"LAUGHING BOY" DIARY OF LOCAL
Novarro And Lupe Valez
Ramon Navarro portrays a star- ring role with Lupe Velez as the feminine lead in "Laughing Boy." stirring Indian drama filmed by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from the famous Pulitzer Prize by Olver La Farge. The picture opens on Sunday" at the Queen's Theatre.
The story from which the new picture was adapted wa one of America's best-sellers' of a few years ago, and is probably the most widely read Indian story ever printed. "It concerns the life of a young Navajo Indian who comes from the mountain regions of his reservation home to learn of life and love.
Col. W. S. Var Dyke, famous globe trotting director. noted for such successes as "White Shadows In the South Seas," "Trader Horn." „"Eskimo" and recently the fight .drama "Prizefighter and the Lady," handled the direction of the Alm.
EVENTS
To-day
FRIDAY, JULY 6.
Auctions-Sale of Crown Lands, District Office, South. 11 am.
Cinemas
King's:-"The Way To Love" Queen's: Come On Marines" Central: "Why Worry?" Oriental:-"My Weakness" World: "Beauty For Sale" Tai Ping:-"A Farewell
'To Arms*" Mysterious
Alhambra: The
"Rider" Majestic:-"The Lost 'Patrol” Star:-"The Prize-Fighter And
"The Lady"
Fete
Meetings "Alice in Wonderland" Committee, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 9 p.m.
Miscellaneous
Peak Children's Club welcomes Peak Children over six years of age, at 355 The Peak, 4.30 p.m.
The Rev. H Baines gives Ad- dress at Helena May Institute, 10
Novarro plays the title role of "Laughing Boy" the young Navajo | a.m. who learns of love from an Indian girl of his tribe who has known. p.m the white man's civilization. This
giri, portrayed by Lupe Velez, uses her wiles learned in white cities,
to keep him from a knowledge that would crush his. depth of primitive feeling..
With the exception of a role played by William Davidson, as the **heavy,"
the
entire supporting cast is composed, of more than 1.000 Navajo tribesmen. They were photographed on theif native re- servation in northern Arizona.
Among the picture's spectacular episodes are an Indian horse race in which the riders risk life and im for a small cash prize, а caravan of the wagons of more than 800 Navajo tribesmen, and a
squaw dance" in which 200 In-
dian women revent ceremony seldom witnessed by white people. The plot of "Laughing Boy" des- cribes the romance of young Navajo blood who falls in love with a girl who has spent a num- ber of years in the midst of white civilization. The two be away to- gether to make their home among the hills, leading a beautiful pri- mitive existence. It is when the ruthless and cruel machinations of a disreputable white man casts. a shadow.over the love that the dramatic complications enter the narrative.
Photgraphy of Arizona pandra- mas provides a spectacular back- action of the ground for the story.
THE MYSTERIOUS RIDER
At The Alhambra Theatre
The Mysterious Rider," Zane Grey's twenty-sixth stirring story of the Western plains to be
Whist Drive, H.M.S. Tamät 8.45
Moon.-V Moon, 25th Day.
Principal Malls. Inward from London by Men- non: from America by President Monroe.
2.
Outward for Europe via Siberia by Hakone Maru, 10.30 am. Air Mall for Europe by Behar. 4 p.m.; Steamer, 5 p.m.
Sports.
Lawn Tennis, Kowloon CC. v. St. John's University. 5.15 p.m.; "C" Division, Kowloon 0.0. v. University: Deutscher Chinese R.C.: Club de Recreio y. Klub V. Indian R.C.; Kowloon Docks v Police R.C. Kowloon. B.O.C. v. Craigengower: Central British" v. Civil Service;, South Chine Ự Radio Sports,
Sunrise: 6.43 a.m. Sunset.-7.11
p.m.
Tidea-High at 5.05" and 18.02; Low at 11.45 and 22.39.
SATURDAY, JULY 7,
Anniversaries and Holidays.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1934.
SHOWING
TO-DAY
DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 AND
9.30 P.M.
KING
AIR-CONDITIONED
THEATE
PLEASE BOOK EARLY
TEL. Nos. 25913
26332
THEATRE
FORGET YOUR CONSCIENCE
Let Maurice
My
be Your Guide !
Maurice
CHEVALIER
Gay songs of gay Poreal "In a One-
Room Flat" "I'm a Lover
NEXT
CHANGE
of Paree"
3
in
THE WAY TO LOVE
with
ANN DVORAK
EDWARD EVERETT, HORTON
Directed by Norman Tauroge A Paramount Picture
SALLY EILERS
ON A
HONEYMOON”
with ZASU PITTS • HENRIETTA CROSMAN CHARLES STARRETT
"IRENE DUNNE
Stars In "Ann
Vickers"
She has a friendly smalle, and the merriest possible twinkle in her dark brown eyes".... She isn't in the least unapprr achable, and her Freetings have the ring of sin- cerity... She likes to talk about yolf or swimming. travel or house hunting... If the subject swings to music or fashions or stocks, she
St. Thomas a'Becket's Day (Cornis just as Interested, and equally wall),
Cinemas.
King's: "The Way To Love" Queen's: Come On Marines" Central:-"Why Worry?" Oriental:-"My Weakness" World: "Beauty For Sale" Tal Ping: "A Farewell
To Arms" Alhambra: "The Mysterious
Rider" Majestic: "The Lost Patrol" Star: "The Prize-Fighter ́And
The Lady"
Lectures
Opening Addresses, on Health Campaign by Hon. Dr. A. R. Wel- lington, C.M.G., and Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso. OBE., Chinese. Y.MC.A. Hall. 8 p.m.
Miscellaneous Whist Drive and Tombola, Ladles Club, (S.W.B., 1st Bn.), Murray Barracks, 8 pm.
Tombola for Service Men and familles Garrison Lecture Hall, 7.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Club Bathing Pic-
brought to the screen, opens tonic, from Police Pier, 3.30 p.m.
day at the Alhambra Theatre.
It is a thundering action tale of the modern South-west, built upon the Presidential authorization for the construction of 'Boulder Dam, the greatest Irrigation project of all time, and the resultant Oght agains the greed of land-grabbers who seek to evict the ranchers from the valuable land which is about to bring wealth to them.
Kent Taylor, youthful Paramount
star, makes his featured debut in this picture and admirably ac- quits himself in a role that is in
Moon.-V Moon, 28th Day.
Principal Malls
Inward Air Mall from Europe by Hong Peng.
Outward for Europe via Suez by. Katori "Maru, 9.30 am.
Sports
Lawn
Bowls.- Senior Division, Craigengower C.C. "A" v. Kowloon Docks R.C.: Club de Recreio v.
Civil Service C.C.; Kowloon B.G.C.
す.
"COME ON MARINES"
Arlen And Karns
Again!
Richard Arlen and Roscoe Karns Come, on Marmes," Starring
opened at the Queen's Theatre yesterday and the picture is so entertaining that it can be re- commanded to even the most
well informed... She is decided Radio star currently shining in the "ly easy on the eyes, and apparent-title role of the film version of ly unconscious of the pleasing pic-Sinclair Lewis' novel, "Ann Vick- ture she always makes. ... Sheers" is popular with co-workers demands no favours, forgets no a pal to friends, a favourite with. faces, and is strictly impartial with interviewers, and an instant hit her smiles. The prop boy or with casual acquaintances. the wardrobe girl get one just as dazzling and sincere as the direc- tor or the leading man.
Those are just some of the reasons why Irene Dunne. RKO-
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
Success apparently has not hurt this brunette beauty who burst into cinema fame with the char- acterization of Sabra in "Climar-
ron."
..."First to love any country's girls! Necking leather-necks always ready for a skirmish
with a skirt!
COME ON MARINEST
with Richard Arlen Ida Lupino
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
STAR
"FOX PICTURE
fastidious, im fan. These two players have the happy. knack of getting into trouble and then get out of it, still smiling and in Come On. Marines," they are ably supported by Ida Lupino, the pretty English actress, and favourites such es Grace Bradley, Monte Blue, Fuzzy Knight and Toby Wing.
The story opens up with Arlen' trying his best to keep from, get- examination for Officer's Training ting inte another jam, after his School appointment has been ap- proved.
Hut the gals win out; he gets in bad with the General' again, and is sent to the tropics to once more work his way up from the rank of sergeant.
News of an insurgent uprising tripga quick action, especially when word" comes of a wrecked party from an exclusive children's school. Racing to the jungle coast, they fnd the "children" are grown-up blondes. From then on, the "pic- ture is a series of riotous bandit battles, on one side, and blonde battles on the other.
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m.
- NEXT CHANGE
RAMON
NOVARRO
in
"Laughing Boy
LUPE
with
VELEZ
At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
MAX BAER PRIMO CARNERA - JACK DEMPSEY
Prizefighter AND THE Lady"
with MYRNA · LOY
Sunrise.-5.41 am, Sunset.-7.11 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
9.0,
.
Tides. High at 6.00 and 20.19; Low at 13.00 and 23.22.
v. Taikoo R.C.: Police R.C. v. Cralgengower C.C. "B"; Junior Division, Indian, R.C. v. Craigen- keeping with the famous Zane 3ower C.C.; Civil Service CC. v. Grey tradition. In his supporting Club de Recreio; Hong Kong Elec- cast are Lona Andre and Gail tric R.C. v. Kowloon BG.C.; Yacht Patrick, runners-up in the famous Club Police R.C.; Hong Kong national Panther Woman contest
Football Club v. Kowloon C.C.
who received Paramount contracts
Lawn Tennis-South China as a result of their excellent work
St. John's University, 3.30 p.m. in this film. Such capable players Victoria Recreation Club, 9.15 p.m. Swimming Swimming Fete, as Irving Pichel, Warren Hymer and Berton Churchill also have featured roles in the production. "President Hoover makes his first appearance in a feature production in "The Mysterious Rider" which opens at Washington with the Presidential address authorizing friends against him. When the construction of the dam. The plc- Mysterious Rider appears, however, ture makes a swift transition to the tables are turned on the the West where the ranchers are schemers. for he persuades the overjoyed at their good fortune, ranchers to fight eviction.' which has come to them mainly The entire cast is of excellent 'through the efforts of Wade Ben- quality, Clarence Wilson, Niles ton, played by Taylor. The ma- | Welch and E. H. Calvert have im- chinations, however, of a crooked portant roles which they fulfill in lawyer and a powerful financier, outstanding manner. Little Buster who seek to evict the ranchers Miles and Cora Sue Collins, two of from their homes and appropriate the most delightful youngsters on their valuable acres for themselves, the screen, have most appealing put Benton in fall and turn hlé roles.
LHAMBRA At 2,30.
TRESTRE
RIDING HELL-BENT FOR LAND AND LOVE!
Zane Grey's MYSTERIOUS RIDER
KENT TAYLOR
KONA ANDRE = TRYNG FORL
A Garancier Picture
PARAMOUNT SHORTS
; 2,30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.20 p.m.
CAR SERVICE FR. E TRANSPORTATION
for
Car, and Passengers on Vehicular Ferry with Purchase of a minimum of 2 $1.10 tickets.
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TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA
KING'S."
HONG KONG
The Way To Love"
QUEEN'S
"Come On Marines" ORIENTAL
"My Weakness"
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA--
STAR-
"The Mysterious Rider"
"Prizefighter and the Lady"
MAJESTIC
"The Lost Patrol”
KING'S
Coming
"On A Honeymoon". QUEEN'S
"Laughing Boy"
"Whistling in the Dark"
ALHAMBRA Ľ
STAR
12
"Son of a Sailor**
"I Loved A Woman"
".
"42nd Street" "
"That Night "In London"
"Million Dollar Legs"
4 BOWS
DAN
دركسون
7.19-8.30'
MAJESTIC
THEATRE pazes Nathan Boad, Kowloon. Tel. 5788 TO-DAY & TOMORRO At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.) Twelve men
RKO RADIO
Picture
Jost to the world. loat to themselve ned to the women, they land. They
dared to laugh an deathstalked just
abend
JOHN FORD'S
TAKE DO TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
PRODUCTION
THE LOST PATROL
Victor Mslegler Beris Kartoff Walloon burd child.Donny
by Philip Mockuïdd MERIAN & COOPER
Regative pied seer
ORIENTAL
THEATRE
ROAD
WANONAI
MORE DAYS-TO-DAY & TO-MORROW -
THE GAYEST
GIDDIEST, SNAPPIEST
MUSICAL ROMANCE”
EVER PRODUCED.
GREAT SONG HITS-WONDERFUL MUSIC.
LEW AYRES
LILIAN HARVEY MY WEAKNESS
Charles Butterworths Floty Leancha Sid Silvers Irene Benley
"SON OF A SAILOR"
G DISIVA
Made for now
Длинный
DAVID BUTLER
"THE WAY TO LOVE"
Joe E. Brown's Latest Chevalier's French
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Accent
Maurice Chevalier's 'admirers all believe that the most important: factor in the success of their fav- ourite French star is his charming"
In the first two pleturees of her career. Jean Muir, youthful, blonde and rated an important discovery had assignments as different as the poles. Yet she handled both roles with an equal ease.. and arti- stry...
First came "The World Chan-accent ges," with Paul Muni. In that picture, she plays a pioneer girl of the Dakota plains, a pathetic child 'defeated in love-victim of her lover's ambition. Her COB- tumes are the homespun dresses of a hardy frontler village; her hands are worn with farm work She is young but well used to hardship and privation.
finished
Hig singing, dancing, infectious smile, romantic personality pouting "Hapsburg" lip are all secondary.
Marion Brooks Ritchie who reads tons of fan mail annually. at the Paramount studios, declares that more than ninety per cent. of the fans of the star of ""The Way To Love" now, playing at the Even before she had
King's Theatre are charmed by his work with Munl, Jean was selected soft pronunciation of the English as the ingenue lead opposite Joe language. As a matter of fact E. Brown, in his latest First Nat-
Paramount once thought the ional comedy, "Son of a Sailor,"
accent so important to his succes which opens on Sunday at the that the company considered inf Alhambra Theatre. For several suring it for the sum of $5,000,000, days she worked, in both pictures Miss Ritchie quotes from some at once. The only link between of the recent fan letters: her characters was that Jean "Go to Paria every opportunity.
Muir was cast for both. In "Son I'm afraid you'll get too Yankeeish of a Sailor" she is the grand-in apech, if you do not.” daughter of an Admiral--wealthy," notice you once said "U". beautifully gowned, petted and stead of "eet".
spoiled. Her hair is meticulously
waved, her feet are shod in ex- pensive slippers; attentions showered upon her.
"Watch your 'zats" and "zees")
are
...
In "The Way To Love," Cheva lier again gives his accent full
"Son of a Ballor" is a riotous sway the role of Parisian. comedy in which Joe has the role tourist guide. In his journeys)
town, he meeta Ann
of
an over-imaginative sallor around whose boastful tongue leads him Dvorak, sad-eyed employee of
The
into innamérable scrapes. major portion of the scenes were
villainous knife-thrower toe street carnival Chevalierfalls"
taken aboard the USS Baratoga. desperately in love with her, and- Eleven hundred real gobs attach protects her against her employer ed to the warship took part in the She is taken eventually from him. picture
rtant role by the desperado. Others in important roles in- Chevalier and his friend, Ed- clude Thelma Todd, Johnny Mackward. Everett Horton, proprietor of Brown, Frank McHugh, Shella Parisian "love shop" roam the Terry George Blackwood and city to and her, and after a series Merna Kennedy Lloyd Bacon of comedy exploits, finally solve the directed from a screen play by Al problems of the happinent of thi Cohn and Paul Genard Smith. Tourist guide, and his sweetheart.
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