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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1935."

QUEEN'S

LAST TWO-DAYS at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30. PM.

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.30, 5.10 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

MAJESTIC

THEATRE:

Nath Road Kowloon. Tel. 57822 [TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30. 5,20. 7.20 & 9.25 P.M.

LADDIE

at the

"Laddle" rugnughts one of the sweetest and

same time dramatic romances in ali fletion, coming on Friday at the King's Theatre. ine, Gene Stratton- Porter novel, which comes to the screen as a restle picture from RKO-Radio, makers of "Little Women," centres attention upon Laddie, played by John Beal, and aristocratic English born belle, played by

his Jove lor SLO

Gloria Stuart,

Luddle is the son of a farmer, but college bred, makes up his mind, to take up agriculture. That brings him into conflict with the caste demands of a noble English neighbour whose daughter he loves.

the nobleman's

Interwoven is a sub plot, the "mystery" family, and also diverting comedy Romance and drama pace hand in hand, to a glorious climax, with all the punch of a powerful nær- rative.

In the east of "Ladd'e" - Donald

Crisp, as the nobleman, Willard Roberston and Dorothy Peterson $ the Hoosier pioneers who symbolize the nobility of the soll: Gloria Shea. Charlotte "Henry, Greta Meyer. Virginia Weidler, Jimmy Butler, and Crady Sutton. George Stevens directed, Pandro S. Berman produced.

SILK HAT KID

and

Screen actors seldom areas

skilled with their sts as profes- sional pugilists bul ability 10 .handle their Asts has become

almost a necessity.

Lew Ayres and Paul Kelly 'ac- tually trained two weeks for their bare knuckle encounter. in" Fox Flim's "Silk Hat K'd" with Har- Vey Parry. former national, amateur featherweight champion, in charge.

"The average man who doesn't train for fighting couldn't hold up pair of eight-ounce gloves for three minutes of boxing." said Harvey. "Ayres and Kelly worked

4 SHOWS

DAILY

£30-5.13

7.12-1.71

2

ONE MORE SPRING

A notable screen event came to town yesterday with the arrival of the long-awaited "Оде More Spring." at the King's Theatre.

The audience sat entranced as this gripping story of two brave young people, a penniless girl and a Rever-my-dle adventurer, un- roided.

Poignant and yet ironic, the misfortunes of the principles portrayed with a light deft touch that N admirable, "One More

all picture goer who Spring," is heartily commended to seek the extraordinary in screen entertain-

ment.

ter, the stars who belong together, Janet Gaynor and Warner Bax-

give unforgettable performances in this modern setry. Sofine- spur and delicate is the romance. so tense the drama. and so con- vincing the'r performances, that there can be no doubt of this pleture lingering in the memory. It is the story of two brave souls who, when their last ray of hope has left them meet at a park, and strike up. a friendsh`p Winter has denuded the trees, and the grim inhospitality of the city en- compasses them. They decide to

see it through platonically. and together with a penniless musi- cian and shelter, a place to call home, in a toolhouse.

The group forms a fascinating little cosmos, self-sufficient yet related to the nearby world. to which they are destined to return- ed with Spring. The unfolding of the problems of the odd assort- ment of human jetsam and the adventures that befall them, make, "One More Spring" a picture to delight every heart.

Janet

GAYNOR

Wamer

BAXTER

Lou

ONE MORE SPRING

FROM

& PONCURS Into +1

United

WALTER KING JANE DARWELL " ROGER IMHOF

GRANT MITCHELL

IN ROMANCE WEREWOLF

again

САМ

YOU TAKE IT?

Here is the supreme shocker of all motion picture thrillers!......... Every mlaste an

« sternity of kale-puiss ing'wasponom!...Try

this on your nerves, If you can!

RKO

"LADDIE" {m-VORNO¥*with JOHN BEAL-GLORIA STUART RADIO

PREVIEW

The Crusades

this

From what the writer saw

11:m at 11 preview, "The Crusades" promises to Colony by storm for not only is take the

the story a powerful one but the

ideally cast, I venture to state, #53

chosen. Loretta Young has the part of Berengarla: Henty Wilcoxon is Richard, Iun Ket. plays Saladin, C. Aubrey Smith is the Hermit, Katherine de Mille out every night for two weeks and

has the dimeuit role of Alice of the fight they put on in the plc-France while "Ph'lip of France" ture is well worth seeing Faked has been assigned to C. Henry fights don't look good

on

the

Screen or off."

"Silk Hat Kid" which comes to the Alhambra on Thursday also features Mae Clarke and Wlám Harr'zan and was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone.

TAAL ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

ORIENTAL

DAYS ONLY

TO-DAY & 70-MORO W

HERE'S A SNAPPY PICTURE

BLERINA ROLO WANOHAL

TEL' 247S

WITH A BIG CAST OF FILM STARS.

A THRILLING STORY OF A GAMBLING QUEEN. SHE PLAYED THE GAME

WITH AN ACE UP HER SLEEVE.

★A GREAT

STAR MEETS THE CHALLENGE OF A GREAT STORY

PAT O'BRIEN

Barbara STANWYCK

Gambling Lady

Summer Prices Matinees 20 ets.-30 cts.Evenings 20 ets.-85 eta.-55 ois.

Howard

screen's

ני

Gordon:

of

Richard

Engiand marrles Berengarla of Navarre by proxy, Dever having seen her, but falls In love with her and makes her accompany him on the Crusades. She is captured and saves Richard later by surrendering herself to the Indel king Saladin

The film's good throughout and should in no account be missed. It is due shortly at the Queen's Theatre.

OF LONDON

Carl Laemmie preseals

A Universal Picture with

HENRY HULL » WARNER OLAND VALERIE HOBSON

Boris Karloff "and" Bela Lugosi in

KING'S:-

"One More Spring"

QUEEN'S:

"Werewolf of London"

ORIENTAL:-

"Gambling Lady'

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA!---

"Home On The Rance"

MAJESTIC:--

"West of The Pecos

DIX

Coming

IN

RICHARD

"WEST OF

THE PECOS”

KING'S:-

"Laddle"

QUEEN'S:—

"Gold Diggers of 1939"

ALHAMBRA:~~

"Silk Hat Kid"

KING LEOPOLD

IPOH GOES GAY Sad Scene Children

Cabaret Hall On New World Lines

(Special Air Mail Service;

Ipoh, Sept. 14. One of the most up-to-date rabaret dance halls and restaur-

"The Raven" coming on Sunday ants is shortly to be opened at the

at the King's Theatre.

TWO DIFFERENT

ROUTES

For Winter And Summer

Jubilee Park and will be under European management.

*(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Sept. 6. King Leopold ngured in a pathe- tic scene with his little children.

The task of breaking the nèwa of the loss of their mother, Queen Astrid, in the motor-car accident on the road near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, was left to him when he reached Brussels with the body of the Queen.

He motored from the Palace to. where his children were playing. Stuyvenberg and entered the room

It was just before their bedtime.

He was alone with them for a few minutes. Then the door open- ed, and he came out..

the proprietor of a chain of cine

Since Mr. Runme Shaw, who is

mas throughout Malaya, took over the Park, there has been a consi- derable improvement in the vari- ous amusements and entertain- ments offered to "the local public His courage had failed him, and and, following the erection of calling to one of the Queen's what is probably the best covered Ladies-in-Waiting. Mme. de. .Roy boxing ring in Malaya, Mr. Shawde Bligny, he begged her to tell decided to build a modern cabaret them that their mother was dead. dance hall similar to the New

Mme. de Bligny, weeping bitter- ly. went to Princess Josephine Charlotte, who is 7, and to Prince will be 5 next

mother.

(Special Air, Mail Service)

World, Singapore. London, Sept. 8.

Work on this project has been Alternative summer and winter progressing for the past few weeks Baudouin, whe routes are being planned for the and is now rapidly nearing comple-week, and told them about their proposed Imperial Airways tran- tion." satlantic service between this

The cabaret hall and restaurant country and the United States,

comprise a handsome building in The more direct, summer. route one corner of the Parke and the will be the northern, by way of main entrance is most effectively Newfoundland. In winter ma-luminated by Neon lighting. chines will fly by way of the Azores and Bermuda to New! York.

B.I.P. IN AMERICA

Mr. Arthur Dent has brought back some interesting views and The acting is good though sub- observations from his recent trip ordinated to the general specta-in America, where he has been slur effect, henry Wilcoxon has engaged in a number of important an honest vigour and beef-steak deals including the purchase of nobility that Detics the Lion-some particularly outstanding hearted Richard. He Impresses.in American product. The chief heroic scenes as that in which he reason for his American visit was defies his powerful enemy and to negotiate for the distribution Co-Crusader. Philip King of of a number of BIP's recent France, Loretta Young is excel- successful in effecting this deal lept and Ian Keith as Saladin "Blossom Time," the great provides a stern Islamic counter-Tauber success, has been secured blast to the enthusiasm of his by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Christian enemies. The Hermit "Abdul The Damned" is to be (C. Aubrey Smith) takes a biblical handled in the States by Colum- part with all the earnestness of bia. The bulk of the B.I.P. out- purpose.

put, however, is to be released through First Division, who are associated with Pathe of America. and have contracted to distribute a m'nimum of 10 out of 18 of the Elstree productions. It is particu- larly gratifying to learn that although First Division had con- a minimum of 10, they have already Indicated that they will take at least 14 of the new pictures. This will represent about two-thirds of the First Division prograntine.

Mr. Dent made an tour of America and Canada dur-Circle Courses by this route or 'ng his trip and was able to get

roughly:- an insight into audience reactions and theatre operation. He is con- vinced that American audiences are completely dis'nterested whe ther the picture comes from Hollywood, Elstree or Timbuctoo. so long as they are entertained. American exhibitors are the same, they have no interest in the picture's origin, so "long as it brings the money in.

THE ALHAMBRA tracted for

Home On The Range

seen

at

4

Jackle Cogan, who first came into prominence with h's portrayal COLUMBIA SIGNS HOWARD romance with music; "The in "The Kid" in which he co- Student's Romance" is a romantic starred with Charlie Chaplin, 13 GREEN

comedy with plenty of melody. to be

the Alhambra Tauber's newest, "Heart's Desire," Theatre in Paramount's "Home oa is full of string, and Henry Hall the Range," which had its premier In "Music Hath Charma." brings showing at the Alhambra Theatre melody of another type to

the yesterday. screen. Then there is Gitta Alpar, It is years since Cogan first the next big screen sensation in came into the limelight, and in "I Give My Heart," a screen ver- this picture, one sees him as a sion of "The Dubarry." "Mimi."huge strapping young man, cap- with 'Gertrude Lawrence singing. able of hard riding as well as fine and an attractive musical back-acting. ground of excerpts from Puccini's The picture depicts a story of "La Boheme," and "Dance Band." the deadly duel between a gang with plenty of hot jazz and catchy of crooks and the rancher-

Green, une. of the best known scenario writers, yesterday WES

placed under long-term contract by Columbia Pictures. Mr. Green has been assigned to do the screen treatment for “I! You Could Only Cook," Jean Arthur starring vehicle, which will be placed in production immediately following the completion of the picturiza- tion.

а

Green became identified melodies. B.I.P. are making the brother, played by Jackie Cogan

Mr. with the screen a number of years 220, following a potable newspaper and vaudeville writing career. He is the author of over 100 film adaptations. Some of the most recent of these include, "Man of Two Worlds," "Success at Any Price," "Shoot the Works," "Lemon Drop Kid," "Rumba" and "Star of Midnight." He also wrote the dialogue for the first Columbia part-talking picture, "The Younger Generation."

most of the present musical boom.

Keep This In Mind Girls in New York are having their sweethearts' portraits painted on their finger nalis. Later, of course, they'll thumbs.

be under their

Modern Egyptian Prof. Hollotop: I've worked ten years translating this Egyptian

and Randolph Scott. The crooks get control of the ranch owned by the brothers, in order to gain possession of a number of fine racing horses.

extensive

Mr. Dent paid special tribute to

The Newfoundland route will be used appproximately from the be- ginning of June until the end of September; that by way of the Azores and Bermuda from October to the end of May.

THIRTY HOSTESSES Passing corough the main en- trunce, one enters the spacious nall, which 15 most effectively

luminated "by th lighting system.

The flour is of specially prepared teak and its dimensions are 30 by 55 feet.

modernistle

The northern route will be New (Newfound- York. Fort Botwood

A feature of the ballroom is the land), Londonderry and Londen.ample accommodation provided on The distances in air miles by Great two sides for the hostesses, of whom there are to be thirts, and for guests

be

New York-Port

2,000 miles

Botwood 1,100 miles Port Botwood-Lon-'

donderry Londonderry - Lon-

don ... Bug. 310 miles

3,470 miles The southern, winter, route will London-Gibraltar-Azores-Ber-

I

i)

muda-New York.

Both routes wil" Include a "hop"

the way he had been received by across the sea of 2,060 miles. that everyone in America and to the on the muthern, being between! eagerness with which they went the

Azores and Bermuda,

The

The band will be situated in a concrete alcove at the far enu oL. the ballroom, which has been specially designed, to improve the acoustic properties of the ball- room. The alcove is pretty de- corated with a night-sry sectie makes it possible to use a variety and the elaborate Mghting system. of colours.

alcove is particularly effective,

The dance indicator above the

FURTHER PLANS

Ample accommodation is provid-

to any pa'ns to assist him during latter will be approximately a 2,000 ed on either side of the main ball-

miles longer route.

his trip.

SHANGHAI WEDDING

Shanghai, Sept. 97.

room for the ladies and gentle passes men's dressing rooms, while on the

the

The northern route through areas of some

right of the main entrance is the worst weather conditions in the suver Restaurant, which has ac- world, whereas the weather by the commodation or a nundred pe- southern route is for the most sons.

part of an equable nature.

"AM the various seaplane

An elaborate menu has been In a quiet wedding ceremony at aeroplane bases, with the excep- under the supervision of an ex- and drawn up and the cuisine will be the Gorman Consulate-General yestion of the Azores and New York: pert Swiss cher. terday at 11 am. Miss Elsbeth will be in British territory. hair-Klein, daughter of Professor L. L.

Thrilling fights, plus raising escapes from death in a number of exalting sequences, make the picture entertaining, to the extreme.

Besides the two male leads already mentioned, Evelyn Brent and prominent roles. The picture was Ann Sheridan are given

directed by Arthur Jacobson,

B.I.P.'s faith in this type of, cuneiform. picture is such that a large per- Prof. Piebean: And what does while Joe Morrison; famous for centage of its present productions it say?

his singing of "The Last Round

Klein of Berlin, and Mr. Franz Peter Rabbinowitz of Shanghai

The Jubilee Cabaret will be t der the general management of Mr. Guy Goolden, late of the Cafe

were united in marriage before attorney and Mrs Rabbinowitz, Royal, Ipoh. only a few close friends. Mr. H. parents of the bridegroom; and Guotjen, the chancellor, officiated. Master Bertram Bandmann were

J

Mr. Shaw also has other plans in connection with reconstruction

The bride, who was given away among other witnesses at the red of the Park The interior of the

ding.

by Dr. Kurt Marx of Shanghai, wore a robe de styl gown of heavy I white crepe marocain and carried

shower bouquet of white flowers. bride sa matron of honour and Dr. Mr. Lee King-taub attended the

WRA best mahampag

The young couple greeted many Cantonese. wayang has already of their friends at an informal at been re-decorated and work i hama yesterday afternoon in the shortly to begin on, the exterior Ben., at 73 Nanking Road. Later fist of Mr. and Mrs. Rabbinowitz, while Mr. Shaw, besides planning

is of the musical or historical Prof. Hollotop: "Etoain Shrdiu." | Up," angs; a, new song h'e "Home Walter: Eichengruen of Shanghai they left on a honeymoon trip, the a number of; newŋattractions in

type. "Invitation to the Waltz,” with Lilian Harvey, is a historica!

No, the linotype operator did not on the Range in a supremely able make a mistake this time,

manner c. J. A.

destination of which is being kept the Park, is shortly to erect an in-

posing new main entrance.

Mr. J. H. Rabbinowitz, Shanghai | decret,

While she was carrying out this sad task the King wälked, out of the building alone.

The children were overcome with grief. They had kissed Queen Astrid good-bye at Lucerne only 12 hours before her death. The 14-months-old Prince Albert of Liege is too young to understand what has happened.

ALHAMBRA

THETIES — FINAL SHOWIN STO-DAY

at 2.39, 5.28, 7:20 & 8:30- P.M. „ "THE KID" COMES BACK

Jackle Coogan comes back to the seraon.", . 01 0 grown-up Sghila man...proving. hle grattle at both

·ands of o ubi-gun!

Ziher

amount Picture with

JACKIE COOGAN RANDOLPH SCOTT: EVELYN BRENT

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