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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

WAGON. WHEELS

One of the most stirring epic adventures in the history of the conquest of the West comes to the Alhambra Theatre on Wednesday. in the thrilling Paramount filmi- zation of Zane Grey's Wagon Wheels" featuring" Randolph Scott. Gall Patrick, Mänte Blue and Raymond Hatton.

IMITATION OF LIFE

"Magnificent" may be a much abused word, even in Hollywood, but nothing else adequately des cribe "Imitation

of Life," the Fannie Hurst novel which John M. Staht made into a pleture för Uni- versal starring Claudette Colbert and Warren William'coming to the King's Theatre very soon.

Adapted from the well-known novel. Fighting Caravan" by Zane Grey, the picture is a stirring account of the famous trip by the covered wagon caravan trom In- dependence, Moto Oregor in 1844 when the sturdy, adventurous American pioneers first went out!ty to make the set perfect and to "homestead the new country:

It is a magnificent production," Some notion of the scale on which this film was been produced ca be gained from the fact that one. single setting cost $10,000, No- thing about this set was extraord- inary. The cost came about mere-

It shows in a thrilling, dramatic style how they overcame the handicaps imposed by nature, con- quered the Indians who blocked thej path and in their human fashion even found time to indulge

in romance

authentic.

Absolute realism was insisted on for this production. In the early sequences, Claudette Colbert Jerates a restaurant, specializing in flapjacks. For the week spent in shooting this sequence, a tant of real pancake batter was mixed. cooked and eaten every day. The dally cost of the food used in this restaurant, bread, butter, tea, cof-

At the opening of the picture. the frontier scouts, headed by Scott, Hatton and Olin Howland are preparing to guide the carafee, dougnuts, cake and ple was" van across the country, when it is amazing. A replica of the famous

joined by a lovely widow, Gall "Patrick and her little boy. fleeing

from her husband's parents.

In the wagon train is a half- breed renegade Indian, played "by Monte Blue. who hopes, to prevent

Atlantic City Boardwalk was built

extending over 250 feet and furnished with shops and booths.

the pioneers from reaching their ing distance of the promised land. sqal. His attentions to Miss Pat- ❘ the Indians with Blue leading rick are welcome. but they are viewed suspiciously by Scott, who has come to like the girl him- self.

Before half the journey" is ac- complished the Pioneers lose many of their number to the Indians who are being secretly stirred up by Blue. As they descend the western slope of the Rockles, how- ever, and somewhat within strik-

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them, strike in what seems to be a crushing onslaught.

The hard-pressed pioneers are about to give up their fight, when Scott, by a clever ruse, turns the tide of battle and the Indians fee, leaving the pioneers to pursue their peaceful way.. Needless to say, he wins the girl's love and her little son is promised a new father.

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FORSAKING ALL OTHERS

Summer Prices Matinees 20 eta.-39 eta. ------

WITCHING HOUR

Splendid interpretations of diffi cult characters roles by an ex- tremely competent cast, distin- guishes Paramount's production of August Thomas famous play "Witching Hour", the next change at the Queen's Theatre.

-Evenings20 ets.-85 ets.-55 ets.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 24. 1935.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

ᎪᎢ

2,30.5.10.7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

ON ONE GIRL'S

ANSWER HUNG THE

DESTINY OF A NATION!

CLIVE OF INDIA

20TH

CENTURY PICTURE

RONALD

COLMAN

[LORETTA YOUNG

ALSO LATEST WALT DISNEY'S

FLYING MOUSE" A SILLY SYMPHONY IN GORGEOUS TECHNICOLOUR

ATTRACTION AT

的

KING'S

,

'Clive Of India”

showing its

"Cilve of India." now at the King's introduces in opening scenes the offices of the East India Company and to the hero of the story. Robert Clive.. a young

recruit from England, who shows open dislike for his superiors.

RECKLESS

A Musical Treat

Superlatives tall, sometimes, to describe a picture and such is the case with "Reckless" which is hav- ing its run at the Queen's Theatre.

The name of Harlow alone, is enough to attract a big crowd and coupled with that of Willam Powell, Queen's Theatre

did a roaring trade.

The glamorous star is seen as Mona Leslie, a dancing girl who rises to great social heights, only to be plunged into the depths of scandal and disgrace by the mad act of her millionaire playboy:hus- band.

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CLAUDETTE COLBERT

FANNIE HURST'S

IMITATION

A

UNIVERSAL PICTURE

His friend, Edmund Maskelyne, carries a locket of his sister, Mar- garet, with whom, Clive fal's love and he writes her 3 letter asking her to come to India marry him. She arrives in cue course to find that Clive has en- Powell as Ned Riley is seen at tered the army and is 2 great his best. He supplies practically hero.

After their marriage. Mar- the whole of the light comedy that garet does not relish the hocours is in the picture as the jovial nd responsibilities that come with spor promotor. The playboy greatness and they return to Eng-millionaire, acted by Franchot land where they are very happy Tone, turned in his share of the together.

100 per cent entertainment, and others to make up this excellent cast are May Robson as Granny fone of her best characterizations), Rosalind Russell, Henry. Stephen- son, Ted Healy and Nat Pendleton.

When Clive is called upon to re- turn to India to subdue a second rebellion. Margaret accompanies him although their child is dying. Clive plans a treaty with Mr. Jaffir. uncle of Suruj Ud Dow'ah, to avenge the latter's slaughter 0: Engiish colonists. He needs the signature of the admiral and un- able to obtain it he forgery. The tide of battle turns in favour of the British and Cive returns again to England to made Lord Cilve of Plassey.

resorts to

The picture is one of the best musical treats seen on the screen for some time. These include four

snappy song hits ably sung by Jean Harlow. "There is everything crowded into "Reckless" including romance. laughter, galety and beheartache. It is a musical picture

that is well worth seeing. O.M.O.

CHALIAPINE HAS A RELAPSE

A third time Clive goes to India but this time without Margaret. His work involves the dismissal a number of employees. He rou- ses the anger of the populace, s denounced by the populace, and he returns to face charges in the House of Commons. He is rejoin-Special to the "Hong Kong Dally ed by Margaret and the picture

concludes, with complete indica- tion of His honour.

Ronald Coleman as Robert Clive

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OF LIFE

BORDER TOWN

At The Alhambra

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Kowloon

MAJESTIC:--

CARL LAEMMER PRESENTS

Claude Ruins. Jaun Bennett

The Men Who Reclaimed The man WHO

His Head"

ALHAMBRA¦—

"Bordertown"

'KING'S :---

Coming

"Imitation of Life"

QUEEN'S:

"Witching Hour" "Mississippi"

ORIENTAL:--

"Adventure GL" "Lottery Bride" "David Copperfield"

"Hi Nellie" MAJESTIC;—

"Trail Drive"

RECLAIMED his н&аD HEAD

NEXT CHANGE

"TRAIL DRIVE '

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KEN MAYNARD

WOMEN D. D'S. AT OXFORD

New Statute Passed

(Special Air Mail Service)

Oxford, June 7. One of the last barriers remain-

FULL EQUALITY is gainst women students at

Of The Sexes

Paul Müni with

Mexican accent, is, featured in Border Town, the current

attraction #t the Alhambra Theatre He portrays the bad lad of the Los Angeles Mexican quarter who takes up law, only to make a mess of bla first case and be thrown out of the profession. He leaves for the border and becomes a partner in rather a lowdown gambling house where the wife of his "business associate falls in love with him

(Special Air Mali Service) and eventually murders her hus

CHasgow, June 7. band with the idea of seeing more Another viewpoint on the sub- bar Mual. Because he does not ject of women's rights was voiced

reciprocate, despite her greatest at efforts. she has the crime pinned

to him and he is tried for mür der but subsequently discharged, It

being ascertained that the women was insane.

Paul Muni gives an Inspiring display but is closely run for honours by Bette Davis as his partners enamoured wife. The murder scene is described as one of the most horrible ever depicted. and all the audience knows of it for some time. by the expression on Miss Davis's face.

the "annual congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health

and the Institute of Hygiene at

Harrogate yesterday.

Women who are still smarting

under the remarks made by Dr. N. Tattersall, who told them bluntly. that they were still the weaker sex, should comfort themselves with what Dr. Leonard H. Lock- hart, of the Industrial Research Board, had to say yesterday:

He wants to see relegated to the rag-bag such conceptions as women's supposed weakness and The cast includes Margarat lack of administrative power, her O'Neal, Hoyart Cavanagh Lindsey, Robert Barret Henry supposed

lack of mechanical and ability, and her alleged instinct Gavin Gordon.

for cooking and textile work.

ciai

N.A.E.

EDINBURGH CASTLE

He told the delegates that the welfare of women would never be advanced until these ideas were dropped and full equality of the sexes was conceded.,

"We make far too much of sex differences and far too little of

reedom, not to do, as they like, sex similarity. Women really need

WOMEN NEED FREEDOM Serial Air Mail Servies)

"There are many people in this. Edinburgh, June 7.

country," said, "who still hold that the place of woman in society Some Scottish M.Ps are opposed is one of breeding children and to the"

proposal to provide an off-looking after men. residence for the Secretary for Scotland in Edinburgh Castle. Paris, June 22. They are not averse from ac- ROMANCE OF EARL'S SON rises to great heights in the role Russian singer, who but recently his frequent visits north. But they Chaliapine, the world-famous commodation for their Minister on and he is charmingly supported" recovered from a grave illness by Loretta Young as Margaret. when for a time his life was in There are a large orray of actors danger and who since his con- some of whom occupy important valescence accepted a large num- roles in a picture well worth see- ber of engagement for this sum- ing.

mer, has suddenly had a relapse here. All his contracts have been unavoidably cancelled,

Engagement. to American

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 7. The "Evening News" learns that the engagement of Viscount Ache- son, the 24-years-old son and their of the Earl of Gosford, 'and tiles Francesca G. Cagiati, a pretty

In the leading roles are Sir Guy Standing, John Halliday, Gertrude Michael, Tom Brown and William Frawley Henry Hathaway direct-young American who arrived in ed.

England only three days ago, from New York, is shortly to be an- nounced.

the

This highly dramatic play, with Its strange, mystic qualities, is beautifully transposed into

Lord Acheson, who is a Flying films, retaining all of its eerie Officer in the RAF. attached to qualities, and giving greater stress the No. 4 (Army Co-operation: to the romantle values. A

fuli | Squadron:

• South Farnborough. evening's entertainment, the ple- Hants, sa god-child of Queen ture is a commendable photoplay Alexandra, whom his grandfather interpretation

one of the served as Vice Chamberlain, classics of the American stage, by the author of such famous plays as "The Copperhead", and "Rio Grande".

of

The story of "Witching Hour't le

in Italy. She is now of American Miss Cagiati is 22, and was born

nationality.

Lord Acheson's father married

the tale of an old love, which, for American Minister at Bucharest.

an American--the daughter of an

years, has existed only in memory,

a

coming to life to save and streng- then a newly born romance. In the picture's exciting moments are a murder committed under strange : hypnotic - spell and a thrilling courtroom vindication, using a defense even stranger than the crime Itself

Tom Brown, fance of Judith Allen, comes under the strange hypnotic Influence of the girl's father, John Halliday, Halliday's power is unknown even to himself, and when his subconscious will is forced upon Brown, and the boy

{

commits a murder, Halliday Is horrified, Brown 'is. bewildered at the action, can remember nothing. Halliday exerts every effort to cave the boy, but each lawyer whom he appeals, laughs him away, when he insists on the strange defense of hypnosis and non-responsibility. The last plea made by Halliday and the boy's mother, is to Bir Guy Standing, a retired jurist who was once famed as a dramatic defense lawyer

Who Else?.. Teacher: "Try this sentence: Take the cow out of the lot. What mood?"

Pupti

SHOWING

TO-DAY

During Challapine's fast ness the singer lost 4at 10lbs weight

Transocean Kuo Min

think that another use found for the available rooms, in can be

the castle.

but to assume their full share in the responsibilities of the indus- trial and economic Me."

Women, he said, would never

Mr. James Guy, for instance, wants to house the Scottish Com-reach full physical and mental mand in the castle. Military head emciency until marriage ceased to quarters are

carry economic penatles for them, at present on the North Bridge.

which-though they were accepted. Others would like to see, the

unquestionably by the majority- Secretary for Scotland housed certainly resulted in the steriliza nearer Edinburgh:

klon and waste of a vast amount- of intellectual power,

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in

the Calton Hill

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HARLOW

POWELL

MOTHERS AND WORKERS

Dr. Lockhart, maintained that it was not beyond human capacity to find a means whereby women who wished to work could be both mothers and workers.

"If there are three spheres where married women are needed," he said, I should say they are teaching, social: administration, and the supervising of family labour and working conditions in industry."

Oxford was swept away to-day. A statute was passed providing that all degrees in the University shall be open to meri and women equally.

This means that women will be now able to take the two degrees, Bachelor and Doctor of Divinity. which have hitherto been closed to them..

Dr. K. E.Kirk, who moved the passing of the statute, said that 15 years ago, when women were first admitted to the full mem- bership of the University, the pos- sibilty of them taking degrees in Divinity had been "'a storm- centre of controversy."

The present proposal, he added, had the complete support of the Board of the Faculty of Divinity.

At Cambridge. women are not, admitted to membership of the University. They can, however, sit for the same examinations as the men, and though they cannot actually gain degrees they are ad- mitted to the titles of them by the University.

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SCOTTISH STAMPS

(Special Air Mail Service)

Edinburgh, June 7. Blue stamps bearing a symbolic picture or wild eats and thistles were among some historical curio- sities shown by a Bond Street deal- er during this afternoon's display. Only three examples of the "strange issue survived, their bis- tory being a heciicione. Apparent -

y

22 enterprising Scotsman: Daniel M'Bean, had printed the stamps privately at his home in Northumberland-about 80 years ago. He hoped that national feel- ing in Scotland might bring his patriotic designs to the fore. No- thing happened, however, and the few sheets that emerged vanished almost immediately.

Patronize us in Comfort-Frae tran- sportation of dar and passengers by Vehicular Ferry, Tickets at H. K. Wharf,

ALHAMBRA

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Reckless

FRANCHOT PONT- MAX BOPSON

LORD TWEEDSMUIR

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 1.

The open secret of Mr. John Juchan's title has at length res ad they stage of an ou announcement It is vealed that the King has ap

oyed the title of Lord Tweeds- muir of Lisdeld in the County

which seems to

two worlds: In which

Bordertown

ETTE DAVIS

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