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CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

One of the most distinctive pic- tures of the year is "Great Ex- pectations," the Charles Dickens novel Universal so faithfully and entertainingly transcribed to the screen. It opened yesterday at 'Star Theatră.

Q: all the Dickens stories. "Great Expectations" is acknowledged to be the best its author ever wrote.

PICTURESQUE CORSICA,

Brewster's Millions." Jack Buchanan's Intest musical film, which is showing at the King's Theatre has 'Wall proved itself the most ambitious "musical" yet made · in this country.

For the big scene of the film, "a Corsican carnival in which mora than & thousand revellers teke part, the studio technicians cau structed an exact replica of the market snuare at Ajaccio, the pie turesque capital of Corsica. This

sot, comprising churches, shops, cafes and three-storied dwell- ing houses, covered fen acres of the B. and D. studios and cecupied the attention of a how of workers for many weeks.

It is to the credit of Universal to have turned out a masterly pro-huge duction of this highly interesting

Atoły story. A

that embodies every phase of narrative, from high adventure to seething emo- cion It is a picture for everyone in the family, from grandpa to grandson.

The most important thing about "Great Expectations" is that it is unique and highly dramatic en-

Another sequence was filmed on the decks and bridge of a 1,500-ton luxury yacht, which the director chartered for a week's cralse in the vicinity of the Isle of Wight. A third net shown the interior of a

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TO-DAY ONLY at 2.80, ́5.10, 7.15′′ ̈& 9,30 PM.

JACK

QUEEN'S

IN THEATRE VADGE TO-DAY ONLY at 2,30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

BUCHANAN WINGS over ETHIOPIA

BREWSTERS MILLIONS

***H LILI DAMITA DIRECTED BY THORNTON FREELAND

A Blink o Dominant Baselin

"THE FILM HAS BREATH AND SPARKLE AND A GOOD STORY"

-Glasgow Herald

* ALSO MICKEY MOUSE is "TWO-GUN MICKEY" A NEW WALT DISNEY

*HOORAY FOR LOV, " with ANN SOTHERN-GENE RAYMOND RADIO

TO-MORROW

tertainment. A truly superb- Wayfair mansion of the grandest PUBLIC HERO NUMBER 1 cast headed by Henry Hull, Phillips and, most imposing kind, whilst a Holmes, Jane Wyatt, Florence fourth depicts the kind of office Reed, Alan Hale and George suite that multi-millionaire caps Breakston, makes this one of the tains of industry dream about really cutstanding 'pictures of this | palatial affair, all marble, or any other time.

chromium plate and modernity.

Hull, foremost Interpretive actor. of the American stage. is astonish- ing in his many and varied char- acterizations. He gives a memor- able performance. Individual hon- ors ar scored by Holmes.

Miss Wyatt, Miss Reed and others in an exceptionally large but noteworthy

cast.

Stuart Walker, the director, has

performed a difficult task with painstaking care and fidelity to the atory. The scren play by Gladys Unger deserves commendation in that it has captured and retained the Dicken

throughout, spirit while maintaining a modern tem- po.

"Great Expectations" will meet every audience expectation!

4 SHOWS

.DAILY

2.30-14

7.15 8.30

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THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN

Mar pic

"The Devil Is A Woman." lene Dietrich's new starring ture, next attraction at the Queen's Theatre.

ing wen, Lionel Atwill and Cesar Features two new Dietrich lead

Romero. The story of the picture centers round a heartless Spanish in who gives many men her lips, but none her heart, Atwill, long a favourite of the stage and screen, plays Miss Dietrich's middle-aged lover. As an officer in the Spanish Army, he lavishes his fortune on the unfaithful girl, facing ridicule and the loss of his position for her smiley When his young friend.

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„FASCINATING SONGS

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SPANISH DANCES

WITH LOTS OF COMEDY

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BARTER

HESTS

GALLIAN

UNDER

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SHOWING THE CAPTURE

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A PICTURE OF INTENSIFIED THRILLS!

Drama to tear this shock-proof town apart! Romance as glamorous as its thrills!

PUBLIC HERO

NUMBER

wich

Lionel Barrymore

Juan Arthur Chester Morris

Joseph Callela

Paul Kelly

Low Stom

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer: INCTURE

Prices Matinees 20-30 e. Evenings 20 6.----30 -50-70 6.

ESTARE

SHOWING TO-DAY 2,30, 6.20, 7.20, 9.20 P.M.

Charles Dickens

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

with HENRY HULL- A UNIVERSAL' PICTURE- NEXT CHANGE

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

A FOX PICTURE

Cesar Romero, falls in love with this heartless charmer, Atwill at temps to dissuade him, pretending that he is trying to save the boy from her fatal lure. But the boy

"Public Hero Number 1," drama of war on crime showing at the Oriental Theatre Sunday. Morday ..nd Tuesday.

lifting"

Reproducing a **face operation by make-up.......building a state penitentiary.....Filing run- ning fights between gangsters and secret service operatives at a speed ci seventy miles an hour.......

Dr.ving an automobile througn a flooded river......These are just few of the difficult location and the making of "Public Hero Num- technical details that

went Into

ber 1." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's drama of the fight the secret service against organized crime.

Some of the most amazing thrills of automobile pursuit and battle ever himed went into the new plc- tire.

The story based on actual case. of the life of the famous" gangster John Dillinger and happenings in the government's war aga nat or ganized crime. *

"Public Hero Number 1.” deals with the pursuit of B notorious public enemy by a Government operative. Much of the action oc curs within a state penitentiary and its pulse-stirring ep sodes, in cluding the sensational jail break, are said to be the most realistic and exciting scenes of prison life to be photographed."

The cast is headed by Lionel Barrymore. Morris Calleia, Miss Arthur, Paul Kelly, Lewis Stone, Sam Baker, and Paul Hurst.

HOORAY FOR LOVE

The First Authentic Pictures of the Country in Africa on which are Focussed the Eyes of the World

WITH

A SOUND INTERVIEW THE EMPEROR HAILIE SELASSIE IS A FEATURE OF THE PICTURE

NEXT CHANGE ———————

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Marlene Dietrich

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in

THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN

Tala Birel in "Air Hawks" A Columbia Picture

Tala Birell is the Cafe Signer in Air Hawks" showing" on Sunday at the Albambra

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AIR HAWKS" AT

ALHAMBRA

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

Appointment Of Dr. W. Hamilton Fyfe

(Special Air Mall Service

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kon

KING'S:-

"Brewster's Milior""

QUEEN'S:

"Wings Over Ethiopia" ORIENTAL:-

"Under The Pampas Moon"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:~-~

"Red Wagon" MAJESTIC-

"The Raven”

STAR.-

KING'S

1

Great Expectations"

Sunday

"Hooray For Love"

QUEEN'S:****

"The Devil is a Woman” ORIENTAL:-

"Public Hero No. 1"

STAR:-

"Great Expectations" ALHAMBRA:-

"Air Hawks" MAJESTIC:-

"Adorable"

London, Oct. 20.WEEK-END RADIO

PROGRAMMES

1

(Continued from Pago 4)

The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mr William Hamilton Fyle. M.As LLD. FR.S.C.. Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's Uni- versity, Kingston, Ontario, to be Principal of the University of Aberdeen in succession to the Very Rev. Sir George Adam Smith, M.A... D.D., LL.D., Litt.D. FBA, whose 9. p.m.-Call resignation will take effect on October 33.

The new Principal of Aberdeen University, who was born in 1873, is the third and youngest son of the late Mr. James Hamilton Fyte, barrister-at-18w. He is a younger Characterized by thrilling air brother of Mr. H. Hamilton Fyfe action, intrigue and a romantic the well-known war correspondent love story, Columbla's new drama, editor, and author. "Air Hawks" is showing to-mor- The new Principal is connected row and Monday at the Alhambra with Aberdeen through marriage." with Ralph Bellamy, Wiley Post He wife is Dorothea, daughter of and Tala Birell in the leading the late Mr. John Forbes White,

LL.D., roles,

of Aberdeen and Dundee, Bellamy's stalwart characteriza-and they have two sons and one tion as the head of an air trans- | daughter. A sister of Mrs. Hamil- port company, is one of his best, ton Fyfe, Mrs. Macdonell, widow while, Tala Birell, Columbia's im-of the late Mr. W. R. Macdonell ported "ind," has one of the fin- | lecturer in statistics in the Uni- est opportunities since her arrival versity of Aberdeen, resides at in Hollywood to show her versati-Bridgefield: Bridge of Don. Aber- ity as an actress. She unquestion-deen."

is climbing

Mr. W. Hamilton the ladder to

Fyfe was educated at Fettes College, Edin- screen stardom.

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BERLIN PROGRAMME

Saturday DJA

DJB, DJN

(Germ.. Engl.). German Folk Song. Programme Forecast (Germ

Engl.).

9.15 p.m.-Woman's Hour. 9.45 p.m.-News in English on DJÄ

and in Dutch on DJB, DIN,

MAJESTIC

SSSTHEATRE: NATHAN QAD. KOW LUÔN TO-DAY ONLY

At 2.30. 6.20. 7.20 29:20 P.M.

CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS

KARLOFF

in Edgar Allan Poe's.

RAVEN

with

BELA LUGOSI IRENE WARE LESTER MATTHEWS INEZ COURTNEY

A UNIVERSAL PICTURE -

|MACDONALD AND THE ELECTION

Wants To Fight Seaham

(Special Air Mail Services

London, Oct. 20.

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald wants to Aght Seaham at the General Election.

Left to himself he would "do so. But his friends are trying their best to dissuade him.

10 p.m.-Symphony Concert. Eg- mont-Overture by Beethoven,

They have advanced several Concerto for Pianoforte No. 5 arguments. One is their fear that

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in E-flat Major by Beethoven, the contest, which would be severe, First Symphony B-flat Major would put too great a strain on by. Schumann. Soloist: Pro-his health. Though he is not Fritz Hans Rehbold, seriously ill, his health is not what ріало. Conductor: Werner it used to be. Richter-Reichheim.

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11.15 p.m.-News in German on DJA, DJB, DJN. Close DJB (Germ. Engl.),

11.30 p.m.-To-day in Germany,

Sound Pictures.

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11.45 p.m.-German Economics.

Taik by Karl Emil Welss. 12 "midnight.-Cradle Bongs.

Dona Halden.

The story, deals with two rival burgh, and Merton College, Ox-12.15 am.--News in English on DJA airplane lines, one headed by Bell-ford. He has held the post of amy, who are competing for lu-Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 12.30 am-Close DJA, DIN (Germ.

Inspired by the age-old lure to bocome a

ably theatrical producer a young college man crashes Broad day with a bang, in RKO Radio "Hooray for Love" which features the popular favorites, Gene Ray mond and Ann Sothern, coming on Sunday to the King's Theatre.lamy's. spposition Fleeced of his small capital by nothing to gain their goal. sharpers but undaunted by disaster, the angel" fights on to success in his career and wins love as his re- ward in a smashing · climax,

crative airmal).

-contracts. Bel-

will

Queen's University, Kingston, On- stop at arlo since 1930

and in Dutch on DJN.

Engl.).

Sunday DJA. (Germ.. Eng.). "German Folk Song.

"DJB.

"Another argument is that defeat of Mr. MacDonald, an inter- national figure, might be given a misleading significance abroad.

This argument has been ref forced by the threat of trouble in the coal

will Industry, which complicate the issue in the divi- sion, Resham is a mining con- stituency.

A SAFER SE*1

sunded that Seaham

If Mr. MacDonald can be per

would be hazardous from the point of view

of his health,' It la understood DJN that the possibility of his standing

elsewhere would be raised,

So far he has turned down Programme Forecast (Germ., offers of safer seats, despite the

Engl.).

pleadings of friends, including Mr. Outstanding Broadcasts of the Baldwin.

Week

Previous appointments held by 9 p.m.-Call Through

an underworld char-Principal Hamilton Fyfe include Post- acter, portrayed by Douglas Dum-those of Principal of the

masters, Merton College, Oxford. brille, Bellamy's rival hires a crazed scientist

1904-19, and who has per-

head master of fected a deathray machine, which Christ's Hospital. 1919-30. He is of "Queen's, can cause destruction from almost an honorary LLD. Dalhousie, and the any distance.

University of Placed at a strategic point, the Western Ontario; a Fellow of the machine wreaks havoc with Bel-Royal Society of Canada, and an 9.30 p.m.-German Folk Tanes. lamy's planes bringing them to officer of the French Academy. 8.45 pm-News and Review of the carth in dame.

Mr. Hamilton Fyfe's publications

The light comedy plot is nog mented Ly outstanding musical numbers featuring popular stars of the vaudeville and musical comedy stage. They include Bill Robinson, world's greatest coloured dancer, Jeni LeGon, coloured dancer, Maria Gambarelli, noted European and American ballerina, and Pert Kelton, comedienne.

In addition, Gene Baymond and the thetrument of his doom, ands tories of Tacitus-Translation Ann Southern present two song popular hita.

Tale Birell, at first the unwit-include "The Minor Works of

Tacitus-Translation," "The ting tool of Dumbrille, then finally

a sincere love for Ralph Bellamy

and "Longinus and

learns the truth and they become numbers that promise to become during the trying days of the Poetica (Loeb Series)."

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open enemies. Heartlessly the siren plays these two men againat each other. until finally, after a The uniting of Raymond and wild and riotious carnival. ther Miss Bouthern brings to the screen weet la duel. On the field of romantic combination that will honour events occur that changes appeal to all types of picture fans. the lives of the three principali. Both have been successful in recent "The Devil Is A Woman” was pictures and Raymond broke many directed,

most of Mim theatre records during a personal Dietrich'a previous pictures, by tour. Josef von Sternberg, who also supervised the camera work.and the designing of the many claborata and beautiful Spanish sets. A new song by Ralph Rainger, and Leo Rabinm, "Three Sweethearta Have I" is among the highspots of the film.

country which has already made world history. Haile Belassie, the country's Emperor, who has over- night become & picturesque, sensa tional figure in world politics. makes many appearances in the

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A safer seat could still be made 9.15 p.m.-Something for Sunday available for nim.

Evening..

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Week in English on DJA and in Dutch on DJB, DIN, p.m.-Miltary Concert. 11.15 pm--News and Review of the Week in German on LJA, DJB. DJN. Close DJB (term., Engl.) 11.30 p.m. The Hasse" Chamber Orchestra: 2 Serenades for In- strumental Music: Serenade. 2 in F major by Rob. Volk- mann; Serenade in G minor by Carl Reinecke.

12.15 am-News and Review of the Week in English on DJA and in Dutch on DIN.

12.30 a.m.--Close DJA, DIN (Germ.,

Engli

His administration at Queen's College has been remarkable for

AN APPRECIATION search for the executioner of the

Mr. Hamilton Fyfe comes to the Together, they battle until vie- duties of Principal of Aberdeen tory is won. The ending a novel University with a ne record of As early and a real surprize. Suffice to say administrative service. that when they discover the source as his Fettes days he showed him- of the infamous murders, there is self to be a person of great force of character which, nurtured in speedy retribution,

Wiley Post, famous round-the. the happy atmosphere of Merton, world fler, is seen as one of Bel-made him one of the leading men lamy's plots. Extremely interest of his day at Oxford, both in

athletics and 11 scenes are presented when

the scholars' ing Post flies a

stratosphere, plane study. across the continent.

During his tenure of office as The action is splendidly main-Fellow and Tutor at Merton he tained, due to the brisk direction enjoyed a ane reputation for aaga- fim. Intimate scenes of Selassie of Albert Rogell. For lovers of diy, and it is common knowledge the strong. Individuality which he reviewing, his troops, pictures of thrilling action, tinged with gen-that, when they elected him to has brought to the problem of the

sons and daughters in the

the head mustership of the famous Canadian University. It is certain ancient palace grounds are high une romances. "Air Hawks" is a

Christ's Hospital, the Governors that Canada will feel very severely spots of the production. Flying real treat.

knew that, they had obtained a the loss of this brilliant and gifted morons the northern mountain de While all of Africa has always fences of Selassie's kingdom. L.

man of very unusual ability.

administrator, coming as it does been the easy prey of European Wechsler, a Swiss, and Walter

His head mastership at Christ's when Canada needs, men of ex- powers, Ethiopia has successfully Mittelholzer, famous Swiss pilot.

An American visitor to Germany Hospital was eminently successful pertence and strong personality in resisted the attacks of strange com who made the fint plane trip to

was being shown the objects of in- Few, nowever, thought of him as the handling of her academic querors. Its geographic position Ethiopia by way of the Sudan, interest in the city of Frankfurt University Principal, but when affairs. ity mountains, and the fact that invaded the heart of this strange The guide drew his attention. In 1930 he went to Canada with a The University of Aberdeen is to the east and south it is surrounded country and collected a complete a statue

large deputation of head masters be congratulated on securing as

can

“Who's that?" asked the Ameri. from notable English and Scottish successor to Eir George Adam schools, headed by Dr. Cyril Nor- | Smith a man who will bring to “That is Goethe," he was told.:|wood, now president of St. John's the activities of the Northern "Goethe? Who wan b

College, Oxford, he was offered | University A sound Krasp audiences interested last night a highlights includes scenes of the court of the King, of Kings. Other

He was the author of Faust”.” and accepted the Principalship of affairs, a fine instinct in the hand- the Queen's Theatre

Lion of Judah's Army - in“ kham

"The author of Faust? Oh, yes, Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario, ing of students, and a width of battle which reveals their modern And you pronounce it "Coethe," do He was succeeded at Christ's Hos experience that cannot be other. methods in open fold maneuvres as you? In my country we say Gou-pital by Mr. H. O. Flecker, brother wise than valuable in the highest. well as anti aircraft warfare.

of James Elroy Flecker, the poet, degree.

WINGS OVER · ETHIOPIA-

by almost impenetrable desert art picture of the African kingdom.

all seen in Paramount's Wing The royal family at Addis Ababa Over Ethiopia," mighty drama and first full-length pictura of the time permitted the expedition to take liest country in the world-held camera shots of life at the ancient

"Wings Over Ethiopia is a colourful picture of Ethiopian life, customs and people in the dramatic

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At 2.30, 5.20.1.20 & 9.33 P.M.

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