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SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 Swinging. "Thuling Drama coupled with the " Glorios Singing of the Reigning- Queen of the Metropolitza Opera

Paramount's

Rose of the Rancho

with

GLADYS SWARTHOUT

JOHN BOLES

CHARLES BICKFORD

NEXT CHANGE.

BISNIE BARNES ta "ONE EXCITING ADVENTURE"

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2.20-5.13 7.15-8.20

ORIENTAL

THEATREN

DAYS TO-JAY & TO-MORROW

ONLY

WE DON'T CARE A TINKERS-DAM HOW HARD YOU ARE TO PLEASE. YOU'LL LIKE THIS PICTURE!

It's the fastest and funniest matrimonial farce comedy ever produced

for the aoreet.

ARLIE HUGGLES

MARY DOLAND

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A Famount Picture

LEILA HYAMS · DEAN JAGGER

Prices Matinees 20 c.--30 c. Evenings 20 c.-30 c.50 c.-70 c.

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LAST 4 SHOWS TO-DAY

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the Bauh mastermind at - star, štrian brings her most bodling story to the wierni BERHARTS VIGNON

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THE WHITE COCKATOO

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·TO-MORROW JACK BUCHANAN IN

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL"

ONE EXCITING ADVENTURE

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CHAPLIN'S NEW

CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"She Couldn't Take It"

QUEEN'S

"Rose of The Rancho"

ORIENTAL:-

"People Will Talk"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA :-*

"The Perfect Gentleman"

MAJESTIC:-

STAR:

"Red Heads On Parade"

"The White Cockatoo"

KING'S:-

Coming

"Barbary Coast"

QUEEN'S:—

"One Exiting Adventure"

STAR:-

That's A Good Girl" "Nit"Wits"

"Blossom Time"

ALHAMBRA:-

*Wh.psaw"

ORIENTAL:---

"'Last Oulpost" "Scarlet Empress" "Pursuit"

FILM

ነነ

£500,000 GAMBLE ON SILENT PICTURE

London Premiere

London, Feb.

"ROSE OF THE

RANCHO"

Sould Please

Amidst the glamourous setting of sunny California in the middle of the nineteenth century, "Ros of the Rancho" unifolds upon the silver screen at the Queen's Thea- tre. This picture is the next

LAST TWO-DAYS

Directed y Pay Chart

she

When the Barengaria reached South-change. ampton yesterday he brought a box in the tice roles are Miss Gladys worth considerably more than its | Swartnout and bar, John Boles. weight in gold.

Miss Swarenous is, one of the bril-.. It contained the first copy of Chaplant strs of the Metropolitan lia's new film," “Modern Times," which, after many

delays due to faulty synch Opes and this picture, which ronisation of the music, and other is really a musica romance, causes, is to have its Europeno premiere is enchanting both in appearance at the Tivoli theatre next Tuesday. and with her beautiful voice. This it is four years since the last Chaplin year she begins her sixth season pioture, "City Lights," London.

has been with the Metropolitan Opera, "Modern shown in two years in the making and has cost about £500,000. Allowing for the costs of distribution and the exhibitors' share, it must earn about £1,500,000 at the box-offices of the world before Chaplin, as producer, writer, director. and star, begins to make a profit.

Most pictures have a fairly quick turnover. Generally not more than months elapse between the outlay and return. Chaplin works with such a tordly indifference to time and

honey that, even assuming the success of the picture, it will be 1937 before he gets his money back, and 1938 before he makes a profit.

As her opposite, Mr. Boles with his charming and powerful voice plays and sings in an ideal man- ner and together they bring to the screen a new and most ap- peaking combination. They

sing

a number of ridividual songs and what is regrettable is that they on y appear in one duet.

The story is dated around the time of the American "invasion" time when the of California, a Americans are rapaciously annex- If it were not for the world-wide ng for themselves the lands of market which his silent technique, The Spanish settlers. To the ald romantic makes possible he could never hope to of the settlers comes a mako a profit at all.

figure, Don Carlos, a "Robin Hood" of California. The part is played who though by Miss Swarthout, the daughter of one of the great Spanish familles of California, un- uertakes this dangerous toe out of love and sympathy for her people. Don Carlos's wanted" and a re- ward of $1.000 is upon "his" head. To the town of Monterey comes a Federal agent, John Boles,

All of this is in odd contrast to the financing of his curly, Keystone com edies, which were made in a week and cost abour Ex

"Modern Times" is not only one of the most expensive pictures ever made offhand I can think of only one, "Ben Hur," that cost more-it is also one of the inost daring. Chaplin has staked £500,000 on the belief that the derided silent picture can endure. He ́ ́SHE COULDN'T TAKE IT peaks only once in a burlesque song in a language that no nation will understand.

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George Raft and Joan Bennett. baltie their boisterous way through laughs, thrills and

romance

and front page scandals have kept them tabloid-headlines for a half- score of years.

WAIF THEME AGAIN.. Once again Chaplin is the poor little waif whose adventures alternate be tween pathes and farce. You meet him, complete with baggy overalls and the identical moustache he has worn since 1921, as a worker in a huge modern factory-shaman robot whose job consists solely in screwing ong nut on to a machine as it goes past.

sent

trom Washington. He arrives at the critical moment when the men of Don Carlos are preparing to hang the leader of the outrages perpetrated upon the Spanish set- by tiers. The eader is played

Bickford in his usual Charles powerful and dramatic style. Bolca

of Bickford saves the life joins up with the gang in order 10 get in touch with conditions.

and

FROM SUN,

@KINGS!

HE'S NO GENTLEMAN..

but then-

SHE'S NO LADY (6

GEORGE RAFT JOAN BENNETT

She Couldn't Take It

WALTER CONMOLLY

BILLIE BURKE

A COLUMBIA PICTURE

a X. P. Schulbere prodmazin

At 2.30, 5.10, -7.15 & 9.30 P.X.

MIRIAM HOPKINS-EDW, G. R'BINSON—JOILMCÜNDA„

in BARBARY COAST"

United

Artist Picture

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

NATHAN RD, KOWLO

& 9,30 TEL. 50856

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY IT'S YOUR NEW LAUGH© HIT! You'll howl... but you'll love this delightful scamp -dressed like a million, but with a hole in his socks! Frank Morgan in a role even funnier than in "Naughty Marietta" and "The Affairs of Cellini"! It's a screami

The PERFECT GENTLEMAN

TO-MORROW

starring FRANK MORGAN and CICELY COURTNEIDGE

With HEATHER ANGEL. HERBERT MUNDIN D UNA O'CONNOR Mero-Goldwyn-MayeI PUTUKI

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MYRNA LOY & SPENCER TRACY in "WHIPSAW” And Special Hearst Newsreel Flashes From the Colourful Career

of Our New King."

In Columbla's "She Couldn't Take It," showing to-day at the King's Theatre.

Headed by the stellar pair and cast with a long list of excellent picture relates the players the colourful tale of an ex-gangster One day he drops it: in vain runs

Another M-G-M Hit manage the down the line; the whole factory ja who undertakes to affairs of the socially prominent disorganised. Charlie is caught up in nud whirled around, Vari Dyke family, whose escapades the chinchus

and finally

ged, In the street he joins accidentally in & procession of Socialists, is arrested and goes to gaol. He is down-and-out 19 course,

and starving when fortune miracul racketeer, Ricardi, who is com- ously Krailes on him-an inventor missioned by the elder Van Dyke. wants a hungry man on whom to

demonstrate his automatic waiter. Walter Connolly, to "rough 'em up,

He is strapped in a chair. Me- and tame 'em down!" His greatest chanical hands give him a napkin, Warner. On the way to the rancho He looks like the meekest, most problem is the madcap Miss. Ben-thrust food in his mouth, even wipe amiable person in the world burnett, whose escapades. marriages his moustache Charlie is delighted. when he decides to turn on hit divorces and police engagements but, is over again; something has instead of being released, he is have been the major source of

gone wrong with the machine. Poor scandalizing publicity.

Charlie, gorge and frantic, clamoura vainly to be released, but the wanise machine goes on feeding him.

When meaner, more despicable vilians are made. Paul Cavan- augh will be all of them, He pur- sues Binnie Barnes over hall of Europe in "One Exciting Adven- ture."

baser self, there is no "Baddie" quite as bad.

As theatre audiences have earn- evi to expect him, he is the sua- vest, most devastating villan of the year in "One Exciting Adven- ture." coming soon to the Queen' Theatre.

From the moment he appears on the screen when his identity Is st unknown, spectators will know that he is watching Binnie for po good purpose. "One Exciting Ad- venture." is a gay and romantic story of two of Europe's most cele- orated dlaniond thieves. Misa Barnes appears 15 the most glamorous figure of the year. And

Raft. of

the ex-

Then. too. there are James Blakely, whose only outlook on life is through the bottom of a whisky tumbler, and Billie Burke, collec- tor of poets, bogus tities and other objects masculine.

UNKNOWN GIRL STAR

WEA

"WHIPSAW"

Complications arise when Boles catches a glimpse of Don Carlos and chases "him." Quickly changing into her real identity Boles is con- fronted with Miss Swarthout and he believes that she is the lover of the bandit. Denouement comes land greb- when the American bers, for a final coup. determine to rancho of attack and annex.the Miss Swarthout's father, H B

At The Alhambra they sight Don Carlos and giving chase Boles captures the band

Adventure and romance, drama and finds that "he" is none other and comedy, are deftly blended in than Miss Swarthout.

"Wh psaw." which brings Myrna Bickford is shown in hi tray to the screen in a new hit light and in the fight to save the rancho he is killed. Thus ends the terrorism of California. Boles and

with Spencer Tracy, as her co-star.'

The picture, opens on Sunday at the Alhambra Theatre to take Its Through the story runs Paulette Miss Swarthout are happily unit-place among the more important

new season screen offerings. Goddard, the 25-year-old beauty who ed. was a Ziegfeld Follies girl at 15, and In this pictures besides singin”

Miss Loy's characterization gives Rart and Bennett turn in superb married and divorced by the time she Miss Swarthout also dances the her an opportunity for the whim- performances in the starring roles, went to Hollywood in 1932. Like all intricate "Sombrero" dance, and sical lightness she first displayed lending a piquant charm to their Chaplin's leading ladies she

so fetchingly in "The Thin Man" ¦ ¦ robust. actionful comedy. Walter practically unknown when he selected this very well indeed.

Though the picture is of an old

and which marked her as a vivid Connolly and Bilile Burke areThe rest of the cast includes all theme, yet it is played with a cast new screen personality. excellent, as usual, while Blakely. Chaplin's old associates and friends that could not help but please the "Whipsaw" is a story of "angles." Wallace Ford, Lloyd Nolan and Henry Berginan, who has been in all Donald Meek do splendidly in his films for 20 years; Stanley Sand audience. The singing is especial-Not only does the locale shift with ford, who worked with Chaplin in the fine and other than this there lightning rapidity from London to supporting parts.

Garnett directed Tay

"She Keyatons days; Chester

Kim which blends delightfully.

Supporting Miss Swarthout and such well-known Mr. Boles are

Willie Howard. personalities as Herb Williams, Grace Bradley and many others.-"Reknit,"

Cavanaugh's the most fascinating Couldn't Take It" with a ively the walrus moustaches; Edward of i; a spice of humour throughout New York and thence throughout

menace. There is a brilliant cast headed by Nell Hamilton. Eugene Paullett. Ferdinand Gottschalk, Doris, Lloyd and Edward Keane.

THE WHITE COCKATOO

Wus

ball, father' of the once famous star finesse and tantalizing robustness. Cara Kimball Young, and a dozen the other friends of his youth whom the Diver EL P. Garrett wrote screenplay from a story by Cene comedian has never forgotten. Towne and Graham Baker.

"PEOPLE WILL TÄLK”

AT THE ALHAMBRA

The Perfect Gentleman

BARBARY COAST

"To-day" gangsters are cowards

fever

many mid-western cities, but the mood and the direction of the story shifts almost as rapidly.

itself with The plot concerns smuggled jewels, which Miss Loy. as a member of an international ring of jewel thieves, is presumed to have in her possession.

Tracy is A secret service man who attempts to trap her through Finding a girl who was an ex-Oriental Theatre on Friday and It's nothing but laughs at the

romantic intrigue. He maneuvers her into a situation in which she act dupacute of Jean Mar one of the problems faced by cast Charlie Ruggles and the efferves. Saturday with the irrespressible

Cicely Courtneidge, the English and aneaks compared to the out- must pose as his wife, and the ing directors during the filming ofcant Mary Boland capering across

girl with a number of outstanding law gentlemen of gold rushi days story moves swiftly through a "The White Cockatoo," a Warner the screen in "People Will Talk," British flims to her credit, made The quick-trigger men of the wild chain of events which keeps ex-

west took" their chances, Bros. production which is at the Paramount's new and highly di

Bunaitement and suspense at her debut

the Alhambra

height: Star Theatre to-day.

serting comedy of domestic man- Theatre yesterday where she was against gun, instead of working in They didn't succeeded entirely, uers,

shown in her one and only Holly-gangs protected by sub-machine HEAVY BOOKING FOR but they did manage to discover. The two players who have become wood production.

"The Perfect guns." Gentleman" in which she is co- That was the comparison made robbery or a stage ho'dup execut- a player who, with the aid of something of an insitution in their CHAPLIN FILM

marital good-natured make-up artists and hairdressers,

disagree starred with Frank Morgan.

by Charles Brimley and Sam Ap-ed by more than two men. They their hands fooled even Director

inenta

to appear

greater-and Alan Cras-

Miss Courtneidge, better known pel, two old-time Arizona gamblers took their lives in Almost Sold Out

funnier-advantage than over be. land himself.

as Jack Hulbert's wife, made the and deputies who play similar with tremendous bravado. If they fore.

to roles in "Barbary Coast." Samuel had personal enemies, they went The girl is Noel Francis who is London, Feb. 6.

This new film is the story of an- treck to: Hollywood specially

for boldly and openly after them. the exact height and weight of other auburban couple who have make this fim, after which she Goldwyn's newest production

through United Artists. Theb it was man to man and yun Booking for the premiere of Chap Miss Muir and who has approxi- their disagreements Mary Boland returned to England to star in a release Tuesday, has been so heavy that the mately the same contour of face and Charlie Buggles,, to show them number of forthcoming films. slowing next Sunday at the King's to gun."

Working with these, the studio how silly it all is, start a mock Frank Morgan who is shown Theatre, with Marian Hopkins, "And there, was none of to-day's house is already practically sold out.

Into bght of their own.

opposite the British star, gives an Edward G. Robinson and Joel Mc small holdups" chipped in Appel, All the 28 6d Beata are gone. A few experts turned Miss Francis

J "Petty larceny was an unknown The film comes to a climax at impressive characterisation of a Crea in the leading roles. are left at ts and higher prices.

Brimley worked behind Yuma The picture is a thrilling mys-wrestling match where Charlie, gentleman" who is dressed like & Public interest has been so great

erlate. Highwaymen of the Tomb- that Mr. Arthur W. Jurratt, manager tery drama with baffling murderssessed by his domestic affairs, million, but has holes in his socks! and Tombstone gambling wheels stone days went after big stakes. of the Gaumont-British circuit, has.

proves to be an indifferent referee. applied to the LC.C. for permission to that take place in a spooky hotel There's a near riot and a fake kid. Miss Courtneldge in support is as when he was in his teens. Appel If they lost they died gamely, with open an hour earlier, at 10.30 am to on the coast of France, There is napping before things finally quiet funny as ever, and the combina-purated train robbers and other their boots on ighting openly to that the picture may be shown six an all star cast which includes down enough for the fadeout.. tion of the two is irresistible, outlaws as an Arizona deputy she the end times a day.

besides Miss Muir, Ricardo Cortez, Both Ruggles and Miss Boland Morgan will be remembered for his riff long before that wild territory "Everything goes to prove that

Gordon Westcott, John Edredge, make the most of the sensationally great success in "The Affairs of became a state., Chaplin's pupularity is as great as evor," Mr. Jarratt said to me. "We Ruth Donnelly. Walter Kingsford, funny roles. Leila Hyams as the Cellini," many of whom thought "The old outlaw," while killera," declared Brimley, "were gentle- expect a run at the Tivali of at least Minns Gombell, Armand de Bor-daughter, and Doan Jagger as the warranted an Academy award.

"The Perfect Gentleman" has manly and generous. Many an 16 weeks."

des, Addison Richards and Noel on-in-law are a perfect couple. The remainder of the cast is fully Mr. Murray, Silverstone, head of Francis.

moments provocative of side-outlaw in the old days virtually United Artista, atatea that, after the

up to the standard set by the The picture is based on Mignon featured players, and Alfred San- splitting mirtha, and for those who gave his shirt to some one in need. "They had courage which would Tivoli run, "Modern Times will go to the Marble Arch Pavilion before boing. Eberhart's popular novel, which tell's direction is excellent You'll wish to enjoy a good laugh. no

was dramatized for the screen by enjoy "People Wall Talk as you've better antidote can be prescribed! have shamed all to-day's gunmen but together. Seldom was a train Ben Markson and Lillie Hayward. enjoyed faw movies this season i

lin's" Modern Timo" at the Tivoli, on

ahown at seaside and other key towns in the provinces early on July.

an exact double of the star.

"Rediicam.”

,'

"What is a holding compan-ee?”

Bald Little Robert Reed The answer isn't hard to era Bald teacher, "No. Indeed! ·"

As we with care-proraad, my son,

Investigations show,

A holding company is ons That never will let go,"

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON TO-DAY & TO-MORŁOW AT 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

Voin

oin 'em!

THEY'RE PAINTING

THE TOWN RED!

Forty-eight adorable, auburn cuties-one from every State

making merry in this whirly-girly jamboree of joy!

REDHEADS ON PARADE

»'JENSI 6. LASKY precestion with

JOHN BOLES DIXIE LEE JACK HALEY

RAYMOND WATBURN

ALAN

IHART

ARED-LETTER DAY IN RADIANT ENTERTAINMENT!

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