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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

IT'S A GIFT

$1.

CALM YOURSELF

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1935.

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9,30 P.M.

WE LIVE!

without

WE LOVE!

"Calm Yourself" is doubt one of the most entertain- Ing pictures of the year, with such Ralph Morgan. Hardie Albright, popular players as Betty Furness, Nat Pendleton; Shirley Ross and others, in support of the famous comatitle team Robert Young and Madge Evans.

It concerns the adventures of

vertising young man who, when he is fired by his fiancee's father, opens a confidential service agency.

W. C. Meids nus acquired Yamuy of three in his new star- ring comedy. "It's A Gift,” pro- duced by Faramount, the next change at the Queen's Theatre. They are Kathleen Howard, as his wife, Jean Rouveroi as his daugh- ter, and Tomm Bupp, as his young son. They together with Baby Le-Roy, form the featured · sup- porting cast for the new Fields comedy about the hen-pecked; Robert Young, a New York nd- grocer who yearna to Own an orange ranch in California where he can Just rest and watch oranges grow. An inheritance from his uncle makes his dream possible and before his wife can interfere. Fields has bought the, matter how delicate or personal, ranch from his daughter's young and Its slogan is "Calm Yourself." man and started cross with his. When he becomes the professiona family. Their crazy voyage in a guardian of 1 beautiful and battered old car is full of thrills wealthy young girl, as well as of and comedy. But when they a one-year-old heir to a mighty finally arrive at their destination fortune. the fun begins. The girl they discover that the ranch is leads to complications with his nothing but a bit of barren, sun- fiancee, and the baby to complica baked acreage. How fortune ini- tions with the police.... but it tervenes to save the situation for wouldn't be fair to tell you what Fields and give him his dream happer's finally to this strange ranch brings the tim to a happy trio. See for yourself by hurrying and satisfactory conclusion,

to the Queen's Theatre to-day.

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LORETTA YOUNG

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SEE MAE WEST AT HER BEST.. THIS IS THE PICTURE THAT WON. HER FAME AND FORTUNE

MAE WEST She Done Him Wrong

CARY GRANT

OWEN MOORE WOAH BEERY

CHMAS ADLAND

a Gramount Chatur

Summer Prices Matinees 20 ets.-30 cts,Evenings 20 eta.-36 ets.-55 eta.

THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

SAY IT WITH MUSIC.

The fictional origin of the famous melody, "Say it with Music," Jack Payne's signature tune, makes an interesting story for the presentation of Jack Payne and his band in their flm at the Star.

WE HATE! WE FIGHT!

what don't we do for

KING VITOR'S

DAILYA

XXXT CLANDE

“REŽBASED THRU UNITED ARTISTI

BORIS KABLOFF IN "THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN "

OUR DAILY BREAD

“Our Daly Bread," which brings Karen Morley, Tom Keene, and Barbara Pepper to the King's Theatre to-day, is the first offer- Ing of King Vidor as an indepen- dent producer for release through United Artists,

Written and directed, as well as produced, by the brilliant director who was responsible for ""Street Scene," "The Crowd." "Hallelujah,” "The Champ," "The Big Parade," and other outstanding achieve-

ments of cinema history," "Our Dally Bread" tells in highly. dramatic and entertaining fashion the vivid, human story of a group of disinherited people from all walks of life who find their way an abandoned farm which okers them another "go" at happiness.

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GEMME THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.80, 5.10 7.20 & 9.30 P.M. -.

THE MOST ORIGINAL COMEDY IDEA

OF THE YEAR!

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To Be Made Into. A Film

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

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KINGS:-

"Our Daily Bread QUEEN'S:-

"Calm Yourself" ORIENTAL:-

"Olive Of India”

Kowloon

MAJESTIC

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CALM

YOURSELF

ROBERT YOUNG

MADGE EVANS

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The SAN

ALHAMBRA:-

Two Hearts In Waltz Time"

MAJESTIC

"Bom To Be Rad"

Coming

LORETTA YOUNG CARY GRANE BORN TO BE BAD

YOUTH IS GAGGED

Young M.P's Are Paralysed

Blandiy are

A sailor writes: "There few sabors who have 'not at some time or other discussed the yet unfathomed mystery of the Marte Celeste, which, I see, is now to be the subject of a film. The ori- ginal Marie Celeste was a three- masted schooner found afloat in the Atlantic sixty years ago with all sall set and only a black cat and no other living thing abdard. A meal lay untouched on the

for the

Mi. George Bernaro Shaw listened while I read to him Mr. Beverley Nichols's scath- ing onslaught on old men in high "Daily places, published in the Mirror recently, under the title

writes "Youth Is Gagged!", correspondent.

As I read the Anal paragraph G. B. Schuckled.

"It is an

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KING'S:-

"The Bride of Frankenstein" QUEEN'S:—

"It's A Gift" ORIENTAL:

"She Done Him Wrong" ALHAMBRA:-

"The Cowboy Millionaire"

AEROPLANES

and to reserve £19.500 worth for tribution to the Uruguayan post offices for sale by them. In a total issue of a nominal value of 1,620,000 esos only 120,000 pesos worth of stamps will be retained for sale in ha issuing country with the ab ject of giving this issue an official tanding, without which the stamps vould be of no interest to collec- tors.

The American Aviation Company arrived with its suggestion after negotiations for the purchase of aeroplanes had been opened by the Uruguayan Government with other

For Postage Stamps agencies. The project, on its pro-

visional approval, was announced by a Montevideo commercial jour- nal at the end of June, and was further referred to by the New Commenting on Far! Horald-Tribune of July 13.

the scheme reverling new fiscal resources,"

"Perfectly true!" he said. have largely spent my e in Living and loving, working and cabin table. There was no sign pointing this out. praying together under the open of storm or fighting to account

exclaimed Mr. Shaw collectors of the world pay for the The idea of making the stamp "Why!" disappearance of the i sky," they learn all over again how,

"I would say that our Parliamen-aeroplanes which Uruguay needs wonderful life can be when cach crew, none of whom was said ever

to have appeared again,

tary system "has not only no night closes down upon

has lately. a day

positive energy or effect, but that the

been presented to Alled with the miracle of sun and The most common belief in

Government It has a earth and green, growing things, sailing-ship days was that it was negative effect.

completely paralysing. and provisionally accepted.

of that state this newspaper said:"This means The that the greater part of the cost Together, this strangely assorted the sea-serpent which had ap

proposal which emanated frum for the new materials will be met crew conquers obstacles that would pegred and frightened everyone

unrivalled instru-

a company in New York, seta aby collectors of stamps. In this have mocked the strongest and overboard. A Dane with whom I

ment for taking public-spirited fairly complicated sum, but if the

project should succeed the net result called upon to cover this expense. manner the population will not be the wisest of them single-handed.

men, who really do very strong would be that Uruguay, would re- once was shipmate claimed to Karen Morley and Tom Keene have been in hospital at Gibral-

ly see our existing evils and ceive £18.000 worth of seroplanes tions of this character are not re- It is a pity that financial opera- want to are cast as the young couple, tar with one of the survivors of

remedy them, and sad equipment at a cost of £30,300;cated more often to save while Barbara Pepper plays the the Marie Celeste. The Dane told

turning them, within a year, the company offering to supply the people from taxes they cannot blonde

John Qualen, of this madman, who died before

into a state where they might seroplanes would receive £978.800, serpent.

Just whom you saw as the Swedish be could say anything about him-

well RS

be retired

old making a profit of 2114,500; and colonels at Cheltenham. Janitor in "Street Scene" furnish- | self de remember: anything of the

the stamp dealers and collectors, ed some of the comedy relief, and past, but in his ravings he had

"And it is much worse the contribute £285,500 to the doubtless chiefly outside Uruguay, would Addison Richards plays another spoken of the Marle Celeste and

of Parliament enters urgent needs of Uruguay and the important role. A cast of several the

when he is a young man. Get selling company. sea-serpent. The fact that hundred players forma the mass o boats were missing from

nim young and paralyse him much background against which this the Marle Celtste when she was

more easily!" powerful drama is played.

found added some colour to the sea-serpent explanation of the 'mystery.

SHE DONE HIM WRONG

century.

"One wonders what explanation Enough energy for at least four the film which is being made will people was expended daily by Mae give, and old sailors who have West, spectacular Broadway stage the event fixed in their minds star and writer, during the time will have she sojourned in Hollywood, star-problem which bas puzzled sea- another solution to a

ring in. "She Done Him Wrong." farers for over half a a film written by herself, which Incidentally, the vessel which is comes to the Oriental Theatre on being used in the nim was also a Wednesday and Thursday.

mystery ship during the war, one of the famous ships in which most of the RNR V.C.S won."

She collaborated in the writing of the screen play, wrote almost all the dialogue, and, turned, out the lyrics for the original musteat score." She helped design the wardrobe and the sets as well.

The moving picture world is coming to realize that a James Whale production is perfect from every angle, story, cast, settings, You will have to decide whether the cast or the settings will be

It appears that in the early the most interesting part of "The

part of the war, Payne and the Bride of Frankenstein,”. the

composer, Philip Weston, were in strange, compelling drama, 講 the Air Force mess one day and sequel to the amazingly successful he had

been entertaining the "Frankenstein," which is coming! boys by playing the popular num- on Thursday to the King'sbers of the time. Weston had told

"She Done Him Wrong" is a Theatre.

him to stop playing such horrible roaring melodrama of the Bowery, Karloff, of course, is starred music, and jestingly Payne had where men are men and women and the cast includes such players made a bet that Weston could not are "on the make." Miss West is as Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester; compose and play something that in the role of a beer-hall enter- wife of Charles' Laughton; Valerie would sound as good. His friend tainer with ..a phobia... for Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Dwight had accepted the bet and soon diamonds, which are supplied by Frye, Una O'Connor, O.. Heggie, | all the boys were singing or devoted admirers. When Cary

E. E. Clive, Gravin Gordon, Douglas" Walton, Nell Fitzgerald

and Lucien Polval.

In spite of this remarkable cust, a typical James Whale cast, by the way, a great deal of interest

whistling the melody picked out slowly by Weston. Payne, realising the tune's possibilities, had jotted the notes down on an envelope, and so. "Say it with Music" came Into being.

Grant, head of a mission, comes along, he falls to supply gems

WEST BUND BRIDGE

is centered upon the sets. No At the time of its birth, how (Froin Our Special Correspondent) picture ever made at Universal; ever an air rald warning had City has so many and so remark-come through and Weston's plane able sets as **The Bride Frankenstein." All of them are pitched in a more or less sombre note, to accord with the mood of

wure

SOVIET WOMEN

Beat Men As Pilots

member

Now read the opinion of young man, Mr. Oliver Baldwin

.To Mr. Nichols's two alternia

a huve

tives he adds a third: Retirement for everybody at sixty-five.

H THOSE RICH OLD WOMEN

inest.*"*

the

TRADERS' RESENTMENT

taxpayer would appear to have This message of hope for the been dispatched rather premature- ly. The American Aviation Com- pany seems to have made its in- Unfortunately for the New York genious offer before it had con- company the proposal seems to sulted the stamp dealers. "Those come + little too late to traders have already begun to re- achieve that success in the philate sent the launching of new issues lic market which would be neces for the benefit, as the current issue to secure its large profite. of Gibbons Stamp Monthly says, The stamp market during recent of some national exchequer or of noaths has reacted unfavourably some needy fund, or, more often to proposals for special issues for than is realized, of a few private propagandist or revenue purposes. "Of course, Beverley Nichols is the present project anillumined Mexico, and Luxembourg are men

individuals." Russia, Turkey, right Mr. Baldwin told the "Dally particulars as to its object, bas tioned as having been Mirror" "though in one respect I been communicated to stamp dea

concerned disagree with his article.

lears in various parts of the world. and has been unfavourably re "However true it may have ceived. It is stated that if the is to say in the past that sue is made British and Continen- rich old women have too much tal editors of stamp catalogues will political influence in this coun- decline to include these stamps in try. I do not believe that is the their lists and that the leading poor. It remains to be seen whe

ther the American Aviation Com- European dealers will refuse handle them. It is also understood. Pany is still willing to take the "Neglect of youth is apparent that in present circumstances, even risk and the Government of everywhere in this land. Not only if no ban were placed on these Uruguay is still ready to add to in politics is it ignored. either, stamps, there would be little likeli- the list of many new issues which The same can be said of indus-hood of selling more than £10,000 have made it the subject of criti-

worth immediately, and that the cism in recent years. General Sir Ian Hamilton would indefinitely before a reasonable large residue might have to be held

only make this comment:- price could be obtained for them.

been

Case 'NOW.

try.

"I think, tirades must always be judged by the writer of them and by his past career. 1 a not inclined, therefore, to pay any very serious attention to this onel"'

GOVERNMENT BILL

to

in sitch issues. Unless the proposed naw issue from Uruguay can be sold the aeroplanes obviously can not be paid for. The prospect of selling the stamps within a reason- able time has evidently become

in relation to aeroplanes. Italian This is the first case of its kind

fying-boats were sold to Brazil a few years ago in exchange for coffee, but no one, until now, has suggested that the stamp collectors of the world should present a coun

This aspect of the case is of course, no concern of the Urugua Jan Government. It did not sug.try "with an air sem. gest this method of paying for its But another soldier, Brigadieringly to have accepted the idea.. aeroplanes, though it appears will- General F. P. Crozier, laughed as he read the attack.

Delicate, sensitive girls, specially chosen, have proved in exhaustive tests here that women will make better air pilors than men for work at high altitudes in the next war.

This statement was made by M.Certainly he's right about the stage at which the affair stands at

Nor, on the other hand, has it act ually authorized the issue. The. Canton, Sept. 9. Grohovski, one of Russia's leading starvation of youth and the old present is that the Council of Min- The scheme for the construction aerial experts and designers. had crashed, leaving him with of the West Bund Steel Bridge "Give your woman pilot two men with their cocktail parties.isters has resolved to ask the Leg severe concussion and loss of joining West Bund and the Inner months hetiday each year and six would back youth every time,"islature to pass a Bill authorizing memory.

Harbour Was re-examined and months' special, leave every two or

he said.

the purchase of 1,000,000 pesos Years later, they meet again, drafted to-day by the West Bund three years so that she can have.

"Take my own case. In 1916 I worth of seroplanes and equip- the story. Many of them are of and Payne, more fanious, dis- Bridge Planning Committee, which her babies, he writes, "and she was one of the youngest briga-mant, and the payment for them stone; several of them have been covers that Weston is still strug was organised by officials of the will prove superior to male pilotslers, and I got there in spite of and 1,500,000 pesos worth of post- with 200,000 pesos worth of bonds. made permanent. The most strik-gling to make himself known as Bureau of Finance and Public under all circumstances," ing is probably the huge labora a composer of symphonies, He Works. The scheme was drafted The tests have shown that girls Cherwise I should have been a will sell outside Uruguay to the my youth because I had a fellow age stamps of a new design which tory, which is seventy feet in remembers nothing of his war out by the Committee and had are usually not affected by the company commander for the rest collectors of the world. As the above me who liked young men.the American Aviation Company height, made of solid stone con-time composition that sow been "presented to the Municipal rarefied atmosphere even at over struction. There is a unique ap-known throughout the world as Government for approval; but it 28,000ft, whereas the best men of my life. paratus by which the top opens Jack Payne's signature tune when was ordered by the Municipal plots in perfect training" generally at will to the heavens and it is appearing on the stage, or broad- Government to make a detali re- need the use of an oxygen respira-rent in the Army even now.

"This neglect of youth is appa- filled with the weirdest and most casting. How Payne brings fame port instead of the present one, awe-inspiring machinery that the to his friend makes intriguing therefore a meeting is necessary

tor at over 21,000ft.

"If I had a son I would not send him into the Army, be- production department could con- entertainment.

to re-draft the plan.

cause I know he could not get The direction by Jack Raymond According to officials, the bridge

on unless he were a rich man. There is a huge, underground is splendid, combining, as it does must be constructed with the de- burial crypt, also made of stone, the wonderful staging of Payneveloping of the Inner Harbour at There is a mediaeval castle, with and his band with a human story Chow Tow Chul, Ho Nam Island, vaulted cellings, tapestried walls, Payne, himself, is a fascinating where wharves of steamers of ornate, ancient-appearing furni-screen discovery, Bodden

Canton-Hong Kong, Canton-Macao ture in huge reception „TOOIS," Percy Marmount, Evelyn Roberts and other runs will be establish bedrooms, central hall and dining and Joyce, Kennedy are in the ed to take the place of the present room, and turrettéd towers, §

ones at the West Bund

trive.

Cast

rate of exchange at present is 6.10. pesos to the pound, these values are equal to the sums quoted in sterling in the first paragraph.

"This insensitiveness to 'altitude..

That Bill may be introduced into will be of vital importance in the

the Legislature this week. It pro- next air war, which is likely to be

vides that the aircraft shall be fought at great heights, because

niade in the United States and tha oxygen respirators obstruct the

the Uruguayan, Government ahall pilot's view and impair his fighting didates to their military and civil tories which shall supply them. he at liberty to nominate the fac skill," says M. Grobovski, "There- Aying corpa Notwithstanding then as the aircraft are ready fore, women are specially suitable Imitations imposed on them, Ruhall be made. The Uruguayan for shipment the agreed payment for nighting at great altitudes. gian girls have already completely Government undertakes to pay for He blames the Soviet authorities besten Russian men at parachute the printing of the issue, which is for not admitting more girl can- l'jumping.

estimated at 100,000 pesos (£10,400),

ALNAMBRA

TRUXTRE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 4 9.80 p.m. A POT FOURRI OF COMEDY, ROMANCE, TUNEFUL NUMBRKS AND SNAPPY ENSEMBLES.

CARL

BRISSON

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