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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY,

JUNE 15, 1935.

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THE DEFENSE RESTS

DESIRABLE

Jack Holt, hero of eighty-six virile Screen adventure dramas dons the toga of the barrister for the first time in his long and notable career to present the leading character of the Columbla drama, "The De- tense Rests" due shortly at the Queen's Theatre.

Supporting the star in the lead-Teasdale, and John Halliday... ing feminine role is Jean Arthur,' who scored decisively in the re- cent "Whirlpool opposite Jack Holt, and in "Most Previous Thing in Life" with Donald Cook. The remainder of the cast includes Shirley Grey, Nat Pandieton, Ray- mend Walburn, Sarah Padden, Donald Meek and Raymond Hat- toxi.

Jean Muir, the young Broadway actress who has risen to screen fame in a tew snort months. is coming to the Alhambra Theatra on Wednesday next, in the Warner Bros. production. "Desirable." at the head of an all-star cast which includes George Brent. Verree

The picture, based on the story by Mary McCall, Jnr.. is said to be a stirring romance in which a young and unsophisticated girl who has been kept in seclusion in a inishing school by her mother, a. reigning favourite bt the Broad- way stage, is swept of her feet by the glamour of the society world with which she comes into con tact for the first time, but who analy awakens to its shams and

The story is a powerful indict- ment of the ruthless, sensational "mouthpiece" popularized by the B Fallons and the Earl Rogers.files to the arms The "Matt. Mitchell" of the "De- tence Rests" is a brilliant, notori- ous criminal lawyer who will de- fend anyone at a price. His pub- licity-seeking, tactics

of a man for

whom she has had a strong friendship without realising that she is really in love with him

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Miss Mu'r is given the oppor- win him, tunity to blossom out in gorgeous costumes as well as to display" her histrionic talens in the stormy and intensely emotional scenes of" this production.

headlines which he cynically terms. "advertising which money can't buy-and which the bar association can't bar. But

a. comely little juw school graduate in the person of Jean Arthur comes into his life at the height of his career. Her enthusiasm and idealism concern- ing the professton provide a sharp contrast to Holt's cynical mater- lalism: They share arguments with romance, and pave the way for a thrilling denouement.

Holt's pertrayal of the brilliant Mitchell is said to mark the high spot of characterization. It is the "star's third umportant role in re

cent months, following closely his performances in "Whirlpoo" and "Black Moon.”

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George Brent has the role the lover to whom the girl even- tually turns after she breaks her betrothal to a blue blooded aristo- crat whose family is shocked at her frank

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Verre Teasdale appears as the Broadway star, while others in the cast include John. Haliday. 1 theatrical angle. Charles Starrett the young society man, Russell Hopton. John Wheeler. Pauline True, Barbara Leonard and ginia Hammond.

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In an exciting story full of suspense and action, Ed- ward G. Robinson makes his debut as a Columbla star in "The Whole Town's Talking" which is having its initial showings to-day at the Queen's Theatre.

It is a story of mistaken identity in which a frustrated clerk is con- stantly being mistaken for a dan gerous criminal, who is his exact physical counterpart. A host of amusing and at times thrilling situations arise, particularly when the killer himself arrives on the scene.

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WALLACE BEERY with General and Mrs. Tom Thumb in 20th Century's latest super production "THE MIGHTY BARNUM” a United Artists Release which opens at the King's Theatre to-day.

"THE CASE OF THE,

HOWLING DOG"

The Case of the Howling Dog" Warner Bros. latest and most baffling mystery murder drama, comes to the Alhambra Theatre on Sunday with Warren William and Mary Astor in the stellar roles..

W. C. Fields, who will always be remembered for his inspiring role David Copperfield" as Mac- kaber, is the leading light in the hilarious comedy "You're Telling Me" that had its premier showing Erie Stanley Gardner's story, one Not only is the picture, based on at the Alhambra Theatre, yester- of the strangest mystery plays day.

Fields stands in a class of his own. In "You're Telling Me" he ramps away with the show, and gives performance that 1 worthy of his great showing in the Dicken's classic,

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Yesterday he was shown as an inventor, who is always in difficul- Lies, but a Princes. (Adrienne Ames) Featured in the cast are Jean takes pity on him and resolves to Arthur, Wallace Ford, Arthur Hohl, help him. She comes down on a "Arthur Byron' and Donald Meek, visit to his home town. stays at John Ford directed, this Colum- his home and makes the society bla production from the screen of the town very jealous. She play by Jo Swerling and Robert helps him to put one of his in- Riskin, who between them wrote ventions "over" and"

fosters a

the screen adaptations of "Broad-marriage between the Inventor's way Bill" "Lady for a Day" "It daughter (Joan Marsh) and the Happend One Night," "No Great- son of one of the wealthiest fami- er Glory" and "Man's Castle."-

He Can Take It House wife (to tramp) —-” I· know you You are one of the trampe that I gave a ple to last

Tramp You are right, madam. You gave it to three of us. I am the sole

lies in town (Larry "Buster Crab- be),

The picture on the whole is quite enjoyable as it is first moving and entertaining 8.MN.

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to bed with his shoes on??

Who does?? My horse.

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screened, but it is "climaxed by a sensational murder trial in which a beautiful society woman faces the hangman's noose, charged with the killing of her husband.

The spectacular trial also un- The police never actually soive the covers a series or other murders. crimes, although th spectator is

lawyer and Mary Astro his client, given a peep behind the scenes.

while Helen Trenholme supplies the Warren Willam is the famous

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The Whole Town's Talking"

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"Case of a Howling Dog"

"THE MIGHTY BARNUM"

At The King's

"The Mighty Barnum," which 20th Century 'brings to the King's Theatre to-day, is in the nature of Centennial Celebration offer-

ing."

For it was exactly one hundred years ago that P. T. Barnum, play- ed by Wallace Beery, left his grocery store on New York City's Bowery, and launched his career as the world's greatest showman by exhibiting Joice Heth, an aged negress claimed to be 180 years old and to have nursed George Washington in his infancy. Whether Joice was actually a Barnum'hoax or not was never de- termined, but the newspapers of the day devoted a flattering amount of editorial space to the question of her authenticity and even the clergy found her worthy of mention.

General To. Thumb, the world's smallest man, the Cardiff Giant, the Wolly Horse the Fiji Mermaid. the two headed calf and all the rest of the freaks with which Bar- num amazed contemporary New Yorkers are also present in the film which Walter Lang directed from a story by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth for release through United Artists,

Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce, Rochelle Hudson and Janet Beach- er are also prominently cast in The Mighty Barnum," Virginia portraying Jenny. Ling, the lovely Swedish Nightingale, whom Bar- num introduced to America Castle Garden.

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of Herr Hitlers attitude towards

romantic interests as the sweet- heart of William, who helps him on the case. Dorothy Tree has the role of the sweetheart of one of the slain men, and is the State's star witness in the murder tria).

Grant Mitchell as the vindicative now less in favour of the Anschlus

Other e Jenkins, as the dumb detective, that the German Government is in the case include Alan Austria in his speech, it is believed

district attorney. Helen Lowell, than at any time since the new Frank Reicher and Addison Ring would embarrass Herr Hitler thur Aylesworth, Russell Hicks, There are indications that noth- Gordon Westcott, Harry Tyler, Arregime came into power, e

more than a successful putsch by his Austrian followers.

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This new orientation of policy has been redacted in his attitude towards Herr von Papen the Cer man Minister In Austria, who in his attempt to recover his lost pre- stige has been becoming officially more Nazi than the Nazis.

Avoiding von Papen,

A week or so ago Herr von Papen came to Berlin, but was not re- ceived by the Fuehrer,

He consoled himself with the fact that they would be certain to to meet on the grand stand of the Karlshorst race course, near Berlin

the Ascot, Epsom, Goodwood and Aintree of Germany, rolled into ono.

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DUKE ORDERED OFF WHILE FISHING

The Duke of Devonshire, who is staying at his Irish seat, Lismore Castle. County Waterford, was fishing on the River Blackwater, at Careysville, accompanied by & gille when he was ordered on the river by a man wearing a mask.

The man emerged fron a shrub- bery and inquired if that was the Duke's boat.

On learning that it was, he ap proached and ordered the Duke off the river. The Duke was playing a... fish at the time. He did not com- ply with the request. ``.. ́

The man walked away but ra turned, and is said to have told. the Duke to be out of the place by eight o'clock that night, or otherwise he would be taken.

It is also stated that the man then left and fired a shot in the air from a revolver:

The Civic Guards, are making in-

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