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AT THE CINEMAS

Trade Notes

MYSTERY WOMAN

One of the most thrilling and colourful screen dramaa of the year, according to all preview ae- counts, will arrive to-day at the It is Fox Film's King's Theatre, "Mystery Woman,”

"Mystery Woman" offers

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THE GAY DIVORCEE

Highlighted by the inspired dancing, of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and also by the apparent capabilities of this man Astaire to play romantic aym- phonies on the hearts of feminine fans in a new and whimsical man- Initial starring role to Mona ner, RKO-Radio's sumptuous musi- Barrie, the glamorous and arrest-cal comedy, "The Gay Divorcze," ing young actress from Australia is the brightest spot, this week on who cue year ago was brought to Entertainment Lane, Hollywood by Fox. In the single Miss Rogers, after falling in love year she has had Impörtant roles' with. Astaire, a victim of his In seven flrus, and advance ac-¡ inimitible dancing. his songs and counts state that she fulfills this his whimsicalities, decides to get opportunity in noble fashion. rid of a current boy-friend so that

In "Mystery Woman" Miss she can accept Astaire's impetuous Barrie plays an unusual role-that | wooing,

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of a woman, young and beautiful; She arranges to hire a "profes- who is dangerous to men, dis- sional filrt," with whom to stage honest with the world yet true to

false affair d'amour." She love above all else.

hopes this will make her incum- bent boy-friend so jealous that he will release her from her obliga-

with

In addition to the exotic Miss Barrie, the cast of "Mystery Woman" includes Gilbert Roland. tlons. John Halliday, Rod La Rocque, Mischa Auer, William Faversham and others.

MENACE

Gertrude Michael and Paul Cavanagh, who recently appear +d "together in "The Notorious Sophie Lang," are the central figures of the new Paramount mystery yarn, "Menace," "which is showing, for the last time to-day at the Alhambra,

Under the direction of Ralph Murphy, "Menace" unfolds the strange and sinister story of three people, a charming woman and two men, who live under the death threat of a murderous madman.

Trailed from Africa to California by the unknown man who threa- tens their lives, these three people take refuse together in a secluded house, high in an isolated moun- täin pass. There, with mingled feelings of fear and courage, they await the coming of the killer who. through cunning and. guile, has

tricked them and already is among them posing 25 a guest Kouse

of the

THE LONDON POLICE

Has New Laboratory

(Special Air Mail Service)

- London, April 18. With the opening of the Metropolitan Police Laboratory at Hendon yesterday by Sir John Gilmour, Rome Secretary, London at last falls into line with the other great capitals of the world in pos- sessing such an institution,

Mark Sandrich directed. conspicuous success,

ALL THE KING'S HORSES

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Songs, comedy and dancing fea.. tures the love problems of a king mount's "All the King's Horses" and queen as presented in Para-

which

to-morrow the

at Alhambra and Central Theatre.

opens

up the romantic rulers who settle their love problem amid a great deal of comedy complication in "All the King's Horms" The picture serves to introduce Miss musical and dramatic stage, to the Ellis, well-known star of the

American film-going publie

Edward, Everett Horton, Kather- ine DoMille and Eugene Pallette

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1935.

SHOWING. TO-DAY

SAT 2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

PKINGS!

DANGEROUS TO MEN DISHONEST WITH THE WORLD ...

but true to love!

BOOKING

AT THE #THEATRE Tat. No. 25813 25332

SUNDAY

THE SPECIAL FILM

OF THE GLORIOUS · AND EVENTFUL REIGN OF

THEIR MAJESTIES

KING GEORGE V

AND

QUEEN MARY

MYSTERY WOMAN "ROYAL

MONA BARRIE

GILBERT ROLAND JOHN ·HALLIDAY

AFTER OFFICE HOURS

Gable-Bennet Success

He

We have seen Clark Gable.. in many different roles and the last time I saw him was when he co- starred with Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery, not forgetting our old friend Charles Butterworth in "Forsaking All Others." was excellent then and It was in the hope of seeing him give an- other of his polished displays that I went to the Queen's Theatre last night and I can truthfully say. that. I did not come away disap- pointed.

His latest, After Office Hours" finds him playing opposite Con- stance Bennett and it is perhaps because of the fact that he had had previous experience

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A FOX Picture

"DOCTOR X"

Thriller At The Central

Full of thiris and with suspense from beginning to end. "Doctor X" доне showing at the Central will provide moyle fans with some- thing out of the ordinary "mys-" tery pictures."

months and all during the full moon Six' murders in six successive

in the vicinity of a medical College with the finger of suspicion cen- tred on someone connected with the College.

Lee Tracy as the reporter bun- gles to the last crime and Lionel Atwill as Doctor X asks the police to allow him to conduct his own experiments bring the culprit to justice, so as to avoid publicity to the College.

Going away from the College to another destination for the ex- periments, Tracy follows and is

assist in the principal supporting newspaperman that he plays the put out by the "mystery person."

les of "All the King's Horses" which was directed by Frank Tuttle.

Just when they are ready to be lleve they have cutwitted their enemy or that their own fears have played them false, the killer strikes suddenly and dramatically,

It gave great satisfaction to think that. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Thorndyke, of whom they might have heard. were to be suc- ceeded in the eyes of the world by Dr. Davidson, the head of the la- boratory.

X-Rays and Microscopes Visitors, among whom were Sir Bernard Spilsbury, were surprised at the comprehensive nature of the laboratory which is divided into five main parts and compares favourably with any of is kind To tour it is to enter a new world

The creation and equipment of the institution are one of the most of crime and science, where fc- important works carried out by

tion comes true and apparently Lord Trenchard, the Commissioner.valueless clues are made to speaks He was on the platform but did

with greater certainty than a hu- not speak-the silent, driving force

man witness. behind the scheme.

Sir

John Gilmour said Lord Trenchard and himself regarded

There is a shock-proof appar- atus which can X-ray a photo-

the building as being the founda-graph in three minutes; the lat-

tion of research

part of a hard-boiled editor well

SQ

Connie Bennett plays the role of society reporter and together they give us ninet3" minutes of good, clean and honest-to-good- ness entertainment.

When I read, the advance re- ports about this picture being one of the best films of its kind to be shown here, I was rather dubious but now that I have seen the picture, I can only add that F- thoroughly recommend it.-F. Mela.

BRAVEST DEED OF THE YEAR

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Prince To Honour Hero

In the first experiment in the re- construction of the crime, one of the research doctors of the Col- lege: Is murdered in identically the same way and a subsequent test carried out...but that would be telling too much Suffice it to say that the denouemerit, start- ling as is surprising, is obliterated by the struggle between Tracy and the "murderer" in the climax.

JUBILEE

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

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KING'S:-

(THE ROYAL CAVALCADE) * BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PLOTURE

CHARLIE CHAN IN PARIS

An Excellent Film

This film is coming on at the Queen's Theatre in their next change of programme (and is a first class detective story. Charlle Chan (Warner Oland) is sent over to Paris to investigate a forgery case on the Lamartine Bank. Com- plications occur in which Nardi is murdered. Mention must be made of the Apache, dance which was excellently, carried out. One has seen many of these but the above was the best the writer has

seen.

Lee Chan, Charlie's son, arrives in Paris and insists on helping his father. Lee's acting is very good Indeed, Charlie Chan eventually traces the criminals in a vault only accessible along the Paris, sewers. There he and his friend finds the whole engraving plant and print- ing press which made the forged bonds. Xavier (Murray Kinnel), well disguised as a beggar is held up if this vanit.

This film should on no, account be missed and Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland) acting is mar- vellous. A positive thriller.

- JUBILEE FILM

On Monday, May 6, after the main feature fim, a two "The

reel Silver Jubilee film will be shown at the Queen's Theatre. The film shows the most interesting periods of Their Majesties The King and Queen's life.

Those who have seen Mystery of the Wax Museum' will rejoice to hear that this picture. surpasses it in the matter of thrills and excitement, and sitting as a member of the audience one feels a creepy sensation up and down one's spine as one, watches the scenes.

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The romance in the picture is supplied by Fay Wray and Tracy Otners In the cast are Preston Foster, Arthur Edmund Carewe, John Wray, Harry Beresford, Lella Bennet and others.-O. M. O

(Spedat Air Mail 'Service)

London. April 18, The Prince of Wales will present the Stanhope Gold Medal of the Royal Humane Society, awarded water and for the bravest, deed of the year, man

carried

out his rescue in the pitch blackness est type of ultra-violet ray appar- of the early hours of a connected with

atus and cameras; an ultrapak microscope,

swam towards the

L

been

It commences with his child- hood and later as an officer in the Royal Navy, his visits to Germany. and India as Prince of Wales and later as King. His inspection of the British Lines during the War is also shown.

The last event is his attendance at the wedding to Prince George: and Princess Marina last autumn. It is a very interesting news reel and should on no account be miss- ed.-H. L. M.

Efficiency

Richardson, who was awarded the hound's searchlights had at York House to Lieut. Hugh. In the meantime the Wolf-

medal for saving the life of a turned on and a whaler lowered. sailor who had fallen overboard Lieut. Richardson reached the off Lamlash Harbour.

man and put the lifejacket around

A man who was wanted by the Lieut. Richardson

him. This held him up until the police had been photographed in men in the whaler came along-six different positions. The pic- side and pulled him on board. tures were sent to the chief of po Unluckily, Lieut. Richardson was ice of a small town, where it was which allows the He was on the destroyer Wolf-swept. "I hope by its means we shall scientist-detective to view an ob-hound in Lamlash Bay when he was carried away towards the open After a few deys Headquarters re- away by the waves and thought the fugitive was in hiding. ject under ultra-violet light,

heard a cry of "Man overboard" Bullet marks can be compared He ran to the rall of the ship and

ceived the following reply:- and phoographed at the same saw a man in the water.

Swept Away

criminal work. It was a new-born infant with great possibilities.

solve some of our problems and lay the foundation of a more rapid and certain detection of crime,"

he said. "Sometimes a few hairs or a little dust might be of the highest importance and require a peculiar and particular attention,"

The Voice of science Lord Atkin, a president for some years of the Medico-Legal Bociety, said it was high time the police in every part of the world should be equipped with all the resources of science.

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"Science," he said, "is coldly, and accurately true. It gives its evid- ence absolutely impartially and is engaged for melther the prosecu- tion

nor the defence. A great many of us have lagged terribly behind. The time will-soori come when an opinion expressed by such an important Institution as this will come to be regarded merely as the voice of science."

Lord Atkin visualised the future of the laboratory as, possibly, a

time, and identification Is pos- |

winter morning.

sible of axe traces on tree trunks Seizing

stormy

ti

lifejacket. Lieut.

by comparison with the traces Richardson plunged into the ley made by the axe suspected,

Along the benches in other rooms are dozens of microscopes for the examination of fabrics. string, wool or silk strands or any. other trivial clue which may be come vital.

The biological study of blood traces, bacteriological testa of every kind all are possible here. There is an instrument capable of cutting hair or skn to a fineness: exceeding 5,000th of an inch

There is apparatus for detecting finger prints which seems several times as efficient as any that has preceded It..

Much care and thought has gone to the organisation of the labora tory. Coroners, Home Office au- thorities and leaders, or the-legal profession all expressed their sur

branch of the University of Lon- prise at the scope of the work to

don, a great teaching" institute as be done.

well as a police laboratory, where coroners, prison doctors, advocates. members of the police force even judges themselves could, and should," train for diplomas. For the first time the country had a responsible Miilster prepared to favour auch a project.

Subject to Change

If anybody is getting out ap.edi- -Lion of Who's Who in Germany at this time, it should he issued in inoss-lear form).

SHOWING

TO-DAY

sea.

The whaler crew began a search in the darkness for the Lieutenant, and after a short while found him and managed to pull him into the boat..

"Sir, I received the portraits of the six men whose capture is de- sired. I have arrested five of them, and the sixth is under observation and will be secured shortly.” -

QUEEN'S

Ar 2.30, 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

YOU'VE NEVER KNOWN LOVE COULD BE SUCH FUN!

Thrills galore, too, when Clark and Connie matchwils and lips in the year's gayest screen romancel

HONG KONG

"Mystery Woman”

QUEEN'S:-

"After Office Hours" ORIENTAL:

"Dude Ranger**

CENTRAL:-- -

"Doctor X"

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ALHAMBRA:-

"Menace"

KING'S:-

Coming

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"Student Tour"

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CENTRAL:-

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"All The King's 'Horses":

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