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Directed by
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WINNER TAKES ALL
At The Alhambra To-morrow
Adding another characterization to the variety he has already brought to the screen, James Cagney comes to the Alhambra Theatre to-morrow, in the role of apugilist with Park Avenue as- pirations in his latest Warner Bros. picture, “Winner Take Äll."
Cagney is seen as an up and coming prize fighter whose health suffers as the result of dissipation.) Going to a Test home - in
New
Mexico to recuperate he meets a society girl who regards him as a new form of entertainment., Jim, however, takes her seriously and
decides to become her equal, go- ing in for a re-made nose and ear, an etiquette teacher and Fifth Avenue tailors, He is brought to 'realize his mistake in one of the cilmaxes ever
fastest comedy comedy
screened.
"Winner Take All' moves at the speed of a championship bout from opening scenes to finale Cagney
gives what metropolitan critics. call the best performance of, his career. He enacts to perfection the part a socially ambitious, prize- fighter. The picture provides one laugh after another the majority of which are delivered by Cagney
The supporting cast includes
i Marian Nixon as the first love of the pug who later becomes infat- uated with the society girl, port- rayed by Virginia Bruce, beautiful former Follies girl. Others are Guy Kibbee, Dickle Mocre, Clarence Muse, Allan Lane, John Boles and Esther Howard..
Roy Del Ruth, directed directed, "Winner Take Alt."
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THE SCREEN EVER PRODUCED! Too big for any Broadwy stage. So Ge rge White brought his 1934 Scindals to the motion picture screens of the world.
GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS
with
RUDY VALLEE JIMMY DURANTE ALICE FAYE
GEORGE WHITE,
Entire Production Concalvad, Created and Directed by GEORGE WHITE Executive Producer: ROBERT T. KANE,
PIGS MORE VALUED
A "Queer" People
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1934.
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A VIVID DESTINY-LADEN DRAMA-THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE CALL OF AN EMPIRE AND THE DEATHLESS LOVE OF A WOMAN.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.
IN
ELIZABETH BERGNER
"CATHERINE THE GREAT"
with FLORA ROBSON Sir GERALD du MAURIER A UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE ALSO
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'SONGS OF YESTERYEAR” (ORGANLOGUE)
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"HOLD THAT GIRL JAMES UNN "CLAIRE TREVOR
WITH
DEATH-LOVE'S AT THE ORIENTAL
REWARD
Unwritten Law Of Espionage
"When a beautiful spy neglects her duty to her country to fail in love, she invariably signs her own death warrant.
Out of this unwritten law espionage... Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has produced a vitally gripping screen drama that is different from all of its spy predecessors.
The picture is." Stamboul Quest" (to-morrow's attraction at the Queen's Theatre), with Myrna Loy and George Brent presencing to the screen public an entirely new team of screen lovers. Miss Loy, heretofore seen in supporting roles, cargles off the major portion of the honours that must be distributed for the class of entertainment that this picture contains...
As "Faulein Doktor," Germany's mysterious spy, Miss Loy is des- patched to Turkey to trap Ali Bey, a high military onelal suspected of selling out" to the enemy. The mission is a most dangerous one, but made doubly harzardous for "Faulein Doktor" by the per- sistent. pursuit of Douglas Beall, a dashing young American.
He 13 madly in love with Miss Loy whom he does not suspect as5 1. secret service agent.
o serve her country. "Faulein Doktor" condemns her sweetheart to death. The subsequent develop- ments make this one of the most- gripping and intense love dramas seen upon the screen in many
moons.
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George Brent plays the role of Beall and no better choice could have been made. C. Henry Gor- don, always dependable, is seen as
of the crew were below 28 years All Bey, the Turkish General, and of age and some of them were Lionel Atwill deserves. honourable doing this trip in place of a col-mention for his characterization of lege education. so that one could Sturm, chief of the German coun Singapore, Oct. 11.
well imagine what experience ter espionage system. "The Yankee on an uncharted they had of catching whales..". crulse" was the subject of the Great Reception At Tahiti address delivered by Capt. Irving They ran into a place full of Johnson at the weekly luncheon turtles and the younger members of the Rotary Club of Singapore of the crew simply enjoyed them- yesterday at the Adelphi Hotel selves catching these. At another Mr. Lester Goodman, the Presi- place they came. across a pocket dent of the Rotary Club was in of lobsters. The lobsters could be the chair and there was a good seen from the schooner and all attendance of members.
one had to do was to dive down Capt. Johnson said that the and pull them out by the bucket- crew of the schooner Yankee num- ful..
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bered sixteen," including four They also did some hunting, women and the only professional continued Capt. Johnson, and at man on board was the cook. The times brought down three ducks rest of the crew had to do every- with one shot.
thing that was necessary, keeping! At Tahiti they were given a watch, scrubbing floors, etc. The great reception by the natives trip had so far lasted a year and who loaded them with fruits of all the crew were quite prepared to kinds... continue the tour.
natives
At another Island the The speaker next gave a brief valued pigs more than their own descripion of the experiences they wives. If you had a moderate- had had from the time they com-sized pig you could get in return menced. Their first amusing in- a pretty girl but if you had s cident was in the Panama Canal big-sized pig with curling tusks, when the Yankee had to be held you would be able to get a girl In position by ropes. The Yankee and something else in return. had high bulwarks and that pre- vented. members of the crew from going over the side.
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Capt. Johnson stated that the Yankee discovered Ave small is lands in the Pacific. He said his Capt. Johnson then described audience might have read in the how, when they got into the newspapers a story about the dis Pacific, his amateur crew killed a covey. That story emanated by whale off some of the inlands. his sending his brother just the Fish ábounded there,”
four words "Discovered five small.
With the exception of the islands" and with that small mess- doctor, who war 55, all members age Journalists made a big story,
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"George White's Scandals"
Fox Film musical, George White's "Scandals" is showing at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Mon- day and Tuesday. It will intoduce a new policy in the popularizing ot song hits. The motion picture audience will be the first to hear the songs with which this produc- tion of the famous show is studded. In the cast of George White's radio broadcasting will 'Scandals," the policy of retricted
plevent the indiscriminate, dupli- cation and repetition of its songs.
Rudy Vallee, star of the film, with Jiramy Durante and Alice Faye, has been given the honour of being the first to broadcast the song hits in "Scandals." He sings
for
serve to
the first time, "Hold My Hands." "Sweet and Simple" and "My Dog Loves Your Dog," were Caesar and Ray Henderson, three written by Jack Yellen, Irving
of America's
most famous song writers. Other songs from the production to be heard on the radio are "So Nice," "Nasty Man" and. "Six Women."
Douglas Fairbanks Jim, ""ORHERINE THE GREAT
A
FOX. PICTURE
"HOLD" THAT
GIRL"
Coming To The King's
Playing opposite each other for the second time, James Dunn and pearance in Claire Trevor will make their ap-,
"Hold That Girl Fox Film's latest release which comes to the screen of the King's Theatre on Wednesday. Because of the success these two stars attained in their first picture, "Jimmy and Sally," Fox had seen at to star them again in this one, a breezy romance between a smart young detective and a fresh girl reporter. A youthful detective falls in love with a girl reporter whom he meets while trying apprehend a maniac. Their romance is a pull and tug affair. The girl arouses the jealousy of the detective by carrying on her relationship with gangster whose friendship she has developed. She has becomes involved in a complex situation. The young detective arrives on the scene in time to save the girl and arrest the gangsters.
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FOOD SHORTAGE IN FUKIEN
Nanking, Oct. 14. No foodstuffs will be allowed to leave Fuklen without a permit (huchlao) from "the Fukien Pro- vincial Government.
A petition to the above effect, submitted to the Executive Yuan by the Fukien Provincial Govern- ment, points out that this measure is absolutely necessary at "present on account of the food shortage in the province.
The petition has been granted by the Executive Yuan, pending the inauguration of the Central Food Transportation and Sales Bureau.
Tass Mail.
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COCKNEY COMEDY YOU'LL ENJOY!
VIOLET LORAINE CORDON HARKER
[BRITANNIA of BILLINGSGATE
TO-DAY AT THE
KING'S:-
CINEMA
HONG KONG
"Catherine The Great"
QUEEN'S:-
"Britannia of Bulingsgate"
ORIENTAL:-
"Frontler Marshal"
CENTRAL:
"Fog
KOWLOON
ALHAMBRA
"The Man Who Played God" "Hollywood on Parade"
MAJESTIC:-
"Wild Gold"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Hold That Girl” QUEEN'S:-
"Stamboul Quest" "Paris Interlude" ALHANIBRA:-
"Winner Takes A" "Rustless Round Up" "Frisco Jenny"
MAJESTIC:-
"No More Women" ORIENTAL
"George White Scandals,"
"BRITANNIA OF BILLINGSGATE”
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Final Showing At The Queen's
"Britannia of Billingsgate the Gaumont-British picture is packed with humorous situations which provoke happy laughter and warm- hearted appreciation.
of the
The story is that of the reactions Boltons, a Billingsgate family, when Mrs. Bolton (Violet Loraine), is suddenly selected to star in a film, and although comedy is the predominant element. there are moments of drams.
Gordon Harker, of course; has a role considerably to his liking, as the fish market porter who tries to become a gentleman, s role that is possibly the finest he has yet created.
The homely good-natured appesi of Miss Loraine, coupled with the broad humour of Gordon Harker, plus the interesting peeps into film studio life, makes "Britannia of Billingsgate" one of the most popular pictures of the year. It is having its final showing to-day at the Queen's, so don't miss it!
MAN-EATING TIGER
Kuala Lipis, Oct. 7. A man-eating tiger, which is causing panic in the district of Jerantut, bes so far caused two deaths within the last two months. The first victim was a Chinese. whose, remains ware found on the edge of the jungle near the Railway line" between Jerantut and Sungei Tembiling during the latter part of August. Au inquest was held on Sept. 1 by Tungku Mohamed Ibai Tungku Besar of Negri Sembilan, Magist- rate, Kuala Lipis, and the verdict arrived at was "Death by misad- venture caused by Borne wild animal."
On Sept. 7 another report was made at the Jerantut police station that a Malay had been severely mauled by tiger, and had died Ave day later. The victim was Mohamed Salleh bin Pandak en- gaged as a P.W.D. coolle. Accor- ding to an eye-witness, a gang of coolles went out to work at 6 a.m. that morning on road clearing at the 62nd; mile, Jerantut-Kuantan trunk road.
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Cry For Help
The deceased was working some distance away from the others. Suddenly there was a cry for help and Mat Pulus; the witness,' saw the deceased falling into a drain and some animal or other jump- -ing Into the jungle.
When he got to the spot where Mohamed Salleh was lying he saw a tiger, lying a few yards away. inside the Jungle. watching him. He let off a yell in which the others joined and this caused the
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HARRY GREEN
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"No More Women
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VICT. R McLAGLEN
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(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Oct. 19. It was official announced to-day that revenue stamps wil con- tinue to be sold at the Stamp Tax Bureau Rere
39 under existing arrangement.
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The Ministry. of Finance has ordered that on and after Novem- ber 1 the sale of revenue stamps
ill be undertaken by
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the Post. Office. This order as applicable to Kwangtung, is deferred by rea- son of the special political post- tion of the South-west.
under
The Stamp Tax Bureau here is the jurisdiction of the Bouthwest Political" Council, and all revenues from stamp tax are used for provincial purposes.
ALHAMBRA
THESTRE
TO-DAY
ON THE SCREEN.
GEORGE
ARLISS
THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD
-ON THE STAGE At 5.30, 7.20 & 9,20 (to-morrow appearances)
-BETTY COMPSON
IN PERSON
PREBENTS
tiger to disappear into the jungle. "Hollywood On Parade
Lifting Mohamed Salleh, who was badly mauled about the head and scratched about the face, they took him to hospital in Kuala Lipia but unfortunately after ve days he succumbed to his injuries.
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