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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

ADORABLE

NAUGHTY MARIETTA

Music, romance. stirring drama and spectacle blend in one of the outstanding screen productions of the year in "Naughty Marietta Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's haunting screen transcription of Victor Her- bert's masterpiece coming shortly to the Queen's Theatre,

Bear it in mind and never for- get it! "Adorable,“ showing at the King's Theatre. the new Fox Film with Janet Gaynor and Henry Garat hr the stellar roles, ls cer- 'tainly the most hauntingly ro- mantic plature ever magic. It has a story that fairly breathes hap- piness in every one of its detalls. Its music has all the qualities of refreshing accompaniment," with songs that are guaranteed to be popular. In its selection et stars and cast, Fox has shown a wise Insight into the tastes of the pub-capture. of the Casquette Girls by

c.

The charming music of the great composer, as sung by Jeanette Mac- Donald and Nelson Eddy playing the leading roles in the picture. is heard against "a", thundering background of drama. The settle- ment of Louisiana, pioneer strug- gles, the Marriage Auction" of St. Lculs of the old Creole' days, the

pirates, "their rescue, and other. Kripping drumatie detafis are woven into a story that, aside from music, provides an epic recital of the founding of one of America's most romantic cities.

Amid the drama runs romance ang with it such great song his as. "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life," "I'm Falling in Love with Some-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 25,

SHOWING

TU-DAY

2.30.5.10, 7.15

AT"

& 9.30 P.MI.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE'

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Fox Film Presents

JANET

MENRY

GAYNOR GARAT

Adorable

1935.

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE

TR No. 25313 25332

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The fastest train on earth in an epic raca for life!

ilver treak

Direct by thoma Ming

With

AKO RADIO

Figure

SALLY BLANE..

CHARLES STARRETT HARDIE ALBRIGHT WILLIAM FARNUM

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une" and ethers of Herbert's im- WALLACE BEERY

Janet Gaynor has found the per- fect complement for her unique abilities in Henry Garat, the Euro- pean player who makes his Ameri- can picture debut in "Adorable." Together, as they unfold step after step of the story, they form what is by far the most attractive. pair of players seen in many a moon. It is a rare motion picture oc- casion when story and stars it s beautifully together. Miss Gaynor again reveals her manifold talent for the screen in Rs three prin-acting that is surprising. Eddy. cipal deparments acting, singing and pancing. Garat must certain- ly look to a brilliant enreef on the American screen. He has all the, makings.

mortai airs.

M's MacDonald is beautiful 19 look at, sings divinely, and gives her audlence a taste of emotional

famous American baritone, proves that he is reel material as a new leading man of the screen, aside from "his resonant nudi artistic baritone volce.

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HAROLD LLOYD

a missionary's son from China, who returns to America

to find a wife! GLADSOME THRILLS! FULL OF LAUGHTER!

HAROLD

KENTUCKY LLOYD

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SILVER STREAK

Will the airgaile ever take the place of the train as the speedient meries of cross-country transporta- tion of passengers and freight!

This question, wirich for years has been causing railroad heals considerable worry, is definitely answered in RKO-Radio Picture, The Silver Streak," showing Wednesday at the King's Theatre. It was the famous Burlington

"Silver Streak, America's first and only Diesel-inotored strenin- line train, that suggested the theme for

The

RUMBA

Scores Another Success

Stunning Creations In

Roberta "

An excellent foliow up to the "Gay Divorcee," is "Roberta" the Wallace Beery who made himself | R-K-O Radio new musical coming such a favourite with old and to the King's Theatre. young alike in "The Champ "and

Treasure Island "-only to men "ilon two of his many successes. gives us another excellent picture In West Point Of The Air" which cpened to crowded houses at the Queen's Theatre yesterday.

"Most of the scenes are taken at the famous Randolph Fields, the

U.S. Army Aviation School, where Beery, in the part of a hardened sergeant Instructor. risks his own life in order to save his son. play ed by Robert Young, from disgrace

**Roberta "the supposed name of a glamorous Paris fashion salon is Invaded by a quaint American bana leader, played by Fred Asen taire and his football hero played by Randolph Scott who calls on his aunt. the owner of the fashion- able establishment.

Through the death of Roberta,

acted by Helen Westly. John the nephew, inherits the shop. A briliant musical fashion show takes place as one of the climatic features of the picture. with beau- tiful models displaying the year's advance styles.

as the Russian

Irene Dunne Princess is perfect in her part and her singing of " Smoke gets in your. Eyes" could not be better render-

Maureen O'Sullivan plays the feminine lead and another who contributes to the picture's success is Rosalind Russel. The veteran, Lewis Stone. always dependable for excellent acting, also gives us someed excellent acting and on the whole "West Point of the Air" is a flm that should, please every Alm fan, for not only is the story on "ex- ceedingly good one, but the pic- ture is also packed with thrills from the opening reel to the "fade cut" F. Mela.

SMART MONEY "

Edward G. Robinson, whose genius for dynamic characterizu tion was so perfectly "demonstrated izi Little Caesar"-quits gun- uing and takes to gaming in

The dancing by Ginger Rogers who takes the part of a Countess and Fred Astaire, (again her part- ner) is marvellous, not to mention the very unique pipe organ musical comedy with the gloves of the band boys as the key's. Another surprise number in this Alm is Fred Astaire himself.at the piano. Not only is the story a good one.

BEACON CHAIN OF FIRE

but the whole Blm is full of. “pep” -new tunes. new dance numbers and full of rhythm: A picture not to be missed especially those that like musicials.-R.R.

Irene Dunne, the star of· R-K-0 Radio musical "Roberta," com-

ing to the King's Theatre,

2,000 beacons, reaching from the Channel Islands to the Shetlands, and across Northern Ireland.

The Hyde Park beacon had been erected not far from.the Marble Arch. Rising in the shape of a

"Smart Money" which is coming Touch of the King's pyramid, scaffold posts, with joists

to the Theatre on nesday and which was, writter by Dancing with George Raft,, star those masters of the melodramatic,

Alhambra way of

Kubec. Ciasmon nad John Bright,

of Paramount's Rumba," open-who did The Public Enemy 10g to-day at the Theatre, is one certain winning success in Hollywood, if one is to judge from the results. ** Thret actresses who appear with Raft in his new picture Carole Lombard, tus co-star, Margo and Iris Adrian-have all danced with the star professionally.

which recently brought. James Cagney into the small company of the elect of talking pictures.

Raft

RAKKADINA

who can

There are, beside the screen a tresses, several stage dancers who motion pictare liave at one time or another ap The Silver Streak," and the

peared witi. train is featured throughout the

diate ฟ

from their film as an adjunct to the story's

association with the star of <drama. ||

Rumba. They include Elsie Pizner, well-known on the Paris Ane London stages:Diana Ritz and Barbara Rand. both popular on the American dancing stage.

In Rumba," Raft dances ver- sions of the popular native Cuban lance which have ever been seen in the United States before. The plot of the picture is based on the tempestuous romance between Baft, as a dancer, and Miss Lomn- bard a beautiful heiress

The thrilling story deals with a history making, non-stop, cross- country run of the Silver Streak from Chiengo to Boulder Dam. In the photoplay the train carries the newly developed. "Drinker Respirators," perhaps better known es iron " lungs," on 10 epic erraid of mercy, the respira tors being used to save the lives of great numbers of workers who have been stricken with, infantile paralysis.

THE KINGS'S JUDGES

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, May 8. At St. Paul's on Monday only one of the fudges still active liat was in office at the King's Accession. This was Mr. Justice Eve.

on the

During his reign the King has already sanctioned the appoint- ment of no fewer than sixty Supreme Court judges.

They include three Lord Chief Justices, Lord - Reading, Lord Trevethin, and Lord Hewart, and three Masters of the Rolls, Lord Swinfen of Chertsey, Lord Stern- dale, and Lord Hapworth,

Thirty-four of the appointments were to the King's Eench, 14 to the Chancery Division, and anot- her six to the Divorce side.

Nearing Their Jubilee

The Arst new judge actually approved by his Majesty was, Mr. John Eldon Bankes, who re- tired, "a Lord Justice, in 1927,

He was appointed in September. 1910, four months after the acces-

sion.

Less than a month later came the appointment of Mr. Justice Avory and Mr. Justice Horridge. (Oct. 1, 1910),

The Woolsack has had eight different tenants during the reign. Three of them filled it for a second term. These were Lord Haldane. Lord Cave, and Lord! Sankey.

"Mr. Robinson plays the part of Nick the Greek, a small town bar her who runs crap-games in the room back of his tonsorial parlour and considers life to be nothing else than one glorious round of gambling and girls--the latter ta be, without exception, of blonde persuasion.

"Smart Money" is the result <sf the collaboration of Kubec Glasmon and John Bright who wrote "The Public Enemy."

Alfred E. Green has created an- other directorial master-piece in Smart Money." See Robinson as Nick, the Greek.

SHOWING

TO-DAY

Hand

(Special Air Mall Service)

beacon

to

timber formed a frame-work which was filled with inflammable material. Wires connected the Buckingham Palace. and when the King pressed the electric switch a heavy 'flow of current, which was amplified in the park, caused the füsing of the

Landoh, May 9, The King, pressing an electric switch

wire. at Buckingham Palace. shortly before 10 o'clock on Mon- day night, started in Hyde Park the Jubilee chain of fire that blazed throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The fusing of a wire produced a fame at the top of a tall pyramid ci inflammable material. The fire spread swiftly, and a great crowd of spectators within the park cheered as the fire became broader and the burning plle more brill- ant,

From Hyde Park the King gave the signal for the kindling of

The King's signal was awaited with great interest by the vast of spectators, and they crowd cheered the lighting of the beacon. The pyramid, which had a base of 60ft and was 20ft. high, had been built during the day, by Boy Scouts of Westminster, Kensing- ton, Paddington, Chelsea, ar.d Fulham. When in full blaze it provided the park with a brilliant fiuminant, and not until the beacon had been reduced to glow- ing embers did the crowd of

spectators disperse.

QUEEN'S

AT 2.30; 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

P.M.

NO THRILL EVER to equal it!

Wallace BEERY

WEST POINT of the AIR

Jug Joklyn-Mayer

Räbert YOUNG • Maureen O'SULLIVAN

Lewis STONE + Jimas GLEASON;

WATCH FOR NAUGHTY MARIETTA”.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

'KING'S:--

"Adorable"

QUBEN'S:-

"West Polat of The Air"

ORIENTAL:-

Kentucky Kernels"

Kowloon

MAJESTIC:-

"The Count of Monte Cristo

ALHAMBRA:~

"Rumba"

KING'S:--

Sunday

"Adorable"

QUEEN'S:— 17

11 "West Point of The Als**

ORIENTAL:-

"Cat's Paw"

"What Every Women Knowy" ALHAMBRA!—

"Rumba" MAJESTIC:-

"Cutcast Lady"

MAJESTIC

PRA THEATRE Nathan Boad Kowloon, Tel. 57222 FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 520. 7,20 & 9.20 PM.

ALEXANDRE DUMAS' "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO WITH ROBERT DONAT ELISSA LANDI

circle of lights around 8t. James's Fark led the eye easily to Buck- ingham Palace, its front lit in a blaze of light so that it looked like a triptych done in silver. Behind us as we watched was the dark space of Hyde Park, and neur its middle the huge bonfire

which the King himself had

JUBILEE NIGHT wards towards the

Beacons Seen From The Air

started

Next we were travelling west- Chilterns. leaving behind the lights ever so slowly. London stretches out so far that the beacons on the hills were not clear of its star dust. Yet there were the bonfires clearly distinguishable, and beyond them -more paints; for at our height we looked over the top of the Chu- terns.

into the

(Special Air Mail Services

London, May 8.

Turning south again there were The sights of Jubilee night were landscape, and beyond them pin: more red spots on the darkened to be seen from an aeroplane, as points which were in fact bonfires an addition to the beauties al- casting their dames and smoke ready to be found around London

brisk air of the South on so clear a night. The lights Downs. On the way home we of the London area themselves

made our last visit at close quar- were starlight decorations in such ters to the enormous fire made conditions. Their pale silver

On Epsom Downs. We slipped points and the soft silver mist in

ACTOSS the town of Epsom low which they drenched the ground enough to pick out the lines of might have been prescribed as lights on its gayly decorated most appropriate to Jubilee cele-clock-tower, and then brations Yet as we moved out sweeping right alongside the ban- from "Croydon towards the dark fire on the Downs. The great edge of the saucer over which we seemed to be flying the bonfires began to come up in strong con-

Before we were clear or the lights the first fires had taken shupe. At our height of · 6,000ft. the flicker of james and the anft of heavy smoke were lost to us. A cone of red light completely different from the silver of the street lighting stood out clear and distinct. Travelling fast in the lour-engined Diana we had taken from Imperial Airways, we were quickly out in the darkness, and now there were beacons by the dozen, Moving south-east we tra- velled between two lines of 'them.

Chatham

We

The darkness lasted only a few minutes, and then searchlights began poking their pale tingers. towards us. First we were held by one and then by another, and suddenly

could zecognize and its sister towns with a big bonfire on

the hill above it and the amazing out- lines of floodlit warships resting like graceful seafowl on the waters near the dockyard. were just due to contribute their share to the display, and punctu- ally their searchlights joined in. Altogether they came up into our night sky, making maypole pat. terns above the sea of the town's ilghts.

These too

Away on our right, was sheer- ness with more food-lit warships. In the distance Southend present- edits short but brilliant front, Potted, like signals about this scene were the red points which could be distinguished as bonfires and beyond them right away to the far horizon stretched others, mere"dols to be identified by their colour alone as beacons it and tended in honour of the King's Jubilee.

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THE HEART OF LONDON Soon we were across the river, waere a crescent moon cast its own "Dalt sliver reflection among so much light of the same tone, Rockets were bursting in recrea-. tion grounds, and here and there pontires were scattered, some“”“ blazing fiercely, some recovering after replenishment. As near an we dared we came to the heart of London, where stretches, of "very bright light marked ...... the food-lighting. The line of the

· Mall and its almost complete

we were

columns of flames reached up towards us, and in the wide ring of light we could see the faces of hundreds of watchers and the long ranks of waiting motor-cars.

The Impression of the night's' journey is one of almost unending celebration. Wherever we turned during our fight we were never out of sight of a dozen to a score

il. of bonfires. and far beyond the route we took was an endless ring of them stretching out to indicate the far distant and invisible ranks of beacons Ut to end this memor- able day.

ALHAMBRA

HUNTRE

TO-DAY

at 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 pm, The melodic masterpiece of 196

EXCITING ADVENTURE! RAPTUROUS ROMANCE1 Rhythmic, Daring ・・ Fascinating

THE DANCE OF LOVE

It made him the Idol of Havana... drove her into the arms of the . man she tried to hate!

GEORGE RAFT CAPOLE LOMBARD

RUMBA

| MASSO• LYNNE: OVERKÄN” E DIGLEY-MOS ADIAN. CAL PATRICK

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