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KID MILLIONS

"Kid Millions Bidie Cantop new screen musical extravaganza for Samuel Goldwyn, is being shown at the King's Theatre to- cay. With him are Ann Sothers, Ethel Merman, Block and Sully and this season's collection of Goldwyn "girls all aiding and ab- betting the star in his frantic frol- Jckings along the Nile in search of buried treasure.

Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn, Burton Lane and Harold Adamson .contributed the song hits, which include "Okay Toots." When My Ship Comes In." "An Ear Full of. Music” and "Your Head On My Shoulder," while Irving Berlin's "Mandy" is reviv- ed in an old fashioned minstrel number done in a new fashioned way. Arthur Sheekman, Nat Per- rin and Nunnally Johnson wrote the story and dialogue Roy Del Ruth directed the film which was released through United Artists.

**TWO SECONDS'

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Reviewing Laurence - Stalling's. book, "The First World War the Literary Digest summed up its en- thusiastic notice with this sen- tence: "The book is a highly gra- phie account of what happened to Individuals," no maltér what diplomatists and officials of arm- les and navier may have Intend- ed."

That according to advance ac counts. is exactly the approach employed in the Fox Film produc- tion, also titled "The First World. Wan" which will be seen at the King's Theatre very soon.

Edited by Stallings himself, the Alm. It is said, preserves the "in- dividual" point of view. dealing principally with how the war affected the common man.

BROADWAY, BILI

All the charm and whimsical romance" of Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night" have been recaptured and embellished by the great director in the new *Superstition sometimes out-Columbia production. "Broadway weighs ambition, even in Holly Bill," a Alm which undoubtedly

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY APRIL

SHOWING 10 DAY

|2:30.5.10715 9.30 P.MAS!

1935

BOOKING: AT THE THEATRE

NË

•KINGS 9**

EDDIE CANTOR

In SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S production of

KID MILLIONS

ETHEL MERMAN

with ANN SOTHERN. • BLOCK & SULLY and the GOLDWYN GIRLS RELEASED TARU, UNITED ARTISTS"

ALSO LATEST WALT DISNEY'S 'PECULIAR PENGUINS" IN TECHNICOLOURA A SILLY SYMPH NY.

wood where ambition grows to ranks as Capra's greatest achieve- WARFARE FROM EAST AND WEST

tremendous proportions. The factment with the camera. Deftly made unusually difficult the cast and with the artistry that is Ing of fourteen roles in Edward | singularly his own. He has woven O, Robinson's latest First National picture, Two Seconds," which open to-morrow at the Alhambra Theatre.

RESELS.

The roles were all for those of people witnessing an electrocu- tion. They included legal wit

newspaper reporters. a priest, three jailers and a doctor. Several of the. Arst fourteen called declined the offer because they did not want to appear in a death house, even an imitation one.

Edward G. Robinson himself shares none of these beliefs, ap- parently. In fact, he found the death chair was more comfortable than his canvas studio chair and during the making of the death cell sequences he could generally be found between scenes lounged comfortably in its menacing em- brace.

Important roles in "Two Sec- onds" are played by Vivienne Ob- borne, Preston Foster, J, Carroll Walsh, Guy Kibbee, Adrienne Dore, Walter and William Janney. Mer- vyn LeRoy directed.

EVERGREEN

about the simple story of a man and a girl who forsake the luxur-| les of life for the freedom of a nomad's existence a delightful. heart-satisfying romantic drama which received stabere applause from audiences at the Queen's Theatre since Saturday last and which end its focal run to-day. ]:.

The large and imposing, cast supporting Warner Baxter and

THE AIR

"First Aid Methods

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Mar.15.

"I wish you to believe that we are not likely to see in the next war hundreds of seroplanes Bying

School Of Oriental Studies

Special Air Mail Service)

London, March 15. Speaking at the annual dinner.of the School of Oriental Studies Union Society, held at the Savoy

Myrna Loy acqurs itself admirably over London and wiping it out: Hotel on Monday night under the under Capra's direction. Walter in half an hour as some news- chairmanship of Str Denton Ross, Connolly turns in a grand. flaw-papers suggest," said Lieutenant Dr. C. O. Blagsen, dean of the

MOST PRECIOUS THING

· IN LIFE

11

From to-morrow the screen attraction at the Queen's Theatre will be Columbla's much-talked-of film transcription of“, the Travis Ingham McCall Magazine story. "Most Precious Thing in Life One of the most spectacular | featuring Jean Arthur, Donald and entertaining films ever seen on

the screen-"Evergreen" is coming to the Central Theatre on Wednesday.

This Gaumont-British picture introduces us to the old music hall days, as represented by the famous old Tivoli in the Strand,

and then goes to the lavish enter- tainments of present day variety "Tevae. A brilliant cast is headed

by Jessie Matthews.

FOG OVER FRISCO

A melodramatic murder mystery thriller is coming to the Alhambra

were from India.

and West.

FRIDAY

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FROM THE SECRET ARCHIVES OF ALL

THE GREAT NATIONS!

Life's mightiest drama! Mankind's most rowerful Story History's most sen- sational event!

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

HED BY LABRENT STALIANGS

SOVIET OFFER TO JAPAN

Frontier Forces Decrease

(Special Air Mail Service

London, March 18, "An "important move towards peace, in the Far East was made to-day by M. Litvino, Soviet Foreign Minister, in an Interview with Japanese Correspondents.

He admitted the possibility of a demilitarisation of the Soviet- Manchukuo frontlers step which has long been demanded by Japan.

The statement was made to the correspondents in connection with the sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway recently, finalized

by

lesa portrayal; Helen Vinson-is General Sir Harold Fawcus. school, said that during the 18 superb as the social-climbing wife: Director General of the British years of Its existence some 6,000 Clarence Muse is his usual comic Red Cross Scclety, when initiat- students had passed out of the self while Margaret

course of instruction for school and most of them had done Hamilton. ing a Lynne Overman, Raymond

Wal-London

BR.C. headquażers in very good work. In the last

academic year Burn and others contribute to the first aid in chemical warfare.

there were 435 Alm's general excel'ence

He said he thought it was time students of whom about one- for London' to follow the example fourth were women. There was a o other European countries in salaried staff of 40 teachers of 60 providing for the safety of the different subjects. The studente civilian population against air included 145 persons coming from

Russia to Japan.. attacks, and be suggested that outside the British Isles, and 88 of

"When the present tension an enemy would surely hesitate

slackens," said M. Litvinoff, "Russia to risk hundreds of

The Iranian Minister spoke of will be ready to discuss the reci 'planes in town when it knew the great service of the school in procal withdrawal of a certain attacking a that the preparations made promoting a better understanding part of her armed forces, including against - such ал attack would between East

The military aeroplanes, to a definite nullify its results.

notable celebrations in London last distance behind the Soviet-Man- Shoe'd Britain be subjected to autumn of the millenary of Fir- churian frontier." an air attack the civilian doctors dausi suficiently demonstrated, the would be the first line of defence interest which British scholarship for the civilian population, as far took in Perdan poetry and lore. as treatment went. Every doctor. He hoped very much that the num- should know how to treat people her of students of Persian in this who had been gassed, and should country would increase from year also know what precautions to the year under the stimulus of the take sg that he might not, him- splendid gifts to the school for the self, become a casualty. The me-purpose made by the Aga Khan and dical profession had not yet shown the Anglo-Persian Oll. Company in much interest in the matter, and connection with the millenary dical curriculum. It had not appeared in the me- celebrations. They in Persia were learning English in increasing numbers, and the English language and literature were being taught on a more extensive scale in Teheran and elsewhere in Persia than at any previous time. The motto of the school crest, "Knowledge is Power," closely corresponded with that of

Cook, Richard Cromwell and Anita Louise. The novel was serialized under the author's title, "Biddy."

With the fine shadings of drama, pathos and comedy, "Most Precious Thing in Life" concerns Itself with the life story of a young girl in a college town who

ardent

marries one of the social Llite students after a short, courtship. The marriage, as was expected, fals," but only, after a son and heir was born. -

In the sensitive hands of Jean Arthur, the character of the "Biddy" gape the full range of emotion and drama, Donald Cook the pampered scion appears as

Bir Edward Stewart, Deputy Chairman of the B.R.C.B., said afterwards that the society was sometimes accused of favouring militarism, but its object was purely defensive, War in future would not be war against armies,

the word "demilitarisation," which M Litvinoff preferred not to. use he did not regard as suitable in this connection, but is the way he defined the problem he thought a solution might be found as conf dence grew stronger and the day- ger of aggression decreased.

Litvinoff, "It is important to dis

For that purpose, sald M. perse the unfavourable impression created in Rusda by the Japanese refusal to accept the Soviet offer of

pact of non-aggression.”

that there had never been a war M. Litvinoff emphasised the fact

between the USSR and Japan. and expressed the hope that there

never would be

He complimented the Japanese

the valuable part he had played in

the negotiations for the sale of the Chinese Eastern. Ralway.

Theatre on Thursday, under the who uncomplainingly bows, to thebut against the individuals of the the Iranian Ministry of Public Foreign Minister, Mr.Hirota on title of "Fog Over Frisco," with staid family tradition and coldly nations. The object of the gas | Instruction, Bette Davis, Donald Woods, Mar- rescinds his marriage vows attack would be to produce panie The Egyptian Minister spoke of Richard Cromwell portrays the among the people but the danger the admirable work of the school innocent puppet in the story of of pante would be almost nil if in promoting the study of Arabic love

and luxury while

Anita the population could be told and paid tribute to the director for Louise, lovely blonde young screen exactly what measures had been his friendship with the Egyptian

college taken for their protection and people and for what he had done by Egypt, and Egyptians better known

what they ought to do.

his speeches and writings to make in this country.

newcomer enacts his sweetheart..

garet Lindsay, Hugh Herbert and Lyle Talbot in the featured leads. This First National Picture, based on the

story by George Dyer, is an exciting tale of adven- ture, revealing, the operations' of a band

The remainder of the cast in of international bond awindlers, who do not hesitate at cludes such personalities as Mary murder in carrying out their gigan-Forbes, Ben Alexander John tic operations. The story centres Wray, Dutch Hendrian and Jane about Ban Francisco, in the homes Darewell, Lambert Hillyer direct- of the fashionable society folk ed,

and along the water front on the Embarcadero, which is the scene of a thrilling chase after kidnap- “pers and lively battle with a band] of crooka Exterior scenes were made by the Company on location at the Golden Gate City.

WHOM THE GODS. DESTROY

Just where does a man's duty to humanity stop and his duty to himself begin? .

Bette Davis, playing a "heavy" for the first time in her life, is one of the leaders of the swindlers, "although" she is the daughter of a wealthy bond broker. -- Other important members of the band Include Lyle Talbot, Vice-President of the bond house, Douglas Dum at the Star Theatre brille, the master Irving Pichel.

This question is treated with amazing forcefulness in “Whom the Gods Destroy, featuring Wal ter Connolly Doris Kenyon; and Robert Young, which opens to-day

OLD

Fest

Whom the Gods Destroy, desis with this question in a polg

·Donald Woods” and Margaret compelling dramatic fashion. Lindsay have the romantic leads. picture serves to Introduce

Others in the cast, which is an Connolly, Columbia's unumally large and tilented onering prospect in his Include Alan Hale, Gordon West- tant role. In the cas cott Charles Wils

-Minjir, Willam Demarest, Dongias Cosgrove, WIHam: Davidson and George Chandler.

to Doris Kenyon

Young, tre Hobart Carr, Jasa Malhall 800

Rolto Lloyd and Gène

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"The First World War""

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Life"

Preciony Thing

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DANCE OF THE VIRGINS"

ROMANCE IN BALL

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EVER

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The man of a thousand charac ters faces the most terrifying

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SOBINSO

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