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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

To-day

THURSDAY, JUNE 21.

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Auctions Leasehold Property Sale by Messrs Hughes Hough, Sales Room, 3. p.m.

Cinemas

King's: "David Harum" Queen's: The Marcus Show." Central:-"Chinese Picture" Oriental:-"If I Had A Million" World: "Looking Forward" Alhambra:-"We're Not" Dress-

-ing"

Majestic: "Samarang" Star: "The Stage "Mother"

Lectures

Dr. E. 1. Alleh, M.A., Ph.D., on "The Christian and Money," Hop Yat Church. Bonham Road, 9 p.m. Meetings

"I'M NO ANGEL”

At The Oriental Theatre

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Mae West'a new Paramounı picture. "I'm No Angel,' is booked at the Oriental Theatre for Fri- day and Saturday.

This is real news for picture fans. Miss West soared to the greatest heights of popularity any screen, actress ever has attained.

Mias West gives a splendid per- formances she portrays a colour- ful character, Tira, a hardboiled, carnival-dancer who becomes a New York sensation. On her rise to fame and Tortune, she vamps any number of men, Anally ending up besleged by her "tall dark and handsome," a society. millionaire.

She sings ve sensational songs, dances the miway”—a spectacu- lar variation of the shimmy, wears p.m.lovely cloths, and she scintillates with wit in a hilarious tourtroom

"Theosophical Society, 6 Speaker: Mr. A. Paxton, F.Ts., on "Ancient Ideal in Modern Life." scene.

Hong Kong Union Church Dea- cors' Court meet in the Hall, 5.30

p.m.

Sun Tak Loong Co., Ltd., 307. Des Voeux Road Central, Ground Floor. 2 p.m.

Miscellaneous Whist Drives. Civil Service Cric- ket Club, 8.45 p.m., R.AOB. Club, 8.30 p.m.

Moon.-V. Moon, 10th Day

Principal Mails Inward Air Mail from Europe by

from Liangchow.

Australia

Kamo Maru..,

by

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Paramount has surrounded her with a capable cast including Cary Grant. Kent Taylor, Edward

Ralf Haroide,

Gregory Arnold. Rutoff, Dorothy Peterson, Gertrude Michael, Russel Hopton. William B. Davidson and others,

"I'm No Angel" was made from a story by Miss West herself the cale of

dancer. Tira, a carnival

She becomes famous by putting her curves into a llon-tamer's art. goes to New York as the Million Dollar Beauty., Cary Grant," a so- clety millionaire falls in love with her, and they are going to be mar- ried, when crooks frame her, and he breaks the engagement. She sues Grant for breach of promise, collect Inter-$250.000 in an amusing crtal. But

by

Outward .. for America Tyndareus, 10.30 am- for Europe via Siberia by Kamo Maru, 5 p.. Sports

Aquatics.--Hong Kong Scholastic Union Meet.

Lawn Tennis.-"B" Division. Chinese R.C. v. University: Club de Recreio v. South China; Hong Kong C.C v," Kowloon C.C Graduates' Association v. Indian R.C

Sunrise.----5.39 a.m.

p.m.

Sunset.-7.10

Tides-High at 3.59 and 14.30;

Low at 9.55 and 22.05.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22.

Anniversaries and Holidays.— Coronation Day - (1911). Summer Solstice (Hala-chih).

Auctions. Crown Land Sale, District Office, South... 11a.m.

Cinemax

King's: David Harum” Queen's:-"The Marcus Show.” Central: "Chinese Picture." Oriental:Tm No Angel" World:"Looking Forward” Alhambra:-"We're Not Dress-

ing"

Majestic-Samarang" Star: "The Stage Mother".

Miscellaneous H.M.S. Tamar Whist Drive. 8.45

p.m.

Moon.-V. Moon, 11th Day.

Principal Malls

!!

Inward air and steamer via Suez by Patrocius; from America by Emp. of Canada and President Johnson; from Europe via Siberia by Haruna Maru.

Outward Air Mail for Europe by Haruna Maru, 5 p.m.: steamer, 6 p.m.

DAVID HARUM

they still love each other, and after the heavies try to kill Mae by turning a killer on on her, Grant discovers she has been Innocent of all wrongdoing. and the Alm ends happily.

"BOLERO"

George Raft Scores Again

Telling the intimate story of the life of a world famous dancer, George Raft's latest starring picture for Paramount "Bolero," comes on Sunday to the King's Theatre. The picture directed by Wesley Ruggles, features Carole Fan Lombard, Sally Rand, the Dancer, and Frances Drake.

It reveals the long struggles for success by an ambitious youth, who finally achieves fame, only by denying his emotions, by trampling on the hearts of the beautiful wo- men who help him on his way to the top.

George Raft, who himself, was in internationally famous dancer before he came to the screen, plays the lead. In the supporting cast. are the blonde beauty of Carole Lombard, as the only oman he loves, Sally Rand, whose startling fan-dance is recorded in the ple ture, Frances Drake, as one of his partners, and role of his brother- manager.

The dance numbers are · woven about Maurice Ravel's world- famous "Bolero." and in one

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A RuthLess Horse sequence Raft and Miss Lombard

Trade

present the tango "Raftero," which promises to become enor- mously popular ixi ball-zooms throughout the country.

To-day at the King's Theatre

"Bolero" is based on a story Fox Film will answer the request

written by Carey Wilson and of thousands of theatregoers and present Will Rogers in "David Kubec Glasmon, and adapted by Harum The Insistent demand of

Horace Jackson, presents Raft, in

its opening sequences as a coal worker. who has turned dancer, and who is avid for fame and re- cognition of his talents.

the public urging Rogers to play the role of this famous character of literature virtually forced the Fox Flim officials to forego · any other plans they might have had for the comedian. The film which is based on the novel by Edward he discovers that the public does

talenta,

He is ruthless, craft and deter- mined to achieve success. When

not-watch-him-but-focuses ita at-} Noyes Westcott, is reported as be tention on the beautiful women ing perfectly suited to Rogers with whom he dances, he discards The screen play, following close-one after another of his dancing etch outlives, her ly the typically American theme partners, as of the novel, concerns itself with ability to attract notice,

When he meets Carol Lombard

the life of a shrewed and ruthless his plans are defeated by love, horse-trader. His dealings with the people in the small town in The tragic intervention of the World War, and its effects upon

which he lives are cold hearted him and his ambition, lead to a and unethical. But a young man

dramatic ending. who is employed as a teller in the bank owned by the horse-truder, learns of, his concealed sympathy

for the poor, and realizes that un-in a race. The aim is said to derneath his hard crust he really come to a happy and an amusirig has a soft heart, Because of his conclusion, as the horse-trader poor Anancial standing, the boy uses his own hilarious method to hesitates to propose marriage to a bring the horse across the line a wealthy girl with whom he is winner:

deeply in love. The horse-trader's Will Rogers' supporting, cast is efforts to help the romance are studded with an array of screen unsuccessful. Upon the advice of personalities that includes among the horse trader, the young man many others, Louise Dresser, Evelyn. places all his money on a horse Venable, Kent Taylor and Stepin the young girl had entered Fetchit.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934.

SHOWING TO-DAY

DAILY AT

.2.30, 5.10, 7.16 AND

9.30 P.M.

KINET

AIR-CONDITIONË:

ROMANCE helped

along by a mellow

match maker with a hard, head and a soft heart.

Avill ROGERS

in

THEATRE

DAVID HARUM

with ...

LOUISE DRESSER EVELYN VENABLE KENT TAYLOR STEPIN FETCHIT

Directed by James Cruze Seraan play by Walter Woods from the novel by Edward Noyes Westcot!

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HIS BURNING HEART DEMANDED FRESH, BEAUTY FOR HIS DANCE OF LIFE.. AND LOVE!

IS ARMS HELD HEARTBREAK

fat many woman yearned for them?”

GEORGE RAFT

Bolero

CAROLE 10MBARD

SALLY RAND The originat too Muncey 717 sentational emotion

picture ever' shown in this coun- to use them. He persevered, try. Thirty-eight years ago Mr. however, and got his picture, Paul determined to film the race which was duly exhibited at the for the Alhambra. Music-hall

Alhambra on the following even- Haying no official sanction, he ing. Slow work; of course, accord- suffered considerably as the handsing to modern standards, but such of gipsy showmen and others, who a splendid achievement for "1898 resented the Instrusion of his that the film' created almost as wagon and camera, and even tried much interest as the race itself.

QUEEN'S

1.

At 5.15 P.M.-50 c. $1.00 $2.00 $3.00

At 9.30 P.M.-60 c. $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00

THIRD COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

MARCUS SHOW

FAN DANGERS-

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TOYLAND-GARDEN OF LOVELY GIRLS-

EL NOCHE HABANA — TRAIN TEMPLE OF GOLD ETC. — ETC.

Fantasies

of 1934

DRILL

COMPANY OF 70

TO-DAY ONLY STARI

At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m

ALICE BRADY IN A NEW TRIUMPH

"The STAGE MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN

MOTHER"

with

ALICE

BRADY

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY JALKAM

UUNTEL,

FRANCHOT TONE

"WE'RE NOT DRESSING Bing Crosby

FLOVE THY

CAROLE LOMBARD

BURNS & ALLIN ETHEL MERMAN LION IRROL A Puramavad Floryse. Suscet by HORAS SENSOS

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At 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S

QUEEN'S-

HONG KONG

"David Harum"

Marcus Show: "Fantasies of 1934"

ORIENTAL-

"If I Had A Million"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA---

"We're Not Dressing"

STAR-

"Stage Mother"

MAJESTIC-

"Samarang'

KING'S-

Coming

"Bolero"

QUEEN S

"Riptide"

ORIENTAL-

"I'm No Angel"

"The Island Of Lost Souls" "The Bulldog Drummond" "The Bombshell"...

4 SHOWS

DELS

1-30-$15

7:15-833

MAJESTIC

FATHEATRE

[Nathan Road, Kowloom, Tel. 57222 At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

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"SAMARANG"

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LAST 4 TIMES

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20 STARS

20 AUTHORS 20 DIRECTORS MADE THIS THE BEST. PICTURE OF THE YEAR.

The Biggest Names In the History of the Screen

IFIHAD

A

MILLION

A Paramount. (picture

-MANY COOPER A DEORDE PAPE

WTWEE GABION MALLIT LANGUA WJACK BAKIR - FRANCES DEUT OBARİM KAROLES ALISON MOUNT: WG FIREEZE- MARY SOLARS. Kostol KÄNNS - MAY NOtsoa OR DE RETINORD - ESICLES KATTARFULLS

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Norma Shearer In "Riptide"

Norma

PLEMING

ROAD

WANGHAL

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TO-MORROW & SATURDAY THE

ENTIRE WORLD HAS GONE MAD ABOUT THIS NEW SORBEN STAR.

MAE WEST

"I'm No Angel

"WE'RE NOT DRESSING"

Showing At Alhambra

With Bing Crosby and Carole Lombard in the leading roles. 'We're Not Dresisng" now showing at the Alhambra is a picture which old and young should enjoy, for It has features which caters for the

Shearer offers anottier of her magnetic and fascinating performances, as a modern woman with ultra-modern ideals in "Rip- tide" her newest photoplay which opens on Sundays at the Queen's. Lavishly produced, brilliantly en- acted by its star and an impressive taste of every lmgoer., Romance. supporting cast and bearing the songs and laughter are all com-

the picture "directorial stamp of that ace direc-bied 'n tor, Edmund Goulding who also really entertaining, for apart from wrote the story, the new Shearer Bing Crosby and Carole Lombard. vehicle stands out as one of the has in its cast such well know Allen. finest productions to come from laugh-makers as Gracle

George Barns, Ethel Merman and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios

Leon Errol and provides an entertainment of distinction in every phase of mo- tion picture artistry.

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The setting is staged in a South Seas island which is inhabited at A's Lady Rexford, in this daring first by only two "nut-naturalista" Things come. to a head when ly triangular Continental romance, Miss Shearer is regally superb several persons, comprising pas- Never has she appeared so beauti-sengers and crew of a pleasure- seeking yacht, were cast ashore on fully photographed or handsomely costumed. Her performance is no-this island! Their hardships or shall we say fun, in providing for thing less than magnificent, even

themselves, provoke many 1 more superb than her "Divorcee," which won her the Academy of laughter and opportunities are also given for Bing Crosby to sing Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

several songs which are all de- award in 1929.

lightful.

This picture provides excellent entertainment and is worth seeing.

With the customary flair attach- ed to a Shearer im the star is provided with not one leading man but two. Robert Montgomery en-. acts the play-boy friend and Her- bert Marshall is seen as the more Married to a matter-of-fact Eng- sober-minded husband. Each de-lish lord, she becomes stifled in an livers a superb performance.

atmosphere of smug" oppression. Edmund Goulding performed Brom this sheltered life she finds gallant service as both author and exhilaration in the mad pursuit of director and achieves a screen pro- a former sweetheart who willingly' duct of unusual merit in entertain-renews the chase of earlier days ment values. There is all the Ensuing situations bring about a box office in the world crowded † marital deadlock which, through POP EYE CARTOON|| into his story and development, uniqué treatment of story, culmin-

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with Miss Shearer's characteriza-te happily. tion giving both, the women and Mrs. Patrick. Campell, noted Bri |men in the audiences something to tian actress, heads the impressive

thrill about.

supporting"" cast as the eccentrio Reminiscent of her roles in D. dowager. Other important roles vorcee," "Strangers May Kiss" and are in the capable hands of such "A Free, Boul," the new vehicle sterling players as Skeets Gal- departs from conventional paths lagher Ralph Forbes, Arthur Jar- and reveals Miss Shearer as a very rett. Earl Oxford, Helen Jerome modern young woman who is n Eddy, George K. Arthur, Baby Afraid of life, entrusting her emo-Marilyn @pinnert, Phyllis Cochlan, tions to an honesty of expression, Howard Chaldecott and Halliwell regardless of consequences.

Hobbes.

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