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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1934.

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Mandalay" Promises

Thrills

And

Romance In Colourful

Setting

Unique romance, in a drama packed with thrills, is promised in the latest First National picture, starring Kay Francis, in "Man- dalay," which is scheduled to be shown at the" Alhambra theatre soon,

Through the 'betrayal of the man she loves, Miss Francis in the role of a beautiful and aristocra- tic Russian emigree, is sold into the hands of a notorious resort" keeper and becomes the bostess of the Garden d'Orient nn. exotic night club of Rangoon which raters to the desires of wealthy Idlers, traders and evil änd army

cers marooned from the con- ventions of their homes.

It is in this exotic and Kip- Hingesque background "east of

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THREE SILLY SYMPHONIES

The Flying Mouse, Fecullaz Penguins, The Wise Little Her.. Walt Disney colour cartoons.

Even the greatest players turn out occastoral inferior pictures, but there has yet to be a Silly Symphony which hasn't given perfect lilting and delightful entertainment "Ever slace Three Little Pigs broke all records for Broadway re-runs, interest has 80 mounted in the doings of grasshoppers, ants, pigs. flowers, and rodents that these fantasies --with the possible exception of Mickey Mouse, also a Digney creation-are now the most en- thusiastically greeted items in the varied Hollywood output.

The new 81llles Peculiar Pen- guns. The Flying Mouse, The Wise Little Hen-are up to the unsurpassed spellbinding standard Disney has set for himself, to the despair of his legion of imitators.

The Flying Mouse is. to our 'mind, the best yet. Painted in gay colours to charming music, it tells of the sad plight of a little mouse not to be confused with Mickey, for this is a new character--who yearns to dy. When he saves & butterfly from a ̈ spider's web. the musse 18 given his wish and off he goes. But a mouse with wings is a strange animal In fact, there Is no such thing The hats, wearing high hats and Draculan amiles, take him' to be a brother until he protests. At home his mother and family lock the door against him: He's not

a mouse and he's not a bat.

All alone. the world against him, he wanders mournfully while the animal and vegetable king- com chant, “You're nothin', but a nothin'"

the song will be one of the hits of this fall." The Flying Mouse, a heart-touching and- warming etberplan, may be the season's mirprise hit, tod. CY

Pecullar. Penguing, for whom a dozen of the birds were imported to the tuuld to be studied befofé the film was begun, is a mixturé of melodrams and comedy, builds ing to a chama by a man-eating: Or rather penguin-eating, shark. E switching from wild to domes tie life The Wise Little Hen geta pat on her pinfeathers for planting her corn while others play. And in the end she gets het reward. This symphony in-

Rangoon

exciting story is laid, to come to a smashing climax aboard a river boat plying between and Mandalay. No more picture, sque and colourful background could be found for this picture than the Rangoon waterfront where the white man throws of ail restraint in his contact with the vices of the Orient. Thrill upon thrill follows in the fight and pursuit of the Russian girl aboard a packet on the Irawadi River made famous in Kipling's poems which is climaxed by a strange and mysterious murder. Kay Francis' beauty and fascinat-" ing charm are admirably adapted to the role of the voluptuous night club hostess who holds her male admirers to heel while ber histrionic talent is given opport- unity to display itself In the tense and dramatic situations that follows. There is a long list of talented players In the an-

troduces a new member of the barnyard emoters, Donald Duck, wise-quacking fowl pointed toward stardom by the Disney outft.

The Silly Symphonies defy`ah- alysis or criticism. It is sufficient merely to announce that they are ready for your enjoyment. Bring' the children along too-though it la our opinion that these treats are much too fine to be wasted on them.

VITAL STATISTICS: · The first · animated cartoon discovered and made by Winsor McKay back in 1914. Called, I belleve, Dinah the Dinosaur. Was short, sweet" and primitive-all done by the artist himself. Since then animation has become highly specialized. Steps in making the cartoon as follows: First, the story conference. An idea is agreed on-roughly outlined, A skilled scenarist scripts it, An' adapter breaks it down into sequences, scenes, and shots. The scenic department désigna the backgrounds. Then three kinds of art sta begin to work: the an- imators, the in-betweeners, and the nkers. Animators develop various sequences, drawing only the beginning and end of each action. Their sketches pass to the in-betweeners, who draw the small delicately graded changes. All work is done on semitranspa- rent paper over diluininated boards The action completed, a corps of girls trace the drawings on sheets of celluloid. The inkers boldly fill in the proper fints. Action photographed by super- imposing these transparent draw- ings over the painted back. grounds which have been plaerd under a camera: It takes from 10,000 to 18,000 drawings to make one feel of Billy Symphony álm, about 750 feet or fifteen minutes of seeing time. Animated Wal- ter Disney, the ne plus ultra of all animators, s. a Chicago "lad, born there in 1901. Left the advertising business to trek to Hollywood in 1923. First animat. ed the Alice Berles, double-expos

then

'nounced cast with Ricardo Cortez

the handsome and bland villain. whom the ladles cannot resist, in .. the role of a gun runner who saves the beautiful Russian from the Bolsheviks only to sell her, to e resort keeper, a, part playeci by Warner Oland.

Lyle Talbot has the role of a renegade physician, banished from America by a contrite conscience after a fatal surgical error while under the influence of liquor, but who is eventually rehabilitated through his love of the beautiful exile. Other well-known players in the cast include Ruth Donnelly Reginald Owen, Hobart Cavan-" augh David Torrence, Rafaela Ottiano, Etienne. Girardot, Lucien Littlefield, Bodil Rosing, and Her man Bing.

Paul Hervey Fox well known author, who knows his Purma al- most as well as Kipling, wrote the original story," niling it with colour, unique characters, and throbbing action. The dramatiz- ation for the screeri was -made Charles by Austin Parker and

Michael Curtiz Kenyon.

who directed Female" "The Kennel Murder Case” and a score of other First National pictures, handled the megaphone for "Mandalay,"

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The happy Stitches! Papa Skitch, back there with the do-or-die look, is Will Rogers. The lady on his right, looking longingly to the, east, in Zasu Pins. The girl with only half her right sys showing is Rochelle Hudson. They are the leads in the new Foz production,' "Mr. Shitch"

MOVIE NEWS

Madge Evans is saying goodbye to her former sweet and sym- pathetic parts. She will be the siren in M.G.M.'s

"What Every Woman Knows."

Sylvia Sidney is claiming Ave thousand pounds from a shoe company. Sylvia alleges that they used her photograph in advertise- ment without her permission.

Edmund Lowe has found a new partner in Jack Holt. Their first co-starring picture "Two för One" is set in the Yukon during the Gold Rush

Cora Sue Collins who played... the part of the child-queen in **Queen Christina" has been de- moted to the rank of princess in M.G.M's "Beauty and Truth."

•

• Verree Teasdale and Adolphe Menjou have been married. This is Adolphe's third trip to the altar,

· Picture fans will delight in the humorous talent of Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook as exhibited

In "Where Sinners Meet,” RKV1-Radio comedy of eloping couples and their adventures, Miss Wynyard and Brook” are remembered for their fine work in “Cavalcade.” Commencing on Sun- day, October 7 at the King's Theatre.

MR. DICKENS STYLE

The Costumes to be Designed

hy a London Woman.

All the Dickens-period cos- tumes and frocks for the Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer film "David Cop- perfield" will be designed by a young woman from London, Dolly Tree, who is now in Hollywood,

Miss Tree is left-hand and self- taught. She was born at Hen- leaze, in Gloucestershire, and was brought to London when a child. At 15. she was designing theatrical costumes, frocks, and uniforms

Str. Alfred Butt and Mr. Julian" Wylie were among the managers who discovered and used her talents before she went to "try ber luck" in the US.A. Eer husband is. Lieutenant J. Kimes,

· of. the US Navy" and her mother lives in Wigmore-street London

ing a Live character over animat June Collyer is to have the

ed animals, Not so hot. Created" Oswald the Rabbit. Hotter, but not as hot as a little office mouse who posed for a series to be call- ed Mickey Mouse and eventually to take the world from Timbuctob to Japan by storm, Mickey didn't go so well at first, but time proved 57

Chimm

Now Dimey is very rich, owns a $500,000 plant in Hollywood, employs 100 technicians, etc, has a large peráchal zoo, is married, happily, works like * yak on Tibetan plow.

feminene lead opposite Bill Cagi ney (Jimmy's brother) in "Stra- tosphere."

Jack Doyle ex-guardaman boxer, will appear in BIPS Radio Parade of 1935."

Maurice Chevaller. has denied. the report of his engagement fo Kay Francis. "Other" rumoured (and unconfirmed): Hollywood al- Ifanées include Jean Harlow. Wi liam Powai and Kätrian NixSI..? -Willam Selter,

Luis Trenker, star of "The Re- bel", and "The Doomed Battalion”, "has published" his autobiography.

Brothers of the Snow."

John Beal has been given the title-role in "The Little Minis- ter" Katharine Hepburn's - next Ficture.

· Lilian Harvey is being ap- proached by Warners with an offer to play the lead in "Sweet. Arteline."

George Raft

Willy Castello film star and former light-heavyweight cham- pion of the Dutch Army, has ar- stved in Hollywood with a con- tract from Universal.

Eddie Cantor will now probably play puck in Reinhardt's version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream” to be produced in the Hollywood Bowl. Charlie Chaplin, was to have played the part, but will be busy with his new picture.

bunt's “ The Trumpet Blown. the nga Theatre; plays Mexico's lead

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A MAGNIFICENT SCREEN PRODUCTION. A STORY OF SAVAGE LOVE

IN THE ARCTIC REGION'S THRILLING BATTLES BETWEEN NATIVES AND POLAR BEARS, 100 OTHER SENSATIONS.

INTO THE MOVIE SKY PEASTIES A BLAZING STAK

The Idol of two continents in his first screen role;

Francis LEDERER Elissa LANDI

in the story of a yokden girl who played at love with a noble savage

MAN OF TWO WORLDS

TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME

Broadcast by Z.B.W. on 355 Metres

1-2.15 p.m., European Programme 1 p.m. Local Time and Weather

Report.

103 p.m.. Recorded Programme 1.15 pm. A relay of the Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra from the Hong Kong Hotel Grill Room, (by courtesy of the Management),

1.30 pm, Reuter Press Bulletins.

Rugby Press News, etc.

2.15 p.m., Close Down.

CONCERT FROM THE STUDIO 4-7 p.m.. Chinese Programme 6-6.15 pm, Chinese Concert 7-10.35 p.m., European Program-

7 p.m., London and New York

Stock and Commodity Quota=" tions

7.05-7.22 p.m., Four Chopin Mazur- kas played by Ignaz Fried-

man

1-Mazurka-Op. 50. Në 2 2-Mazurka Op, 41 No. 1 3-Mazurka Op. 33. No. 4 4-Mazurka-Op. 24. No. 4.

8 pm, Local Time and Weather

Report

.7.22-8.17 p.m., Variety and Dance

Music

Orchestra The Flower of Hawail -Selection Marek Weber and His Orchestra with the Comedy Harmonists Plano

South

Solo-Sleepytime Down

Plano Solo Life Is Just a Bowl

Carroll Gib of Cherries bobs

fra

Lea Aller

Tango Fox-Trot-Cafe in Vien-

Fox-Trot-Love thy Neighbour The BBC. Dance Orches-

Instrumental-An Old Violin Instrumental-Looking for you ...... Albert Sandler (Violin) with Olive Groves (Soprano). Bong-Slumberland Bong-Josephine.....

(Baritone) Fox-Trot-As Long as I Live Fox-Trot-Fi, Wind

Carroll Gibbons and the Bavoy Hotel Orpheans Fox-Trot-Emalite Fox-Trot-Georgia Jubliee

Benny Goodman and His Or- → chestra 8.17-8.42 pm., Band Music

Rienzi-Overture (Wagner)

The Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards Dance of the Tumblers (now Maiden") (Rimsky-Korsakov) Golliwog's Cake Walk ⠀⠀(“The...

Children's Corner") (Debussy) The B.B.C. Wireless Mili- tary Band

2nd Movement-Allegro 3rd Movement-Adagio ma non-

tanto

4th Movement-Allegro. 9-9.30 p.m., From the Studio

A Talk on "An

Englishman

looks at the great Walls of China" by Professor. C. A. Middleton-Smith

9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletine.

London 1 pm. Stock and Com- modity, Quotations. 9.35-10.15 p.m., From the Studio Mrs. O. C. Womack_(Soprano). Miss Doreen Ma (Pianoforte) Mr. A. R. Brumby (Baritone)

PROGRAMME

1-Three. Old-fashioned time Songs of 1919 Womack

Rag- Mrs

(a) Some Sunday Morning

(b) Fairyland

2-Planoforte Bolost-

(4) Alice Blue Gown (b) Sunrise

3 Songs

Mr. Brumby (a) The Windmill (Nelson) (b) The Vagabond' (Vaughan " Williams)

(Clark)

-Pianoforte - Solo Roses

Picardy

5-Three Old-fashioned Popular Songs of 1919. Mr. Wo- mack

(a) Every Little While

(b) My Orange Girl

6 Sopes....... Mr. Brumby (a) Loving Smile, of Bister Kind ("Faust") )Gounod) (b) The : Palanguin · Bearers

(Martin Shaw) 10.15-10.30 p.m. Light Orchestral.

The Arcadians-Overture (art.

Wood) The Mousme Overture- (arr. Wood)... Arthur Wood and his Orchestra Potpourri from the Operetta

"Gasparone" (Millocker)) .. Edith Lorand and her Orches-

10.30 p.m.. Reuter Press Bulletins; Rugby Mid-day Press News 10.35 p.m., Close down

DAVENTRY PROGRAMME 7 p.m.. Time Bignal from Big Ben. The Northern Studio Orches- tra, directed by John Bridge, from a Manchester studio: 7.30 p.m., Charles Manning and His Orchestra, relayed from the Granada, Walthamstow, London; (Time Signal from Greenwich; at 12.00 noon) 8.30 pm, An organ recital from the Concert Hall Broadcasting House, London,

Carmen Caprice (Bizet arr.

9 Debroy Somer. Faust Frolics (Gounod, arž. De-

broy Somers)

Debroy

Someris Band (Violin)

8.42-9 p.m. Bonata No. 3 E (Bach) played by Isolde Menges (Violin) and Harold Samuel (Pianoforte) 1st Movement-Adagio

Derek Oldham the well-known light opera singer, will appear on the screen for the first time in a new British picture, The Broken Rotary."

David Jack Holt who was nami-

ed after the other Mr. Holt, when he was born: Live years ago, ap= pears in the new Ice Tracy im, "YOU BRIQUE LO Me, and has done. so well that Faramount have placed film under contract,

9-9,30 p.m., The Trocadero Cinema Orchestra, directed by Alfred van Dam relayed from thei Troxy Cinema

BERLIN PROGRAMME

p.m., Dja Announcement (Ger-

man, English)

German Folk Song

Programme-Forecast

English

•Letter Box

8.15 Poems and Melodramas based on the Writings of Stefan George

Music by Gastav Heuer S 9.45.p.m., News Bulletin (English) 10 p.m., Cello Concert, by Bchu- man. Symphony in C Minor by Saburo Morol (First Per formance) Soloist Ludwig Hollscher (Cello)

11.15 p.m., News Bullet n (German). 1180-p.m. Two on Hike in Bran- denburg Folke Bongs and Poems by Fontode and Elchen- dorff, A Radio Sequence by Johanna Angermann

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