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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

NAUGHTY MARIETTA

THE CASINO MURDER :

CASE

Directed by W. 5. Van Dyke, Victor Herbert's great musicul AN UNUSU... lecura, for B.oadway masterpiece. "Naughty Marletta? | stage stars who came to Hollywood with Jeanette MacDonald and i pas en estaliusned by Rosalind "Nelson Eddy in the leading roles

Russell Sne has been In Holly is playing currently at the Queen's

wood/ve months. Within that Theatre.

time she has been Zeatured in six pictures and one stage play. And now, in her seventh picture, "The Casum

The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture is a gripping drama of the oid ·Creole days with glamorous romance running throught it. The Victor Herbert music is preserved intact Including such song hits as "Ah Sweet Mystery of Le". "I'm Fallin in Loye with Someone". The Italian Street Song" and others.

An elaborate cast includes Frank Morgan, Fisa Lanchester, Walter Kingstard. Douglas Dumbrulle, Edward Brophy, Harold

Huber. Joseph Cawthorne, Cecelia Barker and many others of note.

Battles in the Everglades, cap- ture of a ship by pirates, the great New Orleans "Marriage Auction" and other thrilling and spectacular, episodes lend a new importance to the Victor Herbert music. reds of gorgeously costumed players are seen in the larger sequentes of the. romantic drama Orleans

4 SHOWS

TRAILY

130-13

7.45-130

of

Murder Case", Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's most thrilling murder mystery, opening on Thurs- day. a the Queen's Theatre, she plays the feminine lead opposite Paul Lukas..

On Broadway Miss Roseli ap pared in. the

hit plays.

"Talent' and "The Second Man". Then, she was given an M-G-M- contract and after playing the, leading role in "No More Ladies" the stage play produced by the studios' junior players at the Hollywood Music Bcx, she was given her first screen role in "Evelyr. Prentice".

Since then she has appeared in "Forsaking All Others" The Night is Young" and "Reckless". The last named is still to be seen locally.

In her first leading role, she Hund-portrays Doris, a society matron's companion. in the new 8.9. Van Dine's detective thriller which pre- sents Paul Lukas as a new Pallo Vance. "

New

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A

BIG COMEDY SHOW! MICKEY MOUSE INGIANTLAND " AND

THE YEARS BEST

LAUGH RIOT.

BENNETT

Fradris

MARCH

FAY WRAY-FRANK MORGAN

The AFFAIRS

CELLINI

TO-MORROW

& THURSDAY

A

THRILLING COMEDY..

ROMANCE

A FAST ACTION FOOTBALL STORY ITS GAY AND EXCITING

A

Metro Goldwyn-

Mayer Picture

with ROBERT TOUNG STUART ERWIN 120 CARRILLO

BETTY FUZNIERI TED HEALT

PELETON

·POSTER RUBSELL

HARDIE

THE BAND PLAYS ON

Summer Prices Matinees 20 ts.-30. cts Evenings 20 ets.- ets.-56 cis

THE BAND PLAYS ON

The Band Plays On, showing at the Oriental Theatre on Wednes- day and Thursday, is strictly a college picture. It is the story of the college, its trials and tribula- tions, its romantic interludes, its lighter moods and its spirit of

youth

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BEGGARS IN ERMINE

That picturesqre profession known as "beggary seems to have had a pecullar fascination for velists and dramatists, and some of the most delightful rascals in history and fiction have consorted with the tribe with the "taking" ways.

It is enriched by a well-balanced and a well-known cast of young players who, individually, have always have known for their finting, for the performances. Now, for the flush,

time, they are

brought together

in one highly entertaining picture. At the top of the cast stands Robert Young. Betty Furness sup- plles the other half at the colleg Tomance. Leo Carrillo, remem- bered for his excellent work in Viva Ville" again gives his de- Ughtful accent as the comedy campus tailor.

MILLS OF THE GODS

To-day will mark the juitis screening's of "Mills of the Gods," the Columbia production starring May Robson, at the Queen's Theatre.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1935...

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT

"2.30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

YXNX

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

A Heart-Load of Romance!

A. Suoburst of Song!

New Dance Sensations! New Fashion Creations!!

ROBERTA

"Jerome' Kern's

big stage hii IRENE DUNNE FRED ASTAIRI GINGER ROGERS

NOTE OUR NEW PRICES AT 2.30, 6.10 D. CIRCLE $1.10 B STALLS... 70 sta B. STALLS

ROBERTA

new

in

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Introduce a

language Roberta," PKO-Radio's de luxe musical romance which they are currently starred with Irene Durne, showing at the King's

Theatre.

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They talk with their feet in a whirlwind dance routine done to Jerome Kern's song hit, "Tu Be Hard to

Handle." Audiences. It is said, will have a grand time supplying their own translations to the foot conversation as it is Lapped out in this novel and con- vulsing number.

The two dancing stars do a wide variety of steps in the new production, showing even more in the way

of sensational rhythm than they did in The Gay Divor- cee." One of their feature dances is described as a poem in motion, done to the haunting lovely me lody of "Smoke Gets in Your Byes."

For her part Miss Dunne's golden voice is lent, to several of Ker's Anest scogs. including "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and new hits written especially for the picture.

"Roberta" deals, with a romance. in a Paris' gown shop, whkere brillant fashion show is a spect- acular episode.....

SORRELL AND SON

which is to

"Sorrell and Son", the new film be shown at the King's Theatre very soon, intro- duces to the public a girl whom the critics consider a certain star of the future.

Her name is Hope Davy, and she is a twenty-year old blonde with blue eyes, a charming smile, and

whole lot of ambition.' Miss" Davy made her first appearance as an actress at Weymouth (her home town) at the tender ago of five. She was a plece of seaweed in a dancing ballet.

Hope's father was a naval officer, and this seems to have influenced her early dramatic career, "for after her seaweed performance she next appeared in the role of a sea-shell! She might have been a mermaid next. but she had to go to school.

When she was seventeen Hope went for a year to the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, That completed. she toured in "Cynara" with Zena Dare and Martin Lewis, under- studying Isla Bevin in the leading part.

When Isla left the company to become a screen star. Hope took the lead.

Miss Dary has wanted to go on the dis as long as she can remember, and now that she is not disillusioned.

there

she

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'UNDER THE TONTO RIM"

TO-DAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Roberta'

QUEEN'S:-

"Mills of the Gods".

ORIENTAL:

"The Affairs of Cellinl

Kowloon

MAJESTIE:-

Chinese Picture ALHAMBRA;-

"Under The Tonto Rim

KING'S:-

QUEEN'S

Coming

"Sorrell and Son"

"Casino Murder Case" "Times Square Lady"

ORIENTAL:-

"The Band Plays On' "Smarty"

**Sequoina"

"What Every Woman Knows"

BARONY FOR MR. JOHN BUCHAN

Canada's New Governor- General Honoured

(Special Air Mall Service)

He's the prize sap of the Mexic an border, this "Tonto Kid” who | MAJESTIC:—— comes to life from Zane Grey's novel "Under the Tonto Rim," which opens today at the Alham- bra Theatre, but he turns tough!

Stuart Erwin-tough us nails- and a sap withal is in the prize of all the Zane Grey action rom- ances with a hysterically funny series of comedy situations that will turn you inside out and up- side down. But it's a two-fisted, hard-smacking, roaring "Western" picture just the same.

You'll go for this bay who - ways gets in trouble. He's the dumbest thing "that ever wore # six-gun-brands

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steers with 2

London, May 18. The King it was announced on Wednesday night, has approved that the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom shall be con- ferred on Mr. John Buchan, the Governor-General designate

Canaca.

waffle iron, producing a cross- word puzzle design, locks the boss, instead of the cows. in the cattle

Mr. Buchan, who is fifty-nine cars bound for the stock-yards; and a barrister. has been Conser puts alum the feed boxes; drinks

instead of salt invative M.P. for the Scottish Un- cothing iversities since 1827. In 1933 and stronger than milk but gets drunk 1934 he was High Commissioner for on that.

the Church of Scotland He is given 2 last chance, by He was educated at Casgow his boss-whose daughter Verna later at Oxford., where he was a Hle he adores-to stand guard scholar and took the Newdigate at the cattle rallroad. But, Stu Prize: falls asleep on the job, and the "phantom" rustlers steal six hun-

Versatile Writer After being called to the Bar. dred head of cattle from under he acted as private secretary to his nose. cattle which were to Lord Milner, then High Commis-

John Lodge. have been sold the next day to

sioner for South Africa. the eastern cattle One of

most buyer. They suspect Sty of com-

Randolph Scott, Helen Westley. She loves the work, infinitely pre-plicity; he is persuaded by Victor Varconi, Clatre Dodd and ferring it to the staze. Luis Alberni are the imposing cast. Willam Selter dilected...

THE AGE FOR LOVE

"The Age for Love." Howard Hughes newest and most brilliant United Artists Alm-play, with a distinguished cast headed by Billie Dove, is showing at

the Star theatre. The widely-heralded pic- ture, which is Miss Dove's first screen appearance after more than a year of vacation and preparation, opens at the Star to day.

Mr.

FROM BLOWER TO PREMIER

.Special Air Mail Service)

London, May 18 Bertram Stevens, who t ains the Premiership of New South Wales as the result of his convincing election victory over Mr. Lang's extremists, earned his Ars:

wages as an organ blower. Struck by the already substantial size of the Premier when a school- Doy, a man who was learning to play the organ gave hima Liza position of blower, at 48 00 2 week

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The future Premier's exciency pressed his patron that ne

the

ti

a

versatile writers of recent times, Mr. two Buchan is better known as grafting buddies to invest his novelist essayist and playwright money in a hated hog ranch to than a politician. be used as a hideout. With the partners Raymond Hatton and Fuzzy Knight, he goes to the ranch, but a few weeks of pig. swilling drive him gaza and Stu Is determined to quit and go back to town to take his medicine.

His appointment to the Gover- nor-Generalship of Canada, 場 succession to Lord Bessborough, was announced in March.

SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES

VACANCY

The conferment of a

Peerage

post

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

Nathan Rosi Kowloon. Tel 57222 SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 & 8.20 P.M

CHINESE PICTURE WITH CANTONESE DIALOGUE

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HELEN HAYES

IN

"WHAT EVERY

WOMAN KNOWS"

M.-G-M. PICTURE

CLAN CHIEF'S 100TH BIRTHDAY

Macleans Prepare For Duart Castle Celebrations

(Special Air Mail Service:

London, May 18. Representatives of Clan Maclean from all parts of the world are expected to gather at Duart Castle... Mull, on Saturday, on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the chief of the

clan, Colonel Sir Fitzroy Donald "Maclean, Bt. The clans- men, to the number of between 200 and 300. will be the guests of their

chief, and, in the historic castle of his ancestors, will help. him to eat his 100th birthday cake, decorated with an equivalent number of lighted candies.

A ceremonial programme has been arranged for the occasion, including the presentation of an illuminated address to the Ehler composed by the clan bard, the Very Rev. Dr. Lauchlan MacLean Watt, and also a book containing the signature of lover 3,500 Macleans from an over the world. Among those expected to be pre- sent

are representatives froin Germany. cadets of the family of Maclean of Coll, who, although German nationals. for many generations, have retained the name Maclean and the Bighland Christian names associated with the clan

The Dunara Castle, chartered for the occasion, will leave Oban for Mull at 1.30 pm, and those travelling to Oban by 'bus from Glasgow will leave from Waterloo Street at 8 am. It is intended that the 'buses should return to Glasgow the same day.

Local Wit

It was in front of local institu- tion where two bronze lions guard-' ed the steps. "How often, my lad, do they feed those two big lions?" a little news-

"Whenever they roar," was the straightforward reply..

If you are a lover of these West- on Mr. John Buchan disposes et ern operas-you will get more

a problem which, I belleve, has than your share of slam-banging action mixed with

rip-sporting, treatly exerclaed constitutional authorities. writes a correspon- about as many real laughs as you

dent.. The question raised was Erwinx is ridiculous as the sap, buty ceased to be a member of the can stand in one picture. Stuart whether Mr. Buchan automatical-

turns a bad man and you will Scottish: Universities on his ap- grin from ear to ear at the antics

pointment as Governor-General or his two pals. Raymond Hatton of Canada, or whither, in order to and Fuzzy Knight.

vacate his seat, he would have to apply for the Chiltern Hundreds. said the man to By some authorities It was con- boy. tive leaders that of getting them

tended that the Canadian

recorded. to the poll. It la considered an

was an office of proat under the obligation of democracy in New

Crown and that, therefore, Mr. South Wales that votes must be Parliamentary vacancy. I con- Buchan's appointment created a

Those who fail to do so are liable

sulted Captain Margesson the Chief Unionist Whip. to a fine of £2.

ON the The law is enforced with some

point, and be referred it to the law officers of the Crown, whose rigidity, At the last Federal opinion was that the seat did not. election a man who pleaded a automatically become vacant by conscientious objection to voting the appointment, and that and had gone to the polling station Buchari. would in rallying his supporters - Mr. Stevens was relieved of one worry recording his vote, did not escape, elevation to the Peerage, however. but deliberately refrained fron

require to apply for the Chiltern Hundrede. that confronts our own Conserva-the penalty.

creates the vacancy and renders that step unnecessary.

That historical-legendary figure

Famed for his superior pictures, of old Paris, Francois Villon, im- mortalized in Steverison's "LodgThe Age for Love" with his cus- young Mr. Hughes has produced

stage play. "If I Were King." later spectacular. He has chosen a bold, dugnt the boy to play the organ.

Night" and in the tomary flair for the lavish and

The Vagabond King" has a gls-turized with characteristic courage months of organ blowing-a fact used as the basis of the light opers, modern theme, which he has ple-Tubby" to his "friends, had 18 Mr. Stevens, then and now morous appeal.

The Beggars and extravagance. Opera," was a classic of another

he was able to recall to his first employer when, 20 years later, as generation.

Director of Finance, he met him. conference of bankers. He

It is, therefore, a cause for won- derment to those who have obser- ved closely the possibilities of the screen, that the art of making pictures hop, skip and emit sounds has not been applied more sedui- ously to the portrayal of the plc turesque aspects of human beings known as mendicants, or beggar. Such a colourful subject seems iterally made for the unlimited scope of sound films,

It seems, however, that one as tute producer at least has awaken. The picture shows how Miss Rob-

ed to the picture possibilities of son, as a wealthy mill owner fights career of a master-mendicant. The what might be called the life and to keep her factory from closing production is titled "Beggars in despite financial difficulties Others in the cast include Fayable character actor, Lionel Atwit Ermine starring that incompar Wray, as her extravagant grand- daughter and James Blakely

in what is said to be bis most po her brother, Miss Wray has ap

werful screen role. As John Daw peared in eight pictures since the son, Atwill portrays the character first of the year and adds a new of a steel magnate who, robbed of type of role to her record, while his business and losing his legs the role of her brother is the first through an accident, travels at major portrayal made by James over the world begging and looking Blakely.

for his wife and daughter who were spirited away by the employee responsible for the loss of his for tune.

Predicted by reviewers to be ona of the screen's most popular players within the next few years, Raymond Walburn has the part of The cast includes Betty Furness, the egotistical and selfish son of Miss Robson. Victor Jory has the virile role of Jim Derlin, labour agitator who fights the Hastings family to the last ditch. But when he falls in love with Jean Hast- ings, Fay Wray), complications arry

H. B. Walthall, Jamieson Thomas, Hayes, Stephen Gross and Astrid who are featured and George

Allwyn.

"Beggars in Ermine will be shown at the Alhambra Theatre from Thuesday.

The young and spectacular pro- ducer then rounded up one of the most brilliant and expensive casts ac a ever assembled for, a pleture. in- told him, too, that he had saved cluding, besides Miss Dove, Edward all the money thus carned. Everett Horton, Lois Wilson. Mary Duncan, Adrian Morris, Betty Rossi and sensational leading man.. Clarke and Charles Starrett, a new

TO-DAY

AND

TO-MORROW

FOLL OR PAY

QUEEN'S

The star of "Ledy for a Day".. and "Lady by Choice" In her greatest dramatic rola l'

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THE STORY OF THE STRANGEST LOVE A MOTHER EVER HADI

Be sure to see this fatest Columbia hit

May ROBSON

MILISTE GODS

Mr.

His

HONOUR FOR "MERCHANT NAVY

(Special Air Mall Service)"

London, May 18,

A signa honour will fall to the ships which are selected to repre- sent the merchant navy and the fishing feets in the Naval Review at Spithead on July 16. The task of choosing will not be easy, but The Admiralty hope to have each. class of the merchant service re- presented by typical vessels, along with drifters from the English and Scottish fishing fleets. It is expected that invitations will be Bent out at an early date. Whes the suggestion for merchant ser vice participation in the revier was put forward in this column three months ago it was favour ably received by the Bervice, or ganisations, and to-day's BA- nouncement of His Majesty's doct sion to honour the Red Ensign has given great satisfaction.

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ALHAMBRA

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW, al 2.30, 5.20, 720 9.20 p.m., Thrilling Action Romance packed with Rip-snorting Comedy 1

BASHFUL

BAD MAN OF THE WESTI

to tell king he was

ore ke know it!

TANE GREY'S Under the TontoRim

- STUART ERWIN

FRED KONCER RAYMOND NATION VILJA KILNS Carinacións Gleb

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