1935-10-07 — Page 5

Page

CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

GEORGE WHITE'S 1935

SCANDALS

Stardom Burst upon platinum- blonde Alice Faye, she of the doll like complexion and sophisticated air who is one of the .en stars of "George White's 1935 Scandus," now at the King's Theatre.

It happaned without premedita- tion. During the making of the first edition of the frolicsome "Scandnis.". of which the coming one is the follow-up, Miss Faye reached Hollywood to do song and dance number.

One screen test convinced Fox Film studio executives that her was stellar timber

Instantly Miss Faye was shoved up as leading lady, and was tread- ing the heights

The rest screen history. Miss Fay's appeal registered distinctly in "Now I'll Tell By Mrs. Arnold Ro.hstein." "She Learned About Sallors," and "365 Nights in Holly- wood.

THE INFORMER

The Irish character, manysided and compliqated by currents of id:alfsm, passion, valor, pride, and beer has rarely gentle faith,' caught in iltern.ure has not even. been caught in its entirely on the screen. Thus in making Liam O'Flaherty's "The Informer." RKO-Radio ploneered a new fleid he feld of the shamrock where, in the face of misunder- standing, green hop has always grown, wednesday at the King's Theatre.

14

“.

"The Informer" goes deep into the hear, 'of the men of Ireland to timin their elemental virtues with startling realism.

It strengthens

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1935.

FROM

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

its drawing of the sturdy qualities of a people with the dramatic"con- trast of the spiritual decay of an Irish giant whose weakness was WEDNESDAY greater than his strength, but who was true at least, not unly ta himself but to the traditions; of his race.

Now in the 1935 edition of the

Gypo Noran, portrayed by Vir Scandals she shares honours with

for McLaglen in one of his most and screen aces as such stage

remarkable screen characteriza- James Dunn, Ned Sparks, Lyda tions. is the primitive Irishman Roberti, Clift Edwards, Arline who, fighting, loving, and laugh- Eleanor Powell, Emma ing, meels a doom of his own mak- Dunn. Benny Rubin and George Ing in the whirlwind of the Irish White.

Judge.

revolution."

In George White's 1935 Scan- A universal figure is Gypo No- dals" Miss Faye sings these song lan, yet he is strongly marked 39 And thus he hits, specially composed for the son of Ireland.

a picture: "According to the Moan-evidences all truse elements which Fght," "Hunkadola" and "Oh go to make men and women the Didn't Know (You'd Get That world over the ills that the flesh is Way)." They have become popular heir to and the anodynë 'uf faith overnight wherever heard, as have which scothes those ills while pro- *Its An Old Southern Custom," "Ividing a vivid protrait of a man- Got Shoes You Got Shoesies," and "I Was Born Too Late.'

The melodies are the work of Jack Yellen. Joseph Meyer, and Cliff Friend, with additional lyrics by Herb Magidson, all four top- notch song writers of the day...

Jack Donohur. the darce dir- ector, who coached. Miss Fay? in her dances used in presenting these songs, says she is one star who can take dance direction once and pick up the step, without a second explanation."

The eyes and ears of the Ame rican screen populace are turned now on her latest appearance; was in response Ev countless re- quests that this screen siren was elevated to stardom.

Miss Faye is young in years. She knew she could dance, but was unsure of her voice. A New York

4 SHOWS

DAIL!

2-30-5,13

1,15 - 9.30

2

caught in the net of his own pas-

gions. *

Supporting Victor MacLagten In this sags of Ireland's days of strife is a cast that includes Maryo: Grahame. Heather Angel, Preston Una and Foster. Wallace "Ford O'Conner.

"The. Informer" is a Johr. Ford production.

Tattorney.

popular demand!

AMERICA'S ANNUAL “MIRTH AMUSICAL"—363 TIMES BETTER

THAN A YEAR AGGI

SINO to

Us melody... SWING to s shythm... THRILL t

дол

GEORGE WHITE'S 1935

Kto its

SCANDALS

mertinent...

*TH

★ALICE FAYE ★JAMES BANN

RED SPARKS LYDA ROBERT) *CUR EDWARDS

★ ARLĪNE 'JUDGE ★ ELEANOR POWELL

✰ BENNY RUBIN EMMA DUNN ̈★BECKCE WHITE

INFORMER"

K0

with VICTOR MOLAGLEN HEATHER ANGAL® RADIO

BLACK FURY

At The Queen's

QUEENS

THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2,80, 5.10, 7.20 ± 9.30 PM.

PAUL

-NC3

HE'S HUMAN

DYNAMITE!

The straga løver at "Bordertown" hurts his valight against an interna.

of horror-unchabvod kiss-1000 Four kalow the earthi

BLACK FURY

THE KING'S

Excellent Fare

Those who attended the opening performances of "George White's King's 1935 Seanda.s at the

A picture packed with tenst druma tempered with humour romance and astounding specta- cles best describes "Black Fury Theatre over the week-end. had every reason to say that this show which opened its season at the

was the best musical comedy seen 趄 long of the local screens for Queen's Theatre yesterday.

time.

Paul Muni who has been known, for his masterly portrayals sur- passes all his previous efforts in this picture.

The locale which is in a coal mine is resplendent" with all the fascination of a coal mine-dark and mo'st with dripping water on all sides, and tons of coal cut for loading.

William Gargan is

D

not

The Scandals of 1934 are yet altogether out of our minds. but this new picture surpasses ali. dull others. There was never moment in the whole programme. and we must certainly raise our hats to America's master showman for having brought to the sliver screen such a gorgeous production. Karen Morley who plays op-

In Alice Faye, George White has posite Muni has the role of the

picked a box-office winner, and sweetheart.

and excellent as the treacherous mine not only do we have the pleasure policeman who betrays the simple of seeing this beautiful

charming bicnde before us but we girl and then discards her.

are hear that beautiful golden voice. Others 'n the worthy of special mention for James Dunn plays opposite Miss Vince Faye .d his happy go lucky stalle their portrayals include

Henry Barnett,

O'Neill. Tully adds vim to the entertainment. Marsh. Mae

Sarah Marshall, Haden, Willard Robertson and George Pat Collins.

cost who

KAREN MORLEY

WILLIAM BARBAR • IN CAST OF VERIN

NEXT CHANGE

The CRUSADES

A PARACHUTE RAID

All Landed On One Aerodrome

P

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Sept. 18.

More than 1,000 men took part in a mass parachute rad far be- hind the "enemy" lines during the Red Army manoeuvres yester- day. They jumped with portable machine-guns and landed on an aerodrome.

This was the most striking event are manoeuvres, wh.ch of the being held near the Polish frontier, of the Ukrainė.

The parachutists, comprising

ceveral companies from the in- a Beet of big four-engined bom- vad ng "Blue" forces, jumped from bers in broad daylight. Needless to say they were caught

and cavalry "destroyed" by a superior force of supported by tanks and even ar-

macarised infantry made

Hyman Bushel. her sing for recording on a twenty- phonograph home re- dve cent cord, and before she could utter he first syllable of Jack Robinson, she was on her triumphal path to fame.

.

"George White's 1035 Scandals" was entirely conceived, produced and directed by George White.

TAKE ANY THAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUB

ORIENTAL

PLENINA

ROAD

WANONKS

TEL. 28473

MORE TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

DAYS

YOU MUST SEE THIS

, CYCLING CYCLONE OF LAUGHTER

BURN UP THE TRACK

The

IN ТЯІН

HILARIOUS THRILL COMEDY

funniest guy on livo whode

JONE

BROWN

6 Day Bike Rider

BRO

MIS BIGGEST LAFF RIOT

NEW PRICES-Matiores: 200, -30c, Evenings: 20-30 c.-60%-70%

Servicemen admitted to Dress Circle-Evanings: 40 c.

THE CRUSADES

1

an inspired quality for audiences. Colossal as was DeMille's concept in script, just as colossal is the Cecil B. MeMille, Master show-screen tasterpiece now coming to man in creating this his greatest le presented at the Queen's Theatre picture. The Crusades," gives ex- at an early date, It's spellbinding hibitore puper-do-luxe entertain-

warmth, its strength of muscle and ment, intriguing the eye with steel, its zeal of minds and men spectacle assailing the heart with hold one enthralled as one of the tender, romance and exalting the world's most glorious pageants re moral sense with religious passion lives in, ageless romance, Fired with inspiration, the produc tion humanizes the primitive virtues to stir and elevate, with each moment enriched by taste and beauty. Aside from pomp and majesty, glitter and gallop, a love clash between Henry Wilcoxon, a Richard the Lion Hearted, Loretta Young, as Princess of Navarre, whines with warmth and fervour. Bet against this alliance, O., Henry Gordon, as Philip of France, in-

A golfer, no matter how badty sists Richard marry his sister, he played; was never heard to Katherine DeMille, per his royal swear, One day one of this oppe pledge. Ian Keith, Baracen chief,

nents remarked upon this fact. with Loretta Young his captive.

"Yeh, it's true, I don't cuss" ad- gallantly relinquishes to Richard.

The production is technically permitted the fozzler, "but let me fect Authentic settings, costum tell you this. Every time I miss ” ing, music, battle implements and spit. And whenever I spit, the breath-taking photography all hold grass don't grow again no more **.

woman's

THE ALHAMBRA

George O'Brien At His Best

Described

ន ·

оде of George

O'Brien's best efforts, "Hard Rock Harrigan" opened its run at the Alhambra Theatre yesterday and lovers

of pictures savouring of "big strong he-men were well satisfied when they saw the pic- ture. With

River the Colorado Aqueduct

its 25

background, "Hard Rock Harrigan" is some- thing different to the type of picture with which we have been provid-

and

SIGNIFICANT EXPERIMENT This incident was clearly "a set plece."

Clin Edward, that old favour-moured trains. itc, is back again and is as good ir 'particular as ever, one scene which we shoud rightly term "a night of dreams" certainly gave of his best, and this scene

kept the audience roaring with

Laughter.

Another very good number was

the tap dancing by Miss Powell;

she is certainly a wonder and very rightly holds the distinction of the "best girl tap dancer in the

World."

11

This pleture is undoubtly a first class musical comedy, and 11 you have not already seen it don't miss it-C.A

CHILLY ADDIS ABABA

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

ווי

KING'S

Hong Kong

"George White's

QUEEN'S:-

"Black Fury"

ORIENTAL:--- *

1935 Ruanda's"

"6-Day Bike Rider"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :—

"Hard Rock Harrigan"

MAJESTIC:--

יין

"Reckless"

Coming

KING'S:—

"The Informer'

QUEEN'S:

"The Crusades"

ALHAMBRA:-

"Young Eaxies"

NEW GERMAN

DECREE

Separate Schools For Jews

(Special Air Mail Service)

Londin, Sept. 15.

the Minister "of·

Herr

Rust,

Education, nas issued a decree de- signed to bring about "as complete a racial separation as possible" in German schools of "all kinds from the school year 1936. Jewish ele- schools are to be es- mentary

ablish wherever there are enough Jewish children to make it possi- ble. A minimum of 20 in a dis- trict is laid down as a guiding rule.

text of The decree, the full

which has not yet been published. was issued by the expert for race questions in Herr Rust's Ministry at a Press conference to-day. -_ aero-

MAJESTIC

THEATRE-

Natan Boad Kowloon, Tel. 57222 TO-DAY & TO-MORROW A: 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

GIANT MELODY DRAMAĴ Is Exciting Az:"Its Title!

CHARLOW POWELL

Rechless

LADIES' WEEK

(Special Air Mail Service),

London, Sept. 18. This week, I am assured by women who know, is a most in- portant one.

The really exciting dress shows begin!

They hope by the end of the week to know when the royal wedding is to take place

The Prince of Wales will proba- bly return to England,

The last item is the most import ant, H.R.H. gives a fillip to re staurant parties. There is always a chance he will turn up.....

THE PRINCE'S WEEK-ENDS But the Prince is a confirmed week-ender. He does not mind how hard he works or how many Social appearances he has to pu in so long as he can get away to Fort Belvedere for Saturday and Sanday.

And just now he will be more thon uinally glatta he back. Like all enthusiastic gardeners he knows that the spring showing depends n the thought and planning of the present...

THINKING TWICE ..

(Special Air afl Services

London, Sept. 18. Mr. R. B. Bennett is" probably

in real war these parachutists would have been mainly exter- minated while floating to earth in full view of the anti-aircraft batteries attached to the drome in question. But this rald was, none the less, of great in-ng it the Minister was taking ac-inking twice about the sugges-

The exper" claimed that by sign-

vely in hand the falfilment of an old National-Socialls; demand. "Our aim," he said, "is the com- plete elimination of Jewry from

terest, as showing how more than 1,000 spec.ally trained men can be dropped with parachutes al- most simultaneously on to a con-

clear and has already been carried aned space of strategic interest German life: it is ineradicabiy right behind an enemy's lines.

tion by Mr. Aberhart, the newly- elected Social Credit Premier of Alberta, that citizens of Calgary' West should allow the Dominion Federal Parilament by acclamation. Premier to retain his seat in the

It is as yet no more than a sug→‹ The day ended with a mass en-out in various sphères by the off-

while Alberta continues to seek its gagement in open country between clals and hereditary farm legis-gestion, and likely to remain so

la'ion, etc." "Red" and "Blue" cavalry, motor-

Much, it is stated, has already £3,000,000 subsidy. Incidentally, as sed units, tanks and plane. The official communiqué specially been done by setting up specia: Mr. Aberhart has been doing some Jewish public and private. schools figuring" and now belleves that praises the skill of the cavalry in

citizen as easily as £5, it seems dodging and resisting aer al atar "non-Aryan children belonging £15 a month can be paid to every (Special Air Mail Servies.

possible that he may want more tacks, and the high quality of the to the Jewish religion." But this London, Sept. 18.

night-bombing work of the "Red" is not enough. The fundamenta!

point is not membership of the in the near future. The fact that Punjabis who have Air Force.

but of the Again, Mr. Aberhart próposes a Jewish confession, Legation

The Defence Commissar, ed locally and that adds particu-reinforced the British-

Jewish race. "The racially foreign Social Credit campaign in guard at · Addis Ababa

Voroshoff, with his two deputies, Jewish child is a foreign body in Federal Elections throughout the lar attraction to the film.

feud shivering in the damp, raw air M. Tukhachefsky and M. Gamar-

class community of Aryan four Western Provinces. Mr. Ben- on arrival in the Abyssinian capital nik, and the French, Italian and school children and teachers. His nett cannot view with pleasure

such a threat to his followers, may come as a surprise. There Czechoslovak seems to be a widespread impres followed every stage of the open-presence proves an extraordinary impediment in German-conscious sion in this country that Addising days of these manoeuvres.

National-Socialist instruction and Ababa suffers from torrid, if not

renders Impossible. "the necessary. intolerable beat..

race, be- harmony, founded on

The story deals with a between a husky hard rock driller. protrayed by George O'Brien and his tunel boss. played by Fred Kohler. The men are engaged in drilling a tunnel through a moun- tainside to complete a gigantic aqueduct project. The action oc-

were

The reverse is the casu. The

M

military missions

the

curs principally in a construction capital lies at 8,300ft. Moreover TRIAL OF A PEER tween teacher, scholar, and the

camp, deep within the interior r part of it runs up the slope of the

the tunnel.

Irene Harvey takes the feminine lead and she contributes in no small measure to the film's suc-

cesa.

"Hard Rock Harrigan" recommended as first class enter- tainment.-N.M. "

The

YOUNG EAGLES

Is

international significance

hills above, so that in the course of a day the resident or visitor may well mount considerably higher.

A friend tells me that during August he has been wearing or- dinary lounge suits of the type worn in England in carly spring or late autumn, with the addition of an overcoat when out of doors.

Even after rains are over, it gets very little warmer.

EFFECTS OF HEIGHT

Case Of Lord De Clifford

material of instruction."

ADMISSION Even in the higher, schools, des pite the limitation of admission under the first Nationai-Socialist school law of 1933, Herr Rust finds that there is still a disproportion- ately high percentage of Jewish children of both classes, especial- The pending charges of many in big cities, and he proposes slaughter and dangerous driving to take steps to remedy this state the new Jewish Clifford were of affairs In against Lord de mentioned at the Central Criminal | schools he intends to collect to.

الود

Speolus Air Mail Service>

London, Sept. 16.

My friend himself, though he is Court yesterday when the Re- gether all schoolboys and school. of the Boy Scout organization is

(8lr Holman Gregory) girls with either one or two Jewish evidenced by the fact that every in perfect health, Ands the altitude corder

The so-called quarter- the bit of ind.rtment parents. four year, Scout representatives very trying.

agreed to from all corners of the globe meet He can only move about at a being presented at the next session Jews, with only one Jewish grand- for what is called a World Jam-third of the normal speed, all ex- of the Central Criminal Court in parent, are to be exempted from the rselal eparation arrangement. bores." The most recent of these ertion is an effort, and he suffers October. international conferences took

from heart pains, headaches and a

Mr.

the Eustace Fulton, for

The President of the Relch Press place in Hungary, and was attend-

Director of Public Prosecutions, Chamber has forbidden "the pub ed by 25,000 Scoute, while almost feeling of suffocation.

Some newcomers do not feel the said that the Coroner's inquistic exposure and the sale of newsTM | twice as many boy were present at So They Say

the preceding "Jamboree," held at effects of the height of Addis Abations would go straight to the papers and periodicals which "en-

ba at all On the other hand.

House of Lords. The omcials of tirely or in part, according to the "What, in your opinion are the Liverpool, ten best years of d

All of which goes to prove that several old residents and that even the House of Lords, as the House tile or the content, are addressed life?"

the globe-trotting tendencies of, after many years they are not would not be in session until to the Jewish population." the Boy Scout heroes of "Young wholly inured to the altitude. "From twenty-eight to thirty"

Eagles," Romance Productiona' Several members of the British new Chapter Film, which comes to Legation. For instance, have to be the Alhambra on Tuesday are » founded on fact. While interne very careful, especially in the mat- inter of adhering strictly to a re- Beout conferences tionai European capitals play no part in gimen and diet. the adventures of these two youth- ful daredevils, stirring combats with wild beasta in a Central

ed-by well-known screen favourites, American jungle do.

Two clover young Boy Boout as Mayan Indians, bandits and tors, imverkanste the heroes of dozens of tropical bedste complete "Young Engles," and are support the cast and help, to supply thrills,

Hot Bluff

-

The

October, thought it would be Relch organizations of the German more convenient if the bili of in-wholesale and retail newsagents dictment was not presented unit are commissioned to supervise the the next sesalon of the Central execution of the ordinance. Criminal Court.

This is the latest of the series A report of the proceedings at or measures by means of which the Central Criminal Court and the Reich Chamber of Culture and an article by a correspondent ons, subordinate organizations have the right of a peer of the Realm sought to banish "Non-Aryang accused of felony to be tried by from even the farthest outskirts

their livelihood, members of his own order are of "culture" and deprive them of given on page 9.

ALNAMBRA

BENTRE

the

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY. at 2.30, 6.20, 7.20 & $.30 P.M.

HARDER THAN ROCK! They have to be

these tunnel herpes, who defy death far

underground

and he's the hardest of them all!

Sut Lesser and John Zankt present

GEORGE

O'BRIEN HARD ROCK HARRIGAN

IRENE HERVEY

TO-MORROW

YOUNG EAGLES??

Page 5Page 6