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| CARDINAL RICHELIEU

BECKY SHARP «

The sparkling, vivacious heroine Among his many uistinctions of Thackeray's 1amous "Vanity George Arliss can numer that or naving introduced the screen pub- le to more historicar character: than any other acto

His latest churac.er cation in the uitte ro.e at Derry! Zanuck's lavish 20th Century producion of "Car- dinal Richelleu." wn.ch comes to the King's Theatre on Saturday brings this distinguished artist's total of vivid purtra.ts of famous men to six.

No other star symbolizes this ype of screen portraiture to the public mind. The d incules. In- vo.ved are the main assurance against competition. The inter- pretadon of histor.c requires more preparation and study than others, and the star who essays them must have the courage to expote himself as 싫 target for criticism.

characters

Fair" olmes to the screen in Ploneer Pictures' full-coloured feature "Becky Sharp" hobnobbed, w.th some of the great men or history in her fictional career.

Men

The

her specialty.. were nighting Duke of Wellington was one of them. And the Prince Regent. who later became George IV. was another. She never met Napolen Bonaparte, but she d'à come within ear-shot of his can- non, since he provided. In his attack on Waterloo, the big crisis of her heart career. It was the It'e Cors'ern's escape from Elba that brought the English military 'nto Brussels. Korces hurried'y

Becky's irrespops'ble husband was an English officer. Berky with other wives and tadles the court. went along and setzed the opportunity to elevate herself so- clally, to the realization ber

of most cher'shed ambition her course being paved with the bruised hearts of duped men. Becky was at the height of her glory at the Duchess of Rich- mond's ball. When she had every "Disraeli." "Voltaire," | man at her feet and every wanan "Alexander Humulton." the Duke of Wellington in "The Iron Duke" and Na han Rothschild in "The Hous of Rothschild" that he owes the fact that Els cwn name will go down in large and shining letters when the history of the cinemas is written

And yet, its precisely in this ype of.thm that George Arliss has won is greatest fame. Such ple- lues as The Working Man." "The Millionaire." and "The Last Gen- tleman" proved his ne ta.ent for comedy. But it is to his por traits of

His preparation for undertaking the characterization of "Cardinal Richelleu," he dip omarist-prelate who became the power behind the throne of Franco offers an in- sight into the serious and though:- ful manner in which Arliss ap- proaches a role of such heroic pro- portions, and probably also ex- plains why most stars are reluc- tant to undertake such a roje.

RICARDO CORTEZ and. DOROTHY

PAG-E

MANHATTAN MOON" UNIVERSAL PRODUCTION

Showing from Thursday at the Alhambra Theatre

터

A SHOWS

BARS

2.50-5.18

7.15-8130

set

wishing to be ate her throat. the om'nous booming of cannon the great hall in a frenzied tur- moll. The shadow of the tile Emperor passed across the assem- bly and terrified it as all of the capita's of Europe, had been ter- red. Becky alone was undis- turbed. Men's lives' might be forfeit, Nat'ens might crumple.

Her own "husbond might be

out. But Becky batsed

was triumphant, and that was all that mattered to Becky. Mram Hop- kins. blande and spirited star of the screen brings this amazing character of Action brilliantly to te in "Becky Sharp". This RKO- Radio Picture was produced by Rouben Mamaullan. with evour composition by Robert Edmond Jones,

THE ARIZONIAN

A break from a flaming wooden jail is one of the highlights in the new Richard Dix picture, "The Arizonian now screening at the Queen's Theatre,

Dix portrays a two-fisted marshal striving to end lawlessness in the West and protect his brother and sweetheart. Ha encounters a mob of politicians and gunmen, headed by Louis Calhern, in the rule of the sheriff. The battle between the Inrces of the marshal and those of the sheriff rages until a framė-up nuses the arrest of Dix, and his loyal supporters. As a thrilling limax 10 the arrest, the sheriff sets te to the wooden jail, common in the early 80's, and leaves Dix and is partners to be burned to death. Their scue and subsequent an- ihilation of the outlaws by the marshal is said to make The Arizonian' one of the most exeit-

og pictures of the year.

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LAST

FLEMING

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TO-MORROW

14 TIMES TO-DAY & SATURDAY

A MIGHTY FINE

PICTURE .

WITH AN

ALL STAR CAST,

SOCIETY

DOCTOR

CHESTER MORRIS

VIRGINIA BRUCE

ROBERT TAYLOR

BILLIE BURKE

BAYMOND WALBURN

A VERY FUNNY BURLESQUE ON THE FAMOUS GANGSTER PICTURES.

Meat Willie, the desperado.who puts gloom on the spoff

BABY FACE HARRINGTON

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH UNA MERKEL

HARVEY STIPHINS *UGENI PALLETTE

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Prices Matinees 20 c.-8) c. Evenings 20 e-30 ₫ – 60 c.—70.6.

· COSSACK LEADER HELPS JAPAN

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London, Oct. 10.

mission under the former Cossack leader. Attaman Semenoff, noted for his ruthlessness.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1935.

SNDIABÈT PHAMA

LAST TWO-DAYS at 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

A LOVE STORY GLORIOUL. TENDER., STRONG!

JANET GAYNOR

and

HENRY FONDA

in

The FARMER TAKES WIFE

A FOX Fictuer with

CHARLES MICKFORU JANE WITHEKS SLIM SUMMERVILLE • AMOY REVINE ROGER MOOF - WARGANET KAMOLTOX

GEORGE. ARLISS CHANGE in "CARDINAL RICHELIEU“* ARTISTS

NIIT

THE KING'S

Excellent Film

"The Farmer Takes A Wife" may sound like a picture At for children only but those who hold that opinion will find that they are very much mistaken if they pay a visit to the King's Theatre where the fum is being shown.

The him is a love story.between a daughter of the water and a son of the soll, the leading parts being ably taken by Janet Gaynor and Henry Fonda. Fonda, who yearns to have a farm of his own comes to work as a boat driver in the

meets canas when he Janet Gaynor and fails victim to her charms. Charles Bickford

who has also fallen in love with the young lady is anxious to do him battle for her affection and then exciting times fo`low.

UNITED

QUEEN'S

THEATRESZAN

SHOWING-TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7,27 & 9.30 P.M.

ARIZON

TO-MORROW

GALA PREMIERF, AT 9.30

BECKY

་

SHARP' BRINGING THE GLORY OF LIVING COLOUR

GEORGE ARLISS

Once Sang On Stage

To attempt to picture the dig- niñed George Aruss, who brings his latest historical characteriza- tion to the screen of the King's Theatre on Saturday in the title. role of Darryl Zanuck's 20t Century production of "Cardinal Richelieu." butheir singing his way through a musical comedy is to tax the imagination almost beyond the bounds of reason,

But the screen's most dis- tinguished character star actually earned his living in exactly this fashion during one season early in his career. He admits that his singing voice was pretty dreadful and after that season he kept a promise to himself rot to let it happen again.

Arliss was born in London, on April 10, 1868. He indulged his

£50,000

SCOTS

PIER

May Precede Big Developments At Greenock

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London, Oct. 10.

The extension of Princes Pier, Greenock, to provide a new deep water berth capable of accommo- dating Transatlantic · Imers and large cargo vessels is thought to be a possible outcome of recon- struction and other schemes at the pler.

|TO - DAY AT THE CINEMA

* Hong Kong

· KING'S:—

"The Farmer Takes A Wife"

QUEEN'S:

"The Arizonian"}" ORIENTAL:-

Society Doctor"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :---

MAJESTIC:-

"Manhattan Moon"

MAJESTIC

THEATRES

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON TO-DAY TO SATURDAY At 2.30, 5.20.; 7.20 & ⋅ 9.20 P.M.

"The Great Hotel Murder"

GREAT

HOTEL MURDER

EDMUND LOWE VICTOR MCLAGLEN

Rosemary Ames Mary Corlisle

Henry C Hvitl

C Henry Gerðav

KING'S:-

Coming

"Cardinal Richelieu"

QUEEN'S:

"Becky Sharp" ORIENTAL:

"Baby Face Harrington" "Here Comes The Navy "Advice To Lovelom”

ROAD BRIDGE

F

Rock Site Favoured

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proach roads at Rosyth than at the Mackintosh Rick site.

In arriving at any definite conclusion as to participation in costa Fife has had to consider her island position and the call from her neighbours on the north for a bridge across the Tay."

Fife had also, he continued, had ·"

·to consider. very seriously the economic justincation, as indicat- ed by public opinion and by the willingness of, her neighbours to bear a fair share of the` capital and maintenance charges...

ESTIMATED C.ST REDUCED Hitherto one or other of these conditic..s nod appeared to be want.ng, but there seemed to be sufficient grounds now for recom- mending the County Council to take definite action regarding the Mackintosh Rock scheme, parti-

the main result of the engineers' survey had been to, reduce the.

estimate at this site by £750,000

childhood ambition to act by put- i detalled examination of the struc- ment to the press yesterday, de.cularly in view of the fact that

Surmounting one difficulty after another, Fonda finally wins the girl but the trouble is that while he is devited to the land she sting on amateur theatricals. in equally fond of the waterways.

the basement of a small friend's What follows bring a fitting ell- max to one of the best love stories seen on the local screen for many

long day. Preceding the feature in are two extremely interesting shorts and on the whole the current programme offered by this prpu- 'ar theatre is very acceptable fare, -F.M.A.

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CANADA ENJOYING BRITISH FILMS

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London, Oct, 10. British flux are popular: in Canada, and British actors, and actresses are becoming better known to cinema audiences in the Domin- jon. report frumn the British

home.

AL his father's insistence. he spent a year

in his publishing house. Then he joined the old Elephant and Castle, stock com- pany. playing in blood and thunder" "mellers."

Greenock Harbour Trustees have been carrying out for some time reconstruction work at Princes Pler, and during the Dast year over £4,000 has been expended. A

ture of the pier has been com- pleted by the new engineer, and in his report to the Trustees he re- veals that heavy expenditure will be necessary before it can be put into a satisfactory condition.

SOLID WHARF PLAN “ It is estimated that

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London, Oct. 10, The Earl of Elgin, in a state- fined the attitude adopted by the Fifeshire authorities in regard to the File Road Bridge scheme.

Lord Elgin's made at the close of a meeting

statement WDS

of the Fife Road Bridge Com-

The committee, sald Lord Elgin, had decided to recommend that attention now be concentrated on

mittee, held in private in Kirk.the Mackintosh Rock site.

The committée pointed out that nearly caldy. 250,000 would be required to carry After referring to the many having regard to the special post- Tours of the English. provinces out the work, and consideration is and varied misrepresentations of tion of Fifeshire and her possible with various stock companies fol-being given to a scheme for re- Fife's position given in public interests in three bridges, it was lowed and then came the remor piling the front of, the pler and that Fife's guiding principle had ratepayers that ful and adequate

Elgin declared essential in

been-The best bridge, at best site, at the best price."

able singing season.

He met his wife in a theatrical

Bliing it in to give a solid wharf,

It is felt that when important school and proposed to her be; work of this kind is contemplated

cause she had "nice arms."

speeches." Lord

the

he said,

i

the interests of the

co:sidation be given to the finan-". cal commitment with a view to Limiting Fire's contribution to the maintenance of ell

the time might be opportane for had always been willing to stand.

Towards that end,

After a number of appearances / embarking on the larger project consider any project and to bear bridges.

of extending the pier to provide a new deep water berth,' her

This scheme was recently out-

with Mr. Pat Campbell's London

he accompanied company stock company to America, and inet with such great success that he remained here. After appear-representatives of local firms and in November, 1929,

discussed the matter with a view remained in ex'ste ce continuous to having a plan submitted to Sirly to examine al sch:m:s. Arthur Rose. Commissioner for the

The committee recommended her share in any practical inves-

that. quoject to the adjustment of tigation.

satisfactory He recaled how the County

arrangements. the lined by Provost Bell, who met Council had set up a committee

ing in "The Darling' of the Gods" and several plays with Mrs. Fiske, be was starred in "The Devil"

Senior Trade Commissioner in "Septimus“ followed and then Special Areas in Scotland, to see Disraeli," in which he played for if a Government grant could be Ave years. Then came "Paganini." || given. "Hamilton" and "The Green God- dess."

Canada to the Department of Over seas Trade, issued yesterday, states that an estimate of the revenue derived by producers in the United Kingdom from the Canadian mar- ket last year shows an increase of approximately 25 per cent, over the figures for 1933.

While the number of United Kingdom pictures of exceptional quality has not increased, the quality of the average United Kingdom picture is higher, the re port says. This is shown by the fact that, although foreign film production increased during 1934. with the result that competition was intensified, the United King- lom product was able to hold its

awn.

The greater popularity of British films can be ascribed, not only to improved quality, but to the fact that United Kingdom actors and actreses are becoming better known audiences. 20 Canadian cinema Considerable importance still at Laches to what is called "star value."

Distributors state that 1034 was their most.

successful year since United Kingdom talking pictures were introduced to the Canaida

market.

MR. ANTHONY DE

·ROTHSCHILD INJURED

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London, Oct. 10,

Mr. Anthony de Rothschild, the Harbin has been wildly excited financier and racehorse owner, under the drive, which has lasted dislocated a shoulder on Saturday several weeks. Reds and whites afternoon when he was thrown alike have disappeared, until some from his horse while following the About 130 Russians, Chinese and have been traced to prison. Many Whaddon Chase, foxhounds after Koreans have been thrown into have been repatriated to. Russis or a cubbing meet near Bletchley, the already overcrowded prisons charged with dangerous thoughts Bucks. here, following an intensive anti-gainst Manchukuo,

He was taken to Aylesbury Hos Communist drive and heresy. hunt

This city and the neighbouring pital and later returned to Ascott by Japanese police,

districts have been combed by House, Leighton Buzzard. He was police informera ta end the afterwards reported to be fairly "spymania plague"

The police have co-operated with the special "White" Russian Com-

comfortable.

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He entered the then silent films at this point and made "The

Ruling Devil," "The

Passion." "The Green Goddess" and "Dis- raell," Arliss returned to the stage to star in "Old English" and toured the country in "The Mer- chant of Venice.*;

were

JAPANESE POLICY IN CHINA

¡Special Air Maui Servicer

at

which had

County Council should co-operate with other interested local autho- rites towards the provision of a bridge across the Forth and towards the provision of a bridge across the Tay,

THE FIRST PR.POSAL The first proposal to be ex. The committee decided to ac amined was that of Messrs Mettet an invitation to attend 3 Hay and Anderson for a bridgecenference of local authorities in

a cost of £8,110,000. That Edinburgh on October 14. scheme, however, had not mended itself to the e:mmittee. He went on to say, that File had then taken the initiative in pre- senting two other proposals for consideration.

Com-

part of the

other.local

London, Oct. 10.

One of these schemes the Within & few days Mr. Kincardine Bridge-was a.ready Morishima of the Japanese nearly completed. The arrival of "Talkies" induced Foreign Office, Majör - General

The 4ther scheme, which con- him to return to flims to remake Okamura, of the General Stall, and "Disraeli" and "The Green God- Captain Honda, of the Naval templated a bridge crossing the dess." Has since achieved a bril-General Staff, will leave for China, river about Rosyth and bringing

All three ure chiefs of the sections into practical use Hant screen career, highlights of dealing with Chinese affairs in dockyard and its approaches, had which

"The Millionaire,”

in their respective departments. been submitted to "The Working Man," "Voltaire" As officially described, their mission authorities and to the Govern and, since joining Zanuck

and it to acquaint the diplomatic, ment in 1931, and was approved Joseph M. Schenck's 20th Century military, and naval officers station. by all as being worthy of serious Pictures ..Company releasing ed in China with the Government's

coralderation. through United Artista, "The policy. House of Rothschild," "The Last Gentleman" and the current "Cardinal Richelleu." During a trip to England in the course of which he did intensive research for "Richelleu." he made "The Iron Duke," in which he portrayed The Duke of Wellington:

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

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London, Oct. 10. The Duke of Connaught will spend the first part of the winter at Bath, leaving Landon in Novem- ber. For the last four years the Duke has spent part of his winter holiday at Sidmouth, usually spending the latter part of the season at his villa at Cap Ferrat, near Cannes. The Duke has taken a winter holiday for reasons of health since the War..

of

ALHAMBRA

FRENTBE

OPENS TO-DAY

At 2.20, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.80 P.M.

WHEN

HE WOKE

UP he was.

married to the opera star in- stead of her double!"

The Government's action follows The nations economy campaign007 recent utterances by high Japanese had intervened, and in 1934 an- officers in, China advocating the se- other proposal was submitted by paration of the five northern pro Messrs Hott. Hay and Anderson vinces from Nanking, and ep for a bridge at the Mackintosh parently implies that those state Rock, at an estimate cost ments do not correctly represent £4.000.000. that policy.

SURVEYS COMPLETED The vernacular newspapers con- tinue to speak of a new China

Pite had refused to accept this policy. The Cabinet is said to scheme without investigation, but have given its approval. Officials had agreed to contribute ber deny that the Cabinet has ̈ con- share of the cost of an engineer- sidered changes in the China ing survey. and Fife had also policy, though. Mr. Hirota, the insisted that the survey in con- Foreign Minister, has consulted nection with the Rosyth scheme, Mr. Takahashi, the Finance Minis which had

воп

been approved

pre- ter, og economic questions relating vously at an estimated cost of to China A more effective mor dination between the Tokyo Gov- £2.750.000, should be completed. These surveys had now been com- crnment and the Army, oversee ap gears to be the objective of the mis-pleted, and the reports had been submitted by their respective en- Press

of plans for 'gineers. A reports economic cooperation between.. "Summarising the position re-, Japan, North China, and Manchu vea.ed in these two reports sald kuo are persistent, though tangible Lord Elgin. It appears that the nformation about their nature is bridge is a practical proposition acking. Mr. Matsuoka recently:

ted that the South Manchurin teither alte and that the cost Railway had sent representatives will be very similar, but it should North China to investigate poste po'nted cut that a more liberal ibilities.

lowance had been made for. ap-

CARL LAZMMLE PRESENTS

RICARDO CORTEZ

DOROTHY PAGE. MANHATTAN MOON

STUART WALXII A WANLEY STROREMAN-

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