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ENTERTAINM

QUEENS

SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30

"Mary Burns Fugitive"

starring SYLVIA SIDNEY to th

MELVYN DOUGLAS-PERT KELTON

ALAN BAXTER WALLACE FORD

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY," MARCH 21, 1936. ·

TO-DAY AT THE

KING'S:

CINEMA

Hong Kong

"Break of Hearts"

QUEEN'S:-

"Mary Burns Fugitive"

ORIENTAL:-

"The Infarmer"

CENTRAL:-

Sweet Surrender"

TO-DAY ONLY

A

KINGS

DRAMA AS VIVID

AS THE GORGEOUS

CLOTHES SHE WEARS!

At 2.30, 510. *1.15 & 9.30 P.M.

A Paramount Picture

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"An American Tragedy" "Indies of the Big Honse". strong dramatic plote with beurt-gripping love stories. These have been the pictures in which Sylvia Sidney has scored her biggest success

and that is why we predici you will agree with ns that BURNS, FUGITIV is her most brilliant triumph!

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NEXT CHANGE------- ·

RICHARD' BARTHELMESS

in

MARY

FOUR HOURS TO KILL":

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:~~.

"Thanks A Million"

MAJESTIC :-

Thunder In The Night"

STAR:-

"The Wedding Night"

Sunday

FINAL

SHOWINGS MAJESTIC

TO-DAY Kenton THEATRE:

"Ah Wilderness" QUEEN'S:—

KING'S

At 2.80, 5.20,

.7.20 & 9.20 P.M.

LIGHTNING ACTION THUNDERING EXCITEMENTE

IN

THUNDER THE NIGHT

Sunday

EDMUND LOWE KAREN MORLEY. PAUL CAVANAGH UNA O CONNOR

with

IN CALIENTE. DOL RES DEL RIO

CENTRAL

THEATRE

TO-DAY TO MONDAY

At 2.30, 5.15. 7.20 9.20 P.M.

"DOUBLE ÄTTRACTION

ON THE STAGE -- The World Famous

CHIN LOO

30 Minutes of Cyclonic Entertain-

ment of ACROBATICS & JUGGLINGS

ON THE SCREEN

A Musica! Extravaganza.

[A SOMADHE |

STARE

LAST 4 SHOWS TO-DAY SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents

Gary

LOVERS LISTENED COOPER

EYES GLISTENEDI

The whole world hemmed when Tamara, Broadway's beauti. ful musical comedy stor, sang "Smoke Gets In Your Eye"! Now she's on the screen at kat -singing new songs to fill your heart, and dancing new steps io thrift your toes!

SWEET SURRENDER

CARE LAEMALE protonis

A UNIVERSAL MUSICAL PRÉAT

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FRANK PARKEN, TAMARA. HELEN LYND, RUSS BROWN, ARTHUR PIERSON, JACK DEMPSEY,

ABE LYMAN and his Californians,

POPULAR FIRST RUN PRICES Logo: 80 c;" Dress Circle: 50 c Back Stallar 40 e.; Front Stalls ́200.

A lady

employing a oloured

man asked him his name.

"Mah name is Poe, ma'am." "Poe? Perhaps some of your family worked for the great Edgar Allan Poe,"

The dárky's ́eyes opened wide with surprise.

"Why" he gasped, pointing

disky forefinger to himself, "Ah am. Edgah Allan Poe."

Anna

STEN

WEDDING NIGHT

RALPH BELLAMY HELEN VINSON SIEGFRIED RUMANN

Directed by KING VIDOR Balonand thro' UNITED ARTISTÉ.

SUNDAY, BY SPECIAL BEQUEST! STAN

OLIVER LAUREL and HARDY in. " ‘BONNIE SCOTLAND "

MARY BURNS, FUGITIVE

п

"Mary Burns Fugitive"

GRIENTAL:-

" "Little Big Shot":

CENTRAL:

"Sweet Surrender" MAJESTIC :--

"In Callente"

STAR:-

"Bonnie Scotland"

ALHAMBRA;~

"In Person"

"AH WILDERNESS !

Youngsters do 3 great many things to-day they didn't do `in

1906.

This fict was forcibly brought to light when a couple of hundred, youthful extras were brought to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios

for the high school commence-

ment scenes in "Ah Wilderness!" Aimization of Eugene O'Neill's

ber

Gladys and Kusserow' who wil: appear in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong, Hote! to-day.

*IN PERSON”

Affording a complete scope for capabilities, Ginger Rogers' new pleure, "In Person" is en- tertaining testimony to the ver- satility which has carried ber so

THE "RELIANCE”

Due Soon

The 20,000 ton German crack,

rapidly to solo stardom, showing iner "Reilance" wut arrive in the

on Sunday at the Alhambra Thea- 'tre.

"

Eighteen months ago Miss Ro- gers appeared in a modest fea- Lured role in "Finishing School" in support of Frances Dee and Bruce Cabot. Aside from such roles, ahe WAS deemed a featured dancer." Since then she has proved herself one of the most versatile members the profession: for she has sen to her present position while alternating between straight dra- mas and musicals.

Of

Colony on March 30th.

Belonging to the "Eapag"-the "Rellance" is taking the place of her

sister-ship, the 'Resolute." which has made world voyages during the last ten years annually. She sated from New York January 9 and is due back on May

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"This world-tour brings the "Re- Jance" through the three largest oceans, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean, whilst she 'stops a

America, tour continents, South Africa, Asia and North America. Many large Islands are a so touch-

ed.

Her skilful handling of dramatic roles with William Powell in "Star of Midnight" and. with Francis Lederer in "Romance in Manhat-

The following harbours will, br tan" was balanced by 'striking per- formances as a co-star with Fred visited: Port-of-Spain, Bahia. Rio, Astaire in the outstanding must- Jamestown, Capetown. Mossel Bay, Co- Cals, "The Gay Divorcee," "Rober-Durban, Majunga, Bombay.

lombo, Penang, Malacca, Pak Nam. Batavia, Samarang.

ta" and "Top Hat."

Currently, she heads the roater Singapore, "Comedy of Recollection," coming of feminine singing-dancing stars; Pedang Bay, Manila, Hong Kong: on Sunday to the King's Theatre and although "In Ferson," the first Shanghai, Chin Wan Tao, Chomul- The girls all had to be inspected picture in which she alar alone, po. Bappu, Mayalma, Kobe. Yoko- for coloured nail polish, Upstick,

is straight romantic comedy-dra- hama, Honolulu, Hilo, San rouge, mascara, compacts, anklets and modern costume rings. None, it offers her many opportunit-cisco, Los Angeles, Ba boa. Pana-

tes to use her distinctive style of ma City, Havana. melody interpretation in song and

of these were used by the high school girls of that period.

"Ab Widemess!" a drama of a quain: New England town, family Wife, and adolescent love, was

produced on an elaborate scale. Wallace Beery plays the inebriate. Uncle Bid, and Lionel Berrymore

dance.

Charles BOYER

TER IMPASSIONED STORY OF A HEADSTRONG GIRL, HEAD-UTER- HELS IN HEAVEN!

RKO-RADIO PICTURE

Break of Hearts

UNA JOHN BEAL JEAN HERSHOLT

FROM WALLACK BEERY-LIONEL BARRYMORE SUN

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AH WILDERNESS197

M.G.M. PICTURE

ALHAMBRA THEATRE

NATHAN RÐ, KOWLOON DAILY AT

LAST SHOWINGS.

TO-DAY

THANKS A

MILLION

Starring DICK

POWELL

ANN DVORAK FRED ALLEN

ATST KILLY TAUL WHITIMAN

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SHOWING TO-MOK · OW.

GINGER ROGERS Br Persen

GEORGE

BRENT

The dancing Starlet of "Top Hat" in

* drums an delightful

It Happened "One Night'.. the same

author.

See her as the

madcap movie star who met her master and bright night,

ALAN HOWERAY

GRANT MITCHELL SAMUELS. HINDS

"By the author of "Happened One Night,”

Samuel Hopklas Adrian.

Directed by Willam A. Seiter. Fandro S. Berman Production.

Fran-

* DARRYL F. ZANUCK

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CENTURY PRODUCTION

Pravmać by James I. Žahmat

Piciore

Many prominent personages of Europe and America are Travelling Adapted from a magazine serial on the world Cruise.

Amongst them are the Honor- of the same name by Samuel Hop-

ins Adams, "In Person" features able Ferdinand Roy, Chief Magis- three popular numbers by Oscar trate of the Province of Quebec Levant with lyrics by Dorothy and Dean of Laval College Law Fields. "Out of Sight, Out of School, who is accompanied by Mrs.

SHOWS

DAILY *

1.30---5.15

1:15-1.30

RADIO

ORIENTAL

FLEMING

BOAD

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portrays Nat Miter, the father. Mind," "Got a New Lease on Life" Roy; Alvan Simonds, of Bosten. LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY•

the role created with the New York Theatre Guild by George M. Cohan and played on the stage in the West by Will Rogers. The

cast includes Erie Linden and any her in dance sequences, one a lavish ensemble created by Her- mes Pan, associate dance director of Ton Hat."

and "Don't Mention Lave to Me" president of the Simmonds Steel and Saw Works. with Mrs. are the melodies which Ginger vo- calizes and two of which accom- Simonds; Count Rudof: van Basse- witz, of Berlin, one-time German Consul-General at Calcutta; Baro- Desa Martha von Savigny, of Mun- ich; Count Wolfgang of Beich- ingen, Germany..

Consul-General Maxim vori of Frankfort-on-Main Weinberg. accompanied by Mrs. Maxim Weinberg.

Cecilia Parker 25 the young lovers, Aline MacMahon as Aunt Lily, Spring Byington as the

George Brent is Ginger Rogets' mother, Mickey Rooney, Edward Nugent, Charics Grapewin, Helen male lead ini "In Person." Alan Fint. Buddy Messenger, Mary Mowbray, Grant Mitchell, Samuel Russell. Bonita Granville,

and Hinds, Joan Breslau, Louis Mason and Spencer Charters complete the Frank Albertson.

supporting cast under William Gel- ter's direction. "In Person” is an RKO Radio Picture.

“BREAK OF HEARTS”

The colourful personality of dynamic Katharine Hepburn is translated into a rhapsody of beauty and power in the "Breax of Hearts" her new RKO Radio picture, 'showing

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"Miss Hepburn combines the

THE WEDDING

NIGHT/

A new romantic team, composed the King's of Gary Cooper and Anna Sten, flashed across the screen of the Theatre to-day.

'Star Theatre yesterday lo the. exciting tempo that is New York leading roles of Samuel Goldwyn's with the stimulating allegro and The Wedding Night, the love Biting sweetness that are integral story of a New York author and a parts of rhapsody," said Max New, Eng and farm girl,

Goldwyn, with his usual skill, Steiner, studio musical diretor Her personality is adapted to in-

nd this time aided by King Vidor,

expertly combined terpretation in muste through the

love, excitement, suspense medium of modulations that re-romance, flect her rapid transition from the and tragedy into a film that also mood to another. Her sudden depicts the agelees and bitter de social struggle between the old flares of temperament are

the new finitely mirrored in the crashing and.

generations In crescendo of the closing bars of America.

musical many

creations. The Cooper, as the young author, basic sweetness that those close to

proves that he is as competent a at a tine is woven into love-maker as an adventurer, and a theme that runs through the Miss Sten demonstrated that she modern American girl with the same great emotional ability that marked her earlier foreign roles in "Nana" and "We Live Again.”

Biegfried Bumenn sets out to be

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FOUR HOURS TO KILL

"Four Hours To Kill the ne Paramount fim, coming to the Queen's Theatre. It is the screen #daptatiod of -the successful Broadway stage hit, "Small Miracle," by Norman Krasna.

The action of the story takes place almost entirely in the lounge of a Broadway Theatre, and depicts the unusual drama that occurs in the lives of a group of people in the space of four hours. Heading the well- rounded cast are Richard Barthe- mess, Joe Morrison, Gertrude Michael, Dorothy Tree and Helen Mack

The plot of the story concerns

Barthelmess a condemned mur- derer, who spends the last few hour's outside of the prison.i manacled to the wrist of his detective watching a Broadway musical. **

'. He effects hia - escape

und

changes the Lives of the other

rhapsody Eke a jeweled thread. can portray the character of characters in the theatre.

"Hepburn's capriciousness, her tenderness and her fearlessness are all qualities that can be vivid Pert Kelton, famed for her" gibly expressed in music.” cracks in Wheeler and Woolsey In her role of a young composer,

p ctures and comedienne roles Hepburn writes a' love rhapsody in a hated character as the stern. with Zasu Pitts in comedy shorts, Break of Hearts" that is a recruel father of Miss Sten, and sub-

plays 'dramatic character part nection of her struggles and her ceeds admirably: Hien Vinson

in Walter Wanger's

romantic ve

Boyer аб

drama for Paramount, "Mary Burris, Fugitive." starring Sylvie conductor. Sidney, next change at the Queen's Theatre.

SIH

escape is not for freedom but for enge and how he achieves re- venge is brought out in a cleverly conceived climax,

The romance is carried by Joel Morrison and Helen Mack.

YOU MUST SEE

THIS SOUL-STIRRING DRAMA IT'S THE MOST SENSATIONAL PICTURE EVER MADE!

The Informer

VICTOR MCLAGLEN

HEATHER ANGEL PRESTON FOSTER MARGOT GRAHAME

Wallace Ford • Vas O'Connor

●TO-MORROW MONDAY TUESDAY.

CHILDREN BRING YOUR P: RENTS

to see this wonderful EID artist, she's simply marvelous, teats anything you've even seen in pictures, she sings, dances, gives clever imitations of famous movie stars.

She's the screçus

greatest little star,

Meet SYBIL JASON 5-year-old Star Sensation in

"LITTLE BIG SHOT

GLENDA FARRELL ROBERT ARMSTRONG EDW. EVERETT HORTON

• MATINEES: ́20c.-30c

JAPANESE CONSULAR «

CONFERENCE

EVENINGS: 20-30e.-50c.-70c. #

Shanghai, March-18", The Japanese Consul-Generals

The Consul-General in Hankow. will arrive here on March 20 also by plane while the Consul General in Nanking will come with the for herco-star, Charles moves with swift, easy steps a dramatic, emotional and long-

Ambassador on March 21. The famous symphonic through tile role of Cooper's to-be-remembered motion picture. uxury-loving, fashionable wife It is significant that he recently

Consul General in Tsinan is ex- and Ralph Bellamy appears every was awarded the League 02

Dected here before ar on March nch the sturdy plowman and Nations gold medal for "Our Dally young farmer he is supposed to Bread," nimed as the best motion in Canton and Foochow will ar

All these diplomatic dictals are dramatic story of an innocent.giri |reality a"tod of the Department | be.

picture in the world' during the rive here on March 19 by the expected to make comprehensive hunted by the law, Miss Ke ton is of Justice seeking to drive Miss King Vidor again displays his past year. The Wedding Night CNAC plane to attend the Con-reports to the Japanese Ambassa seen as a prison cell-mate of Sidney to the hideout of her genius at taking a simple story released thought be seen sular Conference summoned for poctive post

dor on the situation in their res Miss. Bidney. supposedly. her former sweetheart, an, ex-football one dealing with every-day men should typ your must-be-seen friend in à jail break, buty in hero-turned public enemy.

and women, and creating from it movie list.

March 22 by Mr. H. Arita

Central News Agency.

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"Mary Burns, :. Fugitive,”

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