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“GREEK" GAY COMEDY

Now Showing At

The Star

One of the gayest of stage.cour edies in recent years serves as ina Claire's first screen 'vehicle under her contract with Samuel Goldwyn, it is "The Greeks Had a Word for Them," and is now showing at the Star Theatre to-day.

This comedy from the witty pen of Zoe Akins was one of the big its of the last New York stage 'season. Sidney Howard, author of such sophisticated plays as "They Khew What They Wanted" and "Lucky Sum McCarver," was se- lected by Samuel Goldwyn to make the screen adaptation.

With Miss Claire in the trio of Broadway musketeers around whom the United Artists comedy revolves at Madge Evans and Joan Blondell Lowell Sherman directed and played one of the leading male roles. Others in the David Manners and Philips Smalley. All gowns wor by the feminine stars were design ed exclusively by the world-famed Chanel, of Paris

cast

are

CLEOPATRA

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1935.

SHOWING TO-DAY

MAT

Coming To Alhambra 8.30.5.10.7.18

And Central

"Vieopatra”

Ceall B Mille's Puramount newest

production, which tells the dramatic story of Egypt's" glamorous Queen and ber love affairs is coming to the

Alhambra and Central Theatres-on March 16th."

Claudette Colbert, Warren Wil- Ham and Henry Wilcoxon play the principal roles, and the supporting cast Includes Ian Keith, Joseph Schildkraut, C.. Aubrey Smith, Gertrude Michael, Irving Pichel, william Farnum, Robert Warwick. Edwin Maxwell and Harry Beresford.

The Alm is the adaptation of the screen play which was written by Waldemar Young and Vincent Lawrence.

or

Of all love stories. the romantic side of Cleopatra, is perhaps the greatest love theme over printed on any page, either history fiction. Using Rome and Egypt in all their glorious splendour for his background, DeMille has woven his screen story into, spectacular entertainment.

When Marc Antony, stalwart warrior and a staunch friend of

"MERRY WIDOW" Caesar, sets out to capture Egypt's

beautiful" Queen, little does he realize he was to get her. Not with sword and shield, but with

Beginning Tomorrow his heart. And when love changed

At The Oriental

the Queen into a woman, the destiny of the entire

world wis

changed.

Staged against the background Ernst. Lubitsen's gay Con- of Rome and Egypt in their glory. tinental producion Of "The the film utilized more than 5,000 Merry Widow," comes to the actors, workmen and technicians Orlental Theatre

Sunday, to bring a faithful account of the. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday undying love story of these two with Maurice Chevaller and Jean- mortals to the screen. - ette MacDonald heading an ela- borate cast.

On

In the sequence in Maxlum's

famous cafe in Paris, a bevy of AT THE QUEEN'S

pretty dancing girls dance the daring and celebrated 'Can-Can." Parisian dance.

TO-MORROW

J

Biagraphy Of A Bachelor Girl

9.30 P.M.

•KINGS •

ALL OVER BUT THE SHOOTING

With ALARY

CARLISLE

WHEELER RobWOOLSEY

y're "fil

to ill" in

НЕЛИСКИ KERNELS

The story of a Bluegrass feud

MCFARLAND

NOAH BEERY

Dicected by George Stevens. Story, screen play, music and lyri by Bart Kalmar and Harry Ruby

"THE LINE-UP"

Final Showings At The Queen's

"The Line-Up" terminating its local engagement to-day at the Queen's Theatre a Columbia pro- duction depicting in fascinating

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, gave the glamorous Franz Lehar musical romance an elaborate staging. with huge settings, gorgeous cos- tumes and lavish detail. The cast Includes such artists 23 Edward Everett Horton, Uca Merkel. George Barbier, Minna Gombeli, Film entertainment of exception-detail the inner workings of a Ruth Channing. Sterling Hollo-al merit is in store for local way, Donald Meek and Herman moviegoers with the opening to

morrow of the engagement of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's adapta- "Biography of a Bachelor Girl," tion of the Theatre Guild success,

Biography" which enjoyed long run on Broadway with Ina Claire i the starring role

Bing,

"The Merry Widow" bring to screen the most successful com- bination of Lubitsch, Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier in a picture greater in scope than ally in which they have ever worked together.

가

THE QUEEN'S AFFAIR

The King's Next Attraction

A magnificent coronation scene is one of the highlights of "The

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The photoplay version of S.N. Behrman's social comedy brings together for the second time Ann Harding and Robert Montgomery whose joint performances in When Ladies Meet" made that one of the most delightful of last season's pictures.

powerful group of fur racketeers who eventually land in the police line-up, from which the motion picture derives its title.

Coupled with this dramatic expose is the romantic love story of the young detective and the girl he is forced to subject to the humiliation and disgrace of the line-up. He arranges for her temporary release, plants her as a stool-pigeon, solves the series of fur robberies that have baffled his colleagues for months, and wins a Heutenancy and a wife!

William Gargan is cast as the

The distinctive supporting cast embryo detective. Formerly on features Edward Everett Horton in the role of a pompous, big-wig Broadway, he came to Hollywood rolitician from a backwoods state;

last year to repeat the part of the the Edward Arold, whose performance ex-prize. fighter butler in as the drunken millionaire hus- screen version of "Animal King band in "Sadie McKoe" -- made | dam". He has been featured in him Hollywood's most sought-after several pictures since, but his role character actor; Una Merkel, with- in "The Line-Up" is said to be the out whom no comedy cast is com-

most colourful of his brief, but plate; Charles Richman, who significant screen career created the role of "Kinnicott "'

Queen's Affair. the film co-star in the original play; Srets Meyer ring Anna Neagle and Fernand and Willard. Robertson. Gravvey which is to be shown at-Everyone connected with the

H

the attractive check-room atten- Marlon Nixon is co-featured as

dant accused of theft who falls in

cast as usual, as the villain, but his role of the suave proprietar of:) a "hot" für shop is unlike any part

the King's Theatre on Wednesday. filmization of Biography of love with Gargan, John Miljan je

The scene is laid in the palace Bachelor Girl” is an "expert in throne-room a vast set of Rococo his or her field. Behrman, author design, eight thousand square feet of the play, was written such out- in area, with a vista through three standing successes ая "Brief doors twenty-five feet high and Moments" "The Second Man" ten feet wide.

RKO RADIO Picture

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 25313 25332

NEXT CHANGE-

She came to revenge-She stayed to love the crowning romantic drama of the year.

ANNA NEAGLE & FERNAND GRAAVEY

in

"The Queen's Affair"

#

Wheeler and Woolsey in "Kentucky. Kernels” showing to-day at

the King's Theatre

AT THE KING'S

popular opinion voiced at the. King's Theatre Opening to-day.

The nonsensical story concerns

A COMEDY HIT the comics Introduction into

feud

a

when they deliver their orphan ward to his family and Southern estate, which he sudden-

Wheeler & Woolseyyidherits The comedy swells to

Again

side-splitting proportions when Wheeler courts the opposing leader's daughter and Woolsey essays the role of arbitrator · be- tween the enemy clans.

"Kentucky Kernels introduces locally the catchy melody," "One Little Kiss." In the film, the song is a musical background for some eye-Alling dances by a chorus of gorgeous girls; and several mem-

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S:-

CINEMA

HONG KONG

Kentucky

QUEEN'S:-

Kernels

"The Line-up" "Ratu Idja" ". ORIENTAL:

"Son Of A Salior"

KOWLOON

MAJESTIC:-

"Servants' Entrance

ALHAMBRA:-

"The "Key":

KING'S:-

Sunday

"Kentucky Kernels"

QUEEN'S:

"Biography of

Girl"

ORIENTAL:-

"Merry Widaw'.

ALHAMBRA:-

"Private Scandal"

MAJESTIC:-

Bachelor

"The Barretts of Wimpole

*Street*

Eternal Peace

A scientist declares there would be no more, war Hall ate spinach The same "applies, of course, to prusste acid

4 SHOWS DAILY

1.15-0.26

MAJESTIC

THEATRES

Nats Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222. FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY "At 2,80, 520, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

ROMANTICE

DELIGHTFULLY funny.

A million-heirass who takes a fling al servant life- and a fancy to a chauffeur who loves motorboats

and babies!

Janet

GAYNOR

Lew

AYRES

Sevce

Entra

with

NED SPARKS

ALSO ON THE STAGE

ARMAND & DIANA

FAMOUS FILM STAR DANCERS IN THEIR LATEST DANCES.

TAKE ANY TRAM ON BLASTY VALLEY BUR

ORIENTAL

LAST

THEATRE

4 TIMES TO-DAY

HERE'S

A GREAT. LAUGH

SHOW WITH 1000 HOME WRECKING GIRL-NECKING GOBS

JOE E. BROWN SON OF A SAILOR

ALAN 11

COMING TO THE

ALHAMBRA

"Private Scandal” Opens To-morrow

Portraying two.. unemployed small time actors Bert Wheeler he has yet played. Noel Francis, and Robert Woolsey pose as an alluring blonde actress, is featured hilarious comedy hit, according to and Meteor" to say nothing of as his assistant, while Through these doors Herbert the dialogue of Greta Garbo's Huber another recruit

Queen Christina.” quita Luo, who wrote the talkis New York stage, is the gangster are Greta Meyer, Paul Hurst bers of the cast offer pleasing o-morow at the Alhambra Theatre,

accomplice.. Others in the cast Howard Higgin directed.

Wilcox, the director, has secured a long tracking shot, as Anna Neagle walks into the throne-room in full coronation robes followed by & hast of court dignitaries in solemn procession.

script, is noted not only for "Gen- tlemen Prefer Blondes" but also for such Jean Harlow cinema hits as "The firl from Missouri" and

Red Dust."

was Largely responsible for such

The Queen's progress is made

Edward H. Griffith, who direct- between two rows of soldiers ined the new picture, has long been full regalls, her bodyguard, and associated with Ann Harding and she finally stops before the Arch-of this stuss hits as The Animal bishop, who crowns her. She then Kingdom," "Paris Bound" and continues her passage across the Holiday." throne-room to assume the throne. The photography of Biography Fifty ex-cavalry men were used of a Bachelor Girl in the work. as the bodyguard, and the scene of James Wong Howe, crack was most impressive as they stood M-G-M cameraman, who achieved with unsheathed swords at the the outstanding photographic work salute in honour of the Queen.reen in "Viva Villa!" and many while the procession moved for other productions. A

ward to the strains of an organ Harding and Montgomery could No better selection than Miss playing "Abide With Me have been made for the leading The brillance of the uniforms roles of the story which concerns & and the dark vestments of the young lady portrait painter slight- ministers throws into great relief ly down on her luck, and the all-white robes of the queen magazine editor equally anxious to The train which Anna Neagle better his fortunes When these wears throughout this sequence is two put their heads together, and sixteen feet long and three feet join their respective careers plenty, six inches wide, weighing twenty of action and excitement ensues. pounds

From all reports, no expends was twis entirely of satin, edged spared in equipping this

ermine the Toy

diamente

with handsome settings The out- ide strip of door ones, taken at mile-high embroidered with Lake Arrowhead in California,care and a floral desigri asid to be among the most beauti

peazis, opals, and hul over to used for a motion

ture background:

TO-DAY

ONLY

Harald

from the

vocalizations,

QUEEN'S

At 2.30 & 7:20-

THE MAN SHE FEARED WAS THE MAN SHE LOVEDI

The UNE-UP

At 6.10 & 9.30

THE SEASON'S

BOOK

EARLY

UNIQUE THEATRICAL EVENT!

RATU IDJA

DEWI RATNA

and

"The Royal Balinese Dancers

DYNAMIC EXOTICI MYSTICH

PRICES

MAKE

88.30-82.20 $110 & 55 cts. RESERVATIONA

The world's most entertaining pack of liars got together in lers film entitled Private brand-new idea in mystery-thril Scandal produced by Charles R. Rogers for Paramount. It opens

with a cast headed by Zasu Pitta, Phillip Holmes, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks and Low Cody. Ned, Sparks and ZaSu Pitta are an unique combination for a mystery film-but they give splendid per formances in two of the most fangh-loaded roles they have had in years. Sparks is cast as the exasperated detective who even tually solves the ystery-while i Miss Pitt is the exc bewil dered secretary of the man, who the focal point of the problem.

The Story based, upon su origin al by Bruce Manning and Vern Caspary tells of a real estate brok er. Threatened with ruin unless he can raise funds to cover (stock market losses. Unable to borrow he decided to kill himself so that his insurance may cover the miss ing funds.

But,

his policies bar

he must make it look lik

-revea

ROAD WANGMAN TEL. 28478

STARTING TO-MORROW

IMMORTAL ROMANCE

THE

OF

AND MELODY.

THE

T PICTURE

EVER PRODUCED!

MAURICE">

CHEVALIER

MACDONALD

AMER 2 THE

MERRY WIDOW

member of the staff has a private scandal in his life, that cannot brook investigation. Each must lie te protect himself and the lies drive the sad-faced detective to distractigu, eta

How Ned Sparks finally solves the crime-though be gets little or no assistance-furnishes a hilarious ending to a splendid thriller,

The picture was directed by Ralph Murphy. It is generous en- tertainment, combining as it does the essential thrills--and the too often forgotten comedy,

ALHAMBRA

-TO-I

FUENTE:

POWELL THE KEY

EDNA

COLIN CLIVE

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