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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

THE LEMON DROP KID

Fast talking Lee Tracy and the beautiful Helen Mack, who were so successfully co-starred by Para- mount" in "You Belong to Me" are together again in Damon Runyan's new stary "The Lemon Drop, Kid." opening to-day at the Alhambra Theatre.

to this co-starred

In addition

team, the cast features Minta Gombell, William Frawley, Henry B. Walthall and that gurgiing in- fant Baby LeRoy.

"The Lemon Drop Kid' is the sicry of a likable racetrack insider. who thinks he knows all the answers until he bets a million- aire's money on the wrong porse. Then he is forced to say a hurried goodbye to his two pals, the pro- fessor and his girl friend and heads away in 'a small town where zime hangs heavy.on his hands.

"The Lemon Drop Kid" was directed by Marshall Nellan and is the fourth Damon Runyon story to come to the screen in the last few months. Runyon's previous pictures were "Lady for a Day." "Little Miss Marker" and "Mid- night Albi."

4 SHOWS

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130-5.13

7.15–1.20

MYSTERY WOMAN

One of the most thrilling and colourful screen dramas of the year, according to all preview ac- counts. Is to-day at the Star Theatre,

"Mystery Woman" offers an in- Itlal starring role to Mona Barrje, the glamorous and arresting young actress trom Australia, who one year ago was brought to Hally- wood by Fox.

Advance accounts state that she Fulfils this opportunity in hotable fashion, and Fox Film executives are said to be confident that short- iy she wil take her place among the foremost stars of the screen.

"In "Mystery Woman" Miss Barric plays an unusual role that of a woman young and beautiful, who is dangerous to men, dishonest with the world-yet true to love above all else. For a purpose kept secret from everyone she sets out on a career of intrigue which leads her along devlous and dangerous. paths. At last, she is triumphant, but only at the cost of many perils and the death of a man whom she has come to honour and respect.

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THE MIGHTY BARNUM

- P.

self-styled T. Barnum... "Prince of Humbugs," comes back to a heartly ife on Saturday at the King's Theatre, In the person of Wallace. Beery, who plays the matchless showman in Darryl F. Zantack's production

"The of Mighty Barnum," for 20th Cen- tury Pictures

The screen play, which main- tains the comedy mood best suit- ed not alone to Barnum's extra- to Beery's vagant exploits but

of charac- most popular type terization as well was written by Gene Fowler, famous blographer, and Bess Meredyth, one of "Holly- wood's ablest scenarist. "The story opens with Barnum's entrance into the side show busi- ness exactly a hundred years ago when, having acquired 3 few reptile monstrosities and an aged pegress named Joice Heth, pur- ported to be 160 years old and erstwhile

of nurse

the infant George Washington, he left his, falling Bowery grocery, rented a Ilvery stable and opened Barnum's American Museum.

YOU'RE TELLING ME

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1935.

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GRAND DOUBLE· ATTRACTION !

ON THE SCREEN

HELLDORADO

A Jesse L. Lasky Production

RICHARD ARLEN MADGE EVANS

Ralph Bellamy

A FOX PICTURE

ON THE STAGE MEZEY REVUE

DANCING, SINGING, COMIC ACROBATIC

A delightful company of clever artistes who have won a triumphant success in- Europe and in the Far East.

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THE MIGHTY BARNUM

¡A DARRYL F. ZANUCK PRODUCTION with ADOLPHE MENJOU

VOLUINTA, ARUCE

ROCHELLE HUDSON JANET BECCHEN UNITED ARTISTS PICTURE

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HELLDORADO

hit

B

The producer-director combina- tion of Jesse L. Lasky and James Cruze, famed a decade

for ago

such

spectacles 15. "The Covered Wagon," "Old Ironsides." and other allent "epics." has been re-united for the production of another spectacular film.

Lasky, now producing for Fox Film, chose Cruze to direct "Helldorsdo.” film saga Of modern

of band

travellers marooned in an abandoned Call- fornia ghosttown. It is said to

the be one of

most ambitious undertakings of the pioneer pro- ducer who has made more than

he 1,000 pictures since founded Paramount just 20 years ago "Helldorado" will begin' an engage- mert at the King's Theatre to- day.

Heading the cast is Richard Arlen, another Paramount veteran, who leaves that company after ten years, to free-lance and play his first independent role in "Helldorado." It was Lasky who gave Arlen his first screen-role when the producer was guiding. production for the old Paramount organization, and it was Cruze who directed the star in many of his early pictures. Arlen also-ap- peared for Lasky in "Wings," one

cf the producer's biggest hits.

In the feminine lead, in. "Hell- dorado," opposite Arlen, is Madge Evans, and in the supporting cast are Ralph Bellamy, James Clea

son,

Henry B. Walthall, Helen Jerome Eddy. Gertrude Short, Fresh from his hilarious success

Patricia Farr Stepin Fetchlt, in Paramount's smash comedy Lucky Hurlic, Stanley Fields and "Six-of a Kind," W. C. Flèids wins Berton Churchill,

new honours in his first starring

role in You're Telling Me" an- THE GIRL FROM MAXIM'S

other great farce, which comes to the Alhambra Theatre on Friday. Featured in the cast of the picture, which was directed by Erie Kenton, are Larry Buster" Craobe, Joan Marsh and Adrianpe Ames.

The film is another refreshing

riot, and Fields follows

115.3 up pool table stunt with a new con- coction of comedy, & burlesque golf act.

Flelds turns in a smash per-

Wallace Beery as P. T. Barnum. buying a three-headed frog, which turns out to be a fake, from a supposed farmer (Herman "Bing) la 20th Century's "The Mighty Barnum" which coties to the King's Theatre next. Saturday "through United Artists release.

Edwina Booth Is Here In

Search Of Health

Film Star's Tropical Illness. Baffles U.S. Doctors

Bim

Southampton. ago, when she tramped bare-footed Miss Edwina Booth, the

through African swamps for the actress, who claims £200,000 com- filming of "Trader Horn,” She pensation against Metro-Goldwyn-į had spent the last thirty-seven Mayer for a mysterious tropical! months in bed. disease she says ahe contracted

during the filming of "Trader

од

Horn," arrived in England for ex- No gayer film that "The Gipert treatment to-night. from Maxim's," opening to-morrow

She wore a black vell over her the screen

of the Queen's faced and was swathed in blac- Theatre has ever been made. Be-kets when she was carried ashore sides the catchlest of musle and

a stretcher from the liner stimulating dances of the delightful songs, it contains the Britannic.

early

Miss Booth was hurried into the days of the twentieth century. boat train and travelled in a com-

these, the Can-Can and partment with drawn blinds. the Matchische, are "shown, ear-

She was brought, to England ried out exactly as they were in

from New York by her father, Dr.

Two of

which is probably the gayest and most compelling, will be danced by some twenty beauti- ful dancers led by Frances Day and Leslie Henson, two notable, play- ers, in the fascinating costumes of the period.

to find a cure for her in London

JUNGLÈ SICKNESS Dr. Woodrun said that his daughter's Diness started five years

"It is a disease,” he told me, that has baffled all the doctors who have seen her. I can only de- scribe it as a mixture of all known nervous complaints.

2

If

"Dr. Torrence, well-known specialist in tropical diseases, who saw her in America recently, said that if she was brought to London he was confident that something could be done to cure her, and I intend to consul; the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine.

"She has been a heroine during

writing story books for children and some poetry. She has even done some sculpturing."

formance as a small town op Paris in 1904. The Matchische the James Lloyd Woodruff, who hopes her long illness, and has been ticlan with a flair for inventing tune of which has never brought him success. His inventions indude a murder-chair for tired purglars, a machine, for blowing out burn- ing matches, a keyhole finder for inebriated

and gentlemen, puncture-proof tire.

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The Can-Can which is to-day danced at the Bay Tabarin in Paris will be danced by another dancing led by one of the most

But despite his belief that he is as good as Edison, Fields' family is forced to live on the "wrong troupe

When the son

Adolphe Menjoy., Rochelle Hus-side of the town." don and Janet Beecher are also importantly case in this Joseph M. Schenck presentation which Walter Lang directed for release through United Artists.

TIMES SQUARE LADY

Powerful drains, shot through with the brittie humour of Broad- way, spiced with two distinctive love stories running at the same lime, the most important having that whimsical "Thin Man" flavour "thats a description" of "Times

of the town's wealthiest family proposed to Fields' daughter, the match is frowned upon by the family because

Fields' of

Ari sobriety and his insistence upon taking his shoes off in the par-. lour.

il

But from that point on, he sets out to win. His exploits in put- ting over his invention, winning a pile, get into society. and bring- ing happiness; to his daughter, are screamingly, funny incidents in a picture that abounds with laughs.

Square Lady" a Metro-Goldwyn-¦ Doctor: Pinky Tomlin, eccentric Mayer production having its final showings. to-day at the Queen's

"Theatre.

hogcallin' crooner who has rocketed to fame with his rendition of his own songs, "The Object of my Af- The cast Includes a group of fection" and "What's the Reason Hollywood's new stars, who are I'm Not Plessing you?"; Isable expected to contribute much to Jewell, Nat Pendleton and others." making screen history. They in- Also there is Helen Twelvetrees, clude Virginia Bruce, the statues-lovely star of many Buccessful

que beauty who recently scored in "Society Doctor" and "Shadow of Doubt": Robert Taylor who leaped to fame with his work in "Bociety

photoplays, and such other es- tablished favourites as Jack LaRue;" Russell Hopton, Henry to mention only a few.

TO-DAY

ONLY

brilliant exponents of this favou- rite dance of the "Naughty Nine- ties."

The particular version of this dance to be seen is one of the most sensational ever alfred.

Eloquent

"I suppose your home-town is one of those places where every- one goes down to meet the train."

What train?”-

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"Helldorado"

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\LAJESTIC:

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ALHAMBRA :-

The Lemon Drop, Kid”

KING'S:-

Coining

"The Mighty Barnum"

QUEEN'S

"The Girl From Maxim's”

"The Whole Town's Talking"

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"Have. A Heart'

"The Mighty Barnum"

T. Barnum. self-styled "Prince of Humbugs." comes back to a hearty life at the King's Theatre, in the person of Wallace Beery, who plays the matchless showman in Darry F. Zanuck's production of "The Mighty Bar num." for 20th Century Pictures.

The screen play, which main- tairs the comedy mood best suit- ed not alone to Barnum's extra- vagant exploits, but to Beery's most popular type of character- zation as well, was written by Gene Fowler, famous blographer, and Bess Meredyth, one of Holly- wood's ablest scenarista.

The story opens with Barnum's entrance into the sideshow busi- ness exactly a hundred years ago "when, having acquired a few re- palle monstrosities and an aged negress named Joite Heth. pur- ported to be 160 years old and erstwhile nurse of the infant George Washington; he left his falling Bowery grocery, rented a livery xtable. and opened Barv num's American Museum, ·

The famous midget, General Tom Thumb and his bride Lay vinia. the Cardin Giant, the Bearded Lady, the Fiji Mermaid, the Woolly Horse, and all the rest of the "natural oddities" with which Barnum staggered New York a century ago are also seen. His splurge from the grotesque to the sublime with the sponsoring of the American debut of Jezny Lind the lovely Swedish nightin- gale, "at Castle Garden, plays a big part in the picture, with Vir- gizia Bruce charmingly inter- preting the golden-voiced Jenny,

• Adolphe Menjou, Rochelle Hud- son, and Janet Beecher are also Importantly cast in this Joseph M. Schenet presentation which Walter Lang directed for release through United Artists. Mighty Barnum". comes King's Theatre, next Saturday.

"The

to the

"UNKNOWN WOMAN”-

.:

Henry" Armetta, Italian charac- ter actor and comedian, was eng- aged for an important supporting role in Columbia's secret service. drama, "Unknown Woman," in which Marian Marsh and Richard Cromwell have the leads. Nana Bryant, Nelle B. Nichols and Ben 'Taggart have also been signed for. this production which is being directed by Albert Rogell. Scott Darling wrote the story and Al- bert DeMond and Fred Niblo Jr. are credited with the adaptation. Mr. Armetta, who played a comedy role in Columbia's zen- sational success "One Night of Love" is one of the buslest players in Hollywood, Afew. of his Jatest -plctures in- clude "Two Heads on a Pillow." "Wake Up and Dream," "Imita: ̧tion of Life," "The Merry Widow," "Vazessa:” “Romance in the Rairi," 'Straight from, the Heart," "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head," "Night Life" of the Gods”. and. "Cheating Cheaters;":

A Natural Mistake

A woman was charged with as- saulting a rata-collector when he called at her house. When asked by the magistrate why she did it," the replied:Well, he shouldn't bare called after it was dark f thought it was my husband.”

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London, May 25. London La the main objective of the Emir Saud, who has "now reached Fome on his first visit to Europe.

The Crown Prince of Saud! Arabia will reach London about June 15 and will spend a month bere.

He will hardly escape all politics on this "grand tour"—as is shown that his father's by the fact Under - Secretary for Foreign Affairs, accompanies him,

Signor Mussolini is interested in the Yemen, which this young veteran soldier of 30 so badly defeated last year: "Their inter- view can hardly avoid all refer- ence to a subject which vitally concerns Italian policy in the Red Sea

In London such political conver sations as take place will, it is belleved, be concerned with minor frontier questions on the Persian Gulf

Emir Saud, who has the pure Arabian type of features, will wear his traditional dress on his travels.

But he is by no means conser- in vative in other ways. While England the latest developments in British aircraft are likely to occupy him not a lttle.

Anything Once

Willie Weems"Honey, don't you think you could manage to live on $25 a week?”.

Dora Schultz "Get the licence. I try it a week.”

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