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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

ONE MORE RIVER

Thr, boundless energy of Ameri can women is one thing which has never ceased to fill me with amaze. anys Diana Wynyard, Hient,” English actress who has registered swift rise to stardom on the American screen.

ONE HOUR LATE

An entertaining bleng ut draina comedy on the subjects of and office life and love, Paramount's "One Hour Late," comes to the Alhambra Theatre on Wednesday, with Joe Morrisch, Hélen Twelve- trees and Conrad Nagel in the leading featured roles.

The picture, which has its exciting climax in a stalled office elevator, tells the love story of two ordinary people; played by Morrison and Miss Twelvetrees.

Morrison has an extraordinary

singing voice, very little ambition

and

desire F

to

Miss Wynyard comes to the King's Theatre on Wednesday in "the stellar role of "One More River," the Universal picturization of the last novel written by the Inte Jahn Galsworthy, famous British dramatist. All the action of the story takes place in London and its suburbs, and the story com pletes that series of tooks known

mary Mies in fame as "the Forsytle Saga."

"Before 1 came to the United Twelvetrees. But she won't see States," said Miss Wynyard re-things his way until he makes a rently, "I devoted some little at radio star of himself. tention to golf and tennis and con. sidered myself fairly proficient, rhough it is true that I am not particularly athletic. But in this Yountry I found myself completely outclassed by sports enthusiasts who played nearly as well as pry fessionals, and 1 decided that the "duffer" had no place in this country. My ego doesn't like me to take lickings at anything so i have taken "ap horseback riding and swimming, and left competi. tive sports to those who do then sa much better.

"Until I came to Hollywood always considered myself a fairly active and energetic person, but now I konw that I had utterly ne conception of the meaning of activity. Man and women alike rush along as if there were a fire around every corner, and they I don't never seem to grow tired, think they know the meaning of the word "fatigue."

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30.3.15

7.15-4.00

"As a result of one of their numérous quarrels, she accepts an invitation from her boss to accom- pany him down" to his country place, for the week-end. And Morrison, to spite her, proposed to Hazel, another girl in the

office.

Resentful and determined to go their separate ways, they enter an elevator that contains, among others, the boss wife coming to tell him that she loves another man; the executive of a radio station, and a lady suffering from a weak heart."

The elevator starts, then sud- denly, as a cable breaks; comes to a halt between fidors. There is an exciting and dramatic half hour. and when they emerge from the elevator Morrison, is a hero,"posses-" sor of a radio contract and en- gaged to Miss Twelvetrees!

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DAYS

THE SCREEN'S MONUMENTAL ACHIFVEMENT!

AN EYE FOR AN EYE ·

BUT THREE. LIVES MUST PAY FOR MINE!

20 years in a dungeon

20 years to plot and plan

20 years of nerve-racking patienes then freedom, riches ! power? Power to wreck the lives of the three who wrecked his .

ALIVE....

AFTER ZU YEARS A DEAD MAN!

ALEXANDRE DUMAS' IMMORTAL STORY

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Summer Prices Matinees 20 ets,-30 cts. ——-Eveninga 20 cts.-35 ets.-55 ets

BELOW THE SEA ---

At the bottom of the ocean there s

a diving bell in which are a lovely.

girl and a scored young man, But-

JOAN OF ARC ·

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 22. Mr. Joseph M. Schenck ad-

from its cave comes a giant octopusnounced in London that arrange- -the most dreaded creature of the ments had been concluded for the deep. It attacks the bell, and Tear away its air hose and tele. phone lines,.

And then down comes brave diver with a weird weapon in his hand-one of those scientific torches that burns below water as well as above. And he does battle with the devilfish, vanquishes it, rescue the girl.

Thrills Plenty of them. Yet that's only the topmost of a series of breath-taking situations that develop in "Below the Sea," the Columbia picture coming on Thurs day to the Queen's Theatre.

Fay Wray is the girl, Ralph Bellamy the diver, and Fredrik Vogeding and Esther Howard. newcomers to the screen" have the other important parts in this pic- trice,

JANET GAYNOR

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 22.

Janet Gaynor, the film star, has been ordered to stay in bed at least a week for treatment for in- ternal injuries suffered in a fall.

formation of the Elizabeth Bergner Production Co., Ltd.

The first picture to be made by the company in England will be Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan.""

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1935.

LAST TWO-DAYS

AT

2,30.5.10.7.18.

& 9.30 P.M.AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

HAPPINESS AHEAD?

in

WITH THE SCREEN'S NEW SWEETHEARTS:

Frames

LEDERER

Ginger

ROGERS

They'll charm you

In 19ẫn Kanghahin, sepahle story of a love that bloomed 'share the city's

Romance

MANHATTAN

SWEET MUSIC

At The Alhambra

Once again local cinema Faas dave to thank Warner brothers anu the management of the Alhambra Theatre for musical, comedy, "Sweet Music,

providing a super

gly entertaining and divert- which 19 drawing g picture, rowued houses to the Alhambra.

he picture is a stirring musical romance with strong drama and milarious comedy, Rudy Vallee, a popular favourite, sings 1:any catchy tunes while others in sing- ing rules" are Ana Dvorak and. Helen Morgan who give admirable support to the star,

The story opens with Rudy and his band playing just prior to their tour of the states.

We see him and Ann Dvorak at logger beads.

The scene quickly shifts where' once again Rudy and his boys are entertaining. By dint of clever diplomacy Rudy manages to get Dvorak & part in his now show. Thinking it was the work of her manager, she "puta on airs" and threatens to leave the show. It is then that her manager finds out that it was Rudy who gave her the chance. Gradually we find these two coming to like each other, and fter several funny, complicating nd delightful sequences we find hem happy in each other's" arms.

Throughout the picture one is ept in mirth and laughter and with the many songs which are as catchy as they are infectious, there is not a dull moment in the whole show and this one can rightly be 1 voted as a musical sensation:

Ned Sparks as Ten Per Cent Nelson; the manager of Dvorak,

uut in an excellent portrayal of the fast thinking type of manager witty as ever.

"Sweet Music is one of those musicals which has to be seen to be appreciated and it would be shame miss seeing Rudy Valle who has improved tremendously in his technique. -- O.M.O.

MOTHER OVERBOARD FROM LINER

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, June 22.

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KKO-RADIO PICTURE

Benjamino Gigli, world's most prominent terior, is to play a .eading part in a great film

ROMANCE IN

MANHATTAN

At The Kings

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The current attraction at the King's Theatre, "Romance Manhattan". brings us Francis Leaderer in the role of Karel Novak, a would-be immigrant to New York who is sentenced to be he cannot comply with one of the deported owing to the fact that rules on entering the country that is having $200 to his name. Determined to stay in the coun- try. he jumps overboard . and swims ashore to Manhattan when he meets Sylvia Dennis who takes pity on this nice. young and brings him home to her apartment where he is given a hearty meal.

man".

The would-be immigrant finds a job as a newsboy and then as a taxi-driver and he shares the apartment with Sylvía

and her little brother, and what follows nas, I feel certained, happened to lisembarked from the P. and O. selves stranded in a strange place, A 10-month-old baby boy will be many people who first find them finer Naldera when it reaches makes

a couple of "good friends London from China to-day. During only to see the latter fall in dire Mr. Schenck said that the com- the voyage his mother Mrs. H. T. pany planned to make three plc-Calvin, wife of an official at traits through the loss of their

jobs. tures in two years. all starring Seletar (Singapore) air base, was Elizabeth Bergner, and, under the seen to fall through a porthole, and "Romance in Manhattan" is a & three very human and appealing story production supervision of Dr Paul though life boats made

hours search, no trace of her wAS

and both the leads, Lederer and found.

Ginger Rogers acquit themselves In these days when rain seems to hi their usual polished manner.

be falling incessantly, the picture recommended. 28 an ideal "chaser of the blues". Mela

Czinner.

ELIZABETH BERGNER

Another company, is being form-

ed with the title "Paul Czinner Producing Company”

Dr. Cainner, under this company. will produce pictures without Miss Bergner,

In a scene from "Way Down East" which is being filmed at Santa Cruz. Janet Gaynor had" to chase a colt. She tripped and fell· when running, and the concussion. and pain caused her to faint, si...

She is resting quietly, but the doctor insists that the actress must not have visitor for several days

Mr. Schenck, who recently relin Janet Gaynor, who is 29, has had many years of screen experience. quiched his position as head of Films she has appeared in United Artiste intends to form include Carolina, Paddy the enough producing companies to Next Best Thing, State Fair make at least ten Britian pictures ans “Teas of the Storm Country. | a year.

Mrs. Galvin was travelling to Faraday-street, London, S.B.

r.

H. T. Galvin appears in the Air Force list sa an assistant surveyor, stationed at the R.A.F: headquar ters, Singapore,

"SHOWING":

TO-DAY

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TAL: No. 25313 25392

WEDNESDAY

DIANA

Faithful to a mari, she had cause to hate...net daring to kiss a man who "loved her-she was condemned as "bad" by a world that would not understand;

Wynyard

in John Galsworthyja, Best Seller

ONE MORE RIVER

* With Frank Lawton, Jane Wyatt, Mim. Patrick Campbell, Colls Clive, Lienst Atwill, Reginald Denny and many others. A UNIVERSAL PIC- TURE presented by Carl Laemmle.

AT THE QUEEN'S

The Mark Of The Vampirë

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:

"Romance In Manhattan"

QUEEN'S

"Mark of the Vampire” ORIENTAL:- Y

"Count of Monte Crista"

Kowloon

MAJESTIC:

"Forsaking All Others"

ALHAMBRA:-

"Sweet Music"

KING'S.-

Coming

"One More ·River"" QUEEN'S:-

"Let's, Live To-night" ORIENTAL:—“

"From Head Quarters"

STILL GOING STRONG

Fairbanks' Latest

You can rave about the new stage importations, and the budd- ing baby stars, but when it comes to" a rear job of the screen acting

. One has become accustomed to associating Bela Lugosi with pic- tures of the type now showing at the Queen's Theatre and all in search of a thrill, should make 'x, point of going to see it. Lugosi takes the role of Count· Mora, dead for hundreds of years" and yet roaming the countyside, in the neighbourhood of Visoka, a vшagė in Czechoslovakia, with his daugu- | you can't "beat the old favourites ter Luna. The story deals with a detective who pits his wits against an uncanny vampire cult to solve the mystery surrounding the death" | way is that we have just seen the of Sir Karel! Boratyn who is found dead in his Castle, the happy, hunting gound of the weird batlike forms that change to human beingh.

who have, as it were, grown-up with the motion picture business.

The reason we are talking this

"The Private Life of Don-Juan" Doug Fairbanks new film for Korda which is due at the King's

Theatre on Friday.

MAJESTIC

THEATRE:

Natjar, Baal Kowloon, Tel. 57232 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 520, 7.20 9:20.P.M..

CLARK

JOAN

RAWFORD

GABLE

ROBERT

MONTGOMERY

in the gayant, romaxila mstry-go-round of the year

forsaking

ALL OTHERS

A W. S. VAN DYKE Production A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

“BLIND” FLIGHT OVER PACIFIC

Seaplane's Ex- periment

(Special Air' Mall Servies)

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London, June 19. Having completed a survey of Pan American Airways' new base at Midway Island in the Pacific. Capt. Edwin Musick and his crew of five took off to-day on the re- turn journey to Honolulu and the United States in the Flying Clip- per.

As soon as the huge seaplane

And we rise now to doff the An excellent cast, headed by critical hat to Doug, for what in, that inimitable character actor our opinion, is a great characteri- was safely in the air blinds were Lionel Barrymore, acquit themi-❘ sation. It is a stroke of genius for | drawn over all the windows, for on selves with credit, Elizabeth Allen, Korda to twist the traditional, this experimental flight; instru- Lionel Atwill, Henry Wadsworth, | story of" Don Juan ‘and make his menta and wireless directions Donald Meek, Jean Hersholt and film deal in satarical vein with alone are to be relied upon to in- Jessie Ralph, being worthy of the lover's later years Fairbanksdicate the seaplane's position, special mention. The Story is by becomes ideally cast,

direction, height and speed. Guy Endore and `Bernard Schu- bert and Tod Browning directed. An exceptionally good Picture NAE

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WEDDING SERVICE IN AEROPLANE

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June, 23. For the first time in France, a couple have been married in an aeroplane.

It is proposed to fly "blind" all the way to the Hawaiian Islands, thus testing in the most complete manner. possible how a 'plane would behave under the worst. possible conditions of visibility.

Yesterday Capt. Musick flew 200 miles westward over the Pacific from the Midway base to check

The steamship North Haven, which carried supplies to Midway the return journey from Manila and Guam Islands, is to start on

in the Philippines on Wednesday. he will pick up the construction crews, and deposit further con- exch signments of material at stopping-place.

The story tells how Don Juan, when he becomes middle aged.. loses some of his zest for eternal conquests of the heart. Profiting by the accidental death of one of his Imitators who is believed to be Don Juan, he attends his own funeral before slipping away into abscurity for a well earned holl- day. After only a few weeks, however, he wishes to be back in the powerful wireless compass the limelight as the world's lover. I station now installed there. only to find that no one bellevex he is Don Juan and that con- After the mayor of the 15th er- quests are impossible. His former rondissement had performed the success was due only to his public civil marriage, the bride. ard reputation! In the end he has bridegroom, Mile, Simone Poulain the greatest difficulty in getting and M. Becquerelle, the manager back into the good graces of his of a Paris sports club, drove to wite who has loved him all the the aerodrome at Toussus-e-Noble time but feels that he should be

Abbé Forcioh, the priest who taught a lesson.

By the time it reaches. Ban Fairbanks is great, and in fact, was to perform the ceremony, rt- marked while waiting for the the film has everything-brilliant Francisco at the end of July, the couple at the aerodrome, that he story consummate acting by a bases strung out across the Pacine had never flown before.

talented cast, humour, delightful | between the United States and The bride wore a white satin music, and a bevy of superlative- China will be ready for the first wedding dress with a long train, beautiful women. Among the

test flight over the whole course, and the bridegroom was likewise later are Merle Oberon the exotic young actress who made ner dressed conventionally, carrying a top-hat" in his hand. When name as Anne Boleyn in Korda's they arrived at the aerodromte Henry VIII Benita Hume, Joan they were followed by bridesmaids Gardner, Diana Napier, Patrica

Hillard, Natalie and boys who held the bride's

Paley, Toto train high above the wet grass. Koopman, and, giving perhaps the The couple, accompanied by two Binnie Barnes whose bawdy serv

cleverest cameo of them Jall, witnesses and the priest, who wore ing wench is a gem of acting. his surplice, entered a large twin- engined aeroplane, specially de- corated with white flowers, and were soon high above, the aero- drome.

QUEEN'S

THRILLS BEYOND BELIEF!

OF THE

MARK

VAMPIRE

WALA ELIZABETH"/ LIONELE

AT 2.30, 5.10.

7.20 & 9.30

PM.

In all "The Private Life of Don' Juan" is a feast of beauty; mounted in settings that are a triumph for Vincent Korda, and photographed as only as Georges Perinal knows how.

Among the many distinguished players appearing in minor parts Melville Cooper, Owen Nares, Barry Mackay, Edmund Breon and Athene Seyler deserve singling out for special praise.

"The Private Life of Don Juan' will delight you and your wife

ALHAMBRA

MENTRE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2.80. 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. WARNER BR 8 GUTTERING LAUGH-AND-SONG SHOW! The Sensation of 1951

PLEASE Don't tell the climax! Let your friends be thrilled and

mystified!

Not So Important..

An important personage from a small northern town had some dress clothes made by a West End tailor during a visty to London. He wore them at a municipal gather ing on his return home, and com plained to a friend of the way the London talior had done the job

What's wrong with the

asked his friend

9 Starı! 2 Banada 1 6 Songal 100 Girls 1

RUB

VALLEE

said the great

SWEET MUSIC

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