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SHOWING TO-DẠY a 2,30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9 30 An Emotional Sock that whips up "Dramatic Suspenso and Delivors an Amazing Wallo" at the enda Truly Sensational Melodrama.

"4 Hours to Kill'

Paramount's Drama with

RICHARD BARTHELMESS

NEXT CHANGE

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1936.

TO-DAY AT THE CINEMA

Hong Kong

KING'S:-

"Ah Wilderness"

QUEEN'S:-

"4 Hours To KAP ORIENTAL:-

"Travelling Saleslady”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:--

Whispering Smith Speaks"

PAT O'BRIEN

JEAN

JAMES

FRANK

MUIR

MELTON MCHUGH

MAJESTIC:-

"Niwits"

STAR:-"

in "STARS OVER BROADWAY

DAYS

TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BING

ORIENTAL

•20NY TO-DAY

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TEL. 28472

TO-MORROW®

THE FUNNIEST GIRLS IN PICTURES!

THE GIMME SISTERS

IN ANOTHER COMEDY RIOT!

JOAN AND GLENDA ARE AT IT AGAIN!

They make bumcum e pleat) er kom

and they've got a hirm that break down the antes eruistence of the

Jabon! An EVER, STENY of Fun them "Kansas City Princes"

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WILLIAM GARGAN HUGH HERBERT RUTH DONNELLY

PATSY KELLY

TRAVELING SALESLADY

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STARE

BY SPECIAL REQUEST! TO-DAY ONLY!

A new greater picture from the glamorous star of Ome Night of Love!

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Grack

1 Moore

LOVE ME FOREVER

Directed by. Victor Schertzinger

Columbia Picture

TO-MORROW

"THE INFORMER'

with

VICTOR MOLAGLEN AN RKO'RADIO PICTURE

LOVE ME FOREVER

The screen's lovellest voice has

"Love Me Forever"

KING'S:--

Coming

"Every Saturday, Night" "A Tale of Two Cit.es" QUEEN'S:-.

"Stars Over Broadway" "Collegiate"

CENTRAL:-

"East of Jav

ALHAMBRA:-

"A Tale of Two Cities":

"The Informer

STAR:-

"EVERY SATURDAY

NIGHT"

STRAIGHT FROM SCREENLAND

Adrian Brunel started work this out of her car and trod on her week on LOVE AT SEA based on a foot as she alighted. screen original by Jane Brown! After several attempts ad tail- This is the story of a double roed, an extra player put on A mance which takes place during a cruise on a luxury. Iner.

It is anticipated that there will bc a good deal of location work for this film. Including some interest- ing embarkation and debarkation shots at the various cruising ports of call.

chauffeur's uniform and took his place in the scene, behaving more like a chauffeur than the man of carburetters and spark plugs.

"BREAKERS AHEAD"

Lawrence Huntington tinianed the remaining scenes of BREAK- ERS AHEAD at Elstree last week, Brunel is at present casting the

and the picture is now being edit- leading roles which will include aed. The story deals with events young man and a girl of romantic which follow the discovery of gun- bent and another couple equally

runners aboard British Mer- romantic but not so young.

chantman. This production has a very large cast and some of the Ivar Campbell. the uirector of settings were on elaborate lines." A the new Paramount British pro- particularly effective set was a duction THE BELLES OF ST.South American water-front cafe CLEMENTS, has had a great deal frequented by shore-going sailors of experience in directing women In various Alms.

FEMINIST

THE BELLES OF ST, CLEMENTS practically an "all-girl film. In addition to the leads Evelyn Foster and Meriel Forbes, nearly a hun- dred girls appear in it, and there are only two men in the cast. One of Mr. Campbell's recent flms was GIRLS PLEASE, and quite a num. ber of his as have depicted the activities of women in different

spheres.

enthusiastle

Mr. Campbell aboul women as flm makers and artistes. He considers that, gener- ally speaking, they are more in- terested and receptive to new ideas than men.

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and others.

Principal roles in BREAKERS AHEAD are played by Moore Mar- riet, George Sanders, Kathleen Kelly, Geofrey Clark, Mr. K. War- rington and Mr. C. Palmer)

ONE RAINY AFTERNOON For the first time in the his tory of the cinema, the vitra- let ray which makes photography possible was harnessed and used. by Mary Pickford to launch the Pickford-Lasky Company in Holly- wood the other day when the film star utilized a sun beam to start the cameras grinding on "One Rainy Afternoon," BL "Parisia comedy-romance starring Francis Lederer,

With bung

a

amb.tion 30 become a great dramauc actress, June Lang. who has the leading! role in "Every Saturday Night," } the new and hlarious Fox comedy-drama of a typica. Ameri- eun famay, com.ng on Thursday to the King's Theatre, has made rapid str.des towards her goal a very short space of time.

Migs Lang.

one at Hollywood's young stars, is considered one of the best grocmed young women

One of the scenes, a collision in- on the screen. Her brown hair and blue eyes, coupled with her volving two cars, a Rolls Royce and a Super Six, demanded the ser- fresh beauty, cause her to stand

vices of skilled professional drivers out from the crowd.

Shortly after her birth. her to achieve the utmost dramatic and realism in the crash without undue parents

Minneapolis jeft

Here she risk and damage, migrated to Hollywood. completed her education and started the training that she believes will eventually lead her to the realization at her ambition,

the other This ambition is no mere dream with Miss Lang, and she conseten- stolen one-who have made off tiously nurtures it with constant into a wood. study and practice of piano and dancing.

TRUER THAN LIFE

By reason of its activities in re- An actor enacting a chauffeur is searching sular phenomena, co- to be preferred to a chauffeur act. operation was sought from the ing as an actor, was the conclusion world-renowned Mount Wilson 'So- drawn from an incident which oclar Observatory at Pasadena, Call- incurred during the filming of THE fornia.

BELLES OF ST. CLEMENTS, the Very delicate scientific equip- new Paramount Britian productionment was necessary for the feat. has just and an impressive assemblage of which Ivär Campbell

electrical engineers was in attend- completed at Elstree,

ance during the ceremony.

. The wizardry was worked when Miss Pickford directed an ultra-vio- let ray from the.. sun, just as it crossed the meridian at hign. noon, through a photo-electric cell to the camera motors, thus supplying the After the accident Elleer. Munro, impulse to set them off.

In honour of Pickford-Lasky's who is riding in the Rolls, gets out

first production, of her car with the assistance or beginning its

and Davia 0. the chauffeur and runs after the Samuel Goldwyn fellow car-a Selznick,

producers for occupants of

United Artists, attended the event. The initial shot, photographed in this unique manner, was a ro- mantic closeup of Francis Lederer with the Countess Liv de Maigret.

returned to us once more, Grace

Ivar Campbell, the duector, Moore at the Star Theatre to-day

thought he would use one of the ir her new Columbia picture. Miss Lang made her profes- professional chauffeurs, a skilled "Love Me Forever," Combining stonel debut in a stage production exhibition driver, in this scene,. drama, music and romance, Grace of. "Temptations of 1930. Snort- but the man although an artist at Moore's new picture is a gift for

be must y after... while dancing at the the wheel; proved to the whole world, a thrilling ever-

Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, clumsy and awkward, when called ing of heart-warming entertain--she was given a screen test at upon to perform a simple action ment.

20th Century. Fox, and subse in front of the camera. He jerked quently placed in the studio train- Miss Munro's arm in assisting her Ing school,

Not since "One Night of Love" has the screen been in better form. Not since Miss Moore's last picture has anything so satisfying to the soul been flashed before our eyes or sung into our ears.

Telling the the story of Margaret Howard, a debutante who suddenly finds herself penniless. "Love Me Forever" takes her from the mo- ment she meets Stephano Corelli until she sings her astoundingly beautiful debut at the Metropolitan In lovely "La Boheme." Corell, a big-time zambler, falls in love with Margaret when he hears her sing, and sponsors her career,

The advent of the girl into his

"In her latest picture. "Every Saturday Night." Miss Lang enacts the role of the eldest daughter of a happy, scrappy family composed of a big brood of step-on-the-gas-kids who make ife 1vely for a horse-and-buggy

dad.

FOUR HOURS TO KILL

In less than half-an-hour after the ceremony was over, clouds, gathered. zain fell and United Artists' publicity men grinned-for. here, oh Utopian coincidence! was one rainy afternoon," rarest of events in the fim capital!

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STARS OVER BROADWAY

The drains of a condemned man "Stars over Broadway." Warner who escapes and spends his short Bros. new .musical spectacle. hours of freesiom to get the unis scheduled to open this week-end who sent him to jail is the main at the Queen's Theatre. With an plot of Paramount's "Four Hours

alt star cast,

Pat including to Kill" starring Richard Barth O'Brien, James Meiton, Jane For Jedlemss commencing to-day at the

Queen's Theatre.

Appearing in the cast with June Lang are Thomas Beck, Prouty and Spring Byington.

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"AH WILDERNESS!'

"'AM

Adapted from the current sea- ou's hit play "Small Miracle" the picture shows how the lives and tragedies of an audience in a Wilderness!" Eugene theatre are bound with the fate of

stage drama, an escaped convict,

fe throws Corelli into confusion. O'Neil's great

He lives with but one thought the brough. to the serren in elaborate

the

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SHOWING

TODAY KINGS:

EUGENE O'NEILL'S GREAT DRAMA OF YOUTH'S FIRST TEMPTATIONS!

HİNG WALLACE

BEERY

with LIGNES

BARRYMORE

Aline MacMAHON BRIC LINDỀN

TO-MORROW :

At 2.30, 5.10. 7.45 & 1.30 P.M.

CLARENCE BROWN'S production

AH WILDERNESS!

EUGENE O'NEILL METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER. CLARENCE BROWN WALLACE BETRY....... MONSI

SABRYMORE glorious nomes all in the annal of the Americos stage end screen => merging thal Kalants now in ana matións picture enteri

want your own heart will talk wou is great!

"Why don't you kizz muf Cali

that kissing

Here!"

"EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT! WE JUNK LANG-THOMAS HECK

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ALHAMBRA THEATRE

NATHAN RD, KOWLOON-DAIRY AT 2,30-5,20-720 2. 9,30 •TEL. 5085.

COMMENC NG TO-DAY

Ride with George

O'Brien to the res

cue of a girl aboard a roaring, runaway, record-breaking locomotive!

George

O'Brien

WHISPERING SMITH Speaks

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

with

IRENE WARE. KENNETH THOMSON Directed by David Howard from the story by FRANK H. SPEARMAN A Fox Bulaca

MAJESTO

THEATRE.

At 2.30, 5.20,

*7.20 & 9.20 P.M,

WHEELER WOOLSEY

RKO

TADIO

Bhig :

man, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh Thursday

ROST

The

NITWITS

"BAST

OF JAVA

and Frank Fay. The plot concerts the rise and fall, the loves, the lives and the struggles of Broad DANCER REFUSES £200,000.; way radio aspirants with an inner glimpse of the hidden portals of the broadcasting stations.

There

is a large variety of musical num- bera, including new and cathy airs by Harry Zarren and Al Dubin "famous song-writers,

A cloak room boy has stolen ultimate operatic success of Mer-form by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is money he desperately needs: a rich garet. To this and he sacrifices the current attraction at woman plans to run away with her Everything-to the

extent of King's Theatre.

sweetheart, young lovers hold Two beautiful and spectacular plunging himself into unfathom-

specialty numbers were created for A smashing triumph for both secret rendezvous. oble chaos. But his martyrdom Wallace Beery who stars as the All these people are in the the picture by two of the country's comes to naught, for just before;ovable, alcoholic, Uncle Sid, and

theatre, and all their problems best known dance directors, Hashy she signs the Metropolitan con- Lionel Barrymore, who plays the find some solution when Barthel Berkerly and Bobby Connolly. tract he has secured for her, she father role enacted on the stage

his Iesa Jures victim to the Pat O'Brien and Jean Muir ple

opposite oach other, and Miss Muir announces her intention of marry by George M. Cohan and the late

theatr...

i also sings for the first time in ing Philip Cameron, a socially wit Rogers, "Ah Wilderness!"

films, Incidentally, in this picture prominent young man of the settels the story of an American

the love affairs of Pat O'Brien and Miss Muir have a happy end

she used to know,

family in an intensely human Filled with the God-given voice manner and with characters every of Grace Moore, as Margaret How-person in the audience can recog- ard, "Love Me Forever" swirls on niza : to a heartrending dramatic climax,

Before the aghast eyes of the audience he shoots him down, then falls before a police revolver bin self. Joe Morrison, Helen Mack.

OFFER

Mr. Astaire's Plans

New York. March 12. Mr. Fred Astaire, thedancer, has refused the offer of Radio- Kelth-Orpheum. Stud.os to make Cour more ms for a total of $200,000, according to the New York "Word-Telegram."

He is anxious to take six months" holt day, and is convinced the pubile

Wah Fred Keating Betty Grabló Evelyn Brent Erik Rhodes

with

CHARLES BICKFORD

LILIAN HARVEY LIMPS

ON STICK

Accident Which Was Kept Secret

Miss Lilian Harvey, the London- born film star, who is making films in Germany, has kept secret an accident which befell her a month ago.

ار

After her appearance at the first night in Berlin of her new film "Black" Roses" on. Christmas Eve

Gertrude Micheal. Dorothy Tree ing. Both stars have been noted whl get tired of him and his she was badly injured in a motor-

and Ray Milland' are cast in the supporting roles.

WHISPERING SMITH

SPEAKS"!

There is hilarious comedy in it, As Corelli, Leo Carrillo certainly charmning romance of both youthi gives his anest, portrayal. Michael and middle age, and moments of Bartlett, American-born tenor who dynamic drama that holds the sings opposite Miss Moore in the audience in ita spell. In it Nell "La Boheme" sequences;, has been has brought to the screen a great

As & literal a hidden treasure. Robert Allen, American drama, and another, newcomer to the screen, is cross-section of American life.

for their unfortunate film Jo marices.

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This file introdures to the pic fare publie two famous radi stara, James "Melton and Jane Forman, who play their real life roles in the pictare, that of radio entertainers. Frank McHugh plays the part of a song plugger. Others. the danger defying young in the cast include William Ric rafiroader who whispered by pre-ciardi, Marie Wilson, Frank Fay. admirable and refreshing. In fact, Barrymore rises to dramatic ference, but who could shout when E. E Olive and Eddie Conrad. every member of the cast seems to heights in the scene where he be wanted to, George O'Brien re- have been inspired by their lead- tel's his son what every father turns to the screen in an action- ing lady's divine "voice,

must inevitably tell his boy on the led story, "Whispering Smith threshold of manhood, Beery's Speaks," showing at the Alham-The climax of the picture shows how he goting #dventurer turne love moments with Aline Macbra Theatre.

system upside characteristic pose and the ty - Mahon add poignant pathos to a The plot of the story revolves a whole railroad cal transient hesitancy.

gen'al comedy characterization about the love that arises between down and races a switch engine Elisabeth Bergner, although she! It is called the Elisabeth Berg- The romance charming'y George O'Brien, working as a rail- I desperately for hundreds of miles, has been much photographed, washer of "Escape Me Never" She carried out by Eric Linden end road man and Irene Were, who when his girl is in danger.

Kenneth Thomson, Vic Potel Parker, surprised when the Polish artist is in the red costume she wore Cecfiin

and Mickey manages a dilapidated old railway. Kanelba told her he wanted to the play. The artist had ́no Rooney, Spring Byington, Charles She has no way of knowing that and Spencer Charters fill the most roles of more than two or three sittings. Grapewin, Frank Albertson, Ed- he is really the son of the prest-important featured The picture, which was at a Miss Bergner talked nearly all the ward Nugent, Bonita Granville dent of the great Transcontinen- "Whispering Smith Sperks," which private view at the Lefevre Gal time. Kanalba declares that the and Helen Fint are others who tal rulroad system, and tries to was directed by David Howard, leries, shows her, still looking a result is less a portrait than an deserve mention for excellent had back from falling in love Theory was adapted from

mert arm....rices.

with him

Frank H. Spearman's novel, little surprised. But it captures a "enthusiasm.

A Painted "Enthusiasm"

paint her.

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dancing partner, Gnger Rogers, if car accident, as she was driving they make too many films in home.

Her car came into collision wirli swift succession.

Omeirs of the fim.company in | another car at Wannsee, near Ber- New York have heard nothing on, and she received two broken this reported breach between Mr. ribs and an ankle injury. Astaire and ther company

SHIP'S LADY OF THE

BATH' MAY BE GARBOU

Will Greta Garbo swab baths on the high seas?

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out

She Umped up the aisle of the English Church in Berlin on a | stick to attend the memorial "ser-

Vice to King George, ta

This is the third accident - to- Miss Harvey since she came back to Germany a few months ago. She is now taking a brief holiday on the Riviera.

The famous publicity-shy star whose name has not been salls from Gothenburg for New closed. York in the Drottningholm to-day. It is believed that this appoint- but her name does not appear ment is intended as a camouflage in the passenger Jez. Wendy for Greta Garbo, and that she A mysterious addition to the has signed on us a member of the

company, however,

has ship's company to svold the ship's been made by the appointment of “searching" gaze of the pamen- 9. "wonan bath superintendent," gers..

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