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CENTRAL

THEATRE

Under the Management

Hong Kong Antube mente, Limited) TO-DAY TO FRIDAY

The Greatest Comedy Thriller Ever Filmed !

HERE COMES

TH NAVY

JAMES GAGNEY

PAT "GLOR

TUART

Eddie Cantor and Eve Saly in

"Kid -Milians”

LIMERICKS COMPETITION

i1

two tickets

THE CINEMAS

New Trade Notices

The latest trade notices, issued by the different theatres, are given below,

THE KING'S CUP

"The King's Cup," the air thril- ler from the British and Domi- nions Studios, produced by Her- bert Wilcox and starring Dorothy "Bouchier and Barry Milton is showing at the Star Theatre tc- day.

There are some realy remark- able flying stunts to be seen in this picture, culminating in the amous King's Cup race around Britain, which was actually alm- ed during last year's race when Captain Hope won the Cup. The result is fascinating in the ex- does some treme, giving as it wonderful shots of familiar stret- ches of country-receding below the 'plane speecing at, over one hundred miles an hour.

The story is a romantic one concerning the love affair of "a pretty shop-girl fer'a good-look- inig pilot and how when he is disqualified after" a nasty crash. she gets her pliot's certificate and enters for the King's Cup.

Dorothy Bouchter, looking love." ller than ever, makes a charming heroine. and the handsome Harry Miton, expert pilot. is particular- -y-well cast-as-the-hero

"KID MILLIONS'

An Eddie Cantor more at home than ever on the screen in his fifth annual frolic cones to the King's Theatre on Friday in "Kid Million's," a roving, rambling tale of adventure and in search of buried treasure in Egypt.

Samuel Goldwyn has built around his banjo eyed clown the usual opulence in setting, maids and melody. A hundred of the gorgeous Goldwyn Girls sing and dance with Eddie in the shadow of the Pyramids.

Ethel Merman's bubbling humour and her deep-throated song match picture: Ann Eddie's in the Sothern and George Murphy ar the romantic interest. The "ga-ga. dumb bunny"

of Eve Sully is. heard for the first time un the screen in Kid Millions."

'nonsense

The songs were written by Gus Kahn and Waiter Donaldson, with an adhled ditty by Harold Adam Fon and Burton Lane.

Roy Del Buth directed the pic tur for, release through United Arkists from the story by Arthur Skrelman, Nat Perrin and Nun- nally Johnston,

THE HELL CAT

Set in the colourful atmosphere of newspaperdom,The Hell Cat". the Columbia melodrama featuring Robert Armstong and Ann Sothern" as its initial screenings to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

A

In connection with the picture The picture is said to be an un- "Broadway "H]}," the Queen's usually interesting treatment of the taming of the shrew theme in Theatre are offering

which a reporter encounters for the first prize and one for the

wilful society.girl and proceeds second prize for their "Limericks to teach her the A.B.C.'s of how to be nice", making & practical application of that old admonition,

Competition."

These will be published in the "Daily Press" to whom the solu- tions should be sent...

The second of the series of lime ricks, is given below:-

A screen pair named Baxter and

Lay.

Caused so much excitement, and i .: joy,

In a picture they named,

treat'em rough and treat'em seldom" when Miss Sothern as the. spitfire debutante slaps bim for attempting to take her picture and is surprised to find him returning the slap:

The Bupporting cast includes Minna Gombell, Benny Baker, Irving Bacon, J. Carroll Naish. Henry Kölker, Purell Pratt and Richard Heming

Von Hindenburg, the Kaiser and Ludendorff confer behind the lines. This is a scene from The First World War, produced by Fox Film and bringing to audiences many official and uncensored films never be fore screened.

HONG KONG

LAST TWO-DAYS

AT 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

20

CO-STARRED

For the first time since "Back Street in Edith Wharton's world-loved story of a rebel heart Min America's era of locs covered hypocrisy,

DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1935.

KINGS

She gave him a taste of life divina 12, then sent him back to the chain gong lanawe as "High" "Society"

In those days, friends and neighbors, a lady paid a frightful pan- alty for Jump ing the traces!

IRENE DUNNE JOHN BOLES

in

THE AGE & INNOCENCE

RKU RADIO PICTURE

LIONEL ATWILL

THURSDAY, at 9.30 P.M. "ONLY CHINESE STAGE PLAY

The Bewitching Queen" or "Chinese Cleopatra"

By MA SZE TSANG & TAM LAM HING

IRENE DUNNE and JOHN BOLES, who scored heavily in "Back Street," are again teamed as co-stars in "THE AGE OF INNO- CENCE," RKO-Radio's - adaptation of Edith Wharton's colourful romance of the Seventies and poignant drama of the social code's obstacles to an enduring love. to-day at the King's Theatre.

Wemer Benter and Myma Loy in "Broschway, Ball”

SHOWING

TO.DAY

BROADWAY BILL

"Broadway Bill," the Frank Capra comedy sensation co-starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy, which has been hailed in many quarters as the successor to the famed "It Happened One Night" is due on Saturday at the Queen's

Theatre.

Aside from the unique qualities of delightful comedy and charming romance with which both films are endowed, the similarity embraces the facts that both were produced by Columbia, directed by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin and

featured a starring team of exceptional players.

The story of "Broadway Bill" is that of a romance between a man and a girl, both imbued with the love of horses and a roving nature. Drama, pathos and humour · are said to be blended into the screen

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE The No. 26313 25832

FRIDAY

EDDIE CANTOR

Sammiel Geldern) production al

KID MILLIONS

with

JARN SOTHERN ETHEL MERMAN BLOCK & SULLY

and the

GOLDWYN GIRLS Relemind them United Artists

"The First World

War"

Commenting editorially, on the appearance as a book of Laurence Stalling's "The First World War" the Washington DC. News said: "To those who will believe there is glory and profit in war we com- mend the truest book on the war ever published. It consists of 613 photographs, with brief heads and forward by Laurence. Stallings. That is enough. It tells the story better than words There Is the untouched record-of-merotony, blood and folly, which propagan- dists sold to the people as a ro- mantic crusade For the young who want their chance in the trenches and the very old who may lead us into the second World War, this photographic history should require reading.

very

Now "The First World War" in all. Its truth and all its thrilling drama has become a motion plc- ture. Its producers." Fox Film Corporation, la association with Simon and Schuster, publishers of the book, have expressed the hope that the picture like the book, will serve to reveal the real meaning of war to every man, woman, and "child who sees it.

With editorial, comment by Lau- rence Stallings, the picture will be shown soon at the King's Theatre The First World War" reveals humanity in the midst of desola- tion fighting against Ufe for the sake of life-wrestling empty -glo-

rie's on thundering fields--and

each of the episodes is authentic. drawn from the secret. archives of the world's great nations,

"

Observation Four-year-old Jean was looking curiously at some gooseberries,

"Auntie," said she, "what funny little eggs geese lay "

Shaplo

'An agitated assistant rushed up to the manager of the big store.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

KING'S:-

HONG KONG

The Age of Innocence"

QUEEN'S:

"The Hell Cat"

ORIENTAL:-

"Bureau of Missing Persons"

CENTRAL:-

"Here Comes The Navy"

MAJESTIC:

KOWLOON

“Tarzan and His Mate" ALHAMBRA:"

"Here Is My Heart”

KING'S:-

Coming

"Eld Millions"

QUEEN'S

"““Broadway B" ORIENTAL:-

"One Way Passage "Baby Take A Bow"

4 SHOWS

1.30-5.19

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Road, Kowloon; Tel. 57282

TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30, 5.20.7.20 -9.20 PM.

WEISSMULLER

RIS

TARZAN MATE

· NEXT CHANGE

TILLIE AND GUS

WITH

W. C. FIELDS ALISON SKIPWORTH

TREE AND TRAM ON KAMPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

2 DAYS TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

་

PLEMING

ROLD WANCHAR

ONLY Capt. JOHN H. AYRES OF N. Y. CITY POLICE

TELLS EVERYTHING=

THE

ABANDONED GIELS—RUNAWAY WIVES-FAKE SUICIDES- DISAPPOINTED BRIDES-KIDNAPED MILLIONAIRES- Don't miss this thrilling, throbbing true-life story of lost souls and hidden lives! The super-thrills of hundreds of breathless cases packed into one of the soreens greatest pictures.

"Bureau of

MISSING

PERSONS

tiet fictional's statution of the notes, an

BETTE DAVIS LEWIS 5. STONE PAT O BRIEN GLENDA FARRELL ALLEN JENKINS • KUTH DONNELLY HUGH HERBERT

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE

At The King's

ALAN DINEHART

tribution towards the total already in hand has come from the out- ports.

One last whip round amongst those cffices which have not"al- ready circulated subscription lists might turn the trick."

The fund is: the Inspiration of the Victoria League (one shilling a head at Home, or $1 here), with With their success in "Backwhom the British Women's Asso Street" still treat in the minds of

ciation is co-operating in Shang- the cinema public trene Dunne hal. The Fund will be handed to and John Boles in "The Age Of His Majesty for disposal as he Innocence" attracted a large crowd thinks it.

to the King's Theatre yesterday when this film was shown to the

Hong Kong public for the first

time

Comparisons are said to be in- vicious but we cannot refrain from commenting, that the present re- lease is on an altogether different plane to its "predecessor;": Miss

play with the deft Capra touch. we've just cánght a woman shop, Dunne plays. the part with her Miss Loy is presented as a new | Hiting."""what has she taken?" usual ability and it is perhaps Baxter's portrayal as the young asked the manager. Fifty yards posite such an accomplished ac

and intriguing personality and

man married into a rich family. of elastic," replied the assistant. but who wants freedom from "Then fast tell her she's in for a wealth and in-laws, is grand long stretch. ordered the manager.

QUEEN'S

Ax 2.80, 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

She tried to rule fire with the whip of a lash,

-but found that love was her

master!

THE

HELL CAT

ROBERT ARMSTRONG ANN SOTHERN

that he realises he is playing op-

tress that John Boles, too, gives of his best. The result then mày. well be imagined-an excellent film which is a credit not only to the Company responsible, but also to: the Cinema: Industry.—O.MO. -

THE FINAL CALL

Only $612 Short

Shanghat, March 23.7 Yesterday's subscriptions to His Majesty's Silver Jubilee Fund were not quite what it was hoped they would be, and the total at present stands at 94,388.15, which is $612 off the figure of $5,000 which it was hoped would be, the minimum to be sent Home. The Fund closes to-day, and it is not beyond Shanghai's capability to raise a tride over $600 in 6 morning. especially considering that no more than one dollar per head of any Briton is asked, that there are well beyond 5,000 Britons in Shang- hai, and that a very generous con-

ALHAMBR.

HEATR

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY

Love Blooms Agaltí, for the Sliging Sweetheart of "She Loves Me Not"

Adelph

Zokur

Here is my Heart

BING CROSBY.

KITTY CARLISLE

KLENG

Allson Skipworth, Reginald Owen.

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