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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1935.

CINEMA TRADE NOTICES

“AGAINST THE LAW!!

A highly exciting, suspensetu

ጓነ

CABARETS SCENES IN

FILM

TO-DAY ONLY at 2.80, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. A SONG-DRENCHED ROMANTIC THAT WILL WARM YOUR HEART!

and tensetul dramatic screen thru-. The niniost forgotten port of aun- ler, "Against the Law" is playing uy Cadiz in Spain serves as the set. to-morrow and Wednesday at thing for one of the gayest wees in Alhambra. In a series of swift Paramount's "The Dovi! Is paced, thruling episodes the um Woman" now showing at the unfolds the tale of a redoubtable Queen's Theatre, starring Marlene police ambulance driver who is Dietrich. innocently involved una gangster Jeud through the implication or the interne assigned to his care.

Johnny Mack

Brown does

even the

About all that most folk know of Cadiz is that Columbus set Bail from there, but this sun-lit Spanish Port is one of the merriest towns in all Spain-famed for cabarets. They splendidly sa the vindictive driver have all the stage and good music. who decides to

score It was in this aphere that Raquel for renown, his interne-friend. George Meller gained her when Meeke is driven to suicide by the though the patrons drink a lot and heartless criminal machine. With make plenty of noise. they are ap- the aid of Sally Blane, his heroic preciative, '

The bit in the picture is a thumb nurse, he traps the gangsters in a web of their own cowardics and nail operetta, with Miss Dietrich

the hoyden, diva. There are the thus accomplishes their undoing.

comedy figures of a baker, a vegeta- "Against the Law" a novel ble merchant and a peasant, backed and heroic phase of a hazardous by a chorus of operatie maidens. life that is little

know to

RERE THEY COME:

-TO-MORROW.

"WOMAN WANTED"

with Mauroon O'SULLIVAN —— Joel M&CREA A METRO-GOLdwin-Maxer Pierun

QUEEN'S

SAVE THEATRE SAIN

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2,90, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30.P.M.

TO - DAY AT THE

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Hooray For Love""

QUEEN'S:-

"The Devil is a Woman"

ORIENTAL:-"

"Public Hero No. 1"

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON TO-DAY & TOMORROW A 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

Fox Film PrezENTS

JANET GAYNOR HENRY GARAT

Adorable

Overture

Paramount Newiree!

Byp-Not-Tist

Selection Topical

POP-EYE CARTOON

W

Marlene Dietrich

in

"THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN

with

LIONEL ATWILL

NEXT CHANGE JACKIE COOPER

in

"Dinky"

เ

the All are jammed into a miniature THE BEST FILM DWIGHT MORROW A FINE AMERICAN

public. The picture thrillingly re-stage, tricked out with Esh nets. veals how ambulance crews brave dried pelicans, shells and marine. danger and death to give emer- souvenirs. Miss Dietrich warbles gency aid to injured firemen under like a lark The high-priced cus omers hanging periliously from toppling. are-swept walls, how oir box, cap their hands at her gangsters regularly intimidate in-

ears, Afifteen picos orchestra plays ternes to perform illegal operations for all it is worth. All is merry, gun-shot wounds and the and performers being jammed to- dramatic consequences that ensue, gether like sardines in a tin, the were in a marvel of compactress. The Devil In A Woman" presents Cesar Romero, Lionel Atwill and Edward Exprett Horton in support ef Miss Dietrich, as a tempestuous and colourful vixen who takes love and returns heartbreak.

on

"ÅIR HAWKS”

*

Dealing with a death may which .can cause destruction from almost

Hawks" distance "Air any

a

Columbia picture featuring Ralph Bellamy, Whey Post, Tala Birell, Douglass Dumbrille, Victor Killan and Bille Seward, is showing at the Alhambra,

*

Twelve Nations

Compete

But Coolidge made no move

Exuberant Goodwill when the presidency fell to him.

And Simplicity

Twelve nations sutured for the

(Special Air Mail Servics) laternational Film Festival recent ly held in Venice, contributing be-

London, Oct 17. tween then some & films. The first Dwight Morrow, whose death prize for the best film of the year our years age deprived the Unit-. was awarded to an American piced States of an invaluable citizen, ture, "Anna Karenina, adapted frum Tolstoy's novel.

Last year Le prize went to a British film, "Man of Arau,” a documentary

of

trans-continental speed record is about the lives of fishermen on the featured in the film. where special barien Irish island of that name. scenes were needed for a stratos- It has boon widely remarked that phere fight Post portrays one of neither these pictures could possibly be considered the most the pilots in Bellamy's airline.

Douglass Dumbrille plays an un-opular of theii year, and the ques tion has been put What are qualin scrupulous night-club owner: Vic ties that entitle film to the dea for Kilian is featured as a egiption "best"? humorous newspaper reporter; and ovely Billie Seward plays a vivacious young girl, who manages to secure the love of almost every Wiley Post famous round-the-viator in the film a sweetheart world filler. is seen in person in of the air force! "Air Hawks" as himself, Els recent "Air Hawks" was directed unsuccessful attempt

new Albert Rogell.

While the ray in the Alm is nat

the

which with actually

type and military experts scientists have been experimenting for many years, it shows conclusively the manner in which the beam may be used in the future.

* SHOWS

DAILY

at B

TAKE MIT TRAM OR HARRY VALLEY RE

ORIENTAL

THEATRE

PLEIRING

"ROAD

WANOMA

TEL. SEATS

2 MORE TO-DAY & TO-MURROW

DAYS

THE LIFE OF THAT NOTORIOUS GANGSTER THE SCREENS MOST SENSATIONAL THRILLER.

DILLINGER

"ILL BREAK THIS JOINT APART!

And when I start, look out!** But the tougher they come, the igoder they fall for a woman— thafa vebon the "Semret Serv- -ins” tulens thaen !... Duncia bethat will tie your NETTOS

into kaota!

(LONE BARKYMO IRAR ARTITE GREETS MO1115) 10 CALLITA

Public Hero1

NUMBER

Prices Matinees 20 6-80 c. Evenings 20 c.-30 «—50 c.—70 6.

ISTARE

SHOWING TO-DAY

TORPEDOED SHIP SEEN

ON SCREEN

The

by

THE BOOK THAT freighter in the North Sea is one

ASTOUNDED THE WORLD!

Now bursts lato life...to lie agalo. ...and make you wonder at...the drama, the tirilts, the stad-reality of history's' greatest cataclysm!

FOKÚFFUM CORPORATION

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

THE

FIRST

WORLD

WAR

· SECRET FIMS FROM NATIONS" ARCHIVES

KERENADE LAURENCE STALLINGS

of the 'umazing and hitherto un- screened sequences included in the

at the

Several answers have been given. soma instructors of the public are inclined to think that a film's nerit depends on excellence of act- g; others have held that the most important factor is the director.. and that skillful "cutting" is the main issue; others, again, have said

that the interest of the story. and ite swiftnees. of movement, are the cssential things; while yet others have pinned their faith to the verisimilitude of the characters, of the beauty of the photography,

But, on the whole, it mems to be felt that these points, important as they all are, do not go to the root of the matter. In Man of Åran,” since it was a documentary, there was no acting; but it exemplified, in a high degree, each of the other merits that have been demanded for a good film. Tet there was some- thing in it that transconded all there; it fused them into a single impression of greatness of character

by showing a race of men and

women undaunted by misfortune.

This criticism of life, in Matthew Arnold's phrase, was the final significance to which all the other technical merite contributed, and something like this could be said of "Anna Karenina," both novel and film. An acceptable view of life. communicated by the resources of cinematic art well understood, and properly employed-this perhaps is the essential of films aspiring to the rank of best."

"DINKY"

Jackie Cooper And

His Pals In New Roie

became known in England through the Naval Conference of 1930. During

that distracted winter mur manusz-rs and officials bad the pleasure of becoming acquainted with

a nost unusual. American. They saw a very small, mer of afty-seven, looking years youiger

cust.mary without the

and American trimness of head dress. Zils

of marked

manner

his direction, having, it is believed, been persuaded that he must not appoint a man connected with the drm which more than any other stood in the common mind for the ev. power of Wall Street.

HIS HARDEST JON Morrow said he could not have accepted an honour from Coolidge.

but a job was another matter. The President, knowing Morrow's pas-

sion for solving the insoluble, sent

him

Ambassador to Mexico,

The post called forta all his po

wers,

Mex.co was the test case

'as between the United States and

Latin America, There was a chao- tle situation touching the revolu- tlinary economic polley, the où companies, and, above all, the as- sault upon the Church. Here, simplicity went along with an "plainly. was the place for making satiable friendliness" and exuber- ant goodwill. He could get on" with anybody, was prodigiously in- formed, and would never admit dereat. By profession a lawyer, Dwight Morrow had bem a part-

most

лег іп J. P. Morgans, the powerful financial houas in the world. He was therefore rich though he never cared for money, He was devoted to the religion of public service. If he had kurvived he would, in all probability, have been chosen as Republican can didate to contest the Presidency with Franklin Roosevelt in 1936.

A GOOD LAWYER Brought up on the Shorter Cate- chism, Dwight Morrow spent his bovhood in Pittsburg, went to Âm- herst College, Mass., where he wis a classmate of Calvin Coo ildge, and endured three years of Spartan rigour in New York whic working his way through the Co- lumbia Law School At twenty-six he entered a leading law firm, and at once began making his name in

New York as a corporation law-

уст.

In 1814, after some search ings of heart, he joined the Mor- gan firm.

tremendous

trial of a new tolerant diplomacy. embodying an enlightened rela- ton-ship between a great Power

and a weak and struggling nation Dwigat Morrow saw this and per- formed a superb task, making for himself a place among the few internationally creative, men 02 our epoch.

A' TRIUMVIRATE His brief term of office in Me- xito made a striking contrast to the dozen years of his association with Morgans, when his hand was

in

one

momentous transaction after another. The house was con- cerned with financial reconstruc- tion in Europe, in the Americas, and the Far East, and its policy was mainly directed by a trium virate "J. F.” himself, T. W. Lamont, and Dwight Morrow ho might conceivably have succeeded in their terrific effort if the affairs of men nations and under Governments were in actuality what the City and Wall Street stil believe them to be,

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:---

"Air Hawks"

MAJESTIC:-

"Adorable"

STAR:-

"The First World Wa"

KING'S :-

Coming

"Woman Wanted MAJESTIC:

"Society Doctor"

Turn You'll be Humming Soon "Adorabia","i Houry's Donica"` "My Fun Love

fury by Paul Frank and Buse Wildar. Musia by Warner Richard Hayman. Directed A WILHELM DISTERLE

WEDNESDAY 13th

Society

Doctor"

tion of 150,000 tons of petrol being produced by the hydrogenation plant. Other cols, however, are believed to be just as good for the purpose, the only real exception being anthracite. With every duplication of the plant more work will be given to the m nera and more and more af

NEW SOURCE OF their products will be required.

PETROL SUPPLY

Oil From Coal

OIL FIRMS' HELP.

What, it will be asked, is the at- titude of the oil companies to this new industry? Sir Harry McGo- wan, the chairman of Imperial, Chemical Industries, was able to give, the answer to this question at the opening ceremony on Tues- day. Close collaboration, he de- lared had been established. Dis- tribution of the petrol manufac- thred at Billingham would be en- tirely in the hands of the great. compan es already engaged in thar task, the Shell-Mex and B.P., Ltd., and the Anglo-American Oil Com- pany. There was to be no waste of capital by duplication. in The oll companies." he declar- ea, have deult broadmindedly throughout with the advent of this newcomer to the sources of petrol supply, and I desire on this occasion to say how much we ap- preciate their help and their co- operation."

London, Oct 20, When Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, In opening the coal hydrogenation petrol plant at Billingham last week, described it as an "aston- ishing creation," he was not wide of the mark, Two years ago the large area on which it stands was a waste adjoining the Imperial Chemical Industries important fertülser works. To-day it covered from one end to the other with vast masses of gigantic ma- chinery and plant, dwarfing to complete Insignificance the tiny human beings who swarm about it

Although research work direct ed at supplying our all needs from our immense coal resources has been continuously carried on by Imperial Chemical Industries since 1027 with varying success, it was not until 1933 that commercial ex pitation was made possible by the preference granted to bome- produced light oils under the Ar- tish Hydrocarbon Oils Production Act. With the passing of that Act Imperial Chemical Industries. which had already spent over £1,000,000 on research, authorised the construction of the present plant, work on which was begun In August 1933

It is impossible here to describe either the process or the plant in detail. These are matters for the technologist and the chemist. suffice it to say that we works as they stand to-day represent the triumph of the chemist and the engineer over almost baffling and insoluble problems. They are monument, to adopt Mr. Mac- distin- gushed in applied science, indus-

Donald's words, to men Dwight Mor-

row used all his influence towards widespread American

investment

in foreign secar.ties, and in this connection Mr. Nicolson says that the Dawes loan to Germany is the only one of the international loans backed by Morgans upon which default has occurred That, surely. is a startling statement,

DIED A SENATOR Dwight Morrow was never tree died a United States Senator. That from political ambition, and he

election was a notable event by was not what he wanted; but his

Morrow was not a banker and never became one. He was a stu teeman in the realm of high in- ance, It was not for his taleni. said Coolidge, that Morgans wadi - d him; talent is easy to buy. They ""wanted himi for his character. which was pricelesa." Before the war was many months old Dwight Morrow, who "loved tasks," was immersed in them. The command of the Allies' financial affairs in America fell to J. P. Mor- reason of his own uncompromising straightness. He was the first con- gan and Co., and later they dir-spicuous public man to declare, in ected the vast undertakings ot

an election campaign, that purchase for the British Govern- tional Prohibition was a fallure and that the dry amendment to the Constitution must be 'repealed, The electorate of New Jersey, re- Jofting in a candidate who spoke

ment These things have been a legend for twenty years, Mr. Nicholson, in a fascinating chap

ter, sets out the facts of an enter- international dealing

a

пан

Up to 13,600 men have been em- ployed in the work of construction. while many thousands more have been employed by contractors to whom the making of various forg- Ings and machines was entrusted To-day the petrol plant employs a regular 2.000 men, bringing up the total army of workpeonle em- ployed by the 101, at Billingham to over 8,500.

* 410 TONS 'A DAY

The average daily output to-day Is, 410 tons of petrol, the quality of which is equal to the highest grade of petrol sold in this coun- try. The potential output of this

Jackie Cooper, the little star of "Skippy" "Booky" "The Champ" torpedoing of a British and many other pictures, comes to

the Queen's Theatre at an early prise in date in the Water Bë., produc- which, as many will think, is bis conviction outright, gave him plant unit is. 150,000 tons of pet- tion, "Dinky."

The picture has the best known plays the power and ingenuity of an child actors taking part, including international capitalism in its Betty Jean Haney aa Jackie's most impressive form. sweetheart, Jimmy Butler, George Ernest, Edith Fellows, Sidney Miller, Richard Quine and Frank Cernardi.

Fox Film production, "The First Star

World War," Dow Theatre.

Many secret films from the ar chives of Europe have been used in the creation of this remarkable motion picture. Laurence Stallings. who edited the sensational volume or war photographs. "The First World War published a year ago has done a similar service for the picture.

!!

bell.

resounding majority, which" "was † rol a year, or 45,000,000 gallons.

unmistakable ringing of the

This is but a small drop in the vast ocean of petrol we import annually. Last year, for instance our imports of motor spirit total 1,127,152,000 gallons. But 1

The point about Dwight Morrow, says Mr. Nicolson, is that "white representing the perfected type of American, he also became a model That is, I think, to put the claim for the completely civilised man."

for this Ane American a little too high. But a very fine. American

BETAINED HIS SANITY He retained his sanity, through- out, and was one of the few pro- minent men who, in 1919, read The scene takes place in a mil the signs aright. He realised that tary academy for boys and an or phanage next door, There are Foot the League Covenant went too far ball and baseball game. Cadet for American opinion, foresaw the youth of America. There is also business of debts and reparationsbeen enshrined by one of the most drills and every sport loved by the return to isolation, knew that the he was, and his personality has plenty of romance and glamour. was bedevilled from the start, and accomplished of English biogra had a prophet's vision of the effects of the war upon the Ame-phers in a book that is both im..

portant and delightful. indulgence was his idealisation of rican system. His one romantic

The picture is said to appeal to grown ups as much as to children.

A friend of mine is regretting Mary. Astor hends the cast of grown his wit. writes a correspondent af Pryor as the lawyer, who is very ups as Jackie's mother, with Roger

the "Morning Post.".

unch in love with the widow Having forgotten to notify theilers in the cast include Henry birth of his son, he received a let Armetta, Heary O'Neill, Clay Cle- ter from the local registrar, whichment. Florence Fair, Joseph Cre

han, Addison Richards and James Burke.

began

"Dear Sir,---It appears that child has been born at your ad-

| dress, ··

» Priekset jy Traman –

He replied.

FOX PICTURE

Calvin Coolidge. In the year of Two Irishmen were fighting in Woodrow Wilson's overthrow he very wet weather. nung himself into a “Coolidge for One had the other down arid was President" movement, being ap-kreeling on the top of him. "Will for all his you give in?" he demanded. "No," parently unaware, shrewdness, that the nomination can the defiant reply. So the of Warren Harding had been fixed struggle confined.

by the Republican bosses montba Will you yield now?" the one on tup asked a few minutes later "No." "Then change places. Om retting wet through,”

there is some baals for your as before. There seemed every rea- "Dear Sir, I have made ex-sertion."

son why Dwight Morrow should be haustive inquiries, and I find that He then received a summons siven high office by his friend

1

is a beginning, a definite herald of the day not too distant we hope when a British industry hased on nome resources will secure us from danger of oil shortage. In times of trouble

Billingham, large and important us it la, le but one unit: On it £3,000,000 has been spent or ratner, as Mr. MacDonald said not spent but transformed, and is now creating new employment. Other forge units must follow in proxim→ ity to the leading English and Becttish coalfields, Coal will com into its own again as the há-la of a great oll fuel industry.

At present the coal used at Bill- ingham is exclusively from the Durham pits. The works there use 1,300,000 tons a year, of which 600.000 18 required for the produc

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organisation, engineering Kentus, and labour craftmanship."

Research is still going on. BIL- ingham is not the last word. In- deed, its commercial possibility is largely due to the fiscal preference its product is receiving. We do not doubt that in the years to Come British all manufactured

rom British coal will have aur- mounted even this last obstacle, and will be strong enough to meet competit'on from whatever quar- tir of the world it may come.

ALHAMBRA

THENTRE

LAST TIMES TODAY

At 1.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.30 P.M.S

DEATH RIDES THE STRATOSPHERE!

BELLAMY

POST

BIRFLL

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