1935-07-24 — Page 5

Page

CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

WINGS IN THE DARK

Cast in the role of a daredevil

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

aviatrix who risks life and limb A quiet little woman who ao- for the sake of the man she loves.parently tried to efface herself on Mynra Loy, screen ravourite, heads the set, actually had more to set the cast of Paramount's "Wings about the making of Universal's. In the Dark," Coming to the Al-sensational mystery drama. "The hambra Theatre on Saturday.

Mystary of Edwin Drood" than did even the director. Sha in Madame Hilda Grenier, former confidants of the present Queen Mary of England and the most on everything

Cary Grant-"tall, dark and handsome," is coupled with Miss Loy in the romantic leads of the picture as an airman who is noted authority scientist and adventurer. His ite

English during the Victorian era. W88 technical ts devoted to making fight safe, Madame Grenier through the perfection of instru- paupervisor on "The Mystery of ments for blind fving.

On the eve of the transatlantic fight which will prove the com- plete success of his experiments. he is blinded by an accident.

Despairing of ever recovering his sight and disdaining charity. he retires to a cabin in the woods to brood. But Miss Loy, who loves him. persuades him to return to his work, even furnishes money

Edwin Drood." which comes to the King's Theatre on Friday, with Claude Rains in the starring role. When we say Madame Grenier's word was law we mean just that, for, the actors do have the right to urgie a point with the director: but when Madame Grenier said a thing was wrong well, it was wrong, and there was no argument.

which he believes is coming from kerchiefs the men carried in 1964, a series of articles on aviation which he is publishing.

13

For years this woman Rad devot ed to intense research, so that now she can tell you what kind of whether or not the glass in the set windows look like that of 1863; what kind of walking sticks young man would carry in 1868: many inches in and just how circumference a hoop skirt must be for a woman of 1860. And if a set of andirons are placed before a Victorian fireplace. she know whether they are absolutely correct or not. She even plans the dir- In a Anal. gripping climax Caryiners that were served then so there. Grant goes aloft to bring Miss will be no mistake and studio ofi Loy down when she is fog-bound cials are always certain that the above the landing field at the end wrong kind of salt shaker will not of the light. An accident

Just as his experiments are nearing completion the airplane is recovered by the company from whom he bought it. Then Miss Loy. in à Anal desperate effort to help him, undertakes a flight from Moscow to New York for an enor- mous purse,

re

ake its appearance on a Victorian

stores his sight and the two lav-inner table when she caste her ers are happily united.

4 SHOWS

DAILY

2.30-513

9.15-0.30

critical eye over the festive board.

TAKE ANY THAM ON HAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTALE

2 DAYS TO-DAY

& TO-MORROW

FUNNY SWEEPSTAKE COMEDY

· FORTUNE NOT ONLY

SMILED AT HIM

It laughed right in bis face!

THE WINNING TO

CARRILLO FAZENDA - HEALY

WINNER OF $150,000-

but he lost the lucky sweepstakes ticket!

THE SCREEN'S FUNNIEST TRIO IN A RIOTOUS LAUGH PICTURE! Summer Prices Matinees 20 ets.-30 ats.Evenings 20 ets.-35 ets.-55 cts.

VAGABOND LADY

»

THE WOMAN IN RED

When one speaks of a "horsey" woman, one automatically pictures a hatchet-faced, angular female who dresses severely.

Barbara Stanwyck, plays the role of a horsey girl in The Woman in Red," her new drama which is First National commencing to-day at the Alham-

however,

Although it has several dramatic moments, "Vagabond Lady," the Hal Roach--M-G-M feature having its final showings to-day at the Queen's Theatre is in reality a comedy. For despite the serious ness of many situations in which the various players are involved as the story unfolds, delightful humour is threaded throughout bra Theatre and is the exact op- the production which was so deft-posite of the popular conception. ly directed by Sam Taylor.

Featured in the large imposing cast are Robert Young, Evelyn professional horse-show rider due Venable, Berton Churchül, Regio- to straitened circumstances. Her ald Denny. Frank Craven and

expert horsemanship makes her others.

sought after by wealthy horse own The story concerns itself with ers, and she is hired by Genevieve the romantle adventures of scion Tobin to ride her blue-ribbon of the House of Spear, one of the

steeds. Arst families" and one whose

In the new picture, the star is a Kentucky belle who becomes a

Miss Stanwyck's riding clothes,.

undying motto "Dignity-Always" designed by Orry-Kelly, are stun-

is carried to such an extremity that is responsible for a number of unforward happenings.

CARNIVAL

A human, lovable story of four

by

to

ning. They prove that riding out tits do not have to be unbecoming and unfemininė.

With the star in "The Woman in Red," besides Miss Tobin, are. Gene Raymond, Dorothy Tree, John Eldredge, Russel Hicks, Phil-

Nana Bryant, Columbia con- tract importation from Broad- way, has had to refuse roles in two stage productions.since com- ing to Hollywood Cofumbla cast- ing director William Perlberg says she mustn't sign for he has big role in a big picture coming up for her,

grand characters, a spell-binding lip need and other screen favour- barker. a swell girl, an "Elegant" ites. baby and the inimitable "besch- nozzled" Durante runs through the next change at the Queen's i Theatre. It 13 "Carnival," 1 Columbia picture featuring Lee Tracy, Sally Ellers, Jimmy Durante and Baby Dickie Walters.

"Carnival" Was written Robert Riskin and is bound find favour with all who see It.

And a new star sparkles in the motion pletura world. He is Dickle Walters the 3 year old child who makes his screen debut in this picture and acts up to the adult performers with disarming charm. He'll win the hearts of all who see him,

Ruth Chatterton, since her ar rival in Hollywood is at the air- port each day, taking her many friends sky-riding in her new. plane

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1935.

LAST TWO-DAYS

AT 30.5.10,7.15

& 9.30 P.M.

The author of “The Thin Man“ givos the world another thrilll Dashiell Hammetti

WOMAN

IN THE

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRES

DARK

With FAY WRAY RALPH BELLAMY MELVYN DOUGLAS- ROSCOE ATES Directed by Phit Rosen, As- sociate producer, Burt Kelly, Produced by Select Pro- ductions.

The Beautiful and Glamorous Fay Wray Portrays the Title Character in Dashiell Ham- melt's Woman in the Dark

BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL No. 2531

263

FRIDAŤ

MYSTERY EDWIN DROOD

CARL LAEMALE PRESENTS A UNIVERSAL PICTURE WITH"

CLAUDE RAINS

DOUGLASS

MONTGOMERY

WEATHER ANGEL · BAVIN MANNILSS

New Mystery Thriller Attrac- tion at the King's. Theatre to-day Ralph Bellamy, "Melvyn Douglas and Roscoe Aten Are Also Gast, in this Select Production

FILM HISTORY OF AVIATION

From Balloons To Speed

Planes

London,

At last, after many months of research and preparation, shoot- ing has begun on "The Conquest of the Alr," the vast history of avaition. which is being pro-"

On duced by London Films. Monday of last week, iterally and metaphorically, the balloon went up. with the scene in which Laurence Oliver, as the gallant demonstrates to the "Lunardi.

the Pantheon exhibition ladies the charm and danger of ascen- ding above the heads of the crowd in the basket of a balloon. On Tuesday, Lunardi, and the dog and cat which accompanied him on his pioneer fight, were again in action. On Wednesday. Robert Cocking Imagined he had discovered the principle of the parachute by tests with a falling. umbrella from an upper window. On Thursday and Friday the air. unit, switching from the past to"

TO-DAY

ONLY

the present with the happy velo- city of Alm companies, recorded scenes of formation flying, aerial combats and

the attacks at RA.F. display

to

AT MILDENHALL

Next week it is planned photograph the Royal Review at -Mildenhall.

"The Caquest of the Air" like the subjesi it presents, 1 likaly to be an futernational affair in every way. Produced for Alexan- der Korda by Roffe Thompson. the script is by an Americain John Monk Saunders-author of "Wings" and "The Dawn - Patrol” -and

Englishman, Hugh Gray.

Mr. Saunders also directing the film The chief camera-man is Hans Schneeber- ger, the German - ́expert, who worked with 'Ernst Udet on "his latest air film, "Wunder des Fle- gens," and who was responsible

BLI

is

for the photography of "8.0.5. Iceberg." "Pitz Palu," and "The Blue Light."

Dr. Charles Dolliuss, one of the greatest authorities in the world on the subject of lighter-than-. air flying, is "coming from Paris to supervise the balloon scenes. Mr. Winston Churchill will act in an advisory capacity in cer- tain sequences and belp with the final shaping of the commentary, while Ned Mann" and Laurence Butler, the American trick perts, will have a hand in almost. every scene, for the script inval- ves every known device of modern film-making-miniatures, models, back projectior, trick- work of every kind.

ex.

Further guarantee of the in- ternational nature of the picture is that official help is being given by the British Air Ministry, the German French and Italian Governments the British Mus- eum, the Science Museum at South Kensington, the Patents Office Imperial Airways, and the Society of British Aircraft Con- structors. The newsreel and film libraries of the world will be combed for material for the mo dern sequences, while such not-

QUEEN'S

"AT 2.30, 5.10

7.20 & 9.30

[P.M.

Elected one of the best pictures of the month by Photoplay and you'll have to agree after

you see:

VAGABOND

LADY

with

ROBERT YOUNG

EVELYN VENABLE

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:—

"Woman In The Dark"

QUEEN'S:

"Vagabond Lady"

ORIENTAL:

The Winning Ticket"

Kowloon

MAJESTIC:-

The Captain Hates The

Sen"

ALHAMBRA:—

"The Woman In Red"

KING'S.-

Coming

*The Mystery of Edwin

Drood"

QUEEN'S:-

*Carnival"

"Age of Indiscretion"

WOMAN IN THE DARK

At The King's

MAJESTIC

THEATRE.

Nathan Boni Kowlees. Tel 57220 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW At 2,30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.80 P.M.

Fun in every funnel! Hilarity in every hatch A laugh panic in every porthole!

THE CAPTAIN

HATES THE SEA

WITH

VICTOR MOLAGLEN JOHN GILBERT ALISON SKIPWORTH WYNNE · GIBSON

GRETA GARBO

Signs New Contract'

Announcement of a new long- term contract with Greta Garbo. Is made by the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer studios. Having completed Anna Karenins under. Clarence. Brown's direction, Miss Garbo is now on her way to Sweden and will spend a short summer boll- day with her family before re- turning to Hollywood,

Her next picture has not betu. definitely announced, but a choice will be made from several prospective story properties be- fore the star's return to the

A picture with an excellent plot best describes "Woman in the Dark the current attraction at i studios. the King's Theatre.

The story concerns an ex-convict who is on parole for manslaughter and is placed in a position where he is compelled to knock a mán down. After regaining consclous- ness the man insists that he is all right. A few days later doc- tors declare the same man in a dangerous position A beautiful girl who saw the fight knew that the ex-convict is innocent. »To find out the truth and to save the ex-convict she returns to a villain from whom she had only recently broke away. What follows is full of mystery and the drama enacted speaks volumes for the cast.

Ralph Bellamy is convincing in the role of Bradley, the paroled convict and Fay Wray is excellent as Louise Loring, who jeopardizes his liberty and then redeems her- self in his eyes by risking "all to set him right in the eyes of the world.

Others of note are Melvyn Douglas, Roscoe Ates, Reed Brown, Jr., Granville Bates and 'other.--- 0. M. O.

able authorities as Mr. J. E. Hodgson, owner of the Cuthbert. Collection, and Dr. Dollfuss have put their libraries and collections at the service of the Company.

BALLOONS FROM FRANCE Since ballooning, and even the use of hot-air balloons, is stir a favourite Occupation of the French, the balloons for the flim are being made in Paris under the supervision of M. Cormier, the most expert balloon pilot in France. • These include full size and exact reproductions of the montgolfiere of Pliatre de Rozier -sixty feet high, this glant-the montgolnere in which Mme. Thible, the first woman aeronaut, burst into operatic "selections from the air, and the first hydro- gen balloon, constructed by Pro- fessor Charles, which was at- tacked with scythes, pitchforks, and ancient fowling-pieces by the villagers of Gonesse just be- fore the French Revolution, be- caus they thought it was a mon-. ster from the sky,

In addition to these, a full- size

gas balloon is being brought over from France for the scenes. which show the first ascent of Lunardi and the historic balloon night across the Channel, of Blanchard and Jeffries, while Louis Blériot is sending over his famous reconstruction of ueroplane in which he Drst few the Channel and pilot

Prior to Anna Karenina Miss Garbo's most recent films were The Painted Vell and Queen Christina. Anna Karenina, in which Fredric March is' co-starr-.." ed with the Swedish star, is Miss. Garbo's twentieth Hollywood ple- ture.

Included among Miss" "Carbo's=" outstanding photoplays are Flesh And The Devil, A Woman of Affairs, Anna Christie, Mata Hari As You Desire Me, Grand Hotel, Queen Christina; and The Paint- ed Vell.'

When Miss Garbo, began her") Alm career with Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, she was virtually un- known, but immediately on re- icase of The Torrent, her first Hollywood picture, she was ac- claimd as a sensational screen discovery. Then followed "The Temptress, Flesh And The Devil, Love, The Divine Woman, The Mysterious Lady. A Woman Of- "Affairs, Wild Orchids. The Single Standard and The Kiss, all silent Alms,

The arrival of talking pletures brought even greater success to the young Swedish actress." Eugene O'Neill's Anna was her initial malogue film and then came Romance, Inspiration and others.

Christle

ALHAMBRA

BESTEL

TO-DAY TO FRIDAY at 2.80, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m...

The Wom2 n Who Did

Fours Out

STANWYCK

WOMAN IN RED

Page 5Page 6