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ENTERTAINM

QUEENS

SHOWING TO-DAY at 2.30. 5.15. 7.20 & 9.30

QUINTUPLETS in

The Irish in Us

and the rare five are

JAMES

PAT

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CAGNEY O'BRIEN

ERANK -MARY

ALLEN MeHGH GORDON JENKINS

and what grand fun they'll give you! NEXT CHANGE

THE FASTEST, YUNNIEST LOVE #TOKY YOU'VE EVER SEEN!

Claudette Colbert's "BRIDE COMES HOME"

4 SHOWS

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ONLY.

EVERY BODY SAYS

THIS IS THE BEST. COMEDY THRILL PICTURE EVER PRODUCED. It's all laughter and excitement!

HERE IT COMES!...THE SHOW DEMANDED BY THE FIFTY MILLION WHO CHEERED "HERE COMES THE NAVY"! The same start... The soma thelili.-

odian...The same uproarious comedy

2. Tire vanke,ke-man romones Pica the wallap of the fighting corps that's never been tamed by guns or damm LÚ

OF

DEVIL DOGS THE AIR

JAMES CAGNEY-PAT O'BRIEN MARGARET. LINDSAY. FRANK McHUGH

Prices: Matinees 20 c.--30 c." Evenings 20 c-30 c.—50 c—-70 c. Servicemen admitted Evenings to Dress circle 40 cts.

ESTARE

SHOWING TO-DAY

· ELISABETH

BERGNER

ESCAPE ME! NEVER

3Y MARGARET KENNEDY

PTATCTED BY DA PAUL CZINNER

TREETCR 5* FRODUCTİONS HEABSAT WILCOX

ADDED ATTRACTION : "ROBBER KITTEN " SILLY SYMPHONY

La Bath & Bonellija Podkostim"

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CHARLIE

MARY

RUGGLES God. BOLAND

IN "PEOPLE WILL TALK"]

THE BRIDE COMES HOME

ESCAPE ME NEVER --ཤམ་

in

A great actress. Elisabeth Berg. ner, has her greatest role "Escape Me Never," which begins a two day run at the Star Theatre to-day.

The principais of the original West End stage cast which sup ported the star in the Theatre Quild's triumphant Broadway pre.. sentation of the Margaret Kennedy Pay, including Hugh Sinclair, Grit

Quarterinale, and others. retain their stage roles

ath Jones, Leon

& D. ...

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Your Uncle Dudley" QUEEN'S:"

"The Irish In Us"

ORIENTAL:-

"Devil Dogs Of The Air" CENTRAL:-

"Storm Over The Andes"

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

"My Marriage"

MAJESTIC:-

"Call Of The Savage" (Chapter I

STAR:-

"Escape Me Never""

Coming

KING'S:-

"Steamboat Bend"

Round

The

QUEEN'S:-

"Bride Comes Home" ORIENTAL:-

"Devil Dogs Of The Air""

STAR:-

"People Will Talk" MAJESTIC:---

"Werewolf of London"

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"YOUR UNCLE DUDLEY"

At The King's

With all the whimsy, pathos and genuine comedy at his command, Edward Everett Horton renders a portrait of a small town hero who had to take a number of kicks to get wise to himself in "Your Uncle Dudley," the romantic comedy now showing at the King's Theatre.

Starred in the title role, Horton plays the part of a man who `bas pathetic weakness for sliver- loving cups and banquets."

A

Lais Wilson, who has persisted in ke the way things are but hopes leving him for many years, doesn't

for a change.

It comes when Horton's parasistic sister demands that he return money loaned him years before and when friends turn deaf ears to his pleas for a touch.

Horton does an about face that startles his fellow citizens and creates 4 number of hilaricus

Ir the Alm which Paul Cz'aner, distinguished director-husband of Elsabeth Bergner, directed or B. comedy situations and brings the

picture to a romantic climax. "Escape Me Never offers the In addition to Miss Wilson, the tiny star, last seen by local screen cast of "Your Uncle audiences in "Catherine the Great," features John McGuire, Rosina in the role of Gemma Jones, the Lawrence, Alan Dinehart and Mar-

evable little walf, found wanderjorie Gateson, ing about Venice with her new-

STRAIGHT FROM HOLLYWOOD

VICTOR McLAGLEN AT HOME'

On a hilltop in the La Canada district, 10. a tron dollywood, Is a ten-acre esta.c called "Fair' naven." It is the home of Victor Melagien, and is at once among the mos: oeautiful and unique in tne film colony

McLaglen, ut present working with Mae West in' KLONDIKE ANNIE at Paramount, not only has a beautiful English-type home and garden on the estate, but an extensive collection of Animals that is the marvel of Hollywood. ' He has four riding horses, seven dogs, four cats. Ave deer, three

20158. cows, two

a dozen or Ho pheasants several hundred birds. a flock of quail, two Mexican ant bears,

and dozens of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and rabbits, The actor's wife and daughter

are both accomplished horse- women," and have won numerous horse show prizes with their superb mounis. They have a small training field with" jumps of vile Jous sizes.

DOGS WITH RIBEONS Vic's dogs include two huge Irish wolfhounds, named Granite and Brian, both of which have won ribbons. Each weighs morn than 175 pounds.. "Rowdy," a bell- · gerent English sheep dog. a Scotty, two Spaniels and a Pekin- gese complete the kennels,

McLaglen, has three deer, cap- turd in Arizona, and two young fawns, bred and raised in cupt vity, thai are, tame enough to eat from his hund.

In a small bullding in one cor- ner of the estate, McLaglen hast built a complete gymnasium). Every possible' type athletic ap- paratus, plus a steam bath, light" machines, cabinets and all mo- derr trimmings is included.

A swimming pool, tennis court and an outdoor playroom with various kinds of games COTA- plete the estate.

BRITISH ACTOR TO RETURN Ray Milland, the Welsh actor, has just had his contract extend- ed by the Paramount studios.

Milland, who played in "The Gllded Lily" with Claudette Col- hert and Fred MacMurray, and whose next. nim for the studio is THE OLD MAID, is now preparing to leave Hollywood for a six week holiday in England and France.

He will go to Paris first, because his mother is in a nursing home there.

GOWN FOR LLOYD'S LEADING

LADY.

Dorothy Wilson, Harold Lloyd's leading lady in his new Pare- mount picture-THE MILKY WAY -is wearing a gown that is fat cinating all Hollywood.

THE IRISH IN US

Pat O'Brien, who plays the part of a policeman in the Warner Bros. Dudley Production, "The Irish In Us." opening to-day at the Queen's Theatre, is "Uncle Pat" to virtually every chlid in Hollywood. There of motion are several children

Eugene Forde directed the pic.

born and given shelter by Sebas- ture, which was produced under picture families. who claim him as tian Sanger, a

Deantess young, the supervision of Edward T. Lowe, their godfather. O'Brien is pro- composer.

and adapted from the popular play bably the most popular member of She baggles and steals that he of the same name by Howard Lind-the film colony with the children. may have bread and eventually say and Bertrand Robinson:

STEAMBOAT ROUND THE BEND

"The Irish In Us," is a hilarious comedy drama, with many tense situations as well as laughs and a glowing romance.

the self-centred young man deve- lops & genuine affection for the Elrange ittle creature. However, in the romantic atmosphere of the Dolomites. Sebastian becomes in- fatuated with his brother Cary''s aristocratic sweetbeart, Fenela. Gemma runs away and returns to clare war. quintuplets are born London, whither he fellows and and presidents come and go and marries her. He continues seeing Will Rogers never fails to issue bug who has seen Fenella. however, although he the crowning comment on what- knows she has become engaged to ever has fust come to pass. Caryl.

Then, in a motion picture scene,

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Volcanoes explode, nations de-

It is a model of massed crystal beads. The neckline is low and squarely cut and & brief bolero Jacket of beaded fabric is fringed with crystal beads which are also used in the motif of the skirt. A wide band of silver' kid buckled with massive emeralds and square-cuḥrhinestones serves ay the belt for this beautiful gown.

The first step toward Spring, in style channels, is the discard of heavy wraps. Miss Wilson has this idea for stepping out of the tur coat into the Spring mode,

With dark daytime dresses she has selected a silver fox cape which resembles a scarf and can be worn high about the shoulders. or, allowed to fall about the up- per arms. A sash of black satin tles the cape about the waistline and blends smartly into the dress.

CARL WINS BACK HOME.

Carl Brisson's New Year pre- sent to himself was what he con- siders the greatest triumph of his career-repossession of the little Danian farm where he was born!

When the Paramount musical star of SHIP CAFE and COCK- TAILS FOR TWO was ten years old his parents, through fore- Closure, lost the ten-acre holdings where generations of Brissons had been born, and worked, and died through many decades.

With their

numerous ofspring they bundled their baggage into a cart, sadly trundled the few miles into Copenhagen, and moved in with relatives.

BECAME A CHAMPION.

To young Cart the disaster was a great blow and he determined that one day he would make up for it. He grew up, became mid- dieweight boxing champion of Northern Europe, switched to the stage, made a hit and began, to grow weal.hy. But when he tried to buy back the old homestead he found the owners unwilling to sell.

He became Europe's outstanding male movie idol, and doubled his offer for the farm. S:ll the pre- sent owners held out. Carl ac- quired a solid block of apartment touses

in- Copenhagen-but couldn't get back that little piece of ground.

But he kep; his agents after i. A few weeks ago they wired SUCCESS. The owners, hard pres- sed themselves, had agreed sell, provided a price could be ar- ranged. Negotiations were com- menced, and the other day came another wire-the place was won! Within a year he expects to re- turns to his birthplace. And the man who went forth in poverty as a boy will return in triumph.

TO-DAY ONLY

FROM TO-MORROW

•

KINGS.10

YOUR

UNCLE DUDLEY

As Picture wit

At 9.30,,5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

Edward Everett

HORTON

1005 WILSON - ROSINA LAWRENCE' 3000 METRES - ALAN ITRENARY BLAKJÖRST GATESON

WILL ROGERS

A FOX

ir: "STEAMBOAT RLUND THE BEND** PICTURE

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY ·

My Marriage

CLAIRE TREVOR

to

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

MAJESTIC

THEATRE

At 2.30, 5.20,

7.20 & 9,20 PM. -

CHAPTER

James Cagney plays the role of Danny O'Hara, youngest member of an Irish New York family, who, manage broken-down prize Shanghai, Mar. 16-The famous fighters. When his newest protege, 'film comedian, Mr. Charles Chap Carban McCarthy, a punch drunk-in, and his party," left for Hóng better days, Kong this morning by the Presid- played by Allen Jenkins is unable ent Coolidge-Reuter, to go on the night he has been match with Joe Delancy (Harvey Parry) the middle weight cham- Alon in

York. the annual New

A strong dramatic climax deve-a sweet little girl and a nice boy ops with the death of the Infant are married in a prison and Wolice benent bouts, Cagney sull and the tender reconciliation of Rogers the shrewd, garrulous,stitutes at the last minute. Gemma and Sebastian.

imperturbable Rogers-chocks up, sheds tears and can't think of a

Pat O'Brien and Frank McHugh portray Cagney's older brothers. Mary Gordon is cast as their mother and Olivia de Havilland is the girl.

AN ALARMING EXPERIENCE

נו

UNIVERSAL

PRESKRY

NOAH BEERY JR.

The Call of the Savage

Sunday:" WEREWOLF OF LONDON'

POLICE DESERTER

Fine Imposed

Admitting a charge of desertion from the Hong Kong Police Force. Lal Pul, 29, unemployed, was fined $100 when he appeared before Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, Assistant Superintendent of Police (Hong Kong), stated that the accused Joined the Force on January 8, 1932, as P. C. C299 and on October 8 of the same year he absented himself from Central Police Station In the early hours of yesterday without leave. He did not show morning, a fire broke out on the up for a week and a warrant was third floor of No. 322, Queen's į issued. It was now learned that Road Central, the premises of a he went to Fatshan and on his dried meat store, Nobody, was in- return he lived with a relative Jured; although the floor was ❘ who was an ex-detective. The I matron would be equally suscep-

The scene was the wedding of with a gesture that WEA more completely gutted, but it is under- latter brought the defendant up to Itible to the h'te satin pyjama Arne Shirley and John McGuire sloquent than any speech.

stood it was insured which Miss Colbert wears in the Eugene, Pallette, the "sheriff, was When the scene was finished no performing the ceremony. Pallette one spoke, not even the elec-

much to fall and winter as to thing to say! summer. Under the same fashion j It all occurred during the fim- philosophy, he said he would use ing, of Will Rogers' new starring velvet in cinema sequences where vehicle, "Steamboat Round the summer styles are predominant. A Bend" which comes on Thursday

į bride, a co-ed, a debutante or at the King's Theatre.

Alm

Cut

Willard, were soon on the scene,

This was

the station...

Mr. Calthrop added that in view

The Fire Brigade, under Mr. J. Though her latest starring film, "The Bride Comes Home,” is in no

along simple lines, the called for the ring. Rogers stand-tricians, and Director John Ford, C. Fitz Henry, Deputy Superinten- of the fact that the accused had Station Officer J. C. more or less voluntarily surrender- sense a costume picture, Claudette costume clings alluring to the Ing nearby was supposed to hand reasoned that if the scene affect. dent, and

ed himself and the fact that the Colbert nevertheless is photograph-figure and is animated by a wide it to McGuire and say, "It belonged his case-hardened audience in ed in several stunning creations belt of huge flat pearl buttons ed to your mother."

that fashion, it would have a and effective measures were taken charge against him was not very designed for her by Travis Banton, sewn as closely as possible. The In

to prevent the blaze from spread-serious when he absconded, he the background a negro hundred times more effect in a

would ask for a fairly substantial noted Paramount style creator.neckline is open and flaunts a chorus was humming à delorous theatre.

So the scene stood. net ing to the other floors,

done and the fire extinguished fine and not for the usual term of Miss Colbert's new picture, coming scarf of satin with a fat pearl chent, the spiritual "The Eagle's according to the script, but in-

button here and there, carrying Next." Sudden's the thing became finitely more human and affecting about 5 a.m. Divisional Inspector imprisonment. soon to the Queen's Theatre.

The first plece of fabric Banton out the similar treatment of the too real for Rogers. There was a "Steamboat Round the Bond's A. W. Smith, of the Hong Kong- selected for the glamorous star's belt. This winter "butside the lump in his throat, tears were plot revolves about the romance of Police, was also on the scene, and new picture was a blue and white studio. Miss Colbert has been starting to his eyes. He knew the two youngsters, but its comic helepd in maintaining order:

kept alight, and this caused the. printed crepe. The designer, in wearing formal suits despite her that if he uttered his line it would interlides are furnished by the The fire was apparently caused blaze. The floor was apparently choosing this fabric, reiterated reputation as a devotee of tadiored be choked and spoll the scene. hilarious rivalry of Will Rogers as the result of fat dripping on untefanted at the time, the oc- his opinion that prints belong as clothes.

So he said nothing, passed the ring and his old friend Irvin Cobb 28 to charcoal urns which had been cupants sleeping on another fOOT, I

with WARNER OLAND

CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY

At 2.80, 5.15. 7.20 & 9.20 P.M. LIFE'S DEADLIEST TERRORS

called them liche the air, dare t Sng them to fight and be killed!

LOVE'S SWEETEST

DANGERS

drew them back to sorti, weging them to read |

fuppy for yet another day!

JBEK Holt. STORM OVER THE ANDES

MOHATM BARRE MORENO

Matineen: 50c.,30c., 204. Servicemen: Eveninga: 55 c., 400, 300.30c. to Circle SATURDAY

EAST OF JAVA ”?

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