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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

LOTTERY BRIDE

STOLEN HARMONY

A new era in American music for Motion pictures from Hollywood the screen is inaugrated by Rudolf that boast a number of Broadway Friml's compositions for "Lottery celebrities in their cast are no Bride" Arthur Hammerstein's pro-novelty dad longer. But motion duction for United Artists," showing pictures that boast an almost ex- at the Oriental Theatre to-morrow clusively broadway cast are.

and Saturday!

This the verdict of those who heard the Frimi music written es- nectally for the Hammerstein film » light opera. They call it the finest creation of the composer's career, and when one remembers the inusical splendon of "Rose Marie," "Katinka," "Firefly," "High Jinks" and "Sweet. Adeline." the praise bears significance.

on

Such a picture is Paramount's "Stolen Harmony," coming to the alhambra Theatre Saturday which has practically no rded in the wool cellulolders in its playing cast.

George Raft and Ben Bernie. who with his lads, are starred both had their starts on theatrical careers along the Main Stem.

In the cast are Jennette Mac- Supporting them in the principal Donald, who left the stage to be į featured roles are # group of come leading light opera prima players whose names are still donna of pictures: John Garrick, | famlilar to the habitues of the leading man: Joseph Maculay. White Way. They are Grace dramatic baritone: Robert Chis- Bradley, Lloyd Nolan, Goodee holm. popular Broadway singer: Montgomery, Ralf Harolde, Charle Joe E. Brown, comedian. Zasu Pitts | Arnt Paul Gerrits, Iris 'Adrian. and others.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

3.30-5.19

Cully Richards and Jack Norton.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1935.

SHOWING TU DAY

AT 2.30.5.10.7.15.

& 9.30 P.M.

KINO

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

with WARREN WILLIAM

in the soul- stirring drama of a girl in love with her wid- owed mother's flance!

CARL LAEMMLE presents

Fannie Hursts

ORIENTALE IMITATIONOFLIFE

LÄST

TIMES TO-DAY

A WONDERFUL STORY OF THE TROPICS! NEVER BEFORE HAVE YOU SEEN SOCH THRILLING HAIR-RAISING EVENTS!

JOAN LOWER

{Herod})}{

ADVENTURE

GIRL

TO-MORROW

& SATURDAY

6 GREAT STARS

·A· BRILLIANT LOVE STORY WITH COMEDY, THRILLS..."

ACTION AND SONG ALL MUSIC COMPOSED BY RUDOLE FRIML.

OTTERY BRIDE

JEANETTE MAC DONALD.

JOEE BROWN

A GREAT PICTURE!

Summer Prices Matinoes 20 ets.-80 ets.Evening:20 ets.-35 eta.-55 cts.

MISSISSIPPI

As the "biggest llar on the river" and the champion calliope player of seven continents, W, C. Fields, dean of film comedians, plays his new starring role in Paramount's "Mississippi" having its Initial screenings Queen's Theatre.

to-morrow at

1

the

A medley of song and entertain- ment, centring about. Fields, the picture stars the famous comedian with Bing Crosby and Joan Ben-

nett

Crosby plays the part of a Yan- kee youth in the old Bouth of erindline days who falls into dis- grace and loses his sweetheart be- cause of his unwillingness to duel with a stranger.

The old Commodore takes Crosby in tow, and between them they soon establish a reputation for the boy as the "Singing Killer" the most dangerous man with the sweethest voice, on the father of rivers. Crosby falls in love with a girl who abhors duels, and then the commodore and Crosby are forced to unravel the reputation.

One of the largest prodúction numbers of "Mississippi" 19 written about a novel arrangement of that favourite of all river songs

"Swanee." Rogers and Hart, famous songwriting team, com- posed four new tunes, including "Soon", and "It's Easy to Remem- ber."

-IMITATION OF LIFE'

One man can play a scene in a motion picture but it takes seven- teen men to fim it. Even though the scene

be only the may close-up of a face lasting a few seconds at least that many techni- clans and workmen are "needed.

When a picture has a director like John M. Stahl, who made "Un- versal's "Imitation of Life," from the Fannie Hurst novel many more of the studio workers are pressed ∙into service to shoot each sequence' The picture is now at the King's

Theatre.

Claudette Colbert and Warren William," the stars, are the prin- cipals and from all, accounts it is an excellent picture.

TRANSATLANTIC MERRY.

GO-ROUND:

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 95913

25932-

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:=

"Imitation of LITE"

QUEEN'S:--

"Witching Hour

ORIENTAL:-

"Adventure Gir

Kowloon

MAJESTIC-

TRANSATLANTIC MERRY-GO-ROUND

||AZSO “JOLLŸ LITTLE ELVES” A TECHNICOLOUR CARTOON

WAGGON WHEELS THE WITCHING

At The Alhambra

A picture that is crammed with thrills "and adventure, "Wagon Wheels," that is having its run at the Alhambra Theatre, should please fans who like excitement in the form of Western pictures.

HOUR

At The Queen's

JACK BENNY NANCY CARROLL GENE RAYMOND

and 2 otha Vars of stage, SITHEŇ 13 en el esta eina

„Raču used thrớ UNITED ARTISTS

GOOD BARGAIN»

What Blandford Returned

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 7.

yearting in 1820 for 730 guineas.

"The Witching Hour" which had it's premier run at the Queen's

Mr. R. C, Dawson and his Theatre yesterday, is Paramount's brother did well when they bought production of August Thomas's Bahram's sire, Blandford, as † famous play bearing the same name. The screen version has retained all the strange and mystic qualities that justly made the play popular.

The picture which is very well directed shows some of the actua: hardships that beset the sturdy pioneers who took the Arst waggon train across the United States in 1844. Randolph Scott plays the role of an Indian fighting frontier The picture is a full-evening's scout He wins the love of a love- | entertainment.

It depicts Tom

iy widow and her child, when he down and Judith Allen as young

기

Saves the entire caravan from advers. 1ae former comes under death at the hands of savages, ne strange hypnotie innuence of

There is always a villain in c

the girl's father, John Halliday. show and Monte Blue is excellent The latter's power is unknown 39 the renegade half-breed, through whose evil machthations the waggon train is almost cap- tured by Indians. He is also the

rival in love to Scott.

Comedy relief is supplied by Jan Duggan and Olin Howlands wiło makes love to "Jan" only for the opportunity of stealing the chick- are being transported

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round," Reliance's sparkling new comedy drama with melody, mystery and romance, staged aboard a palatialens that ocean liner, comes to the King's Theatre on Sunday,

across the continent!

Others in this delightful adven- A great cast of screen and radio ture film are Gail Patrick and Ray- stars, headed by Jack Benny, j mond Hatton. Nancy Carroll and Gene Raymond 's seen in this Harry M. Goetz- 3dward Small production, which Benjamin Stoloff directed "for re- lease through United Arists.

Benny is seen as a gen. mas ter of ceremonies, broadcasting from the high seas, while Nancy 2.ays Sally March, the star of his troupe, and Raymond is seen as a young Raffles who falls in love with her.

Among the famous screen and part in Benny's broadcasts Aro Mitzi Green, in her first grown-up role; Frank Parker, The Koswell sisters, Patsy Kelly, Jean Sargent and Jimmy Grier and his orches- tra. Benng's famous satire, "Grind Hotel" is a high point of the pro- gramme.

NEW TO HIM

(Special Air Mail Service),

London, Juze 7. After the dinner in his honour Lord Tweedsmuir will attend the premiere of the film of "The Thirty-Nine Steps," at the New Gallery.

The dinner will be given him not as Governor General designate of Canada, but as John Buchap. author of the famous thriller pub-" lahed in 1915, from which the film has been taken.

It will not have been in first visit to the film, as he has already seen it at a private showing. Like so many authors whose works have been screened, he found it a dis- inctly novel experience,

Though The Thirty-Nine Steps" bears a closer relationships to the

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book than, say, "Lives of a Ben- gal Lancer does to Major Yeats- Brown's "Bengal Lancer Buchan Lord Tweedsmuir said that he fans many, and its little pushing.

was particularly pleased with the Ingenuity with which Miss Made- leine Carroll has been introduced into what was originally a bachelor story.

even to himself, and when his sub- conscious wit is forced on Brown, the boy commits a murder. Halli- day is horrified while Brown is be-

wildered at the action and can in fact remember nothing of the af- fair. One of the picture's most exciting moments is the thrilling

Courtroom" vindication, when the

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His racing career was intere fered with by various ailments. He won altogether only £3,668. His success at stud, however, from

1924, was phenomenal.

Up to the end of last season eight years during which colts his stock won over £200,000 in the

and allies-sired by him had been racing.

.

"Kentucky Kernels"

ALHAMBRA:-

"Wagon Wheels"

KING'S:

Coming

Transatlantis Round"

QUEENS:

Merry - Go

"Mississipp!", "Before Midnight"

"Kiss and Make-Up"

ORIENTAL:--

"Lottery Bride'

"David Copperfield"

"Hi Neble"

MAJESTO

22: THEATRELEZA TV Nathin, Bart Kowloon Tel 57222-

TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.80, 5.20, 7,20 % 9.20 PM

WHEELER

ROPT.

WOOLSEY

Kentucky As

WEAK WOMAN!

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 14.

Dr. Legaard Lockhart (of the Industrial Research Board) has

| NEW TELEVISION protested against the attribution of

SECRET

Approaching The

Cinema Film

weakness to women, as a sex; against the ex.3geration of sex differences; agnst the kidea of an exclusively man-rün society- in fact, against all the old Ideas- that are newly expressed, almost every day, by men; most of whom must be perfectly accustomed to working with or near women, yet somehow feel themselvės victims of

The facts we think, that all men and many women carry about with them divided personalities.

Atelevision secret of first im-a monstrous conspiracy as they do "portance was revealed recent.y.so.

says a correspondent, The Mar- conl-EMI. Company, it was stated, is ready to supply transmitters for a public service using a far higher standard of definition than that recommended by the Govern-vious reaties. ment Television Committee in

February..

Lord Inverforth the chairman, sald at the annual general meet Last year their stake totals ing of the Marconi Wireless Tele- were £75,707--beating by over graph Company that the trans- £14,000 a record which had stood.

mitters were capable of 405 line since 1886. The three next stal-pictures repeated 50 times a list, Tetratema. second. It is the first disclosure of lions on the Gainsborough, and Colorado, EMI. television developments showed â combined "total of

since that company was chosen to 61,910.

participate in the operating of the first London high-definition station, in alternate transmissions with the Baird Company.....

GREATEST SINCE ST. SIMON Besides the four, Derby winners he also sired what the French

delcase bases it's case on a theory consider the horse of the century. even stranger than the crime-This is the unbeaten four-year

uld, Brantôme,

self.

Although full of eerie sitaations

the romantic side of the picture is not forgotten and affords good

There is also an excellent Grant-rellet. song and newsreel which makes 1, land Rice Sports feature, à screen

all very acceptab:e.-O.M.O.

MALARIA DEATHS IN CEYLON

74,000 In Six Months

[Special Air Mail Service),

London, June 14. The total number of deaths re- gistered in Ceylon from November,

In the leading roles are Bir Guy Standing, John Halliday, Gertrude Michael, Tom Brown and William Frawley. Henry Hathaway direct ed.-S.M.N."

Blandford spent the first nine years of his career at stud at Mr. Dawson's stables near Dublin. He was transferred to England in 1933, as the result of Mr. De Valera'a ascal policy.

When he died, at the age of 16 a few weeks ago, he was, it is believed. Insured for £40,000. His total earnings must have been in the neighbourhood of sly figures.

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While Blandford ranks as the Duke of greatest" are since the

Portland's St. Simon, one of the

remarkable mares of recent times was Perdita II

King Edward bought ner for his Sandringham stud in 1887. In 1907 be reckoned that her progeny bad brought him in £260.000

One person in us will accept ob

The othe

will go home and write letters to the newspapers against the realities already ad- mitted and accepted.

Hence the Idea of a monstrous regiment of women.

Hence also, surely, the idea that, this is still an exclusively man- run society."

Isn't Dr. Lockhart imagining that he lives under Queen Victoria?

That was a long time ago.

L.

Here, to-day, we live in a society that advertises women's achieve- 240 Hines and 25 pictures a second sea, nily miraculous, gives to wo-

This definition compares with

ments booms the feminine as es- recommended by the Television Committee. In theory the greater men twenty times the advertise- the number of lines used, then given to men, and rarely ceases tak.äg about the "wonder- nearer to perfection the moving pictures would be. Each com- fulness" of women, as they do ponent picture of a television everything they ought to do and a transmission is sent over the air

good many things that perhaps piecemeal in strips or lines, cor-

were better left undone." responding to the dots which com- pose a newspaper reproduction of & picture.

In the present crude low dedaly tion pictures sent out by the B.B.C. only 30 linea per picture are used, As the lines in television, or the dots in the newspaper are increas- ed in number and packed closer together, so the picture improves in general quality and the amount of detail shown. A 700-line plc- ture would probably be indis tinguishable from a modern cinema fim.

Atebrin-musonat has not found great favour with the Medical De partment, the Director reporting that the treatment is not free from danger, Excellent results are reported from Kandy, however, and mass treatment is being given three centres in the Kurunegala and Kegalle districts. Up to the was to April inclusive

128.744. end of April nearly 2,000,000 rupees showing an excess of 73,851 deaths. | had been spent on relief, exclusive due to malarla and allied causes. of Medical Department votes for over the same period a year ago. treatment. A million rupees have The April death figure was 15,933, been spent on relief works, which in "Well this is a good time to make compared with 19.059 in March and certain districts must continue for it up Tm broke till the end of the mitter. A cathode ray scanner on 8,788 in April, 1934.

some months until the crops are month!"

TO-DAY

ONLY

the

The Opportunist *Darling-I'm sorry I was such, a beast!".

QUEEN'S

WITCHING HOUR

SIR CUT STANDING JOHN HALLIDAY 100ITH ALLEN IM, SHOWN

LUGO

AT 2.30, 5.10

20 & 9.30

P.M.

NEXT CHANGE

Paramount's

MUSICAL SENSATION

Mississippi

with

BING CROSBY W. G. FIELDS JOAN BENNETT

NO FLICKER

-I'am able to reveal further de- talis of the Marcont-EMI trans-

"television eye is used, acting. very much like a cinema camera lens. With this method there is no need to use intermediate Alm for the transmission of topical | events. It is claimed that flicker 8 entirely absent from the pic- tures. The standard size of a picture at the receiving end is eight inches by six.

Captain A, G. D. West, technica director of the Baird Co., stated that his company had privately demonstrated a 700-line picture. They were convinced, however, that 240 lines would give good definition in the home, and that the general technique of transmis sion was not sufficiently advanced for the higher definitions were therefore standardizing their equipment on 240 lines."

colle

riber:

The Loaf

stand there los

ALHAMBRA

VIENTRE

TO DAY & TOMORROW st 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

BIG AS ALL LOUTDOORSI

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