- sessed. But it would take more than lack of money to daunt four stout young hearts, bolstered up by Marmee's "proud courage. And, besides, wealthy and parsi monious Aunt March had given. each of the girls a. Christmas doi- lar-and four loving gifts lay on the breakfast table, awaiting Mar-

mee.

Where could she have gone, at this hour, the girls wondered. Hannah coming in from the kit- chen with a tray loaded with sa- voury dishes, knew no more than they, except that Mrs. March had said she would" be, back in time for breakfast. The girls sniffed excitedly."

"I can remember when I Ber- ved coffee on our table every day" Hannah said proudly.

"Were we really that rich?" Amy used. Poverty galled-her childish pride. Always she dreamed secretly of herself as a" "princess--,dreamed of the prince who one day would bear her away .to a lovely palace... Meg. wat- ching at the window, cried joy- ously:

"Here She Comes,"

And as the door opened, four pairs of arras encircled Mrs Mar- ch.

Four gay young voices shouted: "Merry Christmas?

Marmee's eyes misted with happy tears as the girls led her to the table and presented their gifts carpet slippers from Jo.. handkerchiefs, lovingly hemmed by hand and marxed "Marme"" from Beth, and a pair of neat black cotton gloves from "Meg" and from AmyTM a bottle of cologne,

Looking tenderly from the gifts to their donors, Marmee hugged and kissed her four girls. "I can't tell you how happy I am" she exclaimed softly.

"I can't tell you how hungry

1 am" Jo drew her chair up to

the table" Come on, everybody. Pass me Marmee's plate" she cried,

But a changed expression on Mrs. March's face checked them. Looking earnestly at them Mar- mee said

Girls, I've just come from a home where there is a little new- born baby, and the mother and six other children are huddled with it in one bed, trying to keep

warm under one blanket.

They are suffering from hunger and cold ....... She paused for a moment as sympathetic faces met her eyes.

with plenty of punch by Lew Seller. George O'Brien shines, In the title role.

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I feel sorry for that Laurence boy." Jo said with a wave of her hand toward the window." it must be horrid to come home from school in Europe and be shut up in that big house with an old orge for a grandfather,"

Don't point." Meg warned. Heli think you're waving "at him."

Perversely Jo waved wildly, thinking it would not be obser- ved.. But as a quick, backward! "giance showed an answering wave" from the window she flushed and hurried on ahead with Amy. "He looks Jolly.' she thought, "I'm dying to get acquainted with him--but Meg is so 'prim' I'm going to ind a way... See

If I don'" she vowed to herself.

Later he watched again, eager- 17. as the lamp-lit(window framed the stage of a play, 3o was a vil- lain, in high boots and spurs. Jo, also doubled as the dashing hero. Meg was

MARCH 28, 1934.

THE BOWERY

With Wallaec Beery as Chuck Connors. George Raft as Steve Brodle, Jackte Cooper as 'Swipes, Fay Wray as Lucy, Pert Kelton, as Trixie, George Walsh as John L. Sullivan, Oscar Apfel as Mr. Rummel. Herman Ging as Mr.

Twentieth Century United Artists production, direct- ed by Raoul Walsh, coming soon “ to the King's Theatre.

Herman... an oid witch, Amy a princess and Beth a frightened page-boy. Enviously he watched the fun Then his eyes sparkled with anticipatiozi Bs the play ended amid a burst of happy ap- plause.

Hannah was coming in to sum- "mon them to, dinner,

"He couldn't see the dinner table, now that the .curtains were drawn but he knew what "be. could see when they trooped In.

"Christopher Columbus" Jp exclaimed staring at the lavish breakfast spread upon the table. What's This? "

Is it fairies?" Amy gasped, her round blue eyes wondering..

"It's Santa Claus" Beth breath-

ed

"Did Aunt March "send it? " Meg asked,

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Marmee's eyes met theirs with a smiler" Old Mr. Laurence sent it." she explained. He heard. somehow what you did with your breakfast.

And this afternoon he sent me a note, saying that he hoped I would allow him to express his friendly feeling toward my ehlid-

ren

by sending them a few trifles in honour of the day." ...

The girls exclaimed in incredul- ous delight Old Mr. Laurence, the ogre! They were almost afrajd to say good morning to him, as he passed "in his elegant carriage. How wonderful.

"The boy put it into his head,— I knew he did." Jó said as she sat

A Scene from "Little Women"

Coming to The King's

LIFT TO AIGHT-Laurin, Ja, Meg and. Mr. Brooks, Magi

Kanon, at the grid to Orchard Floor, FINDET Leg's wedding

The "Laurence" boy" looked wistfully, after the merry troupe as they passed along the street.

Secretly he had watched them often from a window of the big house,

name.

Had heard them calling to one another and knew them all by Knew much and guessed more about them than they could have dreamed. Meg, he guessed about a year older than was himself. She was sweet and gen- tle and sedate. She went daily " to teach The King children, he knew, in their big. home on the hill.

He hoped they didn't give her a hard time of it as he sometimes gave his tutor. John Brooke wasn't much older than Meg elt--

her.

He liked Brooke, but he just had to tease him sometimes,

Jo, He thought, was about his own age and slangy and a bit of a tomboy, Jo went dally, too, to act as companion to her own aunt March.

He'd be the old lady gave her a time-Jo was so noisily irrepres- sible, when she got home, like a colt let out to pasture.

Sometimes he saw Jo, in an at- tic room under the eaves, buslly scribbling, her brow furrowed with. thought. Beth was very shy, the Laurence: boy, though; and very..: sweet. The others all adored her. Sometimes, through the window - he saw her pacifying Jo and Amy in an apparent squabble between them

down happily to the feast. She recalled her determination to get acquainted with him She would do it'

The next day there was more snow to clear. Jo in rubber boots worked lustily with broom and " shovel, Devoted come surplus en- ergy to the construction of an astounding snow man. Then, re- calling her determination she straightened up and gazed at the window, across the way. · Sent a soft tenative snowball at it.

A face peered delightedly out at her. The window was flung

up.

"Hello" the boy called eagerly. "How do you do " Jo tried to be ladylike.""I wanted to thank you” She went on breathlessly* We did have such a good time over your mice Christmas present." Then as the poor boy laughed clutching the jacket of his suit close about his throat she asked "Are you sick?"

"Just a little cold but grand- father's mage me stop in doors for a week," be explained. "Oh, that's too bad. How do you amuse yourself? Jo called back.

"I don't" His voice was rueful His face grew pensive.

"Can anybody come to see you?" Jo asked impulsively,

If they would" His eyes shene "Jo few into the house to ask Marmée, And in another mo ment, armed with the desired per. mission, she stood, trembling with eager anticipation at the door of the "Laurence mansion.

At first they were stiff and for-

Amy, with her long yellow carisma but presently, over cakes and

was like a fair-tale princess: She pus on sirs and graces, and loved to use long words. “He smiled, remembering how some times the words baffled her and she got them all wrong.

He wondered where they were going at breakfast time, with big baskets under their arms, Pee- ping curiou.ly through his win- dow, he saw the stripped break- fast lable, saw Hannah wipe a furtive tear from her eyes as she placed a loaf of bread and a pitcher of milis, on the table.

They must be giving away their breakfast. It was like them..... The Marches were poor, but they still had something to give to those less fort- unate. The boy thought earnestly. He wanted to do some= thing for thera. He stole away to his grandfather's study.

tea which the butler served them, they grew friendly, His name, the boy told her, was Theddare, but everybody called him "Laurie," He explained apologetically Low he had come to know them all by nume, how he watched their Christmas play."

"You always seem to be hay- ing such a good time," he ended wistfully.MAIN can't help watching

"We'll never draw the cur- tains,” Jo promised heartily

Only-instead of watering-I fust wish you'd come over. We'd be so glad to have you."

Laurie - accepted delightedly. He was sure, his grandfather would be willing. Jo studied the portrait on the drawing room wall.

You know the reflected he's not nearly so yicious-look- ing when you get close to him,”

Atmosphere is spread all over this lusty yarn of New York's. "tough" quarter in the naughty nineties-thick, penetrating at- mosphere that reeks with the smell of beer and the odour of of lamps.

Those were the days, apparent- ly, when men took their drink, ing seriously, and loved or leered at their women with equal er- thusiasm."

The picture reflects the moon and the manners of the period with almost painful fidelity. Far from being skimped or delicately suggested.the yulgarity, the fighting and the carousing of the Bowery are portrayed with, tre- mendous rest.....

Women are "skolts and men are "pugs." Life is a boisterous And a beefy affair, for which a thick hide, a handy pair of fists, "and

an enormous capacity for drink are the best equipment.

With such a background the story is almost of secondary im- -portance. Which is perhaps just as well, because the rivalry of Chuck Connors and Steve Brodie, two Bowery characters borrowed from real life, provides practical- ly the whole "plot."

Chuck and Steve, it seems,' were the forerunners, in their days of Cuptalo Fiagg and Sergeant " Quirt. They wanted the same things and the same women.

In the Aim they are continual- "ly trying to score off one' an-

other Chuck befriends a home" less girl, and is promptly desert- ed by his young pal, "Swipes." Steve adopts the runaway "Swipes" and makes love to the girl.

Chuck defeats Steve in a scrim- mage between the personal fre brigades they both run. Steve's come-back to this" is a daring dive off the Brooklyn Bridge, the per- formance of which makes him the owner of Chuck's beer saloon (by a bet) and the hero of the Bowery.

Then, at the end, there is a terrific Aght between the two, and Chuck rather surprisingly wins. It would be very commonplace if it were not done with a sense of humour. But the treatment is always bright and vigorous. Jackie Cooper, as "Swipes," forms a partnership with Wallace Beery's Chuck Connors very stral- Jur to that portrayed by the same couple in The Champ. There is good fun as well as sentiment- in Chuck's paternal but highly Unconventional treatment of "Swipes." The boy's favourite pastime 13 throwing bricks through the windows of Chinese shops, and when he is being sent to bed, ho pleads with Chuck: As, let me throw, just one more on the way home," "Well, Just one." says Chuck, "and mind you don't get caught.”

That is typical of the funda- mentally American humour run- ning through the whole picture.

very The production is not "polished" and not too well-knit, bnt moves at, a fast pace and is literally packed with incident. Brodie's dive from the Brooklyn

Bridge is the spectacular high light; and it is very well staged. though with a fairly free use of the trick known as back projec- tion.

Beery. Ralt, and Jackle Cooper dominate the acting side, with Beery and Cooper practically re- peuting their Champ performan- ces, and Raft showing much more animation than over before. They make a very strong trio..

Fay Wray, as the girl adopted by Chuck, is quietly efficient, and Fert Kelton "does a Mae West" (and how) as a "burlesque show" dancer in Chuck's salcon.

As a hearty comedy, not with- out vulgarity and rather cheap sentiment, but spiced with pic- turesque glimpses of a previous decade, The Bowery is good en tertainment.

Ronald Colman in Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith Samuel Goldwyn's...

Lewis' production of Sinclair novel commences its run at the Lee Theatre to-day

Ronald Colman plays the lead- ing role of the crusading young doctor and Helen Hayes the little. nurse who marries him.

The story sweeps from the Dakota wheat country to New York and then down to a tiny Jsland in the West Indies where Arrowsimth and his wife go to fight the Black Death. That is threatening the whole civilized world. Quiet heroism devotion and comedy mingle in it as a faithful transcription of the book

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*“CAROLINA”/-

Fox Films" not only have done right by Janet Gaynor in having assigned her to the role of Joanna Tate in "Carolina.” but they have also not slighted Paul Green's play, The House Of Connolly, on which the picture is based, by having given Henry. King a 'free hand in directing it as he did.

A Ane picture is being ex- hibited on the Music Hail screen. "Janet Gaynor never had a more sympathetic part to play.

"Gaynor plays her role intelli- gently, and so do all the other members of the cast, particularly Lionel Barrymore as a slightly crazy old Southern gentleman, Henrietta Crosman, as Mrs. Con- nelly, Robert Young as WIL Richard Cromwell as & Young grocery clerk and Russell as the grocer.

The

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A LUSTY THRILLER

The Devil Tiger

The blood-thirsty movie fans, · who have enjoyed several years repeated revivals of a single modest short describing a com- bat between a mongoose and a cobra, will welcome "Devil Tiger" with howls of delight. It is a wild carnival of combat. All the beasts of the jungle meet and fight before Mr. Elliott's eficient

cameraa:

The film not for the timo- rous and squeamish ladies who sit up nights drafting bills to Fekinese from. the protect ignominy of wearing muzzles. It is a lusty, wild, exciting film for the lustier fans.

THE ACE'

The play "The Ace" by Hermann Rossman, will be produced as a film with Warner Baxter in the Teading role.

The Ace was produced last season at the Lyric Theatre in London and was an immediate hit. The atory concerns the tribulations of a war "aviator under dificult conditions, and will present Baxter in a new, type of role.

drama of

the Connellys. and their young neighbour touched with comedy, furnished by Stepin Fechit in the role of and by the Connelly butler Lionel Barrymore as the pom-... pous and half cracked uncle of the clan. It is also moving at times and it is always absorbing. A fine and clean story, drama- tinged romance

La motivating paralleled with valued acting. direction and presentation, and Janet Gaynor and Lloriel Barry- more head an exceptional cast: Carolina looks to be all-audience entertainment, Departing notice BABY STAR'S £30 A WEEK ceably from current trends, an and atmosphere of charming simple sincerity predominating, the show calls upon many emotions. It is dramatic with- out being theatrie; it develops an inspiring love theme, and through sentimental and mind- clouded Barrymore it introduces a unique story-telling technique.

At once a prestige builder and a class and mass feature, the show is full of that quality, pro- perly done, that Hollywood has so often promised but failed to deliver.

phase

The story in every reaches right into the heart, and audience sympathy is always directed into the proper channels. The love story that unites the casy going "Southern boy, WUL with Joanna is heart touching..

the There is beauy in the climax.

It would be worth seeing for. Colman's performance alone As It is with its gripping human mory and perfect casting it is a "United Artists pleture.

After love has ascended over the spite, fear and bitterness; Mre. whole Connelly reiterates the tale to the children of Joanna and Will

Found in Salvation Army Home

Leroy Weinbrener, the one- year-old star of the new Cheva- lier picture, "A Bedtime Story," who has charmed every-one who BAW, the picture at the Queen's Theatre was "discovered" in d Salvation Army home.

There have, of course, been ba-" bies in Alma before, but none has ever played a role so big, played it so effectively..

As this show is unusual, t should be sold in unusual style, In name, story and production values, it has everything any one should desire. It's family enter talment, for the youngsters, moderns and the oldest the

adults.