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WANGHAI

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TO-MORROW

TIMES TO-DAY MONDAY-TUESDAY

A BURLESQUE,

GANGSTER PICTURE

HE WAS

A ONE MAN CRIME WAVEI

Most Willin, the desperado dia gais gloom on the spotl

BABY FACE HARRINGTON

THERE'S

OCEANS OF FON IN THIS PICTURE. THE SEASON'S

BEST COMEDY!

with

CHARLES BUTTERWORTH UNA MERKEL

HARVEY STEPHENS

IUG EN* PALLETTE

NAT

FINDLETON

Warner Bros. Triumph

HERE COMES THE NAVY

JAMES CARNEY - PAT O'BRIEN

Fricos Matinees 20 c.-~80 c. Evenings 20-30 -50-c.-70 G

CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

CARDINAL RICHELIEU

even

TALKED FOR TWO DAYS

At once a magnificent spectacle Screen Stars Over Enthusiastic and superb entertainment, “Car- dinal Richelleu," to the King's Theatre to-day, surpasses "The House of Rothschild,” the earlier triumph of producer Darryl Zanuck and his star, George Arliss. Based on the famous play by Sir Edward Bulwar-Lytton, Cameron Rogers and Maude Howell's screen play shows us the human side of the prelate who stood behind the throne of France.

The story opens with the feudal lords plotting against Richelieu because he has persuaded the weak ruler, Louis XIII., to issue a decree confiscating their lands

The direction of Rowland, V. Lee, who last year triumphed with "The Count of Monte Cristo," is power. ful

spirited and

throughout. Maureen O'Sullivan is charming as Lenore and Cesar Romero scares as Andre. Edward Arnold gives his best performance as the weak King, Francis Lister and Douglas Dumbrille are both excellent as the ambitions Prince Gaston and the "sly Baradas.

# On A Spot Journalist to colleague): "A. very wealthy American has com- missioned me to write his family history, but it is very difficult. One of his ancestors died in the electric chair."

5000

to

the

Mary Astor and Lyle Talbot talked in whispers for two days as a result of over-enthusiasm. Working together in the First National picture "Red Hot Tires." coming

Queen's Theatre,

One of the sequences reveals the pair as excited spectators of a midget automobile race; They were supposed to be moved to a

excitement pitch of

in high

It watching the thrilling sport.

been planned, however. hadn't that the two. would cheer so loud and long that hoarseness would what actually result, but that's happened.

Both are racing enthusiasts and when they watched the dare- devil race track stunts, they com- pletely forgot themselves and cheered louder and longer than

necessary

Was

for plcture pur- pases. "Red Hot Tires" is" a dynamic drama with speed thrills that will take the breath: There Is a string and unusual romance in which two daredevil drivers

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1935.

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

“JOSEPH A SCHENCK

Bes

1:

CARDINAL,

RICHELIEU

DARRYL

ZANUCK Primarina",

with Maureen O'S

134 Crown Pr

TO TAWARK

A KING'S

PASSION

HE GAMBLED THE FATE OF A "MATION!

GEORGE ARLISS

AND THE PERYT ALL-TECHNICOLOUR-WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE in “THE BAND CONCERT" "THE GOLDEY AND ALSO ALL-TECHNICOLOUR. SILLY SYMPHONT Toug

in "BREWSTER'S MILLIONS

NEXT CHANGE

JACK

• BOUHANAN

"BECKY SHARP

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Gala Premiere At The Queen's

Inaugurating what many

be-

leve to be a new era in screen entertainment, Ploneer Pictures' Arst full-colour feature, "Becky Sharp" opened last night at gala premiere to a crowded house at the Queen's Theatre; *

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לו

QUEENS

CUSS THEATRE

TO-DAY- at 2.30, 5.15, 7,20 & 9.30 P.M.

See for yourself or

THE NEW GLORY OF LIVING COLOR ON THE SCREEN!

....... The first full length picture in NEW Wondrous TECHNICOLOR

HOPKINS.

Becky Sharp

FRANCES DEE

CEDRIC HARDWICKE BILITE BURKE AŬSON SKIPWORTH.

POUBEN MAMOULIAN

PRODUCTION

DON'T MISS........THE BIGGEST EVENT IN MOTION PICTURES SINCE THE ADVENT OF SOUND:

Zanuck Revived Period

Pictures

"Richelieu,” His Supreme Achievement,

Proves His Faith

"The hectic scramble of Holly- ̧ “do not depend on dates for their Wood Alm

new success producers for

It is utterly ridiculous sources

has

the

new

in

to say that a sary laid in the example, sixteenth century, tor

material story Based upon William Makepeace caused Darryl Zanuck, producer

will have no audience appeal to- Thackeray's famous Action classic, of 20th Century pictures, not the "Vanity Fair" and the Langdon sightest concern.

day. You can't` casafy drama by Frantic bidding for "fairy tales," ! decades. Mitchell stage play "Broky Bharp"

t stars Mariam Hopkins,

"The essentials of classics and what not, in- }

drama are Pro-

[erest entirely in duced

the

him only casually. Fe unchanging. A story may be said three component

takes no active

in part

it. Technicolour,

to be cut-moded, or a plot worn It promises. 3 revelation

Zanuck, Instead, has set about threadbare. Bus take the beauty, fidelity to life, and re-discovering one of the most story and dress it in clarity. It

clothes, so the first time, fruitful sources of dramatic mate-

to speak, vary is full length dramatic motion rial adaptable to the screen.

setting, and to all appearance it picture in this process and may,

This source, years ago, gave rise is something no one ever thought as many predict, revolutionize the to what is Doscly termed the of before. entire future course of the nim "period picture," so-called be- ! industry because colour perfection cause. It dealt with another period is now available..

than. the present.

$

Coming as a Rouben Mamoulian production, "Becky Sharp" offers the finest of Miss Hopkins' artistry. As fiction's immortal coquette, the blonde and lovely Miss Hopkins has a role demanding both spark- ling humour "and tense emotion. She is brilliantly supported by Frances Dee, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Bille Burke. "Alison Skipworth. Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, G. P. 'battle both for racing honours Huntley, Jr., Colin Tapley, Willam and the love of a beautiful girl. | Faversham, and other notable In the cast besides Talbot and Miss Astor are Roscoe Karns. Frankie Darro, Gavin, Gordon, Mary Treen and Henry Kolker.

players.

Colleague: "Just say he occu-tricity in a large public institu- invigorating as an ocean breeze pled the chair of applied elec- tion."

HOWLOON

ISTARE

TO-DAY ONLY

A 2.30, 5.20, 7.20, 9.80 P.M.

VOTED AS ONE OF THE TEN B.ST BRITISH PICTURES OF

THE YEAR!

FRIDAY

13

JESSIE MATTHEWS

GORDON HARKER · EDMUND GWENN SONNIE HALE

•

IN

TH

FRIDAY the 13′′

the13

Magnificent and unudual entertainment

S A GAINSBOROUGH PICTURE

-TO-MORROW-

THE SUPER SHOCKER OF THE CENTURY,

in

KARLOFF

"THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

UNIVERBAL PICTURE

HERE COMES THE NAVY

A picture 1.5 fresh and

and with the tang of the salt sea spray, showing at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday," Monday and Tuesday with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in the leading role.

Warner Brothers in this refresh ing production have developed a most unusual plot in the picture- sque background of the US. Navy, a plot involving the thrilling re and romantic love affairs of virile Jack-tars, afloat, ashore and in the air.

The picture is characterized by clean, rollicking fun, rapid fire action, breath-taking thrills, plus g'amorous romance. It was film- ed for the most part aboard the glant battleship. the U.S. S. Arizona, with the entire Pacific fleet in the background.

it

POST OFFICE CENSUS

(Special Air Mail Service

London, Oct. 10.

The Post Office will begin to- morrow the biggest letters and parcels census ever held. All the letters, postcards, newspapers, and parcels dealt with in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the fortnight that ends on October 28 w be counted by special staffs.

They will be assisted by 1,000 mechanical counting instruments

some-

"HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD" PROVED POINT

i

Garne different

"It is true, of course, that cer- tain periods in history are more dramatic, more heroic, or more romantic than others. Or at least yield readi.y to dramatization such vain.”

back

in

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:

"Cardinal Richelieu"

QUEEN'S:-

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"Becky Sharp"

ORIENTAL:-

1

"Baby Face Harrington"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"Manhattan Moon"

MAJESTIC:-

STAR:

"The Great Hotel Murder"

"Friday the 13th"

KING'S:-

Sunday

"Cardinal Richelieu"

QUEEN'S:~~

"Becky Sharp" ORIENTAL:-

"Here Comes The Navy" STAR:--

The Bride of Frankenstein" ALHAMBRA;—

41 "A Cup of Kindness" MAJESTIC:-

"Charlie Chan In Egypt"

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"BREWSTER'S MILLIONS"?

It is doubtful whether any Bri- fish picture uos ever mistered in its production such an array of top-line names in all departments Brewster's Millions," the latest Jack Buchanan picture, which is .0 have a special presentation at the King's Theatre on Wednesday.

The subyret starts by being a nous one; ite essential plot, tha

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY At 2,80, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

Th

GREAT

HOTEL MURDER

EDMUND LOWE VICTOR MCLAGLEN

Rosemary Ames Mary Carlisle

Henry Col}

C. Henry Gerdəń

WITH THE INFANT PRINCE

Special Air Mail Service.

London, Oct IV. The Duke of Kent spent a long times yesterday morning with his wife and son, who were again re- ported in a bulletin to be making very sadisfactory progress.

It is understood that the Duke has given the Duchess a present of jewellery to mark the birth of them son.

No decision about the names for the new Prince is expected during the next few days, and the royal birth will not be registered until after the names have been chosen..

Yesterday's bulletin was the firss, in which the royal mother and baby were referred to as "he Du. chess of Kant and her son." Ear Her bulletins had referred to the baby as "this rant Prince.

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of a young man forced to spend For reasons peculiar to the in-

half u million pounds in six "Good Night Sweetheart, dustry "period pictures" suffered

months in order to inherit millions, The Fireside" and "Love is the a black eye in producing circles.

is a classic of comedy entertain-Sweetest Thing" have been the rage They were expensive, and involved

both of three Continents, and have made Zanuck has been reaching into ment already familiar on

sides of the Atlantic,

him a best-seller with au interna- extensive research. Nobody want-

the past for material for a signi- ed to make them. They ware Acant portion of his recent pro- the picture, but the combined

The theme has been preserved in tional reputation. His number 'Pull Down the Blind," sung in taboo. To clinch matters

duct. "The Mighty Barnum" goes offorts of Arthur Wimperis. Clif- the film by Lili Damita, has all body passed the buck to dear o.d

hundred years; The ford Crey. Donovan Pedelty, Jack those features which have made his public.

Astairs of Cellin!" turned back the Buchanan and Douglas Furber other of his numbers is written in centuries; the dramatic "Clive of have built round it an entirely new Rhumba rhythm for the "Caranga India" touches 1750; the Immor- iramoword of incident and develop dance sequence," tal "Les Miserables" opens in 1800,ment, gay, modern and made-to- The orchestration of the musical Thus it

score is by Harry Perritt and gut around that the And now, as conclusive evidence finensure for the personality of the

star. Arthur Wimperis is on, of Billy Mayeri plays the plano for public didn'. like "period pic of his faith in the period picture,

the cleverest writers of dialogue in Lili Damita's numbers. tures." Zanuck didn't believe it. Zanuck has chosen "Cardinal

Unusual attention has been given the world "Henry VII" was an To prove his potat he made "The Richelleu" for his latest and most example of his work and Clifford to the dressing of "Brewster's House of Rothschild." It was a pretentious undertaking. The dis-rey is an eminent scenarist, who Millions." Lili Damika has been tremendous success financially as tinguished George Arliss portrays numbers "Rome Express" among gowned by Schiaparelli, and Nancy

who be his successes. wel as a ranking achievment in the intriguing prelate

Douglas Furber has O'Neil wears dresses by Norman came a power behind the throne been associated with Jack Buchan Hartnell. Dresses have also been the city of flim. miracles,

additional By a few

forceful of France during the reign of an in all his British films and specially designed for the twenty beautiful girls who have been examples Zanuck definitely esta- Louis XIII in

this Joseph M stage shows.

Direction is by Thornton Free placed under contract by B, and D. presentation, released shed that the greatly frowned-Schenck

land, who made "Whoopee," "Fly after texting five hundred of the upon "period picture" had been through United Artiste, and curing Down To Rio" and other fifteen hundred applicants for the wrongful.y maligned.

rently holding forth on the screen American hits. He is a specialist roles. These girls are "featured"! "Pictures," aays Mr. Zanuck, of the King's Theatre to-day. in light-hearted subjects, with in the film; they will not be seen fair for the treatment of music in the mass formations which have and dancing. His "Carioca" become such conventional screen sequence in "Flying Down to Rio'material but will be given close between Fred Astaire and Ginger ups and lines throughout the pic Rogers will long be remembered.ture and as part of the develop- Camera work is by Varney McGill,ment of the story.

George Arliss, Maureen. O'Sullivan and Edward Arnold in “Cardinal Richelies," a 20th Century Picturs, relansed through United Artists

which automatically check postage clated. when it was realized that By that means a continuous re- stamp transactions, street calls the number of delivered items cord of numbers was maintained made by postmen (they press & counted in London in last year's in respect of a considerable pro- lever on an instrument to record count was over 38,000,000 and in portion of posted matter-except each call), post-office counter the provinces nearly 107,000,000. for Items which by reason of size transactions, telegrams received The numbers handled at the big or shape could not conveniently be over the telephone, and so on. In provincial centres were consider put through the machine. a year the Post Office deals with able. For example, last year's Counts yielded figures, said the something like 7,000,000,000 items, figures of delivered correspondence official, which were of considerable s the magnitude of even a fort during the week at Manchester statistical value from a control night's census can be imagined. were 5,000,000 and at Birmingham point of view. As an obvious ex-

An official of the department only some thousand fewer.

ample they gave a statistical basis explained yesterday that one week Mechanical devices for counting upon which necessary staf adjust-

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was to be devoted to posted and had been introduced in consider-ments could be made. In spite of one to delivered traffic. The pro-able numbers in recent years and all that, additional activity the ceas would involve the enumeration were now in regulär use at all the public would get its letters of the traffic in over 20,000 offices | larger offices. The process of usual. Parcels delivered during great and small. The size of the stamp cancellation, and counting one typical week last year num. 'task, he added, would be appre- was

combined in the machines. bered 2,835,000

who has three times been nominat Bong numbers and dance ensem- ed for the Motion Picture Academybles, when introduced, have bee award during his long Hollywood oren into the pattern of the story. career, which includes work on The songs, for example, emerge such productions as "Svengali, ¦ from a show which Brewster backs, "Captured," "The Rowery and while the "Caranga" will "Broadway Thru' a Keyhole." danced as part of a huge festival The film editor is Merrill which provides the plot of the film White, who edited all Lubitsch's with some of its most wildly funny Glms, before coming to England | noments.

br

fifteen months ago an chief of The dance sequences have been British and Dominions cutting worked out by Jack Buchanan, department.

Thornton Freeland and Buddy

Four special musical numbers Bradley, the latter of whom has be have been written for "Brewster's come in recent years the most Millions" by Bay Noble, whose famous dance director in England.

ALHAMBRA

VENTEL

FINAUSHOWINGS TO-DAY

At 2.30, -5.26 & 7.00 ONLY

CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS

RICARDO CORTEZ DOROTHY PAGE MANHATTAN MOON

TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 PM. The Inimitable pair- WALLS & LYNN-

TOM WALLS & RALPH LYNN

as Jalker and Son.

A Cup of Kind

by BEN TRAVERSLAN

■ROBERTSON - HARË”

Fever Gun they licki Ammar, Hilezsed 'by B. MontletN WEDE

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