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ALWAYS ON TIME STAMBOUL QUEST

Record Of George Arliss

A George Arliss picture invari- bly inishes on schedule or ahead This happens regularly Title in spite of the fact that Mr. Arliss archis tie shortest daily working iscurs or any star In Hollywood and never works on Sundays or nghits.

This unique record held true with

latest Arliss

picture. Warner Bros "The Man Who Played * flod." scheduled to open Et the Anambra Theatre on Friday as it ins with every other talking pic

are, he has made for that) com- ny. His system is be'ng studied ure and more generally in hopes

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the secret can be spread to her pictures and other studios. The credit for breaking schedule words is given by Arilss to his sistence upon generous rehearsal rlocs prior to production. nurs which Mr. Arliss devotes to

The

ure making are short but in

tense

There is no waste time, 10 also starts. few retakes, with the sult that the dally footage runs Higher than on the average picture. believes this is due to the fact at the company is letter perfect rough rehearsals

The rehearsal perlod was 3.31 innovation introduced when Arliss vage to pictures from his long areer on the stage. The uniform-

y high quality of his productions, which "The Man Who Played Loa" is expected to take the lead

place speaks volumes for his udgment in these matters.

Violet Reming, Donald Cook, Ivan Simpson. Bette Davis, and Louise losser Halė are members of the ast of "The Man Who Played (lod," which was directed by 'John Adolf.

WORLD TRADE RECOVERY

Gold Bloc To Cooperate

(Special Air Mall Service)

Geneva, Sept. 25.

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Coming To The Queen's

Queen's

The story of Europe's loveliest spy. "Fraulein Doktor" comes to life in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "Stamboul Quest” Sun-' day's attraction at the Theatre. There have been many spy dramas on the screen, but none so gripping and dramatic as this drama of the woman who sent Mata Hari to her death.

As Annemarie, the mysterious "Fraulein Doktor" "who is accepted

throughout Europe as a myth.

Myrna Loy further proves that she is one of the most versatile figures in plctures and deserving of stardom more than any other actress of the films,

The plot hops with exciting rapidity from Berlin to Turkey and culminates in an amazing climax. "Fraulein Doktor" had bert Mata Hari on her last dan- gerous mission, knowing it would end in death-because Mata Hari made the grave error of falling Yet, "Fraulein. Doktor" in love. committed the same error! She falls in love with Douglas Beall, the adventurous young American portrayed by George Brent, and the ensuing compileations "Stamboul Quest" into the front ranks of the year's best pictures.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1934.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

AT 2.30,5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

Here's the new perfect lover

of the screen, running the full gamut of emotions.. and walking

the rest of Lne Way!

ÁRIANCE PICTURES

Jimmie (Schnozzleł DURANTE Lupe VELEZ Stuart ERWIN

Brent, who, was borrowed from Warner Brothers for the release role of Beall, gives one of the best performances in which this young and up-and-coming Irishman has contributed to pictures. Sam Wood, one of Hollywood's veteran ace directors, was the general be- hind the cameras and his deft handling of the intricate situa- tions should place him up in the list among the year's best direc❘ sal tors. Lional Atwill.varies from his usual roles of villainy to play Herr Von Sturm, chief of Ger- many's counter espionage system. C. Henry Gordon, always sure of turning in a fine performance, ad- mirably handles the role of Ali Bey, the Turkish general who,

cause, traitor to the Central

is cleverly trapped into betraying his country "by Miss Loy.

As Mata" Harl, Judith Vossell supplies one of the important threads 01 the plot pattern. Others who appear in supporting roles are Lea Carroll, Christian Rub, Mischa Auer, Reginald Bar-

A meeting of representatives of low, and Robert Gleckler.

the Gold Bioc countries was held

The camerawork was by James

to-day in continuation of an in- Wong Howe, who filmed the suc- formal discussion which took place cessful "Viva Villa!". yesterday.

official

the

After the meeting an statement was issued to the effect that the delegates of Belgium, France, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, and Switzerland met yesterday and to-day to examine the manner in which their Ies- ptive countries could most ef inctively assist in the resumption international cooperation in The economic and financial fields, need for which Was 10- animously recognized. The state-

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in the first place, it was agreed the countries which have maintained the unhampered' fune tioning of the gold standard were more than ever determined, as had been already stated in the declara tion signed in London on July 30, 1953, to maintain the present gold parities, since this seemed to them e of the essential conditions for the evonomic gad financial restora- tion of the world..

They also recognized that to con- tribute to the general work of re overy they should adopt as their rincipal aim the extension of in- bernational trade.

They considered that an effort! in this direction could usefully be undertaken in the first place be- tween the States which by reason of their adjacent territory and the direction of their activities, com

ned with similarity of their manetary regime, were already in particularly close and important

mic relationship. They desired to state clearly that their initiative was доб

lirected

other against any

ountry. Adhering to the prin iple of general effort to combat the crisis, they affirmed their in- tentions of remaining in contact with the other Governments in the bupe of seeing these join in this

MOVIE NEWS

"A Midsummer

Max Reinhardt has arrived in Hollywood for his much-published production of Night's Dream." It is still uncer- tain which film stars will be given parts in this."

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 25313 26332

NEXT CHANGE

HE'S A DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS for

SECOND

DON JUAN-

and

TWICE

AS GOOD AS THE FIRST!

Palooka

with MARJORIE RAMBEAU · ROBERT ARMSTRONG

ALSO

BUITED ARTISTS PICTURE

MICKEY MOUSE in "STEEPLECHASE"

ROLLICKING FARE

At The King's

It's magnitudinous! It's colos

From which you will gather that the Jimmie Durante passion for polysyllables has pursued us from the King's Theatre "where "Palooka," the rollicking Reliance feature comedy began its first local engagement yesterday, with Jimmie,, Lupe Velez and Stuart Erwin presiding as cut-ups in chief.

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Durante has never had a part so meaty or so perfectly moulded to his pecullar type of "Krobby" Walsh in this delightful Holly- wood concoction, suggested by the famous Ham Fisher comle strip characters.

John Boles is only one of the leading men awarded to Rosemary Ames for her premier For role in "I Believed in You," the other is Victor Jory...

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S :-

HONG KONG

"Palooka"

QUEEN'S:

& ELIZABETH BERGNER ORIENTAL

CATHERINE

The GREAT

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with FLORA ROBSON & SirGERALD di MAURIER directed by PALIŁ CZINNER.

LONDON LIFE

At The Queen's

It has hitherto been a reproach against British alm producers that they have failed to present London and its teeming millions on the screen.

"Britannia of Billingsgate," the latest British production does all this. It is having its initial, show- ings to-day at the Queen's Theatre. It starts with a "shot" taken from London Bridge in the early hours of the morning, show- ing the steamers unloading their cargoes of gleaming slivery ash at Billingsgate Follow scenes in the market, and later on we are whisked away to Shephedd's Bush

"Britannia of Billingsgate"

"Three On A Honeymoon"

KOWLOON

ALHAMBRA:-

"The Little Giant"

MAJESTIC-

"Lady With A Past"

KING'S :----.

Coming

"Catherine The Great"

HISTORICAL

DRAMA

Coming To The King's

Undoubtedly "Catherine

The

Great" is the picture of the year. King's Theatre. have great pleasure in announcing to their patrons that this great screen epic is coming for a season com- mencing Saturday 20th October.

This highly climate drama is set against the magnificence of the Imperial Russia or the Em- It reveals the press Elizabeth. great love of Catherine for her husband, the Grand Duke Peter, afterwards Emperor Peter III of Russia.

The part of the Grand Duke Peter is portrayed by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. who gives the finest performance of his film career, in the greatest role he has ever been called" upon to play.

Elizabeth Bergner plays Catherine, with all the vivacious sweetness of a spirited coquette, as she alone could interpret the character.

The *role of the Empress

to the film. studios of the Gau-Elzabeth is taken by that fine Robson who' cap- mont British Picture Corporation:player, Flora Then to a film premiere at the tivates us with her vivid acting Gaumont Palace, Hammersmith, and her tense personality. On again to the Lea Bridge Speedway, with thrilling races by famous riders.

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The story is as powerful a-love- story as has ever been put on the screen and this film promises to greatest of the one. And all this is but atmosphere become for a hearty Cockney comedy of triumphs in film history. It was Alexander Korda, a fish and chip shop proprietress produced by

fish who

for with a little shop and a

that responsible who husband, porter

leaves great sensation "The Private Life Billingsgate for "Shepherd's Bush of Henry VIII” to become a film star. The reac

family suddenly tions of the elevated by this lady's, success to the nouveau-riche are extremely comical

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MAJESTIC

THEATRE.

Nathan Esad Kowloon. Tel. 67222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW JAt 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

"Lonstance

BENNETT

Ic

LADY WITH

A PAST

Beyond all doubt ber greatest... surpassing 'em

*BOUGHT" for shear, romantic thrill! En- riched by Hollywod's Vaunted Magic!

BEN LYON

·DAVID MÄNNERS

Diced

EDWARD H. GRIFFITH

THE LITTLE GIANT

A Great Picture

Edward G. Robinson, star of "Tiger

other big Shark" and vehicles made his re-appearance, to Hong Kong audiences last night: in "The Little Giant" which open- ed at the Alhambra Theatre.

Robinson portrays the part of a beer baron who retires while the "going is good" and immediately tries to crash the gates of society,

Naturally he falls in love, his first being a "gunman's moll" who takes his cheque but walks out on him when he announces his per- manent retirement from gang ad- tivities. Playing straight while she is his girl. Miss Grey who portrays the "moll," is imbued with the gang philosophy of lave to day and a new love to-morrow.

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His next love is a society ad venturess, Miss Helen Vinson, whom Robinson regards with ludicrous 21 awe because she represents he would hope to be. He awakens to. his second lesson in the love racket when his lady love plans to leave him after she and her. father have "Tooked" him for a considerable sum through a crook- ed bond deal,

The story concerns the not exactly bright

Palooka Joe (Stu' Erwin), whose father (Robert Armstrong), had lost his championship and his wife (Mar-

seen him as Joe; Lupe is more jorle Rambeau) by training in the 1910 cabarets. Ma Palooka rears volatile and Marjorie Rambeau is Armstrong, Mary Car- Joe in the country to keep him superb. атау

from the baleful influencelisle, who plays Joe's country of "the bright lights, and the sweetheart), and Thelma Todd, (the blonde menace of the 1910 squared circle, but fate steps in in the person of "Khobby" Walsh. sequences), all turn in topnotch who, becomes his manager, makes performances, and young William him a fighter and introduces, him Cagney, brother of the famous -to. the allurements of the city. Jim. who makes his screen debut Joe in this picture, promises filmdom though

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Cagney name for the manages, by a fluke to win the another championship and the girl (Lupe) Hights. off the blustering Al McSwatt The comedy is the sort that (William Cagney), who comes into sends audiences into the aisles, the ring drunk. Joe finally meets helpless with laughter, and the

His mother considers, it more tender scenes will move you rate porter, complete with fruity AT THE ORIENTAL the Society girl played by Helen Clarence Brown (who is at pre-best for the lad. The fickle Lupe! to tears.

returns to her first love, and Joe, sent holidaying in England) will

sadder and wiser, returns to his. be paid $15,000 for each of the

The film closes on hilarious surprise gag that will send you two pictures he directs for M.G.M. during 1935. His first will be "Ah

fiome howling. Wilderness" with Will Rogers.

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George Brent, whose baptismal name is George Nolan, is apply- lag for naturalisation as an Ame- rican citizen. He was born in Ire- land.

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Rex Ingram, actor, director of "The Four Horsemen of the Apo- calypse," and husband of Alice Terry, has written a novel about" Morocco called "The Legion Ad- vances."

F

M.G.M, "are

tor

reshooting scenes "The Chevaller's picture. Merry Widow," having failed to get them safely past the censo- rial eye of the Hays Organisation.

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The first full-length feature pleture to try out the new Tech- nicolour process will be "The Three Musketeers," starring Fran- cis Lederer...

"Green Stockings" is being, re-

ork of reconstruction at an early written for Barbara Stanwyck,

date. In the desire to arrive at Dorothy Mackalil starred in the

ncrete results as speedily as original (silent) version.

possible they agreed to entrust to

a committee composed of delegates

their respective Governments

the task of examining:

goods and the progress of tourism

(1) The principal problems aris and transport, the monetary ques- jak out

of the development of tiort having already been the ob "nomic and financial relations jeot of an agreement signed in between the six countries without Paris on July 8 by the Governors isregarding the interests of their of the issuing banks of the coun-

tries taking part in it. parties; and

(9) The need for wider coll- Joration on

this.

The statement added that steps international wore being taken to set up the committee so that it might begin

It was proposed that this comits work without further delay and witter should begin by devoting that the President, M. Jaspar, its labours to two essential objects has been requested to take the

explaining the exchange of necessary steps forthwith.

Palooka

defeat.

he

Jimmie is a one-man riot. "Stu"; Erwin is better than we've ever

TO-DAY

TO

SATURDAY

2

Harry M. Goetz and Edward Small who produced it have sure fire hit in this United Artists release.

See "Palooka" by all means, but if you're wise you'll have your risibilities reinforced first.

So look out for the grandest attraction that the King's Theatre has ever had to offer its patrons. Korda's production, Alexander "Catherine the Great," with such Violet Loraine plays the role of

a magnificent cast as Elizabeth the woman who rose to film fame Bergner, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,

the

Sir Gerald du Robson, overnight which gives her

Napier, Irene opportunity for character comedy Maurier, Diana and song, in both of which de- Vanbrugh, etc., is a film which partments she proves herself more you will never forget. than equal to all demands. She is ably partnered by Gordon Harker, whose study of a Billings

dialogue, is without doubt the most entertaining role this ster- ling actor has yet presented.

Other players in support of this team of funsters are Kay Ham- mond, John Mills, Druscilla. Wills, and Anthony Holles. Direction was made by Binclair. H.

QUEEN'S

7.20 & 9.30

Flora

3 On A Honey-

moon"

"3 On A Honeymoon" is showing at the Oriental Theatre to-day and to-morrow,

Romance with dramatic com- plications, comedy, cavortings and Ar 2.30, 5.10 Intrigue as delectable, gay, and giddy as "cock-tails of what '3 On A Honeymoon" is like. The Alm is featuring Sally Blers and Zasu Pitts. The screen play is so down- right funny and appealing that you can't help but enjoy the numerous complications in which a spolled but pretty young girl ands herself

COCKNEY COMEDY YOU'LL ENJOY!

VIOLLE LORAINE

GORDON HARKER

BRITANNIA of BILLINGSCATE

On board a ship bound for h European crülre, she becomes at- tracted to a good-looking second officer who has been in- structed by the captain to keep an eye on her There follow numerous complications, both of a humourous and romantic nature, that give the film a rare piquancy. Charles Starrett has the mas- culire lead opposite S Sally Ellers, and they both give excellent per- formances in roles that are ideally suited to their abilities. Zaßu Pitts, who can always be counted, on for a splendid performance. gives another one of her uproarious

acterizationa The perfor of Henrietta Crosm

ohn Mac

and

#ell chemed

But the strangest lesson of all is given by Mary Astor, the true daughter of Sodety, who, posing as his Serretary, falls in love with the uncouth, though generous while hearted ex-beer baron, teaching him how to propose to

Vinson...

The shorts preceding this main film are good and together with Robinson's vehicle make an ex- cellent programme.

ALHAMBRA

THE STRE TO-DAY ONLY

EDW.

ROBINSON

THE LITTLE GIANT

His First Great Comedy Hitl

MUSICAL & CARTO

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